Chapter 420: The Resolve to Die

Night, two in the morning. The streets of Central City were brightly lit.

The war was unfolding just outside the city. The atmosphere in Central City was very oppressive; food prices were soaring, and the currency was depreciating significantly.

A dozen figures quickly crossed the street and arrived near the Presidential Palace.

"Why are there no guards at the Presidential Palace?"

Olivier held her sword, staring vigilantly at the Presidential Palace, as if some monster was hiding inside.

"That guy doesn't need guards."

Su Xiao thought of the President's strength and shook his head. That was a powerhouse who could easily slaughter other homunculi.

He tapped his finger lightly on the ground to sense, and Su Xiao's heart tightened.

The aura of a certain existence underground was too obvious; it was like an aggregation of countless souls.

There was no one in the Presidential Palace, let alone guards; there wasn't even a servant.

"Go straight in, there's no one inside."

Su Xiao walked toward the Presidential Palace openly, and the others followed after hesitating for a while.

The Presidential Palace was indeed empty, and everyone began to look for a route downward.

"Xiang Bubu, step back."

Su Xiao loosened his muscles, and Xiang Bubu Wang stepped back with small, light steps.

"What is that guy doing?"

Everyone looked at Su Xiao in confusion.

Su Xiao clenched his fist, and Qing Gang Ying energy wrapped around his fist, with pale blue electric arcs flickering.

"Could it be that he wants to..."

"Hey, hey."

Su Xiao ignored everyone's shouts; he raised his hand and punched the ground.

*Boom! *

*Crack, crack, crack—* Large cracks appeared on the ground, and everyone's expressions varied.

"What are you doing? This will expose us."

Edward was very dissatisfied.

"We've already been exposed. How could there be no one in the Presidential Palace?"

Mustang sighed; the infiltration plan they had previously formulated had failed.

*Rum-rum. * After cracks appeared on the ground, rubble fell down.

Below was indeed an empty space. Jumping into the pit, Su Xiao found himself in a corridor extending in all directions.

Everyone jumped down one after another, but everyone hesitated about which way to go.

It went without saying that this building below the Presidential Palace must be very complex.

"Let's split up."

After Su Xiao finished speaking, he walked forward with Xiang Bubu Te Ni.

"Wait."

Mustang called out to Su Xiao.

"Hmm?"

"It's too early to act alone now."

Mustang lowered his eyelids.

"No, I'm more used to acting alone."

Su Xiao disappeared into the pitch-black corridor, and Mustang's face looked a bit ugly.

"Is something wrong, Mustang?"

Olivier vaguely sensed something abnormal.

"Our ally is very wrong, very wrong. I have an urge to turn around and leave right now."

Just as Mustang finished speaking, a strange sound came from the pitch-black corridor.

It was too late to leave now.

Walking in the pitch-black corridor, there was a reason why Su Xiao separated from Mustang and the others; the alliance had already been dissolved by now.

His plan was never to deal with the Dwarf in the Flask together with Mustang and the others. Although their general goals were the same, the fact that the details were different meant they couldn't continue to cooperate.

Su Xiao needed the Dwarf in the Flask to activate the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, otherwise, his previous arrangements would be in vain, and the promotion mission would be declared a failure.

Before the Dwarf in the Flask activated the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, Su Xiao would not let Mustang and the others defeat it.

Walking through the pitch-black corridor, Su Xiao was looking for someone, a crucial person.

After walking for a few minutes, light appeared at the end of the corridor.

This was a bright open space filled with steel pipes above. If the original information was correct, his destination was not far away.

*Tap, tap, tap. *

Footsteps came from the side corridor.

Su Xiao tilted his head to look. After seeing the person coming, he frowned, then smiled instead.

"I didn't expect to meet you. Should I say it's unfortunate or fortunate?"

Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao began to adjust his state; his enemy was very strong.

A strong old man walked out of the corridor. The old man had neat black crew-cut hair, a square face, and an eyepatch over his left eye.

"Flame Alchemist, no, I should call you the initiator of the alliance, Bai Ye."

This old man was none other than the President, King Bradley!

The President had three rapiers hanging on each side of his waist, his fighting spirit surging.

"What I'm called doesn't matter; Bai Ye is just a code name."

He slowly drew the Checking Zhan Long Shan from his waist, and pale blue electric arcs surged on the surface of the Checking Zhan Long Shan.

Su Xiao contracted his perception to only three meters, making his perception sharper.

Su Xiao and the President stood in a standoff.

The President held a piercing sword in each hand. Actually, the President was not a complete homunculus; he was only a half-homunculus.

The President was an orphan, adopted by an organization in his childhood. That organization adopted a large group of orphans similar to the President.

That organization trained these orphans, somewhat like training assassins, but what they were training were candidates for the country's president.

The President stood out from the many candidates, but this was not enough to make him the country's president; he still had to pass the final hurdle.

In his youth, the President was injected with liquid Philosopher's Stone, which also contained one of the Dwarf in the Flask's emotions: Wrath.

Although the process was miserable, the President persisted and finally became the last homunculus, Wrath.

Whether it was taijutsu, swordsmanship, command ability, personal charisma, or leadership ability, the President was top-notch.

Unfortunately, the President had a group of pig-like teammates, his homunculus "blood relatives."

The President was different from other homunculi; he didn't just have the emotion of Wrath; he had all the emotions of a normal human.

If it weren't for the President's efforts, Amestris would have long since turned into a living hell.

If there were no Dwarf in the Flask, the President might have been able to govern this country to extreme prosperity; he was a natural leader.

"Let's fight to the death. My time is running out. You should be very strong. It's quite nice to meet an opponent like you at the last moment."

Although the President had a Philosopher's Stone in his body, while he gained powerful strength, his lifespan was significantly reduced. Being able to live to 60 was already a sign of extremely tenacious vitality.

Su Xiao didn't speak; he took out the 【Eye of Havana】. He was curious about how strong the President was.

【Comparing both sides' intelligence attributes... Comparison complete. Our intelligence is 1.285 times that of the enemy. Obtained 100% of the enemy's data.】

Data is as follows:

Name: King Bradley

HP: 100%

Mana: 480

Strength: 42

Agility: 40

Stamina: 37

Intelligence: 28

Charisma: 29

Skill 1: Homunculus (Passive): HP +300, Mana +200, Strength +15, Agility +13, Stamina +10.

Skill 2: Sword Master Lv. 19 (Passive): Skill effect: Increases attack power of sword-type weapons by 81%, significantly improves swordsmanship techniques.

Skill 3: Presidential Majesty (Passive), can intimidate enemies.

Skill 4: Ultimate Eye (Passive), dynamic vision +300%, neural reflex speed +10%, can capture enemy flaws.

Su Xiao grinned. The President was stronger than he had imagined. Among the five attributes, none were lower than 20 points. Sword Master Lv. 19 (Passive) and Ultimate Eye (Passive) could not be underestimated, especially Sword Master Lv. 19.

Su Xiao, who had mastered Sword Master Lv. 18, understood how powerful this type of ability was.

Clenching the sword in his hand, Su Xiao didn't think about anything else. His goal now was to defeat the President, but he had already prepared to die in battle.

Fighting such an enemy, one couldn't win without the resolve to die.

"Good eyes. Do you already have the resolve to die? Just right, I also have this resolve."

Just as the President finished speaking, Su Xiao kicked the ground and rushed toward the President. ===== CHAPTER 421 =====