The most shameless alchemist in history

"Leopard Tail, what are you doing there? Everyone's been looking for you. We called you just now, but you didn't answer. Come here quickly." Bee Sting breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Leopard Tail. She called out to Leopard Tail from afar, hoping that Leopard Tail would respond to her.

"How could this be... He actually died here? But if he's dead, then who am I?" Leopard Tail mumbled, his voice trembling, revealing that he was in a state of great confusion.

"Leopard Tail, what's wrong? What happened?" Bee Sting was worried when she saw Leopard Tail's appearance. She tried to get closer to find out what was going on, but Tiger Chetsu, who was directly in front of her, waved his hand to stop her.

"What's going on? Hmm? Who is that person..." Du Lei calmly observed the vicinity of Leopard Tail. He knew that something must have happened to Leopard Tail to make him so absent-minded. He frowned and observed carefully, and soon noticed a person sitting directly in front of Leopard Tail.

In fact, they had already seen quite a few people on the train, which was not unusual. But this particular person was someone they had seen not long ago, or rather, someone they had seen in a photograph.

“That’s right, that person is Camus, the grandson of the mayor of Spring Breeze Town, whom we saw in the photo. The mark on his forehead is exactly the same as in the photo.” Kotetsu arrived here earlier than Dure and the others, so he had already recognized the person sitting directly in front of the leopard tail as Camus.

“The old woman said before that the mayor’s family left Spring Breeze Town by train. Now it seems that the whole family died on the train. But… what did Leopard Tail mean by that? Didn’t we already compare them? Isn’t he Camus?” Dure still had some doubts.

"I'm puzzled by this too. I called him a few times but he didn't respond. He's like he's possessed." Kotetsu was also a bit embarrassed. He and Durei couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so they could only continue to observe what Leopard Tail was going to do.

“There’s no mistake, I remember now, I am Camus, I remember everything… I really am Camus, everything from my childhood, including what happened that day… I remember it all so clearly, but why… did Camus die here?” Leopard Tail was somewhat incoherent.

"What did you say? You're Camus? But you don't look the same." Durrell frowned when he heard this.

"Leopard Tail, stop talking nonsense here. Let's get out of here quickly, do you understand?" Kotetsu gradually lost his patience, and he looked like he was about to come over and drag the person away.

"Boss Kotetsu, and that kid named Dure, I am perfectly lucid now. You may find it unbelievable, but there is absolutely no mistake. I am Camus, and the memories in my mind are crystal clear," said Hyo-Tail with absolute certainty.

"But isn't the real Camus standing right in front of you? If you are Camus, then who is he?" Kotetsu was also somewhat confused by what he said.

“The problem now is not who Camus is. Both the photos and the timeline prove that the boy in front of us is the mayor’s son, Camus. The problem is, who are you?” Dure shook his head. He did not agree with Kotetsu’s statement.

He walked over to Leopard Tail and scrutinized him closely from head to toe. He was certain the problem lay with Leopard Tail! The most shameless alchemist in history.

Chapter 444 Who are you?

Leopard Tail's actions on Nightmare Mountain had already caused Du Lei and the others enough trouble, but only a few days later, Leopard Tail presented Du Lei and the others with a new problem. To be precise, this problem was also Leopard Tail's own problem, because he remembered some things.

On the way to Spring Breeze Town, Du Lei had heard Bee Sting talk about some things. She had met Leopard Tail and Tiger Che five years ago. Originally, they were not supposed to inquire about each other's past, but out of concern for Leopard Tail, Bee Sting still tried to find out some things.

According to Bee Sting, Leopard Tail was an orphan who lived on the streets since childhood and suffered a lot of cold treatment during his growth. Later, he was noticed by a leader of a certain army, who thought he had good potential and recruited him into the army for training. He later completed many missions with excellence.

As Hyo-Tail gradually gained some fame, he eventually joined the squad led by Kotetsu and became a member of the guard escorting Winry to Rock Castle. As for Hyo-Tail's past, he himself couldn't say for sure. When Bee-Stew asked him, he only said that he couldn't remember.

“Leopard Tail is Leopard Tail, who else could he be? He’s been our partner for five whole years.” Bee Sting was also very anxious to see Leopard Tail like this, especially since Leopard Tail and Du Lei were saying such inexplicable things, which made her very worried.

"Who am I...who am I...I am Camus! All my lost memories have returned. I remember everything from my childhood in Spring Breeze Town. But who is he? How could he have died here?" Leopard Tail covered his head with both hands, his emotions unstable.

