The most shameless alchemist in history

"Hey, was that an earthquake? The ground was shaking so much, it scared me to death! It's only the first day of school and this has already happened, what bad luck! Are you all okay?" A student ran into a classmate and complained to each other, they were all startled.

"The tremor seems to be coming from that direction. Hey, look! There's a huge plume of smoke over there. Is it on fire?" A student pointed out the direction from which the tremor was coming. When they looked over, they were shocked to see purple smoke billowing in the sky, staining a large area of ​​the sky red.

"That's not right. A fire should be crimson, not purple. What's going on? It feels very suspicious." A student raised a question. The commotion came too suddenly. Although there were various explanations, no one from Maple Leaf Academy came forward to give a reliable explanation.

"Could someone be having a bonfire party or something? But it's not even evening yet. If only Dure were here, he knows everything. Asking him would definitely give us a reliable answer." Lance wiped the sweat from his forehead. Many people were uneasy because of the sudden commotion.

However, he acted as if nothing was wrong, showing absolutely no interest in the vast expanse of purple in the distant sky.

"Isn't Dure with you? Isn't he in the same class as you?" Kelly walked over. She was also affected by the earthquake and came out to check the situation. She happened to run into Lance and, seeing that Lance was alone, asked about Dure's whereabouts.

"Oh, is that Dure? Kelly, the boy you've mentioned several times before, and the one who got a red reaction in the magic energy reaction test? I really want to meet him, Kelly, you have to introduce us!" Next to Kelly was a girl of similar age.

She was tall and slender, with wavy hair that reached her waist. Her delicate and lovely face was adorned with a pair of bright and intelligent eyes that were particularly striking. She was a girl full of youthful energy, blooming as brightly as a flower in spring.

“You are…” Lance looked the girl up and down; he had never seen her before.

"My name is Messiah, and I'm Kelly's classmate. Although we just met today, Kelly and I have a lot in common and have already become good friends. You look a bit silly, so you must be Lance, right? Kelly has mentioned you a few times." The girl introduced herself.

“Ha! Dumb and silly!” Lance interrupted the girl who called herself Messiah, pointing to himself and asking.

"Oh, I'm sorry, that's just Kelly's comment, it doesn't mean I agree with her, please don't take it to heart." Messiah realized she had misspoke and immediately waved her hand in apology, making the scene very awkward.

"Kelly, how can you introduce people like this? You've gone a bit too far." Lance knew that arguing with Messiah was pointless; Kelly was the one who started it all. He immediately turned around and denounced Kelly's crime.

“What? I’m just telling the truth. Aren’t you supposed to be a bit slow and clumsy?” Kelly said matter-of-factly.

Lance was so angry with her that he was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, alright, Kelly isn't the kind of person who's very frank. Lance, don't take it to heart. Where's Dure? Where's Dure? I'm really looking forward to meeting him and getting to know him better." Messiah looked around, trying to find Dure's whereabouts.

“Durey was taken away by the teacher after class, he’s not here,” Lance answered truthfully.

"Was Charlotte picking a fight with him because the teacher took him away?" Kelly's first thought upon hearing "teacher" was Charlotte. After all, Dure had a grudge against Charlotte during the magic reaction test, so it wouldn't be surprising if Charlotte came to make things difficult for him.

"No, not Charlotte, it's our magic teacher Nono," Lance quickly waved his hand to correct.

Kelly, nicknamed "Nono," didn't know much about this teacher, since she wasn't in the same class as Dure and Lance.

"Oh, I've heard of this Teacher Nono. She's a new trainee teacher at the academy. She's not only very capable, but also an incredibly beautiful girl." Messiah introduced her with great interest. Compared to Kelly, her personality was much more cheerful and lively.

"A beautiful girl? I thought the teachers at the academy were all like Charlotte, old and with terrible personalities, or like our teacher Fant, with a big belly." Kelly was slightly surprised; she didn't have a good impression of the academy's teachers.

"No, that's not true. Teacher Nuonuo is about the same age as us, but her talent has far surpassed that of ordinary students. She is already developing towards becoming a trainee teacher. With her talent, I think it won't be long before she becomes a full-fledged teacher. It's really amazing. She's a role model."

Messiah speaks highly of Nono, and it's clear that she really likes this beautiful teacher; she just regrets not being assigned to one of her classes.

"Then what does this pretty girl teacher want with Dure?" Kelly wasn't interested in the pretty girl teacher thing; what puzzled her was why, out of so many students, she specifically sought out Dure.

"They said they were going to give Dure a private lesson, so they took him to the office. What do you think? Dure is really amazing, isn't he? He's only been at the academy for one day and he already has a teacher giving him a private lesson. Someone as talented as him deserves special treatment." Lance was very envious of this.

