"Who the hell are you!? What are you going to do?"
The two women were shocked by the sudden turn of events and were forced back by Al's momentum and physique. They probably never dreamed that what they just said was actually overheard. ∑,
"Hurry up and tell me where you hid Tia!!" Alphonse raised his voice again, and then Edward held his nose and cautiously stepped into this processing workshop where sewage flowed.
"I don't know what you are talking about┉┉"
The two women still tried to pretend not to know, but Alphonse punched the wall immediately. The huge force caused a huge crack in the wall. You can imagine how terrible it would be if this punch hit a flesh and blood body. A terrible sight. On weekdays, Alphonse is a kind-hearted child who is somewhat guilty but has a gentle personality and does not like to use violence in the eyes of Miria and Desier. It's just that Yalin, who has read the original work better than Miria and Dijer, knows that Alphonse, who is usually pure and kind, can be very scary when angry. If there are people and things worthy of his protection and worthy of his sacrifice, he will be gentle. Alphonse Elric will also transform into an angry lion.
"I heard it just now. You kidnapped Tiya and wanted to sacrifice her to someone. Tell me where you took Tiya!"
"No! We really don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't try to quibble!" Alphonse's eyes fell on the woman's arm: "What you are wearing is Tia's bracelet. It is a relic left by her mother and she will never leave it behind!"
The female clerk just now panicked, and the other woman glared at her fiercely. She actually exposed her identity just to covet a worthless bracelet. This idiot really deserves death!
Seeing that things were in ruins, the female clerk hurriedly took off the bracelet and handed it to Al tremblingly, saying: "Please┉┉please don't hurt us┉┉We are just following orders┉┉"
"Tell me where you took Tiya. As long as Tiya is not injured, you will be fine."
"Okay┉┉I know where the temple maid is. I can take you there."
I don't know if it was because of the power of Alphonse's punch just now, but it seemed that the two women were really scared. Of course, for Alphonse, he just needs to make sure that Tia is safe, and Edward also hopes to solve the problem in the most peaceful way. As for the remaining kidnapping crimes related to these people, it should be the responsibility of the city security officers. Already working.
When the woman was willing to take Alphonse to find Tiya, a slender dagger appeared in the woman's hand the moment she passed by Al. The woman with a ferocious look skillfully aimed the dagger at it. He stabbed into the gap in Alphonse's armor with all his strength.
"Be careful Al!" Edward in front shouted in surprise. However, Alphonse was stabbed abruptly as if he had no time to react.
"Go to hell!"
The woman yelled with a crazy grin, but soon an intriguing and subtle expression began to appear on the woman's face. After the dagger penetrated the armored man's body, the blade was completely submerged, but even to this extent, the woman still There is no unique feeling of piercing into the flesh. Could it be that the wearer of this huge piece of armor was a man as thin as a bamboo pole? It's just that she guessed wrongly that Alphonse in this armor was not thin, but that there was no one in the armor at all!
Being stabbed insidiously from the back, and with the mentality of absolutely killing him, Alphonse, who was usually gentle, instantly became angry, and with a huge force of his left hand, the woman was completely knocked away. After rolling several times on the ground covered in animal blood, the woman finally stopped. At this time, another woman shouted!
"Someone come! Help, there are robbers!"
The two brothers were stunned when the kidnapper suddenly hit them with a rake. At this time, the woman who was knocked away hurriedly stood up and also screamed for help, as if she wanted to call the gatekeeper outside.
Snapped!
Crisp applause suddenly sounded, and blue light rushed through the woman's feet as if alive. Just as the woman was about to escape from the door, a stone wall rose from the ground to the roof like a miracle. The entire processing workshop was instantly covered by the stone wall. It was divided into two, and at this time the gatekeeper outside the door also heard the shout and came in, but the scene in front of him made the gatekeeper surprised and at a loss.
With her escape route cut off, the woman turned her head to look at Edward with a horrified face. The other woman also stared at Xiaodouzi as if she had seen a monster. The kid in front of me who looks only fifteen or sixteen years old is actually a high-level magician? Just now, he cast an earth spell without chanting a spell and created this stone wall in an instant. And all this is not over yet, the blue light shines again and the stone slabs on the ground rise like clay with the bodies of the two women. As the two screamed, each other's bodies were wrapped in stones, with only their heads exposed. They could no longer move at this moment.
"Okay!" Edward then touched his mechanical arm and made a sharp blade. He grinned and said: "Two eldest sisters, if you don't want to suffer, you'd better come to me immediately! You kidnapped Tiya. Got there."
"That's right! Say it quickly, or I'll be rude." Alphonse also helped.
The woman who was fixed in the stone wall suddenly gritted her teeth and refused to say a word. Alphonse, who was worried about Tia's comfort, was so anxious that he didn't care that the other person was a woman and was about to use his fists to make them speak.
Edward grabbed Alphonse's arm to dissuade him: "Forget it Al, they won't tell."
"That's right kid~ We obey our master's will. Our loyalty will sublimate us!"
