Ling Cage: Starting with Sharingan, Vatican seeks to breed.

Lin Yuan nodded approvingly and snapped his fingers, "As expected of Erica, she's incredibly clever."

"Hum hum."

Erica was clearly charmed by this, her eyes crinkling into crescents as she hummed smugly.

Little girls are indeed easier to fool.

Lin Yuan smiled inwardly and continued, "The location of these cores is uncertain. Destroying this core will kill the Devouring Beast completely."

Mark frowned, noticing a problem:

"Since that thing was inside the Devouring Beast's body, and its location was uncertain, how did you find its location and hit it?"

Although a way to kill the Devouring Beast has been found, the difficulty of killing it is still too high.

"Because of intuition," Lin Yuan smiled and said without hesitation.

Mark and the others were somewhat surprised, not expecting such a response.

Of course, I don't have that kind of incredible intuition. Actually, I was just using it to fool people; it's all thanks to the Sharingan...

Lin Yuan explained without changing his expression:

"As you all probably know, after receiving visual, auditory, and olfactory information, people can make judgments directly without thinking. This is intuition."

"Huh? Do I know?"

Erica was a little confused, and a question mark appeared on her little head.

Ran Bing also looked at Mark with a puzzled expression.

Mark coughed slightly, a little embarrassed, and nodded in agreement: "That's right, there is such a saying."

He's just a reckless brute who likes to fight and kill, not some kind of clerical worker, so he wouldn't have the time or inclination to understand these things.

Lin Yuan didn't want them to dwell on this point, so he immediately said...

"Actually, intuition isn't important. What's important is the commonality among the Devouring Beasts. If we can grasp some kind of pattern, we might be able to pinpoint the core and find a way to kill them."

"For example, although the types of Devouring Beasts are different, their feeding organs have certain similarities. For example, the Devouring Beasts in the previous spaceship wreckage had glowing tentacles as their feeding organs, while the super-large Devouring Beasts had bone spurs on their backs with red crystals as their feeding organs."

"Although their feeding organs are different, experienced veterans can quickly identify them by following certain patterns."

Lin Yuan was not lying about this.

In the previous storyline, there was a case where a veteran, upon hearing the description, immediately located the organs that the Devouring Beast consumed.

Mark grew increasingly surprised as he listened, giving Lin Yuan a deep look.

"If you had joined the Wilderness Hunters sooner, perhaps we could have saved a lot of our brothers from dying."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "It's not too late now."

Mark chuckled and patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder: "You're right, kid. It's not too late to join the Hunters now. I'll ask the city lord for permission to let you join the Hunters team, no matter what you say."

To study the core of the Devouring Beast, it is necessary to capture enough samples, which is extremely difficult.

Even if a research direction is found, it may not be correct. Finding a way to locate the core of the Devouring Beast will probably take a very long time.

But one thing is certain: Lin Yuan is an indisputable talent.

On the other side, the common people were excited to see Lin Yuan chatting happily with Captain Mark.

“4077 is just like us, a mere mortal.”

They also knew about Lin Yuan's meritorious service in the ground mission.

Therefore, I was deeply encouraged.

If 4077 can do this, why can't they, who are also ordinary people, do the same?

A spark of hope rose in everyone's hearts.

Inside the gravity body, 4068 looked in the direction of Lin Yuan, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He clearly did something good, he even saved a dying hunter.

Why is everyone focusing on 4077, and no one paying attention to themselves?

Why is everyone talking about 4077?

..........

The convoy moved forward.

We finally arrived at the lighthouse.

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the lighthouse in the sky lower its elevator platform.

Although the lighthouse may fall down in the future, for now it is a relatively safe and secure shelter.

Next, once I strengthen my Sharingan and activate its new potential, I will be able to protect myself to a certain extent in this world.

Having come to this world, Lin Yuan not only wanted to survive, but also hoped to change the plot and make up for the regrets of his previous life.

Upon returning to the lighthouse, the hunters were greeted by cheers from the lighthouse's inhabitants, with Captain Mark's cheers being the loudest.

The children of the Dust People ran excitedly all the way here, just to catch a glimpse of Captain Mark.

Hearing the children's excited voices, Mark tossed a box of compressed biscuits over and winked at the child who caught them.

Many residents also leaned on the railings, waving to the hunters.

Those commoners who accompanied the group were naturally ignored.

In the eyes of those who had never set foot on the ground, no matter how many people the Dust People sacrificed, how much effort they put in, or how much supplies this gathering mission brought back, the credit had nothing to do with the Dust People.

Even most of the Dust People themselves think so.

