The most shameless alchemist in history

"The information came from within the Land of Flame. Our Land of Thunder has an intelligence agency in the Land of Flame. The intelligence agency reported back that the information about the Scorching Fortress being empty is absolutely reliable, so they strongly recommended that we send troops. After weighing the options, we chose this time," Hilbert explained.

“Now the problem is becoming clearer. Some people want His Majesty Wellington to come to the Scorching Fortress, while others want the Land of Thunder to send troops at this time. What will be the result if the two collide?” Durei put forward this hypothesis.

"The result was... His Majesty was captured, and even... died in the chaos of battle. So, the Kingdom of Yan..."

Zi Yan dared not continue speaking, for this was a very frightening speculation.

"The old king and crown prince of the Flame Kingdom are both dead. Who will succeed to the throne?"

“Of course…Prince Wilhelm…” Gilbert answered the question.

“Wilfar…” Wellington was surprised, shocked, and furious!

"Hmm? This Prince Vellfire seems quite interesting, and very shrewd," Durrell suddenly remarked.

“What does this mean?” Hilbert was taken aback.

At the same time, Zi Yan and Lei Ming suddenly gripped their weapons and looked warily to the outside.

"Our arrival here was also part of Prince Villefranche's plan."

"So what?" Hilbert still didn't quite understand.

"So now we're surrounded." Dure gave the answer directly.

"What? We're surrounded?" Hilbert exclaimed in surprise.

At the same time, a large number of guards suddenly poured in from the outside, all of whom were wearing silver uniforms.

They all raised their gunpowder guns and aimed at Dure and his men; there were over a hundred of them.

Moreover, many of them are magic users!

"Hehehe, you really came, Brother Wang. You haven't disappointed me after all."

From the crowd, a man who looked to be in his thirties stepped forward.

He wore a magnificent silver-white cloak, was tall, and had a very aristocratic air.

“Vellfire, you…” The old king naturally recognized his own younger brother.

He watched in surprise as Wilfrid walked towards him.

“Brother Wang, you have been in this position for too long. It’s time for you to step down. I am more suitable to manage this country than you.”

Vellfire chuckled.

"Do you know what you're doing?" the old king asked in a deep voice.

"I know, of course I know. I'm on the road to success. As for you, Brother Wang, you see, out of brotherly affection, after you die, I will bury you in the Wang family cemetery. That way, you'll have a final resting place. What do you think?"

"I'm so proud of myself," Wilfrid said.

"Your Highness, this is an act of open rebellion!" Zi Yan rebuked angrily.

“Rebellion? After you’re all dead and I take the throne, who do you think is the real traitor?” Wilfa retorted.

He had made thorough preparations, and this time, he would definitely kill everyone in the Wang family cemetery!

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921 The Sealed Gate

For Wellington, the fact that the remains of his son, Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of the Land of Flames, found in the royal cemetery were not his own was already shocking enough. At this moment, his younger brother, Prince Wilfred, appeared with his men.

Ferdinand's burial was arranged by Wilfair, and Wellington believed his brother wouldn't lie to him.

But as it turned out, Vellfire did indeed tamper with this matter, and not just with Ferdinand.

He also contacted the Land of Lightning, leaking information to them so that their army could launch a surprise attack on the Scorching Fortress, almost failing to capture Wellington!

All these signs point to one thing: Villefranco has long coveted the throne.

“Wilfar, are you taking advantage of our Land of Thunder?” Hilbert quickly realized what was going on.

He was furious that the Land of Lightning was using them as pawns.

"Oh, I thought it was someone else. Isn't this Prince Hilbert? Your Land of Thunder is truly disappointing. I've already helped you take down Grayflame, and you still couldn't take down Scorching Fortress. What a bunch of useless trash," Wilfair said with disdain.

"Wilfa, you bastard, what are you saying?" Hilbert was furious.

"Am I not wrong? When Ferdinand was still in your Land of Thunder, I sent people to contact you and asked you to kill Ferdinand, but you refused. What a bunch of cowards! You forced me to take action myself. In the end, it was your people from the Land of Thunder who interfered and allowed Ferdinand to escape. But it doesn't matter. In the face of my wisdom, Wilhelm, you people are nothing but playthings in my palm."

Although I was somewhat disappointed that you failed to take down the Scorching Fortress and kill my dear brother, I never expected you to be so stupid as to come to the royal family's cemetery to die. Now I can not only take care of my dear brother here, but also the Crown Prince of the Land of Thunder and the majestic General. Do you know what this means?

This means I can not only be crowned King of the Land of Flame, but also deliver a devastating blow to the Land of Lightning! All I need to do is take you hostage, use you to blackmail the Land of Lightning, and then send troops to attack it. Without General Thunder's command, the Land of Lightning can be conquered in the blink of an eye. By combining the strength of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Flame, I, Willfa, will surely achieve great dominance!

Wilf laughed triumphantly. He was a cunning man, so he was confident that he had everything under control.

“Prince Wilhelm, are you mistaken about something? Do you think you can take down our people with just these men? Are you underestimating our strength, or overestimating yourself?” Lei Ming frowned.

He would never interfere if it were merely an internal affair of the Land of Flames.

But now Willfa has included their Land of Thunder in his scheme, and he clearly intends to kill them all.

This made it impossible for Lei Ming to sit idly by any longer, and he had his reasons for saying so.

“Yes, we have General Ziyan and General Leiming here, which are the top combat forces of both countries. In addition, we also have Mr. Dure. Such strength is an extremely luxurious lineup. Prince Wilfair, your subordinates are probably not enough.” Gilbert also realized this.

Because at this moment, there were only a little over a hundred musketeers behind Vellfire.

