Chapter 2018: Is This the Human World?

The inclusion of a beautiful woman caused the entire scene to erupt, and everyone scrambled to bid, causing the price to soar in an instant.

"This is a human; can she be used as a bargaining chip for trade?" Xueli stood up in anger.

"What are you doing?" Chen Yu pressed Xueli down with one hand.

"I want to save this girl. Her eyes are very pure. I want to bring her into the Pope's fold so she can suffer less," Xueli insisted.

"You will expose yourself prematurely if you do this," Chen Yu shook his head. "Don't forget what our true purpose for coming here is."

"But... can I just watch what is happening right before my eyes and do nothing?" Xueli said through gritted teeth.

"It's not about doing nothing, but about addressing it later. Rest assured, the auction procedures are complex; even if she is bid on, it will still take many procedures to finalize," Chen Yu said. "Don't worry about her coming to harm, just listen to me."

"Alright then." Xueli took a deep breath and slowly sat back down. They had other things to do here, so she could not be willful.

In the end, the girl was won by a wealthy man. This man had a massive belly and looked at the girl with a lecherous smile, looking exactly like a hungry wolf seeing its prey.

Xueli's expression was cold. She stared at the old man, revealing a sharp, icy look. Chen Yu knew that the old man's life was likely coming to an end.

The auction continued. The items auctioned here were varied and included everything. Ever since the human organs and that girl were sold off, Xueli had been absent-minded.

Chen Yu knew what she was calculating in her heart. This woman, while appearing delicate, was in fact someone who easily kept things on her mind.

He looked toward a corner of the auction hall and saw several tall, burly men sneaking in, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

The leader among them had a thin build and was wrapped from head to toe in a black robe. The group walked to a corner of the venue and sat down.

During the subsequent auctions, they neither placed bids nor showed interest in the new items, as if they were waiting for something.

Chen Yu nudged Xueli and pointed over there: "Those people are very suspicious."

"Is it Degula?" Xueli's expression changed slightly as she looked in that direction.

"I don't know," Chen Yu shook his head and said, "The aura on them has been concealed."

"However, those few people following behind have builds that are simply too large. If I'm not mistaken, they are Werewolves who have disguised themselves to get in."

"It's them?" Xueli moved her hand, about to stand up.

"Don't be hasty," Chen Yu pressed her back into her chair. "The other party's identity hasn't been confirmed yet. What will you do if you stand up, cause a scene, and alert the enemy?"

"It's clearly them, what is there to alert? Wouldn't it be better to just catch them?" Xueli said. "Are we supposed to wait until the Crystal Skull appears?"

"Look at the person in the lead, draped in a robe. Who do you think this person is?" Chen Yu asked.

"That person must be Degula. Does that even need guessing? His build is naturally somewhat thin; it absolutely must be him," Xueli stared at the person in the lead.

"I don't think so," Chen Yu shook his head.

"Not him?" Xueli's expression was slightly stunned. "Where did you see that it wasn't him?"

"First of all, there is no fluctuation of Demon power on him; he looks like an ordinary old man," Chen Yu said.

"Degula has walked the path of darkness all these years. It is not impossible that he used some strange method to hide his aura," Xueli said.

"It is true that he has other ways to hide his aura," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "But in my eyes, even if he hides it well, it is useless; I can still see the clues within it."

"But right now, that person looks like an ordinary person. I cannot capture any strange aura from him, so I think he is likely not Degula."

"He isn't?" Xueli was slightly stunned. She sat back down, believing that Chen Yu's judgment would absolutely not be wrong.

"Correct, he isn't. You should trust my judgment; my judgment is basically never wrong," Chen Yu said. "They must have heard some rumors and know that we are also at the auction site."

"So these people are decoys they sent to distract us?" Xueli glanced at Chen Yu.

"I'm afraid that's the case," Chen Yu spread his hands. "Never underestimate the intelligence of the enemy; they aren't fools either."

"The Crystal Skull is extremely important to them today, so they will spare no cost to obtain it. You must understand what kind of existence the enemy is."

"The Werewolf Clan is naturally very dull," Xueli lowered her head and pondered for a long time before saying, "However, after Degula joined them, they learned human schemes. What you said is not impossible."

"We wait and see how things develop," Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"Wait until when?" Xueli couldn't help but feel a bit impatient.

"Until they can no longer hold back," Chen Yu said. "When the time comes, they will naturally make a move, and we can just step in and intercept them."

Xueli stopped talking. She knew Chen Yu naturally had his own schemes, and on this point, she felt inferior to him.

After all, Chen Yu had read the Thirty-Six Stratagems; with just a few maneuvers, he could make this group run in circles.

The auction continued. Even for the well-traveled Chen Yu, seeing this auction left him feeling amazed.

Here, there was nothing he couldn't think of, only things that couldn't be auctioned, and many items were truly mind-boggling.

Originally, he thought some things were completely useless, but they could still fetch high prices here, and the variety of items was vast.

Just at this moment, the main event finally arrived. The host, Xiao Hei, announced the main item of the day in an extremely inflammatory tone: a part of the Crystal Skull.

As the white cloth covering the object was lifted, a crystal-clear skull appeared underneath.

Chen Yu's brows furrowed slightly. When this thing appeared, he clearly felt a fluctuation of Divine Power.

Moreover, this Divine Power was similar to the power of the Western World. Without a doubt, the owner of this skull must have been some fallen god of the Western World.

But the other party's status must not have been high; otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to fall. Even if this world had suffered a devastating blow, they would at most have chosen an inconspicuous place to sleep, rather than dying outright.