Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 343 If Xenomorphs could parasitize mechs...

The unexpected encounter and fierce battle between players from both sides was both reasonable and unpredictable.

Players on the Earth Federation side feared that enemy forces might be lying in ambush inside the factory, and players on the Leia Revolution side felt the same way!
So even though they were so close, they all chose not to charge into the factory, but instead used the surrounding mountain of mech debris as cover to start a team fight.

The sounds of their gunfire clearly alerted Cheng Tian, ​​who was engaged in a combat exercise inside the factory.

Although the reconnaissance spheres equipped by the Revolutionary Army were almost all destroyed in the previous battles against the best machine, Cheng Tian still had the Mind Crystal that he could use for reconnaissance.

In non-mech piloting mode, the crystal is very small and has little electromagnetic fluctuation, making it inconspicuous on the battlefield. It floats and flies to a high place on its own, allowing it to conduct a comprehensive observation of the battlefield.

From his vantage point, Cheng Tian quickly grasped the situation and, based on the paint scheme and aircraft type, determined that the two sides engaged in combat were players from opposing factions and former teammates, while the Blood Armor Squad had not appeared.

Therefore, Cheng Tian decisively lowered the Heart Crystal down and went directly to find the Elf Ship that was slacking off in the distance, and gave some hints that only Eileen could understand.

Cheng Tian was still vigilant and made additional security arrangements while issuing the notification.

Although the green paint and the crossbow-wielding appearance of the Elf ship indicate that it is Eileen's machine, Cheng Tian is not sure whether Eileen herself is actually piloting it.

Furthermore, Cheng Tian is now very aware of his current situation of being at odds with the world, so he doesn't believe that his two former teammates came to help him... Hmm?

Two? Are there only two?

Upon confirming that there were only two mass-produced machines belonging to the Revolutionary Army, Cheng Tian immediately pictured the female Ironblood in his mind.

If I remember correctly, this guy synchronized the optical camouflage ability to the mecha, so...

Ten Commandments Radar! Activate!
A strange fluctuation emanated from Cheng Tian in Gates LB, instantly covering an area with a radius of 500 meters.

The Ten Commandments, which were originally only used to perceive humans, have now been altered by the mecha technology to only be used to perceive "humanoid mecha".

In Cheng Tian's perception, there was a silhouette that looked just like Gates's, slowly approaching from the main entrance.

With a thought, the radar in Cheng Tian's tank matrix aimed its massive destructive cannon at the location of Gates, which was concealed by optical camouflage.

A tremendous sense of crisis instantly enveloped the female Ironblood in the cockpit!

Her extensive hunting experience told her that she had been exposed.

The thought crossed her mind, and the optical camouflage was dispelled. At the same time, sparks began to appear from the shoulder of the Hyena she was piloting.

While the female Ironblood's optical camouflage ability can grant Gates the same invisibility under the influence of mech magic, it also comes with a corresponding drawback: when optical camouflage is activated, all light-based weapons are unusable. In the current instance, this means that weapons such as laser swords, electromagnetic claws, and laser cannons are unusable.

But it was too late to counter the attack.

Cheng Tian, ​​who showed absolutely no pity for the factory, decisively ordered the radar to fire.

Since the Destruction Cannon is an area-of-effect attack, and the space inside the factory is already limited, the female Sangvis Ferri who was caught first had nowhere to escape.

But just as the explosion of the Destruction Cannon was about to engulf the female Ironblood, Cheng Tian saw that the female Ironblood's pilot, Gates, suddenly had an armor-like object in her hand. Then, the entire mech was enveloped in a shield emanating clear magical energy. The explosion of the Destruction Cannon directly swallowed the female Ironblood's mech, but when the flames dissipated, Gates, now appearing semi-transparent, was completely unharmed!
"Oh? Fish-like clothing?"

Cheng Tian, ​​who had instantly locked onto an item using the game's lightning-fast search, revealed an amused expression.

Fish-scale Robe, a treasure from the game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". After use, the user's body will be enveloped in the magical fluctuations released by the fish-scale robe, becoming semi-transparent, and will gain a certain period of invincibility buff, during which the user can still deal damage to enemies.

Cheng Tian wasn't quite sure whether the Fish Hyena Armor was a skill of the female Ironblood or a consumable item, nor was he sure what kind of damage its invincibility buff could immunize him against. However, he could indirectly determine how long the Fish Hyena Armor would last from the female Ironblood's subsequent actions.

The female warrior, looking pained, decisively chose to retreat.

As a female Predator hunter who transformed from a human into a Predator through a bloodline purification mission, the Hyena differs greatly from true female Predators in terms of personality, behavior, and beliefs. Just like Smarthead is different from other Oglins, the Hyena, who is not good at direct combat, does not have the obsessive-compulsive tendencies of its other kin. All its actions are based on survival.

Using the Ironblood Mask's detection capabilities, the female Ironblood could directly determine the pilot's location through the thick armor, knowing that Cheng Tian was not in the Radar. However, strangely, the Radar was still able to launch an attack even without a pilot, which the female Ironblood couldn't understand.

Despite not understanding, she still had to run... but Cheng Tian clearly had no intention of letting her run.

While the fish-like armor was still in effect, the female Ironblood, who was retreating rapidly, suddenly felt herself bump into something.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a purple energy barrier.

"Now that you're here, don't leave."

Cheng Tian, ​​whose mech had also transformed into a shadow demon, closed the Book of Ys with a crisp snap.

At almost the same time, the Elf of Eileen, guided by the Feather Arrow of Sanction, also slipped into the factory, avoiding the sight of others, and was separated from the Hyena of the Female Ironblood by only a barrier.

In an instant, a look of joy appeared in the eyes of the female iron-blooded woman.

Because she knew that although the Elf was a player from the opposing faction, it should also be the enemy of the wanted person inside.

But when she saw the Elf walk into the enemy's firing range so brazenly and without being attacked, and stand next to Gates without being attacked, stretching out its body with obvious taunt and gesturing with its head to Nightmare Gates to indicate that it was taller, the female Ironblood finally understood.

It turns out that these two players, who belong to different factions, are actually old acquaintances from the same space!
Moreover, their relationship was so good that one of them would completely abandon their own faction and even the main storyline!
There are only two possibilities for the other party to show these things to you without caring.

One possibility is that one of them was already prepared to determine that the faction and the main storyline had failed.

Another possibility is that they didn't intend for themselves to survive if they saw these things.

...We have to fight this hard!
Without hesitation, the female Ironblood opened the hatch, exposing herself to Cheng Tian's view in her vulnerable, unarmored state. However, while the Fish-Mane Armor was in effect, she activated the optical camouflage again, concealing her figure completely.

But at the same time, Gates, whose cockpit door was closed and who was now unmanned, was shaking and rolling around like a living thing. Just as he lay motionless on the ground, the cockpit door was violently broken open from the inside.

A larval alien with a body made of metal bursts out of Gates' cockpit while emitting a piercing scream, and quickly begins to assimilate the entire Gates' body, turning it into a bizarre appearance where the mech and the alien are fused together!

(End of this chapter)