My wife is the stand-in.

In order to save his comrades in the 2nd Army, No. 3 humiliatingly accepted Amanosaki's proposal.

He ordered the tracked transport vehicles and repair vehicles that accompanied the soldiers to assemble the spare parts, creating thirty-five blank soldier exoskeletons without any firearms or auxiliary programs.

In fact, martial arts masters who haven't undergone systematic training can't use this thing; they just need to wrap themselves up tightly in a set of iron sheets.

Amanosaki and Hinata Hyuga, on the other hand, have absolutely no need for this thing.

The former swallowed the gem directly in front of Number 3, and his whole body was covered with messy and fierce crystals, which made Number 3 and the other captains of the martial arts team jump.

'It was this thing that wiped out a mixed battalion of five hundred soldiers…' they thought.

Hinata went even further, releasing her chakra outwards to create a chakra membrane on her body, isolating herself from the outside world.

With Hinata's activities at the Hongdu branch today, her popularity has crossed the 50% mark of the third stage and is moving towards the fourth stage.

Having unlocked almost all of Hinata Hyuga's original abilities, her ability to use chakra has naturally improved significantly.

Simply put, her combat energy expenditure, without using Gentle Fist, is much lower than Amanosaki's.

Amanosaki had also injected two vials of nutritional supplements into his muscles beforehand and stuffed several energy bars into his mouth. After a little activity, these nutrients would be continuously converted into nutrients.

"Let's go first this time!"

Before leaving, Number 3 gave Amanosaki a stern look, and Amanosaki could feel the other's anger even through the armor.

This was one of the conditions under which Number 3 agreed to provide the exoskeleton.

This time, they will be the first unit to reach Wuji Ridge.

Amanosaki and the other knights watched Number 3 leave, then followed behind the group.

At that moment, a static sound came through the headphones. Lin Shuyu, using her increasingly sophisticated hacking skills, regained control of her channel. Her voice carried a hint of anxiety:

"Nozaki, are you all alright over there?"

Amanosaki patted his chest and assured everyone that he was perfectly fine.

Lin Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief, complaining somewhat angrily about the rigidity and domineering nature of the military system—she hadn't been able to contact Amanosaki for a full five minutes!

For those five minutes, Lin Shuyu's legs were tangled together in a state of confusion.

She even secretly took off her shoes, and her beautiful toes, encased in soft gray wool socks, interlocked like a hand seal, changing position every now and then.

But after reconnecting, Lin Shuyu didn't have time to continue her sweet romance with her lover.

"Nozaki, we're in big trouble now."

"Tell me, I'm listening." Amanosaki and Hinata continued running, trying to figure out which army had run into trouble again.

But what followed took him by surprise.

"The water of the Dajiang River has turned red. Something is changing the underground hydrological structure near the Dajiang River basin in Hongdu Province."

"Is it a cave?" Amanosaki immediately thought of this.

Lin Shuyu was somewhat surprised to hear about the cave.

Most of her information came from Qunxia Mountain. Although she was in the army and helped process a lot of data, the front-line command structure did not receive any information about Zile Daoren because of the possibility of a mole within the command system.

Lin Shuyu naturally had no way of knowing.

"Never mind, that's not important." Lin Shuyu quickly skipped over the cave. "Currently, only one of the five army groups has reached the designated alluvial fan area in the river valley, but their mission is to clear out the evil forces in the area, not to reinforce the Yangtze River. What's the situation on your side now? How much longer until the Third Army Group of the C-class reaches its designated position?"

"The heroes of Qunxia Mountain are hoping the army can quickly send an artillery unit to support them. The river water that has turned red seems to have been mixed with some kind of special hormone, causing the four-clawed scaled fish to become abnormally violent and inflicting considerable casualties on the heroes. The Wudang Mountain branch is even urgently organizing a second punitive expedition!"

Then, Lin Shuyu read out a long list of casualty figures.

From automatic turret positions to apprentice swordsmen, then to formal gang swordsmen, and even news of a branch-level master swordsman being seriously injured!

