Chapter 419: The Tale of the Last Battle
On the fourth day after the war started, Su Xiao arrived at a small town near Central where Mustang was located.
The train slowly stopped, and when Su Xiao got off the train, he saw a Mustang nearby.
He no longer wore the uniform of a colonel, but was dressed in ordinary clothes.
— How are things going? Su Xiao asked bluntly.
— Not very good. We've been battling Central's forces for two days now, but we haven't made much progress.
— Su Xiao was a little confused. Given the current strength of the alliance and Central, victory was clearly going to go to them in the end.
— You are being held back by groups of strong people?
— No, the undead legion.
Hearing this, Su Xiao nodded.
The Undead Legion was invented by my Father. He prepared the bodies of ordinary people with the energy of the Philosopher's Stone and then attached the souls to them.
The resulting creatures could fight and didn't die from normal injuries. After all, their 'heart and brain' was actually a small blood mark.
Other than completely destroying their bodies they could only be completely killed by erasing this mark.
But the placemarks ' position was not fixed. Someone had it in their head, someone in their stomach, chest, someone on the soles of their feet...
After ordinary soldiers encountered monsters that couldn't be killed with ordinary weapons, their morale was sapped and some soldiers even fled the battlefield.
— But I wouldn't say there isn't any good news at all, " Mustang said suddenly.
— In the sense?
— More than 30% of Central's soldiers surrendered, but even more fled the city with their families. Right now, the Central Army has less than 20% of the regular number of soldiers, and all the remaining soldiers in the army are on the verge of collapse.
Before the undead appeared on the battlefield, the alliance army easily pushed through Central's army.
Central's forces suffered one defeat after another. The command that remained in the capital was even worse than what was stationed in the Eastern City.
Su Xiao could clearly hear the sounds of gunfire and explosions right now.
The city he arrived in was only five kilometers away from Central, so it was possible to walk to the contact line very quickly.
Su Xiao, who was on a high point, looked at the front.
The undead army's fighting style was very special. They didn't know how to use firearms, but they could rely on their high survivability. They charged at the alliance forces without a shred of fear, and when they got close to the alliance forces, the bombs attached to their bodies would explode.
The losses on both sides were huge.
According to Mustang's guess, the undead army was controlled by someone, and the person who could control such a huge undead army was of course the Father.
The number of undead was unknown, but judging from the current situation, they would be embroiled in a very protracted war.
However, the defeat of Central's forces had already been determined — the alliance forces had already completely surrounded Central.
After seeing the whole situation, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face.
That's what he wanted to see. He didn't care if Central's army was defeated or not.
It was the environment of Central that meant a lot.
Now that the country's capital was surrounded, they only had to gather the main and strongest people.
The decisive battle is about to begin.
And the people Su Xiao was waiting for didn't keep him waiting long.
Just five hours later, they all arrived.
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In the rather large bathhouse, Su Xiao was enjoying the hot water with his eyes closed.
There were scars everywhere on his body, and the marks of stab and gunshot wounds were already something that was completely taken for granted by his body.
There was a huge amount of steam in the bathhouse, and the temperature inside was quite high, but there was a man next to Su Xiao without any problems.
— Good plan, if everything goes like this, we will win.
The man was in his forties or fifties. He had long blond hair pulled back in a ponytail.
It was Van Hohenheim, the father of the main character, Edward.
He took the lead himself and found Su Xiao.
— This can be labeled as " yes»?
— That's right, Father was born because of my blood, and I have to help destroy him.
— Even if you end up dead?
— It doesn't matter. I really should have died a long time ago. I am satisfied that I was able to leave a couple of heirs in this world, " Van Hohenheim said and chuckled.
— How much energy is left in your Philosopher's Stone? Su Xiao looked at Wang Hohenheim.
— Very few, probably just a dozen people.
— Oh, apparently your arrangement has almost come to an end.
— Now.
Previously, Van Hohenheim had a philosopher's stone with the power of hundreds of thousands of human souls, but by this point, it had already completely dried up.
— When will the final battle begin? Van Hohenheim asked, and sighed.
— Soon.
*Boom!*
The door of the bathhouse opened and Edward Elric quickly entered, but when he saw two people inside, he suddenly stopped.
— Hohenheim, why are you here?
Hohenheim said nothing, as if he didn't want to say anything to Edward.
Glancing at Hohenheim, Edward finally looked at Su Xiao.
— What the hell did you do?" You actually provoked a war between hundreds of thousands of people. Do you know how many people will end up dead?!
Edward was very angry. He personally visited the battlefield and saw a real hell.
— If I remember correctly, more than 100,000 people have probably already died.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Edward was furious.
— More than a hundred thousand... Human lives are so insignificant in your eyes?
— Something like that, " Su Xiao said and didn't even look at him. Now that he had already made up his mind, he had to go all the way.
Excuses were just a sign of weakness.
He was indeed the one who started this war, and he was well aware that a huge number of people had died because of him.
Su Xiao got up and walked out of the hot water. Now that everyone has gathered, it's time to start the final battle.
— Do you want to start now? Hohenheim asked in a slightly agitated tone.
— Yes, my men are ready.
— Then let's get started.
Su Xiao walked out of the bathhouse, leaving the father and son alone.
— Edward, even though this isn't something a father should say, I still want to tell you...
Three hours later, in the conference room.
All the strongest people in the alliance were present in the hall.
Su Xiao, Mustang, and Olivia, the ones who created this alliance.
Teacher of the two Elric brothers, Izumi Curtis.
The main character's younger brother, Alphonse Elric.
Father of the main character, Van Hohenheim.
Olivia's younger brother, Alex Louis Armstrong.
Mustang's subordinate, Hawkeye Reese Hawkeye.
Mustang's subordinate, Jean Havoc.
In total, there were more than a dozen people in the hall, and they were all the main force that would destroy Father.
For this crucial battle, Su Xiao summoned everyone he could.
Naturally, all these people wouldn't submit to him, they just had a common goal-to defeat Father.
Su Xiao spread out a map on the table, which was a detailed map of Central.
— First of all, we need to find a way to get closer to the presidential palace that is located here, " Su Xiao pointed at a point on the map. "Father is right under the palace, but we'll need to go through the first underground lab. Under the first lab is my Father's hideout. Alphonse Elric had been there before. Do you remember the route?
Everyone in the room looked at Alphonse.
— I remember, " Alphonse said, looking a little nervous.
Edward sat in his seat in silence.
— Fine. After arriving at the first lab, we will split up into three groups and join right in front of Father's hideout.
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