Chapter 425: The Bidding War for Hoolay!
"That's right, the being sealed within is none other than the hottest big villain in today's Honkai: Star Rail!"
"The Warhead of the Borisin—Hoolay!"
"I stake the entire reputation of this auction house as a guarantee."
"I assure you all…"
"Genuine goods, no cheating of young or old!"
On the auction stage.
A black box was being analyzed through technical means.
The entity sealed inside was revealed before everyone's eyes.
Pale mane.
Sharp claws and fangs.
A steel-blue wolf head.
Everything… was identical to how it appeared in Honkai: Star Rail!
Even the blades stabbed into his back were exactly the same!
The only difference was!
The Hoolay of this moment.
Was not as majestic or overwhelmingly domineering as he was in the story.
Instead, he looked like a half-dead salted fish!
Bound by red and purple energy.
His entire body was suspended.
Forming a "cross" shape.
Just like how live fish are hung in a wet market to better display their freshness!
Hung high up.
This scene.
Once again drew a wave of exclamations from the venue!
"Holy crap, it's for real!"
"Prisoner Lay! What the hell have you been through!"
"By the Feathered Spirit! Look at what you've become!"
"As a player of Star Rail, it is my duty to maintain the plot and preserve his image. 1.05 billion, I want it!"
" 1.05 billion? Stop joking! This is the former Warhead of the Borisin, possessing an almost immortal physique! The secrets he holds are immeasurable! I bid 1.2 billion!"
"Great, I can add another piece to my living creature collection cabinet! I bid 1.5 billion!"
Too crazy!
Even the host felt his throat getting dry!
He had originally worried that this item possessed a certain level of danger and that everyone would be conservative with their bidding!
But he didn't expect—
The buyers on site to be so frenzied!
It far exceeded his expectations!
There was no need to hype the price.
This group of people started fighting over it themselves!
" 1.7 billion!"
" 1.9 billion!"
" 2 billion!"
Now.
Adding ten million at a time was no longer enough!
They were adding by the "hundred million" unit!
Once it passed 2 billion.
The noise in the venue gradually subsided.
It had already somewhat exceeded their psychological price limits.
" 2.5 billion!"
Once this price was called!
For a long while, no one followed.
It seemed the matter was about to be settled.
On the auction stage.
The host specifically pulled up the plot livestream.
Using this to highlight the extraordinary significance of this item.
Just then.
The plot of Honkai: Star Rail reached a critical moment!
In the story.
Hoolay, in his foxian form, spoke coldly to Jiaoqiu: "Now, let us talk about the Yaoqing Foxian General you serve. Mok Tok says she came for me, which means she will personally lead the hunt for me."
"Before the hunt begins, I want to know my opponent. You may refuse, showing me your backbone; or you may cooperate slightly, to save time for both of us, Healer."
Before Jiaoqiu could finish hesitating.
The towering Hoolay extended a finger, tapping Jiaoqiu's shoulder blade with a movement too fast to see.
As if a piece of flesh had been gouged out by a dagger, the pain drilled into the joints; Jiaoqiu could barely stand.
He even couldn't help but let out a pained groan.
"Ugh…"
Hoolay was satisfied with this.
"Very good, you aren't stupid enough to attract attention with screams. That way, no one will die in vain."
"The next time you refuse, I will crush the hands you use to treat and save people, then the patella, then the spine… I will break you piece by piece, inch by inch, leaving only that silver tongue of yours, until you decide to speak."
The players in the livestream couldn't help but lament Hoolay's brutality!
…
"Too ruthless!"
"Damned Hoolay!"
"Damn it, Hoolay is truly savage, I'm shivering just watching this!"
"Let my Jiao-Jiao go, come at me if you've got a problem!"
"That sound sounds so painful… my heart aches for Jiaoqiu…"
"Motherf..! Hoolay, don't let me see you. If I see you, I'll beat you every single time until you're dead!"
"Whoever can capture Hoolay alive, I am willing to offer my entire fortune."
…
On one side was the brutal Hoolay in the plot.
On the other side was the sealed, half-dead Hoolay.
The two images were split in two at this moment.
Forming a stark contrast!
Players across the universe were powerless against this, only able to send bullet chats to express their frustration toward Hoolay.
However.
At the auction venue.
Everyone possessed the actual ability to change all of this!
To control this brutal beast!
This sense of conquest…
For many people.
Was undoubtedly fatal!
Some who had just planned to give up were now stirring again!
Seeing this.
The host did not hurry to drop the hammer.
And the plot continued.
Jiaoqiu answered while panting: "…I can tell you everything about her, but, one answer for one answer."
"What illusion makes you think you are qualified to negotiate a deal with me?"
"You can use torture to torment me until I speak; or you can… save some time for both of us, Warhead."
Seeing Hoolay's silence.
Jiaoqiu continued to press: "One question has always troubled me. Why, after seven hundred years of torture, are you still alive and well? The Borisin should not have such a long lifespan… nor could they have such tenacious regenerative abilities."
As soon as Jiaoqiu said this!
The atmosphere at the auction venue instantly changed!
Even!
Many people's breath hitched!
And Hoolay did not avoid the topic.
He spoke proudly: "Is this why the Yaoqing Xianzhou wants to take me away? To some, I may be a hostage held in the hand. But to others, what they want are the secrets within me—"
"I still remember, in those early years when I was first imprisoned, the Foxians came and went… they extracted blood and marrow from me, wanting to decipher the cause of the Moon-Madness, to rid themselves of the fear of the Borisin, and to take control from the very roots of their bloodline."
"Unfortunately, they could not penetrate this secret, and could only inflict the most vicious tortures they could imagine upon me."
"Some pursue power to destroy their enemies, while some pursue power to become their enemy… pathetic Foxian, which one are you?"
Hoolay's fluorescent green pupils seemed capable of seeing through the human heart.
"Ah, I understand! Healer of Yaoqing, you are the most pitiful kind—you pursue power so that you may share it with others, using it to do good."
"Then let me tell you the answer you wish to know."
At the auction venue.
For a moment, one could hear a pin drop!
Everyone's attention was focused entirely on the plot!
It was as if the place had instantly turned into a stock exchange.
And Hoolay…
Was transforming from a stock emitting green light into one emitting red light at a speed visible to the naked eye!