Chapter 43: Chapter 42 Trial Task
Editor: Exodus Tales
[Main Quest Activated: Trial]
[As a mage traversing between dinsional planes, you must possess keen observation and judgnt abilities to fulfill this role. Each world has its core values. Seek and obtain the item you believe holds the highest value in this world. Completion of the task may result in random rewards (the reward depends on the task evaluation). Failure will result in all attributes being reduced by one level]
This task is indeed quite challenging.
Reading the task description floating in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but frown. On the surface, this task seed very free, as long as Fang Zheng obtained the item he deed to be the most valuable in this world, he could complete the task. But when thought through carefully, it was clear that things were not that simple.
Because there were two main difficulties in this matter.
First, the item must be highly valuable.
Second, he needed to be able to obtain it.
When it ca to valuable items, this world had plenty. Satellites, nuclear missiles, nuclear fusion, chanical exoskeletons — all were highly valuable to Fang Zheng. Unfortunately, even if he knew about these things, there was no way for him to get them. Of course, if it were luxury cars or planes, Fang Zheng might be able to think of a way to steal one. But he could easily deduce that using such items to complete the task wouldn’t rate highly.
After all, the task clearly stated that it was a test of his abilities as a dinsional mage.
Thus, the target was already determined.
To Fang Zheng, the most valuable thing in this world was the alien BOSS. In the movie, the doctor had ntioned that this alien BOSS possessed the ability to manipulate ti. The protagonist gained the ability to continuously save and load ti because he was infected with the BOSS’s blood, even going back to the beginning of the movie after both he and the BOSS perished together.
This was the power to control ti!
Knowing that any ability related to ti manipulation was extrely rare and precious made Fang Zheng even more excited. More importantly, from what he recalled in the movie, this BOSS had no combat ability at all, only summoning minions and using the ti reset ability. If this were true, defeating this BOSS would be much easier for Fang Zheng.
The only issue was that the aliens had already occupied the entirety of Europe, and Fang Zheng alone couldn’t traverse the occupied zone to capture the BOSS.
But for Fang Zheng, this problem wasn’t completely unsolvable.
Yet before that, he wanted to enjoy so modern-day food!
Fang Zheng didn’t possess any money in this world. But fortunately, the three kind-hearted hooligans earlier were more than willing to fund him. So he unceremoniously accepted their support, found a fast-food restaurant, and enjoyed a hearty al. Relishing the familiar flavors, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but cry. Although junk food wasn’t healthy, at least it reminded him of the taste of ho.
Next up was figuring out how to take action.
While eating a hamburger, Fang Zheng watched the fast-food restaurant’s TV and pondered.
He rembered being a bit vague about the ti concept in “Edge of Tomorrow.” It seed as though the protagonist hadn’t trained for long before going to the battlefield, but later on, the tiline beca strange. The constant saving and loading were one thing, but at a certain point, when he went to see the General, the General said, “You used to be a deserter. I never thought you’d co back here as a war hero.” This implied that Tom Cruise had at least won the battle against the aliens on the beach multiple tis, making it hard to estimate the tiline. A single battle wasn’t easy to win, let alone returning to London afterward. This made it difficult to judge the ti, as the movie focused only on Tom Cruise’s constant save-load-rebirth, without giving a clear tiline.
Additionally, there was another problem troubling Fang Zheng: would Tom Cruise’s save-load ability affect him? If it didn’t, then after Tom Cruise died, Fang Zheng would face a completely unknown future. Although in reality, there was nothing unknown about it. If it didn’t affect him, it would be better. The constant save-load might be enjoyable for the person experiencing it, but for those like Fang Zheng who were dragged into it, it was far from pleasant.
But if it did affect him, it would be a big problem.
Fang Zheng always wondered about one aspect of the movie: the protagonists believed that the alien BOSS used this ti control ability to reset ti repeatedly to secure victory. But Fang Zheng doubted this. On the surface, the alien beings were much stronger than humans, and their battles showed little strategic sense. The alien BOSS’s intellect seed quite limited. The only evidence of preditated planning was the ambush on the human beach, which Fang Zheng saw as a basic reaction any gar with a normal IQ would have: “Oh, the enemy plans to attack the beach? Let save and co back prepared.”
Another problem: how should he capture this alien BOSS?
Fang Zheng didn’t plan to follow the protagonist. While Tom Cruise was relying on his save-load ability to act recklessly, knowing he could revive, for Fang Zheng, it was much riskier. The best strategy would be to command an army, solving most problems this way.
As for where to get the army… Fang Zheng glanced at his Soulstone again.
Since there were already aliens involved, adding the Zerg seed reasonable.
Fang Zheng’s teleportation landed him not in London, but in a small border city. Given that Europe was completely occupied by these aliens, Fang didn’t stand a chance of reaching London to find the protagonist. But he wasn’t too concerned. To be honest, the aliens exhibited strong fighting prowess but seed to lack an air force. This stumped Fang Zheng. Although the movie showed aliens with anti-air capabilities, the lack of an air force seed problematic.
But these were not issues Fang Zheng had to worry about. The dumber the enemy, the easier for him. So, after a satisfying al, he found an opportunity to secretly leave the small town. The town, located just behind the front lines, didn’t have stringent security, making it easy for Fang Zheng to leave unnoticed.
“Now, let’s see what this Soulstone can do.”
Standing in the dense forest, Fang Zheng took a deep breath. He had switched from the [Arthas] equipnt to [Kerrigan].
Upon equipping the [Kerrigan] Soulstone, Fang Zheng felt his world change. Strange knowledge filled his mind, mysterious powers he had never encountered or used before. The scenery in front of him seed different. At first glance, it appeared the sa, but focusing his mind, he saw the world covered in a dark red hue, the edges blurry. He also saw distant, moving light shadows.
Fang Zheng closed his eyes and reopened them, restoring the world to its original state.
“This seems different from the ga…” He flexed his fingers with a frown. Extending his hand towards the distant bushes, he made a grasping motion.
“——!!”
With a low groan, a deer floated out of the bushes, struggling in vain as the psionic power firmly held its body. It had no chance of breaking free. With a gesture, Fang Zheng pulled the deer in front of him. A green substance ford in his right hand, which he placed on the deer.
“——!! ——-!”
Soon, the deer frantically shook its head and limbs while blood vessels erged from its skin, spreading across its body. When the veins reached its head, the deer suddenly exploded with a loud pop, leaving a lifeless corpse.
“What the hell!”
The sudden explosion startled Fang Zheng, making him step back hurriedly. As the psionic force dissipated, the deer’s corpse fell to the ground with a thud. Sothing inside the body squird, and monts later, a parasite erged, breaking through the deer’s stomach.
Seeing the worm crawling happily at his feet, Fang Zheng was speechless. He had wondered how Kerrigan would create a Zerg army without existing Zerg. He never imagined such a thod.
This works too?
Watching the worm jump around, Fang Zheng was at a loss for words. The little creature wasn’t as terrifying as he expected, appearing sowhat cute. As Fang Zheng tried to communicate with the parasite, a gunshot suddenly rang out behind him.
“Bang!”
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