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

”I’ll accept this gift from Lupin IV!”

Riko waved with pride, taking the bomb. Seeing this, Fang Zheng also shook his head helplessly, then looked at Frenda beside him and gave a thumbs up.

”Awesome, truly awesome.”

Fang Zheng’s compliment was sincere; he knew what Frenda had done. As mentioned before, Frenda is a Space Power User, not a Bomb Power User. But precisely because of this, her grasp of space and calculation abilities is top-notch. In fact, what Frenda did earlier seemed impromptu, but in reality, every step was meticulously calculated.

Whether it was the timing of the bomb explosion or the angle and distance the school bus spun after a tire blowout due to inertia and friction, every step was the result of meticulous calculation. The last step was just using a special bomb to blow away that particular bomb, making it a non-issue.

Fang Zheng could also do something similar, but he relied on Prophecy Spell and Future Sight. However, Frenda clearly didn’t have such abilities; it means she completely calculated the bus’s speed, distance, friction, explosion angle, and other aspects all in her mind by just estimating.

Although it’s true that high-level Ability Users have intelligence beyond imagination, reaching this level... indeed earned her a thumbs up from Fang Zheng, acknowledging that she was indeed awesome.

”Hee hee...”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s praise, Frenda also proudly made a V sign, her face flushed with excitement. Obviously, she realized Fang Zheng truly understood what she did, and that’s why his praise made Frenda very happy. It’s said that laypeople watch the show, insiders understand the technique. If ordinary people saw this, they would at most be amazed and puzzled about how she thought of it, which would hardly have the desired effect of showing off.

But if someone who truly understands sees it and then compliments, the feeling is instantly different.

However...

”With a brain so sharp, can’t you use it on something else...?”

Watching the prideful Frenda, Fang Zheng was utterly speechless. You could use this skill for anything else, but you choose to use it on explosions... Although Space Power Users indeed have a deep understanding of topology, please channel this knowledge in the right direction... Well, saying this is pointless anyway.

But just when everything seemed to end smoothly and Riko was about to leave, suddenly a voice rang out.

”Stop right there!”

Eh? Louise?!

Hearing this voice, Fang Zheng was startled because it was Louise’s voice!

But she’s not from this world, right? Why is she appearing here? Are you teasing me?!

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng hurriedly looked towards his personal terminal, and soon, he saw a petite girl with pink twin tails wearing a parachute descending from the sky.

Thankfully, it’s not Louise.

After getting a clear look at the girl’s face, Fang Zheng heaved a sigh of relief. He thought something happened that caused Louise to cross over to this world; after all, Zero’s World and this world share the same origin, and the Void Magic book recorded that Void Mages indeed have the ability to open the Gate of the World — in fact, the eternally fixed Gate of the World leading here in the Holy Land was built by the original Founder.

Except it was burnt down by Red Ponytail in one go.

Actually, after arriving in this world, Fang Zheng knew the Pope from Zero’s World had basically no chance of getting the Holy Land back.

He had known for a long time there was no chance.

What was the Pope thinking then?

Deploying a 300,000-strong ”army” into the Holy Land to conquer this world!

Conquering this world of Superpower Users and Magicians...

Tsk tsk tsk, good thing I stopped him.

Otherwise, who would conquer who, one genuinely couldn’t tell.

Optical Academy City alone has a population of 2.3 million... With tens of thousands of Ability Users above LEVEL 3, if that idiot Pope accidentally opened the gate at Academy City...

Tsk tsk tsk, the scene would be too beautiful to imagine.

Of course, opening it elsewhere wouldn’t be much better. Even without formal military force, the Martial Investigators would make them suffer. Fang Zheng had heard from Riko that similar to Ability Users, Martial Investigator ranks are defined by their combat strength. A B-rank Martial Investigator could single-handedly take down an elite special forces unit fully armed, an A-rank could eliminate a special squad, and an S-rank could wipe out an entire special battalion; there’s even the legendary R-rank Martial Investigator capable of wiping out small countries like the Vatican and Fiji alone...

Of course, they definitely couldn’t compare to LV5, but outside, they could already dominate.

As for how many troops a single special forces member could fight from Another World, Fang Zheng couldn’t even be bothered to calculate.

So whether the people from Zero’s World coming here were invading or just handing themselves over... well, that’s not really a problem.

This thought flashed through Fang Zheng’s mind, and in the meantime, he saw the girl pull out two pistols, aiming at Riko and pulling the trigger.

”Bang bang bang!”

However, in the face of the girl’s attack, Riko easily retreated backward. Then she made a face at the girl and suddenly swung her right hand. The next instant, a flashbang was thrown from Riko’s hand but before it could explode, with the sound of gunfire, the flashbang Riko threw was suddenly shattered into pieces.

”----!!!”

This unexpected scene surprised Riko. She turned to look and then noticed a helicopter flying in from the sky, and on the helicopter, a girl holding a sniper rifle, dressed in an Armed Detective Academy uniform, could be vaguely seen.

