The small head emerging from Edward Elrich's shadow belonged to Oilia, the catgirl.

Oilia looked at Edward Elrich's somewhat familiar appearance and tilted her head, feeling as if she had seen him somewhere before.

After thinking for a moment, Oilia sprang out of the shadow.

In the instant Edward Elrich hadn't reacted, a dagger formed from shadow power was already pressed against his neck.

Who are you? When Edward Elrich felt the sudden chill at his neck, he inwardly exclaimed that it was bad.

Although his brain reacted, unfortunately, his hands and feet didn't respond.

So, when Oilia spoke, his entire body was stiff.

Hey, calm down.

Calm down.

I mean no harm.

I just want to find some water.

feeling the icy chill pressed against his neck.

Even he, no matter how dull, understood what it was.

Even Alchemist would die if someone cut their throat.

So, the sweat on his forehead was more than when he walked out earlier.

"Who are you?" Oilia did not believe the other party's words and continued to repeat her previous question.

At the same time, the shadow dagger in her hand pressed even closer to the other's skin, as if it could slit his throat at any moment.

"Cough? Wait, wait.

I said, "Don't make a move.

I'm a traveler who got lost in a sandstorm in the desert.

I saw a city over there and just wanted to see if I could find some water.

" Sensing Oilia's murderous intent, Edward Elrich quickly raised his hands and shouted, "A traveler? A traveler with mechanical arms and legs?" Oilia scoffed upon hearing this, slowly dragging the dagger across his corateed artery.

Instantly, the sharp pain made Edward Elrich freeze.

his raised hands stiffening as he shouted.

"Stop! Stop!" I said, "I said don't kill me.

Tell me.

" Oilia did not waste words and directly spat out a cold word.

"Gulp.

If I tell you what I said, can you let me go?" But just as Edward Elrich finished speaking, suddenly the sound of the dagger slicing through flesh echoed immediately.

Edward Elrich felt a sudden cut on his right arm.

Turning his head to look, a glaring gash appeared there.

I said, I said, I'm the state alchemist of Astress, the Full Metal Alchemist, Edward Elrich.

Upon seeing this scene, he dare not waste any more words and quickly shouted it out.

It wasn't that he didn't want to resist, but Oilia's appearance was too strange.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that if he did not comply with her words, he would definitely be killed.

Thinking of his brother, whose soul was still trapped inside that armor, in the end, he gritted his teeth and revealed his identity.

He couldn't die, at least not before restoring his brother's body.

State Alchemist, what brings you to the desert? Upon hearing Edward Elrich's identity, Oilia was slightly takenback.

Then she recalled when she had hidden in the shadow of her lord at the border town of Astress.

She had indeed encountered him before, but at that time his attire was different from now, so Oilia did not recognize him immediately.

However, since this guy was from a mistress, it was easy to guess his purpose for coming to the desert.

After all, her lord had just taken out their stronghold last month, it wasn't strange for the other party to want revenge by finding their stronghold.

Can I not say this? After revealing his identity, Edward Elrich had already cursed Roy Mustang in his heart for sending him to the desert.

If it weren't for that guy, he wouldn't have left a mistress to come to this desolate desert.

And now he was being held hostage.

And the most important thing was that he didn't even know why he was being taken hostage.

Oilia did not reply, but Edward Elrich felt another line of blood appear on him.

This time, the wound wasn't as deep as the previous one on his arm.

Uh-huh.

Once again injured, Edward Elrich let out a muffled groan.

The sweat on his forehead increased, but in the end, he still endured the intense pain from his back and spoke.

Because the National Central Library was robbed, I came out to investigate.

Of course, Edward Elrich was still cautious and did not expose his brother.

If he really died here today, his brother could continue to find a way to restore his body.

Oilia thought to herself, as expected, otherwise the state alchemist wound really come out of the country.

She examined Edward Elrich closely.

Oilia contemplated whether to kill him now to prevent him from exposing their territory later.

But soon she felt it might not be necessary.

After all, their territory was so large that anyone entering the desert would definitely be able to find it.

Moreover, letting a state alchemist from a mestress disappear silently in the desert would only raise suspicion about the shadow realm.

While they were not afraid of a mistress, they also did not want to seek trouble if the other party did not actively cause it.

After realizing this, Oilia lowered the dagger at Edward Elrich's neck.

Leave here.

Our territory does not welcome strangers.

After saying this, Oilia used shadow travel to disappear into Edward Elrich's shadow.

Just in time, Edward Elrich witnessed this scene.

It made his pupil shrink.

He had never seen such a bizarre method of disappearing.

Chapter 248.

Three women, one show.

After confirming that Oilia had truly left.

Edward Elrich immediately slumped onto the sandy ground, he looked at his injured arm with a bitter smile.

Who on earth was that woman? He raised his head and looked towards the distant city where a silhouette was faintly visible.

He could confirm that Oilia definitely came from there.

But after experiencing what had just happened, he didn't te dare to approach the city any closer.

After all, who knew if that person would really kill him if he got closer? The feeling of being enveloped by murderous intent was not pleasant.

This was the most terrifying person Edward Elrich had encountered since becoming an alchemist.

Brother, are you okay? Just as Edward Elrich was pondering what to do next.

A rapid sound of footsteps and Alance Elrich's voice made him turn his head.

A suit of armor was rushing towards him across the sandy ground.

However, due to the weight of the armor, it was somewhat difficult to move in the desert.

I'm fine.

When the other party reached him, Edward Elrich shook his head.

Brother, you're hurt.

Let me bandage you.

However, when Alons Elrich saw the blood on his brother's arm, he immediately became worried.

He didn't he even listen to Edward Elrich's words and quickly reached in his armor to pull out a bundle of bandages and medicine, ready to treat Edward Elrich's wound.

Seeing his brother's anxious demeanor, Edward Elrich did not refuse.

Brother, who was that person who suddenly appeared beside you just now? While helping his brother bandage the knife wound on his arm, Alant's Elriches voice came from within his armor, sounding somewhat low.

I don't know.

The other party is very strange and the abilities they used are something I've never seen before.

However, there's one thing I can be sure of and that is where they must have come from.

Saying this, Edward Elrich looked again at the distant city.

Following Edward's gaze, Alance also fell silent.

After a while, he hesitantly spoke up.

What should we do next? We've already been discovered by them, brother.

If we go any further, it will be dangerous.

What should we do? we could just not go there and turn around somewhere else.

Upon hearing this, Edward Elrich naturally understood his brother's thoughts.

He glanced at the distant city and had no intention of going in to take a look.