"Rumble."Rumbling sounds heard from the ground, and the whole building began to shake even fiercer.
"Earthquake!"
That was the first thought that crossed everyone"s mind except Abium.
"They already broke the first seal!? But how?" He puzzled and alarmed a little. In the past, the first seal broke two months after the Royal banquet, but now it already happened.
"What do you mean by that, kid?"
Azolla asked him in a puzzled tone, but he didn"t have any time to respond because he saw that hooded figure already summoned a few high-rank undead skeletons.
The sudden appearance of undead caused everyone backed away from that hooded guy. Panic cries resounded in all directions.
Abium also signaled Baron and Helena to move towards the exit and observed the surroundings. He knew if a fight broke inside this hall, then surely a b.l.o.o.d.y bath would happen. He also recalled the fight happened before and sighed.
"A few days ago, that apprentice mage nearly killed me. I am no match against these peoples."
At the same time, every mage in the hall went on a battle mode and stared vigilantly at that hooded figure. Abium suddenly saw that guy removed his hood and smiled wickedly towards the mages.
"It"s Grazius! s.h.i.t."
Once Abium recognized the ident.i.ty of that necromancer, he backed away quickly.
Ordinary merchants and some n.o.bles nearly fell on the ground and already panicked. The mages and high-cla.s.s n.o.bles in the VIP area were the ones who didn"t fell into a panic state.
After some time, the shaking began to calm down, but the tension inside that auction hall increased to its peak. The mere presence of a necromancer inside this auction made everyone anxious.
"Who let a Necromancer inside?" An angry roaring sound came from Duke Adhemar inside the VIP seat.
Just as Duke finished his speaking, Abium noticed another figure moved near to Tabitha and took that Nether crystal. It was that tall, middle-aged man who just won the bid.
Then he gave the money to Tabitha politely and shifted his head to Grazius. The next moment, he soon teleported himself near to him and gave a piercing glare.
Followed by, a total of another six figures moved towards two of them and nodded at each other.
"Are they all from Order of the Dead members?" Abium continued moving towards the exit and stared at those necromancers. Also, he never thought that the middle-aged guy would act politely.
"Rilos! I don"t need your help to kill these bunch of a.s.sholes."
"Shut up, Grazius! It"s not the right time to show ourselves. The seals haven"t broken yet. Let"s go!"
"Tsk. Tsk. Don"t order me like you are my boss."
Grazius his tongue, then he took out a spell scroll.
"Hehehe, Also, I will take this."
Soon that Nether crystal appeared on Grazius hand, and both that figure and crystal disappeared from that hall.
"b.a.s.t.a.r.d!! Give me back my crystal."
Rilos"s eyes went wide then bellowed. Soon Rilos dashed towards to grab that crystal, but Grazius already vanished along with Nether crystal.
"Son of a b.i.t.c.h! How did he take my crystal from my spatial ring?"
He glared at other necromancers and sighed.
"I must get that crystal from him soon; otherwise, that fool might use it for himself."
"Let"s go!"
When watching this, Ubius tried to cast some spell to block them, but a hand stopped him.
"Don"t, Ubius. We are no match against them."
Zivior spoke and stopped him. He could tell with just a single glance that everyone from that group was second-tier necromancers. If any fight broke out, Zivior was sure these necromancers would kill all the normal people.
Soon all the necromancers took out their teleportation spell scroll and disappeared from there.
"Why?" An angry roar echoed inside the hall.
"We have other important matters to attend Ubius. See, our headmaster is summoning us."
Ubius gave a cold snort and soon turned his gaze towards his shining ring. Within a second, his expression turned grave.
"Thread level 1!?"
Soon a small magic formation appeared under his feet, and all the mages" expression inside the hall went severe.
Soon, multiple magic circles appeared around every mage inside the hall. Within a blink of an eye, all the mages disappeared from other"s visions leaving not even a trace behind. Abium also noticed some High-cla.s.s n.o.bles disappeared from that hall.
