Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life...

As for Zhao Weike, it must be said that Zhao Weike's reputation as the Night Demon is well-deserved. He almost managed to keep the rhythm of his three-shot burst with a long spear.

Each gunshot represented the loss of a life. Zhao Weike, alone with a gun, managed to suppress the terrorists on the other side, preventing them from showing their faces again.

Seeing Sherlock emerge from the cave, Zhao Weike threw away his empty AK, casually drew his pistol from his waist, and rolled his eyes at Sherlock with annoyance.

"If you don't come out soon, I'll probably have to take this person back into the cave! There are just too many of them!"

Sherlock didn't care about Zhao Weike's complaints; instead, he smiled and said to Zhao Weike.

"Don't worry, leave the rest to me. Just take good care of Dr. Ethan!"

After saying that, Sherlock lightly tapped himself twice with his spear, and then walked out in a very casual manner!

Seeing Sherlock walk straight out, Ethan almost instinctively wanted to stop him, but the next second, both Ethan and Zhao Weike were dumbfounded when they saw Sherlock walk out.

The reason is simple: the scene around Sherlock was simply too extravagant.

The instant Sherlock stepped out, countless bullets rained down on him from all directions like locusts.

But those bullets, which were powerful enough to turn a person into mincemeat, would turn into beautiful, pure white petals near Sherlock's body before even touching him, gently brushing over his body and then drifting to the ground.

So much so that Sherlock, who kept moving forward, left a path made of white petals behind him.

If that were all, neither Zhao Weike nor Ethan would be too surprised; they would simply praise its brilliance. But Sherlock did not simply convert the bullets aimed at him directly; the spear in Sherlock's hand was also constantly being swung around.

The spear was supposed to be a melee weapon, but in Sherlock's hands, it was transformed into a scythe capable of reaping the lives of enemies from a distance.

Where the spear tip passed, countless stone spikes rose from the ground, impaling both those attacking Sherlock and those running, leaving them suspended in mid-air.

Most importantly, the person pierced does not die immediately. Amidst the splattering of blood and the wailing of the wounded, the scarlet blood splashes onto the white petals that Sherlock walks on. Combined with the wailing sounds, it is as if a bizarre yet magnificent hellish painting slowly unfolds before Zhao Weike and Ethan.

Gradually, the sound of gunfire ceased in the cave, leaving only the sound of Sherlock's footsteps and the painful wails of those who were still alive.

Such a scene would make even a seasoned and knowledgeable person like Ethan, or even someone like Zhao Weike who has seen countless bloodshed, shudder.

After all, for a killer like Zhao Weike, killing is nothing more than a head falling to the ground; taking lives is just an ordinary job.

But clearly, Sherlock's behavior was not like that; it was a kind of fear that made one's soul tremble.

Although Zhao Weike understood from the beginning what Sherlock's mission to rescue Tony was all about, he still felt a chill run down his spine when he actually witnessed Sherlock's so-called 'intimidation'.

"I...I...we...we should...do what now?"

Poor Ethan was trembling with fear at the sight before him, but he still mustered up the courage to ask Zhao Weike beside him. After all, this man had just saved his life, and Ethan's trust in Zhao Weike had been established.

After hearing Ethan's words, Zhao Weike lowered his head and thought for a moment before gritting his teeth and speaking to Ethan.

"Follow!"

Upon hearing Zhao Weike's words, Ethan trembled even more violently. After all, Ethan didn't know Sherlock, and he was really afraid that Sherlock would also inexplicably string him together with someone else.

Honestly, if that were the case, Ethan would rather have been shot dead.

At least when someone is shot to death, they don't suffer endless torture like those who are strung up.

Chapter 20 The Piercing Duke Sherlock (Part 2)

Sherlock was unaware of the immense psychological trauma he had inflicted on Ethan, an ordinary man. After completely eliminating everyone in the cave, Sherlock stood casually at the cave entrance.

Outside the cave, countless terrorists had already aimed their rifles and cannons at the entrance. The moment Sherlock appeared, a barrage of bullets mixed with RPG shells rained down on him.

Despite the countless bullets and RPG fire, Sherlock remained calm. However, this time, unlike in the cave, he did not immediately attack. Instead, he held his spear and walked step by step toward the center of the valley.

Wherever he passed, bullets turned into flower petals, and artillery fire vanished without a trace. Sherlock was like a god of guns and cannons, impervious to both artillery fire and bullets.

Bullets are easy to deal with; a simple conversion array can solve the problem, which is practically the most basic thing in alchemy.

However, when facing artillery shells, the conversion array is not always effective, since artillery shells can explode.

At this moment, the second transmutation array that Sherlock had placed within the transmutation array began to take effect.

This transmutation array is a composite transmutation array created by Sherlock Holmes. Its origins lie in the 'analysis of all things' from the Harry Potter world and the 'decomposition transmutation' from the Fullmetal Alchemist world, forming a completely new transmutation array.

Clearly, the effect of this alchemy array is very simple: the analysis of all things is responsible for scanning, and the decomposition and alchemy are responsible for decomposing all things and returning them to nothingness.

