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

Chapter 392: Chapter 391: Unexpected Aftermath

”Master, this time you really went too far.”

Standing by Fang Zheng’s side, Nymph also let out a helpless sigh, while Fang Zheng just gave a bitter smile and a wave of his hand.

”Sorry, sorry, it was my first time using it, and I didn’t expect it to be quite so... exaggerated... This really is completely beyond my expectations...”

At the moment of advancing to Legendary, Fang Zheng instinctively felt a great power, but at that time he made a wrong decision... Perhaps because the breakthrough to Legendary had given Fang Zheng the illusion of being omnipotent, he then did something that seemed not a big deal in his own eyes, but in fact, almost messed things up.

Through the flow of time, he forcibly acquired the knowledge and power of the ”Sword of Nine.”

The Time Dragon is a being that transcends time, and Fang Zheng’s Legendary Domain relies on the manipulation of time; Fang Zheng confined it within his own body and then directly proceeded to time jump—this is much like a board game of checkers, where ordinary pieces move forward turn by turn through dice rolls, while Fang Zheng could freely move his piece to any square on the ”board” of time.

Even if Fang Zheng’s piece was currently on the square [Just Advanced to Legendary], as long as he wished, he could move his piece to the square that was several or dozens of moves ahead—[Became a Legendary capable of destroying Heaven and Earth]. And at that time, Fang Zheng, holding such a thought, moved his ”piece” to the square of [Learned the Sword of Nine].

At that moment, Fang Zheng only wanted to experience the complete power of the Sword of Nine and, well... he overdid it.

The essence of the Sword of Nine’s power is very simple, even more so than how primitive people make fire by rubbing sticks—directly target and forcibly drag the target out of the time axis.

On the surface, this seems easier than putting an elephant into a fridge, but if you think about it carefully, you’ll realize how terrifying this skill is.

If time is compared to a river, then the beings drifting within time are like fish. Of course, some powerful beings can transcend time. But this is like the aquatic creatures in a river evolving into amphibians, which is a long process. If you pull a fish directly from the river, it’s clearly not going to learn how to survive on land but will just die off straight away.

I never thought I could come up with such a powerful sword technique. I really am something else. Truly, only I could have come up with such a perfect, easy-to-master move! I really am too amazing—only I could create such a cool and powerful move.

”But Master, you still haven’t completely controlled it, have you?”

”Oof...”

Hearing Nymph’s dissatisfied complaint, Fang Zheng’s expression changed slightly. As Nymph said, although he had broken through the Legendary limit, Fang Zheng’s power was still not enough to reach the point where he could do whatever he wanted. Therefore, after maintaining the ”Sword of Nine” for one minute, he was ”kicked” back to his original position in time.

”Not only that, Master also passed out from exertion, do you know how worried those children were?”

Nymph reached up to touch her forehead, unable to forget that moment when the news of Fang Zheng’s coma had nearly set off a riot among the Cursed Children of the Heavenly Dao Palace. After all, the oldest of those children were no more than seven or eight years old, so it was impossible for each and every one of them to be as mature as adults. At that time, more than half of the children in the Heavenly Dao Palace were crying, scaring Nanali and Kuliya so much they thought Fang Zheng might have died and the children were holding vigil for him! The situation at that time was truly...

Fortunately, Tilia took action in time. The young lady, with the ”reputation” of the Cursed Children, wasn’t just for show. With the soothing efforts from her and Black Katie, the Cursed Children finally calmed down. Even so, there were still many Cursed Children who stayed outside Fang Zheng’s western-style house all day long, determined not to leave until he woke up, which was really troubling.

”Then there’s the Tokyo Special Zone. The Holy Son has sent several invitations to you, Master, but all were declined by Miss Tilia.”

”It’s really trouble for her.”

Hearing Nymph’s report, Fang Zheng could only respond with a wry smile. Black Katie and Nymph didn’t like dealing with outsiders, so Tilia, who seemed the least dependable on normal days, turned out to be the most reliable among them. As for why the Tokyo Special Zone was looking for him, Fang Zheng understood very well—it was because the Cursed Children and he himself had demonstrated a force beyond the Tokyo Special Zone’s imagination, even beyond what they could predict, so they definitely wanted to negotiate with him again.

But, thankfully... Tilia being there really was a big help.

With that thought, Fang Zheng finally closed his eyes. Although he was just weakened from forcefully using power beyond his range of control, he wasn’t hurt, and he just needed a few days of rest to recover his strength.

