Dimensional Codex - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Accusation Needs To Be Backed With Evidence…

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Everyone was stupefied by Connie’s words. Piqued, Shidon came over.

“Williams!? You mean that cultist?”

Asked Shidon, narrowing his eyes and sizing up Fang Zheng. Suddenly, he clapped his hands.

“Hey, you don’t say! You really look like him.”

You didn’t care about it before you started mentoring him.

Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly upon hearing Shidon’s words. He and Shidon had been with each other for so many days now, yet the opposite party had never mentioned this. Originally, Fang Zheng believed that Shidon wasn’t clear about Williams’ situation. But now, it seemed that he hadn’t taken it seriously at all!

“Cultist!? Williams!?”

Marth was taken aback for a moment by Connie’s proclamation. He glanced at Fang Zheng before shaking his head.

“Connie, that’s enough! In what way does Mr. Fang Zheng look like a cultist?”

“Ah!?”

Connie was jaw-slacked by her commander’s response. Her companions had all died while pursuing Williams. And because of this, she hated Williams to the utmost degree; she had engraved Williams’ appearance almost on her bones. And also because of this, she recognized Fang Zheng the moment she saw him. So, she attacked with everything she had, totally disregarding everything.

Originally, Connie believed that once she had reported Fang Zheng’s true identity, Commander Marth and other knights would swarm Fang Zheng and behead this evil cultist at once. But she had never thought that Commander Marth would not believe in her. Several other colleagues behind him also showed disapproving expressions. Whereas Great Knight Shidon didn’t even seem to take this seriously at all.

What the hell is going on here?

Naturally, Connie was puzzled by this. Of course, she didn’t know that her proclamation had caught Marth, Shidon, and the others by surprise. As a matter of fact, in their opinion, Fang Zheng simply could not be Williams.

The reason was very simple but it was clear enough for Marth. Fang Zheng had healed them using Holy Light. Not to mention, the just and warm feeling in his spell had already reached the level of bishop-level healing. It was a well-known fact that the cultists were firm believers of evil and chaos. Even their power would be contaminated with the breath of chaos. One’s power could not lie. So, as far as Marth and others were concerned, they would not believe that Fang Zheng was a cultist.

When did the cultists start having a deeper understanding of the power of order than the church’s bishops? Then, who exactly is the cultist? 

As for the reason why Shidon didn’t believe it was ever even simpler. He had seen the holy spirit guarding the opposite party himself. You are saying that Fang Zheng is a cultist, then doesn’t that mean that the angel was here to protect the cultist? 

Wow, you could be nailed to the cross and burned alive just for saying this! 

“Fang Zheng, are you alright? What happened exactly? Why did you start fighting with Connie?”

“How would I know? I was just talking but she attacked me directly just as I turned my head like she was ready to perish with me. What can I do? I too was desperate!”

“Ridiculous!”

Shidon shook his head helplessly upon hearing Fang Zheng’s reply. He turned to the nearby clumsy girl. The poor girl was flabbergasted by the fight between the two. She still hadn’t regained her wits till now.

“What do you think?”

“Ah…”

The clumsy girl only reacted in response to Shidon’s question. Timidly, she looked at Connie before bowing her head.

“It’s like this, I happened to be talking with Mr. Fang Zheng when Miss Connie came over. Then, when she saw Mr. Fang Zheng, she proclaimed he was a cultist. Then, she drew her sword and attacked him…”

“I was afraid he would cheat you! All cultists have a gift of smooth-talking. They’re no good!”

Upon hearing the clumsy girl’s reply, Connie felt immediately justified.

“I can say for sure that he must be the criminal wanted by the temple. His star-print has already been delivered to various city halls. As long as you check it…”

“I did Mr. Fang Zheng’s star-print identification.”

Perhaps because it was related to her own profession, the usual soft-speaking clumsy girl had somehow interrupted Connie in the middle of her words.

“I can guarantee that Mr. Fang Zheng’s star-print wasn’t on the list.”

“How can that…”

Connie gritted her teeth upon hearing this. She turned her head and stared straight at Fang Zheng. And Fang Zheng sneered at her, impolitely. He didn’t act in kind, even on the surface. He wasn’t the kind of person who was kind and merciful to women. In the beginning, the female staff under his hands complained grievously when working overtime; he didn’t necessarily give them holidays. That’s my staff, not my wife, why should I be soft-hearted? 

