Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 248 Evil God Statue? Goddess Statue?
Accompanied by the release of malevolent magical energy, Cheng Tian and his group were teleported to the entrance of the lowest level of the Black Tower.

The one responsible for the spatial teleportation was none other than the sycophantic Darles, the sorcerer's secretary, Sabba, who was filled with dissatisfaction but could only keep it to herself.

Dares's spatial teleportation obstruction was mainly aimed at the forces of the Kingdom of Ys; he and his spellcasters were naturally able to perform normal teleportation spells.

To reiterate, Darres doesn't mind conflicts and competition among his subordinates, as long as it doesn't interfere with important matters. Therefore, he decisively intervened to stop the "internal strife" and forcibly assigned search tasks.

Even if the axe-wielding man and his female secretary were unwilling, they had no choice but to obediently stop.

The two people on Cheng Tian's side were assigned to the lowest level to begin their exploration.

Although the Dark Clan can command monsters to fight to some extent, they are essentially just using monsters, not being the true creators of them. Therefore, when facing the Dark Clan, the monsters entrenched inside the Black Tower will still launch attacks.

In terms of monster difficulty, the lowest level is naturally the easiest, but at the same time, there is a greater chance of encountering more Ys Kingdom rescue teams from the Knights Templar and the Six Priests Magician organization.

These people are all here in search of the goddess, and they will inevitably fight if they encounter each other.

It can only be said that Darres is not stupid. What he showed before was actually more to provoke his other subordinates. He was also half-believing and half-doubting the rumors about Cheng Tian. Therefore, the task of dealing with the pressure at the lowest level was directly handed over to Cheng Tian and his group.

This was exactly what Cheng Tian wanted; many of the treasures inside the Black Tower would indeed have to be searched from the beginning.

"then."

After saying that, Saba threw an object away without waiting for Cheng Tian to hear her.

With lightning speed, Bazett intercepted the object as it fell in mid-air—a short sword with a black crystal blade, resembling a ritual implement.

[Black Crystal: Story-limited item. A replica made by Dareth based on the crystal artifacts of the Kingdom of Ys. It possesses the power to corrupt the goddess statues scattered inside and outside the Black Tower into evil god statues, and to use activated evil god statues as teleportation anchors for spatial transfer.]

Touching the goddess statue with the black crystal will corrupt it into an evil god statue and activate the teleportation anchor point. It can also activate a statue that was originally an evil god statue.

Activating the Black Crystal allows up to 5 units to teleport between the statues of evil gods. Based on the magic source provided by the Black Tower itself, teleportation will not consume mana and there will be no cooldown time.

The Black Crystal can only be used outside of combat.

[Additional Note: The number of evil god statues/goddess statues inside the Black Tower is fixed. The Ys Kingdom also possesses "white crystals" that can purify the evil god statues and restore them to goddess statues. Furthermore, the Ys Kingdom can use the goddess statues as spatial anchors to break through Dares's obstruction teleportation spell and complete a rapid teleportation within the Black Tower.]

Even corrupted and activated evil god statues can be purified by white crystals; similarly, activated goddess statues can be corrupted again by black crystals. Therefore, vying for the statues within the Black Tower as teleportation anchor points will be a crucial strategic element.

The moment the black crystal entered Bazett's hands, Cheng Tian also received a notification from the space.

Upon seeing that the stone statue could be repeatedly purified from pollution, Cheng Tian raised an eyebrow and revealed an amused expression.

In the original game, the statues are actually save points, upgrade points, and teleportation points in each independent area of ​​the Black Tower map. Once activated, they remain active, facilitating quick exploration and travel for players, and preventing teleportation points from becoming invalid.

But judging from this additional notification, the teleportation point, which was probably activated just a few minutes ago, was snatched away by Ys's NPCs a few minutes later. "How about it? Doesn't it feel satisfying to see the sanctimonious goddess statue defiled into such an ugly state?"

The female sorcerer pointed at the distorted stone statue not far away and laughed in a very sinister way.

The statue's shape resembles a ram-horned demon wrapped in vines, and it must be said that its eroded appearance still has a certain artistic merit.

Whether it was due to malice towards the goddess or simply the boss's will that motivated her, Saba genuinely felt pleasure in the act of blaspheming the goddess.

Bazette frowned slightly, but since Cheng Tian didn't say anything, she remained silent.

"This thing can corrupt goddess statues, activate evil god statues, and also has spatial teleportation capabilities. You know how to use it, right?"

After smiling and admiring the distorted posture of the evil god statue for a while, Saba became somewhat bored because she didn't hear any response from Cheng Tian's direction, so she got straight to the point.

"know."

Cheng Tian looked noncommittal.

"Heh~ Then you should not disappoint Lord Dares's expectations, and fight with all your might for him."

Sensing Cheng Tian's disdain but not daring to retaliate, Sabba left only this sentence before disappearing into thin air.

As soon as Saba left, Bazett clearly wanted to say something, but after seeing Cheng Tian make a "shh" gesture, he paused slightly, took a deep breath, and his expression returned to normal.

Cheng Tian took the black crystal from Bazett and strode towards the statue of the evil god.

Then they skipped over it and headed straight into the Black Tower without looking back!
Cheng Tian chose not to activate the evil god statue.

The evil god statue does provide a spatial teleportation anchor point, but its activation also reveals the information that "enemies have been here recently."

It's important to know that both the Knights Templar and the priests have some incredibly powerful boss units, something anyone who has played the Thor route in the original game will certainly understand.

As a charming villain who is just starting out, Cheng is confident in his own fighting strength, but he is definitely not at the level to sweep everything away. If he were surrounded by the Knights of the Temple and the priests and treated as a BOSS, that would be a big problem.

Since the Evil God Statue has lost its ability to enhance players as it did in the original game, whether it is activated or not will not significantly affect Cheng Tian's map-scanning behavior.

If nothing unexpected happens, there are plenty of things in the Black Tower that can help me grow stronger in a short time, and then it won't be too late to fight Ys and his gang.

As Cheng Tian and the others disappeared into the entrance of the Black Tower, Sabba, who had just teleported away, reappeared. She looked at the unactivated evil god statue with a thoughtful expression before disappearing again.

(End of this chapter)