Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 240: Master Jing is defeated again

In the Guyu Shogi Hall, two people sat opposite each other.

"You don't seem worried about your brother at all." Sendō Kagamine put down his chess piece and suddenly said, "In the past battle at Ezo, you were badly defeated. Now that your brother is leading the team to Heilongyu Island, aren't you afraid that he'll also encounter the Longxiong team?"

"Why should I worry?" Kanhara Shimie picked up the smiling mask of Paper Nuo and covered his own face. "I taught him my method of using paper figures to die in his place."

"You are really willing to do that." Xiandao Jingyin was stunned at first, then surprised.

"He is my own brother."

"Why don't you treat your father like this?"

"Because he's not worthy." Kanhara Shimie tapped the chessboard with his fingers. "Xendo, please look here."

"The world is like a chessboard, and all beings are like chess pieces, each with a role to play. In the past, the Kanhara family prided themselves on legitimate children, while those born out of wedlock were considered inferior, and illegitimate children were the lowest of all. Why? Because the head of the family relied on his wife, favored his concubines, and treated his mistresses like doormats, discarded at will... In other words, the Kanhara family was like a chessboard, and each person's role was determined by the head of the family, who held the highest position. He respected those based on the closeness of their bloodline, and that was all."

"It's just that the world has changed. From now on, bloodline is no longer considered precious, but strength is respected." He picked up a chess piece and said with a smile, "My brother became an Onmyoji, while my father is just an old and useless mortal. It's obvious who is more worthy."

"If I were the chess player, I would force the old man to step down and replace him with the young and strong. There's no other reason. I'm the strongest, and I can make the decision with just one word."

"Don't be so arrogant," Xiandao Jingyin said in a deep voice. "He's not only your brother, he's also bringing two hundred men with him, all of whom are the best fighters in the academy. If they're really intercepted by the Lu Kingdom and all of them are killed in the north, even if we kill him afterwards, it won't make up for the loss of Yin Yang Academy."

"Xiandao, you're so stupid." Shenyuan Shimie slowly stood up. "Even when playing chess, you know how to exchange pieces. Why don't you know how to calculate gains and losses in life? Even in terms of cultivation progress, my brother's strength and value as a high-level Onmyoji cannot be compared to those two hundred people combined."

"It's not that my brother needs to protect those two hundred people, but even if they lose their lives, my brother can't suffer even the slightest loss. The casque can be lost, the horn can be lost, the chariot can be lost, but the king cannot die."

"The only one who can truly decide the outcome of a chess game is the king... only the king! Hahahahahahahahaha! Fight for the king!!!"

He laughed long and shook his sleeves as he left, and in the distance he could still hear wild singing:

"And let thousands of families weep, their souls have nowhere to go, they cry until dawn..."

"This lunatic!" Sendo Kagamine couldn't help but curse, took out his cell phone and started making a call.

"Hey?"

"I talked to him. He said he passed on the paper doll death-substitution method to Kanhara Hikaru."

"Yes, well... he should be confident. I think he has the intention of supporting his brother. It doesn't seem like he's pretending."

"I understand. It depends on their reaction."

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The two teams of monks arrived in Amur City. The leader of the witch group, "The Faceless" Anastasia, came to greet them in person and prepared a sumptuous banquet and cocktail party for the monks from Lu State.

"No more eating." Yan Yu waved his hand. "The military situation is urgent. Let's go to Black Dragon Island quickly and return after the battle."

Anastasia was a little stunned and looked at Anna.

Anna could only go over to translate and explain, saying that the Lu Kingdom still had concerns and wanted a quick victory, not wanting to involve too much - directly attacking Black Dragon Island to force the Gillia bears to return for support was the fastest solution.

Although this was a bit rude, Gillia was indeed the most urgent need of the Amur Witch Group, so Anastasia did not say much and asked Anna to explain the information to everyone in Lu Guoyu.

"The Gilia bearmen are a branch of the werewolf supernatural system, and their origin is mainly the totem worship of animals." Anna clapped her hands, and two witches brought up the bear captives.

The other person was about two meters tall. After the transformation, his body was covered with thick hair. His arms were thicker than the thighs of ordinary people. He could not be tied up with ordinary ropes. His hands and feet were broken and then tied up with steel chains. He was pressed to the ground by two burly witches, but he refused to accept his fate and struggled hard, with fierce eyes.

"The bearman's threat lies in his extremely strong defense. He's difficult to kill in human form, and even more so in bear form." Anna took the pistol from the witch next to her and shot the bearman in the head. The bullet lodged in his skull, surprisingly failing to penetrate completely. His bones were as hard as reinforced concrete, only causing him to struggle even harder.

