As the old man was transformed into a vampire, the Bone Dagger embedded in his heart crumbled into ash.
This undoubtedly confirmed Moros's earlier claim—the Vampire Transformation Dagger was a single-use consumable.
Although they all understood that Moros would most likely continue forging these miraculous daggers capable of turning humans into vampires and use them as bargaining chips in the future, when that would happen remained uncertain.
Young people could afford to wait.
But these old men, with one foot already in the underworld and relying entirely on technology to stay alive, could not.
By the time Moros held another auction involving vampire transformations, they might already have been reduced to ashes.
So the powerful figures hesitated no longer, raising their bids and eagerly joining the auction.
For a time, the atmosphere at the auction grew increasingly tense and fervent.
Just as the atmosphere in the auction hall was steadily heating up, the doors to the conference room were suddenly pushed open, and a figure strode inside.
His appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.
He was a middle-aged man in a crisp black suit, with a face as resolute as a sculpture and eyes as sharp as a hawk's.
He walked straight to the auction stage, gave the auctioneer a slight nod, then spoke in a loud, firm voice.
"Everyone, please allow me to interrupt."
The auctioneer froze for a moment, but quickly regained his composure and gestured with a smile for the middle-aged man to continue.
The auctioneer knew full well that none of the people who could enter this place were people a mere auctioneer like him could afford to offend.
The middle-aged man took a deep breath, his sharp gaze sweeping across every influential figure present.
He spoke calmly and forcefully.
"I am the leader of Moth to