"The plot of a beautiful girl teacher tutoring a genius student seems like it's going to have some very subtle developments. Which office is it in? I really want to go and see." Messiah was getting excited, and it was clear that she was very gossipy and had a lot of curiosity.

"Subtle progress? What subtle progress? What are you talking about?" Lance was completely baffled by Messiah's words.

"You don't even understand this? No wonder Kelly said that about you. Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean you're stupid, absolutely not." Messiah realized she had misspoke and quickly corrected herself.

"I really don't understand what you girls are thinking. Is Dure really alright now?" Lance didn't have time to argue with Messiah anymore. He looked at the office and then at the sky to the south. He had a bad feeling.

200 moths to a flame

Lance's premonition was accurate. Dure's situation was not good, or rather, it was very bad, because he was doing something very dangerous. In the crumbling Ash Tower, he was facing a blazing vortex of flames, which were filled with resentment and seemed to want to burn the world to ashes.

Dure was insignificant in the face of the flames. In fact, not long ago he had fled in a sorry state from this vortex of purple flames, trying to avoid it at all costs. But now he stood brazenly in front of the flames again, and this time he could clearly see the outline of the shadow behind the flames that was manipulating them.

"You hateful men, unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable! I should kill you all! Hmm, there's one more over here. Turn to ashes before the flames of punishment!" Through the vortex of flames, Dure could see the other party's true face clearly. The other party was a girl dressed in purple.

She looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, barefoot and bathed in flames. The purple flames reflected in her pupils, refracting her burning anger. Now she was focusing her attention on Durei, and anyone stared at like that would definitely not feel good.

"You've lived peacefully for so long, but now you've suddenly awakened. Is this deep resentment because you haven't waited for the person who will return?" Du Lei looked at the other person from afar. There was no one else around him except him, even though Nono had told him the story of the White Tower before.

However, in Du Lei's view, the story was full of loopholes and could not stand up. Without much information, he quickly analyzed the situation and speculated on the source of the other party's hatred. Only by figuring out what the other party resented could he find a way to solve the problem.

"Shut up! You men are all bad, all villains and liars! I want revenge, I want to kill you all! So die!" The other woman's reason was completely dominated by anger, and she couldn't hear what Du Lei was saying at all. She controlled the flames and attacked Du Lei.

The purple flames that had been raging and burning all around instantly coalesced into a ferocious beast, looking down at Dure with an air of dominance, determined to devour him whole.

"Angry women are really hard to communicate with. It seems like I have no choice but to run away." Du Lei didn't think he could fight her. Just a tiny spark had tormented him, let alone being completely engulfed by flames. He made a snap decision and ran away as fast as he could.

"Don't even think about escaping. No matter where you run, I will kill all of you liars. Burn! Let him taste the flames of punishment for deceiving others!" The other party set its sights on Du Lei and relentlessly pursued him. The ferocious fire dragon formed from the flames followed Du Lei, baring its fangs and claws.

"Were you deceived? That makes things easier. So what if I deceived you? It's not my fault. You can only blame yourself for being too stupid. Who told you to believe me so easily, you idiot? What can you do to me? I'm still perfectly fine and living a carefree life."

Du Lei gleaned some clues from the other person's words, and after making up his mind, he raised his voice to attract the other person's attention.

"Damn it, don't even think about escaping, you liar, stop right there!" Enraged by Du Lei, the other party gave chase, while the fire dragon circled around her. Wherever she passed, the fire dragon destroyed everything in its way with unstoppable force.

The walls cracked and crumbled under the impact of the fire dragon, rocks collapsed, the huge ash tower teetered on the brink of collapse, the ground was covered with cracks, and the cracks in the walls merged into a large area of ​​collapse. Every few steps, a large hole would appear in the ground. Fortunately, Dure was quick.

He walked quickly down the corridor, and one room after another nearby collapsed. He didn't know when the Ash Tower would finally give way and collapse completely.

"Damn it, I've ended up on a dead end. The only way to escape is to jump, but this height..." Du Lei panicked and quickly realized that there was no way to escape except for a window. He walked to the window and looked down. It was at least a hundred meters high.

Jumping from that height would be certain death, so Dure immediately turned around and tried to find another way out.

"Aren't you going to run away? Keep running! You men who have no sense of responsibility other than using sweet words to deceive and escape, death is your final destination. So why are you going to die here?" The other party raised his arm high, and flames condensed into a long sword.

Just as the flaming blade was about to strike and completely engulf Dure, the room, which was originally Dure's dead end, suddenly cooled down. This was very illogical, because it should have heated up under the influence of her flames.

Her first reaction was that something was wrong. When she became alert and was about to do something to retaliate, she found that the whole room was starting to freeze, especially at the exit, where a thin layer of ice crystals had formed. She made a quick decision to destroy the ice crystals completely.

