The most shameless alchemist in history

With a "whoosh," just as the gunstock was about to be pounced on by the snow wolf, a sharp arrow suddenly flew over, entering the snow wolf's mouth, piercing its throat, and exiting through its neck, causing a large amount of blood to spurt out and splatter onto the gunstock.

“Looks like you still don’t love it enough, which is why it abandoned you at the crucial moment.” Dure raised his arm and quickly loaded the next bolt.

"Hey kid, don't think you can criticize me just because you saved me once. My love for it is unmatched. Just wait and see, it will prove me right soon." The gun butt immediately changed the bullet and fired another shot at the snow wolf lying on the ground. The gunshot was muffled.

"I'm looking forward to seeing you perform even better. We've been forced into a corner. Hundreds of passengers on this train have been crammed into just three carriages. You should understand the consequences if we fail to hold this position."

Du Lei pressed himself against the train wall, stood on the table, and aimed at the entrance. The entrance to the carriage was narrow, allowing only one or two snow wolves to rush in at a time. In this short period of time, three snow wolves had already fallen inside the carriage, and the smell of blood filled the air.

"Of course I know the consequences. Bring it on, it's either you or me." He nodded heavily with the butt of his gun. Even though a lot of cold wind was blowing in from the front, he was still sweating profusely. He loaded the bullets and aimed at the carriage door.

We've reached a point where we can't retreat an inch.

086 is out of bullets.

The train carried several hundred passengers, who were initially crammed into four carriages to maximize heating and conserve heating resources. This was already quite crowded. Now, the snow wolves have launched an attack, breaching the mithril defenses and invading the interior of the carriages.

Although Matthew and the others arrived in time and held the carriage firmly, the passengers in that carriage were forced to retreat, which added even more pressure to the already crowded carriage. The passengers, who were awakened from their sleep, were exhausted and hugged each other, crying out in despair.

"Everyone must believe in them. They will definitely hold on. Dawn will surely come. We must never give up hope!" Rune kept encouraging people in the carriage. Originally an ordinary passenger, he took on more responsibility after being assigned as an administrator.

"But they're just ordinary humans, not powerful mercenaries. How can they possibly defeat so many snow wolves? How can I trust them?" one passenger said dejectedly. He had hoped that a powerful figure would suddenly emerge from among the passengers to turn the tide, but no one did.

"You idiot, while you're spouting these dejected words, Du Lei and the others are fighting a bloody battle on the front lines. You've given up hope so quickly? Who are they fighting for? Shouldn't we be fighting too?" Bai Ye immediately rebuked.

"We're unarmed in this battle, how can we possibly fight?" The passengers dismissed Bai Ye's words as meaningless empty talk.

“We must fight against our inner fears. Only by overcoming fears can we provide support to them from the rear. They risk their lives to protect our safety, yet we give up hope first. Wouldn’t that be utterly despicable?” Bai Ye said righteously.

If it were before, he would never have said such a thing, but after meeting Dure, he suddenly realized that even an ordinary boy with a not-so-strong body could contain immeasurable power. He tried to do things he wouldn't have dared to do before, and he actually did.

“Yes, they’re still fighting for us. How can we give up so easily? We should pray for them,” a passenger echoed, agreeing with Bai Ye. At that moment, the sounds of horrific wolf howls and gunshots echoed from ahead; the fighting continued. Outside the train window, a fierce blizzard raged.

Meanwhile, inside the carriage ahead, the carcasses of more than a dozen snow wolves filled the carriage to the brim. Even so, a large number of snow wolves were still waiting outside. Two snow wolves were waiting outside the carriage door. They approached cautiously, seeking the best opportunity to attack.

"Karen, I'm out of bullets, give me two. Damn it, these guys are really persistent. How long has it been since they've eaten human flesh? They're still not giving up and are trying to break through." The gun butt turned around to ask his companion for bullets. He had already used up all the ammunition he carried.

