Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings-Chapter 99 - 97: Maniac, Gambler, Mad Woman, Day Traveler

Chapter 99: Chapter 97: Maniac, Gambler, Mad Woman, Day Traveler

Huaihai Hall Cinema.

The Celestial King checked the time, furrowing his brows and speaking with a somber expression, "Why haven’t Lingguan and Day Traveler returned yet?"

At this time, Prajna and Diting, who were sent to the Five Dragon Mountain Shelter, had already completed their mission and returned safely.

However, Lingguan and Day Traveler had yet to return.

"Could something have happened?"

"Boss, shall I go and assist?" Prajna suggested to the Celestial King.

Among the hunting squad, besides the deceased Night Traveler, Prajna had the most impressive agility and stealth skills.

Therefore, it’s usually Prajna who handles rescue operations.

However, before the Celestial King could respond, Diting’s ears twitched a few times, and he promptly reported, "Boss, someone’s back!"

"But it’s only Day Traveler’s footsteps."

As Diting finished speaking, Day Traveler staggered into the abandoned theater.

Day Traveler was drenched in blood, his clothing soaked through.

"Boss..."

"Boss, Lingguan, Lingguan he..." He didn’t finish before his head slumped, and he fainted.

Day Traveler fainted, and the Celestial King quickly moved to examine his injuries.

It was a shock at first glance!

The injuries on Day Traveler’s body could be described with four words: horrendous.

Apart from numerous surface wounds, there was a nearly fatal penetrating wound.

This penetrating wound went through Day Traveler’s liver; he managed to endure until now solely through the Life Pattern Master’s skill.

Day Traveler’s condition now could be described as a dead end.

Forget that the current medical conditions have deteriorated since the mysterious invasion; even before the invasion, with injuries like these, one would typically head straight to the crematorium.

Seeing Day Traveler in such a state, the Celestial King’s face turned extremely grim.

Lingguan and Day Traveler went on a mission, Lingguan didn’t return, and although Day Traveler returned, he was barely alive.

Day Traveler is now on the brink of death, separated merely by a thin shell.

It’s not just about Day Traveler dying; the Celestial King needs to know exactly what happened.

Otherwise, tonight’s operation would have to be canceled.

At this moment, the Celestial King seemed to remember something and looked at Zhang Peng with piercing eyes.

In Zhang Peng’s possession, there was a life-saving Blood Pill.

A few days ago, the Zhang Family obtained three Blood Pills while hunting a powerful self-healing Evil Spirit.

The effects of the Blood Pill are astonishing; regardless of how severe your injuries are, as long as you consume it, within ten minutes, the injuries will heal.

The Zhang Family acquired three Blood Pills in total, two held by the Family Head Zhang Yuandong, and the remaining one was given to Zhang Peng for life-saving purposes during his travels.

"Young Master, you must use your Blood Pill to save her!" the Celestial King said to Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng glanced at the fallen Day Traveler and sneered, "She doesn’t deserve to waste my Blood Pill."

In Zhang Peng’s eyes, Day Traveler was merely a regular member of the hunting squad.

If she died, the Zhang Family could easily find a replacement.

But something like the Blood Pill, a life-saving item, was extremely rare in the Zhang Family.

The value of the Blood Pill exceeded Day Traveler’s life.

The Celestial King understood Zhang Peng’s sentiment and tried to persuade, "Young Master, her life may be insignificant."

"But the information she holds is crucial for us."

"Lingguan’s skills are second only to mine in the team; Lingguan hasn’t returned. I suspect there’s an ambush."

"I can’t lead the team into danger. If we don’t figure out what they encountered, tonight’s operation would have to be canceled."

Upon hearing about the operation’s cancellation, Zhang Peng showed some response.

Zhang Peng harbored deep hatred for Lin Yuan; he wished nothing more than to kill Lin Yuan.

With an opportunity today, Zhang Peng naturally didn’t want to miss it.

After contemplating briefly, Zhang Peng’s desire to kill Lin Yuan triumphed, and he took out his Blood Pill.

"Alright!"

"Let’s heed Uncle Li’s advice!" Zhang Peng handed the Blood Pill to the Celestial King.

Receiving the Blood Pill, the Celestial King did not feed the entire pill to Day Traveler.

He split it forcefully in half, giving only a small portion to Day Traveler.

The remaining large portion he returned to Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng saw half of the Blood Pill left, and considered it a worthwhile deal.

One had to admit, these tycoons indeed hold valuable items!

After a small part of the Blood Pill was fed to Day Traveler, his wounds began to heal visibly.

About ten minutes later, Day Traveler slowly regained consciousness.

Feeling the state of his body, Day Traveler’s mouth curled slightly beneath the eerie mask.

He was smiling, a smile of success in deception.

When Lin Yuan released Day Traveler, Day Traveler was unharmed.

Not even a hair was lost.

How did Day Traveler end up in the previous injured state then?

The answer is...

Self-harm.

In the hunting squad, Lingguan’s strength was second only to the Celestial King.

Lingguan died, and Day Traveler returned alive, moreover, unscathed.

This would definitely arouse suspicion from the Celestial King.

