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

Chapter 1486: Chapter 1485: Shield of the Stars

For the world, the things that have been happening recently have left them completely dazzled.

First was the conflict between the Hero of the Shield and Megmarlo XXXII. Although everyone knew that after the third wave ended, the two sides would definitely turn against each other. But unexpectedly, the Hero of the Shield and Megmarlo XXXII confronted each other directly, and the final result was that the Imperial Guard loyal to Megmarlo XXXII, along with the Pope of the Three Heroes Sect, were wiped out by the Hero of the Shield, and Megmarlo XXXII was killed.

Originally, the surrounding nations thought the Hero of the Shield would sit in the position of King, but unexpectedly, after Queen Mirellia returned, he simply handed the nation back to her and walked away. And Her Majesty the Queen seemed to have learned her lesson and did not intend to cause any more trouble for the Hero of the Shield.

But what happened next left everyone shocked.

That was the power transition in Hobrey!

Originally, the idiot Prince secretly did not announce after killing his father, and secretly replaced all the people around him with his own confidants. So almost no one knew what was happening inside Hobrey, which made Shana very frustrated. She originally used the opponent’s remaining Power of Existence as a temporary measure and really didn’t want to be this broken Queen.

So Shana also came up with an idea...

”So you sold me out?!”

Fang Zheng smashed the Demon Creature in front of him with a Shield Axe and gritted his teeth as he glared at Shana’s personal terminal, while Shana just pouted.

”You told me to handle it, so I did. What’s wrong with that?”

”You can go to hell... you little bastard...”

Looking at Shana, Fang Zheng cursed under his breath and continued to attack the Demon Creature. Not far from his side, Raphtalia, Liphana, and Filo kept their distance, afraid to get caught in Fang Zheng’s low pressure at the moment.

No wonder Fang Zheng was so angry. Although he told Shana to find a solution on her own, he didn’t expect Shana to come up with such a rotten idea — she wanted him to represent Hobrey and marry the second Princess of Megmarlo! In this way, the two countries could merge openly!

”But I just killed the King, would they agree?”

Fang Zheng couldn’t figure out, wasn’t there some kind of conspiracy here? He hadn’t met the second Princess, but he had killed her father. Unless she was a cold-hearted woman, she wouldn’t marry the person who murdered her father.

However, upon hearing Fang Zheng’s question, Shana showed a smug smile.

”Oh, you don’t need to worry. I already burned his body.”

”Burned... damn it!”

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng suddenly realized.

Right, Shana’s Flame of Existence can burn away any existence, and being consumed by the Flame of Existence meant all of the King’s existence was erased!

Which also meant that, for Queen Mirellia and others, Megmarlo XXXII never existed!

MMP, that old thing really got off easy.

Fang Zheng originally wanted to whip his corpse for a thousand years.

”Anyway, I’m not doing it. If you want to get married, go ahead yourself. Or wait till I come back and tell everyone about this, and see what will happen to you.”

”I’m not scared. If you don’t come, I’ll just walk away! As long as the Power of Existence disappears, no one will know what’s going on!”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Shana shouted back and angrily disconnected.

”Pfft, deal with it yourself.”

Fang Zheng didn’t care. Joking, in the Mecha World, Britannia wanted to give Euphemia to him and he declined, why would he care about this second Princess? He was sure it was Shana’s bad taste trying to trap him, but Fang Zheng wouldn’t fall for it. Let her clean up her own mess.

Besides, I didn’t kill anyone!

Compared to Shana’s big headlines, Homura seemed rather nameless, but lately, there have been rumors of a mysterious person targeting forces that capture slaves. Many slave capture teams have been killed, and even some high-ranking nobles and officials rumored to be connected behind the scenes weren’t spared. It was obvious Homura was responsible, so Fang Zheng let her do as she pleased.

As for Anzu...

”Boss, when are you coming? I’m going crazy because of Her Majesty the Queen!!”

”Wait for me, let me level up to sixty first.”

Fang Zheng checked his experience bar, it wasn’t far from sixty. Let’s complete the quest and level up first!

”How long will it be...”

”About two or three days.”

”Hurry up, I’m really afraid this Queen will swallow me whole, you should’ve seen, she’s even bigger than Filo and almost like an Overlord Dragon...”

Before Anzu could finish, Fang Zheng ”bap” turned off the communication.

”Keep leveling up, once we finish this mountain, it should be about time!”

Upon hearing this, Raphtalia and Liphana’s faces turned green.

