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Chapter 467: The Auction Begins · Nov 11, 2026

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451 Chapter 451: Time Skip; Two Months 2026-11-11
452 Chapter 452: Time Skip (2) 2026-11-11
453 Chapter 453: Fight Using The Laws 2026-11-11
454 Chapter 454: Outside The Academy 2026-11-11
455 Chapter 455: Caesar oh Caesar 2026-11-11
456 Chapter 456: Loophole 2026-11-11
457 Chapter 457: Teammates (1) 2026-11-11
458 Chapter 458: Teammates (2) 2026-11-11
459 Chapter 459: Teleportation Circle 2026-11-11
460 Chapter 460: Going Naked 2026-11-11
461 Chapter 461: The Mission 2026-11-11
462 Chapter 462: Welcome To Gondor 2026-11-11
463 Chapter 463: The Winter Moon Auction 2026-11-11
464 Chapter 464: The City of Gondor 2026-11-11
465 Chapter 465: A Winter Monkey 2026-11-11
466 Chapter 466: The Day Of The Auction 2026-11-11
467 Chapter 467: The Auction Begins 2026-11-11
468 Chapter 468: The Auction 2026-11-11
469 Chapter 469: Bidding Frenzy 2026-11-11
470 Chapter 470: An Item He Needed 2026-11-11
471 Chapter 471: Crimson Abyss Hydra’s Blood 2026-11-11
472 Chapter 472: Fainted 2026-11-11
473 Chapter 473: Chaos Begins 2026-11-11
474 Chapter 474: Please Wait For Me 2026-11-11
475 Chapter 475: Young Master 2026-11-11
476 Chapter 476: Killing A Greater Demon 2026-11-11
477 Chapter 477: A Furious Frostborn 2026-11-11
478 Chapter 478: Unconscious 2026-11-11
479 Chapter 479: Ice Puppet 2026-11-11
480 Chapter 480: Mission Accomplished 2026-11-11
481 Chapter 481: A Precious Team 2026-11-11
482 Chapter 482: Approaching Them 2026-11-11
483 Chapter 483: Exploded 2026-11-11
484 Chapter 484: She Died 2026-11-11
485 Chapter 485: You’re Next Kid 2026-11-11
486 Chapter 486: Wake The Fuck Up 2026-11-11
487 Chapter 487: Released 2026-11-11
488 Chapter 488: Talking Monkey 2026-11-11
489 Chapter 489: Enslaving The Winter Monkey 2026-11-11
490 Chapter 490: Battle Begins 2026-11-11
491 Chapter 491: A Fake 2026-11-11
492 Chapter 492: Becoming More Grim 2026-11-11
493 Chapter 493: A Falling Star 2026-11-11
494 Chapter 494: Choosing To Run Away 2026-11-11
495 Chapter 495: Where Do You Think You’re Going? 2026-11-11
496 Chapter 496: Let’s Play A Game 2026-11-11
497 Chapter 497: Simon Says 2026-11-11
498 Chapter 498: The Cause 2026-11-11
499 Chapter 499: Ymir 2026-11-11
500 Chapter 500: Abyssal Mirrors 2026-11-11

Chapter 467: The Auction Begins

The carriage door slowly opened.

The first thing Simon saw was cold mist.

A visible white just escaped from the inside of the carriage and spread into the air the moment the door opened.

Then...

A figure slowly stepped out.

The surroundings seemed to become colder immediately afterward.

Lucien Mercer finally revealed himself.

Simon narrowed his eyes slightly as he observed the Frostborn prodigy carefully.

Lucien looked young.

Perhaps around twenty years old by human standards.

He possessed pale skin that was so flawless to the point that it almost looked unnatural beneath the falling snow, and his silver-white hair reached slightly below his neck.

His face was calm and refined.

Too refined.

Like a noble that had never experienced hardship before.

Yet strangely enough...

There was no arrogance on his face.

Only composure.

His icy blue eyes resembled frozen glass, and whenever he slowly exhaled, visible cold mist escaped from his lips despite the fact that other Frostborns around him were not releasing such mist.

Even the temperature around him seemed lower than the surroundings.

The guards around the carriage unconsciously straightened their postures after he appeared.

Not because Lucien ordered them to.

But because of instinct.

Simon quietly observed his movements.

It was smooth, controlled, and contained no unnecessary motion.

Even the way Lucien stepped onto the snowy ground was stable and perfectly balanced.

’So he’s not a spoiled brat... Hmmm.’

It was a little bit disappointing, but Simon expected this, so he wasn’t surprised at all.

The crowd around the carriage became quieter after Lucien appeared.

Some Frostborns looked at him with admiration.

Others with pride.

Even several demon merchants and nobles from other races greeted him respectfully.

”Young Master Lucien.”

”It’s an honor seeing you again.”

”I heard your ice affinity has reached a terrifying level.”

