My wife is the stand-in.

Li Junzi, who was standing to the side, wanted to express his thoughts. He wanted to say that there was no need for everyone's help, as he and his elder brother could take down a position on their own. He also mentioned that many of the heroes on the five boats possessed carefully selected underwater specialties, and using them on land would be a waste. However, someone spoke before him.

"Great hero, I don't understand!"

Everyone looked and saw Zeng Aman, the leader of the Qianmiao Village branch.

His arms and legs were covered in tattoos. He stood to one side, arms crossed, muscles bulging: "Isn't this going too far? This operation is a joint effort between the military and Qunxia Mountain. What we're doing..."

He glanced at Xu Xiangqian, whose expression was somewhat complicated, and said, "The military is facing a dilemma, given that this involves an extermination order. Besides, I believe the military can handle this kind of thing on its own. Let's talk to the higher-ups about it."

Zeng Aman's words made Amanosaki's eyes light up.

As expected of a branch leader, he spoke shrewdly, saying he was considering the military's face and Xu Xiangqian's concerns, while also using the military to block Dongfang Shuyexia's plan.

Amanosaki looked around and realized that the other heroes didn't quite agree with the Eastern Leaf Hero's plan either.

That makes sense. This operation is different from the past; carrying it out would be tantamount to openly slapping the military in the face.

The beneficiary was the Eastern Leaf Knight, while the scapegoats were the five boats of knights and their branch offices.

After all, from the military's perspective, the official person in charge of the large-scale suppression was Dongfang Shuyexia, but he was merely a temporary leader. The real backers were powerful forces like the Yushan Branch and the Qianmiao Village Branch.

Upon hearing this, the Eastern Leaf Knight snorted rather angrily: "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Zeng Aman spread her hands, and the tattoos came to life, with centipedes, scorpions, spiders and other venomous creatures emerging from under her skin: "Among the knights sent out by the Qianmiao Village branch this time, there are a few who are as skilled as me in using poison and Gu. I can poison the drinking water and air conditioning in the camp to make them all fall asleep, or at the very least reduce their will to resist."

"And then?" Oriental Leaf Knight snorted.

"Then please lead your men into the camp, find the heretics, and rid the people of this scourge!" Zeng Aman slashed down hard with her hand, making a beheading gesture.

Oriental Leaf Knight looked at everyone and saw that they were quite interested in the plan. Knowing that it was impossible, he sighed and was about to agree.

But at this time, Li Junzi finally saw an opportunity for illustration.

He raised his hand and shouted loudly, "This kind of thing doesn't need Master Dongfang Shuye to do it personally! Master Zeng, just focus on poisoning, and leave the rest to my elder brother!"

"Who is your older brother?" Oriental Leaf Knight asked subconsciously.

"he!"

Li Junzi pointed at the bewildered Amanosaki and said loudly, "If all three positions are poisoned, my elder brother alone will kill them all!"

Saeko Busujima kicked Li Junzi in the back of the knee, grabbed the ear of this guy who couldn't read the room, and quickly apologized to Xu Xiangqian: "I'm really sorry, he has a problem here, please don't take it to heart."

Saeko Busujima bowed and apologized. Her beautiful face, excellent temperament, and sincere attitude prevented Xu Xiangqian, who was furious upon hearing "kill them all," from getting angry. In addition, Li Junzi's ear was pinched and he knew that he had said something wrong, so he repeatedly apologized to himself.

He could only sit in the chair, glaring at Amanosaki and venting his anger on him.

Amanosaki pretended not to understand, his face expressionless, but inwardly he was cursing:

"You bastard! What do you mean by 'kill them all'? How can you say something like that?! Even if it's the truth, couldn't you have waited for Dongfang Shuyexia to agree before we secretly coordinated with Zeng Aman? I have the Spear of Longchinus; why would I need the soldiers from three positions to die with me to kill some heretic?!"

“I think our Stand user might actually have that ability. Here’s what we’ll do: Zeng Aman, you guys go and poison him. As for the task of sneaking around to find the heretics, let Stand user Amanosaki handle it. If you can’t handle it, just give us a signal and we’ll come to help as quickly as possible.”

Amanosaki was inwardly complaining when Dongfang Shuyexia, whose mood had been annoyed by Li Junzi, inexplicably approved of this bizarre plan.

