Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Can you still stand up?" Isaac asked with a smile, extending his hand to Akima.

"Hmm, it's nothing serious."

Zhangmo pulled Isaac's hand and stood up.

Although the arrival of Isaac and his team rekindled the hope of the police officers who were in despair, they still couldn't help but feel fear when faced with thousands of Gastrea coming in a fierce attack.

Suddenly, a roar came from the battlefield.

The sound even reached the corners of the 40th district; the roar, like distant thunder, contained neither a demonstration nor a shout, but a painful lament.

All the Gastrea seemed startled, ceasing all movement and turning to look in the direction of the roar. Soon after, the sounds of the battlefield ceased.

Everyone looked in the same direction and saw a massive, mountain-like silhouette writhing in agony. It was clearly dozens of times larger than the other monsters.

“That’s… Aldebaran?” Isaac frowned.

“That’s right, it’s that guy.” Akima brushed the dust off his clothes and said in a deep voice.

"Never mind, we can deal with the rest later, let's take care of these first."

Isaac watched the Gastrea herd charging towards them in the distance and put on a pair of white gloves.

"That's true, but this number is just too much..."

Snapped!

Before Akimaru could finish speaking, Isaac snapped his fingers toward the Gastrea that had gathered in the distance.

boom!!!

A huge mushroom cloud shot into the sky.

The loud noise made everyone cover their ears, and the impact sent all the police officers who were far away flying.

Shoma was alright; his body stabilized amidst the shockwave.

He opened his eyes, and the scene before him made him gasp.

Several huge craters appeared in the ground in the distance. The original thousands of Gastrea, which were several times larger than a human, were wiped out by a quarter after the explosion, leaving no corpses behind.

"Satomi, this..."

"Just a little trick," Isaac laughed.

Just then, Aldebaran, in the distance, roared to the sky, a roar that chilled everyone to the bone.

With this roar, the Gastrea began to move simultaneously. The caterpillar-type Gastrea crawled on the ground and moved, while the insect-type and bird-type Gastrea flew around the giant Gastrea, using their bodies as shields to gradually retreat.

All the Gastrea eventually disappeared from the battlefield, leaving only the corpses of the living and the dead behind.

"You won?"

Someone shouted, and then the joy of surviving the ordeal quickly spread among the police officers.

"We won!!"

"Thank you, Mr. Satomi!"

The police officers who had originally stayed at the camp with my gang cheered; if it weren't for Isaac's arrival, they would have been wiped out long ago.

Not far away, my aunt, who looked a little tired, was walking over.

He looked at Isaac and frowned, asking, "What are you doing here?"

"Of course, we should fight Gastrea."

"Why are you only arriving now? Do you know that because of your lateness, not only was the entire Self-Defense Force wiped out, but we've also lost several members..."

Isaac interrupted him directly, asking, "Am I your subordinate?"

My patriarch hesitated for a moment, but still said, "No."

"Am I a member of the Self-Defense Forces?"

"No."

"Were there any of my relatives or friends who died?"

"Maybe not."

"Then what the hell are you talking about? You didn't even bother to formulate a proper battle plan, causing so many of your men to die, and you still have the nerve to blame me?" Isaac retorted.

"What did you say!" I glared at Isaac.

"What does it matter to me if the Self-Defense Forces are wiped out? What does it matter to me if your subordinates die? You talk as if I owe you something. They're not my soldiers, why should I take care of their food, drink, and daily needs? Do you really think I'm your father?"

"you!"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up." Isaac gave the respected old police officer the middle finger.

I felt like my lungs were about to explode with anger.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Akima quickly ran over to smooth things over:

"Alright, alright, Satomi and my commander, calm down. Satomi wasn't originally on our side, it's already good enough that he came to our aid."

"Humph!"

I turned my head to the side, indicating that I didn't want to get involved in the matter.

Akima looked at Isaac again and chuckled as he playfully punched him in the chest.

"I knew you would come."

“Of course,” Isaac laughed.

Kisara, Katagiri Tamaki, and the others also came up. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Kyu began cleaning up the battlefield.

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The following day, black rain fell in the Tokyo area.

The sudden downpour of cold rain soaked everyone to the bone, with water droplets constantly dripping from their chins.

The temperature is 15 degrees Celsius, so low that it's hard to believe it's July.

Yesterday, the massive holmium structure—the megalith—collapsed.

The severity of the impact is even more evident today, just one night later.

