The most shameless alchemist in history

"Captain Kotetsu, I'm here. Cough cough, what exactly happened? Why... did the train stop?" Bee Sting walked over from the back. She looked very disheveled, and her condition was not optimistic. She wasn't the only one who came; she was also helping someone else.

A closer look reveals that the person she is supporting is Leopard Tail.

"The situation is a bit complicated, and it's hard to explain in a short time..." Kotetsu was also unable to explain what had happened.

“Wait, this noise isn’t good…” Du Lei made a shushing gesture, pricked up his ears to listen, and his face grew paler and paler.

"Kid, don't scare me." Hu Che was a little flustered by Du Lei's expression, because in his memory, whenever Du Lei showed such an expression, nothing good was going to happen.

"I'm not trying to scare you, that stubborn guy... Run!" Dure's expression changed drastically as he pointed to the deformed exit ahead and shouted.

"Bang!" Almost at the same time that Du Lei finished speaking, another loud noise came from above the carriage.

Along with the deafening roar came a tremendous impact. The roof of the carriage, which had only been deformed, was instantly pierced by a giant hand, which crushed the carriage into a flat iron disc. This destructive force was enough to chill anyone to the bone.

"What a joke! The carriage was almost completely crushed. Luckily we escaped quickly, or it would have turned us into mincemeat!" Kotetsu looked at the severely deformed carriage and swallowed hard.

To his horror, a giant gorilla was waving its massive hand, looking down at them from its height. He had seen gorillas before, in fact, quite a few, but he had never seen one so large.

Behind him, because the tracks were blocked by a large number of boulders, the reversing train crashed into the boulders, causing the train carriages, which were originally one after another, to be crushed together and completely thrown out of the tracks, lying in a horrifying mess.

"Is everyone here?" Du Lei turned around and scanned his surroundings. The incident had happened so suddenly that he wasn't sure if the others had escaped.

“Miss Nightingale…Miss Bee Sting…Mr. ​​Leopard Tail…Thank goodness, everyone is safe and sound!” Wendy, standing next to Dure, called out to everyone one by one. She was also very nervous, as the change had come too suddenly, taking only about ten minutes in total.

It is nothing short of a miracle that everyone is safe and sound after such a disaster.

"Now is not the time to let our guard down, be careful...it's coming!" Dure shouted a warning; the danger was not over yet! The most shameless alchemist in history

Chapter 455 It's Too Chaotic

Kotetsu originally thought that after such a shock, he would finally be able to escape alive. However, with Dure's reminder, all of this turned into a dream. The gorilla, who was sleeping peacefully on the railway tracks, was furious when the train disturbed his sweet dream. He did not calm down until he drove the train away.

It swung its fists and smashed them violently into the train car, determined to vent its anger by smashing the train to pieces. Du Lei and the others who escaped from the car also became its targets, and it picked up a huge rock and threw it at them.

Given its size, the boulder it threw was incredibly powerful, blotting out the sky for Du Lei and his companions. They had no choice but to scatter and run frantically along the railway tracks. If it were open terrain, it wouldn't have been so bad, but unfortunately, the railway tracks were located near a narrow canyon.

"This guy is still going on and on! This can't go on, we have to think of something!" Kotetsu shouted as he ran. Facing such a behemoth, he had no courage to fight at all. The two were simply not in the same league, the difference was just too great.

"I know this without you reminding me. If you have the energy to talk, you'd better run faster, or it'll be troublesome if you get caught!" Du Lei ran while looking back. The gorilla was chasing after them. With every step it took, the ground trembled and boulders rolled down.

"Ouch!" Just as they were running, Wenli twisted her ankle and fell to the ground, greatly slowing down her escape speed.

"Miss Winry, are you alright?" Seeing this, Dure had no choice but to stop and help Winry up.

"No, it's nothing, but what's wrong with it? Why is it chasing us like this?" Wenli shook her head, and Bailing followed her. The group continued running, and Wenli really couldn't understand what was wrong with the gorilla and why it was targeting them like this.

“I can understand being a little angry when someone disturbs your sleep, but it’s gotten to this point and it still hasn’t calmed down. It’s really petty…” Du Lei had no words to express his suffering. Although they had tried their best, they were far inferior to the gorilla.

