Some minutes earlier.There was the sound of sirens blaring through the air as police cars arrived at the Stirling mansion. Since the assassination attempt had not been publicized yet there was no media crew, making everything easier for the cops who arrived five minutes after they were called by Rita.When they got to the scene they couldn't help but reveal surprised expressions. There was destruction everywhere as if a bomb had been detonated here. The smithereens which should have been the corpses of the Stirling family bodyguards were sprawled across the entire place, soaked in pools of blood.They immediately began questioning the other bodyguards who also arrived to check what had happened. Earlier they had been paralyzed by the two advanced alchemists so they could not even protect the heir to the Stirling family even if they wanted. And while the other cops were questioning the bodyguards, some of them went to investigate the scene to look for clues.The captain of this team w

Jeffery waited for a long period of time, his eyes fixed on the cops and journalists. But even after two hours they didn't leave the mansion. Perhaps this was the disadvantage of being the top wealthiest family in the entire city.He soon grew tired of waiting and signalled to Kimiko that he would be leaving. His apprentice, who was also been interviewed by the journalists, quickly excused himself.If he had been someone like Rita they wouldn't have let him off easily. They would have crowded him, engulfing him in floods of cameras and microphones.But he wasn't as influential as Rita. Although he was a well known martial artist, his came was nowhere close to any member of the Stirling family.So the journalists easily let him go and redirected their focus to other bodyguards who were around. Perhaps they thought he was a bodyguard as well.He jogged towards Jeffery before stopping shortly in front of him. He then scratched his head and asked, "Where to, Boss?""I'm going to my alchem

"Qi is the life force or spiritual energy that flows through all living things and the universe...""Meridians are invisible pathways in the body through which Qi flows...""The Dantian is the central energy reservoir located in the lower abdomen..."An ethereal voice filled Jeffery's ears, endowing him with more knowledge about alchemy. Several things which he didn't yet understood were instantly made clear to him.During that moment he felt that he was almost close to breakthrough. With enough training and cultivation he would be able to advance from the advanced level. He would be able to make a major breakthrough to become a master alchemist.But right now that didn't seem to matter. This was because Jeffery was no longer standing in the alchemy room. He didn't even seem to be in the physical world.He was currently floating in space—or what seemed like space. There were several resplendent stars all around him, each of them possessing a mysterious essence. It was the same essence

Tap! Tap! Tap!Hurried footsteps sounded through the darkness, echoing loudly. They were moving too fast—way faster than an average human.Dark silhouettes could be seen running on the roofs of apartments. They were moving with so much fluidity. They almost seemed like the wind, blending with the shadows.The moon was shining very brightly, its radiance illuminating the world below. Except for the vehicles moving several feet below the apartments, there was silence. Not one person could be seen anywhere. Except of course for the silhouettes.They were six in number, all dressed in black outfits. They wore masks across their faces, katanas strapped to their backs. Their feet were cladded in boots which surprisingly turned out to be too light for them. One wouldn't be able to move so fluidly with these boots.One of these figures cladded in ninja outfits was running ahead of the group. There was a black object which he was holding. It was placed in a small leather pouch so one couldn't

Perhaps it was the most basic instinct. Perhaps it was the desire to live. Perhaps there was still a lot of duty left to do. Perhaps it was the innate drive to survive.Mark didn't know the reason for it but he decided to run. He decided to escape from Zoro despite him killing all his comrades. He didn't want to wait and be killed by that madman.Life was too precious to be wasted. And five had been wasted already. He didn't want to be the sixth life to be wasted by Zoro. He had to escape from the master alchemist.And so he fled.His dark silhouette moved through the dark night, leaping nimbly from one roof to the other. At times he would jump down to the next apartment, running across its walls for a brief moment. Other times he would scale the pipes quickly.His movement was so quick and nimble, an average human being wouldn't be able to keep up with him at all.But he was up against a master alchemist. There was no way the man wasn't keeping up with him. Zoro was way faster than h