Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 263 Thunderous Halberd

As mentioned before, Cheng Tian doesn't really like the feeling of diving. The pressure in deep water and the unfathomable darkness always make him a little scared.

But that's all in the past. With the help of the Azure Fire Dragon Scale Armor, Cheng Tian, ​​who had gained adaptability to deep water areas, swam freely in the waters that had submerged more than half of the second layer, just like a fish.

Although the monsters formed from the magical residue of black pearls are inherently evil, their bodies are exceptionally clean and they have no metabolic system to activate. Therefore, the waters here are not polluted, and it doesn't matter if you accidentally inhale a couple of breaths.

Cheng Tian, ​​who knew the way well, led the way, followed closely by Bazette and Utan, who had taken the underwater breathing potion.

Bazett cast a waterproof rune on himself, mainly to prevent his clothes from getting soaked, while Utan grabbed the hip of the skeleton kicker who didn't need to breathe at all, his long red fur already rippling with the direction of the water flow, making him look very elegant.

As for the Goddess of the Red Moon, she released a magical shield around herself that could last. This shield not only completely isolated her from water, but also actively retained some air for the goddess to breathe.

Incidentally, she transformed from a kite into a water balloon and, relying on Bazett's brute force, forcibly submerged.

After all, they are the goddesses of the Kingdom of Ys. Although neither of them uses magic in combat, their support abilities are top-notch. This magic shield that can retain air was something Fina created on the spot.

As for whether Fina's sudden inspiration was related to the orangutan Utan, who had already pouted at Cheng Tian's prompting, that remains unknown.

The second layer of water was so deep that diving was unavoidable because many of the necessary routes were completely submerged. Cheng Tian was quite curious about how the Ys Goddess Expedition team managed to get through.

If not everyone knows underwater breathing magic, then the power should be concentrated on one person, such as a strong person like the vice-captain or high priest, who can swim over, purify the statue, and then be teleported over together.

In other words, Cheng Tian didn't have a white crystal, otherwise he might have made the same arrangement.

The deep water area of ​​the second layer has complex terrain and a maximum elevation difference of tens of meters, which is actually a rather harsh environment for humans.

It was because he had witnessed the tragic death of the Mosasaurus that Cheng Tian deliberately studied issues related to diving, and then he understood key issues such as decompression sickness.

Simply put, it refers to a special condition in which divers who have been in a high-pressure underwater environment for a long time may suffer physical damage or even death after returning to a low-pressure environment upon surfacing. Generally, a decompression chamber is needed to assist in recovery after deep diving.

However, Cheng Tian then inquired about issues related to space, and the answer he received was that species can affect the disease, and that once one's strength and physique reach a certain level, the occurrence of related diseases can be largely ignored.

For humans, a strength level of 25 or higher is generally enough to resolve decompression sickness on their own, provided they don't recklessly venture into deeper levels.

Due to its species, Utan has low strength but high blood conversion rate. Cheng Tian arranged for it to stay in the shallow water while he went deep into the deep water area with a drop of about 30 meters and found a special treasure there.

It was a long-handled warhammer, like the Wings of the Azure Sky, placed on an altar set up deep underwater. Its surface occasionally flashed with purple lightning, yet miraculously, it did not electrocute anyone nearby.

When Cheng Tian got close enough, the Demon Gauntlet indeed emitted light again and resonated with the hammer.

Based on Jack Brown's template, Cheng Tian guessed that the weapon formed by resonating with the Thunder God's artifact should be the Thunder Flash Gun from the original work, which has two gunheads and the gunheads can extend and retract.

However, after the resonance ended, Cheng Tian found himself holding a strange long-handled weapon.

The tip of the long handle consists of a spearhead and two crescent-shaped blades, forming a structure resembling the Chinese character "井" (well). The moment Cheng Tian saw this thing, the words "Fangtian Huaji" (方天画戟) immediately popped into his mind. [Your template weapon "Demon Gauntlets" has resonated with the Ys artifact "Purple Lightning Warhammer"—]

[The "Oni Armed Forces" are being activated—]

You have acquired a brand-new exclusive weapon, the "Thunder Halberd," and the corresponding "Tactical Shell" ability.

[Thunder Halberd: Lv1, Halberd + Nine-Section Whip, Template Armament. Equipment Requirements: Onimusha Template/Oni Gauntlet Holder.]

Damage 30-30 (equivalent to Strength attribute), Lightning attribute damage. Hitting the target has a small chance (less than 5%) of causing paralysis. The chance accumulates with multiple hits, and resets after each hit. Durability -/-.

The handle of the Thunder Halberd can be split into a nine-section whip through a mechanism. The chains connecting each section are made of lightning elements. It can be actively split or instantly linked, with a maximum control distance of 40 meters.

Tactical Shell Thunderstorm – Concentrates lightning element at the halberd's tip, unleashing a charged strike that creates an area-of-effect thunderstorm. The base damage is 100 points, with a radius of 3 meters. All units within the area take equal damage, while enemies outside the area take reduced damage. It also inflicts a 10% chance of paralysis. For every second of charging, the damage increases by 100 points, and the paralysis chance increases by 10%, up to a maximum charge time of 3 seconds. The thunderstorm can forcibly destroy the armor and shells of certain Black Tower monsters and damage some cracked walls. Releasing the thunderstorm consumes 20 MP, increasing the MP consumption by 10 for every second of charging. There is no cooldown. (Tactical Shell skill buff)
When you use Tactical Shell in areas such as water or other areas that are prone to conducting lightning, the range of the thunderstorm will be expanded, but it may also damage friendly units.

When the Thunder Halberd is used while possessed, it will retain the minimum template weapon damage.

[Additional comment: You can use it like Sun Quan's secret weapon "Panlong Three-Section Staff" in "Dynasty Warriors 2".]

If it weren't for the additional description above, Cheng Tian would have almost inspected the goods on the spot. And if he had done so, Bazett, who was standing next to him, would probably have experienced the effects of deep-sea electric shock.

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With the Thunder Halberd, the turtle-shelled monsters in the deep water area that are immune to physical attacks but happen to be the bosses blocking the way, and the insect demon badges hidden in the walls, all become things that can be easily dealt with and obtained.

Putting everything else aside, Falcom's map guidance is actually quite good. If you get stuck, it's definitely because you're missing a key item. Once you get the key item, anyone who isn't a complete scatterbrain can usually get through the level.

Almost instinctively, the people who emerged from the water greedily inhaled the fresh air, a behavior almost instinctive for terrestrial creatures. Cheng Tian, ​​however, did not rush forward but stayed where he was, cleaning himself and observing his physical condition.

Both Bazette and Fina were puzzled by this, not understanding why swimming a lap in the water would involve their physical safety.

So Cheng Tian patiently explained the relevant knowledge about stress reduction syndrome, although he was just learning it on the spot.

"I see, I've learned something new."

Bazett, whose clothes were mostly dry, shook his damp hair and looked enlightened.

Fina, on the other hand, became more interested in Cheng Tian's background. In her opinion, a world that could study and summarize the symptoms of this disease was already at a relatively high level of social development.

As Cheng Tian spoke, he activated Arthur's Proof, the cleaning spell that came with the strawberry underwear. With a flash of light, the wet Cheng Tian instantly became completely dry.

This action greatly shocked Fina, because at the same time the Arthur's Proof was activated, she actually felt a righteous fighting spirit from Cheng Tian's crotch area, a spirit that was only possessed by the knights of the Temple Knights...

What kind of power could possibly be so righteous?!
(End of this chapter)