When Sherlock first invented this transmutation circle, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for many days. After all, such an ability was almost a miracle that combined offense and defense, or at the very least, an absolute defense that surpassed everything.

However, Sherlock soon discovered something was wrong when he started trying it out. The mental effort this thing consumed was almost proportional to the activation time!

To put it simply, the longer this thing is on, the more things the brain needs to process and calculate.

If Sherlock were to keep this skill active 24/7 like Gojo Satoru or Accelerator, there would only be two possible outcomes: either Sherlock's brain would turn into a freshly baked brain, or the alchemy would fail, causing the alchemy to backfire and force him to see the truth.

If it weren't for this opportunity to ensure his future peaceful life and to create an "invincible" image, Sherlock would never have activated such a skill with such huge side effects, aside from being a show-off.

With the inner and outer transmutation arrays interlocking, Sherlock made his way through a hail of bullets and artillery fire almost without any hindrance to the very center of the valley.

Although the terrorists had long realized that their weapons were completely ineffective against Sherlock, and that even shells capable of dissecting tanks couldn't stop him, they could only desperately keep pulling the triggers on him.

After all, this was the only attack method they had mastered.

However, Sherlock seemed to feel that the terrorists' despair was not enough, and had no intention of letting them go. After braving a hail of bullets and walking through the snow-white petals to the middle of the valley, Sherlock directly thrust the tip of his spear downwards into the ground.

The next second, with the help of the powerful enhancement ability of the Spear of Longinus, a huge transmutation circle that enveloped the entire valley rapidly spread out from the spearhead of Longinus.

The instant the transmutation array spread out, the guns in the hands of the terrorists almost instantly turned into a shower of white petals. Countless white rose petals danced in the air, like rain, which was very beautiful and romantic.

However, hidden beneath this beautiful scenery is not romance, but layers of deadly danger.

Just as the weapons in the hands of those terrorists vanished and turned into a flurry of petals, and the gunfire in the entire canyon ceased for a moment, countless stone spikes suddenly rose from the ground.

The terrorists who were attacking with their weapons didn't even realize what was happening the moment they lost their firearms. The next second, they were impaled by the suddenly appearing stone spikes and hung in mid-air.

Blood and filth stained the fluttering white petals with dust, painting a bizarre scene in the valley that evoked fear and disgust.

If the people in the cave before weren't very shocking due to the dim environment and numerous obstructions, the open terrain of this valley, bathed in sunlight, with its falling petals, corpses, blood, and mountains of weapons, truly gave this hellish scene shape and soul.

The few who were spared, whether by luck or by Sherlock's deliberate choice, almost instantly collapsed upon witnessing this scene.

Crying and shouting words like "devil," it fled out of the valley on all fours.

Sherlock paid little attention to these survivors; after completing this painting of hell, he felt utterly exhausted.

When this scene came into view of Zhao Weike and Ethan, who had just arrived at the cave entrance, they were speechless after seeing the bizarre yet terrifying sight before them.

They could only stare blankly at the cruel yet beautiful and eerie scene before them.

"Sherlock!"

Zhao Weike stood at the cave entrance in a daze for a while before finally mustering up the courage to walk towards Sherlock.

Upon hearing Zhao Weike's voice, Sherlock turned around wearily to look in Zhao Weike's direction. The moment he spoke, Zhao Weike's familiar Sherlock persona returned instantly, as if the hellish scene he had just witnessed was not something he, Sherlock, had created.

"Old Zhao, come over here and help me up, my legs are about to give way!"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Zhao Weike rushed forward to support Sherlock. Only then did Sherlock have the mind to observe his surroundings. What he saw surprised not only Zhao Weike, who was supporting Sherlock, but also Ethan, who was trembling as he approached.

"yue~"

Indeed, after seeing the corpses impaled on stone spikes around him, Sherlock immediately vomited, his vomiting so horribly that Zhao Weike was speechless.

"You're the one who did this, and you actually threw up after watching it?"

While patting Sherlock's back, Zhao Weike complained to Sherlock in a bad mood.

Hearing Zhao Weike's complaints, Sherlock retorted while still complaining.

"Yue~ Nonsense! I'm yue~ Blocked by flower petals~ I can't see you at all~ Okay! Yue~"

Chapter 21 Iron Man Ascends to Heaven

Seeing Sherlock bent over, almost vomiting because of the horrific scene and his first murder, Ethan, who had witnessed everything from beginning to end, realized that Sherlock was a human being, not some demon walking among people.

As for the group of terrorists strung together, although Ethan always felt that Sherlock's methods were too cruel, he did not object to killing them.

As a local who came from here, Ethan knew perfectly well that compared to Sherlock's methods, what these terrorists did was truly inhumane.

However, just as the three gathered together, a series of heavy footsteps approached, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, and a huge metal giant appeared at the cave entrance.

"Sherlock, Ethan, I'm here to help you!"

Before the person even arrived, his voice came out first. Who else could it be but Tony?

But when Tony dragged the heavy Mark I to the cave entrance, he was stunned by what he saw. He seemed to freeze, standing at the entrance for a long time without moving.

