CHAPTER 994: CHAPTER 187: COOPERATION WITH THE LAW ENFORCERS

An irregular fog-like creature drifted by, revealing its body embedded in the rock wall, made from the corpse of a giant worm.

The mimicry of a withered trunk stood at the auction house entrance, poised before the ring of splintered teeth in the giant worm’s mouth.

"Leave it to us, you don’t need to do everything personally."

Bishop Jon bowed respectfully and led some believers closer to the auction hall.

After a brief exchange, Bishop Jon returned, confirmed that the auction of bizarre rarities was here, but participation in tomorrow night’s auction requires an invitation, and the invitations had already been distributed.

All that remained was the rule of the old sewers for Lu Li: to seize the invitation from other beings.

Or raid the auction house.

It was clear that the identity of an Exorcist was ineffective here.

Even if it were effective, it would have a negative impact.

Though anticipating that the God of the Deep Sea’s commission wouldn’t be easily accomplished, the prelude—a mere auction invitation—loomed as a significant obstacle...

"Hello, hello ~"

A lively call suddenly resounded, tinged with the accent of some strange language.

Three nuns, oddly dressed and oddly contoured, stood nearby. The petite nun waved at them, picking up the hem of her habit and trotting over.

The tense Shadow Church believers formed a human wall between Lu Li and the young nun, who lowered her hood to reveal three dim holes on her face.

With the opening and closing of the bottommost hole, the lively voice continued, "Don’t be nervous~ Remember the girl in the alley, we saved her~"

Indeed, this reminded Lu Li of the previous episode at the Midnight City Main Station and those three nuns they brushed past.

"Are you human? Why are you with them? Are they your enemies?"

Her companions were coming—one tall and thin, the other like a large carriage.

"They’re my companions."

From the young nun’s tone, Lu Li sensed agitation, as if they intended to "rescue" him.

"Do you know her?" The head nun whispered on his shoulder. "She seems to like you."

"Oh~"

The young nun shook her head, the emotions in Lu Li’s perception gradually dissipated, "What are you doing on the 7th floor?"

"Participating in the auction of bizarre rarities, but I lack an invitation." Lu Li had the believers step aside, the head nun and he shared the same sentiment—these three nuns had no ill intent.

The young nun ran back to the burly nun’s side, her head and arms plunged into her habit to search, quickly returning with a roll of parchment, handing it to Lu Li.

"Is this it?"

Ophelia intended to take it for Lu Li, but he personally accepted the parchment.

[Auction of Bizarre Rarities]

On the side of the rolled parchment, it was written in human language.

With Lu Li’s confirmation, the young nun bounded back to her companions, "It’s yours~"

"We’re leaving now, come see her sometime~ She’s very grateful for your compassion, you can find us at the Tranquil Cemetery~ Goodbye, puppy~"

The young nun waved her hand at Puxiu for the last time, disappearing from the Spiral Hall amidst his astonishment and everyone’s gaze.

"Don’t give anyone the invitation, just go to the auction directly."

The youthful cheer dissipated, Lu Li’s dark eyes returned to the parchment. Slowly unfolding it, the auction house’s engraved pattern with attached textures was printed on the faded parchment, faintly carrying a processed sulfur scent.

This was indeed the invitation to the auction of bizarre rarities.

Yet the appearance of the young nun was full of coincidences, as if she had appeared especially to give Lu Li the invitation.

Whether it was assistance from the God of the Deep Sea or the young nun’s hidden schemes, or merely pure coincidence, Lu Li could not ascertain.

With the invitation in hand, Lu Li arrived at the auction house, and the mimicry of a withered trunk confirmed its authenticity.

"Give it... to us."

A grating noise, like sawing wood, emanated from their mouths, Lu Li paused slightly, choosing not to hand over the parchment.

"The auction is tomorrow night, right?"

"Yes..."

Before they could say anything else, Lu Li and his company left the entrance of the auction hall.

The strange entities remained restless but ultimately did nothing, watching them depart.

Along the ancient ruins of the spiral hall staircase upward, Ophelia and Puxiu’s reminders echoed in his ears.

They advised Lu Li to be wary of a strange attack tonight—the issue of the invitation was evidently known by the mimicry camouflaging as auction employees, they might do something. Even without their actions, he should be cautious of other creature’s approach.

The residents of the old sewers were not stingy with their brutality towards the negligent.

Back at the inn, the matter was handled by the Shadow Church believers, but it wasn’t enough.

Frankly, the Shadow Church was not strong enough, Bishop Jone once confided this to Lu Li: without the response from the Shadow of the Maiden, their piety struggled to manifest its power. This was why the Shadow Church remained a secret order, unable to expand further.

What they possessed was only the capabilities of their bizarre believers and the strength these brought, such as rudimentary arrays.

If the attackers were formidable, they might suffer significant damage.

"Are there Law Enforcers here?" Lu Li asked the Spider Guide.

"You can call me Beauty Spider." The beautiful face on the fearsome body appeared with a flattering smile, "Of course, it’s only order that can... can..."

"Gather so many bizarre beings," Puxiu finished for the Beauty Spider who struggled to find the words.

"Find the Midnight City Main Station’s Law Enforcers," Lu Li stated, pausing briefly to supplement, "If the Law Enforcers aren’t altogether, find those with strength equal to ours."

Approaching the clock marked evening, Beauty Spider brought back a Law Enforcer—withered like shrubs, frail like grass, and small like moss.

Yet this Law Enforcer, just slightly larger than Puxiu, was not weak, at least not at the Midnight City Main Station. They possessed the power given by the masters of the old sewers, the Dark Twins, in this place, Law Enforcers were fearless.

Beauty Spider found a suitable candidate. Just as in the Old Era, human gangs viewed calling the police as disgrace, in the old sewers, unspoken rules persisted, leaving Law Enforcers no opportunity to uphold the rules.

The Law Enforcer before them was one such individual, hence when Beauty Spider appeared, it almost followed with no authority.

Telling the Law Enforcer that attackers from deeper layers might appear tonight, it promised with confidence to ensure everyone’s safety.

Lu Li broke the unspoken rules, such actions were rare here.

He might provoke disdain, but he didn’t intend to linger long anyway.

Lu Li settled into the second floor of the inn, while the surroundings of the inn were already filled with Shadow Church believers. If they discovered attackers, all they needed to do was sound the alarm.

The outcome was not surprising; the attackers crawled out from deeper layers of the old sewers only to be squeezed together like clay blocks by the seemingly weak Law Enforcer.

As the Law Enforcer led them away from the inn, the attackers amalgamated into a sphere snarled towards the inn’s second-floor window and its silent dark eyes.

"You! Destroyed! The rules!"

Lu Li did not respond, gazing down from above.

"It was you who broke the rules."

The Law Enforcer tore off a limb from the attacker sphere, chewing it while vaguely refuting, shaking the limb as it bid farewell to Lu Li.

Awaiting it was not only rewards but perhaps a promotion as well.

And now, Lu Li was heading to attend the auction of bizarre rarities.