Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

But when I took out my phone, I found I couldn't turn it on. No matter how many times I pressed the power button, the screen remained completely black.

"What happened? It should have been fully charged when I arrived," Isaac asked, puzzled. "Could it be because of that beam of light earlier?"

Without thinking much about it, I picked up my backpack and started heading back.

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"Retreat immediately! A large number of Gastrea and Aldebaran are heading this way!"

"My team has already retreated to the vicinity of 'Flame of Return'," he shouted as he saw the police officers who came out to greet him.

Because he had lost one arm and one leg, Mibu Asaka had to help him back.

For some reason, their communication equipment has been completely unusable since just now. I suspect it might be related to the beam obtained from cutting off Aldebaran earlier.

Unable to use communication devices to notify the people in the camp, they could only keep following up so that the message could be transmitted as soon as possible.

Inside a building in the distance, Kisara and Miori looked through the window at the dense swarms of Gastrea and the leading Aldebaran, which resembled a giant mountain, their faces showing some worry.

"Have you been unable to contact Kosato?"

“Absolutely not. I don’t know why Satomi’s phone has been switched off.” Kisara said in a deep voice.

The communication equipment at the camp was not unusable for Isaac and my church, and was not affected in any way.

They didn't expect this problem to arise at this critical juncture.

"Is there a problem with the defenses here?"

“I had already deployed a large number of the company’s weapons to the camp when I came here. Dealing with ordinary Gastrea shouldn’t be a problem, but…” Miori’s eyes darkened, “…to deal with Aldebaran, you need to…”

"It seems we're the only ones who can survive until Satomi returns!"

Kisara drew his sword from his waist and jumped out of the window.

Tina and Yeonju, who were standing to the side, followed closely behind.

Miori shook her head and took out her phone from her pocket.

"Hello? Miss, what are your orders?"

"Bring that thing here for me," Miori whispered.

"That? Could it be..."

“That’s right.” Miori’s eyes were now filled with determination. “It’s an EP bomb.”

……

All the police officers gathered in the defensive territory of the Flame of Return and began to fire wildly at the Gastrea in the distance using the weapons provided by the Unwoven.

The sound of artillery fire filled the air.

These weapons were extremely useful; a single volley wiped out more than half of the Gastrea's vanguard.

The Gastrea surged toward the camp, stepping over the corpses of their companions, a dark mass like a tidal wave.

Gradually, the ammunition in the weapons ran out.

"There's no other way but to make contact." Kisara picked up his knife, ready to charge, but was stopped by someone.

It was Hiruko Kagetane who stopped her.

"What are you doing?"

“When Satomi isn’t around, you’re the commander-in-chief. Don’t be a fool and rush in alone,” Hiruko Kagetane said with a smile.

He raised his hand, and a transparent slash flew into the sky, cutting down a Gastrea that was just about to swoop down.

The situation here in Kisei is relatively good; police officers in other areas have already begun battling the Gastrea army.

Facing a large number of enemies, they were at a constant disadvantage from the start.

"Wow, they've gone this far."

Isaac had already arrived at the battlefield.

He tossed his backpack to the ground and stretched out his hand once more, his palm aimed at the dark mass of Gastrea.

Chapter 323: The Tough Aldebaran

Having burned his hand during the last use of the charged particle cannon, Isaac learned his lesson this time and used his right hand, which had been replaced with an amputation limb.

The limbs made of holmium have extremely strong heat resistance.

As bright red lightning coiled around the palm, particles slowly gathered.

boom--

A blinding beam of light shot out and soared into the sky, scattering the dark clouds and letting sunlight stream through the gap onto the ground.

The police officers, who were still fighting the Gastrea, looked up at the sky when they saw the bright lights around them. A beam of light pierced through the clouds.

"My comrade-in-arms...that's him!"

“Yes, the light that saved us back then.” I nodded.

When Isaac fired the beam, he swung his arm, and the beam began to move accordingly.

The beam of light pierced the sky like a gigantic blade, slashing down on the Gastrea that were surging in from the sky. The Gastrea struck by the beam turned to ashes in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Gastrea in the sky were wiped out.

"Amazing!"

Everyone watched as the beam of light wreaked havoc, and for a moment, they stopped what they were doing.

From a distance, Isaac, having dealt with most of the Gastrea in the sky, turned his gaze to the enormous Aldebaran.

"Your turn next!"

With a forceful downward swing of his hand, the beam of light sliced ​​through Aldebaran's mountain-like body like a guillotine.

boom!!!

The beam of light slammed heavily into the ground, and the resulting gust of wind sent all the Gastrea surrounding Aldebaran flying.

Then, half of Aldebaran's body fell to the ground.

The police officers were stunned by what they saw.

"He split Aldebaran in two!?"

"Who exactly is it?"

"Reinforcements from the Tokyo area?"

Just as everyone was making wild guesses, Isaac stopped the beam.

He looked at his right hand. The artificial skin had burned away, revealing the black limb underneath, its surface gleaming with a metallic sheen.

"This move is really powerful, but it also consumes a lot of Philosopher's Stones," Isaac said helplessly.

While this technique is effective, Isaac clearly felt that after each use, the amount of Philosopher's Stone in his body would decrease by ten to twenty times.

Although these consumptions are negligible compared to the five million doses of Philosopher's Stone within Isaac's body, using them like this every time is still a loss.

With that thought in mind, Isaac ran toward the camp.

After Aldebaran was cut in half, the surrounding Gastrea began to be at a disadvantage and were gradually suppressed by the police team.

"How is the situation now?"

Isaac approached the group and asked.

"Mr. Satomi? You're back!" The police officers were overjoyed to see Isaac. "Your return means that Isaac has already..."

"Yes, it's been resolved."

"Great!"

The most difficult to deal with in this war were the two Gastrea, Pleiades and Aldebaran. One could launch highly destructive high-pressure mercury from fifty kilometers away, while the other commanded thousands of Gastrea and was immortal.

This combination was basically unsolvable, but now things are different. Pleiades has been dealt with, and Aldebaran has been cut in half. The war is now on their side.

"roar-----"

The loud roar startled everyone, and they turned around to look, their faces filled with horror.

Aldebaran, which had been cut in half, quickly grew back from the broken end.

The surrounding Gastrea also became frenzied due to Aldebaran's resurrection, and frantically pounced on the still stunned police officers.

The situation has once again taken a turn for the worse.

"..."

Isaac stared at the enormous Aldebaran, speechless.

It's been cut in half and it's still alive? Its vitality is truly remarkable.

The resurrected Aldebaran roared, its voice filled with hatred for humanity.

"What should we do, Mr. Satomi? Should we retreat now?" the police officer next to him asked.

"No need, I'm here."

Isaac's eyes were already filled with impatience as he looked at Aldebaran.

"Tsk, this regeneration ability is really troublesome."

He pointed his hand at Aldebaran.

Snapped!

boom--

A mushroom cloud rose, and Aldebaran's body was blown apart once again, but it began to heal itself within seconds.

Seeing this, Isaac said to the two police officers beside him:

"You guys cover the others, I'll go and deal with it."

"Yes! Mr. Satomi, please be careful."

After the two left, Isaac ran towards Aldebaran. Along the way, he dealt with many Gastrea and rescued many police officers.

Then he saw a little girl wearing a magic hat surrounded by Gastrea.