“Wolves are cunning creatures. They’ve already figured out our tactics. Haven’t you noticed? The waves of snow wolves that charged in were getting stronger and stronger. Those we killed were just the old, weak, and sick who came to test the waters.” Dure tried to reach for his crossbow bolts, but found it empty.

"What?! Have they all become sentient? They're so smart! This is going to be difficult. Hey, Karen, where are the bullets? It's already this late, can't you stop being stingy?" The gun butt carefully examined the fallen snow wolf's corpse and found that it was indeed true. He immediately cursed.

"Idiot, I gave you my last two bullets five minutes ago. We're all out of ammo. I've told you eight hundred times to conserve ammo and not waste it. Now you're out of bullets, aren't you?" Karen retorted to Gunstock. She had already distributed her bullets to Gunstock and the others.

"What? No bullets? Matthew, and Blue, do you guys have any bullets? Share some with me." Seeing that Karen's side was hopeless, the gun butt reached out to his two companions for bullets. The gunpowder gun was their only weapon against the snow wolves, and a gunpowder gun without bullets was useless.

“I only have one bullet left.” Blue spread his hands, revealing that he only had one bullet left; the train hadn’t been prepared with many.

“I have two more bullets, you can have them.” Matthew handed the two bullets to the butt of the gun, his brow furrowed, knowing the situation was becoming increasingly dire.

"If you give them all to me, what are you going to do with them?" The butt of the gun stared blankly at Matthew, without taking it.

"Stop arguing, this is enough for me. We're out of bullets, it looks like we can't hold out much longer, we might just die here." Matthew drew his military knife. He had stabbed a snow wolf with it before, and he was much more skilled with melee weapons than with a rifle butt.

"What a joke! I'm not even married yet, and I have plenty of girls waiting for me to go on dates. I can't die here." He took the bullet from the butt of the gun, quickly reloaded it, and his chest heaved violently, though he still looked carefree and could still manage a smile.

But the body doesn't lie; he knew very well that he could only hold on for a few more minutes before the snow wolf would tear his throat apart.

"Then why don't you go and reason with them and let them leave on their own? Instead of wasting time talking like that, you should focus on dealing with them. Watch out, they're charging at us!" Karen was always cold and sarcastic. She dampened the butt's enthusiasm and suddenly shouted a warning.

"Come on, even if I die here, I'll kill a couple more to make it worthwhile." He took a deep breath, steeled his resolve, and was already prepared to die.

Meanwhile, outside the train, on a small hill not far away, dark shadows flickered. From this vantage point, one could see a blizzard engulfing the entire land, with howling winds. The train was covered in a blanket of white snow, and more and more snow wolves gathered around, enduring the onslaught of the wind and snow.

They surrounded the train, the most ruthless predators, mercilessly claiming the lives of countless passengers.

"I didn't expect them to hold out for so long without the snow wolves breaking through. This is really no fun at all. Should I go and help them, or should I just do it for them and destroy the train?" On the hillside, figures flickered, and two people wearing black cloaks watched the train.

The speaker was a short fellow, and judging from his voice, he was young, a boy. Even the swirling snow couldn't hide his ecstatic joy.

“No, if we attack the train, the people of the Snow Country will notice something amiss. That would be good; they'll just wait to die in the snowstorm.” The other person beside them, dressed in a black cloak, was slender and much taller than the boy; judging from her voice, she was a young woman.

"This is so boring! I want to kill people, I want to kill people! Please let me go and kill them all! Please, just let me go and kill them!" the boy pleaded desperately. The heavy snow obscured their vision, and they were all wrapped in black robes, making it difficult to see their faces clearly.

"Hmm, is it that I didn't want you to kill them over there, but we can't now? Let's go." The young woman looked into the distance, hesitated for a moment, and then waved for her companion to leave.