Even if you add a zero to the list of Zi Yan, Lei Ming, and Du Lei, they still wouldn't pose a threat to them!

"Fool, do you think I'm so stupid as to risk my life with just these men, only to be captured by you? My dear brother, you don't forget where the royal family's cemetery is, do you?" Wilfa gave Gilbert a disdainful look.

Then he looked at Wellington and smiled sinisterly.

"No way... Wilfrid, you want to open that? No, absolutely not! Everything is negotiable, but that's the one thing you absolutely cannot open!" Wellington was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized what Wilfrid was referring to.

This made Wellington a little panicked, and he hurriedly tried to stop Wilf, because this was really too crazy!

"Then enjoy your death, Hilbert. I originally wanted to spare your life and use you as a hostage to deal with the Land of Lightning, but now I've changed my mind. You'll die with them. Don't blame me for being too cruel; blame yourself for being too stupid and unlucky!"

After chuckling, Wilfa quickly led his men away, exiting through the stone gate.

"Stop right there, don't even think about leaving!" Zi Yan tried to chase after them, but the stone door slowly closed.

This stone door is so huge, reaching a height of ten stories, and its weight probably exceeds hundreds of thousands of kilograms; it is simply impossible for human beings to move it!

“Damn it, is that Wilfrid trying to trap us here? Your Majesty Wellington, is there another exit from the royal cemetery? And how do we open this stone door?” Hilbert stepped forward and patted the stone door, but it didn’t budge.

This was his first time visiting the royal cemetery of the Flame Kingdom, and he was unfamiliar with its layout, so he could only ask Wellington for advice.

"The stone door was triggered by a mechanism, and the mechanism should be... wait, how could the mechanism be..."

Wellington was very familiar with the royal cemetery, and he was on his way to find the exact location of the mechanism.

But he soon saw that the mechanism had been completely destroyed and could not be used normally at all!

"Destroyed? Is that guy Wilbur deliberately trying to trap us here?" Hilbert said through gritted teeth.

“That’s not what we should be worried about right now,” Dure suddenly said.

"What? If you're not worried about how to open the door, then what should you be worried about?" Hilbert looked at him in surprise, not understanding what he meant.

“Didn’t Wilfah say when he left that he had a way to deal with us? He seems to have activated something. His plan isn’t to trap us here, but to kill us all in some way,” Dure said, frowning.

"Kill us? We have the top combat power of the Land of Thunder and the Land of Flame gathered here. How could he kill us?" Hilbert found this absurd. At least he couldn't imagine that there was a being that could fight against both Purple Flame and Thunder at the same time.

"There is a way...," Wellington said with a wry smile.

"What? There really is one? What's the method?" Hilbert immediately asked.

Because if it were just a door trapping them, they could at least think of a way to escape and give it a try.

But if there were some other way to kill them, he wouldn't be able to rest easy anymore.

"Do you know why the royal family's cemetery is located here?" Wellington asked.

"How would I know? That's your own business in the Land of Flames." Hilbert already felt that he had been used.

He was already furious, and because of the events in the Land of Flame, he was now in a very precarious situation.

"This place... is very strange. There is a very strong presence of fire-attribute magical energy underground," Du Lei said after a moment's hesitation.

"That's right, there's an extremely hot fire-attribute magical energy beneath our feet. The power of this magic is simply unheard of!"

Lei Ming also noticed this, and a worried look appeared on his face.

"What fire-attribute magic energy? What heat? What are you talking about? Why can't I feel it?" Hilbert was still baffled.

“You two are right. The reason why our Flame Kingdom has set up the royal family’s cemetery here is because this is the entrance to Purgatory. Our Flame Clan has been the gatekeepers of Purgatory since our ancestors’ time. Every generation of Flame Clan members who die are buried near the entrance.”

Wellington sighed and spoke with a worried expression, his face full of anxiety.

“The Flame Clan? This race… I think I’ve seen it mentioned in ancient books.” Hilbert thought carefully.

Although he was an impetuous young man, he was, after all, the crown prince of the Land of Lightning.

He was taught by famous teachers from a young age, so he naturally had access to far more things than the average person.

"The Flame Clan who guards Purgatory? I always thought Purgatory was something ethereal and unreal, existing only in legends. Could it really exist?"

Lei Ming was taken aback by this, clearly having heard about things related to Purgatory.

“Yes, Purgatory has always existed. In fact, Purgatory is also part of our world. It’s just that that place is too extreme and contains many dangerous creatures, so we sealed it off and called it ‘Purgatory’,” Wellington nodded and explained.

"So the Yan Clan is the race that guards the gates of the sealed Purgatory, and when members of the Yan Clan die, they are buried near the gates, eventually forming a huge burial complex, which is the royal family's cemetery?" Durek concluded after organizing the information Wellington had provided.

“Mr. Du Lei, you’re right. Our Yan Clan has guarded the Sealed Gate for hundreds of years. Later, we built the Yan Kingdom on this foundation. But we still adhere to the teachings passed down from our ancestors and guard the Sealed Gate generation after generation, keeping Purgatory forever isolated.”

Wellington nodded slightly and said.

“So, Vellfire…” Dure frowned, glancing down at the ground.

"Such powerful magic! Something is breaking through the ground!" Zi Yan was greatly surprised and looked at the ground in horror.

"What's wrong with the ground? What's wrong? Stop being so mysterious and tell me quickly, Leiming, what's going on?"

Hilbert was completely baffled and could only ask Lei Ming.

But soon a rumbling sound came from the ground, and this time Lei Ming didn't need to give him a detailed explanation.

He could feel the trembling in his feet; he couldn't steady himself at all, he couldn't even stand up straight!

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?" Hilbert shouted in panic.