Amanosaki looked up and saw the bird-like face of the Eastern Leaf Man giving him a meaningful smile.

Chapter 185: Hallucinogenic Magic

The rain intensified, and the river began to rise.

After all, the tropical cyclone was affecting the area, causing a severe deterioration in the weather within hundreds of kilometers. Rainfall and strong winds were constant, and the water collected by the upper and middle reaches of the river was flowing into the main stream. Adding to the pressure were the numerous four-clawed scaled fish in the river, desperately trying to break through the defenses and find a way out for their queen. Therefore, the waterline was gradually moving upstream towards the warning line.

Li Junzi stood on tiptoe at the edge of the 403 position for a while, then turned around and shouted to Tennozaki, "Big brother! It's not a big problem, the river won't rise for several hours!"

Amanosaki, who was standing with his hands outstretched in front of a tent at the front line, letting Saeko Busujima put a carbon ceramic combat suit on him, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Li Junzi had previously boasted arrogantly in the military camp, claiming that Amanosaki could handle everything on his own, which angered Xu Xiangqian and gave Dongfang Shuyexia an opportunity to take advantage of Amanosaki.

Therefore, Amanosaki was now forced to accept the mission of taking down three positions.

But what worried Amanosaki, or rather, even the Leaf Knight of the East, the most was not the position, but the current of the great river.

Every year in late summer and early autumn, cities along the Yangtze River are threatened by rising water levels due to summer rainstorms and tropical cyclones.

Although it hasn't reached the level of a flood, some cities have experienced flooding due to insufficiently high dikes or untimely sand removal during the winter, causing the river to overflow its banks in some areas and disrupting traffic.

At this time, it's inevitable that some four-clawed fish, disoriented by the floodwaters, will wander into the city, become extremely hungry, eat pet dogs, and even injure people.

Although the blockade line chosen by the Hongdu branch was far from the city, with cliffs just a few hundred meters away on both sides, making it a perfect natural dam to contain the flood, the artillery positions were still located on the inside of the cliffs.

Amanosaki didn't want to face a mad dog-like fish plague while suppressing the artillery positions and dealing with the outsiders.

Li Junzi grew up in Yushan and often secretly swam in the river. He was very familiar with the river. If he said the river water couldn't come up, then it definitely couldn't come up!

"Hiss—!" The belt around his waist tightened, snapping Amanosaki back to reality.

The warm, soft fabric pressed against his back, and even through the carbon ceramic combat suit, Amanosaki could feel the sheer size of the fabric behind him.

Her slender hands slipped under her armpits into her combat uniform, gently kneading Amanosaki's chest. Saeko Busujima's naturally seductive voice drifted into his ears:

"What am I thinking? My thoughts are so jumbled up that I can't even tell what I'm thinking."

Saeko Busujima bit Amanosaki's ear, her breath hot as she spoke, making Amanosaki shiver.

Everyone looked much more energetic.

"With such a great voice, it's a real shame you're not doing vocal sarm."

Saeko Busujima chuckled upon hearing this, "You're willing to do that?"

"Of course I'd give you up, how could I not?" Amanosaki took advantage of the time before the big battle to take advantage of the situation, and said flirtatiously, "You're so beautiful and so considerate, I wish I could broadcast it live to the whole world so that everyone could see how wonderful my wife is."

"Eh~." Saeko Busujima smiled knowingly, "You're flattering me so much, I'm getting a little cocky."

“You can do it, you can do it!” Amanosaki laughed heartily, but the next second, Saeko Busujima’s words made him quiet down.

"Great! When I see Sister Shuyu, I'm going to brag to her about what you said."

Amanosaki slapped Saeko Busujima's hand, which was circling her chest, and quickly grabbed her hand. He looked at the purple-haired girl who was grinning at him, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment. Finally, he couldn't hold back and said awkwardly, "You are the first wife, you have to set a good example for the concubines. You can't bully people like this."

"Who are you bullying? Shuyu?"

"Okay, okay, it's me!" Amanosaki couldn't keep up the act any longer and could only beg for mercy, "Good wife, give me a chance, I want to be a good person."

Saeko Busujima turned her head to the side, revealing an adorable snort: "Good guy? We'll see how you behave tonight."

