Dimensional Codex - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Fooled!

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

At this moment, the entire cavern was in chaos.

Fang Zheng was surrounded by two undead giants and a flesh golem, and on the other side, Shidon and Marth were jointly dealing with the grim reaper. The other templars weren’t faring well either; they were surrounded by another flesh golem and several dozen skeleton soldiers. And they were in dire straits; it looked like they weren’t able to take it anymore.

What should I do?

Fang Zheng thought carefully, staring vigilantly at the two undead giants in front of him. He totally hadn’t expected the Duke of Bones to appear. In Fang Zheng’s opinion, the situation was so bad that it couldn’t be any worse; Shidon and Marth together were unable to kill an undead creature just casually summoned by the Duke of Bones. In this situation, it was even difficult to protect oneself, let alone sabotage the ritual.

Moreover, that flesh golem and the undead giant made his scalp tingle. It seemed as though the flesh golem couldn’t be killed. Fang Zheng had already used Divine Storm to tear the opposite party into pieces more than once but all of this was in vain. Even if it had been riddled with holes across its body, it was still stubbornly attacking Fang Zheng. And coupled with the towering undead giants, even Fang Zheng had no choice but to dodge.

Damn it… If Shidon and Marth weren’t here… 

Fang Zheng dodged the undead giant’s attack with another roll. He gripped the longsword in his right hand, dragging it behind him before slashing it forward. The Skybreaker cut through the air with a dazzling arc trailing behind it and cut down the undead giant, leaving a deep scar on it. The victim of this heavy blow immediately let out a bellow and knelt on the ground. Just when Fang Zheng was about to finish it off, he saw a long mass of minced meat suddenly rushing over from one side. A human mouth appeared on top of it, letting out ear-piercing screams as it charged at Fang Zheng.

Again!? 

Fang Zheng’s eyes immediately constricted, hearing the weird and hair-raising cry. He helplessly ducked back to avoid it. The flesh golem had almost been smashed into slag. But even so, this thing didn’t show any sign that it could be extinguished, not in the least. On the contrary, it became nastier and nastier. Fang Zheng tried several paladin skills but they were all useless. Maybe I should send five fireballs to burn it to ashes!?

Unfortunately, Fang Zheng didn’t have Jaina’s Soul Stone. As for whether the psychic powers would work on the undead creatures… Fang Zheng had no expectations.

“Ah Ah Ah Ah!!”

The dried flesh golem rushed over, once more. Fang Zheng raised the Skybreaker as a golden shield appeared before him out of thin air. The flesh golem, crashing into this golden shield and retreated with a scream. But Fang Zheng didn’t let this opportunity go. He brought the raised Skybreaker down hard.

Templar’s Verdict!

A golden holy brilliance instantly enveloped the flesh golem. The flesh golem let out another shrill under the bombardment of the holy energy. Its original straight body began to soften. Although it was a golem with no blood and tears, undead creatures were inherently restrained by the divine power.

While taking the advantage of the moment when the flesh golem was soft, Fang Zheng leaped over it in one vigorous step and brought the Skybreaker down without any hesitation, cutting off the undead giant’s head. The undead giant that had been hit hard before had no time to stand up; it immediately crashed to the ground. It couldn’t be any more dead.

Finally, one down! 

Fang Zheng gasped for breath but the death of the undead giant didn’t bring him much relief or happiness. The undead giant, the flesh golem, and even the grim reaper were only small-time characters. Fang Zheng didn’t forget that there was a powerful lich above them, one of the five council members of the Council of Death, the lich lord, Duke of Bones, Frank.

Fang Zheng might not have had any idea as to how strong it was but judging by Shidon and Marth’s expression, it wouldn’t have been any worse than Kel’Thuzad.

Even though I can inflict 250% holy damage on undead from titles and various bonuses, it has a basic value. I might insta-kill ordinary undead creatures but my low attack power weakness will be immediately revealed against high-level monsters with good defenses. 

What should I do next? How long is he going to wait? 

