Clang, clang~
The rapid clashes of weapons rang out continuously. Edward's various weapons collided again and again with Teruhito's twin daggers, sending showers of sparks flying.
Relying on his tough metal body, Alphonse kept circling nearby and assisting.
The three of them were locked in a lively battle.
"You bastard!"
Edward wielded all manner of weapons in attack, supplementing them with the occasional use of alchemy, yet Teruhito's exceptional combat instincts still allowed him to perfectly suppress the two of them alone.
If he had possessed enough Philosopher's Stones like Jiaren and the others, rather than relying purely on his own combat prowess combined with clumsy alchemy—
He probably would have ended the battle long ago.
"Eh? This world is really troublesome. I'm not as rich as Brother Jiaren, so I can't even deal with two little kids?"
"Why are you stopping me? Since you've stopped me, wouldn't it be better to obediently let me kill you?"
"You two really are strange."
A puzzled expression appeared on Teruhito's seemingly innocent face, but paired with his words, it inexplicably sent chills down the Edward brothers' spines.
This guy felt like a complete lunatic!
"Don't underestimate us!"
Taking advantage of Alphonse stepping forward to tie up their opponent, Edward freed his hands and pressed both palms against the ground.
In an instant, the earth beneath Teruhito's feet turned soft and muddy, swallowing his legs halfway down.
At the same time, Alphonse clenched both fists and viciously smashed them toward Teruhito.
Splurt~
Blood sprayed through the air, and Teruhito vanished completely from where he had been standing.
Alphonse saw that, at the critical moment, Teruhito had calmly cut himself and drawn blood.
Then, with a flash of red light before his eyes, he had simply disappeared!
Had he used his own blood as