"But if he had been seduced by that guy..." She crossed her arms and said coldly, "if he had been seduced by the sage, then everything would make sense."

"Sage..."

"Don't you find it strange? Why is that liquid metal called 'Sage's Blood'?" Nina said, her lips curled up in self-mockery. "Guess whose blood that is?"

"Could it be the blood of someone called the Sage?" Elquet curled his lips slightly.

"Yes."

"It turns out that 'Sage's Blood' is more than just a name!" Elquet raised his hand to cover his face and complained in a low voice.

According to this logic, could the Philosopher's Stone be the kidney stone of some sage?

"The ultimate goal of an alchemist is to approach God." Ignoring Elquet's complaints, Nina continued, "But even if they are called Gods, they don't refer to the transcendent beings living in a higher dimension as we know them. Instead, they refer to the 'perfect humans' artificially created by alchemists—the Sages."

"You have created something you cannot control."

"Yes, but the gods created by alchemists in their pursuit of perfection are naturally overly perfect." Nina nodded as if it had nothing to do with her. "A perfect individual doesn't need any creatures other than themselves."

"So he wants to kill all other creatures?"

"Yes," Nina confirmed seriously. "The Sage doesn't need anything to survive. He wouldn't care even if all life on Earth became extinct. His only fear is..."

She spoke in a solemn tone that would keep a child awake at night.

"Other creatures will become more perfect than us after evolution."

"...The guys you created are really terrible." Elquet sighed softly.

An artificial god who chooses to exterminate all living things except himself in order to maintain his own sole perfection - it's a bit funny.

"Judging from the current situation, was the sage sealed or killed by you?" She lazily supported her chin, her red eyes narrowed in boredom.

"The immortal sage cannot be destroyed, so alchemists drained all of his spiritual blood to take away his power. This is what happened two hundred and seventy years ago." Nina held up her arm made of the 'sage's spiritual blood'. "And the blood that was drained at that time was the 'sage's spiritual blood'."

This is the true face of "Sage's Blood"...

Elquet glanced at the "Sage's Blood" in Yue Ling Marrow's hand behind him. This was the blood that Yue Ling Marrow had asked for from Nina.

"Since the 'Sage's Blood' was not created by you, how do you control it?" Himeragi Yukina asked curiously, as if she had discovered something.

"I am the guard responsible for preventing the Sage's resurrection. I was chosen because I happened to possess the most exceptional spiritual power among the alchemists of the time." Nina's face showed a hint of desolation, and she tapped the ruby ​​on her chest. "To monitor the immortal Sage, the guard must also be immortal. Therefore, I have transferred my consciousness to this 'refining core'."

To prevent the resurrection of the immortal sage, the solitary administrator is forever bound by the blood of the spirits—this is the true identity of Nina Adilad.

That's why she was shaken by the "pseudo-refined core" brought by Tianzhong Mercury.

After all, if the "pseudo-refining core" could really control the "sage's spiritual blood", she would not need to continue staying in that eternal cage.

Elquet thought quietly, looking silently at Nina who was smiling at Yeze Natsune.

A faint ray of sunlight shines through the window, gently outlining a bridge in the cafe, but in the blink of an eye it is quietly obscured by the drifting clouds.

But this only glimmer of hope is also the bait thrown by the sage.

Silence spread throughout the cafe, leaving only Nina's faint laughter.

Then...

"Then a perfect sage shouldn't need to reproduce, right?" Elquet suddenly raised a finger and asked seriously, "Does that mean they don't need to have sex?"

The quiet atmosphere in the cafe was suddenly broken.

"Of course, it's perfect after all." Nina shook her head and responded calmly.

"I see, this is perfect."

Although it is perfect and will be sealed by alchemists.

"Since Tianzhong Mercury came to attack Xia Yin, it is probably because he is interested in Xia Yin's spiritual power, so..."

A strange feeling suddenly interrupted Elquet's words. It was as if the prey was approaching actively, and she slowly looked out the window.

A man wearing a red and white plaid hat was walking leisurely from the far end of the street, holding a golden skull in his left hand.

The golden skull seemed to sense something as well, its empty eye sockets suddenly met Elquet's gaze, and then...

He laughed arrogantly.

Chapter 73 You are already dead

"Hide and seek is over~"

Tianzhong Mercury spread his arms and showed an innocent smile. The golden skull on his left hand kept opening and closing up and down, as if it was also smiling.

The faint sunlight shone on him, and the red and white checkered tie and hat on his head, reminiscent of a magician, swayed gently in the breeze.

The people around seemed to realize what was about to happen and left quickly.

"Hide and seek is indeed over."

Elquet lazily propped up his cheek, looking out the window at the alchemist walking towards him with strange steps. "Is that thing in his hand the sage?"

"Yes."

Nina nodded fearfully and jumped from Yeze Natsune's arms to the window.

The moment he saw her figure, Tianzhong Mercury revealed a murderous expression.

"Nina Yadilad..."

He slowly clenched the golden skull, making a hoarse sound, and his arm gradually transformed into a silver blade.

The next moment, the street lamp fell silently, and an extremely sharp silver blade appeared before Elquet's eyes, and then...

Ding--

Magical lines appeared on the transparent window of the cafe, and the silver blade was obediently blocked by the cafe's barrier.

"This should be the real body."

Next to her, Asagi Aoi clenched her phone in displeasure, staring intently at Amatsuka Mercury who looked astonished outside the window.

