The tidal black shadow began to subside at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's safe now."
Hoffenheim¡¯s voice rang out in the dark tunnel. The oppressive feeling that seemed to make people unable to breathe also disappeared with his voice. Izumi, who originally wanted to trap Pride, escaped from the prison he created. Her face was pale and there was blood on the corners of her mouth. The series of cooperation with the Edward brothers just now did not succeed, but instead put her in a dangerous situation. At this moment,.
I saw that I had just walked out of the prison I had created out of clay.
"Hoffenheim?!"
"Long time no see, Quan." As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes seemed to be escaping, passing by the two Edward brothers. It's not that the two brothers didn't feel Hoffenheim's eyes, they were even more sensitive than anyone else. Elder brother Edward looked at his younger brother Alphonse. Alphonse's originally tall figure seemed to have become dwarfed in an instant, almost shrinking behind his brother.
Neither of the two brothers spoke, but their words had already collided fiercely in the dark tunnel.
Father, the father who ran away from home, the father who ran away from home so that my mother could not even see her before she diedthe father!
Father! That was a task that even the most advanced alchemy could not accomplish for the person who gave him life, to create a truly human father. But now, the father whom he had not seen for thirteen years was standing three steps in front of him. As long as you lift your feet, you can walk to him in less than a breath.
But neither Edward nor Alphonse took a step forward, and even the expressions on their faces began to stiffen. How should I face this father who abandoned his mother and himself? What should I say to him?
have no idea!
Brother Edward looked at each other speechlessly, speechless. No one can break the silence. Not even their father. Hoffenheim subconsciously glanced away from the Edward brothers again, but did not withdraw any response from the two brothers. It was as if a high wall was made of hard cement stones between the three people, blocking all verbal and eye contact, and even breathing began to stop in the same space.
After a long time,.
"Why are you here?"
"Because" Hoffenheim glanced at Edward secretly and laughed subconsciously, "Because of the same reason as you."
"The land is forged" Edward almost said it through gritted teeth when he heard Hoffenheim's words. No matter what the reason is, a child cannot forgive his father for being absent from his side for a long time. Even a strong man like Brother Edward cannot do this. So the two of them tried to make their words as stiff as possible, like the sound of iron being squeezed after colliding with rocks.
This sound is harsh, but it is also extremely powerful.
"It seems that Liu Mengchao has told you all this." Hoffenheim listened to Edward's words. But he could only smile helplessly. He didn't know how to beg his son to forgive him, and he even seemed to feel that his son was like an object made of glass. If he got a little closer, he would break into countless pieces with a crash.
Unable to find a reason or even think of anything to say, Hoffenheim could only choose one person to walk at the front of the team. I saw Hoffenheim put on his gentleman's hat again, turned back to look at Olivia and her soldiers, and said in a deep voice, "Please stop here, the battle ahead belongs only to us These are the sinners who have violated the taboos of the gods.
Hear what Hoffenheim said. Without even thinking for a second, Olivia turned around and waved to her men, making a retreating movement.
"This is indeed not a battle we should be participating in, so please be sure to win!"
As Olivia's voice gradually faded away. Hoffenheim took another step back. , followed closely by the two Edward brothers. The two of them still seem to be unable to accept this situation. Everyone wants to rush to Hoffenheim and ask loudly why he abandoned himself and his mother, leaving his mother to die alone.
but now¡¡
"This is not the time" Edward clenched his fists hard. He gritted his teeth, "AfterafterI must ask the truth! Definitely!"
"Well, brother!" Alphonse gently held down his brother's trembling body. He said in a deep voice, "I will ask too, for sure!"
The road is still very long, and the underground tunnels seem to be so connected in all directions, like a despairing maze. As the distance increases,
"How do you know the road?" Quan San walked to Hoffenheim's side in two steps and asked, "Hoffenheim, have you been here before?"
Hearing this, Hoffenheim stopped subconsciously. He took off the gentleman's hat on his head and carefully organized his words in his mind.
"This is a struggle that has lasted for thousands of years." Hoffenheim said slowly, but the resolute look in his golden eyes gathered uncontrollably. "In order to keep the promise between Teresa and I, I want to Die as a human being."
"Do you want to escape! Father!"
How could you just escape if you were going to die? Edward and Alphonse shouted in unison. Edward's face that could show expressions was filled with angry emotions, and even though the face that couldn't express expressions was calm, Alphonse's voice was unprecedentedly excited.
"You are very good, very good Teresa taught you very well" Hoffenheim said softly, but the hand holding the gentleman's hat couldn't help but tightened. He closed his eyes tightly, but the scene of Edward's mother could not help but appear in his mind.
Yes, it is the scene of the only person I love in my life. It is because of her that I can truly live as a person.
Now, after all this, I will die like a human being.
After a long time, Hoffenheim opened his eyes, and he slowly walked to Brother Edward. Although Edward's face was full of reluctance and reluctance, Hoffenheim's warm palms still gently rubbed his son's blond hair. On the other side, Alphonse, who was attached to the armor due to the refining of the human body, saw his father standing on tiptoes and patting his head gently before he could speak.
"You've grown so tall, Al."
"Asshole! Don't think you can get away with it so easily!" Edward turned around and touched the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes, but was unwilling to have his head rubbed by his father again, "I amI will never forgive you. Yours, Hoffenheim!¡±
The father who was roared by his son helplessly spread his palms, but only responded with a satisfied smile.
Just when this group of people was preparing to continue advancing towards the place where the villain in the bottle, Homecrus, was, a burst of brilliant fire suddenly broke out not far in front of them.
"So this is your prototype? It's so ugly that it's disgusting, Envi!"
"Kill mekill mekill me"
Enwei has turned into a small insect at this moment. No one thought that the horrifying looking artificial man would look like this after finally revealing his true form. Such a pitiful and ugly face.
"So I will never fall into the abyss of revenge here. After allyou are far from worth it!" When he finished speaking and turned around, he had already seen the Hoffenheim group. ,, as his own statement.
The group of people walked farther and farther in this dark underground maze, and they got closer and closer to the villain in the bottle, Holmcruz.
Sitting on the throne, Homecruz, the villain in the bottle, supported his head with his left hand, but his eyes were coldly wandering between the goblet filled with the Philosopher's Stone held in his right hand and the artificial man in front of him.
"Has the national formation formation been completed?"
"YesFather." The person who answered was a tall man with his hair disheveled to the extreme.
"Have all the Jinch¨±riki gathered in this underground maze?"
"YesFather." The answer was a child who looked like he had just entered elementary school, dressed in spotless clothes, polite and sincere.
The villain in the bottle, Homecruz, set his sights on the androids Rust and Gratney who finally came to him.
"So what do we still lack now?"
¡°Start it all, Father!¡±
All the artificial people said their answers in unison. (To be continued)