The most shameless alchemist in history

“Yes, Mr. Dure, isn’t this the same symbol as the one on the sealing stone tablet? But I’ve never seen this symbol in any other books or ancient texts besides the sealing stone tablet. I never expected to see it here,” Arahan said in great surprise.

"That's why I'm determined to find the sealed temple indicated by the sealing stone tablet. It's because it's closely related to the person who left back then. So, my second reason is for my own personal matters," Du Lei said solemnly.

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933 The Disguiser

“I understand. Since this sealing stone tablet is so important to Mr. Dure, then I will entrust it to you. After all, the Purgatory organization has its eye on it. The people of Purgatory have already demonstrated tremendous power. Even Colonel Renault couldn't withstand their attack. Even if we were to leave it in our Land of Thunder, we wouldn't be able to protect it. But if it's in Mr. Dure's hands, I will feel very reassured,” Arahan said after thinking for a moment.

"If that could be done, that would be wonderful," Dure said gratefully.

He came to the Land of Thunder for the sealing stone tablet of the Land of Thunder. He originally thought it would be more complicated, but His Majesty Arahat was so generous in giving him such an important sacred object of their country. This made Dure grateful and relieved.

"Then without further ado, Mr. Dure, please go to Thunder Tower now and retrieve the stone slab."

"understood."

Dure didn't stand on ceremony with Arahan. After leaving the study, he immediately took Arahan's warrant and went to the Thunder Tower to retrieve the sealing stone tablet.

After all, he had been here for three days, and every minute that passed added an element of uncertainty to the sealing stone tablet.

He must seize control of the sealing stone tablet as soon as possible to ensure that it will not be taken away by the people of Purgatory.

When Dure left the palace, it was still raining and thundering outside. Lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the night sky and adding a touch of ferocity to the darkness.

"Hey, has Dure taken care of it yet?" A blond man smoking a cigarette walked up to the steps outside the palace and asked him.

The one who came over was Renault. Over the past three days, Renault and Dure had gotten along quite well. Renault knew that Dure was after the Sealed Stone Tablet, but to obtain it, His Majesty Araham had to speak up.

“Yes, I have already received His Majesty Arahat’s warrant. Now I will go to the Thunder Tower to retrieve the sealing tablets,” Dure nodded affirmatively.

"Really? That's wonderful. We can finally give this away. Otherwise, I'd be living in constant fear, worried that the people from Purgatory would come and snatch it back. That major incident before already earned me a lot of infamy. People said that I, a dignified commander of the capital's garrison, couldn't even protect my country's sacred artifact, making me feel ashamed to walk down the street. But now that it's been given to you, Dure, I don't have to live in fear anymore." Renault patted Dure's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Can I take this as you trying to shirk responsibility?" Du Lei joked.

"Anyway, things might get complicated if you wait too long. You should hurry up and take the sealing stone tablet away. The sooner you take it, the less responsibility I'll have to bear. But I happen to be free right now, so I'll go with you. Do you want me to give you a ride?" Renault said, pointing to the motorcycle parked on the side of the street.

Motorcycles are still a very rare and emerging mode of transportation. Not to mention the Land of Lightning, there are probably not many of them even on the entire continent.

"alright."

Dure nodded, and soon he got on Renault's motorcycle. Renault then rode the motorcycle with Dure towards Honglei Tower. The distance from the capital to Honglei Tower was not far; it took about 10 minutes by motorcycle.

"Sir!"

At this moment, outside the Thunder Tower, heavily guarded soldiers saw Renault's iconic motorcycle stop and respectfully gave him a military salute.

"Have you encountered any unexpected situations while you were keeping watch here?" Renault asked as he parked his motorcycle.

Dure also got off the back of the motorcycle.

"Sir, everything went smoothly, and there were no unexpected situations," the guard reported respectfully.

“Very good, Dure, let’s go in and retrieve the sealing tablet now.” Renault nodded in satisfaction and led Dure toward the Thunder Tower.

"Huh?" Just then, the guard on duty exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Renault, who was about to enter the Thunder Tower, asked instinctively when he saw the guard's reaction.

"This is Mr. Dure, isn't it?" the guard asked with surprise, looking at Dure who was following behind Renault.

“Of course it’s Dure. Weren’t you guys there when Dure was sniping the people from Purgatory at Thunder Tower? How come you don’t even recognize Dure?” Renault said somewhat displeased.

"No, no, sir, that's not what I meant. Of course I know Mr. Du Lei, but didn't Mr. Du Lei just enter Thunder Tower? How come he's here again now?" The guard thought carefully and said with some puzzlement.

"What did you say? You said that Dure has already entered the Thunder Tower?" At first, Renault didn't take it seriously and was about to light another cigarette, but after hearing the guard's words, he immediately became nervous, stepped forward, grabbed the guard's collar, and questioned him loudly.

"Yes, yes, sir, Mr. Dure definitely went into the Thunder Tower just now, we all saw it, right?" The guard couldn't understand why Renault would react this way, and he couldn't understand even more why Dure, who had clearly entered the Thunder Tower, came out.

