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

"Man, this bunch of idiots is really giving me a headache."

He sprinted across the rooftops, listening to the roar and clash of battle ahead, and Fang Zheng could only shake his head with a helpless sigh. This was another reason he hadn’t bothered to contact Night Raid.

This bunch was way too unprofessional.

To put it bluntly, in Fang Zheng’s eyes, Night Raid was like some newbie Assassin’s Creed player who jumps into the game yelling, "Laozi’s going full Wushuang, what’s the point of hiding, I’ll just kill everyone!" ......and then gets chased all over the street by Soldiers, running like a rat with its head in its hands.

No Wushuang-level power, no Wushuang-level Skill—what’s left is just brain-dead charging.

In Fang Zheng’s opinion, the only reason Night Raid had managed to live this long without getting wiped out was purely because they were strong and lucky. The moment they ran into someone on their level, this whole group would be completely screwed.

Just like now.

For the girls, the scene in front of them had just as much blindsided them.

Hill had originally used her Teigu to successfully drive Seiru back and even chopped off both of her hands. But what Hill and Main hadn’t expected was that, at the same time, that already massive dog seemed to sense its master’s danger, suddenly went berserk, and grabbed Main in one hand.

"Crush her!!"

Seiru roared furiously as she watched Main clutched tightly in that giant hand.

"Crush her, squeeze her into meat paste!!"

"ROOOOOOARRR—————!!"

Hearing its master’s command, the gigantic dog tightened its right hand again. Very soon, Main’s petite body started to twist and distort, Shapeshifting under the pressure.

"Ugh... u-aaahhh!!"

The tearing, soul-ripping pain forced a scream out of Main. And just then, a flash of steel cut through the air.

"Swish———!!"

The giant dog’s right hand, which was gripping Main, was sliced off at the root. Hill, scissors in hand, leapt down and completely severed the dog’s arm. But she had only just landed, turned toward Main, and hadn’t even had time to speak when, suddenly, a gunshot rang out.

"Bang!!"

A searing bullet tore through Hill’s chest, blood spraying everywhere.

"Hill!!"

Seeing her teammate wounded, Main, who’d collapsed on the ground, screamed. She turned her head and finally saw that the woman whose arms Hill had cut off now had her mouth open—and from between Seiru’s lips, a dark gun barrel was still smoking. Then Seiru bit down hard on the gun, eyes blood-red!

"Little Bi, Justice execution————"

At Seiru’s command, the gigantic dog, now fully transformed into a Demon, opened its maw wide and snapped down toward the purple-haired girl in front of it———!

But at that exact moment, a figure silently appeared behind Seiru.

"Pssht."

A sharp Sleeve Sword stabbed in from her back, pierced straight through the girl’s body, and skewered her heart. Hit by this sudden strike, Seiru’s eyes flew wide open.

It’s him, this one! This is the bastard who killed Captain Oka!!

I’m going to kill him! Kill him! Execute Masayuki! Eradicate evil!!

"Little———!"

With that thought, Seiru used the last of her strength, trying to call out to her Teigu. But the moment she opened her mouth to shout, a hand reached in from behind and clamped over her lips. A flash of cold light followed, and in the next instant, blood sprayed from the girl’s neck. Seiru’s wide, staring eyes went completely dull.

".........!!?"

The giant dog froze as well. It seemed to sense its master’s peril, but when it turned its head, all it saw was Seiru’s body tilting and collapsing to the ground, and behind her, that white-robed figure standing quietly.

"—————!!!"

In that instant, the Teigu unleashed the last of its power. It leapt high, jaws gaping wide as it lunged toward that white figure. Facing the attacking giant dog, Fang Zheng simply stood there without moving. He opened his eyes, stared straight at the beast in front of him, then raised both hands.

It was over in a blink.

Even Main, lying on the ground, held her breath as she watched the fight. She only saw that giant dog charge at the mysterious figure ahead. Then her vision blurred for a moment, and that figure suddenly appeared behind the dog. The beast was still in its pouncing posture as it flew past, but the moment it landed, countless bloody lines emerged all over its body. Then Main watched as the giant dog seemed to be chopped into pieces, turning into a heap of flesh and blood.

You’ve got to be kidding me!

Seeing this, Main’s eyes went wide with shock; she didn’t even know where to start. She’d been fighting that giant dog for so long and knew exactly how hard it was to deal with. A biological-type Teigu wouldn’t be destroyed unless you broke its core; otherwise it would never be wiped out. Main had used her Teigu to wound the dog several times, but its regeneration was insane.

Even if Main blew off half its head, this mutt would be back to normal a moment later.

And now it actually got sliced into Fragments?!

No—that Teigu’s been completely destroyed?

By now Fang Zheng had already walked over to the two of them. The pink ponytailed girl was in relatively better shape, so Fang Zheng crouched down, turned over the purple-haired girl, and checked her carefully.

