"who are you?"
Seeing the man who suddenly appeared, Nagato stood in front of Konan and asked calmly
Although the visitor did not sound like an enemy in terms of tone or behavior, he was still wary of others, and Nagato would not relax his vigilance because of this.
Moreover, it seems that the person coming is not simple...
"My name is Glid." The man walked in and introduced himself.
"Just like Envi who captured you, he is an artificial human."
"What is your purpose?" Nagato remained unmoved. He did not feel any hostility because the other person was a homunculus, nor did he feel goodwill because of his attitude.
"In a sense, our purpose is the same. I can help you rescue your companions, and the reward I want is exactly what you have to do."
Gleed spoke.
"... Why should I trust you?" Nagato narrowed his eyes slightly. He actually knew about Glied. According to the information exchanged between Itachi and Konoha, Glied had fought against Dio with them.
But being teammates for a period of time does not mean that they will always be on the same side. First of all, it is abnormal for them to be resurrected. Fighting against Dio may not be a sign of conscience.
In the final analysis, it is still open to question whether artificial humans have conscience...
"There is no trust or distrust..." Gleed walked in and said easily, "Because you only have this way, otherwise do you think you will be Hela's opponent after you become stronger?"
No, this is not possible...
Hela's strength has almost reached its limit. As long as she takes a step further, she will reach the real immortal realm.
Even if Nagato becomes stronger, as long as Hela does not become weaker, the gap will still exist.
What's more, the Western Continent is likely to be the opponent's home base. How difficult it would be to face an enemy whose strength exceeds his own on the opponent's territory. Nagato will know after just a moment's thought.
Not to mention others, just having an enemy named 'Hermes' is enough.
"So... we have the same goal." As if he had seen through Nagato's thoughts, Gleed grinned and said, "Because the one who kidnapped your companions was my 'father', the so-called 'father'." Hermes'!"
… … …
"Hermes..."
Under the city wall, Hungry Wolf looked at the bustling city, then sneered and walked over.
"who?!"
Seeing Hungry Wolf walking in without showing any proof, a group of guards ran over.
The leader of the team is a blond man in his thirties. He has bulging muscles and a tall body. He is nearly three meters tall. He moves like a little giant at this moment.
At this moment, he was standing in front of the hungry wolf. The one-meter height difference made him look very oppressed, but the hungry wolf didn't change his expression and just said coldly.
"Hermes is here, right?"
"You guys actually call God by his name!"
The big man was stunned when he saw Hungry Wolf's performance, but then he was angered by Hungry Wolf's disrespect and said angrily
"The great God of Wisdom is a man in heaven! Let me send you to see him!"
After saying that, he waved his huge fist. He is a modified person who drank the imperial genetic potion. Not only is he tall and tall, but his muscle tissue density is far higher than that of ordinary people. His overall physical fitness is ten times that of regular soldiers!
The impact of this punch is enough to beat a person into a pulp. Maybe the guy in front of him has some ability that makes him unruly, but he can only be captured by this blow!
This is self-confidence. He was selected from the most elite army of Amestris and drank the genetic potion. He is very good at dealing with this kind of mob who thinks they have the ability to cause trouble.
boom!
The huge force even made the ground tremble, and then smoke and dust rose up. The surrounding guards cheered. They thought that no one could survive this blow.
But the big man's face suddenly became extremely ugly, because he didn't notice any touch just now, only a stinging sensation like a needle prick, followed by numbness.
Rather than hitting the person, it is better to say that it hit the fine needle...
He stared at the smoke and dust, and then exerted all his strength.
But it didn't work. With his muscle density, ordinary needles couldn't penetrate his body at all, so it should have been shattered under his power, but it couldn't be done!
No matter how much effort he exerts, he can't make any further progress!
So he seemed to want to pull away, but again, he couldn't take back the fist he threw out no matter what!
Then the smoke dissipated, and everyone present finally discovered what was happening in front of them...
"This...how is this possible?!"
The guards looked at this scene in shock
With just one finger, Hungry Wolf just raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger, and touched the sandbag-sized fist with the tip of his index finger...
To put it more exaggeratedly, a drop of water hit the football, and then the football was shot towards the goal net and stopped.
"He's in there..."
The hungry wolf said softly
"I can feel it, it's the smell of ambition..."
Then, he retracted his index finger and walked forward quietly.
"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!"
The dumbfounded big man was ashamed at this moment, either ashamed or angry. When he saw the hungry wolf walking into the city as if to ignore him, he once again waved his fist angrily.
Faster than before, heavier than before!
But the hungry wolf didn't even care about him, and just continued to walk forward.
Then, under everyone's incredible gazes, the big guy who was about to hit him suddenly flew out!
No one can see exactly when Hungry Wolf took action, but everyone knows that it was definitely Hungry Wolf!
"Humph, you are an ignorant fool." Hungry Wolf said coldly.
Then, he looked towards the center of the city and shook his fist
"Let's try it again Hermes... If you want to get my power..."
… … …
"There seems to be some commotion in the city? Is it okay for us to just walk in?"
After walking into the royal capital openly, Nagato and others arrived at a small house on the edge of the street.
On the way here, they felt that the atmosphere in the city was completely wrong. Soldiers were patrolling one after another, and all areas were under high security.
Grid shrugged and said, "The barrier itself is set up to prevent outsiders from entering, and for Amestris, alchemists are definitely not outsiders."
"And the Philosopher's Stone is the highest crystallization of alchemy. As long as you add some of the properties of the Philosopher's Stone to you, no one will think you are outsiders."
