Are you kidding me?! The boss of the Hell Dungeon is a loli!

Just as Jiang Luo and his group entered the gates of the Death Chamber of Commerce.

In the shadows across the street, a handsome young man in casual clothes leaned against a wall, idly tossing a pure gold coin in his hand.

The coin left golden afterimages in the dim light before finally landing steadily in his palm.

The man's gaze was fixed on the direction where Jiang Luo had disappeared, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"It seems there's an unpredictable variable in this bizarre dimension."

He recalled the image of the shadow assassin severing the security guard's arm, and a fervent analytical urge flashed in his eyes.

"Without any pre-cast animation, without any energy leakage, relying solely on pure physical cutting and spatial folding of the shadow dimension, this abnormal fighting style is unlike anything that ordinary monsters could master."

If a high-level supernatural being were standing here right now, they would be shocked to discover...

This young man showed no trace of eerie energy.

It was actually a living, breathing human being!

The handsome man put the gold coins into his pocket and took out a pure white smiling mask from his pocket, putting it on his face.

"This trip to Burial Canyon was definitely worthwhile. I hope this little white-haired girl can bring me more surprises."

With a faint flash of random data, the man vanished from his spot as if he had never been there at all.

……

Inside the Death Guild.

Jiang Luo and his group walked through the long bronze corridor and arrived at the entrance of the auction venue.

Two S-rank guards, shrouded in black robes, reached out and blocked their path, their voices hoarse as if two pieces of sandpaper were rubbing together.

"Entrance fee: one hundred Pure Soul Crystals per person, no credit allowed."

Just as Han Ya was about to take out his money, Jiang Luo preemptively pulled out a heavy black cloth bag from his personal space and casually tossed it onto the guard's chest.

"There are a thousand high-purity crystals in here. No need to look anymore. Arrange the most comfortable private room for Lolo. Lolo doesn't like to squeeze into the lobby with those smelly nobodies."

The black-robed guard took the bag, opened it a crack, and peeked inside. His previously indifferent gaze instantly turned into one of intense greed and respect.

Under the dim light of the high-purity soul crystal, the guard bowed and made a perfectly standard gesture of invitation.

"Honorable guest, the third private room on the second floor is open to you. Please follow me."

In this bizarre world, money and power are always the most useful passports.

Jiang Luo walked up the stairs to the second floor, which were covered with a dark red carpet. Along the way, the strange creatures who had originally wanted to test their secrets with their eyes all looked away in fear after sensing the faint aura of destruction emanating from Naya.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door of the No. 3 VIP room, which was carved with intricate patterns, one is greeted by an extremely luxurious setting.

The room features a plush monster fur sofa, a crystal coffee table laden with fine desserts and crimson wines, and a floor-to-ceiling window offering a clear view of the entire first-floor lobby.

Jiang Luo unceremoniously threw herself into the largest sofa, grabbed a piece of strawberry cake and stuffed it into her mouth, her two short legs in white stockings swinging comfortably in mid-air.

The shadow stood quietly in the dark corner behind the sofa, just like a real shadow, its breathing completely concealed.

Naya, with one hand on his black top hat, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the auction hall below, which was already packed with people.

"Master, the scale of this auction is indeed quite high. The majority of those sitting in the lobby on the first floor are A-level or higher monsters, and there are even quite a few S-level peak lords mixed in there."

Naya's gaze swept over the row of closed private room doors on the second floor, a hint of dangerous interest creeping into his tone.

"What's most interesting is that, besides us, there are at least three other ancient auras in the private rooms on the second floor that have reached the SS level. It seems that everyone is here for the grand finale treasure."

Jiang Luo swallowed the cake in his mouth, showing little concern for those so-called SS-level old monsters.

All she could think about now was how to squeeze every last drop out of that arrogant, bloodstained guy in the lobby on the first floor.

A beam of dark blue spotlight suddenly illuminated the auction stage in the center of the hall.

An auctioneer dressed in a tuxedo, but with a huge skull on his head, walked gracefully to the front of the stage, holding a hammer forged from white bone.

"Welcome, esteemed lords, to the Death Merchant Guild. I know your time is precious, so I'll cut to the chase and present our first item for auction today."

As soon as the skeleton auctioneer finished speaking, two strong minotaurs strangely pushed an iron cage covered with a heavy red cloth onto the display platform.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was instantly ignited, all the eerie gazes fixed on the red cloth, and the air was filled with greedy panting.

Sitting in the front row of the lobby, Bloodstained Man impatiently pounded on the armrest of his chair and started shouting.

"Stop dawdling, old bones! Hurry up and lift it up to see what's inside. I brought plenty of money today!"

The skeleton auctioneer let out a hoarse laugh, reached out and grabbed a corner of the red cloth, tearing it off forcefully.

There were no eerie props exuding a terrifying aura inside the iron cage, nor any fragments of ancient rules.

Inside, there was only a human girl huddled up, wearing a tattered school uniform and covered in blood.

The girl's eyes were filled with despair, but she was clutching a half-finished exercise book page stained with black blood.

As Jiang Luo sat on the sofa in the private room on the second floor, the moment he saw the girl's face clearly, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, which was about to crush the candy.

She knew that girl.

That was Lin Meng's deskmate in the Shanhe No. 1 Middle School instance, the top student girl who could see the death countdown.

The skeleton auctioneer raised his bone hammer, the sound echoing through the hall.

"Please look, everyone. This is an extremely rare human awakener. Her blood contains special energy that can break certain rules."

The eerie figures in the hall began to raise the price wildly, and Bloodstained even stood up and shouted out an extremely outrageous number.

"Special energy... could it be another kind of semi-mysterious energy?"

Jiang Luo looked puzzled.

Didn't the system say that half-ghosts are hard to encounter in the supernatural world?

Why is there another one?

[Host, can you please take a closer look? You believe everything people say. This human girl is nothing more than a half-finished, bizarre creation forcibly inserted into her body.]

This has absolutely nothing to do with the Half-Ghost.

"Oh." Jiang Luo pursed his lips.

Why is this system spouting such useless nonsense!

Can't Lolo see it?

Lolo just wanted to test you a little, okay?

[However, there's something I'm curious about. I never imagined that someone would start researching semi-mysteries. Even in the world of the supernatural, this kind of thing violates the rules of that world.]

[They're not only engaging in clandestine activities, but they're also openly auctioning it off; the person behind it must be someone with considerable influence.]

"That's outrageous? Then we absolutely have to get our hands on this human girl, Lolo." A hint of curiosity flashed in Jiang Luo's eyes.

As a failed experiment, perhaps this human girl knows something?

Just as Jiang Luo was about to have Naya make an offer to buy this girl who might be carrying information from the real world.

A cold snort suddenly came from the pure black private room in the very center of the second floor.

A powerful pressure, reminiscent of a peak SS-level being, mixed with a strong stench of decay and the law of absolute destruction, swept across the entire auction house like a tsunami.

"I've taken a liking to this human girl. Could you all do me the honor?"