Quick Transmigration: The Villain Always Ends Up with the Male Lead

007 didn't ask Shi Qi what to do as usual. Based on their conversation, Shi Qi could only tell him to wait and see.

Shi Qi didn't intend to tell anyone his guess now, so as not to disturb their joy after their recent victory; if he had to say it sooner, it would be after this victory celebration...

The expressions of everyone in the tent were somewhat somber.

Hoda: "The general's intuition was right after all. I never expected Corancha to be so insane..."

Zhao Zhonglie: "In the end, he's just a greenhorn, yet he dares to take such a desperate gamble?"

Huo Da then continued, "He probably guessed that we wouldn't think of it, so he took a risky move. No wonder he got such a nickname at such a young age."

Shi Qi nodded in agreement and summoned the messenger soldier: "Have the military doctors work as quickly as possible to develop antidotes for all kinds of poisons, making sure to cover all known antidotes."

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At this moment, Yi Xuan in the palace had just received news of his victory in the second battle.

Just as Yixuan was filled with joy, he heard the soldier who reported, "Your Majesty, although our army has won this time,... the enemy only sent 30,000 men, while our army has 60,000. Moreover... the Southern army did not use poison..." This was what Shiqi had asked him to tell Yixuan.

Upon hearing this, Yi Xuan's heart sank. As the saying goes, "There's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual." The Southern Army leaving their main force and poison behind meant they were definitely planning something big. Moreover, Shi Qi, as the commander-in-chief, would be the last to engage in battle.

In truth, the soldiers of the Southern Kingdom were not a threat; what was truly concerning was the poison. A soldier skilled in using poison could easily take on two or even three opponents. Therefore, the military doctors brought along when Shi Qi set out were mostly from the Imperial Medical Academy, among those most knowledgeable in antidotes.

Yi Xuan called Fu An in: "Order people to post notices throughout the country, searching for doctors skilled in detoxification to go to the border. Those who are capable and willing to go will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver!"

Fu'an accepted the order and left. For some reason, Yixuan had a bad feeling...

"General, the logistics personnel just reported that we don't have much food left."

He frowned. If he remembered correctly, the supplies should have arrived a few days ago.

Zhao Zhonglie shared the same thought as Shi Qi: "I remember the supplies should have arrived long ago, right?" "I'm afraid something happened on the way..." Huo Da guessed, then pointed to a patch of rainforest on the sand table: "I reckon the incident happened in this area."

"Send a team to search along the essential routes for transporting supplies, especially in the rainforest region!" Shi Qi said.

Shortly after the order was issued, a group of people set off, but they did not return for two whole days. The three men suspected that something had happened to this group as well.

Shi Qi said, "Gather two hundred men and come with me to retrieve the people and supplies."

Huo Da: "General, you are the commander-in-chief, how can you go in person?"

Zhao Zhonglie echoed, "Huo Da is right. The general is the backbone of the entire army. I cannot let you go to such a dangerous place."

007 chimed in, "Yeah, host, are you really going? It would be safer if you didn't go."

Faced with the obstruction, Shi Qi simply used facts to persuade the two men and the dog: "The food supplies are of utmost importance, and we must retrieve them. Moreover, none of the people who went out have returned. I suspect that Kolancha took action himself, and now only I can handle him."

"However, to prevent accidents and reduce damage, Captain Huo also brought a group of men to follow behind." Shi Qi could tell that Kolancha was waiting for him.

Hearing this, Zhao and Huo were relieved, and 007 said nothing more. After ensuring that everyone had all the antidotes, Shi Qi ordered the departure, while Huo Da led two thousand soldiers to trail far behind the two hundred-man column. However, since his men were not all cavalry, their speed was still much slower than Shi Qi's.

The group traveled at full speed for two hours before reaching the dense rainforest. The forest was not large, and could not hide many people, which was why Shi Qi had only brought these people with him.

The entire rainforest was eerily quiet; even birdsong was rare. It's common knowledge that such a rainforest couldn't possibly be this quiet; someone must have scared away the birds and animals beforehand: "Everyone, watch out for hidden arrows!"

No sooner had he spoken than Shi Qi caught a glimpse of a cold light hidden in the bushes out of the corner of his eye, followed by a whooshing sound. Luckily, Shi Qi had seen it beforehand; an arrow was now stuck straight up where he had just been standing.

As the arrow was fired, a hundred or so arrows rained down upon them. To maximize speed, Shi Qi had only brought cavalry, none of them carrying shields, and now they were suffering a heavy loss. Those with better skills could deflect the arrows with their weapons, but the less skilled soldiers were easily struck. In an instant, about twenty men fell, and another thirty or so, though hit by arrows, were not fatally wounded and could continue fighting.

After the rain of arrows, about a hundred soldiers from the Southern Kingdom emerged from the jungle, carrying knives—significantly more than the men Shi Qi had brought. All he had to do now was wait for Huo Da and his men to arrive.

Seeing the enemy charging towards him, Shi Qi raised his spear and thrust it forward, hot blood splattering on his face. Then a southern soldier fell down in front of him.

Shi Qi's hands trembled uncontrollably. Although he had seen scenes of corpses strewn across the battlefield before, this was ultimately the first time he had killed someone with his own hands. The only reason he could still hold onto the spear was because he possessed the original owner's memories.

Now was not the time to panic. Shi Qi quickly composed himself and threw himself into the fierce battle. After all, on the battlefield, if you're unwilling to kill the enemy, you'll only be waiting to be killed...

007 looked at Shi Qi's pale face and felt a little worried, but he didn't dare to speak for fear of distracting Shi Qi.

Although outnumbered, Shi Qi managed to hold his own for a time. But gradually, the Yan army soldiers, who had only suffered minor injuries, began to collapse inexplicably. Only then did Shi Qi realize that the arrows and the swords wielded by the Southern army must have been poisoned.

Shi Qi couldn't keep an eye on the soldiers' condition, so he could only remind the others: "Beware of poison on enemy weapons!"

Fortunately, Shi Qi was using a long spear, making it difficult for the Southern soldiers with their swords to get close to him. Otherwise, with so many more enemies around him, he would have been poisoned long ago.

However, the other soldiers didn't have Shi Qi's strength and weapons. As more and more people fell, Shi Qi was also running out of steam. Just as his strength was about to run out, he caught a glimpse of Huo Da arriving out of the corner of his eye.

Huo Da led his men quickly towards them, but before they reached Shi Qi, Shi Qi heard him exclaim in surprise, "General!..."