The Tokyo Special Zone matter could be put aside for now. After all, for Fang Zheng, the most important thing at the moment was...

”Big Brother!”

”Brother Fang Zheng!”

As the door opened along with the shouts, Fumie Busei and Tina burst into the room. Their eyes brimming with tears, the girls’ originally diverse eye colors had both turned a bright red with excitement. They pounced onto Fang Zheng’s bed and looked at him with concern.

”Big Brother, are you okay? Do you feel unwell anywhere?”

”Brother Fang Zheng, are you okay? There’s nothing wrong with your body, is there?”

”Thank you, guys, it’s nothing serious.”

Looking at Fumie Busei and Tina in front of him and feeling the softness of their petite bodies, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but reveal a tender smile. He reached out and gently patted Tina’s little head while also giving Fumie Busei’s cat ears a rub.

”I’m so relieved you’re okay, Brother Fang Zheng.”

At that moment, Natsuse also walked in from outside. Although her expression remained calm, Fang Zheng could tell from her bright red eyes and the teardrops at the corners that the current Natsuse was not as calm as she appeared to be.

”Thank you, Natsuse, I’m sorry for worrying you.”

Although Natsuse seemed calm at the moment, Fang Zheng had already learned from Nymph about the situation at that time—after the battle had ended, he had suddenly appeared not far in front of Natsuse and then collapsed to the ground unconscious. Natsuse’s face had turned pale, and she had scrambled over to Fang Zheng and embraced him, sobbing loudly. It was like the picture of an abandoned child... Honestly, looking at the calm girl he remembered, Fang Zheng couldn’t imagine her showing such an intense expression.

But since it was Nymph who had said it, it definitely wasn’t a lie.

”It’s nothing, as long as Brother Fang Zheng is alright...”

Looking at Fang Zheng in front of her, Natsuse felt her face heat up and bowed her head. She didn’t know what had gotten into her at that time. When she saw Fang Zheng reappear, she was incredibly happy and excited. But before Natsuse could express her feelings, she saw Fang Zheng collapse to the ground like a puppet whose strings had been cut.

At that time, Natsuse completely forgot what she should do. She only knew she wanted to rush over and desperately try to wake Fang Zheng, even bursting into tears, vaguely remembering that everyone on the spiritual network was also frightened by her crying and quickly left the battle line to come to her side. They saw Natsuse holding Fang Zheng and crying, and they all joined in the tears.

In the end, it had been Nobiru who spoke up and brought everyone back on track.

”Did Fang Zheng just fall asleep? Won’t all this noise wake him up?”

”..........”

Thinking back to that time, Natsuse felt her face burning up. Her first instinct when she saw Fang Zheng fall was the fear that he had died, so without even confirming Fang Zheng’s condition, she started crying out loud. And the rest of the Cursed Children, trusting her quite a bit, naturally thought something terrible had happened to Brother Fang Zheng upon seeing her cry so bitterly, so they started crying too... Thankfully, Nobiru was there, otherwise things might have become even more chaotic.

”I’m sorry, Brother Fang Zheng...”

As she spoke, Natsuse bowed her head again.

”I...I...failed...”

As the frontline commander, Natsuse had been chosen by Fang Zheng for her cool-headedness and responsive abilities, but after Fang Zheng passed out, she was the first to break down, resulting in the complete collapse of their front line. Had it not been for the fact that all the Intestinal Creatures had been eliminated and that Nymph had rushed over from the rear to take command, who knows what would have happened.

”Come here.”

Seeing Natsuse with her head lowered, Fang Zheng smiled wryly and motioned for her to come closer. Hearing his call, Natsuse walked over, and then—Fang Zheng reached out and gently patted her little head.

”Alright, don’t be so down, you did very well. Everyone fails sometimes, and this failure can be a lesson for the future. Besides, having such cute kids worry about me like that only makes me happy.”

”Big brother, I was really worried about you too.”

”Me too, Brother Fang Zheng!”

Hearing this, Fumie Busei and Tina quickly chimed in, and Fang Zheng turned to the girls in front of him with a slight smile.

”Of course, you guys worrying about me like this makes me happy too. You’re all good kids. Don’t worry, I won’t die that easily, not when I have you to live for.”

”Brother Fang Zheng...”

Hearing this, Natsuse could no longer hold back her emotions, and like Fumie Busei and Tina, she threw herself into Fang Zheng’s arms.

This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.