However, seeing Renault's excited reaction, he immediately pulled several of his companions to testify for him.

"Yes, sir, we did see Mr. Dure enter the Thunder Tower just now."

"It is indeed Mr. Dure himself. He looks exactly the same and wears exactly the same clothes. There is absolutely no way to mistake him."

Several guards nearby also stepped forward to testify, speaking with conviction.

"How could this be? Dure just came from the palace with me. How could he have entered the Thunder Tower in one step?" Renault let go of the guard's collar he was holding and looked up at the Thunder Tower with a worried expression. A bad feeling quickly formed in his heart.

"It seems the people of Purgatory aren't content with just being alone; they've made their move again!" Du Lei's expression also turned serious.

He knew perfectly well whether he had entered Thunder Tower or not, but he believed that the guards were absolutely not lying.

The only explanation we can come up with is that someone impersonated him and entered Thunder Tower, and their purpose must be to get the sealing stone tablet!

"Are these bastards never going to stop? Dure, let's go! We're going to catch them this time!" Renault was still resentful about his previous defeat. He spent several days recovering from his injuries, and this time he was determined to catch the people from Purgatory and avenge his previous defeat!

Originally, Dure and Renault went to Thunder Tower together with the intention of taking away the sealing stone tablet stored in Thunder Tower. Dure had already obtained the warrant from His Majesty Araham, and Renault was happy to get rid of this burden to Dure as soon as possible so that he could have some peace and quiet.

However, when they arrived at Thunder Tower, the guards told them that Dure had already entered Thunder Tower ahead of them.

This stunned both Dure and Renault. Neither of them were idiots, and they immediately realized that someone had impersonated Dure and entered Thunder Tower in an attempt to take away the sealing stone tablet.

However, according to the guards, the person impersonating Dure had only recently entered Thunder Tower and had not yet had time to escape.

This reassured Renault and Dure, as there was only one exit from the Thunder Tower. After ordering the guards to completely seal off the entire Thunder Tower and not allow anyone to enter or leave, Renault and Dure walked towards the interior of the Red-Green Tower.

"Durey, let me tell you, if you encounter any of the people from Purgatory later, you must hand them over to me so I can teach them a lesson." Colonel Renault still held the iron rod in his hand, its surface crackling with red lightning. He was very concerned about his previous defeat and was determined to get revenge this time.

"But what if we encounter the same situation again?" Dure asked.

The situation he was referring to was the incident in the Thunder Tower where Colonel Renault was severely injured by the Spider-Man and almost died there.

"Well, if you encounter a similar situation again, you certainly won't stand by and watch someone die, right?" Colonel Reno wanted to say that he would definitely beat the other party to a pulp this time.

However, after thinking about it, he felt that he shouldn't speak too definitively, after all, he had deeply experienced the power of the Purgatory Organization after the last battle.

“If I hadn’t used some trickery last time, I might not have been able to defeat that human-faced spider. And so far, I’ve already met two members of the Purgatory Organization, both of whom are experts above the Dragon Rank. If another Dragon Rank expert appears this time, I’m afraid we’ll have a very hard time winning.” Du Lei slowed down as he spoke.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, given his current level, he would have a hard time defeating a Dragon-rank expert in a face-to-face fight, since there was still a significant gap in strength between them.

"But then again, what's going on here? It's already rare for a country to have even a few King-level experts. Take our Thunder Kingdom, for example. Including myself and General Thunder, we don't even have more than 10 King-level experts in total. But now, Dragon-level experts are appearing one after another as if they're worthless. I just don't understand where all these Dragon-level experts are coming from." Renault was very confused.

Because so far, apart from the Purgatory Organization, he has only met two or three Dragon-rank experts, and those are all ancient, reclusive elders who would not concern themselves with such worldly matters.

"The real horror lies in the fact that the Purgatory Organization has recruited a large number of Dragon-rank experts from somewhere. And you saw the Human-Faced Spider before, right? Before he transformed into the Human-Faced Spider, he only had the strength of a King-rank, but once he transformed into spider form, his combat power increased exponentially. It's a very worrying thing that a perfectly normal person has turned into such a monster," Du Lei said with concern.

“I interrogated that woman before, but she just wouldn’t talk,” Renault said, sounding somewhat helpless.

“Such a mysterious organization is not so easy to find out. Renault, you don’t need to blame yourself too much. Right now, our top priority is to find the second member of the Purgatory Organization who impersonated me and secretly infiltrated the Thunder Tower,” Dure comforted Renault.

“Durey, you’re right. We need to stop that guy right now. I’ve mobilized a large number of legions to wait outside. Even if the imposter who broke into Thunder Tower is a Dragon-rank magic user with formidable power, I don’t believe that we can’t stop him with the full strength of the Thunder Kingdom!” Renault has really gone all out this time.

Before he came in, he instructed his guards to go to several nearby legions to gather their guards and come to his aid.

He was well aware of the terror of dragon-rank magic users, but even the most powerful magic user could only destroy one legion at most. If two, three, or even more legions were deployed, this kind of all-out battle could also defeat the enemy.

