Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 266 Your alchemy skills aren't exactly sturdy either~
Saba only swoons over Dares, the leader of the Dark Clan; otherwise, she remains a remarkably skilled Dark Mage.

Because of her initial prejudice, when she saw the goddess Fina bound and flown like a kite, she subconsciously thought that the other party had been captured. However, when she noticed the goddess's small movements and the expression that had almost nothing to do with negative emotions, she finally realized that something was wrong. But she did not make a fuss immediately, but continued to maintain her expression.

"What brings you here?"

Cheng Tian took the initiative to ask.

"The ceremony is temporarily over, and besides, you finally managed to kill the guardian monster I had stuffed into the Black Tower. If I didn't come to check on it, wouldn't that mean I'm neglecting my duties?"

When the deaths of the mad beast and the insect demon were mentioned, Saba's expression immediately became tense, and the anger that had been swirling inside her just moments before burst forth.

As a mage, compared to pure magic bursts and elemental orbs, she is actually more proficient in controlling and summoning monsters, making her a summoner among mages. Therefore, she personally participated in the influx of monsters into the entire Black Tower.

The six demons, in particular, were the ones she had devoted the most effort to, and she treated them as her direct summoned creatures.

However, it wasn't just the people of the Kingdom of Ys; even members of the Dark Clan were killing the monsters she had acquired under the pretext of "blocking her way." This naturally enraged her, as if her hard work had been trampled underfoot.

The deaths of the six demons, which had already consumed even more of her energy, infuriated her even more, and she began to question them by repeatedly striking the ground with her staff.

"Are you guys out of your minds? Do you have to kill the monsters I went through so much trouble to bring in?"

"Who let them block the road? My usual way of dealing with rabid dogs that jump out from the roadside and bite people is to kill them on the spot."

Faced with Saba's questioning, Cheng Tian acted as if it were perfectly reasonable.

It is only natural for players and monsters to kill each other, and it is not up to NPCs to question it.

...But Sabba felt like the orange knight had somehow managed to insult her as well.

But the most frustrating thing is that she can't actually get angry, because if she does, she'll be admitting that she's also a rabid dog that bites people.

Sabba's chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that she was quite angry, but she couldn't directly refute him.

Meanwhile, the goddess Fina was staring intently at Saba's white, almost strapless, undulating body, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she were thinking something utterly depraved.

Incidentally, Saba, who seems to be from some region outside the Kingdom of Ys, is wearing something that unexpectedly has a supportive and shaping feel similar to women's underwear...

"You must be Lady Fina, right? Where are Lady Rhea and Black Pearl?"

Considering that the leader Dares had forcibly suppressed his anger, Saba turned the conversation to the goddess.

Although she used an honorific title when addressing Fina, the tone was actually more sarcastic.

Fina pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Alright~ It's fine if you don't want to talk. Let Lord Dares interrogate you personally. He has plenty of techniques to make people suffer... Alright, hand the goddess over to me."

Saba stretched out her hand towards Bazett, gesturing for her to hand over the ropes binding the goddess. In her view, Bazett was merely Cheng Tian's vassal, so there was no need to consult Bazett's opinion; she could simply give the order.

In fact, Cheng Tian is now facing two choices.

One option is to maintain his already unreliable undercover identity, take the goddess Fina to the Dark Clan's territory, imprison her, and then try to find Rhea's whereabouts alone.

And the other one—

Upon hearing this, Bazett pulled the goddess along like a kite, taking a couple of steps and handing her the strip of cloth that was guiding her... Then, Bazett's forearm, like a spring, suddenly thrust forward, striking Sabba's abdomen without mercy!
However, the imagined scenario of being punched in the abdomen and exposing her ahegao (a type of facial expression) did not occur. Instead, there was a sound like shattering glass. A thin magical shield on Sabba's body shattered on the spot, and her body was sent flying by the force, finally landing lightly on the ground.

"There was definitely something wrong! You traitors!"

Sabba trembled slightly and shouted at Cheng Tian and his group through gritted teeth.

Although Saba had set up a magic barrier in advance because she was suspicious and wary from the beginning, Bazett's incredibly slender arm delivered a blow that Saba found unbelievable. Although the shattered magic barrier had absorbed most of the impact, the rest still managed to penetrate through her smooth abdomen.

The reason why her body and expression are so strange now is largely because her internal organs are churning.

If we were to draw an analogy to pain, it would probably be like having your period while recklessly showing off five ice cream bars.

But who is Cheng Tian? He's the kind of person who won't let things go once he's in the right. He'll knock someone down and then finish them off with two shots to the chest and one to the forehead!
The word "traitor" had barely escaped Saba's lips when her eyes widened even more, because two crystal eyes had appeared and split off from Cheng Tian's shoulder.

The Eye of Fact!? He's from the Six Priests clan—

Unsurprisingly, the Eye of Fact, which even fooled Yogg, also misled Saba's judgment.

However, the two split crystal eyes have already lit up in sync with the forehead of the Sun Mask!
Three beams of purple light, identical to those in Kukulkan's state, burst forth from the mask and the eye of the demon almost simultaneously, striking Saba directly like laser cannons. Saba had only managed to raise her staff and release a magic barrier a second time in her haste!
The next second, Sabba was sent flying backward.

The scorching sunlight, with its strong purifying properties, caused massive damage to Saba, who was already using the demonic power of the Dark Clan!

Three large "-400" numbers floated directly above Sabba's head, but her health bar didn't move much. Instead, her mana bar dropped sharply.

In the Ys universe, mage units generally know how to use magic shields to block damage, and the conversion rate is usually very high.

Taking Cheng Tian as an example, the whirlwind shield he obtained from the Wings of the Azure Sky has an MP to HP conversion ratio as high as 1:5, that is, 10 MP can be exchanged for 50 HP, which is much higher than the proportional conversion rate of the Primal Shell. However, this kind of shield usually only exists temporarily for a short time, and it will dissipate on its own after being released, regardless of whether it has taken enough damage.

When Cheng Tian unleashed his Purifying Light, he instantly realized that Saba's ordinary shields were no match for him, so he chose to use magic to offset his blood loss. Although this would result in a significant loss of mana, it would prevent Saba from being burned to death on the spot.

However, just as Saba, who had been knocked away but still had the ability to fight back, was about to use her magic to retaliate, she suddenly felt her body surface go from cold to hot.

From Cheng Tian's and his group's perspective, the situation in Saba became much clearer at this moment—

The long dress Saba wore and the pair of purple stockings on her legs transformed into a shower of gold coins in the goddess's shocked gaze, forcing her to reveal a pure white triangle, just like her strapless top...

(End of this chapter)