"Leopard Tail, calm down. Don't think about those things. Captain Kotetsu, and Durei, what exactly is wrong with Leopard Tail?" Bee Sting couldn't handle this on her own, so she could only ask Kotetsu and Durei for help. Kotetsu was also full of questions and had no idea what was going on.

"You asked me what happened? I want to know too. Isn't the one who died here Camus? How could that photo in town be fake? And isn't the person next to him the other person in the photo, the one named Karen? And isn't this the old mayor of town?"

Kotetsu was also clueless. He observed carefully and found Karen and the old mayor near Camus. These people had photos at the mayor's house. Although several years had passed, they still looked as they did when they were alive. Kotetsu recognized them immediately.

“Camus’s identity is beyond doubt. He did indeed die here with his father and his grandfather. So the only problem is you, Hyo-Tail. Why didn’t you remember your childhood before, but now you suddenly remember it?” Dure asked Hyo-Tail.

"This... I don't know either. It's just that after I came here, it was like the plug in my brain was suddenly pulled out, and everything went clear. Then a whole bunch of memories came flooding back. I really remember things from my childhood, in Spring Breeze Town, and the old ghost granny. I remember them all!"

Leopard Tail, fearing that Du Lei and Hu Che would not believe him, repeatedly defended himself, saying that he remembered his memories very clearly and without a doubt.

"So that's where the crux of the problem lies." Du Lei astutely pointed out the crux of the problem, and Kotetsu and the others immediately looked over.

"Where did it come from?" Hu Che thought through the whole story, but still couldn't figure it out. He could only wait for Du Lei's answer.

“It’s related to memory.” Du Lei pointed to his head. He knew it was a bit hard to understand, but in this situation, he had no choice but to patiently explain.

"Memory? What happened to the memory? Is there a problem?" Bee Sting was very concerned about Leopard Tail's current situation and wanted to find out what was going on with Leopard Tail.

“Of course there’s a problem. Camus is dead, that’s a fact, there’s no faking it. But Hyobi has Camus’s memories, which means that Camus’s memories were somehow transplanted into Hyobi.” Du Lei said solemnly.

"What? Transplanting one person's memories into another person... How is this possible?" This was the first time Kotetsu had ever heard of such a thing, which surprised him. It seemed too unbelievable and was beyond his comprehension.

"I think I've heard people mention this before," Bee Sting said with a strange expression after a long silence.

"What did you say? You've heard of methods for transplanting memories?" Kotetsu was taken aback and immediately looked at Bee Sting.

"In my previous department... I heard from my colleagues there that there is indeed a secret method on the mainland that can transfer memories. I always thought it was just a legend and not real, but now that things are like this... could it be that Leopard Tail has encountered such a secret method?"

Bee Sting wasn't entirely sure either, because it was just hearsay; she hadn't actually seen it before.

"But who would want to transfer Camus's memories to Hyo-o's body? The two of them seem completely unrelated. And that kid named Siegel, although it was later revealed that he was an imposter, Siegel's memories can't be faked. Why would he call Hyo-o's name?"

Hu Che raised another point of doubt, which was the incident they encountered when they first arrived in Spring Breeze Town.

“I think the reason Siegel shouted ‘Leopard Tail’ is because he saw something we couldn’t see,” Dure explained after careful consideration.

"What? Something I can't see? What do you mean by that?" Bee Sting was full of doubt.

“I can’t explain it clearly either. Don’t forget that although the memories belong to Siegel, the body belongs to a demon. Those demons often have special abilities. Perhaps it saw through Leopard Tail’s memories, which belong to Camus. Camus grew up in Spring Breeze Town. In addition, there are parts of Siegel’s memories that intersect with Camus’s. So the demon’s abilities combined with Siegel’s memories have merged Leopard Tail and Camus.”

Dure integrated the information he obtained and thus arrived at his conclusion.

"So, the reason the monster called out 'Leopard Tail' instead of 'Camus' is because there was an error or confusion in its memory interpretation process?" Kotetsu followed Dure's line of thought and roughly figured out Dure's idea.

“I think that’s the only explanation.” Dure nodded, agreeing with Kotetsu’s words.

“Even if what you say makes sense, who would transfer one person’s memories into another? Wouldn’t it be redundant to go to such lengths? Besides, there’s no connection between Hyo-o’s Tail and Camus at all.” Kotetsu still couldn’t understand this.

“I don’t know the connection or the answer either. To figure this out, I think we have to start with Leopard Tail’s experience before he joined you.” Du Lei shook his head, frankly admitting his lack of knowledge.

"Leopard Tail's past before joining us? He used to work under Captain Hanno. We never pry into the past in this line of work." Kotetsu frowned and shook his head. He had no idea what Leopard Tail had been through.