Well, I still have to do manual labor tonight.

Amanosaki's face was half fear and half joy as Saeko Busujima patted his butt and chased him out of the tent.

He was immediately drenched by the downpour, patted his face, splashing countless drops of water, and Amanosaki quickly suppressed his smile.

A row of four-clawed fish was placed in front of him, bound by fishing nets and unable to move.

The river is now full of these kinds of fish; you can cast your net anywhere and not come back empty-handed.

"Master Amanosaki, everything is ready."

Zeng Aman clasped her hands in a fist and asked someone to help her scatter the fish one by one.

Amanosaki stopped them, saying, "No need. Speed ​​is of the essence. The plan is set, so don't waste time. Go and poison them first."

Seeing this, Zeng Aman nodded, and without even greeting the current leader of the team, Dongfang Shuyexia, she immediately called to her partner and left, draped in a camouflage net.

In just five minutes, Amanosaki was ready to leave, leaving behind a pile of desiccated corpses that seemed out of place in the damp environment, before disappearing into the dark, leaden clouds.

The Eastern Leaf Knight hovered in the air, looking at the way everyone looked down on him, his face ashen.

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In the military camp, Xu Xiangqian sat in front of a map, holding a strong cup of tea, not sleepy at all.

He was a little anxious.

When Amanosaki accepted the mission, he told the Eastern Leaf Man that his methods could not guarantee everyone's life.

Oriental Leaf Knight said he never intended to force a gang-level knight to kill heretics without harming anyone.

Xu Xiangqian could tell that Amanosaki was very popular among these heroes, but his relationship with the branch-level hero, Dongfang Shuye, was quite strained.

"Please don't let anything happen...please don't let anything happen!" Xu Xiangqian's lips parted slightly as he silently prayed for his comrades.

They were all commanders of automatic artillery positions, and their units were the same. The commanders and soldiers of Xu Xiangqian's 403, 402, and even 400 positions were all acquaintances, and they really didn't want to see their comrades die at the hands of their own people.

This is... so frustrating!

He checks his watch every now and then, feeling like each day is an eternity.

About ten minutes later, the tent flaps were flung open, releasing a chilling wind and dampness that sent shivers down one's spine. The concrete slabs at the entrance were immediately soaked.

Xu Xiangqian stood up abruptly, staring at the newcomer.

It was Amanosaki who returned.

Xu Xiangqian looked Amanosaki up and down, not missing a single inch of his body.

'No blood... With such heavy rain, it might have been washed away.' He thought to himself, then asked, 'How is the situation?'

Amanosaki entered the room and first went to get some water. After finishing the whole bottle, he rubbed his hands, which were a little white from being soaked in water, and sat down in front of the stove. He took two oranges from somewhere, peeled them, and placed them in front of the stove as he sat down. "One position has been taken care of. There are two more to go."

"How come there's only one after all this time?" The Eastern Leaf Knight walked into the military camp with a bad expression. He was completely dry, the rain had been blocked by the feathers he controlled with his superpower.

Amanosaki didn't even glance at the Eastern Leaf Man, but tore off a segment of orange and popped it into his mouth.

"Because we didn't want anyone to die, we switched to a slightly more complicated method."

He said it flippantly.

At the 402 position, over a kilometer away, all the officers and soldiers lay on the ground, snoring loudly.

They were all knocked down and dragged into the military camp, piled on top of each other. On the ground was a huge, silently operating magic circle, emitting a faint dark red light as it rotated.

Chapter 186: A Trap Targeting Amanosaki

The process of suppressing the 402 position was unremarkable.

It was nothing more than everyone being poisoned; some had diarrhea, some had weak legs, and some had fevers. Everyone realized they had been attacked by "evil forces," but they were powerless to do anything about it. They could only gather in several military camps at the command of their commander, and in their grief and anger, they wanted to blow up the entire position to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.

Their actions were exactly what Amanosaki wanted.

He concealed his presence with magic, brutally hypnotized everyone with a gem that had absorbed the life force of the four-clawed scaled fish, then calmly set up a magic circle, dusted himself off, and left.

After a short rest and while waiting for Zeng Aman and the others to administer the second poisoning, Amanosaki brazenly bypassed the Eastern Leaf Man and headed towards position 401.