NIP Chapter 254 Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun
Chapter 254 Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun
The auction venue had been completely transformed into a hellish scene.
The battle between the Shadow Cult and the Star Eater Cult was like gods fighting.
The raging shadow energy clashed violently with the sinister crimson runes.
Wherever it went, whether it was a sturdy building or an expensive exhibition booth, it was easily torn apart and destroyed as if it were made of paper.
Countless guests screamed and scattered in all directions.
The security robots dispatched by the Vickers Corporation were shredded into countless parts by the aftershocks of the battle before they even got close to the center of the battlefield.
This chaos provided the perfect cover for Su Chen.
"Thousand Faces, return to the spaceship immediately and prepare for rendezvous and evacuation," Su Chen calmly instructed.
"Yes, sir! Please... please be very careful!"
Qianmian looked at the terrifying battlefield and said with trepidation.
Su Chen nodded, and the next second, his figure became blurry.
He activated the stealth ability of "Will Kingdom," and his entire being seemed to be detached from the real world, transforming into an unobservable phantom.
In his eyes, the whole world slowed down. Those energy shockwaves were enough to instantly kill an S-class powerhouse.
In his eyes, it was nothing more than a slowly moving curtain of light, and he could always find gaps in it and pass through easily.
He moved against the fleeing crowd, like a fish swimming silently, and made his way to the central vault located backstage at the venue.
The main door of the vault had been severely deformed by the impact of the ghostly eruption, revealing a small crack.
The piercing alarm blared throughout the backstage area, but all the security forces were drawn to the front lines, leaving the area an unguarded ghost town.
Su Chen slipped through the crack in the door without any effort.
The inside of the vault was also in a mess.
Many cabinets storing ordinary auction items were knocked over, and various treasures were scattered all over the ground.
But Su Chen's goal was clear; he went straight to the area where the most valuable items were stored.
He quickly found the special alloy box labeled "Key to the Tranquil Universe".
He opened the box, and inside lay a palm-sized, dark gold metal piece covered with ancient star map patterns.
It feels cool to the touch, with a peculiar, almost living, warm texture.
This is the second fragment of the "Ark of Creation"!
Su Chen quickly took out a fake item that he had prepared in advance from his storage space.
It was a piece of metal that he had faked using ordinary metal, engraved with some meaningless, complicated patterns.
It also had a faint, simulated "ancient" aura added on top using mental energy.
They stole the secret and did it without anyone noticing.
He carefully stored the genuine item away, put the fake back in the box, and closed the lid. On the surface, there was nothing unusual.
After doing all this, he did not leave immediately.
He remembered the 500 million credits that the Vickers consortium had stolen from him. He had no intention of letting that money go so easily.
He walked to the central control panel inside the vault.
The console lost power during the impact, and the screen went completely black.
"Prophet, take over. Erase my bid and transfer the money back to me."
"Command confirmed."
Su Chen placed his hand on the control panel, and the data stream that the prophet had transformed into instantly surged in.
In less than three seconds, Su Chen's anonymous account received a refund of 500 million credits.
Just as he was about to leave, his mental energy suddenly sensed an unusual "void" in the corner of the vault.
It was an ordinary-looking wall, but behind it was not solid.
There's a hidden compartment!
Su Chen's heart stirred, and he walked over.
He pressed lightly on a certain spot on the wall, following the structure he sensed with his mental power.
"Click".
The wall slid open silently, revealing a hidden safe less than half a meter square.
There was no gold or silver jewelry in the safe, nor any magical artifacts or secret treasures.
Only a single data crystal, shimmering with a ghostly blue light, floated silently within the energy field.
"This is……"
"Prophet, scan and copy!" Su Chen made a decisive decision.
"Copying... Massive data volume... Copy complete. Authorized user, this is the Vickers Corporation's core black ledger!"
"It contains records of all their illegal transactions, secret agreements, bribery of officials, and even assassination lists over the past century... More than 30 percent of the content is related to the Star-Eating Cult!"
Su Chen's eyes lit up instantly.
This is such a pleasant surprise!
This thing is no less valuable than that fragment of the map!
Having this ledger is equivalent to holding the Vickers Corporation's lifeline in one's hands, and also gaining knowledge of the Star Eater Cult's countless secret strongholds and cooperative relationships in this star system.
This is no longer just a trump card; it's practically a royal flush that could detonate the entire Void Relics market at any moment!
He carefully put away the data card containing the copy of the ledger, glanced at the original black crystal ledger, thought for a moment, and then decided not to touch it.
Sometimes, this card can be most effective when the other party is unaware that you have been exposed.
Just then, the vault's emergency sealing system was finally activated, and the heavy alloy gates began to slowly descend from all directions!
Su Chen's figure vanished into nothingness once more, silently slipping away in the last second before the gate completely closed.
When he returned to the chaotic auction hall, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
He was like a passerby who had finished his business and happened to be watching the excitement, quietly leaving the edge of the battlefield without taking a single cloud with him.
Come back fully loaded.