Lucien calmly acknowledged everyone with slight nods while maintaining the same composed expression.

He neither looked overly friendly nor arrogant.

He simply acted as though such treatment was normal.

And perhaps it was.

As Lucien walked, Simon’s brows could not help but narrow when he noticed something.

At first glance, Lucien’s aura was that of a Supreme Archfiend.

But something felt wrong.

’It’s... being suppressed?’

It felt somewhat similar to how powerful demons intentionally suppressed their cultivation.

Simon’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Then...

He activated Hollow Sky Eyes.

The world before Simon instantly changed.

Lucien’s body became partially transparent in Simon’s vision while demonic energy pathways appeared faintly beneath his skin.

The way he saw Lucien and the other demons was now in black and white.

The moment Simon saw Lucien’s demonic heart and the black flame in it, his expression beneath his mask changed slightly.

’A Half-Step Greater Demon?’

Simon immediately suppressed the change in his expression.

Lucien was not a Supreme Archfiend.

He was a Half-Step Greater Demon.

The same rank as Vexa and the others.

’Interesting. Very interesting.’

Simon slowly lowered his gaze while pretending not to stare any longer.

His mind rapidly began moving.

Did the Grey Pact genuinely not know Lucien’s true cultivation?

Or did they intentionally hide it from him?

Neither possibility was good.

Especially the second one.

If Lucien was truly a Half-Step Greater Demon, then the difficulty of this mission had increased.

A Half-Step Greater Demon with Frostborn bloodline, dual affinities, powerful artifacts, and other potential defensive and offensive measures.

This was no longer a simple assassination mission.

Lucien suddenly turned his head slightly.

His icy eyes swept across the surroundings calmly before briefly landing on Simon.

Only for a moment.

Yet Simon instantly felt a faint chill run across his spine.

Not killing intent.

Not hostility either.

It simply felt like Lucien’s instincts had noticed him briefly.

The two looked at each other for less than a second before Lucien looked away calmly and continued walking toward the auction house entrance.

Simon quietly watched him.

’So he has sharp senses too. Or maybe it was a mistake?’

’Sigh.’

’Luckily for me, I didn’t release any killing intent or hostility of sort.’

’But his sharp senses is going to be a problem.’

That was troublesome.

Very troublesome.

Meanwhile, the guards around Lucien quickly cleared a path for him.

The security around the auction house became even stricter after Lucien’s arrival.

Additional guards appeared near the entrances while several hidden aura fluctuations revealed themselves briefly atop nearby buildings.

Clearly...

House Mercer was taking no chances.

”Looks like the prodigy arrived earlier than expected.” Vexa quietly said through the Grave Mark.

Simon did not reply immediately.

His thoughts were elsewhere.

The mission briefing was wrong.

Or incomplete.

And he hated incomplete information.

The Grey Pact soon separated from Simon naturally and blended into the crowded auction district like ordinary merchants.

Meanwhile, Simon walked toward the auction house entrance alone.

The closer he got, the more oppressive the security became.

Two heavily armored guards stopped him before he could enter.

”Invitation token.”

Simon calmly brought out the token Vexa gave him.

The guards inspected it carefully before one of them activated another chaos array near the entrance.

This array was far more complicated than the ones outside the city gates.

Dark blue light swept across Simon slowly.

He immediately felt the array scanning his appearance, his aura, and most importantly his heart rank.

Fortunately, the appearance-altering earring remained effective.

And he was a Fiend, so he met the requirements for the heart rank.

The guard then looked at Simon again.

”Wealth verification.”

Simon calmly brought out the spatial ring Vexa prepared beforehand.

The guard inspected it briefly before nodding.

There were more than enough hell stones inside.

The minimum requirement for entry was one million low grade hell stones or one hundred thousand intermediate grade hell stones.

Vexa had given him five million low grade hell stones.

Only wealthy demons could participate in the Winter Moon Auction.

After several more seconds of inspection, the guards finally stepped aside.

”You may enter.”

Simon calmly walked into the auction house.

The inside was even more luxurious than the outside.

Blue crystals illuminated the massive hall beautifully while hundreds of demons filled the seats below.

Some seats were ordinary.

Others were clearly reserved for nobles and important guests.

Simon quietly observed everything while heading toward his assigned seat.

Then his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

Above the auction hall...

There were several private boxes.

And one of them had already opened.

Lucien calmly entered one of the private boxes alongside several guards before disappearing from sight.

Simon’s expression gradually became colder.

’Private boxes?’

That was not part of the plan.

If Lucien remained inside a private box protected by the arrays he could see, assassinating him would become far more difficult than expected.

At that exact moment...

An elderly Frostborn suddenly walked onto the auction stage.

The entire auction hall gradually became quieter.

Then the old Frostborn smiled faintly and spread his arms.

”Welcome everyone...”

”To this year’s Winter Moon Auction.”

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