Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 718 - 599 Auction_2

Chapter 718: Chapter 599 Auction_2

Other companies also exerted their efforts, crazily acquiring assets.

After today’s auction, 75% of Jialong Slope’s industries had been carved up by outside investors!

This was the fate of a bankrupt city, where once reputable companies became carcasses overnight, left for other large corporations to dissect and plunder.

The remaining few high-quality assets were kept by local Jialong Slope enterprises such as Yongyi Group and Yunding Group, to maintain their own dignity.

Kanako also acquired a hospital, a small artificial intelligence company, and even opportunistically bought up hundreds of game studios.

These studios were all crammed with ambitious young people, who were just suffering from a lack of funds to support their fantasies.

Kanako planned to let them showcase their talents and create truly stunning games that would astonish the world.

Next on the auction block were single items such as jewelry, famous accessories, and Digital Mind.

A Digital Mind was indispensable for Rinne’s upper limit enhancement and also represented the best embodiment of inner and outer company technical barriers.

Kanako wanted to spend money on this so that Rinne could replace Xu Yang as the guardian of the Helis Sea. While she was calculating, she heard an ominous rumble from below and immediately recalled Jin Yuxiu flying downward earlier. Could someone be coming to disrupt the auction? Who would have the audacity?

"What’s going on?" Kanako said instinctively, then waited for others to respond to her.

But everyone else was equally panicked, with representatives from big corporations constantly trying to confirm the news; the commotion was not something they had anticipated.

The over 2 meters tall Aiden the Crusher walked over from the other side of the hall, murmuring a few words to the representative of Namisis Group.

Rinne had been standing against the wall of the hall the entire time, and seeing Aiden nearly made her rush over to slaughter him.

Anger seethed within her, causing her complexion to shift continuously.

On the West Coast, Aiden had smashed her former companions into meat paste, and seeing someone from Namisis Group made Rinne want to draw her blade. She had come to witness these executioners and their accomplices, never forgetting their grudge.

Aiden the Crusher approached Kanako’s table and spoke to her in a rough synthesized electronic voice, reminding her of Yanagawa Fumihiko. Aiden was proficient in all types of firepower and had even been fitted with new technologies like subjective slow-motion implants, making him very powerful.

"The hot water pipes have burst—all of them," Aiden said, "Some kind of anomalous creature is approaching, you better get out of here."

"Alright," Kanako responded briefly, her gaze resting on the Digital Mind in front of her.

Others began to leave progressively, while those remaining were eager to see the legendary Peacock Enigma Paintings and refused to leave at any cost.

Similarly, Kanako wouldn’t rest until she had acquired the Enigma Paintings, waiting exclusively for them to be brought up for auction.

The slight tremors from beneath continued, compounded by the torrential rain outside, and at least half the purchasing representatives had already left, opting for remote connections and online bidding. Kanako glanced in the direction of the emergency exit and inquired about the situation with the security personnel, who replied that everything was normal.

Due to the overwhelming eagerness for the climactic Peacock Enigma Paintings, the competition for this Digital Mind had actually lessened.

Very lucky, Kanako raised the bid by 1 million, and with a total price of 67 million, she acquired the Digital Mind. The robotic auctioneer packaged it and personally handed it over to Kanako.

Kanako turned to look at Rinne standing in the corner, waving the Digital Mind at her.

Rinne’s eyes lit up, then she turned her hateful gaze back to Aiden the Crusher.

He too saw Rinne, but had no reaction, as if he had long forgotten about her existence.

Next up were the eagerly awaited Peacock Enigma Paintings.

After removing the used ones, a total of 22 pieces remained, all of which were packed in light-tight sealed aluminum boxes and brought out.

They varied in size, with different widths and lengths, and Kanako’s gaze fell upon those boxes, almost feeling the mysterious aura that seemed to emanate from within.

She knew that these paintings represented endless knowledge, some Divine Power and authority were bestowed upon these pieces, which was why they were extremely valuable.

"Each Peacock Enigma Painting—starting bid 120 million," announced the auctioneer.

The bidding signs lit up almost instantly with hundreds flashing, as everyone was eager to secure at least one painting as a safety net.

These aluminum boxes symbolized endless knowledge, and as a result, the first Peacock Enigma Painting was auctioned off for an astonishing price exceeding 2.65 billion, setting a new world record for auction sales! The first painting went to Vanguard Associates Group.

Kanako estimated that with the funds she had remaining, she could take six Peacock Enigma Paintings, which was not a bad haul.

She watched silently as the aluminum-framed paintings were still neatly stacked on the stage, yearning to open one of the boxes right now, take a close look at the peacock on the painting, and then get to the bottom of some truths...

Boom!

A piercing explosion came from below, shaking the ground beneath her.

She turned to see everyone else running towards the exit, and she quickly slung her backpack over her shoulder and headed out. What on earth had happened?

"Move it!" shouted 102 as he grabbed Kanako Kojima and dashed outwards with her in tow.

Kanako grabbed 102’s shoulder, looking back into the hall, and saw the ground suddenly crack open; all the lights dimmed for a moment before coming back on.

With a hoarse, deep roar, a gigantic White Salamander emerged from the fissure!

Kanako’s heart clenched in fear.

The security personnel at the venue were quickly alerted and opened fire on the bizarre, gigantic White Salamander. It was so massive that when it climbed onto the stage, it crushed six or seven sets of tables and chairs, extending its huge claws to grab the closest battle robot, smashing it to pieces on the ground.

"Fire!" The head of security screamed as every unit on site opened fire on the White Salamander.

Bullets poured onto its neat rows of diamond-shaped scales, leaving pale scratch marks with each shot, which then healed instantaneously, regenerating into thicker scales. The White Salamander roared hoarsely, as if enjoying the massage of the bullets.

The White Salamander extended its claws, grabbing a few business representatives trapped inside, stuffing them into its mouth to munch, blood splattering everywhere.

"Use energy weapons!"

"This thing won’t die!"

"Bullets are useless!" were the cries, as people quickly switched to energy weapons, large-caliber Energy Rifles, Electric Submachine Guns, and thermal laser guns fired at it.

Large chunks of energy beams, differentiated into colors like red, green, blue, according to their wavelengths, bombarded the White Salamander’s shell, immediately blowing open its outer casing, wounding the red flesh inside.

Before people could celebrate, the next second, they were horrified to find that it was rapidly healing.

The newly grown shell was as immaculate as cream, lustrous and shiny, and when people bombed it again with lasers, these new creamy scales instantly absorbed the high-energy ammunition’s scorching heat, just like before—first they were damaged, then they regenerated into even more resilient creamy shells, even glossier than before!

The White Salamander’s eyes slowly moved, settling on the Peacock Enigma Paintings at the center of the display.

Eager to devour, it crawled towards the paintings. Kanako clenched her teeth, and the corporate security personnel would not give up either; more Battle Witches were summoned, like waves of spearheaded soldiers, determined to destroy it.