Edward differed from ordinary alchemists. Because he had visited the world beyond the Gate of Truth, he could perform all manner of reconstruction without using an Alchemy Array.
Not every being who had performed Forbidden Alchemy and qualified to become a human sacrifice could do this.
And as a young genius, he was not limited to creating any one thing. Perhaps he could not compare to someone like the Ice Alchemist in any single field.
But he could wield all kinds of abilities with ease.
To use alchemy quickly, the Ice Alchemist could only rely on the two Alchemy Arrays on his body, while Edward had completely broken free of such restraints.
Perhaps it was not especially obvious under normal circumstances, and when fighting the Ice Alchemist, they seemed evenly matched.
He even needed his younger brother's armor to help him.
But once he had the Philosopher's Stone as an amplifier, that unique alchemical ability was revealed directly.
The giant he created could not only attack normally, but could also reconstruct its own body.
Its arm suddenly turned into a massive cleaver dozens of meters long.
When the cleaver failed to hit, it suddenly transformed into a frying pan and slammed down.
In an instant, all kinds of attacks caused enormous destruction throughout the city.
Fortunately, ordinary civilians had been evacuated from the surrounding area because of the Ice Alchemist's appearance. Otherwise, the losses from this destruction would have been devastating.
For Edward, Alphonse was his reverse scale.
Because of his own stubbornness back then, his younger brother had lost his body. Now even the armor had been crushed flat. Though as long as the engraved Alchemy Array remained intact, his soul could still cling to it.
That alone was enough to ignite Edward's rage.
"Damn it, when did the