Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

“Stop calling me ‘kid, kid.’” Isaac chuckled, pointing the gun at his head.

Chapter 587: Ada

Click!

The hammer flickered, but the bullet still didn't leave the barrel.

Isaac placed the pistol on the table, waiting for the person opposite him to make a move.

Unlike him, Isaac pulled the trigger decisively, without any sign of shortness of breath, as if he were holding a toy rather than a real gun.

"Your luck definitely won't be this good next time."

The man scoffed and pointed the gun at his head once more.

This time, beads of sweat were visible on his forehead.

That's how Russian roulette works: the probability of dying on the first shot is one in six, one in five on the second, and then it decreases with each subsequent shot. Every time you pull the trigger, it means the probability of becoming your own victim increases.

Click!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

He was panting heavily; this time he had survived again.

"It's my turn."

Isaac pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger, still with that calm expression, making the person sitting opposite him feel the pressure increasing.

Click!

“Sorry, it seems I’ve survived again,” Isaac said with a smile. “But your luck won’t be so good next time.”

"cut!"

He trembled once again as he raised the gun to his head.

While they were having a great time, a blonde woman wearing a super short leather skirt and sunglasses walked into the bar. She spotted Levi immediately and went over to sit next to her.

"What brings you to the bar today? Two-handed."

"None of your business?" Levi ignored her, sipping her drink while glancing at the gambling den.

"Ok?"

She noticed that Levi was looking in one direction, so she turned her gaze there and found a group of people playing Russian roulette.

"What's so interesting about this game? There are these reckless people all over the city."

As she said, playing this kind of life-or-death game is not uncommon in Roanapur. People die every minute in this city, and some desperate people like to play this kind of game to make quick money.

“It’s different,” the bartender whispered. “One of the people there is her boyfriend.”

"what?"

The woman seemed startled, staring at Levi in ​​disbelief.

This terrified look inexplicably infuriated Levi.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"How can a woman like you, whose endocrine system is out of balance 24/7, have a boyfriend? Which unlucky guy got kidnapped by you?"

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you."

The bartender pointed to Isaac there and said, "That's the 'hero'."

"Oh?"

She then noticed a boy there, who was leisurely waiting for the person opposite him to pull the trigger.

"Oh? What a cute child. It's so pitiful that he was kidnapped by a cruel female gorilla at such a young age."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Levi grabbed her shoulder with an unfriendly expression.

"Hey! Ida, let's go outside and talk!"

"Don't scare me, I'm scared," the blonde woman named Ada laughed. "You should be more worried about your little boyfriend getting his head blown off by his own gun."

Their attention returned to the field once again.

Isaac was still waiting for the man to pull the trigger.

"Damn it...damn it..."

His hand holding the gun was trembling uncontrollably, and sweat had soaked the table.

He hesitated to pull the trigger; he couldn't imagine himself collapsing onto the table, his face covered in blood, the next moment.

Looking towards Isaac, who was still smiling at him, he felt increasingly uncertain amidst the cheers from the crowd.

"Hey! Hurry up!"

"Are you scared?!"

"Don't keep me waiting this long!"

"You're not even as good as a child, you coward!"

The shouts and curses around him grew louder, which made him feel very irritated.

"Shut up for me!"

Isaac looked at the somewhat exasperated man, picked up his gun and laughed, "Sir, you're not very elegant when you're under pressure."

"Shut up!"

"Then I'll give you a special treatment."

After he finished speaking, to everyone's astonishment, he once again picked up the gun and pointed it at his own head.

Click!

"I pulled the trigger first, now it's your turn."

"..."

Now, he has been driven to the brink of despair.

……

"Your little boyfriend has some guts," Ada said, looking at them with some surprise.

Our group wouldn't play this kind of game. They're not particularly poor, so anyone with a sound mind wouldn't play Russian Roulette.

“If he were a child, he would never have acted so recklessly. I wonder what happened afterward.” Levi looked at Isaac, her thoughts drifting back to the time when they first met four years ago.

That timid but kind child, who was so out of place with her, eventually disappeared with the passage of time.

"You two knew each other when you were kids?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that you can imagine his tragic childhood."

"I still want to beat you to death outside."

……

"Ahhhh!!!"

Finally, unable to withstand the pressure, the man pulled the trigger again.

boom! !

A loud bang rang out; it was the sound of the machine gun hammer striking the ammunition, and the bullet was fired at that moment.

There's no doubt this person wasn't very lucky; he lost.

The moment he heard the sound, he knew he was done for and closed his eyes to await death.

However, after a while, he found that he could still think, so he opened his eyes again.

In front of him, Isaac was smiling at him, a smoking bullet held between his index and middle fingers.

"Sir, it seems you've lost this time."

"what?"

He didn't react for a moment, and neither did anyone around him.

Isaac tossed the bullet onto the table, and the person opposite him immediately opened the cylinder of his pistol to check it.

There were indeed no bullets inside. The bullet had indeed been fired just now, yet I was completely unharmed.

"What...is this? Magic?"

"If you think so, then so be it," Isaac laughed. "You and I have no conflict of interest; I'd be at a disadvantage if I killed you."

"Ok?"

Aren't you happy to have survived?

"without……"

“That was a good game.” Isaac took the money from the table and threw it in front of the bartender. “Everyone’s drinks are on me today.”

"Oooo!!!!"

Although they didn't know what had happened, they were all very happy to get a free drink.

“You’re really generous,” Revy complained from the side. “Even if you have a lot of money, you can’t spend it like this.”

"In the future, it will be necessary to integrate with the locals when doing business here."

At that moment, he felt his head sink.

Ida, who had been watching from the sidelines, hugged Isaac from behind and pressed her chest against his head.

"Not bad, Revy has a good eye for people. How about it, are you interested in coming out with me tonight?"

"I'll kill you right now, just like I always have."

Levi had already placed her hand on her gun.

Chapter 588: The Church

After finishing their drinks at the bar, the two drove to their residence.