It was the same here. Connie could have been said to be quite a looker, but Fang Zheng could not stand that grumpy temper. She was hell-bent on fighting till only one of them was alive, how could Fang Zheng stand it? Besides, as the popular adage went: no comparison no harm. But with such a cute and gentle girl by his side, Fang Zheng didn’t find Connie’s appearance that striking in comparison. 

Apparently, the inner beauty had set off the external beauty, reasonably.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng.”

Marth seemed to know Connie’s temperament very well. He heaved a long sigh, looking at her. Perhaps he knew that she would not come to apologize, so he had no choice but to come up and apologize to Fang Zheng. Whereas Fang Zheng nodded and didn’t say anything. He and Marth had gotten along quite well during this time. He might not have been able to stand that crazy girl but Fang Zheng would not take it out on other people. The body he had reborn into might have looked very young but the Fang Zheng of the two worlds was quite mature and stable; he didn’t give Marth any face at this moment.

Marth was also well aware that the atmosphere was a bit awkward at the moment, so he didn’t say much; he just apologized on behalf of Connie and said that he would punish Connie severely before taking other people with him to another side. Obviously, it wasn’t time for any kind of feeling.

And of course, Fang Zheng wasn’t in a mood to chat. He directly cast the Holy Light on himself. The strength of that crazy girl was still there. Also, Fang Zheng’s right hand had been severely wounded in the previous fight. His entire right arm was scorched by lightning to the point that his skin was cracking. But at that moment, Fang Zheng was so furious that he didn’t pay attention to it. At this time, when the fight was over, he realized that his entire body was screaming from scorching pain…He gave himself a quick heal to bear it.

“Alright, you don’t need to be so upset.”

Shidon, looking at Fang Zheng’s unhappy look, patted him with a smile.

“You should feel proud for beating that arrogant girl to the ground. Do you know how many people in the church will give you a thumbs up if this matter becomes public?”

“Sir Shidon, is Miss Connie very famous?”

The nearby clumsy girl asked curiously upon hearing this. Their encounter with Connie was quite similar to Fang Zheng’s encounter with Knight Connan. They discovered the opposite party surrounded by undead creatures after being teleported. They went up to rescue the other party and then started traveling together… but the ending was a little bit different.

“Mhmm, this missy is best among the young generation and is monikered as a demigoddess. But she may have grown accustomed to drifting in the wind and current, and her temper is also very big. Also, her father is a Knight Captain. Most people don’t dare to have any interaction with her, she had developed this temper as time went by.”

Speaking about this, Shidon shook his head.

“Marth is her mentor, but he had to deal with the aftermath many times. This missy has no self-knowledge about herself… In addition, she is pretty strong indeed. Therefore, no one can set her in her place. Hahaha, I’m afraid she has finally come to realize that no matter how perfect things might seem, there is always someone better out there.”

After hearing Shidon’s feelings, Fang Zheng finally understood why this mad girl and Marth were so close and why none of these knights stood up for her. Apparently, they were no less angry with that crazy girl.

On the other side, Marth was also staring at Connie with a serious look at this moment.

“You are so reckless. Do you think you can do whatever you want indiscriminately? Is your knight’s code holds no value?”

“But Commander, he is indeed a cultist!”

Confronted with Marth’s accusations, Connie was still dissatisfied.

“I am sure that he is exactly the same cultist!”

“And what evidence do you have? There are many people in this world who look alike. We are believers of the Goddess of Order. We must speak with evidence! We have fought side by side with him along the way. We all know enough about his strength. That is definitely not the power of chaos. In addition, Knight Shidon is also his mentor, and his star-print is different. Do you have any questions?”

“But, but all of these may be his disguises!”

Connie still wanted to argue.

“Perhaps that cultist used…”

“Enough…”

But at this time, Marth did not let Connie finish. He interrupted her with a stern look.

“Remember, we are not qualified to accuse others of being a cultist without enough evidence! You should understand that this is the iron law of the church! No one wants to re-witness the tragedy of the month when darkness fell, remember! We are the guardian knights of the Temple of Order. What we are guarding is what we obey! If you still don’t understand this, you should take off your armor right now. Do you understand!”

In the face of Marth’s merciless rebuke, Connie fell silent for a moment before she nodded, at a loss.

“I understand…”