With her magical abilities, she could absolutely do it.

"Coo coo coo coo, your opponent now is me, so focus on that and don't do anything else." Just then, a playing card flew over, and Kashu, who had been lying in ambush on the roof, landed on the ground. He followed closely, and the playing card passed through the fire barrier in the instant.

His men followed, and before the playing card hit, they had already circled around to the girl's back. Clearly, the previous playing card was just a decoy, and the next attack was the real killing blow. The speed was dazzling, but the girl was no pushover. The fire dragon let out a roar.

The fire dragon hovering beside her immediately opened its blood-red maw towards Kashu. If Kashu insisted on attacking from this position, the fire dragon would surely devour him whole, which would not be a worthwhile deal. Usually, she would choose to retreat.

“That’s really scary. If you bite me, my whole arm would probably be ruined. Choosing to avoid it is definitely the wisest move. But it would be too boring if we didn’t put ourselves in danger.” Golden light gleamed in Kashu’s eyes.

He licked his lips, made a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and then charged headlong into the fire dragon's embrace without hesitation. This was much like a moth flying into a flame in the dark, but the difference was that the moth would be burned and swallowed by the flame the moment it flew into the fire.

But Kashu successfully passed through the flames, charging through the fire dragon's belly, his sharp cards aimed directly at the girl's neck.

201 Ice Crystal Cage

As Kashu risked breaking through the fire dragon's barrier to aim for the girl's throat, Flying Fish also sprang into action on the other side. Wielding a black short blade, he used his small size to avoid the fire dragon's encirclement from a blind spot, aiming straight for the girl's back. However, the surrounding fire dragons did not give him this opportunity.

It should be noted that there was more than one fire dragon protecting the girl; there were two of them. One was dealing with Kashu, while the other was used for defense. It was clear that Flying Fish was about to miss. No matter how fast he was, he couldn't break through the fire dragon and thus couldn't cause any harm to the girl.

Just as the fire dragon was about to engulf him with its punishing flames from its superior position, the flying fish advanced instead of retreating. He raised his black short blade high with both hands, and in the instant the flames poured down like a waterfall, the originally unremarkable black short blade suddenly emitted a faint light.

No matter how the flames poured out, it was like a gluttonous maw, swallowing all the flames without restraint. The flames kept pouring into the short blade, and in the blink of an eye, the fire dragon was almost half absorbed by the short blade, leaving only a few scattered sparks with weak momentum. On the other side, Kashu was about to succeed as well.

"Are you wicked men still struggling in vain? No matter how you struggle, it's all in vain. You are destined to pay the price for your actions. Repent your sins in the flames of punishment!" The girl was fearless in the face of Kashu and Flying Fish's attack.

The fire dragon, which had been suppressed, suddenly intensified with the girl's rebuke. A third fire dragon appeared out of thin air, determined to completely devour the two arrogant individuals. It was clear that both Kashu and Flying Fish had exhausted all their strength to reach this point; they were at their last gasp.

"Now's the time, make your move!" Du Lei didn't participate in the fight. Firstly, his strength was limited. Let alone the unknown girl who could summon a purple fire dragon to protect her, even Kashu or Flying Fish could knock him down with a single finger. He watched the battle from the sidelines.

The instant he seized the fleeting opportunity, he shouted decisively. At that moment, the ice and snow that were already covered with a thin layer of ice crystals in the room spread rapidly, forming a natural cage at a visible speed, pressing down on the girl.

Meanwhile, Kashu and Flying Fish, who had been the main attackers, retreated quickly as the ice crystal cage formed. They could move freely inside the cage, which clearly indicated that it was not targeting them but rather aimed at the girl. The fire dragons surrounding the girl roared and spewed flames.

Under their attacks, the ice crystal cage slowed down to some extent, but this slowdown was negligible. Soon, the fire dragon lost its space to exist under the pressure of the ice crystals, becoming smaller and smaller until it finally turned into scattered sparks. The girl who controlled the fire dragon was also trapped in the cage.

"No, you despicable men! What have you done? My power is completely sealed and I can't use it! What have you done to me? Damn it! Let me out! Let me go!" The girl realized something was wrong and shouted loudly.

She tried to break free from the ice crystal cage, but her body gradually stiffened. The freezing effect rendered her powerless. Visible ice crystals condensed into a prism, trapping her inside. Only a small area around her prevented the ice crystals from spreading.

"Did you finally trap her? That was really dangerous. We almost failed. Flying Fish, are you alright?" Nono ran over to ask how she was doing. She had been hiding in the corner setting up the ice crystal cage and releasing it completely at the most opportune moment.

