My wife is the stand-in.

Unlike heroes like Zeng Aman, Amanosaki never even considered asking him for help in a critical moment.

Or rather, in his mind, even with the addition of the Eastern Leaf Man, there was little chance of victory in a dangerous situation that even he himself was not confident of escaping.

In critical moments, you still have to rely on your own substitute to solve the problem.

Therefore, he completely disregarded the Eastern Leaf Knight, a mere branch-level swordsman with questionable morals. From their first meeting, they left a bad impression on each other. One felt the other was a nuisance, making him appear cowardly. The other saw the other as a sophisticated egoist, enjoying the glory and benefits of a swordsman but utterly unyielding.

After being given the cold shoulder by Amanosaki for the second time, Dongfang Shuye Xia couldn't take it anymore. He coldly watched the tall young man disappear into the rain, thinking to himself, "Let you be arrogant for now. When it comes to life and death, don't blame me for abandoning you!"

Thinking of this, he glanced at Saeko Busujima out of the corner of his eye, who possessed a youthful yet mature and elegant charm, and licked her teeth with her tongue.

I heard she has a summoning-type intelligent ability. Based on past cases where summoning users died but their abilities survived, how lonely will she be in the future, all alone?

Don't worry, after you die, I'll take good care of your girlfriend... After all, I'm a branch leader! We're a perfect match, a beautiful story indeed.

This arrogant and narrow-minded man, after deciding to refuse to help Amanosaki in any predicament, harbored evil intentions and then set his sights on Saeko Busujima.

Saeko Busujima was beautiful from a young age and had studied kendo since childhood. She was very sensitive to other people's gazes, especially those with tinted glasses. Almost the instant the Leaf Man looked at her, Saeko Busujima tensed up and had the illusion that she was being stared at by a vulture.

Then, her body went limp, and her posture became even more alluring.

Where no one could see, Saeko Busujima covered her mouth and revealed an excited smile.

Highschool of the Dead records Saeko Busujima's bloodthirsty past.

She was once harassed by a drunk man, and she deliberately trembled and pretended to be helpless and submissive. The moment he attempted to assault her, she pulled out a wooden knife and fought back fiercely, breaking the drunk man's bones.

The girl later admitted that her trembling was not due to fear.

Instead, they were so excited they could hardly contain themselves.

'Another good material for sword practice. I wonder if the bones of a swordsman would sound any different when cracked.'

Saeko Busujima rested her fingers on the Tang sword, her fingertips rubbing the frosted scabbard as she pondered how to legally trick the Eastern Leaf Man into making a move.

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Amanosaki was completely absorbed in his infiltration. A thin mist surrounded his body, which distorted under the influence of the magic patterns covering his entire body, blending him into the darkness.

Unless he is standing in bright light, he appears to outsiders as a condensed cloud of mist.

Having gained experience in breaking through the 401st position, Amanosaki skillfully made his way to the edge of the position and met up with Zeng Aman and his group.

"Master Nozaki, the poison has almost taken effect. There's a 50/50 chance that the heretics are at position 401. We'll hold off on going to the next position for now and wait for your news."

Zeng Aman said sincerely.

Amanosaki thought about it and politely declined the other party's suggestion.

"First of all, if the heretics are really here, they might take you hostage and interrogate you for the method of detoxification. I can't guarantee that you won't succumb to their tyranny... Don't get angry yet, because I can't even guarantee that myself."

Amanosaki shrugged and said very honestly, which dashed Zeng Aman's hopes of asking, "Does Your Excellency look down on our Qianmiao Village branch?"

"Secondly, if the heretics are not here, you will be wasting your time staying here."

"Finally, even if I'm in danger, the Eastern Leaf Man will be there soon, right? So don't worry."

Thinking about it, Zeng Aman realized the words made sense, and considering Amanosaki's previous record, she had no choice but to comply, even though she was unwilling.

Amanosaki crouched on a branch of a low tree at the edge of the cliff, looked at the searchlights moving back and forth in the position for a while, cast a spell on himself, and then jumped.

His body quickly faded, like ink on rice paper, then a few strokes of water, fading into a swirling, doubtful gray smoke that drew an arc, perfectly passing through the seven or eight moving beams of light, and successfully landing.

Then, crisp applause rang out in the desolate arena, sounding particularly monotonous.

It's also strange.

The searchlight instantly locked onto him, exposing the pale gray smoke around him to the bright light, as if a stage had welcomed its leading actor.

Amanosaki's eyes narrowed as he looked around.

Soldiers were seen coming and going in the camp, but they didn't react at all when they saw him, just like a puppet.

If it weren't for the fact that their crotches were all wet and there was a faint stench that could be smelled even through the cold rain, Amanosaki would probably have really thought it was an empty city ploy.

He turned around and saw the gates of the Central Army camp wide open. Inside, there was a military bench and a low table. A young man in a dusty gray robe was pouring hot tea from a pot. When he saw Amanosaki, he politely gestured for him to enter.

"Want a drink?"

"No thanks," Amanosaki said coldly. "I'm afraid you've poisoned my tea."

"Hahaha. I don't think my little tricks can control the Stand user, after all, you even defeated the great hero Liu Nu." The young man laughed merrily, unable to contain his amusement.

Amanosaki shook his head: "You misunderstood. I didn't mean you could control me. I was afraid you added aphrodisiacs."

The young man was stunned: "Why would I add aphrodisiacs?"