"Roar! Roar!" The roar of a gorilla came from behind them, making the air tremble and sending chills down their spines.

“Judging from its voice, it seems to be about to do something. Hey, Ape Arm, can you understand what it’s saying?” Kotetsu asked Ape Arm beside him.

"Hmm?" Ape Arm looked at him, completely bewildered, not understanding what Kotetsu meant at all.

"Ignore him, our priority is to escape... Oh no, get out of the way!" Du Lei's ears twitched, and he realized something was wrong and cried out in alarm.

"What is it now?" Kotetsu felt a sense of despair when he heard Du Lei say that, because it was never a good thing.

"Just hide! Why ask so many questions? Underground! Underground!" Du Lei pointed to the ground and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground rumbled, and cracks began to appear on the previously solid ground. The cracks seemed to be spreading, and the already narrow canyon left them with even less room to escape, while rocks kept falling from above.

At this moment, Du Lei and his group were being attacked from all directions, from the sky to the ground!

"Miss Wenley, something's wrong!" While fleeing for their lives, Du Lei noticed a huge rock falling towards Wenley and Bailing from above. At that moment, they were dodging other boulders and didn't notice it at all, or rather, even if they did notice it, there was no way to avoid it from their position.

"That's the only way, be careful!" Du Lei made a quick decision and rammed into Wen Li. With his impact, Wen Li staggered forward. Bai Ling, who was not needed to protect Wen Li for the time being, was also able to get away and rolled on the spot to avoid the falling boulder.

Du Lei also twisted his body forcefully, rolling past the edge of the stone, which was quite a close call.

"That was really dangerous just now, are you alright... Down there!" Bai Ling still felt lingering fear when she recalled what had just happened. If Du Lei hadn't pushed Wen Li away in time, Wen Li would definitely not have survived the crushing impact of the boulder. She would definitely feel very guilty for not protecting Wen Li.

Just as she was feeling grateful and about to say something, she suddenly noticed a crack appearing in the ground where Dure had landed!

"Oh no, am I really that unlucky? I'm doomed!" Du Lei rolled on the ground, and before he could jump up, a crack appeared directly beneath him. With a "crack," he felt his body go empty and he sank downwards!

Realizing the danger, he instinctively grabbed the edge of the crack, barely managing to keep himself from falling.

"That was close, I almost died. But this feeling... please don't mess with me." Du Lei gripped the edge of the crack with one hand, feeling light as a feather. Beneath his feet was a fissure in the ground, and he had no idea how deep it was or where it led. Stones kept falling down beside him.

Just as he was trying to climb up, he heard another "crack" sound. This time, the rock he was holding onto broke, and he plummeted down!

“Mr. Dure, hold on tight…” Just when Dure thought he was going to die this time, someone grabbed him.

He looked up and saw a small, delicate hand gripping him tightly, but it wasn't very strong; he was dragging her down with him.

"Miss Winry, you...you'll be dragged down with me!" Dure shouted, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He knew that Winry alone couldn't possibly pull him to the ground, and at this rate, Winry would hardly escape unscathed either.

“It’s alright, Mr. Dure, you’ve saved me so many times, and I want to… I want to do my best to save you once!” Wenli gritted her teeth and used all her strength. The rocks next to her were full of cracks, and who knows when all the cracks would merge into one.

Once the cracks connect into a line, all the nearby rocks will collapse, dragging her down into the abyss!

"Miss Winry!" Just as Winry was about to fall into the abyss with Dure, Kotetsu and the others finally noticed the situation and rushed over to help.

"Miss Winry, are you alright? That was really reckless!" Kotetsu quickly pulled Dure up, and the three of them immediately ran towards the nearby area. Just as they escaped the edge of the crevice, a large-scale collapse occurred nearby, shattering all the rocks. The most shameless alchemist in history.

Chapter 456 Dragon-Rank Magical Beast

Looking at the shattered ground behind him, Du Lei was still shaken. If Kotetsu had been even a fraction slower, he and Wen Li would have definitely fallen into the abyss. But before that, he was grateful to Wen Li, because if it weren't for Wen Li holding his hand, giving Kotetsu time to come and save them.

By this time, he had no idea how far he had fallen into the ground. The group ran for their lives amidst the falling rocks for more than ten minutes until the shaking ground finally calmed down. Once they confirmed that the gorillas behind them were no longer chasing them, they could finally catch their breath.

