Dimensional Codex

Chapter 51: A Savior or a Devil!?

As far as the humans were concerned, the sudden appearance of the Zerg was akin to facing a formidable enemy. Not only were they taking all kinds of measures, but news of the Zergs quickly spread among the citizens as well. In the beginning, the humans were too afraid to get close to the Zerg, but they later discovered that the Zergs seemed to be completely ignoring them. Immediately, some reporters bravely ran with their own video cameras to the frontlines and actually took pictures of the Zergs!

Even Fang Zheng himself was shocked when he saw the news on his cell phone.

These reporters are really naughty!

I might have ordered the Zers not to attack the humans but there should be a limit to court death.

One had to admit that although these reporters were indeed seeking death, the first-hand video and pictures they had obtained through risking their necks had indeed caused an uproar in the entire world. They had recorded the battle between the Zergs and the mimics in detail. And as expected, the aliens immediately collapsed under the Zerglings’ rush. The Zergs had suppressed the mimics from the beginning to the end.

God knows if those reporters were trying to show the power of the Zergs or the threat, the Zergs in the video appeared fierce and unusual, in short. The mimics that were regarded as a scourge by the humans were basically the same as the chickens waiting to be slaughtered… although it was indeed true.

After the video disseminated throughout the world, public opinion was divided into two camps as Fang Zheng had expected. One side believed the Zergs to be the savior of mankind and they came to eliminate those mimic aliens. Judging by the fact that they were attacking the humans, it could be seen that although these aliens looked terrifying, they were human companions. But the other side believed that there wasn’t any difference between Zergs and the aliens; both were far from good. The reason why they were ignoring humans was because, in their opinion, the humans were weak and weren’t worthy of their consideration. Only those mimics were their enemies. Once those mimics were eliminated, perhaps mankind would face an extinction-level disaster!

Both sides claimed to be right. They even organized a group debate from time to time. And Fang Zheng, who was at a loose end, flipped through these debates and discovered that the camp that believed the Zergs to be human helpers had won four debates while the camp that believed the Zergs to be enemies had won six. But no matter what point of view the two parties held, both parties agreed on one point; and that was that these creatures were definitely not from Earth. And judging by the clear-cut way of action, this was a civilization that wasn’t any worse than human beings… Well, it was indeed true to some extent.

But what Fang Zheng didn’t expect was that just as he was watching both sides tearing each other apart to kill time, a system prompt rang in his ear. Then, Fang Zheng was surprised to see a prompt appear before him out of thin air.

[Faction Mission Activated: Black and White]

[Justice and evil are never a matter of black and white. As a dimensional mage, you need to understand how strong you are. Your every action has a profound impact. — Go with what you believe is the correct way to deal with the situation. After the mission is over, your actions will determine the faction of your next summon.]

“What the hell!?”

Fang Zheng almost threw the phone away after reading this mission prompt. What does this mean? My actions will determine the faction of the next summon? Does this mean as long as I pretend to be a Virgin Mary in this world, the one to be summoned will be an angel?

I want an angel now!

For a moment, Fang Zheng really wanted to go door to door and tell everyone with great enthusiasm that “he is the living Lei Feng from another universe, and he was asked to come here to save the world. He won’t ask for any reward. He will do good deeds without seeking recognition or for any profit. This is a good example of learning from Lei Feng”… Fortunately, he still held on to a trace of reasoning. He calmed himself down and then furrowed his brow, and began thinking carefully about this matter.

[TLN: Lie Feng is synonymous with a selfless, modest, and dedicated person in China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Feng]

So far, I have done nothing wrong. This mission is set in this world. With all the things I have done in this world, I have basically not harmed the interests of mankind. Although Tom is dead, strictly speaking, it’s the unfortunate consequence of his habit becoming natural; no fault could be found on Fang Zheng. Besides, Fang Zheng had always maintained his distance from the humans of this world. As for the gangsters that he had killed…well, that shouldn’t count, right? After all, I killed them before this mission was issued. You can’t use the Ming Dynasty sword to cut Qing Dynasty officials!