"Didn’t hit the heart."

"Haaah........."

Hearing Fang Zheng’s answer, Main let out a breath of relief. She still didn’t know who this guy was, but deep down, she already had a few guesses.

"Y-you’re that Grim Reaper, aren’t you?"

"............."

Fang Zheng didn’t answer Main’s question. He just picked Hill up in his arms, then turned to look at Main.

"Can you stand up?"

"......I can."

"Come with me."

Fang Zheng took one look at Main, who was barely managing to stand, then silently turned around and walked off in another direction. Staring at Fang Zheng’s departing back, Main hesitated for a moment, but in the end still picked up her Teigu and followed behind Fang Zheng, leaving this place of right and wrong.

At the same time, in the woods on the other side, a fated battle was unfolding.

"Why are you here, Iyeas?"

Tazmi gripped his Longsword tightly, staring fixedly at the figure before him. In front of him, Iyeas, wearing a gray robe and holding a Longsword in his hand, was looking straight at him.

Tazmi had never imagined that he would run into his missing companion here. He was originally stationed here under Seiru’s orders to handle the encirclement. Once those bandits tried to retreat, he was to charge out from here and block them.

But the situation was even worse than Tazmi had imagined. At first, when he saw that Seiru was fighting two girls, Tazmi had still hesitated somewhat. However, when Seiru’s arms were cut off by one of the purple-haired girls, Tazmi could no longer hold himself back from intervening. Yet at that very moment, someone suddenly appeared in front of him.

It was his dearest friend, his childhood sweetheart—Iyeas.

"I really didn’t expect that you’d join the Guard Force, Tazmi."

Iyeas looked at the Guard Force uniform on Tazmi with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say for a moment. He still remembered that when the three of them left their village, they had sworn to make a name for themselves in the Imperial City. Now it seemed that it was Tazmi who had actually achieved that dream.

While he and Sayu had......

Thinking of this, Iyeas took a deep breath and once again looked at the Tazmi before him.

"What’s going on, Iyeas? Are you also a member of Night Raid? Did you join the Revolutionary Army?"

Tazmi stared at his friend in surprise, not knowing how to phrase it.

"No, I’m not a member of Night Raid, and I haven’t joined the Revolutionary Army."

"Then why are you standing in my way?"

"Because this is my mission."

Iyeas gave the Longsword in his hand a slight swing.

"My mentor ordered me to assist in rescuing Night Raid, so that’s why I’m here. I just didn’t expect to see you here, Tazmi."

"......"

Hearing Iyeas’s answer, Tazmi froze for a moment, then seemed to think of something.

"...Was that you?"

"......"

"Iyeas, could it be...that you’re the ’Grim Reaper’?"

Facing his friend’s question, Iyeas hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded slowly. Seeing this, Tazmi tightened his grip on the Longsword in his hand.

"Th-then that means...Captain Oka was killed by you guys too?"

"Guard Force Captain Oka was indeed our target."

Iyeas’s tone turned cold again.

"Why would you do that, Iyeas! Captain Oka, Captain Oka wasn’t a bad person!"

"What do you know!"

Hearing Tazmi’s retort, Iyeas suddenly roared back in anger.

"I don’t know what kind of man Oka is in your eyes, but he’s a villain who slaughters innocents and works hand in glove with crooked merchants!"

"Captain Oka is nothing like that!"

Tazmi shouted back loudly as well.

"Captain Oka may look fierce, but he’s actually a very hearty, very straightforward good man. He’s the one who brought me into the Guard Force and guided me. How could he possibly be that kind of person!"

"But the fact is he really is that kind of person."

Iyeas’s face also darkened.

"Tazmi, you’re just being deceived, you know that? Sayu and I were the same. When we came to this city, we were tricked by a piece of Nobility too. On the surface they claimed they wanted to look after us, but in reality they only wanted to torture us for their own amusement! In fact, if no one had rescued us, Sayu and I would already be dead! Listen carefully, Tazmi, this country, these Nobility and officials are rotten to the core. The only destination awaiting them is death!"

"What you’re doing is wrong! Haven’t you seen what the Imperial City has become now, Iyeas? Everyone is living in terror, panic everywhere—is this what you guys want?"

"...Everything is false, everything is permitted."

In response to Tazmi’s furious roar, Iyeas merely replied quietly with that one line, then took a step back.

"Tazmi, leave the Guard Force. Leave the Imperial City. I won’t say it a second time. Next time, you won’t be this lucky."

"Wait...!!"

Watching Iyeas leave, Tazmi hurriedly rushed after him, but in just the blink of an eye, Iyeas’s figure vanished into the dark Shadows, leaving only Tazmi standing there, his fists clenched tight.

"Why...!"

Tazmi roared, slamming his fist into the tree beside him.

"Why did it become like this, Iyeas!"

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