195: Bloody Auction House

The auctioneer: "!"

"Sir, do you intend not to pay?"

"That joke isn't funny at all."

Lin Mo's expression was serious: "Do I look like someone who likes to joke around?"

The auctioneer nodded, feigned indifference, and turned around.

Then he suddenly took off running.

He was also about to shout.

— 854 trillion, Blast!

Lin Mo immediately blew him into a puddle of ketchup with a Chaos Blast… [Your Morality decreased by 5 points because you bought something without paying and killed the seller.]

[Current Morality: 50]

Lin Mo: "!"

"Why didn't my Morality decrease when I killed the creditor before?"

"Perhaps I was already in negative morality at that time, so there was no prompt at all."

"Never mind that, let's save the people first."

Lin Mo was utterly disdainful of the Morality in this instance.

He felt he was absolutely a great philanthropist.

With a wave of his hand.

The [Key of Divinity] activated.

A golden-yellow gate opened in the void.

"You all go in and sit, I'll let you out when it's safe."

The girls, with tears in their eyes, walked into the golden gate one after another.

Their gazes towards Lin Mo were filled with gratitude for surviving a disaster; a few even knelt, wanting to kiss his boots, but Lin Mo quickly helped them up.

Finally, only the silver-haired girl, Hill, remained.

She dragged her scarred body and stopped in front of Lin Mo.

Her amber eyes lit up for the first time, and her chapped lips trembled as she asked: "Are you… my new master?"

Her voice was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing a beautiful dream.

Her slender fingers unconsciously twisted the corner of her clothes, both anticipating and fearing the answer.

Lin Mo also gazed at her, his eyes penetrating her weak body—organ failure, fractured bones, life force almost depleted.

With such injuries, she probably wouldn't last three days.

"Don't move."

He raised his hand and shot out a dark purple [Light of the Demon God], which instantly enveloped Hill's entire body.

+ 564 trillion, Healed!

She watched in astonishment as the wounds on her body healed at a visible speed, and her pale cheeks regained their color.

"Master…"

[Your Morality increased by 1 point because you saved a dying girl.]

"Saving people can increase morality?"

Before Lin Mo could figure it out.

[Your Morality increased by 1 point because you took in a girl.]

[Your Morality increased by 1 point because you took in a girl.]

...[Your Morality increased by 1 point because you took in a girl.]

[Current Morality: 356]

"So much morality! You should have said so earlier. I didn't dare to kill wantonly here, but now it seems fate has destined me to kill and plunder here."

Lin Mo strode back into the auction hall.

The undead bosses below were impatiently tapping on the tables: "Where the hell did the auctioneer go?"

"No need to wait."

Lin Mo leaped onto the auction stage, his boots making a dull thud as they stepped on the still-bloody wooden floor.

"That ghoul has already been blown to smithereens by me."

The hall instantly fell silent.

The Slaughter Meatpacking Plant boss, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, suddenly stood up: "What the hell did you say?!"

"I said—" Lin Mo slowly wiped his fingers, "—the next ones will be all of you present."

"You're asking for death!"

A dozen bodyguards erupted simultaneously; some drew bone blades, while others directly transformed into hideous ghoul forms.

The werewolf bodyguard charging at the front bared his fangs, his sharp claws aiming directly for Lin Mo's throat: "Die, you bastard!"

"Taotie, eat."

"As you command, my Lord."

A crimson light flashed in Taotie's eyes, and its spade-shaped tail shot out like a venomous snake, instantly piercing the werewolf bodyguard's chest.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, it slowly dragged the struggling werewolf back, its abyssal maw opening and closing, emitting a chilling crunching sound.

— 5954 trillion, Devour, Instant Kill!

Its tail whipped out again, precisely coiling around the neck of the second ghoul bodyguard.

The ghoul desperately tore at the tail, but could only watch helplessly as it was slowly dragged towards that blood-red maw full of sharp teeth.

— 7546 trillion, Devour, Instant Kill!

"Crunch!"

"Snap!"

The sound of bones shattering echoed continuously; the entire auction house was left with only the sounds of Taotie feeding and the chattering teeth of the undead bosses.

— 7549 trillion, Devour, Instant Kill!

— 6542 trillion, Devour, Instant Kill!

...— 7455 trillion, Devour, Instant Kill!

[You successfully killed the 'Wuyang Slaughterhouse Boss', gaining experience: 745.8 billion]

[You successfully killed the 'I Love Meat Meatpacking Plant Boss', gaining experience: 654.7 billion]

...[Congratulations! You received: a briefcase]

[Congratulations! You received: 30 million Undead Coins]

...[Congratulations! You received: Treasure Thumb Ring]

[Congratulations! You reduced the 'Slaughter Meatpacking Plant's' debt by 6 million.]

[Congratulations! You reduced the 'Slaughter Meatpacking Plant's' debt by 7 million.]

...[Slaughter Meatpacking Plant's current funds: -300 million]

[Due to your investment, your shares in the 'Slaughter Meatpacking Plant' have increased to 73%]

[The 'Slaughter Meatpacking Plant' is now fully controlled by you.]

[Your Morality decreased by 5 points because you killed a creditor.]

[Your Morality decreased by 5 points because you killed a creditor.]

...[Current Morality: 30]

The auction house quickly quieted down; there were no more howls from the bosses.

Bloodstains everywhere… Lin Mo hadn't expected that the Ghost Knight owed so much money.

All these bosses present were his creditors.

For his factory, that guy really borrowed every penny he could.

However.

That guy probably sent him here hoping that with his death, the debt would be canceled.

Making him the one to take the knife.

But he hadn't anticipated that Lin Mo would slaughter everyone here himself.

"Dong Xiaowan, check the Ghost Knight's location."

Lin Mo summoned Dong Xiaowan.

"My Lord."

"The Ghost Knight is hiding from debt in the countryside."

"Is that so? Is there a way to call him back quickly?"

"Yes, yes, select the 'Meeting' command, and you can forcibly pull him back to the void for a meeting."

"The higher the shares, the higher the success rate."

...Meanwhile, the Ghost Knight was packing things up at home.

He was feeling smug.

This was killing two birds with one stone; Lin Mo was dead, and the factory's debt had also disappeared.

New equipment and new employees could continue operations, everything could start anew.

He could make a huge profit again.

At this moment, an information request came from the void.

[The CEO and Shareholder invites you to a meeting, Accept / Refuse]

The Ghost Knight smiled.

Of course, he refused.

Because he owned 49% of the shares.

So, the other party had already gained control, but couldn't force him to attend a meeting.

Even if they forced a meeting, the success rate wouldn't be high.

"Refuse."