My wife is the stand-in.

She kept the rest of her thoughts to herself.

The fact that one person could create such a large-scale rough-surfaced cloud is enough to show that the severe convective weather at high altitudes is quite serious... In a sense, Amanosaki's angel girlfriend who can suppress and shape the weather today is exceptionally powerful.

“His abilities are getting stronger and stronger… Fortunately, they’re not increasing in intelligence, so I still have a chance.” The girl hugged her legs under her windbreaker, buried her chin in her collar, and stared intently.

Concept Extraction

Various weapons from ancient times recorded in the Universal War Angel database appeared as phantoms around Icarus.

Within the girl's wings, intricate patterns of various colors on semiconductors transmit terrifying energy.

Stars are the largest energy source in a galaxy, constantly undergoing nuclear reactions.

Life on Earth thrives because of solar energy. The energy released by the sun in one second is enough for humans to use for 72 years. Oil, wood, and coal are all secondary energy sources that humans use by utilizing biologically solidified solar energy.

Now, Icarus alone draws on the direct solar energy within a radius of several thousand meters in the air, comparable to a super-large photovoltaic power station.

Spiral siege crossbows, ancient-looking giant spears, enormous flintlock muskets, six-barreled Gatling guns, missiles composed of intricate structures, and even UFO laser cannons covered the skies above the fleet!

"Illusion Manifestation... Target Calibration."

The weapons, lined up one after another, began to be calibrated. The raging Queen Fish suddenly sensed the approaching danger. She swung her long clawed fins to swat away the patrol boat blocking her way, but she didn't have time to swallow the human who had fallen into the water.

Her cloaca spewed out a massive amount of pheromones, stimulating her offspring to rush in frantically, linking together and grabbing their queen and mistress, swimming recklessly into the water.

The queen fish was even afraid that it wouldn't have time to flip over, so it planned to return to the water headfirst!

"A bullet that takes a life is as hard as water to hit a target a meter underwater, but you've already lost your chance."

The angel spoke thus, making a gesture of grasping a bow with his left hand, and holding the ethereal string with his right, slowly and firmly drawing it back.

A faint humming sound echoed through the heavens and earth, the tenacious trees growing on the cliff trembled, the three-hundred-ton ship shuddered in the waves, and Amanosaki noticed that every steel plate under his feet was trembling slightly.

The angel of war drew her bow taut, whispering a prophecy of destruction. The voice came from her lips, from the swaying forest, from the trembling steel plates, and from the surging river.

None of them are human language, yet humans understand them; none of them are fish language, yet fish understand them.

"When Roth arrived in Zohar, the sun had already risen."

The artificial fireball on the ground, representing the freefall of missiles symbolizing modern destruction, pierced the Queen Fish's eyes like steel needles.

Immediately, the missile pierced the Queen Fish's eye sockets. The metallic heat from the explosion forced open the Queen Fish's hard skull, and with a series of cracking sounds, the Queen Fish screamed in agony, emitting a piercing noise like the screams of hundreds of babies, before collapsing to the side.

"Then the Lord sent sulfur and fire upon Sodom."

The spiraling arrow ignited with illusory flames and shot out, splitting into countless threads, causing a rain of fire to fall from the sky.

"It destroyed these cities and plains, as well as all the inhabitants and vegetation within them."

More weapons fell amidst the rain of fire, igniting the river's surface.

The fiery rain pierced the queenfish's scales, scalding them until they stood on end, before being struck by axes, halberds, hooks, and forks, sending countless scales flying.

The four-clawed scale fish charged forward relentlessly, risking their lives, from the surface of the water, which they usually feared like tigers, trying to cover the queen with their flesh and blood.

But the fire burning on the river became their final destination. These strange fish struggled to climb onto the queen's body, but they brought the flames with them, making the fire burn even bigger.

Icarus's azure pupils reflected the vast river of water and fire, the living and the dead, the hideous Black and White Impermanence, and the excited knights.

She released her right hand, and a deadly attack was unleashed from the void. The girl parted her lips slightly, her sacred face, illuminated by the dazzling sunlight, showed neither joy nor sorrow, only the echoing sounds reverberating between heaven and earth:

“Abraham got up in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord. He looked out toward Sodom and the plain.”

