Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Auction

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Auction

Ji Wanwan looked through the glass exterior wall down to the fourth underground floor, “First, sit down and watch for changes.”

The Green Snake Woman scoffed with amusement, “There is a special collection auction tonight, and only those eligible to participate in the auction can sit here. How come, you didn’t know?”

The Scorpion Man’s intrusive gaze swept over Ji Wanwan and her companion, his tone ominous, “So how did you two sneak in here?”

Looking at the only two empty seats left, Ji Wanwan glanced at Wen Yuheng, and they sat down separately.

Ji Wanwan leaned back lazily, looking at the Scorpion Man with a smile that was not quite a smile, “What’s it to you?”

“You!” the Scorpion Man exclaimed, slamming his hand down as he stood up, “Young lady, I advise you not to seek your own death at such a young age!”

Ji Wanwan remained calm and detached, “And what’s that to you?”

The Scorpion Man was so furious that he trembled slightly, looking as if he was about to lash out.

“Hahaha…” The Green Snake Woman laughed so hard her shoulders shook, “This little White Rabbit is really interesting, I like her a lot. Old man, you hear me, you are not allowed to touch her~”

The Scorpion Man was clearly wary of the Green Snake Woman. Despite his anger, he forcibly swallowed his rage and rigidly sat back down in his chair.

Ji Wanwan gave the Green Snake Woman a meaningful look, and the latter was looking back at her.

From behind their masks, their eyes met, and Ji Wanwan saw a playful, teasing smile in the other’s eyes.

Without any noticeable reaction, she shifted her gaze and scanned the ten people seated around her.

Starting from her left and going clockwise, there was the White Rabbit Girl, Lion Man, Grey Dog Man, Bull Man, Green Snake Woman, Monkey Man, Scorpion Man, Black Sheep Woman, Fierce Tiger Man, and Fox Man.

From the energy emanating from several individuals, Ji Wanwan discerned that the Lion Man, Grey Dog Man, and Fox Man had pure, uncontaminated energy, while the Scorpion Man, Green Snake Woman, and Fierce Tiger Man carried the distinctive evil aura of the Baize Union.

As for the remaining Bull Man, Monkey Man, and Black Sheep Woman, Ji Wanwan couldn’t detect their energy.

These three either had very weak energy, too feeble for its leakage to cause any fluctuations, or they had very strong energy, strong enough to control the release and concealment of their energy from being perceived by others.

What the answer was, Ji Wanwan did not know.

Unlike the noisy clamor coming from the third floor, the meeting room was quiet, with all ten individuals sitting in their seats, each harboring their own hidden agendas.

“Dang—”

The clock pointed to nine, and a locking sound came from the meeting room’s door.

The Monkey suddenly became alert, sprang to his feet, and dashed toward the meeting room door.

“Damn it!” The Monkey pounded the door with his fists a couple of times, but it didn’t budge.

Why would the auction need to lock the doors?

Just as she was wondering, sounds of mechanisms activated above the ceiling, and guns mounted in each of the four corners appeared, all aiming their barrels at the Monkey who was at the door.

The meeting room’s electronic screen and the giant screen suspended on the third floor below lit up at the same time, showing a white-haired man wearing a puppet mask on the screen.

The moment the man appeared, the whole underground gambling den fell silent, all eyes drawn to him.

The man in the screen seemed to sense something as he looked toward the camera, his peach blossom eyes hidden behind the puppet mask twinkling with specks of amusement, “Distinguished guests, welcome to the Baize Union’s merchandise exchange. The auction tonight is about to begin! First, let’s take a look at the items to be auctioned tonight!”

As the man spoke, blinding spotlights shot through the glass walls, illuminating the ten people inside the meeting room.

Once accustomed to the brightness, Ji Wanwan saw that the other two rooms on the same floor were also lighted by the spotlights, and at this moment, she could clearly see the situation in the other two rooms.

Just like their meeting room, there were ten masked people in each room, equally baffled and looking around.

The giant floating screen on the third level underground switched to the images of three meeting rooms.

What does this mean?

Ji Wanwan had a bad feeling in her heart.

The next second, a man’s voice came through, “I believe the esteemed guests present have had their fill of watching corpses fight. Tonight, we will conduct a unique slaughter. The three cages in front of everyone contain our fighters for tonight, as well as the items for auction this evening.”

The expressions of the ten people in the meeting room changed at once.

“Damn it! What do they mean? Clearly, we are the ones qualified to participate in the auction, so how did we become the ones being auctioned?” Monkey used Earth Energy to smash the door but found it would not budge.

“Bang!”

Monkey turned around to continue smashing the glass when the guns mounted on the wall fired four shots at his hands.

Monkey failed to dodge in time, his palms were pierced, and he immediately bled profusely, letting out heart-wrenching screams.

Green Snake stopped joking, and Scorpion was no longer arrogant. The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became solemn.

Ji Wanwan narrowed her eyes to look at the other two meeting rooms. Their situation wasn’t any better. The one on the left was the most tragic; everyone put up a fight, and as a result, each one of them was bloodied.

She raised her eyes to look at Wen Yuheng. He was also looking at her, his eyes full of guilt, and he was visibly anxious.

Ji Wanwan shook her head gently, signaling that he should not be anxious and must stay calm.

Beside her, the Lion, who had boarded last, didn’t move at all and was as steady as Mount Tai, which surprisingly caused Ji Wanwan to feel a bit unexpected.

The white-haired man’s voice rose again, “Dear items for sale, if you don’t want to die, please immediately return to your seats and sit nicely~”

While the man’s voice was as clear and pleasant as a spring striking stone, nobody in the meeting room was in the mood to appreciate the beauty of this sound.

Wary of the four guns mounted on the wall that fired quickly and with strong penetration, everyone obediently returned to their seats.

After everyone was seated, the floor beneath their feet flickered twice and turned into transparent glass panels.

At this moment, they were like animals in a zoo’s glass observation room, which was discomfiting and humiliating.

Ji Wanwan stared at the glass beneath her feet and lightly tapped it with the tip of her foot. Suddenly her pupils constricted as she abruptly realized something.

She glanced at Wen Yuheng beside her, silently calculating how long it would take to reach him if necessary.

The meeting room fell silent once again, and the white-haired man’s voice filled the room, “Now, the auction for this evening officially begins!” 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

“Roar, roar, roar!”

The roar of machinery filled the air, and a giant luminous number “2” was projected onto the glass wall of the meeting room where Ji Wanwan was.

At the same time, the glass in the meeting room on the left displayed the number “1,” while the one on the right showed “3.”

“Now, please vote for the first item for sale tonight!!”

Together with the man’s words, excited screams and cheers came from the third level underground.

A myriad of numbers echoed in everyone’s ears, and they all like lambs to the slaughter, silently endured it all.

The chaotic and wild shouting lasted for about three minutes; both numbers “2” and “3” extinguished, leaving only “1” still lit.

“Congratulations, tonight’s item number 1 has been chosen!”

Following the voice, all the lights went out, leaving only the meeting room number 1 and the giant screen on the third level still lit.