Dual Blade Magician from Another World

Chapter 117: Unsettling Familiarity

After completing the transaction, Asura wanted to leave now, but he was afraid that someone would keep an eye on him, and he also wanted to continue to see if there were any other treasures to broaden his horizons.

So he planned to follow the crowd out of the underground trading hall after the auction.

But with the appearance of the next treasure, a familiar sense of unease filled him with an uneasy sense of crisis.

The beautiful host, noticing the lull in the atmosphere due to the previous performance's spatial magic skills, immediately spoke enthusiastically, "Ladies and gentlemen, the next event is the highlight of our auction. Everyone, please be alert. This may be a great opportunity for you all."

Everyone in the audience immediately fixed their eyes on the center stage, and even Ashura was intrigued and looked at the beautiful host.

When the beautiful elven woman saw everyone's eyes focused on her again, she smiled coquettishly and picked up an ancient scroll handed to her by the waiter.

The host said in a pleasant voice, "My Lords, this scroll is very old. According to the research of our auction house's elders, it is a treasure map, and it is a treasure map of a divine artifact!"

As soon as the words fell, there were bursts of exclamations from the audience. The known artifacts in the King's Continent, whether they were weapons or equipment, were only worthy of being possessed by the most powerful.

There are only a dozen or so known artifacts of Asura in the entire King's Continent.

The treasure map in the female host's hand may indicate the emergence of a brand new artifact!

This made everyone in the audience look excited. Even if they couldn't own it, the resources they could get in exchange for selling it to the top experts would be enough for them to become the best.

But there are many smart and powerful people in the field. Why would the auction house put such a precious treasure map up for auction?

These strong men stared at the host in silence, and some of them even sneered in disdain.

The host on the stage noticed everyone looking at him with varying expressions, so he calmed himself down and continued, "This treasure map is indeed a map of the buried location of a divine artifact, but it's incomplete. What I have in my hand now is only a part of it!"

"According to our elders' deduction, there should be three treasure maps combined into a complete treasure map. With the complete treasure map, we can find the lost artifact!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, feeling quite disappointed. A few masked men who couldn't afford the treasure map but came to watch the show started to make a fuss.

The beautiful host on the center stage remained calm when she saw the reactions from the audience.

After the chatter died down, he said quietly, "Our auction house has already found out the whereabouts of the second treasure map. If you buy this treasure map, our auction house will tell you the whereabouts of the second treasure map free of charge."

"As for the last treasure map, it depends on your luck!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the scene was shocked, and their enthusiasm was rekindled. That was the treasure map of the artifact, and there was also information about a second treasure map. All the powerful people in the scene were jealous.

Seeing the atmosphere was right, the beautiful host shouted to the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen, bids are now open. The highest bidder wins. The starting price is one million gold coins. Start now!"

This was the first treasure in the venue that had a reserve price, and the price made Asura scratch his head.

But at this moment, a man in black robe in front of Ashura shouted out the price of two million gold coins in a strange voice.

This offer brought silence to the scene, and everyone turned around to look for the person who had offered two million gold coins right away.

Other powerful people didn't care too much and continued to raise their bids.

But Asura was staring closely at the black-robed man who had just quoted a price of two million. The black-robed man also wore a wide robe with big sleeves. He was not tall and was even a little hunched.

The hood of his cloak completely concealed his face.

But Asura always felt that there was a sense of familiarity about this person. This sense of familiarity made Asura uncomfortable all over and made Asura extremely alert, because years of actual combat made Asura's sixth sense of danger extremely sensitive.

Asura was nervous and stared at the black-robed man closely until the black-robed man raised his hand again to indicate the offer of three million gold coins. Asura saw a pair of black sun and moon tattoos on the small section of his arm that was exposed when he raised his hand.

Asura instantly felt a chill down his spine, and he knew why he felt familiar with this person!

He was a member of the mysterious organization Xuezhao that wanted to attack the dwarf convoy on his way to the academy. This tattoo pattern left a deep impression on him.

The black-robed man in front of him couldn't help but laugh when he saw another strong man raising the price again. "Hehehe, this is so interesting. I want to see who dares to get the treasure map in the end, hehe..."

Although the voice was soft, Ashura, who was staring at him intently, heard it clearly and his hair stood on end!

Asura immediately scanned the venue. With the help of his mental power, he discovered that there were dozens of suspicious men in black robes distributed in various areas of the venue. Asura couldn't help but feel shocked.

Even when facing the Red Lotus Snake King, Asura had never been so panicked, but given the current situation, he knew that this group of black-robed men would definitely cause trouble tonight.

So Asura ignored the increasingly heated atmosphere at the scene, turned around and walked out as if nothing had happened, tightly grasping a wind power rune in his hand, ready to increase his speed and escape at any time.

As he walked up the stairs leading to the ground, he could even sense several black-robed figures approaching the bottom of the stairs from behind him. Asura sighed inwardly, "What a close call!" as he quickly walked down to the ground.

The moment he passed through the secret door and stepped on the ground, Asura's heart finally relaxed a little. He glanced at the guards guarding the door and wondered whether he should tell them about the danger so that they could prepare in advance.

But before he could open his mouth, there was a loud explosion from underground and the shouts of people in shock and anger. Faintly, a crazy and strange laugh could be heard, and through the gap of the secret door, a red light could be seen flashing.

Ashura and the guard at the door looked solemn instantly, knowing that something must have happened downstairs.

But before they could take the next step, they saw several men in black robes walking out from the corner of the street outside the door and attacking the guards decisively and ruthlessly.

The four guards at the door immediately engaged in combat with the black-robed men. Asura felt that the guards were all powerful great martial artists of the same rank as himself, but they were not able to gain the upper hand against the black-robed men, and he was slightly frightened.

The black-robed man who came this time was much stronger than the one he met last time. This was the one guarding the door on the ground. It was conceivable how powerful the black-robed man in the underground trading venue would be. Asura couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Just as Ashura was about to leave, a man in black robe also discovered him, and rushed towards Ashura with a strange smile, waving a sickle-like weapon.

Upon seeing this, Ashura immediately drew out his twin swords, Yaoguang, which instantly activated the dazzling golden light. The man in black robe covered his face and screamed, stepping back. When he regained his sight and looked in front of him again, Asura was no longer there.

The black-robed man cursed angrily, then turned around and went to kill the guards at the gate with his accomplices...