""Cough" I didn"t expect that! Everyone, please stay calm and move outside quietly."
Tabitha"s voice echoed, and soon, all the merchants and other n.o.bles moved towards outside.
Abium and others also followed her words and soon reunited with others. Baron"s expression soon turned grave because of the sudden appearance of those necromancers and that earthquake. While everyone was in deep thought, Camillia spread her tiny wings and excitedly asked as she looked at Kuron.
"Helena! Why did he look so small?"
"Because he"s a dwarf. Did you already forget that you learned about them in the history lessons?"
"Ah! No, I just remembered now."
Abium soon shifted his gaze and looked at that small figure more clearly. In the past, he saw no Fairy in his entire life except this fairy"s dead body in Count Tibal"s prison cell. Her green eyes suddenly noticed Abium"s gaze, and soon, she flapped her winds and arrived in front of his face.
"Who is he? Why he looks so much like Aleratha?"
"He is our friend, Camellia. He is also a half-elf."
"Oh!"
She soon looked at him with interest and fastly flew towards baron. She continuously asked many questions that made others headache. What made others astonished was Helena repeatedly answering her every question. Suddenly, Abium thought of something asked her.
"Camellia, how did you get yourself caught by slave traders? I heard fairies can transform like humans."
Helena also nodded her head and shifted her eyes to her sister. But once Camellia heard that she started crying.
"sob" "sob."
"I-It"s all Martha"s scheme. She tricked me! She brought some people and asked me to transform into my true form. Once I transformed into my true form, I fell asleep. When I woke up, i found myself in a cage."
"What?! But she told us you went on your own, and I knew something was wrong. Don"t worry, Camellia. I will deal with her later."
"Um."
When Camilla heard rea.s.suring words from her sister, she once again started asking her sister questions.
Abium soon shifted his gaze towards Baron and told.
"My lord. I will be back within a few minutes, so please wait here."
"Okay, lad, Come faster. I am feeling hungry already."
Abium nodded his head and separated from them then moved towards the reception hall.
On the way, he noticed a few n.o.bles and merchants sat on the chair outside the reception and seriously discussing regarding those necromancers.
Abium let out a long sigh and soon arrived in front of the reception room. Soon his arrival got noticed by everyone because of his common attire. The n.o.bles who waited outside that reception room gave him a sharp look.
The mere presence of an unknown commoner inside this auction house made them look at him with disgust. Abium didn"t mind that as he stood waited near the hall.
Even in that tense atmosphere, a few young n.o.ble brats walking towards his direction to bully an unknown commoner half-elf.
If they meet this half-elf outside, they would have beat him and played with him a little. But fate didn"t give them any chance as Tobin soon opened that reception door and walked towards Abium with a warm smile on his face.
"Mage Abium, Can you come inside for a second? The chief appraiser is waiting for you."
Tobin"s words stopped not only those n.o.ble brats movements but all those n.o.bles and merchants who were waiting outside that reception hall.
"A mage?!"
No one would believe an honorable mage would appear here in a commoner cloth. Those few n.o.ble brats soon backed away and sat on their seats without saying anything. Although in their family, some were studying in the magic inst.i.tute, only important members had the qualifications to talk with them.
Abium didn"t notice these and soon entered inside that reception hall. Tabitha sat there in the wooden chair and seemed writing something.
"Please, have a seat."
Abium nodded his head and sat down while Tabitha closed that small book and shifted her eyes towards him.
"Mage Abium, your two crystals sold for 33,500 white gold. After deducing the 2,000 white gold you used in the auction, as well as 1050 in auction fees, you earned a total of 30,450 white gold. You can withdraw the amount in any merchant guild."
Soon, she handed over a bundle of crystal cards with a warm smile on her face. Abium could tell just by looking at her black eyes that it was all an act. He also heard of these crystal cards in the past. Each one of them has a value of 1000 white gold coins.
