Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 320 Your Shape Is Familiar
Like most side-scrolling arcade games, the main characters are usually a small but elite group that can fight against a large number of enemy soldiers and boss units stationed in each level by relying on their excellent combat skills.

The team from Earth expanded from the original Blood Armor Team of only four people to a Blood Armor Team and the Chosen Team of eight people in total.

Moreover, unlike Cheng Tian and his group who could only choose grunt machines, the chosen players on the Earth Federation side were directly assigned machines of the same level as the Blood Armor Squad.

The mecha that Eileen is currently using is the same model as Ray of the Blood Armor Squad. It was originally a standard mecha of the Principality of Leia's army. It was captured by the Earth Federation and modified. After some parts were added to adapt to Eileen's abilities and characteristics, it was directly distributed to the Principality.

Since the Repatos C-type Elf that Eileen is currently piloting was originally the standard machine of the Principality of Leia, its design is very different from most of the mobile humanoid weapons of the Earth Federation, and it is a lightweight machine that is more inclined to high-speed combat.

Its disadvantages are that its armor is relatively thin, its ballistic protection is low, and part of its power system is inevitably exposed. Once hit, the risk of danger is extremely high, making it a machine that requires a high level of awareness of positioning.

Even from the machine's rating alone, it's clear that this Elf is a rare purple-level machine, a whole tier higher than Cheng Tian's Gates LB, and its actual combat performance is far superior.

移动速度6☆、攻击射程7☆、破坏威力2☆、装弹数量1☆，综合数值16，差不多是盖茨系列的2倍数值。

Unfortunately, even with further enhancements, Gates can only barely reach the edge of the "boss template," which is already a relic of the first generation. On the other hand, the Elf is at least an "elite template," belonging to a mature third-generation system. Naturally, the performance of the two cannot be compared.

However, there are also differences in performance between pilots!

Although Cheng Tian and his group could only pilot grunt machines among their colleagues, with the support of the player's control and temporary transformation abilities, the grunt machines could also strike a pose reminiscent of the Invincible East!

Eileen's Elf was equipped with an additional handheld crossbow based on her own abilities. The crossbow bolts could be continuously regenerated with the help of the Elf Arrow Tube, but only one bolt could be loaded at a time. The machine's ammo capacity was reduced by 1 star, but its attack range was increased by 1 star.

Unlike Cheng Tian and his group, who were born at different points, Eileen and her group were directly put into the space shuttle and taken from Earth to the planet Leia. Although they had the opportunity to get to know their newly assigned teammates, they lost the time to get used to the machine and were immediately thrown into actual combat.

The machine's stats are one thing, but how much combat power the pilot can unleash is another.

Continuous gunfire and explosions were heard in the outer areas of Gaul City, which were already riddled with bullet holes. This was the sound of the Blood Armor Squad destroying the rebel reconnaissance spheres, but it also meant that their location had been exposed.

At the same time, the yellow-painted Fawde, which was at the very front of the group, suddenly raised its hand and made a fist, and Sarah White's voice came through the internal communicator.

"This is the Sirens. Our destruction of the reconnaissance sphere has clearly revealed our location. They will likely send reinforcements. What's the next step?"

As soon as Sarah finished speaking, the Brodia pilot's impassioned voice rang out directly into the communicator.

"This is the explosion! Charge with me!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Brodia, painted in bright red, charged ahead, giving off a strong sense of muscle dominating the brain.

At just 22 years old, Lieutenant Jeff Perkins is demonstrating what true passion is through his actions. Jeff was originally stationed on Earth, but he joined the army during the later stages of the war. Less than three years later, the two sides signed a "peace" agreement. This resulted in Jeff possessing genius-level piloting skills but lacking practical combat experience and the hatred he felt for the Principality of Leia.

The reason he was assigned such a dangerous frontline mission was because, during his deployment, he couldn't stand his superior's unscrupulous behavior and, in a very straightforward manner, beat him up without thinking. So, at the "strong recommendation" of Captain Gurhatpoma, the person he beat up, Jeff was sent directly to the front line of the battlefield and given the task of testing experimental machines.

It is said that the Brodia that Jeff is currently piloting is painted bright red, making it extremely conspicuous on the battlefield, because it also has the task of collecting data, so that all enemies can spot it immediately and point their guns at it.

It's just that Jeff, that muscle-bound kid, is faster than his brain. If it were someone with slightly lower piloting skills and combat awareness, the powerful experimental machine would instantly turn into a giant mobile coffin.

Once he charged forward, no one could stop him. Even Glenn Reid, a 35-year-old veteran with rich combat experience in his team, could only shake his head helplessly and increase the power output of his heavy mech "Gourdin" to take the lead.

Having lost all his men and colleagues in the last war, he had an almost obsessive drive to "protect his teammates." Faced with Jeff's reckless assault, he, as the captain, had no choice but to follow up and clean up the mess.

Although the players all had their own ideas, since it was the early stage of the dungeon and no one had the right information, no one chose to act on their own.

Only Eileen seemed to sense something from the dry, sandy winds, and quietly slipped to the very back of the group.

Sure enough, when the team reached the vicinity of a building ruin that looked like a perfect ambush spot at first glance, gunfire rang out decisively, and the target was the bright red Brodia, which was leading the way.

"There's an ambush! Take cover!!!"

Glenn, as the team leader, shouted into the communications channel while maneuvering the tracking missile pod on Goulding's shoulder to provide cover and fire.

Eileen, who had left a safe distance, had already picked up her crossbow, aimed at a cover position, and fired an arrow at the right moment!
In her field of vision, the rebel leader Gates was clearly visible, and she chose to aim at his eye viewfinder!

The crossbow's kinetic energy was incredibly fast; just as it was about to pierce through Gates' head, the bolt struck an invisible barrier.

The kinetic energy and fragments transmitted when the crossbow bolt exploded vibrated the barrier, revealing its shape—

A regular hexahedron.

"……Um?"

Looking at the familiar shape captured by the camera, Eileen couldn't help but tilt her head.

(End of this chapter)