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

Chapter 143: Chapter 142 Going on a Vacation to the New World

Where was Fang Zheng exactly?

Honestly, even Fang Zheng himself didn’t know.

All he knew was… this place was incredibly secluded.

“It’s started to snow again.”

Looking at the howling blizzard outside the window, Fang Zheng frowned. After leaving the Northern Capital, he and Nymph had plunged into the forest and found this cabin. From the looks of it, it seemed like a hunter’s lodge used for resting during hunts in the mountains. Fortunately for Fang Zheng and Nymph, the heavy snowfall had blocked the hunters from entering the forest, allowing them to stay here temporarily without any issue.

Fang Zheng had no intention of living in the city. Using his intuition, he could guess that the Sanctuary must be frantically searching for him by now. But Fang Zheng did not plan to have too much to do with the Sanctuary. This conflict, unexpected as it was, had served its purpose as far as Fang Zheng was concerned. With this rift, the Sanctuary would have to think twice before asking him to do anything for them in the future.

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The reason Fang Zheng was avoiding the Sanctuary wasn’t just that. He wasn’t foolish; he knew that stirring up such trouble would not only draw the Sanctuary but also the Cultists. Whether it would be an attack disguising as the Sanctuary or an attempt to recruit him, Fang Zheng wanted no part of it.

As for the Mage Tower—considering the advice Rex had given him, Fang Zheng sensed he might have foreseen something. Since that Prophecy System instructor advised him not to return for now, Fang Zheng decided to stay away.

However…

“I’ll go get some food.”

Looking at the raging snowstorm outside, Fang Zheng frowned again and then stood up. But as he did, Nymph, who had been sitting beside him, also quickly got up, reaching out to grasp Fang Zheng’s sleeve, looking up at him with puppy-like eyes as if afraid of being abandoned by her master.

“Ah…”

Seeing Nymph’s expression, Fang Zheng helplessly reached out and gently stroked her head. Ever since the day her chains were cut, Nymph had stuck by Fang Zheng’s side every step of the way. Even while sleeping, the Little Angel seemed terrified of being abandoned by Fang Zheng, although he had assured her several times. But it seemed Nymph still couldn’t shake off that deep psychological shadow.

Damn it, killing that woman was still a loss.

Looking at Nymph in front of him, Fang Zheng clenched his teeth. He had planned to take down Brand as well. But with the Goddess of Order intervening, Fang Zheng was left with no choice. If the Goddess of Order had been helping Brand and Connie, Fang Zheng might have had something to say, possibly going as far as to attack directly. But since the Goddess of Order clearly helped him by taking Brand’s weapon and neutralizing him, he couldn’t really justify going too far.

That was why Fang Zheng didn’t take the opportunity to strike again but instead vanished from the scene—after all, the involvement of the Goddess of Order indicated that a True God was watching over him. Currently, Fang Zheng didn’t possess a Soulstone powerful enough to counteract a deity’s power, so it was prudent to cut his losses while he could.

Yet… seeing his sister’s pitiful state, Fang Zheng was quite displeased. Once could be overlooked, twice tolerated, but if that bastard dared to trouble him again, Fang Zheng wouldn’t care if a Goddess intervened or if the Goddess herself appeared; he would definitely kill that scoundrel.

Although Fang Zheng had asked Nymph if there was a way to restore the chains, Nymph didn’t have a definite answer. She only remembered there might be a way, but for some reason, she couldn’t recall what it was. That left Fang Zheng with no choice but to wait patiently.

While internally cursing Rand to not die a good death, Fang Zheng took a pot out from his space, boiled some snow water, and cooked two packs of instant noodles… Thankfully, the supplies he brought back from the Edge of Tomorrow World were not yet exhausted, and they were good enough to fill their stomachs.

While Fang Zheng was cooking, Nymph was beside him, playing with a kitten. Having this kitten around was fortunate as it helped the usually gloomy Nymph regain some of her vitality; otherwise, she might have been even more depressed.

