The Alchemist's Guide to Flesh and Blood Ascension

"No, no! I'll really die!" Nolay cried out in alarm. The alchemist in front of him was completely insane!

Whoosh!

The sound of the medicine bottle shattering was deafening. On the glass shards, Nolay's pale face flashed by, his expression filled with despair.

Barlow frowned, opened his mouth, but said nothing. He could only set up his musket and be on alert for any further movement.

"What are you afraid of? Risk and reward go hand in hand. Don't you, as a monster hunter, have any awareness of that?"

Yonivore forced a mocking expression, his robes billowing in the wind, making him appear wildly unruly.

"Or are you just a decorative vase that was shoved in here to gain experience?"

Nolay blushed, and her azure eyes beneath her blond hair misted over as she glared at Yunevo.

"I'm not just a pretty face!" The pent-up grievances burst forth in this shout, and she once again met Yonifu's "waiting" gaze.

Nolay bit her lip, her fists clenched so tightly they trembled.

Immediately afterward, bright blue magic gathered around the three people's eyes. She regulated her disordered breathing, "Perception spell... the only spell that can help right now."

"Alright, then I'll trouble Miss Vase to help Balo finish off the remaining monsters," Yunefu turned around and abruptly extinguished the campfire!

From all directions, the dense, rapid sounds of running, accompanied by the rustling of falling leaves, surged forth like waves!

With the aid of perception magic, Yunevo clearly saw the appearance of those monsters—they looked like creatures mimicked by plants.

Interspersed among them are staggering wooden figures, accompanied by withered branches spreading across the ground, seemingly intent on devouring this peaceful place!

boom!

With a crackling sound, a bolt of lightning shot out from the muzzle of Balo's musket, shattering half of a wooden dummy's face!

The monsters roared in anger, and the swift Iron Core Tree leaped high from within, shooting a sharp branch toward Yunefu's face.

"Yonev!" Barlow and Nolei shouted almost simultaneously.

The figure in the black robe remained frozen in place, and the two men's hearts were practically in their throats!

The next moment, the branch that was supposed to pierce Yonevo's head deflected several times and missed!

Yonivore took two steps forward, his right arm bent to protect his face, while his left hand merely grazed the bark of the ironwood tree...

The sound of shattering glass rose and fell, and the restless ironwood trees cracked with hideous marks, turning into dust and disappearing in the blink of an eye!

"What is that...?" Noley was dumbfounded.

"What are you spacing out for!" Balo quickly shielded her behind him, aiming the muzzle of his musket at the wooden figure lying beside Yune.

"Thanks!" Yunefu turned to the side with a smile, rubbed away the magic circle emanating a scorching aura from his palm, and took two steps back.

His "retreat" was like a stimulant that fueled the monsters' murderous intent, causing them to swarm in even more fiercely!

"Using the Disintegration Array is still too wasteful..." Yunefu thought to himself, and then hurriedly took off the various potions on his body.

"Nolay! Shield up!" he shouted, until a silver-gray light surrounded the three of them, and then two vials of potion were thrown out at the same time.

Eunicev called the two vials "Thunderfire Bottles".

A dazzling white light burst forth from the night sky. Barlow instinctively shielded Nolei behind him, only to be thrown back by a shockwave.

Even though Yunefu's eyes were closed, the pink inside his eyelids was still illuminated by the bright light, and a scorching wave of air swept across his face.

The tinnitus gradually subsided, and the silver-gray shield spell faintly emitted a cracking sound as it struggled to withstand the pressure. The three slowly opened their eyes.

As the light faded, a scene of utter devastation lay amidst the fallen trees.

The smell of burning filled the air; this was the first time this forest had shown its vulnerability to humans…

"What are you standing there for? Come and collect the spoils!"

A light, urging voice snapped the two out of their blank minds.

Yunevo grabbed a wooden figure that still had shape and dragged it toward the campfire.

The three sat down again by the relit campfire, the sky already beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Yunevo looked at Nolai, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said, "Ask me anything you want to ask, and I'll answer depending on my mood."

"The explosion just now..." Nolay swallowed hard, his voice still trembling slightly.

"It's the source of lightning, fire, and water magic after multiple purifications," Yunefu said, taking the water jug ​​from Balo and taking a swig.

"Just consider this my understanding of the Alchemy Disintegration Domain," he paused, "and its power is... not much different from a mid-level Explosion spell."

"Dosage aside, that's certainly true..." Yunefu thought to himself, wiping the sweat from his brow as he continued.

"Using it too much will shorten your lifespan, and purification also requires the use of the steam engine from the Alchemist's Guild."

"A steam engine? Isn't that an instrument that only fifth-level alchemists are allowed to use?" Nolay seemed a little confused—Yonev's third-level badge was still pinned to his chest.

Barlow also leaned in, looking all ears.

"I got in through connections; I have some old acquaintances in the association."

Nolay gave a knowing "Oh," and Barlow also turned his gaze away, continuing to count the monster spoils after they had been converted.

"Can we set off now, Yunevo?" Balo asked, having finished bundling up the spoils.

"Wait a moment, now the conditions for Nolei's recovery are also in place," Yunefu picked out a portion of green life essence extracted from a pile of wooden figures and presented it to the girl.

"Crush it, and use magic to guide life."

Nolay obeyed and, surrounded by green light, almost completely recovered from her injuries.

"Now, we can move forward," Ionevoy said, carrying Balo's bag and leading the group, admiring his "masterpiece."

"Be careful," he advised.

"We've always known," Noley said softly.

Yonivore shook his head, his expression somewhat grave.

"I'm afraid this anomaly will affect more than just the superficial layers..."

The morning light shone through the gaps in the leaves, and following the direction he pointed, a long, slender tail vanished in an instant.

"A lizard with a monstrous appearance!?" Barlow, who had excellent eyesight, exclaimed in shock.

"Apart from hunting, it never sets foot in shallow areas."

"It's a mutation of the Ironcore Ancient Tree... The Evil Lizards have always fed on them..." Nolay gripped the staff in his hand tightly.

"The lizard only feeds on the bark of the Ironcore Ancient Tree when it needs venom," Yunevo shook his head.

"I suspect... the food chain in this forest may have undergone a serious change, as evidenced by the presence of other mid-level organisms here."

Yonivore's steps suddenly halted; the most unexpected situation had arrived at this moment!

[Immune rejection time suspended]

Organ activation failure

Please refer to the built-in blueprints to craft the relevant potions.

[Onset time for autoimmune diseases: within one day]

"The plan has changed. Let's find the medicinal herbs first. I promise it won't take long," he said, his voice trembling with helplessness.