All of them froze and listened to Kyle attentively.
“It’s dangerous but everyone wanted to know about it. That’s why I didn’t go there alone. So, does anyone want to come with me?”
Kyle paused and waited for them to digest the information. At first, he was reluctant to tell them but then he recalled the fact that everyone agreed to come here because of him. He was the one who suggested they should confirm the rumors about the auction.
The first one to react was Yue.
“We also heard some whispers about this topic in a restaurant. However, when Regius grabbed some of them to question no knew about the auction location. Let’s go together to confirm if it’s true. Afterward, I will inform my father. He is nearby and will immediately head over.”
Regius pondered for a second and nodded.
“It’s dangerous but if Yue’s father is coming I don’t think we need to worry about anything.”
Niamh and Faith also nodded. The only one left was Sinon but when everyone turned around to stare at him, he raised his hands with a sigh.
“Who am I to reject when everyone is going? Of course, I will go as well.”
Kyle gave them a nod and looked toward the east.
“Let’s go.”
He started walking and the others followed behind him. They stopped in a few places on the way but after an hour, Kyle stopped in front of a restaurant.
It was huge with ornate architecture and large windows. A sign board was hanging above the large door that was opened to welcome customers.
Kyle noticed with a raised brow that the surrounding street was too crowded. At first glance, everyone looked busy in various activities but when he looked closer he saw a lot of individuals clad in luxurious clothes.
‘This street is filled with rich individuals or are they nobles?’
His gaze traveled to the restaurant when Regius tapped his shoulder.
“So where do we need to go next? I don’t see anything out of the ordinary here.”
Kyle looked at them and started walking but instead of going toward the restaurant, he entered a dark alley present beside the restaurant.
Regius and the others silently followed behind him.
After a minute, Kyle’s steps turned silent and he stopped under the shadow of a wall. He looked back at everyone and pointed in front of him.
“The entrance is here. They are holding the auction underground.”
All of them looked at the place Kyle pointed and their gaze landed at a pile of wooden boxes stacked in front of a small metal door. Two tall figures clad in black clothes were silently standing outside the door.
Kyle and the others watched for a while. After every minute, some individuals wearing robes or luxurious attires would arrive in front of the metal door. They would show a blue card to one of the tall figures and the metal door would open for them to enter inside.
Regius took in a sharp breath and narrowed his eyes at the two tall figures.
“What next?”
He looked at the others and his eyes widened.
“Huh? Where is Kyle and Yue?”
Sinon hushed him and pointed behind him.
“Yue is informing her father and Kyle…. he said he is going to ‘borrow’ some blue cards.”
A confused expression appeared on Regius’s face.
“Borrow?…”
However, in the next second, his question was answered when he saw how Kyle was ‘borrowing’ the blue cards.
Regius blinked his eyes with astonishment. Not just him even Sinon, Niamh, and Faith were speechless when they saw Kyle.
He was kidnapping some of those individuals who were supposed to enter the metal door! Kyle didn’t kill them, instead, he tapped their necks to make them unconscious before those individuals reached the tall figures.
The process was so smooth and fast that before Regius and the others could react, Kyle was already beside them with two unconscious bodies.
He tossed the bodies at them with a serious expression.
“Check for the cards.”
Regius opened his mouth to say something but Kyle was already gone to kidnap some more individuals.
“Why does he look so proficient in this?”
He murmured under his breath and looked at the others who were already checking the unconscious bodies.
Sinon looked at him with an innocent expression.
“Don’t worry. We are just ‘borrowing’ the cards. Nothing else.”
Regius pinched his brows and tapped Sinon’s shoulder.
“Why are you only searching for the cards? Now that we are doing it let’s just ‘borrow’ everything.”
He chuckled at his own words and everyone’s eyes sparkled. They stripped everything valuable from the unconscious bodies.
Kyle returned with another two figures and before he could speak, Regius waved his hand to stop him.
“We need six cards, four done two more to go. Go grab two more figures.”
Kyle’s eyebrow twitched but he nodded and went back.
Soon, Regius was holding six blue cards with an evil grin. If one looked closely they would notice the many glistening storage rings in his fingers. The others were standing behind him with sour expressions.
Kyle kidnapped the figures! Sinon, Faith, and Niamh found the cards! However, the one who got the most benefits was Regius! How unfair!
At the same time, after sending her location to her father Yue returned to them with a frustrated expression.
“Dad said we should go back. He will arrive here in a while and take care of everything.”
Kyle looked at them and thought maybe they wanted to return but Regius flashed the cards in front of Yue with a grin.
“Let’s just visit the auction. We have everything we need.”
Yue’s eyes sparkled and she hurriedly grabbed one of the cards with a nod. Even though it was dangerous she didn’t want to just go back without even looking at the auction.
She gazed at the unconscious figures lying at the side and looked at the others who were ready to walk toward the metal door.
“Is it okay to just leave them here?”
Kyle gazed back at the figures.
“It’s okay. They won’t wake up for a while.”
After dividing the cards all of them quietly walked out from the shadows and started walking toward the two tall figures. They passed through the many wooden boxes and arrived in front of the metal door.
One of the tall figures gazed at Kyle with a silent stare and Kyle showed him the blue card.
The man grabbed the card and after inspecting it for a few seconds he nodded and opened the door behind him.
“You can enter.”
Kyle looked back at the others and stepped through the doors. After he disappeared, the tall man looked at the others and asked them to show him the cards one by one.
In the end, all of them entered the metal door so easily that it was kind of unbelievable.