According to the morning news, when the monolith collapsed, a large amount of dust was kicked up into the sky, even reaching the stratosphere and forming thick clouds. The sun was thus blocked, and the Tokyo area will be without sunlight for approximately three days.

The sound of the collapse could be heard even on the outskirts of Tokyo, and the resulting earthquake was felt throughout Japan, with the Hakata and Hokkaido regions experiencing the tremors.

The shockwave from the collapse traveled halfway around the Earth. Meteorological observatories at Pike Peak, Colorado, measured the shockwave and recorded a rise in global air pressure of 0.3 hPa.

The latest meteorological observation models show that the dust from the whitened megaliths and the dust kicked up will be affected by westerly winds and spread to the north, with dust expected to also form in the Hokkaido area.

The "black rain" that soaks people today is likely caused by the sand and dust kicked up when the megalith collapsed, and the dissolving ash from the megalith itself, which then falls as rain.

Despite the government's assertion that there are no harmful substances in it, the truth remains questionable.

The reason for the suspicion is simple: yesterday, there was another shocking piece of news in Tokyo:

Yesterday, 50% of Tokyo residents died without cause, without any wounds or signs of poisoning.

The cause of death is unknown and cannot be determined.

This news, much like an earthquake, plunged the entire Japanese population into panic.

Some say it was an attack by an unidentified Gastrea, others say it was a leak of poison gas from secret research, and still others believe it was divine punishment.

Ultimately, everyone attributed the cause to the "black rain" that fell in Tokyo, since the deaths only occurred in Tokyo and the "black rain" only fell in Tokyo.

Even so, the whole of Japan was shrouded in an atmosphere of fear.

And news doesn't only report bad news; a news story can make people feel a little better.

That's the news headline: "Tokyo Ward Police Repel Invading Gastrea."

And on the television screen, Isaac's figure was right there.

Chapter 314: R! P! G!

On the muddy ground, the police officers continued to clean up the battlefield. They put the dead bodies into body bags and transported them to a suitable place for disposal, since no one knew whether these bodies would mutate into Gastrea.

Zhouyuan was a vast, open plain, where the promoters scattered. This area had been transformed into a mountain of rubble, the surface of which had been uprooted, faithfully depicting the fierce battle between Gastrea and the Self-Defense Forces.

Of course, there's also the huge crater not far away, created by Isaac's snap of his fingers.

The losses in this war were devastating, but fortunately, not many people died here, because most of them arrived late, just like Isaac.

On the Self-Defense Forces side, it has been confirmed that all those who participated in the war, from soldiers to officers, have died.

There are no war agreements or prisoners between Gastrea and humans. Once a war breaks out, it will inevitably turn into a war of annihilation.

As for the missing people, it can be basically confirmed that they have become Gastrea.

Through this battle, Isaac also learned that Gastrea not only possessed intelligence, but that it was no less than that of humans.

Aldebaran personally led the Gastrea army to attack the Self-Defense Forces' base, turning a large number of soldiers into Gastrea to expand his forces, and then concentrated his forces to attack the camp. All of this proves that Aldebaran, this giant monster, was quite shrewd.

Isaac was sitting on a recliner, flipping through the quantum mechanics book he had gotten from Sumire Muroto.

His lazy demeanor contrasted sharply with the hardworking police officers beside him, but they said nothing, knowing full well that they were only alive thanks to the boy in front of them.

Of course, not everyone likes him.

"Hey! We're all working hard, what are you doing here leisurely reading a book?"

Katagiri Tamaki's younger sister, Katagiri Yuzuki, was looking at Isaac with a displeased expression.

Gongyue was carrying a large pile of black metal objects; her job was to collect the holmium-made weapons left on the battlefield.

"I'm a hero of this war, so it's no big deal for me to take a break," Isaac said, staring at the delinquent-looking kid in front of him with dead fish eyes.

"Huh? Didn't you already rest for a night?"

"I used my ultimate move yesterday, so I was a bit exhausted. It's reasonable for me to take a long rest, right?" Isaac continued rambling.

As Isaac possesses five million Philosopher's Stones within him, he could unleash yesterday's devastating explosion at any time, like playing with fireworks, so there's naturally no issue of stamina expenditure.

"Speaking of which, where are the boss and Enju? I haven't seen them."

“They’ve all gone to the makeshift field hospitals in the rear to take care of the patients. Do you think everyone is as free as you are?” Gong Yue said.

"Oh, then I'll continue to idle." With that, Isaac picked up his book again and continued reading.