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

Chapter 1124: Chapter 1123: So What I Devour Counts as Mine Too?

The rocket sped forward from the battlefield, surrounded everywhere by the wreckage of those alien creatures and MS. However, Fang Zheng could not appreciate this ”beautiful” scenery right now. He gripped the joystick tightly, piloting the rocket at full speed toward the rear of the Reaper’s formation.

This rocket was enhanced for speed, but its agility was virtually zero, just like a race car in a competition, the fastest in the world, but... unable to turn.

Yet those alien creatures also seemed to detect danger, and soon Fang Zheng saw a large group of alien hybrids separating from the rest, making a turn and charging toward his rocket.

But at that moment, suddenly, an invisible gravity wave burst forth, sweeping across the battlefield from the rear. Those masses engulfed by the gravity wave were immediately compressed and deformed, turning into shriveled waste paper, then torn apart, and completely vanished.

Fang Zheng turned around, only to see the Nadeshiko quietly parked not far behind him.

”Nice job, thumbs up.”

Fang Zheng gave a thumbs-up to the Nadeshiko and refocused on the front. By this time, the Mantis Shrimp he was piloting had already passed through the United Army and alien creatures’ battlefield, reaching the rear. Here, it was densely packed with those white, missile-like alien condensates. Upon spotting Fang Zheng’s arrival, these alien beings, originally motionless in the rear, exploded like disturbed hornets, charging directly at Fang Zheng.

However, Fang Zheng was well-prepared for this. He did not choose this battlefield for the sake of a live broadcast.

”Boom boom boom boom!!”

As those alien condensates charged, a series of explosive firelights suddenly erupted from their sides, halting their movements.

At the same time, countless Explosive Mosquitoes rapidly flew out from another side of the asteroid band, swarming toward the condensates!

Fang Zheng himself rushed forward but not for heroism. In fact, he had long arranged for all the Explosive Mosquitoes produced on Mars to lie in ambush within the asteroid band. He was waiting for the moment those alien creatures made a move, so the Explosive Mosquitoes could intercept them. And now, it was time for these Explosive Mosquitoes to be put to use!

Under the Explosive Mosquitoes’ interception, the alien creatures’ assault changed once more, and seizing this gap, Fang Zheng had already infiltrated their interior. This time, with no Explosive Mosquitoes to block them, the alien condensates from all directions surged forward, crashing into Fang Zheng’s rocket, and in the next moment, Fang Zheng’s rocket began to be assimilated.

”It’s begun.”

Watching as the ship’s hull was being transformed into silver crystals, Fang Zheng frowned. He knew well the origin of these alien creatures, as with Ratziel at hand, investigating why these alien creatures appeared in the Solar System was not difficult. But the problem was, Fang Zheng couldn’t communicate with them at all; all his attempts failed against these alien creatures, not to mention... they had already been assimilated by the Reapers.

No, it should be said that the two naturally shared something in common; they were both silicate life forms, one naturally occurring, and one artificial. To these alien creatures, ”fusion” with other existences was the only way they knew to communicate.

This meant they would convert everything they intended to communicate into silicate life forms like themselves.

The Reapers, on the other hand, were harvesting carbon-based life forms under the Creator’s original command, to perpetuate their existence. Conversely, if carbon-based life forms were assimilated, merged into silicate life forms, then their task could also be completed.

Thus, the two most terrifying enemies for humanity reached a consensus.

That’s why Fang Zheng resolved to eliminate them.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng raised his hand, and soon a pitch-black greatsword appeared in his grasp. Gripping the greatsword with both hands, he aimed at the half-assimilated hull below and stabbed forcefully!

”Crunch!”

The pitch-black blade pierced into the hull, followed by a violent, searing red flame erupting outwards, blasting in all directions!

A dazzling red radiance illuminated the entire battlefield at that moment.

For a moment, even the pilots engaged in fierce combat couldn’t help but glance towards the glowing brilliance.

It was the flame of the primordial universe.

From afar, the scorching, dazzling red firelight resembled a sharp blade, slicing the pitch-black cosmos into two halves, sky above and earth below. For an instant, everyone even thought they were seeing illusions, until the rushing fiery tide following quickly snapped them out of it.

”Retreat! Immediate retreat!!”

Screaming, the pilots quickly retreated, watching as the red tidal wave of fire swept through the battlefield like a gigantic firework, or a cascading waterfall, and those Reapers and alien condensates engulfed within it caught ablaze, turning the entire battlefield into a blazing sea of fire.

Elsewhere, unnoticed by anyone, the flames seemed alive, rapidly advancing along those alien creatures, mercilessly devouring everything in their path.

The current scene resembled the ignition of a fuse in animation, with the alien creatures being the fuse and the Primordial Fire being the spark racing along it.

At its end, the ”bomb” lay quietly awaiting its ultimate fate.

Finally, the vivid red Primordial Fire followed the ”fuse” deep into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.

A blinding white light beam instantly flashed from the core of Jupiter, and soon the entire Jupiter shattered like a watermelon dropped to the ground, breaking into fragments, a massive fireball spinning and spreading in flames, and within moments, it consumed not only Jupiter itself but even the entire Star Domain surrounding Jupiter.

”Phew... it’s done.”

Feeling all threats finally eradicated, Fang Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at the system interface before him and was taken aback.

At this moment, the development degree in the system’s task panel had just jumped to 40%.

What’s happening?

Seeing the progress bar before him, Fang Zheng grew curious. He remembered clearly that this dungeon mission was to reach a development degree of 35%.

Yet this task was extremely challenging; in the Mass Effect universe, despite mustering all his efforts, confronting the Turui, seizing territories, even granting the Swarm ”Infinite Expansion” rights, the development degree barely hit 10%. But after coming to this world, capturing Area 11 and annexing the Chinese Federation, the development degree reached 15%, and now... just by burning a little, why did it suddenly leap up by 25%?

Wait a moment.

Thinking about this, Fang Zheng suddenly recalled something.

His Primordial Fire eruption didn’t just burn away these creatures; rather, they were devoured by the Primordial Fire, transforming into firewood.

In other words, it equated to Fang Zheng consuming these monsters along with their homeland and Jupiter.

So the question arises... does what I’ve consumed count as mine?

Realizing this, Fang Zheng suddenly understood.

No wonder the mission hinted ”no restrictions on methods.” So, this was the trick!!