He quickly took those crystal cards and nodded his head. Abium never expected he would earn so much money in this life.
He also knew this Orchid auction house would keep a mutual relationship with him from now on. Today"s earning from him itself would be an enormous amount. The Orchid Auction house"s fees were 3%. This 3% would be enough to buy a normal low tier artifact, considering the size of the sale.
Next, Tabitha took out a small golden ring that had a flower symbol on the front and gave it to him.
"Mage Abium, we will only give this ring to VIPs. If you have anything good, don"t forget to auction it at our Orchid auction house."
Abium nodded with a smile and soon left the reception hall. It didn"t take long for him to regroup with others. Baron and others already waited outside that reception hall.
He also saw other n.o.bles and merchants already went outside while only a few still waiting.
It didn"t take long for Abium"s group to arrive near the gate and ready to go. But Abium suddenly felt someone"s glare and noticed an older man looking at them maliciously. Once everyone saw that Count"s gaze, they also halted their movement.
Count Tibal stood alone near the gate and watched that fairy with a crazed look. He soon controls his urge to drink that fairy"s blood and thought how to get his hand on that fairy.
"If not for that mage, I may already put my plans into action. Tsk."
Abium knew what was in that old geezer"s head and coldly snorted. Soon everyone walked away from the auction hall. Abium could tell if not for Tobin called him as a Mage, this Count might order his soldiers to surround them already.
In the past, he didn"t know that being a mage could make even n.o.bles to shiver in fear. Although he knew Count Tibal won"t give up on Camillia that quickly but Abium could tell he was a little afraid to take action now.
"I guess, for now, I don"t have to worry about surrounded by royal guards."
Abium shook his head and pondered what to do next. While in deep thought, he noticed Helena walked towards that Count.
"What the h.e.l.l is she doing?"
Meanwhile, Camillia sat on her right shoulder and appeared to be crying while pointing her tiny hand towards the Count.
"What is that little girl plotting?"
He knew she was laughing with Kuran just a while ago. Although her height was only a few inches, her sobbing sound heard very clearly and echoed everywhere. Soon all the n.o.bles and merchants shifted their gaze towards Helena and Count.
He sighed once again and shifted his gaze to Count Tibal. That older man also seems to have the same question as Abium, and he gave a confused look towards Helena. He never expected a commoner girl would disrespectfully come near to him with her filthy attire. But once he saw that fairy, he suddenly thought
"Maybe she is planning to give that fairy to me now."
Once Helena arrived near Count Tibal, she gave him a cold glare and slapped.
"slap"
Yes! She slapped him on his cheek.
A loud sound echoed, and the surroundings went silent. Abium"s and Baron"s jaw dropped. Other n.o.bles and merchants also halted their movement at this unexpected turn of events.
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"f.u.c.k! We are in deep s.h.i.t now!"
Abium cursed himself for not noticing this coming and soon run towards her. Meanwhile, Count already fell on the ground because of his weak body and trying to get up.
"Old b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Why are you looking at my sister like that? If not for that n.o.ble t.i.tle, I will butcher you now."
"Y-You dare to slap a n.o.ble?" He spoke with fuming rage. He was a n.o.ble of the Peral kingdom and served the king for nearly 50 years, but no one disrespected him like this in his entire lifetime.
He quickly rubbed his cheek and noticed all n.o.bles, merchants, and even some commoners watching him. He felt humiliated for the first time and tried to order his soldiers, but he suddenly felt something hit on his chest.
She gave another kick towards his chest and walked back as nothing had happened.
Silence! No one spoke for a few seconds, and soon, Count Tibal"s soldiers ran towards him to help. Abium and Baron stood there like idiots, and soon, their face went white.
Both looked at Helena with horror eyes while she gave a puzzled look towards them.
"Lad! Did she know that harming a n.o.ble may get us imprisoned?"
"My lord, I think if she knew that earlier, she wouldn"t give us a puzzled look now."
Abium gave a wry smile and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.