"Monster, monster!"

Just as Dure and Renault were about to reach the top floor of Thunder Tower, a group of guards rushed out in panic, looking very frightened.

"Halt! What happened up ahead? Why are you rushing out like this?" Renault grabbed a soldier and demanded.

"Sir, sir, there's a monster ahead! He's terrifying! He's killed so many people, we can't stop him at all!" The young guard's face was filled with fear; he was clearly terrified.

"What a spineless coward! What's he panicking for? Now that we're here, let's see how we deal with him!" Renault scolded the guard, then tossed him aside.

"Another monster?" Du Lei walked forward with a gloomy face.

At this time, guards began to escape one after another. They were the guards who had previously been responsible for guarding the highest level of the Thunder Tower.

In truth, these guards were all handpicked elites, each possessing strong combat capabilities. However, even such elites were utterly helpless against a Dragon-rank magic user.

"You are supposed to be warriors of our Land of Thunder, yet you're so cowardly? You're truly spineless. It seems Dure can only rely on the two of us." Renault looked somewhat angry as he followed Dure and the other man forward, preparing to enter battle.

"Halt!" Just as they were about to enter the highest level of the sealed chamber, Du Lei suddenly reached out and stopped a guard passing by.

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934 Golden Lightning

"Sir, it's not that I want to desert, but that monster is just too powerful. We simply can't defeat it, and I'm also injured and need treatment." The guard said with difficulty, clutching his injured hand. It was clear that he had just gone through a very fierce battle.

"Hurry up and get yourself bandaged up. Compared to those guys who ran away unscathed, at least you're injured and have fulfilled the responsibility of a warrior," Renault said reassuringly.

"Renault, are you sure you want to let the people of Purgatory escape like this?" Dure suddenly asked.

"Dure, what did you say? A man from Purgatory? But he was clearly just an ordinary guard..." Renault was initially surprised, but he quickly noticed a blade of light attacking him. He dodged to the side using his body's natural reflexes, avoiding the fatal blow.

After he retreated to a safe location and observed carefully, he realized that the person who had attacked him was the wounded guard who was about to pass by.

However, his right hand, which he had initially covered, now appeared to be unharmed, and he was holding a sharp military knife.

"You're the one who impersonated Dure to enter the Thunder Tower's purgatory, and now you dare to attack me!" Reno realized he had been fooled and angrily rebuked him.

"Oh dear, oh dear, you've been found out? I didn't expect this young man to have such a sharp eye. Are you the one who defeated Red Flash before?" At this moment, the guard who had attacked Renault earlier took a few steps back. Her military cap fell off, revealing a head of long golden hair.

It was only then that Renault realized that the other person was actually a stunningly beautiful woman with a slender figure.

"Red Flash? Are you talking about that monster that could turn into a spider with a human face?" Renault looked at the woman in front of him warily.

When she passed by him just now, he didn't notice the slightest fluctuation of magical energy. But now, judging from the magical energy emanating from her, she is definitely a very powerful and troublesome person.

The ability to completely conceal one's magical energy fluctuations, making them undetectable, is enough to send chills down Renault's spine.

"What monster with a human-faced spider? Don't say that. That's the most sacred gift from the gods to us, something you mortals can't comprehend." The blonde woman in front of her smiled and said.

"So you really are in cahoots, calling monsters a gift from the gods. Does that mean you're a monster just like her?" Renault looked at the woman before him warily, as if facing a formidable enemy. He realized that this woman was even more troublesome and difficult to deal with than the human-faced spider from before.

“You’re right, I am indeed in cahoots with her. To be precise, I am her twin sister. Her name is Red Flash, and mine is Gold Flash.” The woman did not hide anything and openly stated her identity.

"Are you her older sister? Well, your younger sister has already been captured by us, and now you, the older sister, have delivered yourself to our doorstep. This couldn't be better." Although Renault knew that his opponent was very powerful, he was determined to avenge his humiliation and was ready to attack.

Furthermore, he wasn't fighting alone; Du Lei was there to support him. He believed that if the two of them joined forces, they would definitely be able to take down this woman named Jin Shan.

"You are all from Purgatory, right? You went to great lengths to get your hands on the stone tablet. What exactly are you after?" Dure asked coldly. This was also a major problem that was troubling him.

"Young man, do you think I'll answer these questions honestly?" Jin Shan smiled, her smile was very charming.

“Even if you refuse to confess now, I have plenty of ways to make you talk once I arrest you.” Renault was very confident in his interrogation skills. Although he had arrested the woman named Red Flash several days ago, Red Flash still hadn’t spoken.

But Renault believed that given time, he was confident he could obtain useful intelligence.

“Originally, I planned to leave this godforsaken place after getting what I wanted. I don’t like this land at all. But since you’ve come looking for me, and I’m also curious—you two are clearly only King-level magic users, so how did you manage to defeat my poor sister? When she transformed into her spider-faced form, she had the strength of a Dragon-level being.” The woman named Golden Flash said with interest, carefully examining Reno and Dure in front of her.