Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!-Chapter 1490 - 1489: Got You
Under the leadership of Fang Zheng, the group quickly arrived in front of the giant turtle.
"So huge......"
It wasn’t until they stood before the turtle that everyone realized just how colossal it truly was. It was almost like a moving mountain, its head alone was about the size of Megmarlo’s King’s City. This was enough to showcase the sheer terror of this turtle.
Not only was the turtle itself massive, but the group also saw countless creatures around it, which had transformed from the turtle’s side.
Yes, transformed.
According to Queen Mirellia’s report, all life forms killed by this turtle would transform into another type of creature, much like being infected with a zombie virus. They would then follow the turtle to protect it and destroy anything that dared to resist them. Those killed by them would also be infected again, then resurrected......
It’s almost like a snowball, growing bigger and bigger.
Initially, various nations had united to form an army, and even Hobrey launched an attack under Shana’s leadership. But the fact proved that lacking ability is lacking ability; even ten thousand at LV60 couldn’t defeat a BOSS at level 100.
So they could only rely on the Four Sacred Heroes.
However, Fang Zheng also learned from Fitoria that these so-called Four Sacred Beasts were actually invented by a group of mysterious people in her era. These Sacred Beasts would remain dormant until the emergence of the waves. Then they would kill many people, absorb their soul power, and use it to reinforce space barriers until the world was safe once again.
From an ordinary person’s perspective, of course, this approach is inhumane, but for the world, there’s no other choice. Fang Zheng could understand this approach. It’s like the Main World now; the Kingdom of Flame has been completely messed up by Hell. Those devils, after obtaining the permission from the Order Sanctuary and the Golden Dragon Girl, behave like they’ve been unleashed. They wreak havoc all over the Kingdom of Flame. Cultists, resistance groups, underground dark forces—it’s like a parade of demons and monsters. The ordinary residents of the Kingdom of Flame are either killed, drawn in, or fleeing to other countries seeking refuge.
But in response, the other three countries are indifferent, especially the Kingdom of the Holy Church and the Magitech Nation. The Kingdom of the Holy Church emphasizes order, and to them, order is more important than kindness. Even with the current critical situation, the Kingdom of Flame is still trying to hinder them, which has already crossed the Kingdom of the Holy Church’s bottom line.
Destruction against order will be sentenced to death without mercy.
Hell needs more evil spirits to transform into devils and demons to fight against chaos. In essence, the Kingdom of the Holy Church and the Magitech Nation’s idea is, "Since you people of the Kingdom of Flame don’t want to serve order while alive, then fight for order after death."
Hell could care less about your protests.
Fang Zheng didn’t even spare a tear for the Kingdom of Flame’s predicament. People should have self-awareness, which is something the Kingdom of Flame lacks. They’ve tried to trouble Fang Zheng more than once or twice. It was only because the Zerg were lurking on the border that nothing happened.
But do they really think Fang Zheng is unaware of their petty schemes?
He didn’t personally go and destroy them because it wouldn’t be a good example for the young girls, but if the Kingdom of Flame wants to bring about its own destruction, then let the devils from Hell teach them a lesson.
So, Fang Zheng can understand the minds of the people who created the Four Sacred Beasts. They thought, "As long as there are green hills, there’s no need to worry about firewood." But if there are no hills left, then there’s no point talking about firewood.
Of course, the main issue is their lack of power, and they can only extend their world by these means.
If it were Fang Zheng, he wouldn’t be troubled by such a foolish question of choosing between the world or people.
Only the weak make choices; the strong want it all!
So, it’s crucial to quickly enhance one’s strength. This way, even if the Main World faces the same situation, there’s no need to resort to such conflicted decisions.
But for now......
"Take action!"
With Fang Zheng’s command, Akemi Homura immediately raised her longbow. Everyone only felt a flash before their eyes, and in the next moment, thousands of Arrows of Light appeared and roared toward the strange creatures surrounding the turtle. Soon, with a series of flashes and explosions, the turtle and the demon creatures around it were engulfed in a cloud of dust. When the dust settled, the once densely packed creatures that hovered around the turtle like mosquitoes were all annihilated.
This demonstrated Akemi Homura’s immense power. Though her time manipulation ability is limited, it is powerful. In the past, she lacked a good weapon, but now with one of the Four Sacred Weapons, the Sacred Bow from Fang Zheng, her combat power was immediately unlocked.
Akemi Homura’s combat style is straightforward: freeze time, unleash waves of attacks on the enemy, then release the time stop. Though it sounds monotonous, when wielded well, it’s her secret weapon. Most people can withstand only one wave of attacks, but against Homura, they might face hundreds or thousands. It’s akin to Fang Zheng’s "One Sword," which focuses countless timelines’ power into a single explosive point.
But "One Sword" is a melee skill, while Homura clearly operates at range.
Of course, the flaw in this move is apparent. Someone as strong as Fang Zheng could withstand millions of waves from Homura without flinching. So, frankly, Homura is more suited to clearing minions rather than challenging the main BOSS.
And now is her moment.
Indeed, in the blink of an eye, the myriad demon beasts controlled by the turtle were instantly decimated, leaving the allied forces behind them in shock.
"Indeed, these people are the true Four Sacred Heroes......,"
Looking at the distant battlefield, the senior figures of various kingdoms nodded silently. They were all aware of the earlier dispute between Fang Zheng and Megmarlo XXXII over the Four Sacred Heroes. At that time, Fang Zheng accused Megmarlo XXXII of foul play, having summoned counterfeit heroes. Megmarlo XXXII naturally denied it.