"Is everyone alright?" Kotetsu was the first to check on everyone's condition. The series of unexpected events that had just occurred had left them in a sorry state.

“Mr. Ape Arm seems to be seriously injured…” Wen Li looked at Ape Arm with concern. When the train carriage was hit hard, it was Ape Arm who shielded her behind him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be standing here unharmed right now, but Ape Arm was seriously injured as a result.

“Ape Arm, you were injured in Nightmare Mountain before and haven’t healed yet. Why are you doing this again? Let me see.” Bee Sting went forward to check on his condition and bandaged him. Seeing that there were new wounds on top of Ape Arm’s old ones, Bee Sting couldn’t help but scold him.

"Hehehehe." Ape Arm scratched his head and chuckled, not saying much, since he couldn't say anything anyway. But even so, everyone knew his attitude. It was obvious that in Ape Arm's view, as long as Wen Li was safe and sound, that was the greatest fortune.

"That gorilla doesn't seem to be chasing us. That was really close. We almost got wiped out. What kind of gorilla is that? How can it be so powerful?" Du Lei looked into the distance towards the smoke-filled canyon. They had already escaped the canyon.

Now that they are in an open area, even if the gorillas catch up, they can scatter and escape, unlike when they were in the canyon.

"That's a 'Dragon-Rank' magical beast, the 'Golden Demon Ape.' This forest is its territory. We invaded its territory and disturbed its afternoon nap, so its strong reaction is understandable," Bailing explained from the side. She knew very well about the gorilla's origins.

"What? It's actually... a dragon-level magical beast? No wonder it's so powerful. The overwhelming impact is so strong that it's impossible to resist." Before this, Kotetsu was still wondering what level of magical beast the gorilla was. He was quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen one before.

Now that he heard Bai Ling say this, he thought about it carefully and realized that only dragon-level magical beasts could make him feel so powerless.

"Dragon-rank...is that two ranks higher than Steel-rank?" This was the first time Du Lei had ever heard of a Dragon-rank magical beast, let alone seen one in person. Recalling its terrifying destructive power, he felt incredibly lucky to have escaped its attack.

"I never expected that a dragon-level magical beast would appear in this place. This is really terrifying." Bee Sting belatedly realized that he also felt a chill down his back.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! What's going on? Where are we?" Just then, Leopard Tail's voice came over.

"Leopard Tail, are you awake?" Bee Sting was overjoyed and went over to check on his condition.

"Hmm, I think I just had a really long dream. My head hurts so much, like I've been punched," Leopard Tail said, rubbing his head.

"Well..." Bee Sting glanced at Kotetsu, and after seeing the look in his eyes, she didn't dare to tell Leopard Tail that he had been beaten by Kotetsu.

"How are you feeling now? Do you remember what happened before you fainted?" Du Lei came over and asked about Leopard Tail's condition. When they were still at the underground train station, they saw the dead passengers in the carriage. He remembered that Leopard Tail remembered a lot of things at that time.

Just as he was lost in his delirium, Kotetsu knocked him unconscious and carried him out, thus allowing Hyobi to perfectly avoid the dangerous encounter that was about to take place.

"What happened before I fainted... Right, Camus, Camus is dead, but I remember Camus. How is that possible?" Leopard Tail carefully recalled the situation at the time. Even though he had woken up, he still couldn't figure out what had happened.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. I think we'll find the answer to this problem later. Since everyone is safe and sound now, let's continue on our way. Be careful on the road, though. I don't know if we'll encounter any dragon-level magical beasts next," Du Lei solemnly reminded him.

"There are no more trains, so are we going to have to walk the whole way? We don't know how long it will take to walk along the tracks to Herenberg." Bee Sting looked into the distance along the tracks, where endless forests stretched out on both sides, and the tracks wound their way into the distance.

“There’s nothing we can do about it. The train is completely destroyed. But being able to travel by train for a while is already a pleasant surprise. According to the distance on the map, we should be able to reach Herenberg by tomorrow evening.” Dure examined the map carefully.

"Wait, what did you just say? Dragon-rank magical beasts?" Leopard Tail was excited when he heard this term and immediately asked.

