'Lust system': Rise of the Harem lord-Chapter 30: Black Auction

Location: Duskreach Sector – Zone 7: Crimson Fields

The skies above were bruised with red.

Elias and his team stood atop a broken platform, wind carrying whispers—some seductive, others pleading. The ground itself pulsed faintly underfoot, like a heart still trying to beat after a slow death.

Lilith scanned the terrain. "This place is already half-infected."

Aya’s hand tightened on her blade hilt. "We’re too late?"

"No," Elias said firmly. "We’re just in time to save what’s left."

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The Rogue Host

The target’s name: Kaelen Vire.

Once a rebellious Lust Host who escaped system binding. According to Elaria’s data, he used raw desire like fire—untamed, uncontrolled. A lone beast among wolves.

But the Kaelen they found wasn’t wild anymore.

He sat atop a blood-soaked stone altar in a half-kneel. Shirtless, glowing red veins coiling up his body, eyes dull but burning—like a candle refusing to die out.

He looked at Elias with a twisted smile.

"So... you’re the one she’s afraid of."

Aya stepped forward. "You mean Seraphina?"

Kaelen tilted his head, neck twitching unnaturally. "She showed me eternity. Not through rules or bonds... but through submission. It was beautiful."

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The Corruption Revealed

> [Warning: Host Kaelen – Corruption Level: 63%]

[Decision Required: Purge or Convert]

Mira stepped beside Elias. "We might still reach him. His system core isn’t completely overwritten."

Elias walked up slowly, gaze unwavering. "Kaelen. You don’t have to be her slave. You’re a Host—you deserve choice."

Kaelen laughed hollowly. "Choice? That’s what she gave me. She let me choose to burn. And in that pain, I saw everything clearly."

He stood—muscles tight, aura flaring. His skin cracked like stone lit from within.

> [Corruption Surge Detected – Combat Imminent]

"Then I’ll show you why I was the first to defy the system!" Kaelen roared, rushing forward, flames coiling into a crimson blade.

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Battle for the Soul

Lilith met his strike mid-air, blade clashing with a screech of heat and metal.

Elaria sent out energy pulses, trying to anchor Kaelen’s true essence.

Aya moved around him, whispering, "He’s fighting it inside. I can feel him hesitating..."

Elias focused, activating the Soul Anchor skill.

> [Skill: Soul Anchor – Engaged]

[Target Link: Kaelen Vire – 3%... 7%... 14%...]

But Kaelen screamed, stumbling backward.

"No—she said I’d never feel guilt again! She said I’d be free! I don’t want to go back to being weak!"

"You’re not weak!" Elias shouted. "You’re human!"

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Breaking the Chain

For a brief moment, Kaelen froze.

Tears formed at the edges of his burning eyes.

"I... remember... my sister..."

A crack split through the red crystal embedded in his chest. Seraphina’s mark flickered.

> [Corruption Level Dropping: 63% → 41% → 28%]

Elias reached out a hand.

But just before Kaelen could take it—

A sharp shriek split the sky.

A black raven descended, made entirely of smoke and eyes.

It landed on Kaelen’s shoulder, whispering something inaudible.

His eyes went wide.

And then... he smiled with blood in his mouth.

"Tell her... I tried."

Kaelen thrust his own blade into his heart.

Light exploded.

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Aftermath

They stood over the spot where Kaelen fell.

Only his system crystal remained—cracked but glowing softly.

Elias picked it up.

Lilith shook her head. "We lost him."

"No," Elias said quietly. "We saved what mattered."

Aya nodded. "He died free."

> [New Trait Acquired: Heart of Defiance – Immunity to Emotion-based System Overwrites]

[Faction Morale: +10]

Elaria looked into the distance. "If Seraphina’s using ravens to send commands... she’s closer than we thought."

Elias stared at the glowing horizon.

"She’s not recruiting anymore..."

"She’s hunting."

Location: Seraphina’s Hidden Sector – Velvora Night Ring

Nothing about the place was ordinary.