087 The meat that was about to be eaten

Inside the train carriage, Dure and Matthew's group were undoubtedly in trouble. Although they held a favorable position and killed the snow wolves that rushed into the carriage one by one, killing more than a dozen snow wolves in succession, their weakness was also obvious, that is, they relied too much on bullets.

When everyone ran out of ammunition, they were forced into fierce hand-to-hand combat to face the snow wolves' onslaught. This turned their previously advantageous terrain into a disadvantage, as there were very few places to hide inside the carriage. With the snow wolves charging straight at them, their only option was to fight them head-on.

"Damn it, these beasts are relentless. I finally took one down, and another one comes charging at me. Oh no, I can't hold on much longer." He swung the butt of his gunpowder gun heavily at the snow wolf. With no bullets left, this was the only way he could fight.

"Be careful. You've already killed so many snow wolves on your flank. Even if you die here, it's worth it, right?" Matthew gripped his military knife and plunged it into the abdomen of a snow wolf that was lunging at the side of the rifle butt. Blood splattered all over him, and the stench of blood assaulted his senses and filled the air.

"Although I'm very unwilling, I have no choice but to accept this result. I'll fight them to the death." Karen's arm was attacked by the snow wolf, and blood was flowing freely. She gritted her teeth and was prepared to die. She gripped her dagger and prepared to rush forward and fight the snow wolf to the death.

"Wait, did you hear anything?" Dure suddenly stopped Karen's desperate move; his ears twitched.

"Hey, buddy, what are you doing here again? You said you heard some noise earlier, and these snow wolves rushed in and cornered us. What are you hearing now? Is it some kind of horn from hell?" The butt of the gun was used to push away the snow wolf that was pressing down on him but had already been stabbed to death.

Dure's words gave him a jinxed feeling; in his opinion, things had already come to this point, and nothing could get any worse.

"No, no, that's not right, butt, Karen, look, those snow wolves are starting to retreat!" Although Matthew didn't have the same good hearing as Durei, and couldn't hear anything other than the rustling snow and the howling of the snow wolves, he keenly noticed that the snow wolves were starting to retreat.

“Ha, those beasts are so cunning, who knows what kind of tricks they're up to? Matthew, let me tell you, don't fall for their tricks. They're eyeing our meat. Now that it's practically in their mouths, how could they possibly back down?” The gun butt held a cautious attitude toward this.

“It’s not the horn of hell,” Dure said, closing his eyes to listen carefully. He shook his head, denying what the gunstock had said earlier.

"Hey buddy, I was just kidding. I absolutely didn't mean to say you're a jinx. Please don't take it to heart." Seeing how serious Du Lei was, Gunstock immediately waved his hand, afraid that Du Lei would misunderstand that he was saying bad things. After all, Gunstock had always been an upright and honest person.

"It's the bugle call to charge!" Du Lei suddenly opened his eyes and rushed outside, which made Qiang Tuo's eyes widen in surprise.

"Hey, buddy, are you crazy? Running outside at this hour, what are you thinking?" Gunstock tried to stop Du Lei.

"Follow me!" Matthew didn't hesitate and rushed out with Dure, with Karen and Blue close behind.

"Hey Captain, Captain, the little guy is having a fit of madness by himself, why are you having a fit of madness too? Damn it, don't leave me behind!" Although the gunstock strongly disapproved of such a reckless action, even Karen, a woman, rushed forward, so as a man, he certainly couldn't fall behind.

Dure, who was at the forefront, chased after the snow wolf and climbed out through the hole in the roof that the snow wolf had destroyed. He lay on the roof of the carriage, squinting at the distance. The blizzard was still raging, and the night had taken away most of the visibility, making it difficult to see what was ahead.

The only thing that could be clearly seen was hundreds of dire wolves emerging from the snow, baring their teeth in the same direction.

"What a huge blizzard! What's going on? All these snow wolves have escaped from the train. Are they giving up?" Matthew was the second to rush out of the carriage. He crouched down next to Durei, watching the snow wolves' actions with surprise, not understanding what they were doing.

