CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 6: HOW MANY TIMES?

A train sped along the tracks, inside the train, Su Xiao leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed.

He wasn’t asleep; in a place like this, he would never sleep for even a moment.

Check the skill level of Alchemical Potion Study: 143/10, it has already met the upgrade requirements. But there’s a problem in front of him, he doesn’t have enough Paradise coins.

Su Xiao is looking forward to this ability of Alchemical Potion Study, and this time he wants to get more Philosopher’s Stones.

The train slowly stopped, and the stop wasn’t Lisembur Town station, but the neighboring little town.

Getting off the train, Su Xiao found something off about the atmosphere in this little town, passersby were in a rush, some carrying daggers.

It seemed that the riot from Lisembur Town had spread here.

Riding on the back of Bubu Wang, Su Xiao headed towards Lisembur Town.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao reached near Lisembur Town, the sounds of crying and killing were coming from inside the town.

It was evening, the sky was fiery red, and the town in front seemed to have a layer of blood color.

Walking into the town, several corpses lay on the street, shops had been looted, and a faint smell of rot entered his nose, the slight decay of the bodies.

Some vultures were running around not far away, their bodies bloated, as there were many corpses for them to feast on, and these vultures had grown too fat to fly.

A middle-aged woman ran out from a dilapidated house, crying for help, followed by several thugs with sharp blades.

This town was doomed, Su Xiao could confirm.

Even if he successfully suppressed the riot here, it would soon break out again.

This riot was instigated by someone; otherwise, it would not have reached such a scale, and the local stationed troops were nowhere to be found.

Homunculi wouldn’t do such things, not because they’re kind, but because this place isn’t within the Formation Diagram, they wouldn’t do unnecessary things.

Just as Su Xiao was advancing on Bubute Ni, a white-haired red-eyed youth rushed out of a shop next to him and lunged at Su Xiao without a word.

"Die, damn Amestris people."

The young man wore a ferocious expression, ready to perish together with Su Xiao.

"Ishvalan?"

The hair color and eye color made Su Xiao immediately recognize him as Ishvalan; although Ishval was not far, Ishvalans were not allowed to leave the border.

Light flashed in his hand, and an Intermediate Alchemy Bomb appeared.

"State... State Alchemist."

The hatred in the young man’s eyes disappeared, replaced by fear.

"I’ll give you a chance, tell me why there’s a riot here."

"Ha~, the Holy War has begun, you wait for your doom..."

Boom!

The Intermediate Alchemy Bomb exploded in front of the young man’s face, blowing him to pieces.

From the few words, Su Xiao could deduce the riot had to do with the Ishvalans.

After a lap around the town, Su Xiao found that there were not many people left in the town. Apart from some rioters and Ishvalans, the ordinary townsfolk were either dead or fled.

Amestris’ Central Army is just a bunch of incompetent fools; their officers abandoned their faith in pursuit of Eternal Life, and their subordinates are even more inept.

Amestris’s current situation is peculiar; the powerful armies are at the national borders to prevent invasion, while some weakling legions became the Central Army.

This situation led to power fragmentation, those guarding the borders were similar to vassals, some even started acting independently with their own rules.

The nation’s periphery is solid, but its interior is hollow, a sight only seen in Amestris.

After inspecting the vicinity, Su Xiao began using the Philosopher’s Stone to make Special level Alchemy Bombs, placing them around the town.

He had no desire to know what the Ishvalans’ Holy War was about, nor was he interested in finding out.

Leaving the town, after maintaining a safe distance, Su Xiao detonated the Alchemy Bombs.

Boom, boom, boom...

Rumbling sounds came from within the town as it gradually fell apart, flames engulfing it.

There were no civilians left here, Su Xiao chose to destroy it, it was the quickest solution.

Moreover, by doing this, he gained two to three days of free action; during these days, he would not be suspected even if something major happened.

Mounting Bubute Ni, the Full Speed Charge (Active) was activated.

Skill 1: Full Speed Charge (Active): Activating this skill increases Bubute Ni’s moving speed by 150%, consuming 12 mana points per minute, and can carry heavy objects.

Su Xiao took out a map and a compass, Bubu Wang ran at full speed, faster than the train; he had to go to a place, and if he wasn’t mistaken, two homunculi were there.

Four hours later, Bubu Wang lay collapsed on the ground, having been running at full speed, its mana exhausted.

"Let’s go."

Su Xiao switched to walking, but the destination was already in sight.

Bubu Wang whimpered twice, looking pitifully at Su Xiao, as if saying: ’Without ten meat bones, I’m not getting up today.’

Bubu Wang unlocked a new skill "Con Artist", making Su Xiao’s face go black. He walked forward alone.

He knew Bubu Wang’s temperament too well, it would surely follow within five seconds.

Bubu Wang lay on the ground, watching Su Xiao walk away, and when Su Xiao had walked over a dozen meters, it panicked, getting up and following along with innocent vigor, a masterful performer.

Ahead was a city by the desert, named Lorial, on the eastern side of Amestris, and further east lay an endless desert, beyond which was a vast and powerful nation.

Amestris is surrounded by formidable enemies, surviving until now because of the Little Man in the Bottle.

The kings of the surrounding great nations are aware of the Little Man in the Bottle; although their nations also have powerful individuals, the cost of invading Amestris far outweighs the benefits.

Amestris’s current strength is deeply connected to the Little Man in the Bottle, with alchemy allegedly borrowing the power of the earth’s crust, but in reality, it’s not the case.

There’s another intermediary, the Little Man in the Bottle, without which alchemy use would be much more cumbersome.

Lorial is a city within the Large-scale alchemy array, so a riot is imminent, and no one will stop it.

Lorial had already fallen under the control of a cult, where an alchemist possessing a Philosopher’s Stone posed as a divine envoy, misleading the townsfolk, naturally, with homunculi backing it.

Before entering Lorial, Su Xiao took a mask from his storage space and changed his attire, instructing Bubute Ni to hide outside the city.

Walking into the town, Su Xiao’s finger touched the ground, sensing carefully.

The aura of homunculi was like a candle in the darkness, intensely ominous and dissonant.

Su Xiao perceived a particular aura and quickly headed towards it.

...

Inside a church, a beautiful woman with long black wavy hair, dressed in a long black dress, sat inside the church.

Su Xiao walked into the church. Upon seeing Su Xiao, the woman smiled, her red lips particularly seductive.

On the woman’s chest just below the collarbones on both sides was a red Ouroboros design, a mark of the homunculi.

Homunculi, Lust (L|ust)

"How long has it been since anyone dared reveal killing intent towards me? State your name and leave a last word."

Lust lounged lazily on the bench, oozing allure.

Sizzle~, the sound of metallic wires contracting was heard.

Swish, one of Lust’s pale arms flew off.

Dragon Slash appeared in Su Xiao’s hand, Blue Steel Shadow instantly activated to its maximum.

"Your recovery ability is very strong, I wonder how many times I must kill you before you die for real; let’s test it with ten times first."

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