”Reality is not a game. In games, you can gain experience by completing tasks, but in reality, you can only gain experience through fighting creatures. So Fang Zheng used the devil-style training he once implemented in the SAO world. After a few days, not only Filo was complaining endlessly, but even Raphtalia and Liphana were about to throw up.”

”But thankfully, the hard work has paid off.”

”Finally... Level sixty!”

Seeing the rank jump from fifty-nine to sixty, Fang Zheng let out a sigh of relief, then he set down the Shield Axe and transformed it back into its shield form. He reached out, tapped on the shield, and quickly, a series of skill trees appeared.

Compared to others, Fang Zheng’s shield skill tree was pitifully small, aside from a Shield Axe form, all that remained were Gather Specialization and Pharmaceutical Specialization—this shield had no attack power, but it had a ton of auxiliary abilities. For example, Gather Specialization allowed Fang Zheng to immediately determine the properties of herbs he collected, while Pharmaceutical Specialization provided him with recipes once the properties were known.

”Damn it, this MT is also a secondary profession of gathering and alchemy... Personally, I prefer mining and metallurgy.”

”Anyway, these aren’t important.”

Fang Zheng shook his head, then reached out and tapped on the [???] skill tab. Soon, only to see the skill icon flicker, then it revealed a line of information.

[Activate Hidden Skill]

[Celestial Guardian]

”Celestial Guardian?”

”This skill name sounds pretty impressive.”

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and tapped on it.

In the next moment, everything changed.

The originally azure sky suddenly turned pitch black, as if night had descended. Not only that...

”Raphtalia sis, Liphana sis, look, a meteor!”

Filo raised her wings high, pointing towards the sky. Following her direction, Raphtalia and Liphana looked up and were surprised to see dazzling meteors streaking across the sky. Afterward, the pitch-black night sky became incredibly bright again. A massive, blazing fireball appeared at the peak of the firmament, beside which was a giant green sphere...

”What the heck!”

At this moment, Fang Zheng was also startled and quickly canceled the skill. The bizarre celestial scene that had exploded in the sky quickly vanished, returning to its original state.

”Whew... really gave me a scare.”

Patted his chest, glanced at Raphtalia and the others who were still in shock, Fang Zheng also took a deep breath.

”Initially, I only thought this skill name sounded impressive, but after using it, Fang Zheng found out it wasn’t just impressive name-wise, but the skill effect itself was super impressive too!”

”In fact, this isn’t even supposed to be used on the ground!”

After triggering the skill, Fang Zheng immediately felt his perspective being vastly expanded, extending beyond the entire star system. Then, he realized he seemed to have acquired gigantic avatars that could freely manipulate an entire star system.

”To put it simply, this skill cuts out the entire space of a star system to use as a shield!”

”This would probably be useless in ordinary battles; only in cosmic-level, epic battles could it be employed!”

”Indeed, the Star Forging Dragon King is as formidable as expected; this skill is terrifying.”

Of course, aside from the skill’s superb effect, its consumption was also terrifying. As Fang Zheng anticipated, only Primordial Fire could drive this skill. And since Primordial Fire was Fang Zheng’s lifeline, he naturally wouldn’t waste it casually. Therefore, after testing the effect, Fang Zheng immediately canceled the skill.”

”But it must be said, this thing is indeed very useful.”

”If it were ordinary people, Celestial Guardian wouldn’t be of any use. After all, if you’re fighting on Earth, how could you use a Galaxy as a shield?”

”But Fang Zheng is different. He’s preparing to venture into the cosmos. Honestly, even with the assurance of the Goddess of Order, Fang Zheng still feels somewhat anxious about the outside environment. And with this skill for protection, it makes things much easier. If encountering trouble, he can even throw a star system to avoid danger; isn’t that way better?”

”Heh heh heh, it’s a good thing!”

”Indeed, the Star Forging Dragon King is formidable, even the skills offered by its fragments are this powerful!”

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng didn’t hesitate any longer, and hurriedly poured all the remaining fragments into the shield. Soon, after the shield absorbed the rest of the Star Forging Dragon King’s Soul Fragments, three more skill icons marked with [???] appeared in succession. The activation conditions for the three skills were Level Eighty and Level 100 respectively.”

There was no activation prompt for the final skill. It’s uncertain what the situation is.”

But for Fang Zheng, this was already sufficient.

”Alright.”

Packing up the shield, Fang Zheng looked at the other three and gestured.

”Let’s go meet Her Majesty the Queen.”