Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 88 - 86: The Hope of All Peng City

Peng City.

Five Dragon Mountain Official Shelter.

Ever since Lin Yuan led the team to the Shantong City Railway Station, the satellites in the sky have been monitoring the entire station’s movements.

However, before Mr. Yimu Wu was eliminated, the Shantong City Railway Station was shrouded in Deceitful Demon.

Therefore, the satellites couldn’t see anything.

But, when Lin Yuan swallowed that bloody giant eyeball, the Deceitful Demon at the Shantong City Railway Station instantly disappeared.

The station, long reduced to ruins by the battle, once again appeared in the satellite’s surveillance.

In the central bunker of the Five Dragon Mountain Shelter, Yang Dingguo, with a full head of white hair, stared intently at the surveillance screen before him.

On the screen was the live broadcast from the satellites.

When the rubble of the Shantong City Railway Station appeared on the screen, Yang Dingguo sprang from his chair.

"Bang!" He slammed his fist heavily on the desk, shouting in an extremely excited tone: "The Deceitful Demon is gone!"

"We did it!"

"We succeeded!"

The disappearance of the Deceitful Demon meant Mr. Yimu Wu had been completely annihilated.

Mr. Yimu Wu was the most powerful evil spirit to appear near Peng City since the invasion of dark forces.

Now, having vanquished this formidable evil spirit, Peng City’s safety is assured for the short term.

And now, what the officials and even all humanity lack the most is time.

Yang Dingguo knew he hadn’t misjudged!

Lin Yuan, that lad, did well!

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The battle with Mr. Yimu Wu lasted several hours, plus the time spent absorbing the Deceitful Qi and Lin Yuan’s period of unconsciousness.

By the time they returned to the official shelter, it was already around ten in the morning.

In the leading car of the convoy, Lin Yuan sat in the front passenger seat, already able to see the shelter’s mountain-like grand gates from a distance.

As the vehicle moved closer to the shelter, Lin Yuan saw Yang Dingguo standing at the gate, his white hair flowing, his posture upright.

At this moment, Yang Dingguo’s face no longer showed the worry from before, but was full of confidence and energy.

The death of Mr. Yimu Wu and the disappearance of the Deceitful Demon earned Peng City a long period of respite.

With enough time, Yang Dingguo had the confidence to lead Peng City to establish itself in this world full of dark forces.

"Elder Yang!"

"Elder Yang! Elder Yang!"

Upon seeing Yang Dingguo, the group quickly got out of the car, excitedly calling out to him.

"Lin Yuan, it’s all thanks to you!"

"Heaven has blessed Peng City with a hero like you."

"Otherwise, Peng City would be in danger!" Yang Dingguo patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder, his tone full of uncontrollable excitement.

Although Lin Yuan was reluctant to join the officials,

technically, he wasn’t one of the officials.

However, he was a Peng City Person, his roots were in Peng City.

Even if Lin Yuan wasn’t part of the officials, he would still stand alongside them to protect Peng City.

Lin Yuan, neither arrogant nor complacent, replied, "Elder Yang praises too much, it’s the collective effort."

Even though Lin Yuan credited the collective effort, the people of the official action team all knew.

Following Lin Yuan out there, they struck a stroke of luck and gained much more than the effort they put in.

"Neither proud in victory nor discouraged in defeat!"

"Well done!" praised Yang Dingguo, viewing Lin Yuan with even more esteem.

Since the invasion of dark forces, Yang Dingguo had seen many young people with potential, like Zhang Peng from the Zhang Family, who awakened the Eight-Armed Nezha tattoo.

Although he had strength, he became arrogant and conceited due to the sudden power.

In fact, it wasn’t just Zhang Peng, but many Life Pattern Masters who awakened their tattoo abilities harbored a sense of superiority.

However, Lin Yuan, this young man, possessed both strength and humility.

Though unmatched in power, he didn’t let it inflate his ego.

"Being not proud in victory is true indeed!"

"But talking about not being discouraged in defeat might be a bit early!"

"Mainly because I haven’t been defeated yet, who knows, maybe someday I’ll lose and come cry to Elder Yang!" Lin Yuan joked.

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, Yang Dingguo burst into laughter.

But a moment later, Yang Dingguo said with utmost seriousness: "I don’t want to see you crying!"

"You cannot be defeated because Peng City cannot afford to lose!"

Hearing Yang Dingguo’s earnest words, Lin Yuan suddenly felt a great burden.

Oh man, hearing you say that, I feel like I’ve become the hope of all Peng City.

With your high expectations, the pressure is really on me!

Unknowingly, Lin Yuan had become a crucial part of changing Peng City’s fate.

If Lin Yuan remained invincible, then Peng City would be extremely safe.

However, if Lin Yuan were defeated, Peng City would also be in grave danger.

The entirety of Peng City’s well-being had become intertwined with Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, come with me!"

