Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

It sent the Hulk flying again, who hadn't even had time to react after being hit by a wave of fire.

Doro, on the other hand, landed steadily on his little cloud.

Just then, Sherlock had finished repairing the third engine of the Helicarrier and was about to call Doro back when he saw Doro riding on a small cloud towards the direction of the Hulk that he had knocked away.

It moved so fast that Sherlock didn't even have time to react before it disappeared from his sight.

In the empty cabin, Sherlock couldn't even find Doro. He could only faintly hear the Hulk's screams and occasional golden flashes.

Just as Sherlock was bewildered, the heavy footsteps unique to Hulk grew louder and louder, and soon Hulk reappeared in front of Sherlock. However, compared to the 'Dragon King's smile' he had just shown in front of Sherlock, Hulk looked utterly miserable at this moment.

Not only had Doro burned off all of his hair, but he had also lost all his eyebrows. His green face was now covered in a variety of colors, with large patches of purplish-blue.

Most importantly, at this moment, Hulk's upper body was tightly wrapped with a rope that emitted a golden light, and Sherlock recognized what the rope was at a glance.

Binding Immortal Rope!

Lao Jun, just how many treasures did you give Doro? You even gave him her mother's Immortal Binding Rope?

Sherlock was completely dumbfounded, watching helplessly as the Hulk charged towards him.

Sherlock didn't realize what was happening until the Hulk was almost in front of him. He didn't care about anything else and instinctively turned around and ran back, shouting as he ran.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

What Sherlock didn't know was that if someone else had been there at that moment, they would have been surprised to discover a world-famous painting.

At the front, Sherlock, his face filled with terror, ran towards the hole in the ship's cabin. The moment Tony called, he cried out, "Dad, save me!"

Behind Sherlock was Hulk, his upper body tightly bound by the Binding Rope, his face bruised and swollen. He looked more like a pitiful figure seeking Sherlock's protection than chasing him.

At the very back was Doro, whose attire was incredibly extravagant. He wore a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, a golden chainmail armor, and lotus-silk cloud-walking shoes. Standing on a small cloud called Somersault Cloud, he brandished a spear with flames in his hand and laughed heartily.

Chapter 189 Sherlock's Risk Transfer

For Sherlock, it wasn't that he couldn't beat the Hulk; it was just that the psychological trauma was too great.

After all, the animated emoticon "Hulk gives a wicked smile, Black Widow has a bad feeling" had been quietly lying in Sherlock's emoticon list until before he traveled through time, and it was even one of Sherlock's most frequently used flirtatious emoticons.

Now, seeing that sinister smile, which was originally just an emoji, appear in front of him, anyone would run away!

Before Sherlock could even process what was happening, his body had already carried him away, and even as they ran, Sherlock's hands were still tightly covering his buttocks.

As for the Hulk, well, the Hulk is somewhat intimidated by that eerie little guy behind him.

It's not that they can't beat each other. After all, considering the physical strength of Doro and Hulk, one punch from Hulk would probably send Doro sprawling.

However, Doro's speed was simply too fast, as slippery as an eel, and with the added boost of those strange gadgets, Hulk was completely crushed by the numbers this time.

It made the Hulk feel a frustrating sense of being unable to hit or catch it.

The reason why he chose to abandon Doro behind him and chase after Sherlock is simple: Hulk is just simple-minded, but definitely not stupid. The little guy behind him is not easy to deal with, and he can't even handle that little guy himself.

Moreover, judging from what that little guy just said, it's obvious that he cares a lot about the little guy named Sherlock. Once he catches that little guy, that wicked little guy will definitely be hesitant to act against him.

Guided by this philosophy, a painting that can be considered a world-famous work in the Marvel universe was born.

Unfortunately, not a single audience member came to see this iconic scene.

However, even Sherlock himself did not expect that something even more dramatic was yet to come.

Tony's relaxed mood was gripped again the moment Sherlock called out, "Dad, save me!" after the call connected.

Completely disregarding what was happening on Sherlock's side, Tony steered his armor towards the cabin.

It can only be said that sometimes, many things happen by coincidence, and that's just how coincidental they are.