Since he was able to attack her and the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid in different locations before, it is estimated that Tianzhong Mercury can split itself to act.

"Yes." Nina glanced at the black gem embedded in Tianzhong Mercury's chest, and her eyes returned to the golden skull. "Be careful of the sage, he..."

Before he finished speaking, the golden skull let out a strange laugh.

"Gluck cluck..."

The eerie laughter that seemed to originate directly from within the skull penetrated the barrier, and a burning heat that could be felt even in the cafe gathered on the roof of the golden skull's mouth.

The Nekkerquis who were gathered around the table all had ferocious looks in their eyes, and a torrent of light also gathered in their eyes.

The next moment, a blinding flash filled everyone's vision.

The invisible impact shook the atmosphere, and it was like a thunder-like impact that burst out instantly.

The windows of the cafe shattered in the violent explosion, and tiny transparent fragments flew in the air, flashing faint light.

The Tianzhong Mercury on the opposite side flew away with a roar, creating thick dust. The Nekkerkui and others raised their hands in victory.

"Heavy Metal Particle Cannon..."

Nina pounced on top of Yeze Natsune's head and grabbed her silver hair tightly.

"what is that?"

Elquet brushed away the glass fragments in the air that were like snowflakes, and stared with his red eyes at the skeleton opposite him that was laughing arrogantly.

"It's a type of so-called charged particle beam."

"Laser weapons."

Glancing back at Nina who was nodding, Elquet nodded in praise, "Your ancient alchemists were truly amazing."

Whether it is the weapons of the gods before or the sages now, laser weapons seem to be seen more and more recently.

Sure enough, technological upgrades still require archaeology.

"It's not as impressive as you might think. The particle beam will diffuse in the atmosphere, and its range is only a few kilometers at most. If it's directly hit, it will simply be broken down into atoms."

Nina shook her head calmly, then looked at Neko and the others in surprise. "Rather, these... cats of yours can actually overpower the sage's attacks."

"Since ancient times, opponents on the left side of the ball have lost. We are on the right side, so we will definitely win."

Arquette put his hands on his hips and raised his chin.

"What's the principle behind this?" Lan Yu Asagi hid behind Neko and Erkui and complained loudly.

"Don't worry."

"Rather, is there any distinction between left and right here?"

"Don't worry about that."

Ignoring Lan Yu Asagi who kept complaining behind him, Erquette waved to Nangong Nayue who came over after noticing the commotion.

"That month..."

The silver blade cut through the dust with a sound of breaking through the air. Elquet turned his face slightly, and his red eyes reflected the approaching silver blade.

The moment the silver blade flew to Elquet's side, the place where she was was instantly wrapped by a silver semicircle. The Moon Spirit Marrow behind her raised its arms and turned into a watertight mercury film.

"That's the strange spiritual blood I told you about."

Tianzhong Hao whispered to the golden skull in his hand. The half of his body that was corroded by the metal lifeform was slowly recovering.

"Hehehe...That's her."

The golden skull trembled its jaw, and a strange laugh echoed around. "How could an imperfect being be able to create such perfection?"

Tianzhong Mercury nodded, and looked at the silver blade that had just touched the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid with some surprise, and a strange feeling appeared in his mind.

But when Yeze Natsune stood up opposite him, he temporarily put aside the doubts in his mind and raised the corners of his mouth coldly.

"Hase Natsune... and the Sword Shaman, both are suitable candidates for sacrifice." Amatsuka Mercury raised the silver blade again. "I won't kill you for now."

He would sacrifice the girls across from him to the sage, letting the "sage's spiritual blood" absorb them alive into his body, becoming part of the liquid metal, squeezing their spiritual power until they turned into bones, just like the children in the monastery in the past.

"You haven't remembered yet?"

Yeze Natsune's sudden words startled him.

"what?"

"I remember you, and I also remember all the people who were killed in the past." Yeze Natsune looked straight at Tianzuka Huan without any fear, and said with some sadness, "You are a pitiful person. You don't even know that you have been deceived."

"What do you mean?"

Tianzhong Xing shook his head and suddenly felt irritated.

"Why do you want to revive the Sage?"

"Why?" Tianzhong Mercury raised the half of his body that had been corroded by the metal lifeform and laughed sinisterly. "Of course, it's to turn back into a human and revive the half of my body that was swallowed by that guy."

"But you are not human."

"What nonsense are you talking about..."

"In that case, please tell me, who are you?" Yeze Natsune's calm voice echoed in Tianzuka Mercury's ears. "Where were you born? Who are your family members? What kind of life did you lead before?"

silence.

Tianzhong Mercury stood there in a daze. The silver blade seemed to tremble because of its owner's hesitation and slowly lost its shape.

"I..." He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

A feeling of despair slowly welled up from the bottom of my heart.

He couldn't answer these simple questions—the fact that it was breaking him down.

"Shut up..." Tianzhong Hao shook his confused brain and squeezed out a sound from his mouth.

"The Sage will not grant your wish because you are not human at all. Not now, not in the past." Yeze Natsune shook her head cruelly. "You are just an artificial life form created by the Sage to revive himself."

"Woo..." Tianzhong Mercury covered his face with his hands, his expression twisted and ugly.

"She's right." Nina slowly stood up from above Yeze Natsune's head, looked down at the man she used to call her disciple with a little loneliness, and declared in a tone that was gentle and almost cruel.

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