“No, it’s not giving up. They’ve sensed danger. Faced with the choice between survival and prey, they will definitely choose the former.” Du Lei shook his head. He grew up in the snow-capped mountains and knew the habits of wild animals very well. He had dealt with many wolf packs in the nearby mountains when he was in Hot Spring Village.

“What could be so dangerous as to threaten such a large pack of wolves? Wait, what is this voice?” Matthew was somewhat taken aback. Just as he was wondering, a long and drawn-out voice suddenly came to his ears. He frowned and carefully tried to identify what it was.

"Brother Durey was right about the charge horn. I remember now, that's the horn that the Silverfrost Legion uses to launch their charge," Blue, who was following behind Matthew, thought for a moment and quickly gave the answer.

"Hey, Blue, how do you know that's the Silverfrost Legion's bugle call? Maybe it's the sound of getting up for morning exercises or something?" Gunstock climbed onto the roof of the carriage and overheard Blue's words. True to his argumentative nature, he immediately asked.

"Because I once delivered documents to the Silverfrost Legion's headquarters, I heard their bugle calls, there's absolutely no mistake," Bru said confidently. His previously stern and worried face finally broke into an excited smile.

"Look over there," Bru said. Karen pointed to the western sky, where a light suddenly flashed, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

"It's a flare!" Matthew shouted in a low voice. The vision that had been obscured by the darkness became clear as the flare appeared.

Meanwhile, inside the carriage, the passengers were already on edge due to the sudden intrusion of the snow wolf, and the atmosphere inside the carriage was extremely tense.

"Why has the gunfire stopped? Could something have happened to them?" The passengers were understandably worried as the gunfire grew increasingly sparse until it completely disappeared.

"Du Lei and the others will be fine. No matter what kind of predicament they are in, as long as they persevere, there will definitely be a way." Bai Ye knew there was nothing he could do to help, so he could only give them his deepest trust.

"Wait, look over there! What's going on? The sky suddenly brightened up, and there's that sound!" a passenger exclaimed. Many people leaned out of the windows to look at the western sky, and the faint horn sound gradually became clearer.

088 Charge

The sky was illuminated by flares, the ground began to tremble, and the sound of horns was especially sharp in the dark night. Not only the passengers in the carriages, but also the snowfield wolf pack sensed the impending danger. They all gathered together and howled towards the western sky in response, as wind and snow filled the air.

The night seemed to stretch on forever, but the standoff between the horns and the howls of wolves didn't last long. Soon, large amounts of snow began to rise from the western horizon, and all the train passengers could see was a vast expanse of white, making it impossible to discern what it was.

However, Du Lei and the others, who were perched on the roof of the carriage, saw it clearly. They saw a large number of wild boars rushing over in a line like a tide. At first glance, the scene seemed a bit comical, but the hundreds of wild boars moved in unison and launched a collective charge, which was quite frightening.

Especially as the wild boar herd approached, Dure discovered that these wild boars were different from the ones he had seen on the snow-capped mountains. Their bodies were covered with a layer of white fur, which shone silver under the snowflakes. They wore hard armor on their backs, were strong, and were incredibly fast.

The valiant knight rode northward on a wild boar, a long sword in his hand. The distance, originally several hundred meters, was rapidly closed by the charge. The snowfield wolf pack, led by their alpha wolf, also prepared to meet the invading enemy. This was a charge between the wild boar and the wolf pack, witnessed by a blizzard.

The wolves that had initially trapped the train on the vast snowfield bared their teeth and howled menacingly at the sight of the wild boars, attempting to force them to retreat. However, spurred on by the knight, the boars moved with unwavering determination and launched a fierce attack. In the instant they encountered the wolves, the situation turned completely one-sided.

Lying on the carriage, Du Lei finally saw that these wild boars were much larger than the snow wolves. The collision between the wild boars and the snow wolves was a crushing defeat. The riders on the backs of the wild boars wielded sharp long knives, and with each strike, blood splattered, and the howls of wolves continued incessantly.