"Who knows if you're gay or just lusting after me?" Amanosaki said seriously. "After all, a tall, handsome young man like me, famous throughout the surrounding area, would make every bottom instinctively tighten their anus when they see me."

Snapped!

The man slammed the teapot onto the table, shattering it into pieces and releasing a plume of steam in the cold wind.

His handsome features contorted, his eyebrows, cheeks, and jawline furrowing in anger.

"Are you truly not afraid of death?"

"Not afraid."

"Why aren't you afraid?"

Amanosaki laughed: "Stop trying to show off to me, I'm too lazy to read my lines. Hurry up, I have two wives waiting for me at home."

He held up two fingers and said sarcastically, "Two, huh? Do you have any?"

"How dare you! How dare you be so insolent before the Celestial Fox Daoist!"

The young man roared, and faint hairs grew from his furrowed features. His once handsome face quickly transformed into an ugly creature that was neither human nor fox, with two rows of sharp teeth sticking to them and bulging with a foul stench that billowed in the wind.

The Celestial Fox Taoist continued to berate: "You have already fallen into my trap. Surrender now and submit to my path, and you may still have a sliver of hope!"

'As expected, once you become a heretic, your appearance will begin to transform into something inhuman.' Amanosaki sighed inwardly.

Given Amanosaki's unconventional nature, how could he possibly sacrifice his good looks, which he's confident in to an 80% degree?

Even if it's just for looks, I, Amanosaki, can't stray into the wrong path!

He sighed heavily, scratched his ear, and said lazily, "Alright, alright, who are you putting on such a show for? Classical Chinese is dead; this is the era of vernacular Chinese."

Amanosaki raised an eyebrow, gripped the spear at his waist, assumed a lunge stance, and chuckled:

"You don't understand? Then I'll translate it for you."

The next second, Amanosaki disappeared from the spot.

A flash of silver light erupted, and Tianhu Daoren quickly looked up to see Tianye Qi grabbing the end of the spear, leaping high into the air, and already standing in front of him!

Amanosaki grinned maliciously, revealing his gleaming white teeth:

"Speak human language to me, old man!"

Chapter 187: The Taotie Reappears, Hidden Scenes

The foundation collapsed, and the torrential rain swept back.

Amanosaki's full-force slam was like a ground-to-ground missile exploding right in the center of the military camp!

"Waaaaah!"

Tianhu Daoren screamed wildly, but was grabbed by the back of his collar by something, dodging Amanosaki's fatal blow.

Amidst the thick smoke and fog, Amanosaki coldly watched as the disheveled Heavenly Fox Daoist rolled on the ground, his robes soaked through, a stark contrast to his previous composed and dignified demeanor.

This undoubtedly confirms Tanozaki's judgment.

This so-called Celestial Fox Taoist has no strength at all, not even at the branch level.

From the very first moment he met this guy, Amanosaki spared no expense in comprehensively strengthening himself.

However, he was never able to detect much of the Heavenly Fox Daoist's aura. In his eyes, this pretentious fellow exuded a weak and insignificant aura from beginning to end.

Tianhu Daoren stared in horror at Amanosaki, who resembled a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex, who easily smashed a half-person-deep crater into the concrete foundation, even breaking the steel bars.

He broke out in a cold sweat: "What kind of monster is this? Is it really only at the level of a gang leader? When Daoist Zile asked me to plot his death, he only said that this guy ruined his plans and made an enemy of him. He didn't say that this guy was this outrageous!"

It was too fast, too violent. He didn't even have time to get the soldiers in the camp to raise their guns and fire!

For this scheme, he even had hypnotized engineers take over the unmanned turrets!

But the human eye simply cannot keep up with Amanosaki's movements!

As the gleaming silver spear pierced the dust, it swirled like a dragon sucking water as Amanosaki raised it. The Heavenly Fox Daoist felt a thorn in his back and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Master Ziliao! Master Ziliao, save—my life!"

whoosh-

The dark ball of light dragged the Celestial Fox Daoist away from the tip of Amanosaki's spear with great difficulty.

Beside him, the Heavenly Fox Daoist, whose crotch was soaked, was panting heavily and couldn't even stand up.

A scruffy goat stood beside the Heavenly Fox Taoist, carrying a notebook in its mouth.

The notebook reads: "[Waste]".

The goat licked the paper with its tongue, tore off several pieces, chewed them, and then revealed the next sentence.

Even with the mirage pearl in hand, he couldn't be touched.

"I tried it, but that gun is strange; my fragrance had almost no effect on it!" the Heavenly Fox Taoist cried out in protest.

[Pure waste]

Get lost!

The Celestial Fox Taoist nodded vigorously, and hurriedly pulled out a large pearl, about the size of his face, that emitted a dim light from his robes.

"That's it. The fox used this thing to control three locations. Once you get it, you can break the illusion."

As soon as Amanosaki made a slight movement, the goat bleated and hopped to the opposite side of Amanosaki, looking quite adorable.

If Amanosaki hadn't witnessed this guy calmly devour dozens of machine gun bullets and swallowed up half the lab in the underground cloning lab of the Fengdu branch, he wouldn't have been able to do so.

He might actually believe it.

The man and the goat faced off. Amanosaki lunged forward, and the moment he got close to the goat, a ferocious Taotie mark appeared on the goat's back, its mouth wide open as if it were about to devour the sky.

The goat smacked its lips dismissively.