CHAPTER 387: CHAPTER 3: FLAME HELL

The youth was named Enwei, a homunculus, created by the Little Man in the Bottle.

In pursuit of perfection and loyal subordinates, the Little Man in the Bottle split his various emotions, using these emotions combined with the Philosopher’s Stone to create seven homunculi, namely:

Lust (Lust), appearance as a young and beautiful woman, actual age over 200 years.

Gratney (Gluttony), appearance as a chubby little fatty, age over 100 years.

Enwei (Envy), appearance as a young boy, age over 100 years.

Greed (Greed), appearance as an adult male, age over 100 years.

Sloth (Sloth), appearance as a stout man, age over 100 years.

Pride (Pride), appearance as a child, age 343 years.

Wrath (Wrath), normal human appearance, looks change with age, a later homunculus, age 60 years, currently the High President, alias King Bradley.

Among the seven homunculi, the strongest is Wrath (Wrath). He does not possess the recovery ability of the other homunculi because he completely absorbed the Philosopher’s Stone within him, significantly enhancing his physical attributes.

When it comes to a one-on-one fight, Su Xiao is uncertain if he can defeat the opponent, whose swordsmanship and physical attributes are both very strong, and that Strongest Eye greatly enhances his swordsmanship.

Yet Su Xiao is eager to battle the opponent, as fighting such a formidable enemy is both intriguing and thrilling.

As for the other homunculi, Su Xiao is confident of defeating them, but it might take some time.

In Su Xiao’s mind, he ranks the homunculi: the strongest is Wrath, followed by Pride (Pride), and then Gratney (Gluttony).

Regarding the other homunculi, if there is a sufficient supply of Philosopher’s Stones, Su Xiao can bomb them to death alive. Even without Alchemy Bombs, Su Xiao can cut them to pieces.

No matter how strong their recovery ability is, if killing them once doesn’t work, kill them ten times; if ten times isn’t enough, a hundred times.

Enwei parked the car by the roadside, while the sounds of fighting came from the distant street.

"Your pocket watch."

Enwei tossed a silver pocket watch to Su Xiao. After receiving the pocket watch, a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.

[Prompt: You have joined the homunculus faction, faction friendliness: Indifferent (0/200).]

Upon receiving the prompt, Su Xiao’s expression was inscrutable, but he had already decided on the general course of action for the future.

Infiltrating the enemy ranks would be somewhat challenging, as his identity had already led him to do many things for the homunculi, and Enwei revealing his face to him was the best example. Yet, the faction favorability remains indifferent.

"This is the Philosopher’s Stone."

Enwei threw a rice-sized Philosopher’s Stone.

The Philosopher’s Stone was entirely red, smooth in texture, and almost weightless.

"It’s too little."

Su Xiao checked the attributes of the Philosopher’s Stone in his hand.

[Philosopher’s Stone]

Quality: Blue (upgrades with size)

Type: Consumable

Effect: Can substitute most known materials, remaining energy (30/30)

Rating: 70

Description: A rough processing of souls, efficiency is relatively low, has instability.

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"Enough for this battle, and after winning, you can bring the ’prisoner’s’ corpse to me, and I’ll provide more Philosopher’s Stones."

Enwei drove away, and Su Xiao watched the vehicle disappear into the distance, considering the idea that there was a large Philosopher’s Stone inside Enwei, and taking it wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Su Xiao didn’t care about the method of making Philosopher’s Stones. He didn’t plan to make them, nor did he reject the use of them.

There was a constant rumbling in the distance, and Su Xiao walked forward slowly.

Boom!

An ice wall was erected, and Su Xiao sidestepped to avoid it, noticing a figure standing on the ice wall.

"Looks like you’re the target."

Su Xiao’s voice caught the attention of the man on the ice wall. He was tall, wore a ponytail, and dressed in a blue military uniform.

The man was named Isaac McDougal, the Frozen Alchemist, who had participated in several wars.

Isaac stood on the ice wall, and upon seeing Su Xiao, his pupils constricted.

"Flame, they even released a demon like you. The military’s really going all out to deal with me."