After the river water turned red, the queen fish suddenly seemed to have a breakthrough and began to cooperate. They led their respective clans to launch a surprise attack on the branch leader and the positions on the riverbank at a certain tributary where it flowed into the main river!

The crystal monster left four long drag marks in the mud, its voice cold: "How did these beasts manage to do that?"

As the mouse wheel scrolled, Lin Shuyu said, "It seems that a massive clan swept the river water into the estuary, causing it to overflow the flood control dike and destroy the positions along the river. The hero [Tearing Blade] risked entering the water to save people, but was surrounded and attacked by four kingfish, resulting in a broken leg bone."

"Damn it," Amanosaki cursed.

The worst-case scenario still happened.

Humans are afraid to enter the water to fight the four-clawed fish, and in turn, the four-clawed fish are also unable to come ashore.

Now that the fish infestation has spread to the shore, it means that the automatic artillery positions must be evacuated.

"Can the blockade hold?" Amanosaki immediately asked.

"Well, we're barely holding on. The first line of defense is down, but the next one is still in place," Lin Shuyu replied. "The Hongdu branch has urgently dispatched heroes from its jurisdiction to help."

What does Qunxia Mountain want us to do?

Amanosaki's words are concise and to the point.

There was no other way; as the largest and only official superpower organization in the country, Qunxia Mountain had too many things and enemies to suppress.

Leaving aside distant examples, the number of chivalrous individuals who were mixed with the border troops on the border actually far exceeded that of the Yushan branch, which was beginning to decline.

Even more so, each branch will select a group of newly registered heroes each year to send to the frontier as a supplement to the border troops' superpower combat capabilities.

This practice, mandated by the state, was jokingly referred to as the 'eleventh tax' among the martial arts community.

Therefore, neither the nation nor the Heroes Mountain can arbitrarily dispatch large numbers of heroes within its borders. For a threat of a certain level, they should send out forces within the corresponding rules.

Since the extermination order was implemented, all the unexpected events have been related to the Taoist priest.

Amanosaki now feels an intense urge to grind his teeth whenever he thinks of that name.

If it weren't for that bastard, maybe Amanosaki would be at the estuary now, watching the top-tier martial arts master wreak havoc in Shanghai, then painting it, and living a shameless life with his two girlfriends.

He hasn't drawn for two days, and his fans in the group are eagerly waiting for his work, tagging him in the group every few days asking for more content.

"Given the current situation, Qunxia Mountain has urgently requested data and experts from the National Geological Bureau, hoping that you can go to the nearby underground space to find the source of the pollution."

After ending the call, Lin Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up slyly, made sure everyone was working hard, and then tiptoed to the restroom. At the corner, she quietly slipped into the cleaning room and began to change her clothes.

A few minutes later, she came out wearing a smart mountaineering outfit, carrying a set of freshly printed geography materials, and wearing non-prescription glasses. She walked confidently through the military camp.

At the foot of Wuji Ridge, Amanosaki led the knight away.

"Brother, isn't what we're doing wrong? The people are asking us for help; if we run away, it'll be like stealing."

Li Junzi asked somewhat timidly.

Behind him, a group of knights wearing ill-fitting exoskeletons and moving in strange ways ran around laughing and joking.

Yes, he gave a heads-up to Number 3, leaving behind about ten water-controlling heroes, and then said, "We'll come back to help after Zeng Aman and the others finish their blood transfusions!" After that, he told the heroes to take the armored warriors and make a quick getaway.

Hinata Hyuga shook her finger:

"Xiao Li, you are too young and inexperienced. You need to improve your knowledge."

“Your brother and I have seen it all, we’re seasoned veterans. How can you call this stealing? It’s borrowing, and we’ll return it!”

Chapter 230: I Missed You, So I Came

Amanosaki has no idea how No. 3 and the Warriors will react when they learn that the swordsman has left with armor.

He had the foresight to cut off everyone's communication with the soldiers, so that if they didn't hear it, it would be as if nothing had happened.

Li Junzi complained a lot along the way.