Ultimately, the three counterfeit heroes were killed by Fang Zheng, and he summoned the genuine Four Sacred Heroes anew. Politically, all nations admitted Fang Zheng’s claim was true, but deep down, they harbored doubts. What if the initial three were the real Four Sacred Heroes? 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
It’s understandable why people from other countries might think that—the average age of Akemi Homura, Shana, and Anzu seemed under sixteen, and they were all girls. The previously killed three, at least in terms of age and gender, aligned more with the traditional image of a "Hero."
But with these three girls...... that’s another matter.
Of course, had Fang Zheng known their thoughts, he might have just chuckled.
Why can’t girls be heroes? Ever heard of Yuki Yuna?
Now, however, any doubts they harbored were instantly dispelled. Just this one action was enough to prove that those previous ones were indeed fakes!
Indeed, the Hero of the Shield’s words were not false!!
"Go!"
After Homura’s wave obliterated the demon beasts around the turtle, Fang Zheng waved his hand and, with Nymph, leapt onto the turtle’s head. Shana and Anzu followed closely, standing atop the turtle’s head. Nymph immediately extended her hand, pressing it against the turtle’s head.
"Whoa—————!!"
The Little Angel was indeed extraordinary. It only took her less than five seconds of pressing her hand on the turtle before it let out a wail, closed its eyes, and fell silent.
At that moment, Nymph frowned deeply.
"Master, something’s wrong; there’s someone inside absorbing the soul power the Spirit Turtle gathered!"
"Are you saying there’s a little thief inside?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng was also taken aback, then snorted coldly.
"Where is he?"
"Directly below the center of the Spirit Turtle’s body... right here!"
While speaking, Nymph marked the spot for Fang Zheng. Seeing the mark, Fang Zheng also snorted, then raised the Shield Axe in his hand and swung it down forcefully on the turtle’s body in front of him!
"Boom!!"
With Fang Zheng’s action, an intense pillar of fire seemed to appear out of thin air, descending from the sky and transforming into a forty-meter-long blade, directly slicing the massive body of the Spirit Turtle in half, completely severing it. Then Fang Zheng reached out into the void with a strong grasp. Soon, a figure emerged from it, then, like a thrown basketball, flew through the air and landed with a thud right in front of Fang Zheng, face-planting hard.
"Speak, what are you?"
Looking at the disheveled white-haired man in front of him, Fang Zheng stomped on his body and questioned loudly. But surprisingly, this guy was still being unruly under Fang Zheng’s foot, struggling desperately.
"Let me go, let me go, how dare you treat me like this, I am the messenger of the Great Tide! You cannot..."
At this point, the white-haired man suddenly saw Shana beside him, and then his eyes widened in surprise.
"You, it’s you? You betrayed us? It’s you! You’re the reason my efforts came to nothing!"
"What?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then all turned to Shana, who was even more speechless.
"I don’t even know you!"
"You, haha, you betrayed us, you will die, you’ll die more horribly than I will...!"
The white-haired man completely disregarded Shana’s retort, laughing heartily, as if he wasn’t afraid of Fang Zheng chopping him up at all.
However...
"Nymph, directly read his memory."
Fang Zheng thought for a moment and immediately understood what was going on. Shana still had the Flame of Existence from that unfortunate Prince Hobrey, which meant that for the people of this world, Shana equals that unlucky Prince Hobrey. Clearly, this idiot also mistook her for that foolish prince.
So, are these two guys in cahoots?
But Fang Zheng didn’t care about that now; he just wanted to know who this guy really was.
Soon, the Little Angel had a result.
"Master, this person is not from this world. He comes from another world! The reason he manipulated the Spirit Turtle was to gain power! And..."
At this point, Nymph glanced at Shana.
"He and the person Shana took over also have the ability to seize other Enchanted Tools, and now he has seized quite a few tools from that world."
"So, these two people belong to the same organization, at least work for the same person, right."
Fang Zheng wasn’t an idiot. Two people from different worlds, both with the ability to seize Holy Weapons, both fighting for it—if there wasn’t something fishy, he wouldn’t believe it.
"Yes, I have extracted the data, including information about the mastermind."
"That’s good."
Hearing Nymph’s response, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. It’s always the Little Angel who is the most reliable—bringing her to battle is like crushing the opposition; he doesn’t have to think or worry, just charge forward and slash without hesitation, as the Little Angel would directly point out the targets.
"So, this guy is useless now, right?"
Fang Zheng pointed to the idiot under his foot, who now looked pale, staring at the Little Angel like she was a Devil. Hearing Fang Zheng’s voice, he didn’t even react for a moment.
"No, you, how is it possible? Impossible! The power of that Master...!"
"Enough, enough, what can a bumpkin like you understand."
Without a second word, Fang Zheng swung the Shield Axe down, killing the fool, then gestured to Anzu beside him.
"Loot the body!"
"Alright, leave it to me!"
Anzu whistled cheerfully and went to loot the body with a smile.
This bumpkin may just be a bumpkin, but he did have some assets. Fang Zheng found several Enchanted Tools on him; besides the Book Vessel he originally had, there was also the Vessel Sacred Relic and the Mirror Familiar Artifact... which made Fang Zheng quite eager.
Needless to say, how come the Enchanted Tools from other worlds have such a cool factor, and those holding these weapons would be considered prominent NPCs in martial arts novels!
Look at what we have here, axes, hammers, long whips...
What kind of junk is this?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shook his head, then opened the data Nymph handed him and skimmed through it.
Then, he revealed a smug smile.
"Got you."