The three laws of the lighthouse have been in effect for over twenty years, and the shackles of thought have become deeply ingrained; this is how ordinary people are born.

Of course, Dust4068 is an exception.

Lin Yuan glanced at 4068, who was waving excitedly to everyone inside the gravity body, and felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi - mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).

Once a person has tasted success, they will not easily be content with mediocrity.

It has to be said that, regardless of whether killing Mark was right or wrong, his ability to survive in the cracks of power struggles, and to survive so many death attempts, rising from a commoner to become the captain of the Hunters, Suiying, can only be described as incredibly lucky.

.........

The convoy stopped at the lighthouse's supply distribution room.

Many people came up to move the collected supplies, sort them, and store them.

The injured hunters were taken to a medical facility for treatment.

Lin Yuan, however, took a break and curiously observed his surroundings.

This was the first time he had carefully observed the lighthouse's surroundings since arriving in this world.

Still basking in the cheers, 4068 stood in front of the gravity body, stroking it for a while, reluctant to leave.

Corey, who was rescued by 4068, was deemed to have no medical value due to the severity of his injuries and insufficient contribution points.

Mark and Ran Bing were discussing using their contribution points to offset the deduction.

This level of injury might not be healed even after consuming all of your dedication points.

Captain Mark is indeed a man of great loyalty and righteousness.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh. Traveling to this world was quite different from watching anime.

I also glanced at Penny as she was being carried onto the stretcher.

Although Penny was shot, she is not in life-threatening danger and received basic treatment. She is expected to recover quickly after treatment.

She had already woken up and then pointed a pistol at herself.

This blonde girl is quite mischievous.

Lin Yuan suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Penny released the safety on her pistol and pulled the trigger, pointing it at her own head.

Immediately afterwards, gunshots echoed throughout the entire venue.

Mark, Ran Bing, and the others' expressions changed, and they looked in the direction of the gunshot with disbelief.

Chapter 10: Light Bearer Vanti

The bullet hit empty air.

Lin Yuan reacted quickly, lunging forward before Penny could fire and forcibly deflecting the gun.

"Let go! I don't need your help! Let me die!"

Penny struggled, but he still managed to take the pistol away from her with ease.

"Give it to me! Give me the gun right now!"

Penny rushed over shouting, and the medical staff rushed forward to try to control her, but she kicked them to the ground in a few blows.

Due to the excessive movement, blood seeped from the bandage again.

This girl is such a headache...

Lin Yuan casually threw the gun on the ground and pressed her shoulders down with both hands like iron hoops, making her unable to move at all.

"Why, why won't you let me die?" Penny cried out.

Lin Yuan felt somewhat helpless.

Based on my understanding of the plot, the current situation is because Donnie is dead, and Penny doesn't want to live anymore.

"I saved you twice, are you really planning to die like this? Have you killed all the Devouring Beasts? Is the ground safe now?"

"Aren't you going to just die like this? Don't you want to avenge Donnie?"

Hearing Lin Yuan's last words.

Penny, who had been looking utterly resigned, suddenly became much quieter.

However, her eyes remained dull and lifeless, like a stagnant pool, and she gave a bitter laugh:

"You make it sound so simple, but what can I possibly do?"

Meanwhile, medical staff rushed over with restraints.

Since Penny stopped resisting, they easily tied her up, gave her a sedative injection, and then carried her away on a stretcher.

Lin Yuan fell silent after hearing Penny's words.

Indeed, there's not much an ordinary person like her can do in this apocalypse, so the statement about avenging Downey is rather humorous.

However, if I become strong enough, perhaps I can end this apocalypse.

Lin Yuan suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the metal ground, followed by a scream. He looked in the direction of the sound.

4068 was found being held down by two priests, his face pressed firmly to the ground.

Then came the heavy sound of footsteps.

Shalif, clad in armor and exuding an imposing presence, walked over.

"They're the Lightbearers! What are they doing here?"

The dust-covered people carrying supplies immediately shrank back, too frightened to move.

When 4068 saw Shalif approaching, he immediately showed a look of panic.

"W-what are you going to do?"

"According to the Lighthouse Law, commoners are forbidden from touching the weapons of the upper classes; violators will be punished with 12 lashes!"

The priest, holding an iron whip, coldly shouted:

"But I helped before... Ah!"

Before 4068 could finish speaking, the thick iron whip struck him, making him scream in pain.

Lin Yuan frowned and looked at the two priests walking towards him.

So, it was coming for me after all?

The two priests reached out to grab Lin Yuan, intending to subdue him on the ground just like they had done with 4068.