Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Don't you already know the answer in your heart, Nameless?" Mima said calmly. "You should already know why I used the people of my Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress as hostages and treated them like livestock, extracting their blood."

The nameless man's body trembled even more violently.

"Because they are too weak. The strong live and the weak die. I told you that a long time ago."

"You bastard!!"

Wuming roared, but she didn't lose her mind. She had noticed the calamus beside her from the very beginning.

We must rescue her!

With that thought in mind, she threw a canned object from behind her and pulled down the goggles on her helmet.

"Varied……"

Before anyone could notice, a loud 'bang' and a bright white light flashed, and everyone except Wuming instantly lost their sight and hearing, only feeling a moment of dizziness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wuming picked up the dazed Changpu and fled out of the carriage.

The rescue mission was successfully completed. All the people in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress were rescued safely.

The residents evacuated from the Iron Fortress under the cover of Amestris soldiers. Among the evacuation team, Qiu saw Wuming carrying iris on his back and was moved to tears. He rushed forward and hugged Wuming tightly.

"Great, Nameless, you're here too."

"Yes, I'm here." Looking at the loach who had saved him, his eyes brimming with tears, Wuming smiled.

Isaac looked through his binoculars at everything before him and nodded in satisfaction.

For a first-time counter-terrorism rescue mission, this is already quite good.

"Lieutenant General, something terrible has happened."

At that moment, he heard the voices of the troops behind him on his walkie-talkie.

"What happened?"

"A large number of Kabane are beginning to gather here."

"What did you say?" Isaac asked, somewhat surprised.

I think I've cleared out all the Kabane in this area with my men.

Then, he saw a bright light flashing in the carriage of Mima Tennori, as if the light was attracting the Kabane.

Chapter 450: Annihilation

The Kabane charged toward Isaac, its scarlet eyes and glowing red heart standing out brilliantly against the night.

Faced with the overwhelming surge of people towards them, all the soldiers grabbed their weapons.

Normally, artillery, airplanes, and tanks are used to expend these creatures over large areas, and only the isolated ones are eliminated by infantry.

They didn't bring any tanks on this rescue mission, so eliminating so many Kabane is quite difficult.

Gunfire gradually broke out, and they had already engaged in a firefight with the group of Kabane who were charging up.

Isaac himself did not want any casualties, so he put on white gloves and snapped his fingers at the Kabane group.

boom!!

The violent explosion instantly wiped out a large group of Kabane, but the remaining ones continued to surge forward.

However, something surprising happened.

These Kabane bypassed the group and sped straight towards the direction of Mima behind them. Their target was the place emitting the blinding light.

The nameless man, still carrying the calamus on his back, seemed to remember something and immediately looked in that direction, muttering the name 'Extinction'.

Isaac looked closely and realized that the beam of light was coming from the body of the woman named Metsubou who was following Mima. He saw the Kabane rush into the carriage and slowly form a huge monster with a loud bang.

Giants made of Kabane, a fused horde, appeared before them.

"What is this thing?!"

"A monster!"

The residents of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, who had just been celebrating their escape, were immediately filled with terror upon seeing the enormous monster.

The soldiers also looked grave, and they all picked up their guns and aimed at the ever-growing merging group.

“So that’s how this giant Kabane came about.” Isaac cracked his neck and shouted into the walkie-talkie, “Everyone, take the rescued hostages and retreat. I’ll handle this thing myself.”

"But Lieutenant General..."

"Obey orders!"

"……Yes!"

The soldiers received orders and led the rescued residents away in the direction they had just left.

The only one who didn't leave was Nameless.

"Isaac, that thing is..."

“I think I understand. You evolved from a Cabanelli like yourself.” Isaac, having grasped the situation, pointed to the calamus on the nameless man’s back. “Get him to a safe place first, and I’ll meet you in a bit.”

"……I see."

The iris on the nameless man's back had also recovered from the dizziness of the stun grenade. She looked at Isaac's face and asked softly:

"Lord Isaac...you will come back alive, won't you?"

"necessary."