"As for martial law..." Grid frowned and said, "Someone must have invaded... who could it be?"
For some reason, Nagato suddenly thought of the man named Hungry Wolf whom he saw in the Glenelg Mountains...
Could it be him
There was a strong instinct in Nagato's heart that made him think that this person must be a hungry wolf, but he still suppressed this idea in his heart.
He is not here for a decisive battle with the hungry wolf this time. When the hungry wolf is done making trouble, it will be time to force Hermes or Hela out, right
So, thinking like this, he wanted to learn more about the Western Continent now, so he asked
"I have also heard of the Philosopher's Stone on our continent... It was originally a crystal made from the bones of the dragon king."
Nagato said calmly, "And the Philosopher's Stone here doesn't seem to be like this?"
"Actually, there has never been any reason why only dragons can be used to make the Philosopher's Stone." Grid sneered, "Dragon is just a kind of creature, and humans are also a kind of creature. Both have power and wisdom. Dragons Humans can make the Philosopher’s Stone, and humans can certainly make the Philosopher’s Stone.”
"It's just that compared to the dragon bones that are born with powerful energy and soul power, humans are much more fragile. Therefore, making the Philosopher's Stone from dragon bones instead of making the Philosopher's Stone from humans seems to be It’s just a matter of changing the material, but in fact it can be said that there is a huge difference.”
"So, the first person to replace human souls with dragon bones is indeed a genius among geniuses. Perhaps throughout hundreds of millions of years of history, few people can compare with him."
At this time, Nagato suddenly frowned and said, "From this tone, you seem to know who he is?"
"..." Glied suddenly fell silent, and after a while he suddenly burst out laughing.
"You're right! Even if no one knows about him, it's impossible for me not to know..."
"After all, it's... mine..."
"...Father..."
"He's the one who created you." Seeing that Gleed didn't object, Xiaonan immediately asked curiously.
"Since he created you? Then why do you oppose him?"
Grid was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice
"We artificial humans each correspond to one kind of original sin. 'Father' created us in order to eliminate the original sin. The purpose is to sublimate the original sin, so that he can obtain divinity."
"So, that's why we obey Dio's orders. But the seven original sins are different, and I am Glid, the 'greed' among the seven deadly sins! I say this, do you understand?"
"Greedy..."
Nagato thought about it for a while, and then suddenly realized that greed, this is the problem...
He sneered, "Because of greed, you want to betray your father, and even want to take everything from him as your own?"
"You can understand it this way." Grid said noncommittally, "It is precisely because I am his greed that I betrayed him. I think my father also understands this, so among the seven, I am the only one who He has no memory after death and reincarnation, just to better control me... "
"But you still remember?" Xiaonan asked
"Because my greed does not allow me to forget! The memory is mine, and I will not let anyone take away what belongs to me!"
"Okay, let's talk about what to do next." Nagato interrupted the exploration of the past and turned to the discussion of the future.
"The riots in the city gave us an opportunity." Gleed looked outside through the window and could see groups of soldiers passing by.
Then, he walked towards Sasuke, "I know where Hermes is. If I kill him by surprise in the commotion, all this will end."
"However, 'Father' is not inferior to Hela in strength, so to achieve this goal, I need more powerful power."
Nagato frowned slightly as he watched his actions, "What do you want to do?"
He vaguely understood what Gried wanted to do. Sure enough, Gried said what he thought.
"Uchiha Sasuke integrated too much life energy, and his body couldn't bear the force, so his body's instinct went into sleep in order to prevent him from being exploded."
"And as long as I fuse Uchiha Sasuke, the ability of the Philosopher's Stone will be enough for him to successfully fuse this energy!"
"Uchiha Sasuke is from Konoha. I have no intention of breaking up with Konoha now." Nagato rejected his proposal.
Now there is a Senju Hashirama in Konoha. If he is really angered, no one in the entire ninja world can bear this anger.
Nagato would not gamble with Sasuke on whether Konoha would declare war with Akatsuki over this.
"Don't worry." But in the face of Nagato's rejection, Gleed simply replied, "You can easily control me with your human ability, and I'm not interested in Uchiha Sasuke's body either."
"Just to fight Hermes, I need his power now. You should also know that Uchiha Sasuke is arrogant, and I can't deal with the greedy one, so I don't need to covet his body so much."
… … …
"It's strange...the city suddenly became chaotic..."
Kai, Enichi, and Gojo Satoru were walking on the street in the city center, feeling the changes in the surrounding atmosphere, and he said curiously
"You can't be aware of our entry, right?"
"Don't worry." Gojo Satoru said with a confident look, "My technique will never fail, there is no doubt about it. As for the riots in the city... there must be other reasons, right?"
"The sudden commotion... Maybe they really found someone breaking in, but the one they found was not us... "
Yuanyi also said, "But it is also good for us. If it is a pool of stagnant water, we cannot fish in troubled waters."
"Only changes, more and more changes, will make the confusing situation more obvious. And now..."
He closed his eyes, as if he was sensing something
Then he said softly
"The strands of scattered threads have become more and more obvious... and the center, the core of these countless threads..."
"It's becoming clearer and clearer... The guy behind the scenes is stirring up trouble... I'm going to catch you soon..."
Then, he suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes
"How's it going? Got a clue?"
Gojo Satoru and Kai looked at him expectantly
After using his knowledge and experience to sense the domineering power, Yuan Yi replied:
"There is a huge core underground in this city... I can feel that countless creatures are connected to it... "
"And, it gives me a familiar feeling..."