Although his heart was pounding a little, Fang Zheng thought for a moment and felt that this shouldn’t have affected the overall situation. After all, it was legitimate self-defense. At most, it was excessive self-defense. It was like being a vegetarian monk who was still an arhat excited to subdue demons and devils… At this moment, Fang Zheng wasn’t sure whether his explanation of Dimensional Codex was useful, but it was up to him whether he was going to summon an angel or a devil. As such, it was better to be cautious. Fang Zheng might no longer have had dimensional points in his hands but these dimensional points could be saved. There weren’t many opportunities to limit the faction of the summon. If Fang Zheng drew a diablo, Fang Zheng would really cry to death.

This mission might have been important, but as far as Fang Zheng was concerned, this was just a small detour in his current plan, so he threw it to the back of his mind for the moment. In any case, as long as the humans didn’t come looking for trouble, Fang Zheng would take the Zergs away soon after receiving the core of the alien boss. There was no problem with the process itself.

On the contrary, it was the war against the aliens that required careful consideration.

After several battles, Fang Zheng finally understood why these aliens were called mimics in Edge of Tomorrow. It turned out that they could actually change their form and imitate the appearance of the enemy! In the next few battles, Fang Zheng even saw Zerglings and Mutalisk-shaped mimics!

This almost made Fang Zheng laugh himself to death.

He really wanted to know what went on in those aliens’ brains. Although the Zergs were powerful, they relied on swarm tactics. Fang Zheng might have been a little anxious if they imitated templars, but if they were just imitating the Zergs, it was no different from seeking their own doom. Humans and Zergs could restrain each other a bit but if it was Zergs vs Zergs, it would come down to who had the advantage in numbers.

Unfortunately, mimics were just mimics. Everything they learned was just superficial knowledge. They had not learned the geometric development of the Zergs at all. So, the scurrying rats were forced to retreat, again and again. Presumably, they themselves didn’t understand what was going on. To be honest, Fang Zheng really didn’t know what to say in response to the humans of this world losing against these stupid aliens.

Although the Zergs seemed to be advancing triumphantly, the speed at which the Zergs advanced was slower than what Fang Zheng expected. The reason was that Fang Zheng was still very concerned about their ability to save and reload even though the combat effectiveness of these mimics against the Zergs tide was just five. But after fighting and observing them over these days, Fang Zheng finally figured out how to fight these aliens.

The aliens were basically divided into three types. The mimics that usually came to flaunt their power were small soldiers, while the unique mimic that Tom killed by sacrificing himself was regarded as an intermediate unit. If the core of the alien boss was the main computer, these unique mimics were its extensions. They were directly connected to the main computer, while the miscellaneous soldiers were connected to them. These extensions were the activation devices of the save reloading mechanism. And the core main computer perceived the external situation through them and triggered the save and reloading ability. The host itself was more like the energy supply of this ability. And it seemed that there were certain restrictions on it. It couldn’t manipulate the time to save and reload as it wanted.

So, it might have seemed easy every time Fang Zheng fought, but in fact, he had to waste a lot of time on trivial things. He needed to ensure that every ‘extension’ of the opponent was bled dry to avoid the opponent’s dog from jumping over the wall and reloading from a saved checkpoint. This caused a lot more trouble for the Zergs to capture these things alive while they were fighting these aliens.

It was like Cao Cao of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms catching Zhao Yun. The soldiers knew that he was going to catch him alive but Zhao Yun had no idea. Fortunately, there was such a large number of Zergs that they weren’t afraid of death. And this was worth it; it had to be done at all cost.

So, Fang Zheng spent most of his time and effort on this, not to mention it was really thrilling. There were many times Fang Zheng thought that it was about to reload but luckily, he survived at the last minute.

And now, the Zergs had already advanced to Paris. Fang Zheng was also ready. He knew that the core of the alien boss was in the pool below the Louvre Museum. As long as he took Paris in one fell swoop and removed the core from the pool, the main quest of this instance could be considered complete.

However, Fang Zheng got a message from Mylune before that.

A group of humans had come to the Zergs’ territory. Judging by their appearances, they seemed to be trying to communicate with the Zergs!?

TL: Plural of Zerg is both Zerg/Zergs. From this chapter onward, plural Zergs will be used.