“It’s alright, Nuonuo. How long can you hold her captive?” Feiyu shook his head. He knew very well that even though they had the upper hand for the time being, the ice crystal cage alone could not hold the girl who could summon dragon flames for long. It wouldn’t be long before she broke free of the cage.

"I can only hold her for five minutes at most, but as for how to deal with her," Nono was very clear about her abilities. With the cooperation of Feiyu and Kashu, she had the opportunity to fight the Ice Crystal Cage. Even though she used all her skills, she could only buy herself five minutes.

“Being burned by dragon flames is truly unpleasant. Now that you’ve trapped her, it’s your business how you deal with her. As agreed, I’ll take what’s hidden in the Ash Tower with me. Goodbye, but next time you see me, I won’t hold back.” Kashu covered his arm.

His arm was charred black over a large area, and the air was filled with a burnt smell. If it were an ordinary person, this arm would probably be ruined long ago, but Kashu didn't care too much. He walked towards an altar in the middle of the hall, where he found what he wanted.

"How could you possibly take these things so easily?" Nono was unwilling to let Kashu take the things and immediately decided to chase after him.

“Let him take it. This is a deal we made before, and we can’t break it.” Dure grabbed Nono’s arm, stopping her.

"But," Nono wanted to say something more.

“There are no buts. He did the most work just now. Without him, not only would we all die, but the Ash Tower would collapse, she would escape, and the academy would suffer widespread destruction. Compared to such serious consequences, what is that little thing?” Du Lei shook his head.

"Fine, I understand. You got lucky this time, but I won't forget about killing a student from Maple Leaf Academy. Next time, I'll make you pay the price." Although Nono couldn't accept it emotionally, her reason told her that Du Lei was right.

"That was a wise choice. I'm a man of my word, otherwise I could have easily killed you all by now. *Coo coo coo* Let me see the legendary sacred treasure enshrined in the Ash Tower. This must be it, right? Hmm, this is..."

Kashu glanced back at Nono. At this moment, both Nono and Flying Fish had exhausted all their magical energy. Although his own condition was not good either, killing Nono and the others would be a piece of cake. He walked to the center of the altar and stopped. There was a box on the altar.

It was obvious that he came to the Ash Tower for this box. He opened the box, and inside was a fist-sized, crystal-clear stone. But the moment Kashu held the stone in his palm, cracks immediately appeared on the surface of the stone.

With a loud "bang," the stone shattered into pieces, scattering across the ground.

202 missed their target.

This scene surprised not only Kashu, who was involved, but also Nono and the others. Although they did not know what was inside the Ash Tower, it was definitely not an ordinary object that could be enshrined on such a tall tower and had a grand altar specially built.

But now that it was in Kashu's hands, it was completely shattered into a pile of broken stones. This meant that everything Kashu had done before was in vain. He had put in a lot of effort but got nothing in the end. Kashu stood there for several seconds.

"So that's how it is. The star stone hidden here was taken away a long time ago. Looks like we came up empty-handed. It's quite lively down there. I don't like being coveted by too many people, so I'll be going now. I have a feeling we'll meet again soon. *coo coo coo*"

Kashu looked out the window. A large crowd had gathered outside the Ash Tower. These were elites and teachers from the academy who had rushed over after hearing the news. They surrounded the Ash Tower, but given its precarious state, no one dared to venture in.

"Who would want to see someone like you again? Sigh, I'm leaving." Dure felt a chill when he saw Kashu's eyes, because Kashu's words were clearly meant for him. If it weren't for the prior agreement with Kashu, he and everyone else would probably have been killed by now.

"Tch, did he get away? Or did we fail to catch him? Next time we have a chance, we definitely can't let him escape." Flying Fish immediately chased to the window. Just now, Kashu jumped down from the window, which was more than a hundred meters high. He tried to find Kashu's whereabouts, but to no avail.

"Let's put the matter of the murderer aside for now. What should we do with her now?" Du Lei withdrew his gaze and looked again at the girl who was currently frozen in ice. She had given them a lot of trouble before, and it took a lot of effort to trap her.

"Her problem is that keeping her around will only pose a threat to the academy. It would be better to take advantage of her weakened state and get rid of her now, thus eliminating any future troubles." Fei Yu thought for a moment. He was decisive and efficient in his work, never dragging things out.

“But we don’t even know her background. We should at least find out her identity before making a decision. Besides, she seems to have calmed down. We can take this opportunity to find out what’s going on inside the Ash Tower.” Nono disagreed with Flying Fish’s opinion.

"Alright, ask away. The academy's people have arrived and will be here soon. You'd better hurry if you want to ask." Flying Fish shrugged, seemingly indifferent. Besides, the previous series of battles had already severely injured him, and his magical energy was depleted.

"You liars, villains, don't even think about getting near me!" Even though she was frozen in ice, the girl still harbored deep hatred for Du Lei and the others.