“That’s right, it’s a dragon-level magical beast. What’s wrong?” Du Lei nodded and asked him in return.

"You mean we just encountered a dragon-level magical beast, right?" Leopard Tail's eyes were practically shining.

“Yes, yes, no problem.” Dure nodded again to confirm this.

"My God, we've actually encountered a legendary dragon-level magical beast! Where is it? I absolutely must see it!" Leopard Tail exclaimed excitedly.

"Huh? You want to see it?" Dure was somewhat surprised by Leopard Tail's reaction.

"Dragon-rank magical beasts are legendary beings, and many people never even see one. I once heard a senior boast that he had seen a dragon-rank magical beast, and that was the most boast-worthy thing he had ever done. If I could see one..." Leopard Tail became so excited that he became incoherent.

"It's over there, just walk along the tracks for about ten minutes, over there where the dust is rising. If you're lucky, you might even see it, maybe even shake its hand. Go on, go on," Du Lei pointed behind him, directing Leopard Tail.

"Huh? Are you guys leaving already? Aren't you coming with me?" Leopard Tail was a little stunned to see that everyone, including Du Lei, Hu Che, and the others, were walking forward without looking back and didn't even glance at the dragon-level magical beasts. He immediately chased after them to ask.

“Go ahead and go if you want, no one’s stopping you, but we have to keep going.” Du Lei didn’t want to talk to him at all.

"This is a dragon-level magical beast! It's something many people never see in their entire lives. Are you just going to miss it? Bee Sting, aren't you going too?" Leopard Tail felt like he was fighting alone, so he could only turn to Bee Sting for help.

"Go alone if you want." Even Bee Sting, who was closest to Leopard Tail, thought he was being unreasonable and walked away without looking back. The most shameless alchemist in history.

Chapter 457 Returning to the Old Ground

The next day's journey went relatively smoothly for Du Lei and his group, without encountering too many unexpected events. Since leaving Maple City, they had experienced far too many things, from Nightmare Mountain to Spring Breeze Town, almost every time they had narrowly escaped death, leaving everyone exhausted.

According to their plan, they would rest well for a night after arriving in Harrenhal, because after passing through Harrenhal, they would enter the important northern border town of Storm City in the Mountain Kingdom. Once they entered the heart of the Mountain Kingdom, they didn't know what would happen, so they had to be in high spirits to face it.

"After we cross that mountain, is that Harrenburg? Hmm, what's that over there? Watch out, a monster is charging towards us!" Leopard Tail walked ahead, raising his right hand to shield his eyes from the setting sun, squinting as he tried to see further, since it was dusk and visibility wasn't as good as during the day.

Just as he was confirming with Dure whether they were about to arrive in Harrenhal, he suddenly noticed something and became alert.

"Don't be nervous, that's not a magical beast, just an ordinary statue." Dure walked over from behind. Unlike Leopard Tail, he didn't react as if he were facing a great enemy. Instead, he casually stretched out his hand to indicate that Leopard Tail was alright, which made the latter stunned and re-examine the scene in front of him.

"What? Statues? No way, those two big guys are actually... statues? Hey, hey, these are not ordinary at all, okay? Such height... Hey, how did you know?" Leopard Tail was taken aback. After getting closer, he recognized that they were indeed statues.

At this moment, in the middle of the two cliffs directly in front of the group, there is a narrow passage, which is the entrance to the canyon. On both sides of the entrance, there is a huge statue, which is tens of meters high and almost level with the cliff. The cliff is shaped like a sitting beast.

On the left is a majestic lion holding a sword, while on the right is a leopard holding a shield. The two statues are so lifelike that, in the dim light, one might mistake them for two statues without careful observation. No wonder the leopard tail was mistaken.

"Doesn't the tourist guide say that there are two magnificent statues at the entrance to Harrenhal, which were carved hundreds of years ago by the finest craftsmen over several years?" Dure held a booklet in his hand and pointed to the information section for Leopard Tail to see.

There were indeed two statues depicted on it. When Leopard Tail took it over for comparison, the actual scene and the depiction were almost identical.

"A tourist guide? Hey, where did you get this kind of thing?" Leopard Tail was stunned. In his memory, Harrenhal had become a dead city many years ago, and there shouldn't be any tourist guides circulating. Dure's guide was too suspicious.