"The second is his immense strength." Anna handed the pistol back to her companions, signaling them to take the prisoner away for execution. "If he hit her head-on, a broken bone would be the least of her injuries. The more likely outcome is the loss of a body part."

"Besides that, there's also the beast poison. If you're scratched or bitten by a bearman, just like a werewolf, you'll be infected and slowly transformed into a beast. However, bearmen are stronger than werewolves, so being hit by one often kills them first, so infection isn't a big deal."

Yan Yu was silent for a while:

"Strong defense and great strength, that's all?"

"That's all." Anna thought to herself, isn't that enough? It's like infantry encountering a tank. You can't break through the enemy's defense, and the enemy will kill you with one hit. What's the point of fighting?
"How many people are there on the opposite side?" Ye Jun asked.

"I estimate around two thousand. We can't rule out the possibility of a secret force," Anna replied. "Some of them are newly-minted Transcendents who survived the transformation by the beast's poison. They might be slightly weaker than normal bearmen, but they're still not easy to deal with."

"What about the distribution?" Liu Longtao asked.

"Half and half," Anna said. "Half is on Black Dragon Island, and half has come to the mainland... But we don't have satellites or anything, so this is the result of divination. You can judge for yourself."

"Old Yan, the data they provided is similar to the report from the Privy Council's satellite team," Liu Longtao whispered to Yan Yu. "Actually, most of the enemy is concentrated in Sakhalinsk, around 600 to 700 people."

"Where is the secret realm?" Yan Yu asked calmly.

"The entrance to the secret realm we are going to this time is in the lagoon in the east, less than 30 kilometers away from the city in a straight line." Liu Longtao replied.

"In other words, if we can't deal with the extraordinary people in the city, they will most likely ambush us outside after we enter the secret realm, or even rush in to interfere with us and kill the generals and seize the flag." Yan Yu said thoughtfully.

"That's right. What I mean is to let these witches help attack the city, use a feint to the east and attack in the west, and drag the enemy troops near the city." Liu Longtao made a suggestion.

"The bearmen are melee tanks, while the witches are ranged control units. If they fight in a group, the latter will be at a disadvantage." Yan Yu suddenly had an idea and said to Liu Longtao, "How about this, Old Liu, you stay in the city to help the witches fight, and I'll lead the team into the secret realm?"

"Old Yan, that's not very kind of you." Liu Longtao quickly refused, "City fighting is so disgusting, and they're all thick-skinned bears. I'd rather go to the secret realm and kill Onmyojis."

"We are all girls here, you are a grown man, please give way." Yan Yu advised earnestly, "Be a man and don't be so picky!"

"Fuck! I'm an egalitarian. I believe in gender equality. Don't try that on me." Liu Longtao chuckled. "Why don't you ask your blonde sweetheart which team she wants to support the witches and which team stays out to fight the bears."

"How can this be possible?" Yan Yu would definitely not agree. If Anna was allowed to choose, then of course he wanted to stay with his dear brother Yan Yu. "Anna...she is an international friend after all. How can she participate in the decision-making of our Luguo team? It's inappropriate and against the rules."

"International friends, they came all the way to Jinling Mansion just for you, and you dare say we're just ordinary friends?" Liu Longtao said jokingly, "Oh, you're so heartless. Can you be a man? She came all the way to see you, and you stayed outside to accompany her, what's wrong with that?"

Yan Yu swallowed this boomerang attack, remained motionless, and said calmly:
"On the battlefield, personal feelings are the most taboo. If you're concerned about life and death, you won't be able to make rational decisions. No, I can't stay with her. I have to go fight in the secret realm."

"What about you and those golden hairpins in your team who all have secret affairs?"

"Shut up, you Pekingese dog! Stop defaming my innocence!"

The two of them argued back and forth through voice transmission, but there was no result for a long time. Although Ye Jun, who was standing next to them, didn't know what they were arguing about, he could probably guess that they were definitely bickering with each other again, and said impatiently through voice transmission:
"Stop arguing. If you have any disputes, ask the Privy Council!"

"That's great! I unconditionally support the Privy Council's decision." Liu Longtao took out his cell phone and called his father with a smile.

Yan Yu glanced at him sideways, but didn't say anything.

"Hello." Liu Longtao explained the situation, and then his face showed disbelief at first, then "Wait, I need to sort it out", and finally a speechless and deflated expression.

What do you mean?
Let Yan Yu lead the team to attack the secret realm? And it was that person's idea?
　I have explained everything, no more preparation, the war will begin tomorrow, shark!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)