Dimensional Codex - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Ambush

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Neither of them liked to waste time. They immediately set off after making a decision, heading to Blood River Beach under the guidance of the knight, whose name was very ominous. On the way, Fang Zheng conversed with the opposite party. Of course, his main purpose was to get some information from the other party and see how much the search teams knew about his previous identity.

Knight Conan also questioned and responded to Fang Zheng’s queries in a very respectful manner. In his opinion, although Fang Zheng was just a squire knight, judging from the combat power and healing ability he displayed, he would have a bright future in the church as long as this young man didn’t fall onto the wrong path. And naturally, it wasn’t wise to offend such a young man.

In this kind of case, it was impossible for them to have any conflict. Knight Conan also said everything he knew without reservations, to answer Fang Zheng’s queries. In any case, it was impossible for him to know any secrets of the church with his identity and status; he didn’t need to worry about this issue. So now, quite a wonderful scene was taking place; a wanted man and the man who wanted him were having a hearty conversation. Surprisingly, the other party had not recognized Fang Zheng at all… This was quite interesting.

However, this was quite normal for Fang Zheng. Since he was confident to come here, he was already prepared for it. It wasn’t that he had learned any of the four oriental devilries that could change one’s appearance and even sex but because… their temperament was fundamentally different.

[TLN: Four Oriental Devilries, Thailand’s transgender surgery, South Korea’s cosmetic surgery, Japan’s make up technique, and China’s photoshop technique.]

In Fang Zheng’s fused memories, the original Williams was no different to the handsome and rich playboys from the wuxia novels, who had nothing to do and liked roaming around, who would start flirting as soon as they saw a beautiful girl and were followed by a few dogs, who only knew how to bluff and bluster, who liked going to brothels and indulging in wine. But Fang Zheng was completely different from him. Both were two completely different people in terms of temperament and personality. Compared to the conniving Williams, who did everything covertly, Fang Zheng appeared a lot more open-minded. In the previous world, Fang Zheng belonged to top management; there were many people under him. Compared to the rich playboy, who was addicted to wine and lust, who was basically there to provide experience to the protagonist in the web novels, there was too big of a difference between their temperaments.

Not to mention that Fang Zhang’s initial thin and weak body had grown a lot more muscular after Shidon’s training. Although he did not yet have a six-pack, at least he appeared to have some shape. He was completely different from Williams’ rickety body, which was no different to a bean sprout that could be blown away by a gust of wind.

Moreover, the impression of Williams in these knights’ minds was that of a conniving wicked guy in black robes. Naturally, Knight Conan would never suspect that Fang Zheng, who didn’t resemble Williams from any angle, and the Williams they were after, were one and the same.

Of course, the two didn’t enjoy smooth sailing along the way. They had encountered several siege and attacks by the undead creatures on their way to the Blood River Beach. However, they had crossed every dangerous situation under the joint effort of Fang Zheng and the knight with the very ominous name.

“It’s right ahead.”

Pointing forward, Knight Connan caught his breath and wiped off the sweat on his face before speaking.

“We will reach Blood River Beach just after crossing this!”

As he spoke, he turned and climbed up the hill before him with quick steps. But when Knight Conan opened his eyes wide to look ahead, his face distorted as he retreated hastily.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

Fang Zheng was also shocked by the sudden change in the knight’s expression. He came to his side and asked in a low voice, wherein Knight Conan nodded and drew the sword from his waist.

“It’s Commander, they are already surrounded! Their situation has gotten worse!”

“Oh!?”

Fang Zheng furrowed his brow upon hearing this. Then, he raised his head and glanced ahead. Sure enough, Fang Zheng saw several knights locked in a bloody battle on the beach near the hill. But, they weren’t in a good situation. 

Surrounding these knights were two or three-meter tall giants with blue skin. They were fighting the templar knights together with the skeleton warriors, holding huge and thick wooden clubs in their hands.

Armed behind these giants were several skeleton archers, who raised the crossbows in their hands and fired at these knights through the gaps. In addition, there were also three skeletal mages in robes on their flanks, who were chanting evil spells with their staffs raised high, forming a huge dark enchantment that was covering those knights inside.

Obviously, this was a fairly perfect ambush.

“That’s the weakening spell!”

A serious look took over Knight Conan’s face at the sight of this scene.

“That’s one of Necromancer’s most powerful skills. It will continue to absorb the life of everyone within the enchantment. Those who are getting their life absorbed will only grow weaker and weaker until they die… Damn, this is going to be a very big problem!”

And they still hadn’t seen Great Knight Shidon or that girl.

Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes, examining the situation of the battlefield in detail before a furrow appeared on his brow. It seems that I am the one to find these knights first!? Is this a good thing or bad?

Forget it, there is no point in thinking about this at this moment.

I will deal with those necromancers!

Fang Zheng immediately came to a decision after a rough estimate of the layout of the battlefield. He turned his head and said, looking at Knight Conan beside him.

“There are three of them. I am confident in containing two of them simultaneously. I’ll leave the other one to you, can you handle it?”

“No problem. If it’s just one necromancer, I can still handle it.”

Knight Conan drew the long sword from his waist and made a slash in response to Fang Zheng’s doubt, whereas Fang Zheng gave instructions immediately after getting his confirmation.

“Then, I will go and deal with the two while you go around them to the other side. Wait for me to take action before you act, okay?”

“Leave it to me.”

Knight Conan was also a resolute and vigorous man. He didn’t argue with Fang Zheng as to who would be in charge of the command. After all, Fang Zheng had displayed his powerful combat prowess along the way already. So, after hearing Fang Zheng’s order, he nodded his head in agreement before going around to the other side cautiously.

“Phooo…”

Fang Zheng, after watching Knight Conan’s figure disappear to the other side, took a deep breath and turned his head to carefully observe the battlefield before him. Obviously, as Knight Conan had stated, the templar knights were already exhausted. They had tried to break through but those necromancers had blocked them every time they tried, like they were a moving wall. And with other undead soldiers in the periphery as well, they didn’t have a chance from the get-go. If this went on, these templar knights would have no choice but to take the road to Hell.

Nonetheless, Fang Zheng had not made any move at first notice. He had learned to observe the situation on the battlefield in the world of Dark Souls. Although it might have seemed that the undead were focusing their attention on the prey, Fang Zheng did notice that there were several skeleton soldiers around these necromancers who were not involved in the attack. On the contrary, they were defending those necromancers by their side. From time to time, they would look around. If Fang Zheng attacked now, he was sure that these skeleton archers would attack him as soon as possible.

I have to find an opportunity… 

Fang Zheng lowered his figure as he slowly walked forward while thinking about all of this. Meanwhile, he kept staring straight at the chaotic battlefield without blinking his eyes. He believed that the opportunity would present itself for sure. These templar knights would not be ready to die like this; they would react for sure. At that time, it would be the best moment to make his move.

“BOOOOM!”

Sure enough, one of the knights, perhaps having been aware of their worsening situation, roared and raised his sword angrily, slashing at the undead giant before him. The long sword in his hand bloomed with a pure white radiance, crashing heavily into the undead giant. The undead giant staggered and fell backward immediately after. Its enormous body fell to the ground as heavily as a huge rock, drawing the attention of every other undead creature for a moment.

Now!

Fang Zheng suddenly jumped forward at the sight of the few skeleton archers turning their heads.

Immediately, out of thin air, a pure white horse appeared in front of him. Fang Zheng rode the horse as he made a beeline to the necromancer in front of him like a hurricane traveling down a mountain!