Roy Mustang did not take the other party's words lightly, but nodded seriously.

After all, he had a fair amount of trust in Edward Elrich's strength.

So, since the other side was able to inflict such serious injuries on him, it was certainly something to be cautious about.

The others did not oppose this as Edward Elrich was the only one who had actually fought against the other party.

Therefore, his intelligence was extremely important.

While the military personnel were discussing matters with Rur in Central City, deep underground at the fifth research institute in the place where the tiny person in the bottle was located.

Envy was pacing back and forth with an unhappy expression.

Not far away, a child in a vest was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, half squinting his eyes.

You're here.

How did it go? Have you found lust? Any others? Just then, a sudden flash of alchemical light shot from the wall.

Immediately, a very luxurious portal appeared.

The tiny person in the bottle resembling Hoenheim walked out from behind the door.

He walked straight to his usual spot, propped his chin up with one hand, and directly started to ask the two, "Father, not yet, but that steel guy has sent back news.

An unidentified force has appeared in the city in the eastern desert, so we have already mobilized troops to head there.

" Upon seeing the tiny person in the bottle, the child in the vest quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed.

However, upon hearing the inquiry, his expression turned somewhat unfavorable.

After all, the continuous disappearance of the homunculi had caused quite a blow to their plans.

This was making it impossible for him to continue pretending to be a child.

Is it related to those black monsters? The tiny person in the bottle asked with some interest.

We don't know yet, but from the information we got from Steel, there seems to be a force there that is different from alchemy.

The child in the vest did not dare to conceal anything and directly reveal the information he had received from Edward Elrich.

teleportation.

That indeed has nothing to do with alchemy.

Who could that person be? The tiny person in the bottle frowned upon hearing this.

In its long life, it seemed it had never heard of anyone with such abilities.

Usually, those with such powers are referred to as deities.

Could it be that a deity has descended? However, just as this thought appeared in its mind, it was immediately dismissed.

The tiny person in the bottle believed it understood this world quite well.

Therefore, it knew that there were no so-called deities in this world.

Even if there were, it would only be the one behind the door.

Thinking of this, it couldn't help but click its tongue.

Father, since the other side can silently capture gluttony and the others, relying solely on the military might not be enough.

Should we provide them with support? The child spoke after noticing that his father was deep in thought.

After all, someone who could silently take away homunculi in a child's eyes was undoubtedly a monstrous existence.

Even though he was the older brother of the homunculi, his own strength was not much more powerful than that of the other homunculi.

It was impossible for anyone to silently take away any of the homunculi.

In his view, only someone with extraordinarily terrifying strength could achieve this.

That as why he was worried that those national alchemists and the military might not be able to deal with the other party.

Then you all just go and keep an eye on it.

The tiny person in the bottle looked at the remaining two homunculi and felt somewhat distressed.

There were now only two left of the original seven deadly sins.

Who wouldn't be worried about that? Moreover, the philosopher<unk>'s stone of the seven deadly sins was not so easy to obtain.

Even for it, the being that knew all about alchemy, it would take a considerable amount of time to create one.

However, the tiny person in the bottle was indeed somewhat curious and wary of the new force.

Therefore, if it really was just the military and those national alchemists, it would still feel a bit uneasy.

So, after Pride, this little brat spoke up.

It readily agreed without much thought.

Yes.

A flash of unusual color passed through Pride's eyes as he responded.

After receiving his father s order, pride and envy wasted no time and quickly left the underground space.

Watching the two homunculi leave, the tiny person in the bottle couldn't help but look towards the east, letting out a slight sigh in its heart.

Now is not the time.

There's still a long way to go until the agreed date.

It is certainly not the time to activate the National Transmutation Circle.

Time passed swiftly and in the blink of an eye, two days had passed as the military personnel worked tirelessly to gather troops.

Now there were already 50 0000 troops gathered at the eastern border.

The number of national alchemists also exceeded 20, a scale comparable to that of the Ishval war.

Outside the Sun God temple on a high platform, a woman in a blue military uniform with long straight golden hair, thick lips and sharp eyes stood above, scanning the soldiers below.

Our goal this time is to rescue the president.

This is not just for the president, but also for the face of a mistress.

We need to let the enemy know that anyone daring to attack a mistress will not be spared.

The woman spoke in a cold, firm tone, as if she were not taking the impending war seriously at all.

Yes.

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the soldiers below stood at attention and saluted in unison, responding loudly, "Alex, is that your sister? Why do you feel like you two don't resemble each other at all?" Down below, standing next to the much taller Alex Louie Armstrong was Edward Elrich.

Looking at the petite woman on the platform, he couldn't help but glance over at the muscular man beside him.

No matter how he looked at it, the two seemed to have no relation.

Yet in reality, she was the sister of this big guy.

This was something he never expected.

Right.

Right.

Meera is indeed not very similar to the other members of our family.

But her strength is the most terrifying in our family.

One could say she traded her beautiful muscles for that terrifying power.

Alex Louie Armstrong quickly nodded, looking at his sister on the platform.

They had long discussed the issue of their sister's physique within their family.

If it weren't for the fact that she possessed the characteristics of the Armstrong family, they might have thought this sister had been switched at birth.

However, although she didn't have the exaggerated physique of the Armstrongs, she possessed a terrifying strength that no one in the Armstrong family had.

Such a variant is indeed quite strange for Armstrong, Wong Mao.

However, no one doubts Olivia Mera Armstrong's identity.

Moreover, she is the strongest among the entire Armstrong family.

So over time, no one has brought up her appearance issue anymore.

Let's go.

Just as Edward Elrich was about to speak, Olivia Mera Armstrong on stage made a commanding sound.

This made Edward Elrich, who wanted to speak, close his mouth and follow the main force out.

Looking at the vast yellow sand in the desert, Edward Elrich couldn't help but frown slightly.

Logically speaking, since the other party had actually kidnapped the president of a mistress, they should be paying close attention to a mistress's actions, right? But looking at it now, it seems like the other party has made no preparations at all.

Or is this just a trap, waiting for their army to walk into it? Thinking of this, an inexplicable sense of unease rose in Edward Elrich's heart.

This made him feel restless.

Brother Alance Elrich, who had been following Edward Elrich, noticed his brother's unusual expression and couldn't help but stepped forward to ask with concern, "Al, I have a bad feeling.

Do you think this might be a trap?" Edward Elrich completely trusted his younger brother.

So, after glancing around, he quietly asked Alance Elrich.

Chapter 256.

Arranging the formation, "Brother, that is impossible, right?" Hearing his brother's speculation, Alance Elrich scratched his steel helmet and said uncertainly.

After all, if it really were a trap, the other party wouldn't have so generously let his brother go.

Although he hadn't seen the previous situation, Alance Elrich still knew from Edward Elrich's words how dangerous his brother's encounter had been.

If the other party wanted to, his brother would never have made it back alive.

But since they acted this way, it means they are not worried about his brother leaking information at all.

So in Alance Elrich's view, the possibility of a trap is low.

However, it is true that the other party must be very confident about dealing with the Astress army.

Thinking of this, Alance Elrich expressed his thoughts.