The wolf howls, which started as a show of defiance, gradually turned into mournful cries and wails. The severely wounded wolf pack began to rout, and the merciless riders launched a pursuit, while others stopped near the train. Dure, who had been watching from the top of the carriage the whole time, saw someone roll down.

"Who are you? Are you survivors from the train?" A knight dressed in full silver armor dismounted from the wild boar. Judging from her voice, she was a woman. As she spoke, she removed her helmet. As she got closer, Dure could tell that she was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

Although she was wearing armor from head to toe, the armor was custom-made, showing that she had a slender figure and a beautiful face, making her an absolute beauty. However, her temperament was too cold, like frost in a snowfield, making her very difficult to approach.

“I am Matthew, the train police officer. These are my colleagues, Gunstock, Karen, and Blue. This is passenger Dure.” Matthew jumped down from the top of the carriage first. He introduced the people behind him to the young woman. There were many dead snow wolves on the ground, and the smell of blood filled the air.

The woman's original silver armor was now splattered with blood from the slaughter of snow wolves, a horrifying sight.

"Are you the only survivors on the entire train? It seems we're too late." The woman felt somewhat guilty. After receiving news of the train accident, she led her men to the scene immediately, but seeing the chaotic mess left her feeling terrible.

"What do you mean, only a few of us? What are you talking about?" Gunstock didn't understand her meaning and asked blankly.

"Isn't that right? The train is completely dark, lifeless, and most of the carriages are destroyed. It must have been invaded by snow wolves." The woman pointed to the riddled carriages. Based on her experience, she could tell that the train must have been subjected to a fierce attack.

“That certainly looks like it, but in reality, all the passengers on the train survived,” Matthew said excitedly.

"How could everyone have survived?" The woman found it hard to believe. On the way here, she had already prepared herself for the worst; after all, in such dire circumstances, surrounded by snow wolves, it was impossible for ordinary passengers to survive.

Even highly trained soldiers would face a near-certain death in such a situation, and she repeatedly suspected that the man before her was deceiving her, was lying.

“This is indeed possible. In fact, apart from the two police officers who died and many passengers who suffered minor injuries, all the passengers survived,” Karen told the woman in front of her truthfully. She looked very calm, even though her forehead was covered in sweat and she was about to collapse from the pressure.

"No, don't stop me! I can't stay silent in the carriage any longer. I have to rush out and fight alongside them! Hey, what's going on? Where are the snow wolves?" Old train police officer Baz brandished his axe and rushed out. With his temper, he couldn't sit still and was determined to join the battle.

"Mr. Buzz, please calm down and don't act impulsively, Mr. Buzz," Bai Ye tried desperately to stop him, but no amount of persuasion could change his mind.

"Let's join in! We can't just stand by and watch anymore. We're men too, and we have to fight to protect the elderly, women, and children in the carriage!" Behind Baz, a dozen strong male passengers also rushed out, brandishing iron bars. They had made a great decision to come out as ordinary people.

"As you can see, the snow wolves have been wiped out by this lady and her men, so uncle, if you want to play the hero next time, please do it sooner rather than later." Dure pointed to the young woman and told Baz about the current situation. The ground was covered with the corpses of snow wolves, covered in blood.

"Everything was wiped out, was there anything left?" Buzz was surprised by the result, which made him somewhat unwilling.

"No, they wiped them all out. Such a fierce fighting style, is this the Silver Frost Legion?" Du Lei waved his hand. He had just been lying on the carriage and saw it clearly. Faced with their powerful attack, the Snowfield Wolf Pack collapsed at the first touch.

"Which of you is the train conductor? I have some questions I'd like to ask." The woman glanced at Buzz and the others before asking.

"Are you looking for Hank? Hey Hank, come out here! Someone's looking for you, Hank, stop hiding and come out!" Buzz shouted at the top of his lungs.