"Brother, I'm not saying this to be mean, but how come these government officials are so easily fooled?"

"Hey, tell me. How can we knights run around like this? Luckily, someone abandoned the cart on the way, otherwise we would have been half dead by the time we got back to the river! After this rain, Hongdu will be truly in autumn. As the old saying goes, autumn rain can freeze a person to death!"

His answer was a bag of boiling hot water.

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Amanosaki sat on the bench of the fully enclosed troop carrier, his head resting on Hinata's full, warm thighs, his temples gently massaged by the girl's soft hands. Without opening his eyes, he chuckled and scolded:

"When we get to the riverbank, you'll be the first one down into the cave. Everyone's watching, we'll see if your skills or your words are stronger."

Li Junzi, sitting on the driver's side seat, slapped his thigh excitedly: "You said it, Big Brother! All the brothers heard it. I, Old Li, will be the first one out. You'll all be eating my ass after me!"

His outrageous remarks drew a burst of laughter, and everyone began to mock him.

Listening to the somewhat rough and noisy sounds coming from inside the car, Amanosaki remained expressionless.

Hinata, who was rubbing his temples, applied a little more pressure.

"Why are you so worried? We've clashed with Daoist Zile more than once or twice. There are so many powerful heroes of branch sects along the river; if we find him, we could lift a mountain in no time."

Amanosaki sighed, "This time, the Heroes' Mountain and the government have gone all out; I'm not afraid of killing. But look at these guys."

Hinata looked up and saw the heroes, full of vigor, sitting in the carriage, shouting and joking with each other, having a great time.

Amanosaki Transmission:

'This doesn't look like the behavior of a chivalrous knight-errant at all; it's clearly the behavior of a bandit.'

Hinata comforted her, saying, "Chivalry is about acting swiftly and decisively, so it's difficult to expect everyone to restrain themselves. All you've done along the way is kill and eat; there's been nowhere to enjoy yourself. Even when I was chatting with the female warriors, I noticed they were talking about and thinking about men more and more frequently."

"I think once things at the Hongdu branch are settled, we should apply to let everyone disembark and relax. Even if they're not allowed to go looking for prostitutes or gigolos, it would be good for them to go on dates. Quite a few people in the group have been secretly getting together lately! Even Little Li has several girls eyeing him, but that blockhead only thinks about the girls back home."

At this point, Amanosaki was no longer sleepy. He opened his eyes and stared at Hinata Hyuga with some surprise. Hinata withdrew one hand, covered her mouth with her index finger, and revealed a restrained smile:

"What? You're allowed to date Shuyu, but I'm not allowed to have feelings for her? Don't be a spoilsport and do things that only allow the magistrate to set fires while forbidding the common people to light lamps."

"No." Amanosaki scratched his chin, somewhat puzzled. "You don't think there's anything wrong with whoring?"

Hinata tilted her head slightly from side to side, a thoughtful expression on her face, emanating a calming power amidst the dim, flickering indicator light indicating poor contact.

A complex blend of maternal and wifely qualities emanated from her, captivating Amanosaki's gaze for a moment.

"It depends on the person and the situation. I can't control what other people do, but not you."

'Am I that kind of person?' Amanosaki stared wide-eyed.

Hinata smiled, pursing her lips: "I think if you hadn't met us, you probably wouldn't have found a girlfriend in your old age, and then you'd feel like you'd wasted your life as a virgin. Who knows, you might even get flirted with and fall for it."

Then she grabbed Amanosaki's head and pressed her full breasts against it. Amanosaki, who was trying to sit up and defend himself, was instantly crushed and collapsed between her beautiful legs and soft breasts, giving up all resistance.

Forget it, let it be. If being attacked a couple of times can earn him a girlfriend and a powerful patron, he'd be willing to be attacked for the rest of his life.

"Moreover, war drives people mad, and chivalrous individuals naturally possess superpowers, making them more dangerous than soldiers. For the sake of social stability, I think the government will turn a blind eye to them."

Hinata added something that Amanosaki couldn't deny.