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

Chapter 145: Chapter 144 What the hell is this!?

After a brief rest, the group set off again, venturing deeper into the jungle.

Fang Zheng and Nymph walked at the rear, merely observing the surroundings while Nymph quietly informed Fang Zheng about the planet. Clearly, it was an Earth-like planet, but there seemed to be no signs of civilization development—at least, Fang Zheng knew it couldn’t be the case. From the looks of it, these people had been thrown here by some person or force.

After all, it did sound like a movie plot he had seen before…

“Wow!”

As Fang Zheng was pondering, Old Hei walking ahead suddenly tripped and fell. Before the rest could react, they saw a tree branch violently spring up and, accompanied by a whooshing sound, a thick tree trunk emerged from behind them and hurtled towards the group!

“Be careful!!”

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Seeing this, everyone’s faces drastically changed. They all threw themselves to the ground to dodge the unexpected attack. But soon, they realized they had made a wrong decision!

“Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!”

The one who set the trap seemed to have anticipated this, and as everyone dove for cover, another trap was triggered. Sharp wooden spikes descended from the sky like rain, fiercely shooting towards them. Seeing this, the group was utterly horrified, staring blankly at the descending wooden spikes, evidently without even the time to react!

It was then that Fang Zheng finally took action.

Indeed, the moment Old Hei fell, Fang Zheng, as a Prophet Mage, immediately sensed the threat from behind. So, when the huge tree began to crash towards them, he swiftly turned around. His Sky-Cleaving Sword glowed brilliantly as he swung it forward, and with a loud “boom”, the enormous tree trunk, thick enough for two people, was split by Fang Zheng’s sword, scattering fragments all around.

Immediately afterward, Fang Zheng scanned his surroundings and swung his longsword towards the sky. A blade of Sword Qi rose from the ground, instantly transforming into a whirlwind that spread in all directions. The wooden spikes falling towards them were instantly “bang” torn into shreds by the Sword Qi.

Only when the fragments had fallen did the previously terrified group snap back to reality. They hastily picked up their weapons, vigilantly scanning their surroundings while quickly moving closer to Fang Zheng. If some of them had considered Fang Zheng and Nymph a burden before, this single sword stroke was enough to show who among them was truly the strongest.

They knew how formidable they were, but that was with the help of firearms. Without firearms and left to bare hands, they had no confidence at all. Yet this young man, armed just with an unusual-looking longsword, had effortlessly resolved their crisis, a feat that was far more convincing than bullets!

“12 o’clock, there’s an enemy!”

At the same time, Braids with the sniper rifle hurriedly raised her gun and aimed in the direction of the enemy. Hearing her, the others quickly gathered around.

“Kill him, kill him!”

“…No.”

But, to everyone’s surprise, after carefully aiming, Braids put down her sniper rifle.

“He’s already dead.”

“…Ah?”

Just as Braids said, when the group located the “prime culprit,” he was already dead.

Or rather, he had been dead for a while.

“I can’t believe we fell into a trap set by a dead man.”

Looking at the corpse of the man who had been dead for several days, the black man spat in disgust. Beside him, the bespectacled man caught his breath before speaking again.

“From the degree of decomposition, he’s been dead for two weeks…”

Hearing the bespectacled man’s words, the gaunt man in prisoner’s clothes also caught his breath and said irritably.

“Why did he set traps here to harm us? I almost got killed by him!”

“It wasn’t for us.”

Looking at the corpse, Big Nose shook his head.

“He did it to counter other enemies…”

At this point, Big Nose turned his head and glanced at Fang Zheng.

“I think it must be a very tall and ferocious guy, what do you think?”

“What do I think?”

Facing Big Nose’s question, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

“I think… there’s no need to guess, just find the real culprit!”

Before he had finished speaking, Fang Zheng’s longsword suddenly leapt up in his hand and thrust forward. A flash of sword light, like a bolt from the blue, streaked past everyone’s eyes and struck heavily against the tree in front of them!

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by a loud noise, the large tree, thick enough to be hugged by several people, was instantly split in two by the sword light, and at the same time, with a roar like that of a wild beast, Big Nose and the others saw a shadow flash through the dust.

“Over there!!”

While roaring, they all raised their guns to try to aim at and shoot the figure. But before they could pull the triggers, the scene before their eyes blurred. The next moment, Fang Zheng descended from the sky, his Sky-Cleaving Sword piercing through the figure unstoppably and pinning it firmly to the ground.

“……”

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. Even the prisoner who was always joking around was now gaping in disbelief at the sight of Fang Zheng’s back.

“Could this guy be Superman from Asia…?”

“Still trying to run?”

Looking at the enemy before him, Fang Zheng snorted lightly. In fact, when they had arrived here, he and Nymph had already sensed something lurking nearby. However, just to be safe, Fang Zheng had not acted immediately but had Nymph conduct a covert reconnaissance. Once Nymph confirmed that there was only this one enemy nearby, Fang Zheng forced it out.

What followed was simple—Time Stop sprint, executed seamlessly. The creature, lacking the power of a Grand Knight, was naturally killed instantly by Fang Zheng’s sword.

“Hey, are you okay… Good God, what is this thing?”

Just then, the others hurriedly converged around Fang Zheng, but the next moment, they all involuntarily widened their eyes.

Right in front of Fang Zheng, where the ground had been empty, the air suddenly started to tremble. Then, centered around the longsword in Fang Zheng’s hand, a bizarre humanoid creature emerged from its invisible state, appearing right before them. It wore pitch-black armor and a steel helmet, its entire figure tall and burly, with long, sharp blades on its arms!

“What kind of monster is this!”

As they looked at the large figure of the creature’s corpse, everyone instinctively stepped back. Watching their reactions, Fang Zheng withdrew his longsword, casually flicked off the green blood staining it, and then spoke.

“This is the prime culprit who brought you here.”

“You know what this is?”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s reply, Braids widened her eyes in astonishment, looking at the young man before her. Fang Zheng just shrugged his shoulders.

“Yes, they are aliens… They captured you guys and threw you into this jungle.”

“But, but why would they do this?”

Upon hearing this, the man with glasses inquired curiously, and listening to his question, Fang Zheng smiled and glanced at a thoughtful Big Nose before responding.

“It’s simple… hunting.”