Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 247 Bazett's new title is "The Slender Mother Giant".

[Onimusha: An enhanced protagonist template, based on Jack Brown, one of the two protagonists of Onimusha 3. Jack Brown, from modern France, was chosen by the power of the Oni and transported from the Arc de Triomphe, which was invaded by the Phantom Demon, to Yamato 500 years ago. In order to return to his own time and see his son again, Jack Brown accepted the power of the Oni and became an Oni Warrior. Together with the two Akechi Samanosukes, who were in the past and the present respectively, they defeated the Sixth Phantom Demon King, Oda Nobunaga.]

When you select to load the "Onimusha" template—

You will simultaneously receive the template-exclusive weapons "Oni Gauntlets" and "Oni Whip".

You will simultaneously gain the template-exclusive skills 'Oni Armament', 'Oni Binding Technique', 'Tactical Shell', 'Oni Transformation', and 'Flash'.

The reinforcement project aims to eliminate "stiff knees".

In the current copy, this template will not be able to be uninstalled automatically for the time being.

[Under the influence of a skilled player, the Demon Factor has been replaced by the Demon Transformation ability. You will no longer be affected by the Demon Factor. However, some abilities of this template will have changed activation conditions, and their effects will be permanently altered due to linked items.]

Your unique skill, "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons," has also undergone some changes in its effects.

What appeared out of thin air on Cheng Tian's right hand was the same Demon Gauntlet held by "Jack Brown" played by "Jean Reno", and as a derivative weapon, the Demon Whip also appeared.

Compared to the dual sword and greatsword skills that can only be learned remotely by watching videos but still lack any real structure, Cheng Tian, ​​who has already trained with two vampire assassins, has successfully imprinted some of the whip usage techniques into his muscle memory, even without retaining the "Long Whip Mastery" skill.

Both the Ghost Rider template loaded previously and the Jack Brown Onimusha template loaded this time come with some techniques for using chains and whips. This gives Cheng Tian a familiarity with the Oni Whip in his hand that is comparable to that of a Chariot Master with chariot vehicles.

Cheng Tian strategically despised this peerless battle maniac who exuded a strong "Lu Bu" aura, but tactically took him seriously.

In close combat, he certainly couldn't beat the opponent. Cheng Tian even suspected that the opponent's strength and agility were both above 40, but that didn't mean Cheng Tian was afraid to fight.

If things get really bad, I'll just turn into Ghost Rider and transform if I'm pushed too far!

But at this moment, Bazett, who was originally standing behind Cheng Tian, ​​took a step forward and came to stand in front of Cheng Tian amidst the slightly puzzled gazes of the others. He looked directly into the eyes of the slightly stunned Battle Maniac Qishugal and said.

"Master, please don't steal your job from your dedicated bodyguard."

Bazett, who refused to use the somewhat frivolous term "orange" in front of a group of outsiders, raised his hands, assuming a close-combat stance ready for battle at any moment.

A terrifying aura, so incongruous with her slender appearance, began to brew.

As soon as she adopted this fighting stance, the members of the Dark Clan, except for Thor, couldn't help but tense up.

As members of the Dark Clan, their professions are all magicians and magic swordsmen, and both of these professions fall within the scope of Bazett's "Sealing Designated Executor" effect on magician-related professions.

In other words, all of Bazett's attack damage will receive an additional 20% boost when it hits them, which is equivalent to a permanent 1.2x damage multiplier.

In addition, among the equipment Cheng Tian provided for Bazett, there was a rather special set of equipment: her gloves, or more precisely, a pair of arm armors whose appearance had been permanently modified to resemble her usual gloves.

These are items dropped by the Twin Cyclops from the previous Demon Village dungeon. They are called "Twin Cyclops' Left Hand" and "Twin Cyclops' Right Hand," and they are a pair of blue, excellent quality set items.

[The left and right hands of the Twin Cyclops: Blue Excellent/Lv7, gloves/arm guards, set bonus. Equipment requirements: Strength 32. Attack power 30~35*2, Durability 72/72.]

This special set of armor can only drop if the Twin Cyclops die within 10 seconds of each other. It requires both the gloves and the main/off-hand weapon slots to be occupied. The combined Strength from both hands is +6, and Charisma is -4.

Set bonus -

When both the troll's left and right hands are equipped simultaneously, the user's base Strength attribute passively increases by 20%. (Lv7 numerical enhancement, originally 5%).

When both the Cyclops's left and right hands are equipped, your normal attacks will have a fire attribute, dealing half the user's spirit attribute damage. (Lv4 Enhancement)

The wearer can consume 50 MP to actively activate "Giant's Wrath," increasing their base Strength and Agility attributes by 20% and gaining 50 points of Super Armor for 1 minute. After the effect ends, their base Strength and Agility attributes decrease by 20% for 1 minute. The skill has a 5-minute cooldown. (Lv7 enhancement)

It has been enchanted with runes, further enhancing its durability and resilience.

[Additional comment: If you don't spend money to modify the appearance of the equipment, those two humanoid hands, which are completely realistically depicted as giant hands and even smell a bit, actually require a bit of courage to wear...]

Cheng Tian didn't have much money before, so his funds were based on his own resources.

However, once his funds exceeded 20, he decisively invested a portion of them in his servants, followers, and battle mounts.

Although Bazett's gloves are only of blue quality, as a set item, their enhancement potential is quite good. More importantly, they have excellent synergy with Bazett.

Bazett, who had already allocated his free attribute points to Strength at Cheng Tian's suggestion, now had his Strength attribute rise to 44 points with the addition of these gloves and gauntlets. As he wished, he surpassed Cheng Tian, ​​the tanky spellcaster, in both Strength and Health.

If you activate the Giant's Wrath bonus at +7, Bazett's Strength attribute will immediately reach its maximum value of 50.

Cheng Tian figured it out: the attribute threshold for NPCs at Iron and C difficulty levels is 50 points.

To break through this extreme value, it's probably not something that can be achieved simply by increasing attributes.

After confirming that Bazett actually wanted to fight him, the Berserker Axe Man remained silent for a while before speaking to Cheng Tian, ​​who had chosen to take two steps back and give up his fighting position to Bazett.

"Are you just a coward who only knows how to stay behind a woman?"

"I never imagined that you would look down on female warriors like me from the bottom of your heart... How disappointing!"

Before Cheng Tian could even speak, Bazett retorted without hesitation, causing Qishugal to freeze for a moment. But the next second, his gaze sharpened, and he held the long-handled battle axe horizontally in front of him—

What followed was a crisp, metallic clanging sound.

Without any fancy moves, Bazett simply lunged forward and threw a straight punch, slamming it into the handle of Kishogal's axe. The terrifying force that sent two screeching marks across the ground through his feet immediately made the man's eyes widen in surprise.

That's awesome!!!
With just one punch, the man acknowledged that Bazett was worthy of being his opponent!
But at this moment...

"You, don't waste your time, hurry up and find the goddess and the black pearl."

Dares, the leader of the Dark Clan, suddenly filled the entire space with his cold voice.

(End of this chapter)