“Leopard Tail, listen to me.” Du Lei stopped discussing with Kotetsu and turned to look at Leopard Tail.

"What?" Leopard Tail was in a very low mood, and he looked at Du Lei blankly.

"As for who you really are and what your past is like, I think you can find out by finding Captain Hanno after we complete our mission. But we can't waste any more time here. It's too dangerous here, and we have to leave. Understand?"

Although Du Lei and Leopard Tail had a bad relationship before and had argued a lot, he was sincerely trying to persuade Leopard Tail at this moment.

"Captain Hanno... about the past... Damn it, what's going on? I remembered everything from when I was a child, so why is there a missing piece of memory?" Leopard Tail held his head in his hands, looking very distressed.

"Leopard Tail, stop thinking about all that. Let's get out of here quickly. Forget about Camus and Karen. Let's go!" Bee Sting stepped forward to support Leopard Tail. She didn't want to see Leopard Tail struggling in such pain.

"There's no other way, I'll have to use that trick again. Behave yourself!" Seeing Leopard Tail's expression, Kotetsu knew the latter probably wouldn't cooperate, so he had no choice but to take advantage of Leopard Tail's momentary lapse in attention and deliver another blow to the back of his head. The most shameless alchemist in history.

Chapter 445 Passengers

The memory of someone who should have died on the train actually appeared in Leopard Tail's mind. And judging from Leopard Tail's appearance, he wasn't joking. He casually recited a few passages, and they all matched up with Spring Breeze Town. It didn't seem like he made them up. This was quite bizarre.

Furthermore, the bizarre deaths of Camus and the hundreds of people on the train, who died without any resistance or warning, and whose expressions and postures remained unchanged from their previous lives, made Kotetsu and the others feel uneasy and unwilling to stay there any longer.

When Hyo-o refused to cooperate, Kotetsu had no choice but to knock him unconscious and take him away, which was the simplest and most direct way. After the three of them helped Hyo-o away from the train, Winry and the others immediately came to greet them. They were startled to see Hyo-o unconscious and assumed something had happened.

“Leopard Tail is fine. He’s just a little sleepy and wants to take a nap. Miss Winry, we must leave here immediately. This place is too eerie.” Kotetsu waved his hand, indicating that Leopard Tail was alright. Ape Arm took the man’s arm and carried him on his back, while Bee Sting looked after him.

“Understood, let’s go now.” Wenli nodded. She knew they had already lingered here long enough. Even someone as worldly as Kotetsu was a little intimidated by this place, let alone her. Just being here made her feel uneasy.

"Miss Winry, and Uncle Kotetsu, it seems we can't leave." Just then, Dure suddenly said.

"What did you say? What do you mean we can't leave? At a time like this, you can't be joking." Hu Che took Du Lei's joke as a joke and didn't take it too seriously. In the tense atmosphere, any slight disturbance was enough to trigger his sensitive nerves.

"Uncle Kotetsu, when we came out of the carriage just now, didn't you notice something?" Du Lei asked rhetorically.

"What is it? What are you talking about? Can you finish it all at once?" Hu Che felt uneasy after hearing Du Lei's words, but as the leader of the guard, he naturally couldn't express his unease. He just spoke loudly without realizing it, as if that would lessen his fear.

"When we got out of the carriage, there were fewer passengers." Du Lei's face was pale and somewhat unsightly. He had seen a lot of things, especially after coming down from Nightmare Mountain, but even so, Du Lei still found it hard to believe what he had just seen.

"What nonsense are you spouting? All the passengers are dead, motionless, and have remained the same as they were in life for years. They can't just walk away on their own, so how could there be fewer of them?" Kotetsu felt somewhat bewildered; what Durei was saying was far too bizarre.

"Uncle Hu Che, are you still surprised by all the strange and bizarre things we've experienced since we got here?" Du Lei gave a wry smile. He didn't want to believe it either, but he had seen it clearly just now, and his memory was definitely accurate.

"Wait, you didn't see wrong, did you?" Kotetsu couldn't help but swallow, trying his best to remain calm.

"I can't be wrong, but I have a bad feeling about this..." Even Du Lei, who is usually quite composed, started to panic.

"Mr. Kotetsu, Mr. Dure, what are you talking about? Huh, what's that sound?" Wen Li was a little confused by Dure and Kotetsu's reaction. She asked in surprise, and just then, she clearly heard a "clang" behind her.

The sound was particularly clear and crisp, and she subconsciously turned around to look, only to find that the sound was coming from inside the train.