It was about time.

While boiling the instant noodles, Fang Zheng opened the Dimensional Codex. He hadn’t brought Nymph to this remote forest to admire the snowy scenery. Whether it was the Sanctuary, the Cultists, or anything else, if they really wanted to find them, there were plenty of ways in this world. Now that Fang Zheng was also a Mage, he knew that mages had many methods to locate people. Even the Prophecy System could pinpoint a rough location and then send people to search.

For that reason, Fang Zheng didn’t plan to stay in this world much longer. As the cooldown time for the instance was almost over, he had taken Nymph to hide in this remote forest, just waiting for the cooldown to end. He would then take Nymph and temporarily leave this world for a “vacation” in another world.

Just what kind of world would it be next… The mission to the Zerg homeworld had no leads up to now; Hinamizawa definitely wasn’t an option. He just hoped that the next mission instance would yield some reward. NovelFire.Côm-cσ๓

“I’m sorry… Master.”

“Hmm?”

Just as Fang Zheng was contemplating their next moves in the upcoming world, he suddenly heard Nymph’s voice beside him. He turned his head to see the Little Angel anxiously looking at him.

“What’s wrong?”

“That ……”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s question, Nymph bit her lip and lowered her head.

“I’m truly sorry. If it weren’t for me, Master, you wouldn’t have needed to……”

At this moment, Nymph also felt deep regret. As an Artificial Angel, she was supposed to perfectly accomplish every command of her master. However, now she had become rather a stumbling block for Fang Zheng. Especially since Fang Zheng even confronted a powerful figure from the Sanctuary for her sake. Just thinking about this made Nymph feel uneasy; her education had always taught her that Artificial Angels should serve their masters, and that masters had no obligations towards Artificial Angels. But now, her master had not only caused a conflict with one of the most powerful forces in the world for her sake, but had also run away to this desolate and dangerous place to hide… This made Nymph immensely sad.

She felt completely incompetent as an Artificial Angel. If she were in Synapsus, just what she had caused alone would be enough to have her completely discarded. But here, her master seemed not to be planning to do that, which made Nymph feel both fortunate and extremely ashamed.

“This is not your fault, Nymph.”

Fang Zheng didn’t quite understand Nymph’s thoughts, but her expression was enough for him to guess it. He reached out his hand and stroked her little head, and then smiled slightly.

“Honestly, rather than it being your fault, it’s more like mine, because I was supposed to protect you……”

“It’s not like that, Master. We Artificial Angels exist solely for our masters. You really didn’t need to……”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Nymph widened her eyes and hastily objected. But she was interrupted by Fang Zheng waving his hand before she could finish.

“Listen, Nymph, I don’t know how it is in Synapsus. But here, I can tell you that you have helped me a lot. There are things that you are good at, which I am not capable of. Conversely, there are things that you aren’t good at, that require me to do. You have fulfilled your tasks, but I as your master haven’t adequately protected you…… I should be the one apologizing to you.”

“You absolutely don’t need to apologize to me, Master!”

Upon hearing this, Nymph quickly stood up.

“It’s really me……”

“Okay, let’s not argue anymore; talking about this now is pointless. But Nymph, I want to tell you.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng reached out his hand and laid it on the Little Angel’s shoulders, gazing unblinkingly into her deep azure eyes.

“Don’t always worry that I might abandon you, because I won’t do that. You are my companion, and you have helped me a lot. On the contrary… I’m more worried that you would leave me, since compared to you, what I’ve done is indeed lacking a bit… Nymph, you won’t leave me, will you?”

“………”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s words, Nymph’s eyes widened as she gazed at the man before her. After a moment, her lips curled up in a gentle smile.

“Of course, Master. I will always follow you.”

Then, Nymph firmly gave her answer.

“Good.”

Upon hearing Nymph’s reply, Fang Zheng also smiled slightly.

“Then, let’s get ready for our adventure into the new world.”

“Yes! Master!”