"I saw smoke rising from the ground, like a kiln being fired."

An invisible energy struck the dying Queen Mermaid, her head being forcefully forced into her abdomen, her body erupting with countless jets of blood, her body breaking apart inch by inch, turning into a lump of mud.

The river flowed backward, revealing a scene of blood and flesh, with broken bones mixed with charred remains and burning grease.

The daytime fireworks were all visible to Amanosaki.

"You're crazy! You're absolutely crazy!"

Xie Bi'an, who called himself "White Impermanence," stepped through the murky river water that could be described as blood, leaped onto the boat, and stormed up to Amanosaki.

He waved his hand, the locust wood token inscribed with "You've finally arrived" fluttering up and down, expressing his owner's anger.

"Amanosaki, is that it? You attacked your colleague for no reason, and even used your superpower to set fire to something! You're fucking waiting to be shot!"

Amanosaki squatted on the railing, looking at the furious Xie Bi'an, and tilted his head to look at Lin Shuyu and Li Junzi behind him.

Did you two bring your cell phones?

"Bring it."

"I brought them, what's up, bro? Need me to call for backup?"

Amanosaki gestured for the two to take out their phones. The two, unaware of what was going on, picked up their phones and saw a video recorded from high above playing on them.

"Come on, let this White Impermanence look at it, and then post it online."

Lin Shuyu raised her hand to press down on Li Junzi, but Li Junzi had already turned on his phone screen as Amanosaki had requested.

Suddenly, a large group of people dressed in black and white emerged from the bushes on the cliff edge. They were neatly dressed and had various equipment and supplies beside them.

Judging from the fallen bushes around them, they had clearly lingered there for a long time.

"Invisibility, huh? An illusion, huh?"

Amanosaki pointed at his phone, cursing inwardly but grinning, "My girlfriend was recording right there in the sky. I didn't expect you guys to be the ones lurking in the shadows!"

He jumped down, walked over to the listless Xie Bi'an, and whispered in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear:

"The people behind you can help you cover up the satellites, but they can't cover up Icarus's eyes."

"Mr. Xie, why don't you guess what will happen to the Fengdu branch after this video is sent back to our branch? And what will happen to you? It hasn't even been 24 hours since the order from the state apparatus was issued, has it?"

Xie Bi'an was furious and wanted to kill everyone present to silence them and destroy the evidence, but Xiao Fan, who was in black robes behind him, grabbed one of his legs and pulled him back.

Xie Bi'an closed his eyes and took a slow, deep breath, exhaling the stale air:

Name your terms.

Amanosaki's handsome face broke into a wide smile: "No, I can't just set the terms myself. After all, you're risking everyone's lives for their future. It's time for you to show your sincerity."

“There are still so many four-clawed scaled fish at the bottom of the river. As you can see, our forces are exhausted and there aren’t many left. We’ll have to trouble the Fengdu branch to handle it… As for the conditions, you can think about them when you’re killing the fish.”

After finishing his speech, Amanosaki began organizing the still-active swordsmen to distribute food to replenish their nutrition and take care of the wounded, completely ignoring Xie Bi'an, whose face was flushed and purple, and even calling back Icarus.

During this time, his phone vibrated. It was a text message from Lin Shuyu: "Aren't you going to tell them there might be another one at the bottom of the river?"

Amanosaki chuckled, watching the numbers slowly scrolling across his vision. He thought to himself, "As expected of the strongest identity right now, Ikaros's reputation is several times higher than Hinata's and Rin's before. Even with the Yushan branch doing publicity and the live stream of killing the Queen Fish, her reputation is only hovering around 80%."

Why tell them? I already think I haven't done enough!

Chapter 78: A Girl Like a Cat

The river water was murky and no longer had its verdant green color; instead, it resembled some kind of inferior living ruby.

Four patrol boats formed a circle in the middle of the river, connected by a steel cable, creating a resolute image of "if we die, we die" across the river.

The four ships formed a space, on which various heroes had laid planks or ziplines, using these "traffic routes" to move between the ships.

Actually, the three ships were initially reluctant to get close to the Suzuki, after all, Amanosaki's suspiciously shaped explosions had led everyone to suspect that he was seeking revenge.

