"How is this guy so rich? Hey, check how much money is remaining in my personal account."

The attendant next to Caesar replied.

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"Lord Caesar, you have 1.2 billion remaining in your personal account."

Caesar clenched his teeth.

"6.5 billion!"

Hearing the astounding figure, the people below the stage could not believe that such a number had been heard by their ears.

What did 6.5 billion mean?

6.5 billion was enough for a comfortable life here for 300 years.

6.5 billion was enough to buy half of the most luxurious restaurant in the empire.

'Seems like Caesar is going all out!'

Fike thought to himself.

At that moment, the black-robed man called out again.

"7 billion!"

Caesar really had not expected such a rich competitor this time.

The starting price of three billion had been raised to seven, this was the charm of an auction.

He gripped the scepter in his hands tightly before throwing it fiercely to the ground.

"7 billion, 200 million, all of it! I don't believe that I can't win against you!"

"7.2 billion going once!"

The guard on the black-robed man's side whispered.

"Master, do you still want to add?"

"Although the item is extremely important to us, 7 billion was already our trump card.

"Let that guy be happy for now. When the auction is over, we'll meet him outside the city!"

"7.2 billion going twice!

"7.2 billion going three times!"

"Let's congratulate the gentleman from the VIP area!

"With that, tonight's auction is over! Please follow our beautiful bunny girls backstage to collect your items!"

"Fike, go get the Exotic Meteorite. I'll keep an eye on the guys from the Heavenly King's Palace," Tegpus instructed.

As such, the pair split up.

"After you get it, just come find me. I'll be talking to Lan Xi!"

Fike nodded before following the bunny girl backstage.

Going past the heavy curtains, Fike finally laid eyes on Caesar.

He had come alone.

Rolling his tongue on his lips, Caesar spoke devilishly to the beastgirl in the cage.

"You made me bleed heavily today. When we return to the northern headquarters, you must allow me to properly vent my anger."

The beastgirl looked at the crazed Caesar in fear, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Beast..."

Fike couldn't help but mutter.

Hearing him, Caesar wasn't angry.

As the biggest winner of the night, he simply replied stoically.

"This little brother obviously doesn't know how to enjoy himself, or how to be happy. Hahahaha!"

Following a simple procedure, Fike received the crucial Exotic Meteorite.

Caesar also prepared to leave with the young beastgirl and the fang of the Demon Prince-tier beast.

After walking out, Fike quickly located the figure of Tegpus, and hurriedly followed behind him.

Tegpus revealed two black cloaks, handing one of them over to Fike.

"Put it on!"

The two trailed Caesar and his posse, stalking out of Romon through a secret passage.

Once they were past the city gates, they saw a carriage waiting for the group that had clearly been here waiting for a while.

Fike and Tegpus restrained their auras, continued to trail the carriage.

After they had traveled for about ten miles, Tegpus whispered to Fike.

"Prepare to attack!"

Just as they had been about to strike...

Caesar's carriage was set ablaze by an unknown black flame.

Countless sharp spikes abruptly shot toward the carriage.

As Fike and Tegpus stood confused, two figures appeared from the shadows.

They were the black-robed man and his guard, who had both been at the auction earlier.

"Hand over the fang of the beast, and I'll spare your lives."

The black-robed man said to Caesar.

"You're delusional. You didn't have the money to buy it, and now you want to rob us? Stop dreaming!"

Caesar spat arrogantly.

"Do you know who I am? I'm the Deputy Minister of the Northern Headquarters of the Heavenly King's Palace, Caesar! You're provoking the most elite troops of the Heavenly King's Palace!"

"Your mouth is too noisy. You should shut it!"

Without warning, the black-robed man spat out a viscous black liquid that splashed onto Caesar's lips.

His lips slowly began to corrode.

Caesar cried out in pain. After a short while, his entire jaw had been completely corroded through, leaving only a row of teeth hanging on his face.

"You are just dogs raised by His Highness, how dare you snatch meat from your master, damn it!"

The black-robed man scolded fiercely.

Caesar was already kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.

Because his jaw had been completely dissolved, he could not speak at all.

He panickedly gestured for his subordinate to hand over the Demon Prince-tier tusks to the black-robed man.

Seeing his master's condition, the subordinate did not dare to hesitate.

"Since you have already chosen to be a dog, then do your duty as a dog!"

The black-robed man spoke calmly.

"Even if your master, Zakaithus, was here, he would still have to kneel on the ground. Do you understand now?"

Enduring his excruciating pain, Caesar nodded desperately.

After the black-robed man had received the tusk, he immediately disappeared into the moonlight along with his guard.

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"Fike, what did you hear?"

Tegpus asked.

"They seem to be in cahoots, but they don't seem to be either..."

Fike mumbled in puzzlement.

Tegpus looked at him, confused as well.

"Those two seemed to be much stronger than even the elites of the Heavenly King's Palace! Since they've already left, let's move now!"

"Alright!"

A brilliant Heavenly Fire descended from the skies onto Caesar's group of carriages.

The entire team of elites was instantly devoured by the flames, turning into ashes and dissipating into the air.

This move was precisely the Advanced Upgraded fireball spell that Fike had learned earlier in the day after improving his control.

When he had cast his spell, Fike had deliberately avoided burning Caesar and the beastgirl.

After confirming that all the other elites of the palace were dead, Fike and Tegpus flew toward Caesar.

"Caesar, you bastard! Today is the day you die!"

Tegpus roared fiercely.

Caesar was so terrified that his mind was in chaos.

His throat made disgusting gurgling sounds, as if he was begging for mercy.

Fike said to Tegpus.

"Let's give him a quick death."

Tegpus grabbed ahold of the man's neck and twisted it forcefully with a crack.

Caesar died instantly.

"I didn't expect Caesar, the Deputy Minister of the Northern Headquarters of the Heavenly King's Palace, to die in such a way…"

Fike mumbled.

Sighing, Fike went to check on the enslaved beastgirl.