“Ahem…”

The strong smell of blood filled the air, making Fang Zheng and Nymph look a little ugly, but fortunately, with the complete destruction of the bright red ruby ​​under the holy light, the unfortunate six-armed snake demon lord seemed to have no reaction at all. She had completely turned into a pool of blood scattered everywhere. Apart from emitting a foul smell, there seemed to be no other unusual movements.

"It's finally over."

Looking at the wreckage in front of him, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that this mission would be very difficult, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy. Except for the six-armed snake demon, which was a little troublesome, there were almost no problems with the rest. Of course, all this was because...

"Thanks to you, Nymph."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng touched Nymph's head. Feeling Fang Zheng's touch, Nymph smiled with relief.

"It's nothing, Master. This is what I should do."

"But then again..."

At this point, Fang Zheng seemed to have just thought of something.

"Where did you get that ruby?"

"I picked it up from the debris while I was investigating. I wanted to give it to the owner, but because of them..."

As she spoke, Nymph glared at the old bishop.

"...I accidentally forgot. I'm so sorry, Master."

"No need to apologize, you are the biggest contributor this time."

Fang Zheng said this sincerely. He himself had not expected that this seemingly weak and vulnerable little angel could play such a crucial role in such a seemingly extremely dangerous mission. Not only did she interrupt the resurrection ceremony of the six-armed snake demon lord in advance, but she also destroyed the altar, and even Bella's so-called "third eye" was taken away by her in advance... Fang Zheng really wanted to click on her character information to see if the little angel's luck was EX-level...

If Nymph hadn't been there, Fang Zheng estimated that this mission might have been even more difficult. If the six-armed snake demon recovered its true form, or if she used this altar to open the gate to hell... then Fang Zheng would have to make the choice of running away, running away, or running away.

"You are right, Mr. Fang Zheng."

At this time, the old man had come to Fang Zheng and Nymph again. Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the old man nodded.

"I have already investigated. The magic circle hidden under this altar is actually the core of the gate to hell. Once it is activated by Bella, the consequences will be disastrous."

Having said this, the old bishop's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

"Not to mention, those people actually got the key. This time it's really too serious! Although it didn't cause too serious consequences, if something unexpected happens, the entire Northland will be in crisis!"

"So you plan to settle accounts with the White Tower of Heaven?"

As soon as Fang Zheng heard the old bishop's tone, he knew that this matter would not end well. Although Fang Zheng and his companions had stopped the evil deeds "in time" this time, the charge of treason could not be let off just because it did not cause too much damage. Not to mention that Charles had actually handed over the keys to open the seal to these cultists... Anyway, where were the keys?

"Here."

Perhaps guessing what Fang was thinking, the old man raised his right hand expressionlessly. In the center of his palm lay a purple gemstone ring, but the ring looked as if it had just been dug out of the mud, and it looked quite dirty and ugly.

"It has been contaminated by the breath of the abyss. This will become the best evidence. This time, the White Tower will definitely not escape punishment!"

"This time?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then his expression became strange.

Why does it sound like what the old bishop said... Doesn't this Tian Zhi Bai Ta not only have a criminal record, but is he also a repeat offender?

"Hey! Bishop Karl! Fang Zheng! Are you okay?"

At this moment, Shi Dong finally rushed over with the members of the Pegasus Knights. After the altar collapsed, the frightened little demons ran away quickly, while the cultists looked like they were determined to fight to the death. Therefore, Shi Dong and his team had to help the mercenaries deal with the cultists who were fighting desperately before coming to the altar to check the situation.

As for those scattered little demons, in Shi Dong's opinion, these guys are not very powerful. After their master died, they basically lost the ability to stay in this world. It is only a matter of time before they return to their own world. There is no need to worry.

After this battle, Fang Zheng and the others who were at the core were fine, but the casualties on the periphery were heavy. Only half of the twenty or so Pegasus Knights survived the fight against the little demons, and that was only because Shi Dong was there to keep the situation under control. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out.

The mercenaries also suffered heavy losses. Only the mercenary leader, two archers and the mage survived. Most of the others died in the battle. Fina was also slightly injured. Fortunately, her injuries were not serious. She was just unconscious due to the impact of the explosion, so she was not seriously injured.

But no matter what, they finally succeeded in stopping the damn plot of these cultists. After confirmation by the old bishop, the core of the magic circle hidden in the altar had indeed been completely destroyed by Nymph and had completely lost its function.

Although the mission was over, for the sake of caution, everyone decided to search the area to avoid any ghost things left by the cultists. Of course, before that, Stone also sent a Pegasus Knight to deliver the news of the mission to the temple. In order to prevent them from having sleepless nights... which is not good for the body.