”Looks like the situation isn’t good.”

”I’ll go help! Professor Moriarty!”

”Go on, go on.”

Fang Zheng waved his hand, and then Frenda hurriedly jumped out of the vehicle, running toward the scene while Fang Zheng squinted, watching the scene on his personal terminal.

”This is truly interesting...”

Fang Zheng could feel a faint trace of the order coordinates core emanating from the girl whose voice was identical to Louise’s, as well as the girl on the helicopter afterward. In other words, are they carrying materials similar to the ones hidden inside Riko’s cross, the same 312 substance?

If that’s the case, then I need to figure out a way to get my hands on it.

Meanwhile, the situation on the scene also changed.

Riko realized the opponent had reinforcements and immediately turned and ran. At the same time, Frenda’s voice came through her earpiece.

”Riko, retreat to the southeast direction. I’ll take care of the helicopter!”

”No one will get killed, right?”

Upon hearing Frenda’s instructions, Riko quickly changed direction and ran towards the park to the southeast while asking softly. As phantom thieves, the Lupin Family had a few rules, one of which was to avoid violence if possible, and to never kill unless necessary.

In the eyes of the Lupin Family, killing was the act of robbers. They were elegant phantom thieves, artists who silently stole treasures. Once they start killing, they fall to a lower level.

However, Frenda’s skills, which Riko had witnessed, were all about explosions. The other party had a helicopter; if something went wrong, it could cost lives.

”Don’t worry about my work!”

Since Frenda said so, Riko had no choice but to believe her and quickly ran towards the designated meeting point.

Their opponents apparently didn’t intend to let them escape. Soon, the helicopter approached Riko again, and police sirens could be heard in the distance. It was obvious that after the danger of the school bus hijacking was resolved, the police came to arrest them.

However...

”Do you think I’ll let you succeed?”

Fortunately, due to the school bus bomb incident, the police had already evacuated the surrounding area, so there were no other people here. At that moment, Frenda stood on the top of one of the buildings, smugly watching the helicopter fly closer, squinting her eyes and curling her lips into a smile.

Then, she reached behind her skirt, and several micro missiles suddenly appeared in her hand. Frenda then flung them forward with both hands, and the missiles flew toward the helicopter, trailing white smoke!

According to Frenda’s judgment, her missiles should destroy the small rear rotor of the helicopter, forcing it to make an emergency landing. This would solve the problem.

However, what Frenda didn’t expect was that shortly after launching the missiles, there was a ”bang” and a gunshot, and all five missiles she released exploded simultaneously!

”Are you kidding me!”

Seeing this, Frenda was shocked. She knew exactly how the opponent managed to do it. It was obvious they shot when the five missiles overlapped, causing them to explode simultaneously. But... such a thing isn’t something just anyone can do!

Is the opponent also an Ability User?

”Not good!”

Frenda wasn’t a fool. Realizing something was wrong, she immediately turned to run. This was also a flaw of her ability. If it were Kuroko Shirai or Musujime Awaki, they could have already used Spatial Movement to disappear. But Frenda’s space power was the ”Mobius Ring,” which was a flowing plane and only acted on herself. In other words, if the opponent used long-range attacks to deal with Frenda, she would basically have no way to fight back.

Especially since the opponent was using a sniper rifle.

But Frenda didn’t see that, at this time, the short-haired girl on the helicopter had already raised her sniper rifle again, aimed at her back, and pulled the trigger.

”Bang!”

The bullet shot from the gun barrel, spinning towards Frenda. However, at the same time, there was a flash of Radiance.

”Bang!”

With a piercing gunshot, the bullet originally flying towards Frenda was suddenly deflected, ”clanging” past her and hitting the wall beside her. It was only then that Frenda realized, almost sitting down in shock.

At that moment, a man in an evening dress, high top hat, and mask appeared in front of her.

”I told you to be careful, but you wouldn’t listen.”

”Pro, Professor...”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s voice, Frenda finally relaxed and let out a sigh of relief.

”Alright, let’s not waste time.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised the silver short gun in his hand, staring at the girl on the helicopter.

”Let’s finish this quickly and retreat!”

”Okay!”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s words, Frenda nodded vigorously. She then pulled out a few more missiles and tossed them into the air. Soon, the missiles were rushing towards the distant helicopter again. Seeing this, the girl on the helicopter raised her eyebrows slightly, then lifted her sniper rifle, aimed, and pulled the trigger again.

At the same time, Fang Zheng also pulled the trigger.

”Bang!!!”

The gunshot echoed.

This time, however, Frenda’s missiles were not shot down as before, and the expressionless short-haired girl’s face revealed a trace of surprise. But before she could do anything else, the incoming missiles hit the helicopter’s tail rotor. Soon, the helicopter began to spin and descend, attempting an emergency landing. The short-haired girl could only abandon further shooting and tightly grasp onto the safety rod next to her.

The last thing she saw was the figure leaping off the tall building and disappearing...