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Therefore, the Day Traveler needed to inflict some wounds on themselves, to make it look like they had escaped by the skin of their teeth.

During the act of self-harm, the Day Traveler suddenly recalled hearing Zhang Peng mentioning to the Celestial King about a life-saving Blood Pill in his possession.

The Day Traveler realized there was going to be a big battle tonight between Lin Yuan, the Celestial King, and Zhang Peng.

If Zhang Peng still possessed this Blood Pill, it would be as if he had an extra life.

Thinking this, the Day Traveler wanted to trick Zhang Peng into using the Blood Pill before the battle began.

Thus, instead of merely inflicting some superficial wounds, the Day Traveler directly stabbed their own internal organs.

Having been in the hunting squad for so long, the Day Traveler was very aware of the Celestial King’s personality.

The Celestial King was extremely cautious; without absolute confidence, he would rather cancel the plan than take a risk.

So, seeing someone return with grave injuries and on the brink of death, while Lingguan hadn’t returned at all, he would certainly grow suspicious.

The Celestial King wanted to know what had happened, and the Day Traveler was the only one who knew.

But the Day Traveler was gravely injured and dying, so to question them, they needed to be revived first.

To save them, the Blood Pill from Zhang Peng had to be used.

This was the Day Traveler’s plan, gambling with their life.

They were betting that the Celestial King would persuade Zhang Peng to use the Blood Pill to save them.

If the gamble was lost, their life would be forfeit.

It must be said that the Day Traveler was now a complete Mad Woman.

To avenge the Night Traveler, they were willing to do whatever it took.

The Mad Woman’s luck was quite good, it seems she won the bet.

However, when the Celestial King fed her the Blood Pill, she was in a coma.

So, she didn’t know that only half of the Blood Pill was used.

Seeing the Day Traveler’s condition improve slightly, the Celestial King hurriedly asked them, "What happened, where is Lingguan?"

The Day Traveler’s acting was quite good, pretending to be heavy-hearted, she said, "Captain, Lingguan is dead!"

Although he had already suspected as much, hearing the truth still made the Celestial King’s expression twist a bit.

The plan had just started, and they’d already lost a crucial member like Lingguan.

This was...

An unfortunate start!

At this moment, Prajna stepped up to the Day Traveler, scrutinizing them with suspicious eyes, and malevolently said, "Day Traveler, Lingguan is dead, how are you still alive?"

"You didn’t perhaps become a traitor, did you?"

The Day Traveler and Prajna were the only two women in the hunting squad, and their relationship could be described as like water and fire.

Therefore, no one took Prajna’s words seriously.

They just saw it as Prajna taking the opportunity to mock the Day Traveler.

The Celestial King glared at Prajna, reprimanding her, "Prajna, now’s not the time for infighting, put away your petty thoughts."

The Celestial King didn’t believe the Day Traveler could be a traitor, because, just with the severity of the Day Traveler’s injuries,

If they had been delayed a bit longer, they would have died on the road.

Even if they had made it back, without Zhang Peng’s willingness to use the Blood Pill, it would have been a dead end.

The Celestial King thought, who would joke with their own life like that?

Little did he know, the Day Traveler wasn’t a normal person! This was a Mad Woman.

After scolding Prajna, the Celestial King eagerly asked the Day Traveler, "What exactly happened?"

"How did Lingguan die, who killed him?"

"Lin..."

"It was Lin Yuan who killed him, after we completed the mission, we were about to leave when we happened upon Lin Yuan."

"Knowing we’re no match for him, in a critical moment, Lingguan devised a plan to escape in different directions."

"So, we ran in two different directions."

"Lingguan’s skills are strong, so naturally Lin Yuan chased after him. As for my injuries, they were inflicted by those around him."

"Luckily, Lin Yuan chased after Lingguan, otherwise, it would have been me who died!"

At this point, the Day Traveler made a show of feeling a lingering fear.

The Day Traveler’s explanation was quite reasonable, and the Celestial King’s suspicions were not aroused.

Whomever Lin Yuan pursued was doomed without a doubt.

The Celestial King thought that dying at Lin Yuan’s hands, Lingguan had lost with honor.

However, the Celestial King didn’t know Lingguan hadn’t died at Lin Yuan’s hands, but was tortured to death by the Day Traveler standing before him.

"Was the Spirit Summoning Blood smeared on the city wall as planned?"

"Yes, it was smeared after completing the mission, just before encountering Lin Yuan."

"Near the Wushan Shelter, was there any ambush discovered?"

"No."

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After gathering so much information from the Day Traveler, the Celestial King decided to proceed with the night’s operation.

"Lingguan’s death was an accident, tonight’s operation continues."

"We’ve lost yet another brother, tonight we must breach the Wushan Shelter and kill Lin Yuan to avenge Lingguan’s death." The Celestial King had started the pre-battle pep talk.

Though Lingguan was dead, the overall morale of the hunting squad wasn’t much affected.

At this moment, the entire hunting squad’s morale was high, especially Zhang Peng, who kept clamoring about chopping off Lin Yuan’s head to use as a chamber pot.

"Rest for half an hour!"

"In half an hour, we will go arrange Lin Yuan’s funeral." The Celestial King declared firmly.