Just as Tony was about to run to the corner leading into the cabin, Sherlock suddenly burst out from around the corner and rushed straight into Tony's arms.

With his mind filled with memes, Sherlock didn't care about anything else and instinctively covered his entire body with his armor.

With the armor's enhancement, Sherlock, completely unconsciously, used Tony in front of him as a projectile and launched it at the Hulk behind him.

Driven by the fear of being stuffed into a puff pastry by the Hulk, Sherlock's process of using Tony as a projectile was incredibly smooth, so smooth that not only Sherlock himself, but even Tony, who was used as a projectile, was somewhat caught off guard.

Meanwhile, Green Fat watched as a reddish-brown thing flew towards him. Normally, he would have slapped it away, but at this moment, Green Fat's hands were tightly bound to his chest by the Immortal Binding Rope.

Left with no other choice, Hulk almost instinctively tried to swing his hammer to knock the 'thing' flying towards him away.

Tony, who was in mid-air, had no time to react. It was Jarvis inside the suit who, after noticing that the suit had taken off, activated the thrusters and forcibly adjusted Tony's posture in mid-air to ensure that Tony could land safely.

With all these factors combined, an uncanny coincidence occurred.

Just then, Hulk swung a headbutt at Tony as he flew towards him, but Tony's armor automatically activated its sometimes-unreliable propulsion system, allowing him to somersault in mid-air and dodge Hulk's headbutt.

If that were all, it wouldn't be surprising, but the problem lies in the fact that Tony's armor's thrusters are intermittent.

Tony had just completed a somersault and miraculously dodged the Hulk's headbutt when, by sheer coincidence, the thrusters malfunctioned again in mid-air. Jarvis, being part of the armor's built-in programming, had to adjust his posture to ensure Tony wouldn't fall to the ground.

But in the process of adjusting his posture, Tony's armor kicked the Hulk squarely in the head as he was launching a headbutt.

Thanks to Tony's unintentional kick, Hulk, who was originally able to maintain his balance, immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud, looking like a dog falling flat on its face.

It's not a big deal that Hulk fell down; the problem is that he fell in the wrong place. His huge weight caused inertia, which combined with the already slippery metal surface.

The end result was that Hulk, like a curling stone, slid a long way in a dejected, forward-leaning posture.

Unfortunately, not far away was the large hole left by Hawkeye when he invaded the space carrier.

The green fat man's fall and slide were quite remarkable; he actually slid straight towards the huge crack.

The good news is that Hulk didn't actually fall, even though his knees were already at the edge of the broken floor and his entire upper body was sticking out.

But thankfully, Hulk stopped a second before falling.

It's true what they say, when bad luck strikes, even drinking cold water can cause problems. Just as Hulk managed to stop, a bottomless abyss lay before him, and he didn't even have time to catch his breath.

Doro, who had just arrived, immediately withdrew his Binding Rope the moment he saw Tony.

As we all know, the moment a human's limbs are untied, they usually stretch their bound limbs unconsciously, and the Hulk is no exception.

However, it was precisely this subconscious action that caused Hulk to lose his balance. After struggling for a while, Hulk actually fell off the Helicarrier in such a comical way.

Seeing that Hulk seemed to have fallen, Sherlock breathed a sigh of relief and sat down heavily on the ground, panting heavily.

Tony, however, remained completely dazed, maintaining a superhero-like landing posture.

The reason is simple: Tony clearly saw the look in Hulk's eyes before he fell off the Helicarrier.

To sum up that look in one sentence: You're done for, I'll remember you!

Watching the head-mounted display under the visor repeatedly replay the Hulk's expression before he fell, and then looking at Sherlock sitting not far away, panting heavily.

Tony was stunned for a while before he suddenly shouted as if he had broken down.

"This is outrageous!!!!"

Chapter 190 Coulson the Flask

Tony had considered countless ways Sherlock might be in danger, but he never imagined that the danger Sherlock would face would be that big guy he couldn't handle.

What Tony never expected was that Sherlock actually used his position to pull off a risk transfer, successfully shifting the Hulk's hatred from Sherlock to himself!