However, when they pulled the drowning swordsman out of the water and were surprised to find that he was unharmed, their doubts were somewhat dispelled.

Amanosaki's reaction was a dismissive laugh. He had already said that he wouldn't ruin his future for a fool.

Amanosaki's reaction relieved the knights on the three ships.

With Icarus's act of setting the river ablaze as a precedent, in fact, no one dared to disobey Amanosaki's will in these four patrol boats.

After Lin Shuyu released a video inviting all heroes to share the compensation from the Fengdu branch, everyone's enthusiasm soared.

On the deck, people lit charcoal fires to grill meat; on the gunwale, they fished; and some sang and danced. The healthy were indulging in the post-war spirit, while the wounded listened to music indoors, waiting for friends to bring in some food.

Lin Shuyu took over the humid atmosphere and the planning of the activities. With the four ships linked by iron chains and the four-clawed fish being strangled by the heroes of Fengdu, the entire deck became much more stable, and Lin Shuyu's condition improved.

Her feigned enthusiasm fooled most people. This beautiful girl moved gracefully among the crowd, receiving praise and applause wherever she went.

When she finally had some free time after a long day of work, she spotted Amanosaki at the stern of the Suzumi-yu.

He, Icarus, and Li Junzi were diligently preparing the grass carp they had caught from the river, following the instructions of Huang Mao, who was lying on a stretcher.

"I'm busy cleaning up your mess, and you're sneaking around eating here?" Lin Shuyu put her hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks, and looked at Amanosaki with dissatisfaction.

Lin Shuyu, who is originally tall, did not appear tall because she was wearing a loose-fitting, functional windbreaker that was easy to move in, but rather appeared petite.

It looks just like an angry squirrel.

Then a skewer of garlic-flavored grilled fish slices was placed in front of her. The rich aroma whetted her appetite. Lin Shuyu's cheeks twitched, and just as Amanosaki withdrew his hand, she opened her mouth and bit into the fish, slurping it up as she ate.

As for Icarus, he was squatting by the charcoal stove, with iron skewers scattered around his feet, eating with his mouth full of oil, staring intently at the freshly grilled fish slices, drooling.

Li Junzi used his supernatural ability to control his arm and steadily brush the material. When he shouted "Towel!" Icarus handed him a dry towel. When he shouted "Water!" Icarus handed him ice water.

Everything for barbecue.

Amanosaki cast his line into the reddish river, following Icarus's advice, and always managed to catch something.

While eating grilled fish, Lin Shuyu complained, "I'm telling you guys, superpowers are for doing good deeds, not for fishing."

Amanosaki pointed at the red river water with a grin: "Never mind that. Miss Lin, I'm telling you, these fish were all caught from this water! Don't you find it disgusting to eat them?"

Hearing him say that, Lin Shuyu realized that she had already left the barrier set up by Amanosaki, and the smell of blood had already filled her nostrils.

However, she had become accustomed to dismemberment and bloodshed during this time, and even now, the aftereffects of seasickness were more persistent.

She couldn't help but be amazed at her own adaptability to the battlefield.

'Perhaps there's a big difference between my nature and my imagination,' she thought bitterly.

"It's hooked!" Amanosaki pulled the rod sharply, the fishing rod bent by the force of the struggling fish, the fishing line taut, and it looked like it was about to break under Amanosaki's rough handling.

Amanosaki calmly took an iron nail from a box beside him, cast a spell, and threw it. After a whooshing sound, the taut fishing line relaxed.

Amanosaki whistled as he reeled in the line, pulling up a large grass carp weighing five or six pounds with an iron nail stuck in its head.

He happily scraped off the scales while talking to Lin Shuyu: "Is everything settled? Now our branch has command authority, and no one from the other branches has objected?"

Lin Shuyu glanced at Icarus, the girl who was carrying a watermelon on her head and staring longingly at the fish slices that were gradually turning yellow under the flames and sesame oil, showing no awareness or restraint as a powerful weapon.

Lin Shuyu couldn't bring herself to harbor any hostility towards such a natural girl. She abandoned her useless self-pity and focused on her current work.

“There are definitely dissenting voices, but your previous ‘accidental’ explosion and Icarus’s performance, even if there were any, were suppressed within the small group.”