Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 118 - 116: Ghost Leader – Zhang Yuandong, Take a Good Break
Lin Yuan didn’t know exactly how long had passed, but he felt the pain enveloping his entire body gradually disappear, and his body slowly regained consciousness.
Opening his eyes to scan the surroundings, Lin Yuan found that Xiangyang had vanished without a trace.
Lighting a lamp with fire.
Xiangyang had abandoned his flesh, burned his body, and transformed into a fireman of energy.
The fire in "Lighting a lamp with fire" evidently referred to none other than Xiangyang.
The fire has now disappeared, so has this lamp been lit?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan hurriedly checked his physical condition.
Communicating between his thoughts and the tattoo, Lin Yuan could clearly feel that the Soul-Luring Lamp part of the Zhong Kui tattoo had awakened completely.
Lin Yuan slowly reached out a hand, and a Bronze Ancient Lamp appeared in his hand.
The lamp’s wick vaguely resembled a human-shaped flickering flame.
If you look closer, you’ll find that this humanoid flame’s shape bears a striking resemblance to Xiangyang when he was in the fireman state.
Except, this fireman Xiangyang within the Bronze Ancient Lamp is like a miniaturized version.
Rule of Fire.
The Power of Rules within this Bronze Ancient Lamp is the Rule of Fire.
The flame of the Soul-Luring Lamp specifically burns souls, making it incredibly lethal to evil spirits.
It can be said that it’s an exceptionally valuable large-scale destructive treasure.
Moreover, as long as Lin Yuan’s strength is sufficient, this Bronze Ancient Lamp could possess the power to boil the seas and burn the rivers.
"Not bad!" Lin Yuan put away the Soul-Luring Lamp and nodded in satisfaction. "This time, not only have I helped Old Yang eliminate his worries, but I also received an unexpected joy."
"Zhong Kui’s Demon-Slaying Sword, Qiankun Umbrella, and Soul-Luring Lamp have all awakened. Next time, it should be Zhong Kui himself who awakens, right!"
To completely awaken the Zhong Kui tattoo!
Just thinking about it made Lin Yuan excited. At this stage, if he can awaken the Zhong Kui tattoo.
Then he truly wouldn’t fear the tycoons scheming against Peng City!
As long as he can awaken the Zhong Kui tattoo, even if the Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction comes, Lin Yuan is confident enough to chop off his head and use it as a chamber pot.
It’s not the time to think this much now; time to leave!
With Xu Fuchao’s death, Peng City should be peaceful for a few days.
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Lin’an City.
Bottom of West Lake.
Deceitful King Faction headquarters.
"Bang!"
The Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction, who looked somewhat like an alien, slammed the table fiercely and angrily shouted at Zhang Yuandong: "Does your Zhang Family know how to handle things? Can you do it?"
"You, Zhang Yuandong, thumped your chest assuring me that you could send people to Peng City, but now, the result?"
A few days ago, after the tycoon forces had drawn up a plan, they needed someone to implement it.
Since the strange invasion, Peng City has delivered a perfect answer sheet.
In terms of the current situation, Peng City is considered the city with the most survivors and the most intact preservation.
Therefore, within the entire Deceitful King Faction, the various tycoons are very interested in Peng City.
Everyone wants to implement this plan, with the full cooperation of the Deceitful King Faction, it’s almost guaranteed to succeed.
Once the plan succeeds, the tycoon responsible for implementing it will surely get a bigger share of the benefits.
Back then, major and minor tycoons almost fought fiercely to carry out the task.
Among these competing tycoons was Zhang Yuandong, naturally.
It was the Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction who insisted on letting Zhang Yuandong execute the plan, despite opposition.
For this reason, he even handed over all the power of the Deceitful King Faction in Demon Dragon City to Zhang Yuandong.
But even so, the task was botched!
Since the task was botched, someone would certainly have to take the blame.
Undoubtedly, the one to take the blame could only be Zhang Yuandong.
In truth, Zhang Yuandong was a loyal supporter of the Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction.
He didn’t really want to deal with Zhang Yuandong, but without intervention, it’s hard to appease everyone.
First, he berated Zhang Yuandong, to make a statement.
"Ghost Leader, it must have been Lin Yuan again!"
"I truly didn’t expect he’d be able to reach the borders of Demon Dragon City and intercept Xu Fugou."
"With Lin Yuan protecting Yang Dingguo, we’re likely to find it very hard to move against Yang Dingguo, and even harder to take Peng City!" Zhang Yuandong said dejectedly.
Regarding Lin Yuan, Zhang Yuandong was truly a bit disheartened.
Since crossing paths with Lin Yuan, Zhang Yuandong has continuously lost battles against him, never having won.
The Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction pondered for a moment before slowly saying: "We’ll have the Ma Family handle eliminating Lin Yuan."
"As for plans against Yang Dingguo and Peng City, my suggestion is to let Old Zhang continue to manage them!"
"After all, among us here, the first to interact with Yang Dingguo and Peng City was Old Zhang, and he’s the most experienced."
The internal struggles within the Deceitful King Faction are also intense, and even the position of Ghost Leader is not unshakeable.
Within the Deceitful King Faction, there are more than just a few eying the Ghost Leader’s seat!