Fang Zheng clenched his left hand tightly as he took his time to glance about. If he was all alone, Fang Zheng might have activated Arthas’ Soul Stone without a moment of hesitation; a lich lord might have been terrifying but a lich king… well, it wouldn’t be much worse at the very least.

But not now; Marth and Shidon were still here. The characteristics of the lich king were too obvious. Once Fang Zheng activated the Soul Stone, he was sure that the two would immediately reveal his identity. At that time, all his effort would have gone down the drain. He had vested so much time and effort to enter the church; he didn’t want to escape without enjoying any benefits.

Of course, Fang Zheng had made his preparations. He had Invincibility ready in his hand and he was ready to activate it if he sensed that the situation was wrong. This was also one of Fang Zheng’s cards that made him confident. Fortunately, Prince Arthas had learned all of the paladin’s skills; otherwise, he might have taken an even more passive stance.

However, they would end up dead if this continued any longer.

Frankly speaking, Fang Zheng still admired the two great knights, Shidon and Marth. Had it not been for that crazy girl, Connie, he would have directly activated the Lich King and silenced that crazy girl, and then pinned it on the lich lord. Fang Zheng didn’t like killing people but he would not hesitate to kill those who wanted to kill him.

However, Fang Zheng still hoped that Shidon and Marth could survive, if possible. Not only because he got along with these two but because these two had a good relationship with him. Furthermore, they were rather influential in the church. Fang Zheng may not have been sure whether they held a dominating position in the church but one more friend was always one more way.

But the hope seems slim now. And more importantly, what does this lich lord want to do?

Fang Zheng, thinking of this, couldn’t help but get upset. The opponent was strong enough to crush everyone. It had inflicted serious injuries on Shidon with just one attack, even Marth’s assistance didn’t do any better. He can finish everyone off with just one attack, so what is he waiting for? Could it be that the boss has a habit of watching his enemies tortured to death, like in the novels?

Fang Zheng, maligning in his heart, swept a glance at the sky. His eyes went wide in shock immediately.

He’s gone! 

The lich lord that was supposed to be there was gone!

For a moment, Fang Zheng felt that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He blinked before turning his head and looking about quickly. Finally, he was sure that while he and the others were fighting with these damned undead creatures in full swing, the lich lord had run away quietly!

What is he up to? 

“Master, Great Knight Shidon, the lich lord is gone!”

“What!?”

The great knights, who were struggling with the grim reaper, were also taken aback by Fang Zheng’s statement. They too raised their heads and looked about, but they were surprised to find that the lich lord had really disappeared!

What is going on? 

The battle was still going on but everyone couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Like Fang Zheng, it never crossed everyone’s mind that they could scare the lich lord away, even Shidon and Marth. In fact, they were just struggling. It was just human instinct to fight for survival. They were very clear that they weren’t Duke of Bones’ opponent. They also knew that the enemy would not let them go.

After all, the core motif of the Council of Death was ‘it’s better to die than to live!’

But much to everyone’s shock and dismay, Duke of Bones was gone!

What is he playing at?

BAM!!

Right at this moment, a muffled sound echoed in the cavern, startling both sides. Although the thumping sound wasn’t that loud, it had a special attraction so that even the unintelligent undead giant turned its head, staring at the source of the sound. Fang Zheng also turned his gaze there, like everyone else.

In the center of the magic circle lay a huge sarcophagus. And the thumping sound came right from inside this very sarcophagus.

BAM!!

Just when everyone looked at it, the sarcophagus shook, once again. Only now did Fang Zheng notice several dozen chains tying the sarcophagus. But right now, those chains happened to be breaking due to this impact; there were even showing signs of falling off!

Wait, wait, wait! 

A chill immediately ran down Fang Zheng’s spine at the sight of this scene; he suddenly thought of something.

According to Great Knight Marth, Lich was planning to hold some ritual. So, they came to stop it. And because nothing seemed special when they arrived, Fang Zheng hadn’t thought about it for a while. But now, one thought suddenly crossed Fang Zheng’s mind.

What if the lich lord’s ritual was over before they arrived? 

Was he just waiting for us to arrive?

Fang Zheng immediately turned pale, thinking of this.

Damn it, we were fooled!