"Is it really that unlucky to encounter such things one after another..." Before escorting Wen Li, Hu Che had carried out many missions, but none of them had encountered such a series of strange events as this one, each more bizarre and outlandish than the last, which simply refreshed his understanding.

"Uncle Kotetsu, I'm afraid you've really spoken too harshly." Du Lei could roughly guess what would happen next.

"Instead of wasting time talking such useless nonsense, we should get out of here as soon as possible, hurry up!" Kotetsu shouted, urging Durei, Winry and the others to take action. It wasn't that he was afraid or wanted to back down, but rather that he knew all too well that it was pointless to fight the opponents they were about to face!

“Mr. Kotetsu, what’s going on? Over there on the train… it looks like someone is coming out. It’s a child. What’s wrong with him?” Wen Li was completely confused. She saw a little boy staggering out of the train carriage door, which made her a little worried.

"This is exactly what I feared! Miss Winry, let's get out of here quickly, we're in trouble!" Kotetsu was very worried when he saw the little boy. He wasn't like Winry, who was inexperienced. In this eerie atmosphere, it was impossible for any living person to appear except for the few of them.

At this moment, what appears are undoubtedly those people in the carriage who died years ago!

"What on earth is going on? Huh? Mr. Dure?" Winry was still completely confused, but at this moment Dure had already dragged her along and was running wildly.

"There's no time to explain now. We have to leave immediately, or we'll be in danger. Oh no, is the road ahead blocked?" Cold sweat dripped from Du Lei's forehead. He knew the seriousness of the situation and hoped to take advantage of the other side's slow movement to get away first.

But when he saw that there were already a lot of "people" blocking his way, he realized that he was being too naive!

"Are those people... the ones who disappeared from the carriage just now? Hey, Bailing, weren't you guys keeping watch at the carriage door? How come you didn't notice someone running out from inside?" Hu Che clearly saw that there were hundreds of people blocking the way ahead. Normally, people make noise when they move.

Not to mention the collective action of hundreds of people, the commotion must have been considerable, yet he hadn't noticed it at all beforehand. These people seemed to have silently descended from another world out of thin air. It was understandable that he hadn't noticed them, since he, Du Lei, and Bee Sting had all been in the carriage before.

However, Bai Ling, Wen Li, and the others outside the carriage remained completely unaware, which Kotetsu found incomprehensible.

“But we didn’t see anything unusual when we were watching outside the carriage. I don’t know where they came from… Wait, you don’t mean they ran out of the carriage, do you?” Bai Ling was also surprised. She hadn’t seen anyone run out of the carriage.

"Although I don't want to believe it's true, given the current situation, it's very likely. This is troublesome." Kotetsu stopped in his tracks. The tunnel ahead was completely blocked by these hundred-plus people; they were facing the same situation as before! The Most Shameless Alchemist in History

Chapter 446 Breaking Out of the Station

The scene before them was all too familiar to Kotetsu and his group, because when they first entered the mine, they were blocked by hordes of monsters. It was only then that Dure suggested finding a map, and following the map's directions, they managed to cross that route and arrive here.

Now that they have finally arrived at the underground station, according to the map, they will soon be leaving the area of ​​Spring Breeze Town. But just at this moment, they encounter an unexpected situation. They discover the train that the townspeople took when they fled Spring Breeze Town during the upheaval years ago.

They even found townspeople who should have escaped from Spring Breeze Town on the vehicle, but the most dangerous thing was that those who should have died were now standing on the opposite side, blocking their way. Seeing those strange faces made Kotetsu's scalp tingle.

“Are they… all passengers on the train? But didn’t they say they were dead? But now…” Wenli was startled by the scene. At that moment, she heard a commotion behind her, and many more townspeople got off the train carriages.

They are now in a situation where they are surrounded from both the front and the back, which seems especially strange in the open mountain.

"How careless of me! I should have left as soon as I realized things were going badly. Now I'm surrounded..." Kotetsu gritted his teeth, regretting that he hadn't left decisively earlier. The tunnel was narrow, and there was only one road ahead, which was now blocked, leaving him somewhat at a loss.

"Du Lei, is there another way to leave Spring Breeze Town? Look at the map, is there another way to go back? We can take advantage of the fact that there aren't too many undead behind us and rush out in one go!" Bai Ling quickly thought of this and asked Du Lei, who had the map in his hand.

“No, this is the last way out. If we go back the way we came, we'll only be able to return to town.” Du Lei shook his head decisively. They had thought they had found a way out and could finally breathe a sigh of relief when they arrived at the underground station, but now it seemed they had been wrong!

"Then what should we do?" Bee Sting was a little flustered. Since arriving in Spring Breeze Town, too many strange things had happened, and she had no idea how to deal with them.