Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 49: Chapter 48 The Zerg Appear!

Tom Cruise’s death was completely unexpected for Fang Zheng. Although, to be honest, Fang Zheng didn’t have much affection for this world, Tom Cruise played a hero after all. So Fang Zheng intended to have a good talk with him. However, as soon as Tom Cruise heard him mention the word “ability,” he decisively shot himself. Fang Zheng guessed he was afraid Fang Zheng would dissect him… Well, it seems some habits aren’t always good.

The protagonist was already dead, and Fang Zheng could only mourn for three seconds. What else could he do? The other party wanted to die, and he couldn’t stop him.

With Tom Cruise’s death, the whole plot of “Edge of Tomorrow” was surely ruined. However, Fang Zheng didn’t care. He never planned to follow the protagonist’s route, so whether Tom Cruise lived or died didn’t matter much to him. In fact, it didn’t matter much to humanity either because, at this point… the situation couldn’t possibly get any worse.

The beachfront landing force was once again annihilated by the alien creatures. Without the protagonist’s checkpoint retrospection, the alien creatures crossed the strait and destroyed the entire London. Through the live broadcast on the phone, Fang Zheng could see the entire London engulfed in flames. The screen then went black. Although he couldn’t witness what happened afterward, Fang Zheng could already predict the outcome.

In the following days, the Mimic Monsters spread everywhere, launching a full-scale attack. Europe had essentially fallen, and humanity was retreating step by step. After eliminating the surviving resistance forces in Europe, these alien creatures began advancing towards the east where Fang Zheng was.

It was almost time.

Through the internet, Fang Zheng had grasped the current situation on Earth. Europe had fallen, and other regions were also engulfed in flames of war. The Bald Eagle was busy with its internal struggles, and the Eurasian Continent was barely holding on. As humanity stood on the brink of extinction, it was time, according to the usual script, for the Savior to appear.

However, this Savior didn’t quite look like a Savior at all.

“Master.”

While Fang Zheng observed the war situation on his phone and let his mind wander, Mirune came to his side.

“The enemy is about to reach the front lines and is currently engaging with humans.”

“What’s the situation?”

Fang Zheng wasn’t surprised by Mirune’s report. A few days ago, he had known that a joint force from the Russian Bear and Rabbit had arrived here, setting up defenses against the impending Mimic Monster army. Fang Zheng had observed this but did not make contact with them. He even ordered the Zerg swarming the mountains to burrow underground to avoid being discovered. Otherwise, the sight of such a massive Zerg army might scare them to death.

“Humans are retreating step by step; it’s only a matter of time before they are completely wiped out.”

“Good.”

Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction at Mirune’s response, then turned off his phone and stood up.

“Mirune, do you know why humans love superheroes?”

“Superheroes? Are those the beings from the stories you told before? I think it’s because of their immense power, and humans must crave such power.”

Good, that’s very Zerg-like… But it is indeed what many humans think as well. Perhaps the similarities between the Zerg and humans are more than he imagined?

“That’s one reason, but the most important is that superheroes always appear in the deepest despair, offering something more precious than life itself—hope.”

“Asking for assistance from powerful individuals is a sign of weakness, Master.”

Mirune obviously didn’t care about this. Despite her appearance resembling a human teenage girl, her essence was still Zerg.

“The weak should only obey, not ask.”

“And that’s the difference between the Zerg and humans.”

Fang Zheng didn’t intend to convince Mirune. For the Zerg, the only value of powerful beings in their eyes was to kill them, consume their genetic sequences, and integrate their power into themselves to become stronger. Trying to change this mindset was like convincing a tiger to become vegetarian, so Fang Zheng wasn’t bothered by Mirune’s response.

“But in any case, it’s always good to have less trouble. It’s time for us to make our move. Mirune, prepare to attack!”

“As you wish, Master.”

At the front line, the situation was already chaotic.

“Captain Wang!”

A soldier in a mechanical exoskeleton strode over a sand dune to a person dressed as an officer, wiping blood from his face.

“What are the orders from headquarters?!”

“Headquarters commands us to hold the line! This defense line is crucial for entering the east and must not fall!”

Captain Wang raised his right hand and, aiming at the dust ahead, pulled the trigger. A string of bullets fired from the machine gun mounted on his arm, shredding a Mimic Monster that leapt out of the sand.

“We are short on manpower; we can’t hold this. How’s the situation with Monkalievsky?”

“They’re still holding on!”

“Boom!!”

Before Captain Wang could finish his sentence, a violent explosion erupted. The two of them immediately turned towards the source, only to see a fireball rise into the air from the ground.

“Damn it, that’s Position 215. They must have fallen!”

Seeing this, Captain Wang’s face turned pale. He quickly opened communications and shouted loudly.

“This is Position 128. Can anyone hear me? If you hear me, please respond! Damn it…”

After hearing no response, Captain Wang angrily took off his helmet and threw it aside. Then he raised his weapon and looked ahead. At this moment, several Mimic Monsters emerged, seeming to realize their enemies were on their last legs. They began screeching defiantly at the soldiers in front of them.

“You monsters! We will never give up or retreat! Everyone, step forward!”

With Captain Wang’s angry roar, the surviving soldiers stepped forward with determined expressions and raised their guns.

“If you want to get through here, step over our dead bodies, monsters!!”

“————-!”

Hearing Captain Wang’s furious shout, the alien creatures roared back in anger. But to everyone’s surprise, instead of charging, they began to retreat.

“This… this is…”

“What’s going on, Captain Wang?”

Witnessing this, everyone was shocked. They had already prepared to die here. If the Mimic Monsters had charged, they would have surely died. But instead of charging, these creatures were retreating? Could their captain’s roar actually repel eight hundred elite soldiers?

“I don’t know either.”

Raising the gun, Captain Wang was also baffled. He looked at these creatures, having no idea what they were up to. However, looking closer, he was surprised to find these creatures seemed… very tense?

Tense?

Captain Wang widened his eyes in astonishment, even rubbing them before looking again. Indeed, these creatures seemed very anxious and uneasy. They were staring intensely at them, with their tentacles almost exploding. It was as if they had encountered some terrifying enemy. But nothing had changed on their side; they were just ordinary soldiers. When had these creatures ever feared them?

“Rumble, rumble…”

Only then did Captain Wang hear a noise behind him. He looked down and was shocked to see the ground trembling slightly. As the sound grew louder, the alien creatures became more anxious, almost instinctively retreating and forming a defensive formation!

Defense? He had fought these creatures all his life and had never seen them form a defense!

What was behind them?

“Cap, Captain Wang!”

At this moment, a trembling voice broke the silence. Captain Wang looked towards the source and saw a young soldier with a pale face looking back. He was trembling so much that he almost collapsed. Captain Wang recognized him as one of his bravest men, someone who wouldn’t flinch even with a gun to his head. But now, this brave young man looked like a rookie on the battlefield, retreating towards the Mimic Monsters and then collapsing onto the ground!

“What’s wrong with you? Pull yourself together, what is it?!”

Shouting angrily, Captain Wang also turned his head to look behind him.

And then he froze.

“My God…”

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