"I have something I want to tell you!" Yang Dingguo looked at Lin Yuan with shining eyes.

Lin Yuan: "??? ?"

Seeing Yang Dingguo’s solemn expression, Lin Yuan just wanted to say, "I’m not listening, I’m not listening, like a turtle hearing a sermon!"

From Yang Dingguo’s extremely serious and solemn gaze, Lin Yuan had already guessed.

What Yang Dingguo wanted to say was definitely about the secrets of the supernatural invasion.

The official organizations must have gathered a lot of information about the supernatural invasion that even Lin Yuan didn’t know.

Before the supernatural invasion, this was a nation capable of controlling the fate of billions of people!

The supernatural invasion may have caught them off guard, but they certainly could react swiftly.

Even grassroots organizations like the syndicates could establish powerful forces like the Deceitful King Faction at the onset of the invasion.

The reaction speed of official organizations must be much faster than that of grassroots organizations.

Therefore, Lin Yuan determined that Yang Dingguo must be about to tell him some secrets that the officials knew.

After all, Lin Yuan’s fate was now intertwined with Peng City’s fate.

The stronger he was, the safer Peng City would naturally be.

However.

Lin Yuan really didn’t want to hear Yang Dingguo’s secret!

There’s no such thing as a free lunch; you have to pay for what you get.

The more you know, the greater your responsibility.

The lesson from Lü Dong’s past was right in front of him; Lin Yuan didn’t want to sacrifice himself for others like he did.

A candle burns itself to illuminate others, but Lin Yuan didn’t want to be something so fragile.

Lin Yuan wanted to be a spear, a sharp and sturdy spear.

Lin Yuan really didn’t want to be a hero!

He only wanted to have the ability to protect himself, then spend his days in his refuge, chatting about casual and grateful topics with Bai Ling’er and Wen Yingying.

"Ahem!" Lin Yuan coughed twice to ease his mood, then tentatively asked Yang Dingguo, "Can I not listen?"

"Elder Yang, you should know that I have a loose mouth like a loose belt!"

"I’m afraid if you tell me, one day I’ll just blab it out."

Such an obvious excuse, Yang Dingguo could naturally see through it.

For a moment, Yang Dingguo was stunned there, his eyes full of disappointment.

Yang Dingguo was old, and he didn’t know how much longer he could live.

He hoped that if something happened to him, Peng City would have someone to rely on.

Undoubtedly, the person he chose for Peng City to rely on was Lin Yuan.

Evidently, Lin Yuan’s excuse made Yang Dingguo somewhat disappointed.

Seeing the old man who had fought for Peng City all his life show such an expression.

As a native of Peng City, Lin Yuan felt a bit overwhelmed.

"No, really!"

"Elder Yang, please don’t guilt-trip me!"

"I’m really not suitable for being a hero."

"I would try being a heroic figure like Cao Cao. Hmm, mainly I want to be Cao Thief!" Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Indeed, Lin Yuan didn’t want to be a hero from the bottom of his heart.

However, what pushes a person forward is not the thoughts in their heart, but the situation.

Situations create heroes, and when the great tide of the world pushes you forward, your inner thoughts can’t change anything.

"Sigh!" Lin Yuan sighed heavily and said helplessly, "Since Elder Yang trusts me, I’ll listen then!"

"By the way, I have something I want to tell Elder Yang too."

Seeing Lin Yuan agree, the disappointment vanished from Yang Dingguo’s eyes, and he returned to normal.

He led Lin Yuan to the bunker in the center of the refuge, where they talked privately in the office.

Even Secretary Wang, who had been by Yang Dingguo’s side, was sent out this time.

Evidently, this was a secret.

Even Yang Dingguo’s personal secretary couldn’t know this secret.

"I have a lot to tell you, it might take a long time."

"You might as well go first!" With only the two of them in the office, Yang Dingguo got straight to the point.

What Lin Yuan wanted to tell Yang Dingguo was that he had discovered the Deceitful King Faction’s organization that skins Life Pattern Masters.

Without wasting time, Lin Yuan decided to speak first since that was the suggestion.

"Elder Yang, here’s what happened."

"Previously, when I was hunting Evil Spirits at the Special Square Amusement Park, I discovered an organization that skins Life Pattern Masters."

"They kill and skin Life Pattern Masters to allow ordinary people to gain the abilities of Life Pattern Masters."

"I captured a live one who said this organization is called the Deceitful King Faction."

"However, before he could finish, he was killed by a long-distance curse." Lin Yuan recounted the events to Yang Dingguo.

However, after listening to it all, Yang Dingguo’s face remained as calm as an ancient well, without the slightest hint of emotion.

Lin Yuan: "?? ???"

Lin Yuan thought, Elder Yang, I know you’re someone who’s seen a lot, but could you show a bit of a reaction to such shocking news?

You don’t have to look surprised, but at least change your expression!

However, Yang Dingguo then said something that made Lin Yuan’s expression change.

"I know about this."