"Damn it! Stop touching my head! Are you really not his accomplice?!"
Edward's head was held down by Xu Yue's height advantage, his blond hair thoroughly ruffled. He had completely forgotten the other man's earlier intimidation and looked utterly frantic.
Not even Alphonse, his younger brother, could hold him back.
Meanwhile, Isaac had already been subdued by Edward.
Since the Alchemy Array had yet to be completed, Isaac had not used the Philosopher's Stone's power.
Under those conditions, in a place with such limited water, there was no way he could beat the Elric brothers, who could perform alchemy without an Alchemy Array.
The two Alchemy Arrays Isaac had inscribed were both related to water. Unlike Edward, he could not simply make use of whatever materials were available.
Sometimes, even the ice he fired could barely be controlled by Edward.
That was what they called genius!
Edward deserved the title.
Unfortunately, even geniuses in this world had to follow the rules. He merely grew faster than others; his true strength had yet to reach the top tier.
"Haha, I watched him get captured with my own eyes. How could I possibly be his accomplice?"
Xu Yue smiled as he watched Isaac get taken away by a group of patrolmen.
The armguard bearing Isaac's Alchemy Array had already been confiscated, making it seem as though he had lost all ability to resist.
A group of armed patrolmen was more than enough to escort him back.
However, Isaac had left a small mark in his palm. While it could not unleash its greatest power,
it was still enough for some preliminary use.
Using a sideways slip, he fell into a puddle, and the atmosphere immediately became rather lively.
By then, Xu Yue and the Elric brothers had not even walked a full