Su Xiao held the Philosopher’s Stone in his left hand, and his right hand flashed with light. After consuming 30 points of Mana Value, a Special level Alchemy Bomb appeared.

The Special level Alchemy Bomb, which initially required 80 points of Mana Value, now only needed 30 points.

The Alchemy Bomb transformed in his hand, eventually becoming a spear.

Su Xiao threw the spear, and Isaac immediately jumped down from the ice wall.

Boom!

An explosion echoed through the night sky, flames surging up.

In the distance, Edward Elric and his brother rushed over and witnessed the grand explosion.

"Who is this person? An alchemist?"

Edward Elric and his brother stood side by side in the distance, not approaching due to the danger.

The Flame Alchemist Roy Mustang stepped forward with a grim expression.

"This guy was released? Impossible. What is the military thinking, have they gone mad?"

Roy Mustang sighed.

"Gang Lian, don’t come any closer, just wait until the battle is over."

"Why..."

Boom!

Another explosion erupted, and a severed arm flew out, landing right in front of Edward Elric.

Boom, boom, boom!

The city seemed to turn into a powder keg, with streets blown apart and many buildings collapsing, although the civilians had been evacuated an hour earlier.

Ahead transformed into an explosive inferno, an area no living person could enter.

Sizzle, steam diffused, and Su Xiao stood within it, his vision obscured, but he could still sense the enemy’s location.

"You’re also a State Alchemist. Haven’t you noticed any of the things this country has done?"

Isaac had already discovered the country’s secrets, but he did not know who was behind it. His goal was to kill the High President, King Bradley, also known as the homunculus Wrath (Wrath).

Killing the High President was somewhat naïve since he wasn’t that easy to kill.

Su Xiao quickly rushed out of the steam, while Isaac stood in a small alley, one arm broken, his body covered in blood, unable to perform alchemy.

The prerequisite for using alchemy is to clap both hands together and arrange a formation diagram. Some alchemists tattooed the formation diagram directly onto their hands for convenience.

"At this close distance, you can’t use bombs anymore, you explosion maniac."

Isaac held a blood thorn in his hand, formed by freezing blood.

To be precise, Isaac’s alchemy was not just about freezing liquids; he could also make liquids boil.

"True, I can’t use it anymore."

The Philosopher’s Stone had little energy left, and Su Xiao did not plan to continue using it.

Dragon Slash appeared in his hand, leaving Isaac stunned.

"Using a sword? You actually want to fight me up close? Flame, are you underestimating me?"

Isaac charged forward with the blood thorn, not fast, but for an ordinary person, Isaac was already a Taijutsu expert.

The bright flash of a blade swept by, blood splurged, and Isaac fell to the ground, blood soaking the ground beneath him.

"What... is this."

Isaac breathed his last. In his memory, Su Xiao only knew how to make bombs; his body technique was not strong.

[You killed Isaac]

[Isaac was an ordinary storyline character, gained 1.2% of World Source, with a total of 1.2% World Source gained.]

[Your talent ’Soul Eater’ activated, permanently increases Mana Value by 11 points, with a current Mana Value of 914 points.]

The increase in Mana Value represents an increase in Life Value, with the Life Value bonus from Spirit Shadow Physique rising higher.

Lifting Isaac’s corpse, he didn’t drop a treasure chest. Su Xiao’s luck wasn’t great today, but it was just normal.

Having bad luck isn’t scary; what’s scary is getting used to it.

Walking out of the alley, several people rushed toward him. Su Xiao took a closer look—it was the storyline protagonist and his brother, with Colonel Roy Mustang beside them.

Su Xiao looked at Edward Elric, who was very short, about 165 cm. Please don’t misunderstand; this 165 cm has considerable water, including Edward Elric’s quirky hair and the thickness of his shoe soles. If measuring without them, his barefoot height would be around 150 cm.

"Bu Bu, come out."

Bubu Wang was nowhere to be found again.

In the distance, in a cattle pen, Bubu Wang nonchalantly mingled among the cows, blending right in without a trace, even occasionally bowing its head to graze.

A cow approached Bubu Wang, its fiery gaze made Bubu Wang’s dog body shudder.