Zhang Yuandong is the Ghost Leader’s supporter, so after reprimanding Zhang Yuandong, he’s still preparing to hand the task over to him.
Zhang Yuandong is his man, and this way, after capturing Peng City, they could gain most of Peng City’s benefits.
By then, with Lin’an City and Peng City in his hands, the Ghost Leader’s position in the Deceitful King Faction would be unshakable.
However, those who can sit here today are all seasoned foxes; they’re cunning all over.
The Ghost Leader hadn’t even finished speaking before someone stood up to oppose.
The person standing up to oppose wasn’t anyone else, it was Li Hongyan, who last sent people to hunt down Xu Weili, only to end up with an entire hunting squad that didn’t return.
"Old Zhang indeed has experience, no doubt!"
"But, he hasn’t beaten them!"
"All his experience comes from failure. I’d say it’s better to have none!" Li Hongyan said sarcastically.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuandong stood up suddenly and pointed at Li Hongyan’s nose, cursing, "Old Li, don’t push me too far!"
"I’ve never offended you, if you think I’m an easy target, I won’t be polite!"
Li Hongyan wasn’t intimidated at all and casually said while sitting there, "Don’t be polite, just go ahead."
"Anyway, the only thing you, Zhang Yuandong, are good at is dealing with your own people."
The most infuriating thing in this world isn’t angry cursing, but sarcasm.
Li Hongyan’s sarcasm made Zhang Yuandong feel worse than getting slapped twice!
"Bang!"
The Ghost Leader slapped the table forcefully and scolded both of them, "You two, shut up! Fighting internally at this time? Are you forcing me to enforce family rules?"
After being scolded by the Ghost Leader, both Zhang Yuandong and Li Hongyan dared not speak.
Then, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and glasses, gentle in manner, slowly opened his mouth and said, "I say, let’s make a change!"
"Old Li’s words may be unpleasant, but they are truthful."
"Old Zhang has experience indeed, but he hasn’t actually won against Lin Yuan and Yang Dingguo."
"If we lose more people, it’s a loss for our Deceitful King Faction!"
"I represent the Huang Family’s opinion, let’s replace him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a square-faced middle-aged man with a just air also agreed, "Our Liu Family supports the change too!"
"The Wang Family supports the change!"
"The Liu Family supports the change!"
"The Meng Family supports the change!"
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The Huang and Liu Families, leading the call for change, are both major financial groups controlling one of the nine hunting squads of the Deceitful King Faction.
Their reason for supporting the change is simple: Zhang Yuandong is the Ghost Leader’s man.
The benefits shouldn’t all go to the Ghost Leader.
It must be understood that the Deceitful King Faction is now a coalition organization.
The Ghost Leader, although he represents the Ma Family, and holds a position similar to the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, doesn’t actually have absolute control.
When his decisions align with the interests of most financial families, they naturally support him.
But when his decisions conflict with their interests, they will oppose him all the same.
A single stone stirred up thousands of waves.
At this moment, in the conference room, opposing voices were rising and falling.
The majority of the financial families agreed to a change; the few who didn’t speak also remained silent.
Only a very few Family Heads affiliated with the Ma Family voiced support for Zhang Yuandong.
However, such voices were too weak and were quickly drowned out.
If one or two families opposed his decision, it might be nothing, but now, it’s the majority of financial families against his decision.
Clearly, something is wrong.
The Ghost Leader’s brow furrowed, and he realized something.
He knew that today everyone is ostensibly against Zhang Yuandong, but in reality, they are against him!
The Ghost Leader is astute; he quickly grasped everyone’s intention after a little thought.
Ever since he became the Ghost Leader of the Deceitful King Faction, he and the back Ma Family’s conduct had been somewhat off.
These people are using today’s matter to express their discontent.
The Ghost Leader understood that he couldn’t protect Zhang Yuandong today.
He must sacrifice a pawn to save the king, first remove Zhang Yuandong, let everyone vent their anger.
Then slowly plot and plan.
"Since nobody favors Old Zhang, let him take a break and adjust himself. We’ll wait until you’re ready to regroup." The Ghost Leader slowly spoke, reluctantly dismissing his trusted aide.
Though Zhang Yuandong was removed, the Ghost Leader didn’t appoint a successor in place of Zhang Yuandong.
Instead, he calmly said, "Xu Fuchao is dead, and in the short term, we cannot find anyone who can replace Yang Dingguo, so our previous plan cannot proceed!"
"As for how to control Peng City, we need a new plan!"
"In the coming days, I will have someone try to kill Lin Yuan. We hope to pave the way early on for dealing with Yang Dingguo and seizing Peng City."
"Anyone who wishes to replace Old Zhang in this position must first present their proposal. Once viable proposals are received, we will hold a meeting to vote on these proposals."
"Whose proposal is most feasible, they will carry it out."
After saying these words, the Ghost Leader immediately announced the adjournment of the meeting.
These financial families dispersed, barely communicating with each other.
How should I put it!
These financial families were like people who happily went five-black at night, only to lose consecutively, taking five separate cabs home the next morning.
(P.S.: I owe the brothers five Chapters, remember! We’re currently writing transitional plots and not in a great state, please go easy on the criticism brothers.)