Although the battle is over, for Fang Zheng...it is not the end.

"Why……"

Looking at the bodies that disappeared in the blazing flames, Fang Zheng shook his head. To be honest, he didn't like fighting alongside others. Whether in the dark world or in the world of Edge of Tomorrow, Fang Zheng basically acted alone or only with his summons.

As for the reason...

"Mr. Fang Zheng?"

Hearing the voice of the priest girl coming from beside him, Fang Zheng turned his head to look at her, then sighed softly.

"I'm so sorry for putting you in danger."

"It's nothing."

Hearing Fang Zheng's apology, the priestess girl shook her head. She looked quite embarrassed at the moment. Not only was her priest robe torn and tattered, but she also had a bandage wrapped around her head. There was blood on her cheek, and she was extremely tired at the moment, but she still stood here.

"Aren't you going to take a break?"

"I'll go later. Mr. Fang Zheng, you... seem to be in a bad mood?"

"Not very good indeed."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng once again looked at the bonfire in front of him.

"To be honest, I don't really like this feeling."

"This... feeling?"

"That's right."

Hearing Fina's question, Fang Zheng nodded.

"Look at that big guy, you know? I had a conflict with him before, he thought I was not fit to be their leader, then I beat him up, and then we drank together... and then he acknowledged me."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Fina widened her eyes in surprise.

"Why didn't I see it?"

"Oh, that's because I thought that was what was supposed to happen."

"Well……"

"Just kidding."

Looking at Fina's complicated expression, Fang Zheng smiled slightly, but soon the smile disappeared.

“But to be honest, it feels really bad.”

Fang Zheng was speaking from his heart. He was born in a peaceful world and faced heavy work, endless meetings and late nights of overtime. Maybe someone would leave, maybe someone would join, and maybe someone would be fired. But none of these would endanger life. He had made many decisions, but those decisions would not kill anyone.

But it’s different here. Every decision he makes will endanger other people’s lives and even lead them to death.

Of course, these mercenaries and Fang Zheng had never met before, and all the previous things were just Fang Zheng's "imagination". But Fina beside him was different. She followed Fang Zheng to the Dark Swamp. Although they were not able to fight side by side afterwards, Fina also helped him a lot. If it weren't for this divine priest who was buffing those mercenaries, I'm afraid those mercenaries wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

But this girl almost died.

If the death of those mercenaries only made Fang Zheng feel a little emotional, then Fina's near death made him a little scared. This is not a game, NPCs can be reborn after death. At that time, Fang Zheng's mind was full of his mission and how to deal with that damn six-armed snake demon. Now that he has calmed down, he suddenly felt a little scared - if he heard the news of Fina's death after he dealt with all this, then Fang Zheng would definitely regret it.

After all, he could have come here without Fina to join the adventure, which was his own business, but he dragged unrelated people into it. As a modern person, he was used to the "self-care" lifestyle, that is, others should not cause trouble for him, but he would not cause trouble for others. If he saw someone in trouble, he could go up and help, but he still had to protect his own safety first when he encountered danger. Fang Zheng had never tried to make a decision to send others to death... Of course, in his own world, those people would not obey his orders to die.

After all, Fang Zheng is not a soldier.

And that’s not all…

Fang Zheng reached out, opened the system in front of him, and looked at the information prompt above.

[The main world quest "Gate of Hell" has been completed. The ratio of the main world time to the dungeon time will be adjusted to 1:10]

On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with this mission, just like what Fang Zheng had done in the dungeon world. But Fang Zheng always had a strange premonition.

Because he still clearly remembered the resonance of laws that was triggered when he first entered the temple in Star-Moon City, as well as the prompt message the system gave him at that time.

[Order parallel port detected]

[Port activation starts]

As the designer and creator of the Dimension Code, Fang Zheng certainly knew what this hint meant, but because the Dimension Code had not said anything since then, he did not pay much attention to it. However, this time, the system suddenly issued him a main world mission, which made Fang Zheng suddenly recall the original incident.

He always had a feeling that this mission was actually a deal between the system and this world. He helped this world prevent the gates of hell from reopening, and the other party allowed the "Dimension Code" to make appropriate adjustments and changes to the time flow.

It's like the game itself and the DLC. If "Dimension Code" is compared to the game itself, then this world is the DLC. Only after you install and connect to the map of this DLC can you accept and complete the exclusive tasks of the DLC.

So here comes the question.

Who is the "NPC" who issued this task?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng glanced at the badge on his chest.

He already had a vague idea of ​​the answer.