The face hidden beneath the steel mask looked at Sherlock, who was being supported by a man named Zhao Weike in the center of the valley, with a complex expression on it.

From the sudden appearance of the round hole in the cave wall and the massive flow of water at the beginning, to the man named Zhao Weike's first reaction after standing up was to curse Sherlock, and now it is obvious that Zhao Weike is supporting Sherlock who is almost vomiting and fainting.

All signs point to one thing: the boy named Sherlock in front of them has abilities that they cannot understand, and he is the mastermind behind the horrific scene that resembles a hellish scroll.

Most importantly, this was completely different from the young man he remembered who was also Sherlock!

Seeing Tony standing motionless at the cave entrance for a long time, Ethan walked over, patted Tony's heavy armor, and then spoke to Tony.

“Wake up, Tony. Believe me, this scene is only deserving compared to those who are impaled on stone spikes, although it is inhumane.”

"Ethan, I'm not..."

Upon hearing Ethan's words, Tony instinctively wanted to say something, but Ethan quickly interrupted him by raising his hand and pointing to the weapon case with the Stark Industries logo on it, before speaking to Tony.

"Compared to those damned people, Tony, you should be more concerned about this place."

Following Ethan's gaze, Tony quickly discovered that the valley was filled with his company's weapon cases, leaving Tony in disbelief.

"This is impossible!"

Almost instinctively, Tony shouted, and immediately manipulated his heavy and massive armor to smash open the two nearest weapon crates. Inside the crates, two rockets he had invented and Stark Industries were revealed to be inside Tony's eyes.

"No, no, no, this isn't right! I've never sold my weapons to anyone outside the military! That's not how it works! It shouldn't be like this!"

As Tony spoke, he manipulated the mech to smash open nearby weapon crates.

But it's obvious that there are real, living examples right here, leaving Tony no choice but to believe it!

After taking a deep breath, Tony seemed to have made up his mind and said to Ethan beside him.

"Ethan, take those two and leave first!"

Upon hearing Tony's words, Ethan paused for a moment, then looked in Tony's direction with disbelief and asked with some confusion.

"What about you, Tony? With the state of things here, those terrorists won't let you off the hook when they get back! You should leave with us, not stay here!"

Hearing Ethan's words, Tony's tone became even more resolute. He patted his armor before speaking to Ethan.

"Don't worry, Ethan, I will leave with you, but before we leave, I must destroy all the weapons in front of us! This place has become like this because of me, so I also have the responsibility to restore it to its original state."

Hearing Tony's words, Ethan wanted to say something, but Tony interrupted him again.

"Believe me, Ethan! I'm a genius, and there's so much more for me in this world. I won't leave my life here! Besides, the thing on me was created by you and me together. You should know what kind of abilities it has. I'll be fine."

Upon hearing Tony's words, Ethan, who had originally intended to persuade Tony, gave up the idea and turned to walk towards Sherlock and Zhao Weike.

After a brief conversation, Sherlock agreed to Tony's request almost without hesitation. However, before leaving, Sherlock handed Tony a ring through a gap in the Mark I visor and told him that it was a tracking device to help them find him.

After the kidnapping incident, Tony had learned his lesson and knew that Sherlock and Zhao Weike had come to rescue him. He did not refuse the so-called 'locator device', but given his current condition, Tony could only keep it in his mouth.

Seeing that Tony had accepted the tracking device, Sherlock left the valley with Zhao Weike and Ethan without any hesitation. Under Sherlock's guidance, the two helped him head towards the underground base.

When they were halfway there, Sherlock suddenly stopped, took out three stools from his ring, along with plenty of food and water, and sat down facing the valley without saying what he was going to do.

Perhaps out of some inexplicable morbid sense of humor, Sherlock even gave Zhao Weike and Ethan a pair of binoculars, but he never explained what they were for. He just kept eating his food and occasionally looked towards the valley through the binoculars.

After a while, when even Ethan was starting to get annoyed, a violent explosion suddenly occurred in the once peaceful valley. A huge fireball shot into the air and actually formed a mushroom cloud in mid-air.

Within this mushroom cloud, a small black dot, trailing thick black smoke, flew towards Sherlock and his companions, quickly passing over Sherlock's head and disappearing into the depths of the desert.

It wasn't until this point that Zhao Weike and Ethan realized why Sherlock had stopped and why he had given each of them a telescope.

It's simple, I just want to see Tony make a fool of himself!

After all, the way Tony flew over their heads just now was quite comical.

Chapter 22 Tony's Bewilderment and Breakdown

This was Tony's first time designing a suit of armor. Although he had considered the need for flight for the final escape, he did not expect that controlling the attitude during flight would be far more difficult than he had imagined.

Tony, who was in mid-air, was most grateful that Sherlock came to his rescue and took Ethan away.

After all, if things really went according to the original plan, whether Ethan ended up riding on the back of his armor or he carried Ethan, given the current flight conditions of the armor, Ethan's fate would only be one thing.

He fell from a great height and died!