Edward, who had dissuaded Alphonse, was not interested in quarreling with these two women who looked like fanatic believers. As soon as he put his hands together, Xiaodouzi used alchemy to make the words "I am a kidnapper" in front of the two women. After saying a few words, he ran away before the gatekeeper came in through the window. Alphonse kept nagging and worried about Tia on the way, while Edward began to think quickly.
The word carriage came up when I was eavesdropping just now. Combined with the fact that shortly after Tiya entered the store, a carriage drove out. In all likelihood, it was these people who loaded Tiya on the carriage and prepared to transport it to the place of sacrifice. Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but complain. The carriage just passed by him and Al, and he didn't notice it at all.
At the reminder of Edward Xiaodouzi, the two brothers immediately recalled the direction in which the carriage had left and chased after it. It's been four hours now and I don't know if I can still find the carriage. As Edward and Al ran, they tried desperately to recall any clues about the carriage. The coachman pulling the carriage was also a woman who looked to be in her thirties. The horses in the carriage were very ordinary mixed-haired horses and were not expensive. There were also horses on the carriage. Covered with a tarpaulin, you can see from the gaps in the tarpaulin that it is filled with boxes┉┉
carriage! Boxes full!
In an instant, Edward clapped his hands: "By the way, they must be leaving the city. Let's go to the city gate and have a look!"
"Brother~are you sure?"
Edward pulled Al and ran and said with certainty: "Tiya must have been put in a box after being knocked unconscious. If the carriage carrying goods is going out of the city, it will definitely be interrogated and naturally it will need to carry a lot of goods to deal with it. Vice versa. If you think about it, if those people are going to perform sacrifices in a secret place in the city, then there is no need to go to great lengths to pack so many boxes. After all, no one will come to check the carriage in the city. "
"That makes sense!" Al said, scratching his head.
This was Edward's preliminary reasoning. There were only two main city gates in the royal capital of Saxony. They ran to the city gate according to the direction in which the carriage left. Looking at the city gates where people were coming and going, Edward and Al looked around. It was discovered that the carriage that they had seen before was not in the convoy that was preparing to clear customs. It was obvious that the other party had already left the city gate in more than four hours.
Edward ran to the guard who was on duty and asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, did a carriage filled with boxes and pulled by wild horses leave here just now?"
"Hey~ I don't know how many carriages with boxes left today. How do I know? Okay! Let's go play and don't disturb our work." The guard on duty waved his hand when he saw Edward, who was still a child.
"The driver of that carriage is also a woman. Please help us check. This is very important!"
Under the entanglement of Edward and Al, a guard captain who heard the sound came over and asked what happened. When he said a carriage pulled by a woman, the guard captain suddenly remembered that there was indeed a woman pulling a carriage at noon. The carriage transported some fruit wine out of the city. Alcohol is inherently fragile and can cause trouble if you are not careful. Considering that the coachman had paid enough taxes and was still a charming and beautiful woman, the guard in charge of the inspection opened a box symbolically and counted the quantity. After confirming that everything was correct, it was released without any embarrassment.
When the guard captain said that there was a beautiful mature woman here who seemed to admire him very much, the two audience members in front of him had already disappeared and began to rush out. However, the two brothers were stopped at the first moment. After all, this is a city gate checkpoint, and anyone entering or leaving without relevant documents needs to be inspected.
Edward was not afraid of inspection, but Alphonse, who was wearing armor, was afraid. Although there was a projection spell to maintain it, even if he took off his helmet, there would be no problem, but the guards would definitely check if Alphonse was carrying contraband in his armor from time to time. After all, it's too easy to hide things in such a big suit of armor. Although it was impossible for Al to bring any contraband, giving Al a check to the guards would be tantamount to revealing Al's identity.
Haha, Xiaodouzi quickly perfunctory the guard and pulled Alphonse away before running away. Before arousing the guard's suspicion, the two of them quietly ran to an uninhabited corner under the city wall. As Edward formed the formation, Activated, a tunnel was made under the tall city wall. The two of them hunched over and crawled for a long time before leaving the city.
Considering that there was only one main road outside the city, the two quickly chased along the road. When Xiaodouzi was exhausted, Alphonse put his brother on his shoulders and ran quickly. Anyway, his armored body would not feel tired. At this time, Alphonse was somewhat grateful for his current physical condition. .
Along the way, the two brothers asked everyone they met and got some useful information. The carriage that was supposed to be carrying Tiya was indeed still in front of them.
Halfway through the run, Alphonse suddenly exclaimed. Under Edward's questioning, Alphonse scratched his head in distress and said, "Brother, should we go and notify the guards first?"
"This is indeed┉┉Forget it, it's too late to go back now~! Run faster Al! Tiya may be in danger!"
Edward, who was sitting on Alphonse's shoulder, pointed forward and shouted like an observer. After hearing Tia's name, Alphonse's speed doubled again. Passing one carriage after another, Alphonse's conspicuous appearance attracted many people to look at this strange sight! (To be continued...)