Velvora wasn’t marked on any system grid. It floated in an empty void space, wrapped in gold fire and seductive illusions. A pleasure dome... on the outside.

But beneath the veil—

A prison.

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Infiltration Begins

Elias stood beside Lilith, dressed in black noblesse robes, his face veiled with a charm illusion.

Elaria had hacked them in as "elite bidders." Aya and Mira played attendants, positioned strategically to extract targets and data.

Lilith whispered, "Careful. Everyone here is either cursed... or pretending they’re not."

As they walked through, masked nobles lounged with chained Lust Hosts bound in glowing restraints. Their eyes were blank. Their moans were not pleasure—they were scripts.

Aya clenched her fist. "They’re... programmed."

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On the Stage

The host, a tall woman in crimson heels and a lace veil—Mistress Veyna—stepped onto the grand stage.

Her voice echoed like silk wrapped around poison.

"Tonight... we offer only the finest: Lust Hosts fallen from grace. Once kings, now pets. First on display..."

The curtain lifted.

A girl with deep green hair, blindfolded, wearing nothing but chains of gold.

Elias froze.

"Ivy..."

Lilith’s eyes widened. "That’s Ivy Silin—your first pact. The one who vanished during the collapse of the Lust Ring three months ago."

Aya gasped. "They took her?!"

Elaria’s scan glowed red.

> [Subject: Ivy Silin – Former Elite Lust Host – Status: Core Suppressed, 37% Corrupted]

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Bidding Begins

Mistress Veyna raised a hand.

"Opening bid: 1 million Lust Coins."

Elias stepped forward, voice deeper and colder under his illusion.

"Ten million."

The crowd gasped.

Veyna smiled. "A bold bidder. Who else wishes to own the last Thorn of Silin?"

From the back, a figure stood—a robed male with violet tattoos. Eyes glowing.

"I offer twenty million. And her soul."

Elaria’s scan screamed:

> [Cult Commander: Ravon Zehr – Seraphina’s Right Hand]

Lilith muttered, "We can’t let him win."

Elias didn’t hesitate.

"Thirty million. And I want her awake."

The crowd murmured. Veyna tilted her head.

"A risky request... but accepted."

She snapped her fingers.

The golden bindings pulsed—Ivy’s blindfold dropped.

Her eyes were green. Dim. Confused. But when they met Elias’s...

She flinched.

Then whispered:

"You shouldn’t have come."

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All Hell Breaks Loose

The moment she spoke, her chains exploded with dark energy.

> [Hidden Code Triggered – Kill Order Initiated]

Ivy screamed—not from pain, but from the system override forcing her body to attack.

"She’s being used as a puppet!" Elaria shouted.

Ravon Zehr smirked. "She was a gift from Seraphina. Now she becomes your executioner."

Ivy’s form blurred. Black vines of lust energy surged around her as she launched toward Elias like a storm.

Aya and Mira moved to intercept, but Elias raised his hand.

"No."

He stepped forward.

"Ivy. Remember me."

He dropped the illusion.

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The Bond Reignites

> [Soul Anchor Activated]

[Reconnecting Former Bond: Ivy Silin... 19%... 41%... 76%... COMPLETE]

[Host Override: Elias Black – Authorized]

The vines froze midair.

Ivy collapsed into his arms, shaking, sobbing, her voice barely audible.

"I tried... to hold on... she filled my dreams with lies..."

Elias touched her cheek. "I’m here now. You’re not hers anymore."

Behind them, Ravon hissed. "Fool."

He raised his hand—and the roof exploded.

Hundreds of cult guards poured in.

> [Warning: Hostile Forces Incoming]

Elias looked at Lilith, Aya, and Mira.

"No more hiding."

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System Dominance

> [Skill Activated: Harem Command – Dominion Field]

[All Lust Hosts within 50 meters now recognize Elias Black as Alpha Core]

Chains shattered across the room.

Other corrupted Hosts blinked, their minds clearing.

Lilith sliced through three guards in a breath. Aya charged straight at Ravon.

Elias held Ivy close and whispered, "Rest now. When you wake up, we’ll burn this place to the ground."

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