Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 249 The Endurance Function of the Demon Gauntlet

In a sense, the Black Tower imposed significant limitations on Cheng Tian, ​​because his Ten Commandments skills, which could only be used on humans, became completely ineffective in the Black Tower, which was filled with monsters, as none of the monsters were under his control.

In other words, once the Ten Commandments radar reacts, there are only two options: members of the Ys Kingdom faction and members of the Dark Clan faction.

Cheng Tian hadn't allowed Bazett to speak before because he had detected that Nasaba was only pretending to teleport and actually hiding. So, after going deeper into the tower and finding no other human signals in the Ten Commandments radar, he allowed Bazett to speak.

Incidentally, likely due to the limitations of the tower itself, Cheng Tian's Ten Commandments detection range was also reduced to a quarter, and the range was also confined to an independent floor, preventing him from penetrating the tower to observe the unknown areas on higher floors.

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, Master. Although I'm not too picky about jobs, the leader of this organization we joined seems to be the type of magician who uses spiritual veins and human lives to perform large-scale evil rituals."

Having held it in the whole way, Bazett, finally able to speak normally at Cheng Tian's prompting, quickly asked the question.

"Your feeling is correct."

Cheng Tian nodded in agreement.

"That……"

“Bazette”.

Cheng Tian interrupted Bazett's speech and then continued.

"Do you know? If we don't count the three of us, the leader of the Dark Clan has a total of four subordinates: a sycophant, a traitor who only obeys orders, a double agent, and a future double agent. It can be said that they are the shining stars of humanity."

Ultimately, we were just forcibly assigned to the Dark Clan's camp, but I know what we should and shouldn't do afterward, so don't worry."

Hearing Cheng Tian's explanation, Bazett's awkwardness eased considerably.

Although Bazett has never claimed to be a partner of justice, given a job that, based on his past work experience, is something that should be sealed away, Bazett might use his professional ethics to deal with it, but the unease in his heart still remains.

After Cheng Tian's statement, she understood that they were also traitors!
As Cheng Tian and his group officially stepped into the first floor of the Black Tower, a corresponding prompt popped up in the space.

You have entered the first level of the Black Tower—the Realm of Azure Cry.

The wind element, imbued with malevolent energy, permeates every corner of this floor, and the monsters on this floor are mostly wind-attributed.

The first thing to greet Cheng Tian and his group was a group of skeleton soldiers dressed in full armor and wielding different weapons.

【骷髅铠甲兵/利夫里根：普通模板，魔物。HP=216、MP=25。力量18、敏捷26、精神5、魅力3。】

[Monster Characteristics - None]

Cheng Tian didn't even need to use the Sun Fist; the Light and Shadow Serpent Form immediately passed the test.

Without Cheng Tian's command, Bazett had already rushed forward and smashed into the head of one of the skeleton soldiers wearing a helmet!
With the sound of bones shattering, the skeleton soldier's neck, which offered absolutely no protection, flew off along with its dented helmet, and its health dropped by half.

However, although the skeleton soldier's head flew off, it also meant that the force of Bazett's punch was entirely absorbed by the flying head, while the torso received little additional force. As an undead creature, the presence or absence of a head was not particularly important to the skeleton soldier, and the headless skeleton, which effectively relieved some of its body weight, immediately swung its sword at Bazett.

However, before its blunt blade could even touch Bazett, Cheng Tian's ghost whip had already arrived in an instant and wrapped around it. With a pull and a tug, the skeleton soldier lost its balance and was pulled to the ground. Then, Bazett stepped on its armored back.

Perhaps the iron armor was too weak, or perhaps it was due to the lack of cushioning material such as muscles and internal organs. The seemingly intact armor was easily broken by Bazett, and the skeleton soldier's back was also shattered along with it.

This time, his health bar was completely depleted, and his bones shattered on the spot.

As an appetizer in the Ys Origins dungeon, the Skeleton Armored Soldier's basic stats are already on par with the Knights of the Round Table armored units, and it is also a typical high-agility unit.

Because they are undead units with little flesh and relatively low strength, they have insufficient health. Furthermore, they are facing Bazett, who have high agility and strength, so they appear to be quite vulnerable. Almost every one of them can be smashed with just two punches, and their armor is as thin as paper.

Cheng Tian, ​​who had assigned the combat mission to Bazett, mainly observed the monsters' deaths, except for occasionally lending a hand.

He noticed that when a monster died, its body parts, armor, and weapons would quickly dissipate along with it.

However, Cheng Tian keenly noticed that rather than dissipating, it was more like it had reverted to pure magic power, which was then reabsorbed by the tower beneath his feet, and would probably go through an internal circulation.

This explains why monsters keep spawning inside the Black Tower; for the monsters that dwell here, death is merely the beginning of another rebirth.

After Bazett smashed the last member of the skeleton soldier squad that attacked them, Cheng Tian raised his right hand. With a flash of light, the Demon Gauntlet appeared. At his wrist, it was as if an eye was watching the evil magic power that was returning to the Black Tower. Then, a special attraction emanated from the gauntlet.

The evil magic that was originally going to enter the Black Tower's inner circulation was immediately absorbed by the Gauntlet.

[Demon Gauntlets: Lv1, Armguards/Gloves, Template Armor. Equipment Requirements: Onimusha Template. Durability: -/-.]

This gauntlet represents the person chosen by the power of the demons. It serves as a medium and symbol for the contract between the demons and humans, and also represents the responsibility and sacrifice to fight against the phantom demons. This gauntlet is directly bestowed by the Demon King and possesses the power to manipulate and utilize souls.

When you are wearing the Demon Gauntlets, any monster you, your minions, or allied units kill may drop additional Soul Fragments. You can use the Demon Gauntlets to absorb these Soul Fragments, providing yourself with various buffs and permanent enhancements.

Soul fragments are categorized into "Red Soul," "Yellow Soul," "Blue Soul," and "Purple Soul."

Red Souls – the most common soul fragments. Once a certain number are accumulated, they can be used to permanently enhance one's weapons and armor. The higher the rarity and enhancement level of the weapon or armor, the more souls are required. Red Soul enhancements cannot be applied to critical quality enhancements, such as from +6 to +7. When Red Soul enhancements are applied to Oni Gauntlets and Oni Armor, each level of enhancement is considered a critical quality enhancement.

Yellow Soul – A rare soul fragment. After absorption, it can restore HP at a certain ratio and heal ordinary physical injuries.

Blue Soul – A rare soul fragment. Absorbing it can restore MP at a certain ratio and heal soul damage.

Purple Soul – A rare soul fragment that typically drops only when defeating elite or higher-level units. Once a certain number are accumulated, the "Onimusha Transformation/Onimusha" ability can be activated.

When you absorb soul fragments, it is also considered to trigger 'Soul Salvation,' and you will gain an innocence soul reserve in a 10:1 ratio.

[Additional comment: If there are stubborn spirits who refuse to die, you can completely sever their life force by absorbing their souls.]

(End of this chapter)