Edward Elrich did not hesitate at all, gave his brother a glance, then opened the car door and jumped out.

I'll go take a look, too.

Alance Elrich understood his brother's look and jumped out of the car without hesitation.

Seeing this, the others also followed suit.

After all, their armored vehicle had been attacked.

staying inside would be looking for death, so they had to run out and counterattack.

The news that the lead armored vehicles were under attack quickly spread throughout the army.

Therefore, those soldiers who had previously been listless all picked up their machine guns and rushed forward with the camp in disarray.

The over a thousand alchemical puppets that had been surrounded by the army suddenly became exposed.

Oilia, who had been hiding in the shadows, peeking out just a bit, realized that the opportunity had come.

Without hesitation, she immediately issued commands to the shadow clone she received from her lord.

In an instant, black claws extended from beneath the feet of those alchemical puppets.

While the soldiers were unaware, they quickly pulled the alchemical puppets into the shadows, making them disappear.

Seeing everything proceeding according to plan, Oilia couldn't help but smile slightly.

Then her figure once again slipped into the shadows.

The next moment, the shadows slightly swayed and then returned to their normal state.

Continue, don't stop.

3 km away from the army on a sand dune, Melia was commanding the dark rangers beside her, drawing bows and shooting arrows.

A short distance of a few kilometers was not a challenge at all for the now level 10 Golden Dark Rangers.

Moreover, their goal was not to kill, but to create chaos among the troops.

So, every time they attacked, their targets were those seemingly heavily armored vehicles.

They slightly off, landing near their targets feet or in front of them.

Of course, even if the dark rangers were intentionally holding back, their arrows would still cause some explosive damage upon hitting their targets.

So, there were still a few unfortunate souls who got injured by their explosions.

This is also why Edward Elrich's group heard the series of explosion sounds as Roy Mustang and the other alchemists jumped out of the armored vehicle.

They had not yet assessed the situation when arrows began to rain down on them.

Although those arrows did not hit them, the explosions they caused made them all look quite disheveled.

Damn it, where the snipers.

Haven't they found the enemy to counterattack? Roy Mustang was relatively lucky, having dodged a few arrows aimed at him.

At the same time, he used his alchemy to raise a firewall nearby to block the incoming attacks.

He then turned to the troops behind him, shouting, "Kernel, it's no good.

The enemy is too far away.

We can't see them at all.

What do we do now? We can't let them keep treating us like targets.

Can we? How can we fight like this? Should we just turn back?" Hearing the words from the military personnel behind him, Lisa Hawkeyee's expression became exceptionally grave.

Although she was not an alchemist, she was still quite formidable.

However, it was unfortunate that they could not locate the enemy, rendering her weapon useless.

Hey, look.

Has their attack weakened? Just as everyone was trying to come up with ideas, Edward Elrich, hiding behind a dirt wall, suddenly seemed to sense something and spoke up.

Hearing this, everyone peered out to look.

And indeed, the arrows that had previously rained down like raindrops seemed to have significantly decreased.

However, this situation did not make everyone very happy.

Roy Mustang scanned the crowd with a serious expression.

Be careful so we don't get ambushed.

Oh no.

Oh no, Colonel Mustang.

The alchemical puppets have disappeared.

But at that moment, a group of soldiers hurriedly ran over from behind, their anxious expressions revealing their urgency.

What? How do they disappear hearing this? Before Royston could say anything, a golden figure suddenly burst out from nearby.

It landed in front of the soldiers and upon closer inspection.

It turned out to be Major General Olivia Meera, the highest ranking officer in the convoy.

Seeing Olivia Meer rush out, the soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But they still began to recount what had happened.

Disappeared without a trace.

No, the attacks were a faint.

Their target has always been the alchemical puppets.

Upon hearing this, Olivia Meera furrowed her brows and then she heard the explosion sound from the arrows hitting the ground and she immediately realized what was happening.

Just as Olivia Mera came to her senses before she could issue a chase order, suddenly the sporadic explosion sounds that could be heard earlier vanished completely.

The previously dustfilled scene instantly calmed down.

Damn it.

They knew the enemy would withdraw after this move.

But Olivia Meera glanced at her troops who were left in disarray from the previous attack and her brows tightened.

Sister Meera, should we pursue? Upon hearing Olivia Myra's conversation with the soldiers, the surrounding alchemists also reacted to what was happening.

One by one, they looked at Major General Olivia Meera.

What are you going to pursue at such a distance? Can you catch up? Besides, they suppressed us so thoroughly that we didn't even have a chance to counterattack.

Even if we catch up, what can we do? Olivia Meera immediately shot a glare at everyone.

But her expression showed a hint of worry.

Although this time didn't count as a real confrontation, just a test.

But during this testing phase, they had already lost their trump card, the alchemical puppets.

So what would happen next? Suddenly, she wanted to tell everyone to retreat home.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, the outcome of this expedition might be different from what they imagined.

Report casualties and rest for two hours.

However, Olivia Meera also knew that it was impossible to retreat just because of this attack.

So, after thinking for a while, she spoke up.

Yes.

The soldiers responded and began to withdraw.

Meanwhile, the alchemists gathered together with heavy expressions, contemplating counter measures.

On the other side, Maria, who retreated from the desert with her dark elves, returned to the city walls and happened to see UF there, immediately breaking into a smile and rushing over.

Master, why are you here? Can you see how you all are doing? By the way, do you think the recent attacks scare them off? After all, they hadn't even seen the enemy and were already hit this.

Although Yua didn't finish her sentence, Maria understood what she meant, but she didn't think much of it.

It should be known that their surprise attack had already been significant if the enemy had lost confidence despite that.

Then this Amistalis could certainly be annihilated.

Of course, she wouldn't say that about her own man.

Don't worry, we held back earlier.

They didn't suffer many casualties.

They were just shaken by the explosions and can resume fighting soon.

So, they will definitely come back.

I can't bear to lose so many materials.

I hope so.

Ya also hoped the enemy would be motivated rather than become cowards.

After all, she had prepared so much waiting for them to come.

If they didn't come, all her preparations would be in vain.

By the way, master, what do you plan to do with those alchemical puppets? They seem to be created by the enemy, right? Marriott didn't continue to dwell on the Amist army, but shifted the topic to the alchemical puppets that Yua had stealthily retrieved using shadow clones.

After all, they had acted for these things.

But she also knew that alchemical puppets would only obey their creator.

This meant that even if Ua brought them back, the puppets would not listen to her.

Chapter 259.

Good person.

Those alchemical puppets might not be of much use.

But they possess energy crystals within them.