This made Tony feel like dying for a moment! Although Sherlock's actions were all subconscious throughout.

It can only be said that it was all a coincidence. If Tony had flown to find Sherlock, if Tony's propulsion system hadn't been so unreliable, if Jarvis inside Tony's armor hadn't been so intelligent, none of this would have happened.

The good news is that Tony hasn't seen the "Hulk gives a wicked smile, Black Widow knows something's wrong" meme, so he doesn't have any physical fear of the Hulk.

The bad news is that, as of now, Tony really has no way to deal with the Hulk!

Fortunately, after the Hulk fell, neither Sherlock nor Tony had to think about how to deal with the Hulk situation anymore.

After Sherlock used alchemy to make some simple repairs to the damaged parts of the cabin, he followed Tony toward the conference room, as they needed to assess the damage.

However, when Sherlock carried Doro and Tony into the conference room, Tony, Sherlock, and even Doro were all taken aback by what they saw.

The three of them immediately went into battle without any hesitation.

The reason is simple: anyone would be startled to see a figure about the height of a person in the conference room, resembling the flask-shaped figure from Fullmetal Alchemist.

Especially when the little figure in the flask isn't even inside the flask, but can walk freely outside, with one big eye staring blankly at you.

Seeing that Tony, Sherlock, and even Doro had all assumed fighting stances, the captain, who was sitting to the side, tensed up and grabbed his shield, standing in front of the flask figure.

"Calm down! Calm down! This isn't the enemy!"

Before the captain could finish speaking, Sherlock was already a little nervous and immediately interrupted the captain, speaking to Tony and Doro beside him.

"Don't listen to the captain. He's definitely been bewitched by the Flask Man. That guy never tells the truth and he likes human transmutation. Listen to me, Tony, just go and take care of that Flask Man. This guy is even more of a threat to Earth than Loki!"

As Sherlock finished speaking, the palm cannon in Tony's hand lit up with the light of charging energy, and Sherlock's body was also crackled with the scarlet lightning unique to alchemy. Even Doro was fully armed and looked like he was facing a great enemy.

Although Tony didn't quite understand why the captain would stand in front of that monster that looked so terrifying, he was convinced that Sherlock was right, given that the monster looked like that and the captain was still protecting him.

Just as the three were about to launch their attack, a plaintive voice slowly drifted out from behind the captain.

"Mr. Sherlock, could you please tell me what exactly this so-called 'Flame Man' is?"

The voice was incredibly mournful, almost as if it were being spoken through gritted teeth, yet it was a voice that both Sherlock and Tony found extremely familiar.

"Cole... Coulson?" *2

The two recognized the voice almost simultaneously, and stared blankly at the captain, who then reluctantly stepped aside to block the 'flask figure' he was blocking.

Under the utterly bewildered gazes of Tony, Sherlock, and Doro, two hairy arms suddenly emerged from the side of the 'Flame-Bottle Man' and began to frantically scratch at its 'eye' for quite some time.

Sherlock, Tony, and Doro were surprised to discover that what they called 'eyes' were not actually her mother's eyes, but a nose with a tuft of black hair!

Damn it, Coulson's eyes were hidden behind thick black hair and were practically invisible.

"No, Coulson, what happened to you? What happened to you?"

After confirming that the thing in front of him was not the Flask Man, Sherlock immediately put away his 'armor' and looked at Coulson, who was cosplaying as the Flask Man, with some doubt.

Sherlock's words only made things worse; after he finished speaking, Coulson's teeth-grinding could be heard clearly throughout the entire conference room.

"How was I supposed to know? Loki escaped from the prison. I went to stop him, and he stabbed me in the heart! Before I lost consciousness, I saw the soft light emanating from the cross you gave me on my chest. When I woke up, I was like this!"

Sherlock, you actually dare to ask me why I became like this? I'd like to ask you why I became like this too!

Coulson answered Sherlock's question through gritted teeth. Although it was supposed to be a very serious topic, after Coulson finished speaking, everyone in the conference room subconsciously covered their mouths and snickered.