"That's good." Changpu got off Wuming's back, indicating that she could walk on her own.

She gazed at Isaac for a moment, then bowed in gratitude: "Thank you for coming to save us."

“No need, I’m bound by my contract,” Isaac said calmly. “You should leave now.”

Changpu nodded, stepped forward, gently hugged Isaac, and whispered in his ear:

"I will wait for you to come back."

After saying that, she suddenly panicked, her face turned red, and she took the lead in leaving the place.

After the two left, the merged group had fully formed, and a 'giant' over ten meters tall appeared in front of him.

Isaac looked at the merged group that had already blocked out the moonlight, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"We've been working as a team lately, and it's been a long time since we've had a serious fight."

Isaac stretched and smiled, "I hope you won't disappoint me."

The massive fusion group seemed unable to understand what Isaac was saying, and raised its large hand to sweep towards him. The friction of its palm against the ground kicked up a cloud of dust, and also ripped off many of the Kabane that made up the hand.

Isaac stood still, letting the powerful palm strike land on him.

Bang!

The moment the attack landed on him, the entire arm of the merged group instantly dispersed, transforming into a large number of Kabane that fell from the sky.

The massive body let out a mournful cry and once again swung its other hand at Isaac.

"I'm a little disappointed."

Isaac said calmly, and as soon as he finished speaking, a burst of lightning suddenly appeared on the ground, and a huge spike emerged from the ground.

The spike aimed at the core of the merged group and stabbed it, lifting the massive body high into the air.

With its core attacked, the Kabane that formed the fused group instantly scattered and fell to the ground from the sky, leaving only one person standing at the tip of the spikes.

That woman named Mie.

At this moment, Mie's entire body was covered in hard, blade-like keratin, and her hands gripped the towering spikes tightly, preventing them from damaging her heart.

She leaped down from the sky and stood in front of Isaac.

Under the moonlight, the two gazed at each other.

"Was it Mima who turned you into this?"

Faced with Isaac's question, Mie did not reply, nor was it clear whether she, now in this state, still possessed any rationality.

Suddenly, it went out.

She roared and raised her arm, which was now covered in sharp blades, and charged straight at Isaac in a blur.

clang!

The attack was blocked by Isaac's right-hand mechanical armor.

Not content with just one strike, she once again swung her blade at Isaac. Although there was virtually no swordsmanship involved, her accumulated combat experience and extraordinary physical abilities made each of her attacks swift, accurate, and ruthless.

Isaac remained standing, his right hand flashing rapidly to block all her attacks.

On her final strike, Isaac parried her attack and swung a backhand punch to her abdomen. The force of the blow sent her flying.

"That bastard Mima actually slipped away while I was fighting."

Isaac turned to look towards the carriage, but Mima's voice was no longer there. Her presence was also gradually slipping out of Isaac's perception.

The two sides of the Juncheng train had been blown to smithereens by Isaac's soldiers, but one carriage remained completely undamaged.

That was where weapons and horses were kept. The reason no one was allowed to attack it was because, in addition to ordinary flammable and explosive weapons, there was also a thermobaric bomb that Isaac had given to the American horse.

Judging from the speed at which she left, Mima must have ridden away on horseback.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

Mie, who had been knocked away by Isaac, seemed to be driven by some kind of obsession and rushed towards Isaac once again.

But this time he didn't even turn his head, instead drawing the knife from his waist and stabbing backward.

In an instant, the blade pierced through Mie's abdomen.

What he didn't see was that Mie's eyes were no longer as crazed as before; she was smiling, and her expression revealed a sense of relief.

Chapter 451: The Showdown with Mima

Mie was a pitiful woman.

After being transformed into a Kabaneri by Mima Amatori in his early years, he followed him to various places, and his daily life consisted only of fighting.

As an adult woman, she was not as naive as Mumei. In fact, she saw through Mima's true purpose long ago, which was definitely not the 'creating a better world' that he claimed to have.

She knew she was nothing more than a prop for Mima, and that one day she would be discarded. But for some reason, she stayed by Mima's side.