Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 440 The Ikari Warriors' Visit
The strong dominate everything, including designating teams to substitute for the main competition.

If someone could actually snatch all sixteen invitations in one go, then there would be no need for the competition to continue.

However, strictly speaking, the unregulated open-world brawl is quite different from the strict 1v1 double-sided gauntlet battle in the arena. Winning in the open world does not mean you can win in the arena.

In addition, this also involves a series of issues such as the fighters' own intentions. Some people are aiming for the championship, some are aiming for the fight, some are aiming to achieve their goal once they enter the main storyline, and some are aiming to end the grudges that have lasted for thousands of years. Everyone's goals are different.

Moreover, fighters, especially the strong ones, are generally proud and arrogant. When you choose to prove yourself in such an extreme way, someone will inevitably choose to end that proof by defeating you.

Furthermore, once they have a lot of invitations, it's possible that teams of contestants might collectively try to climb the ranks and snatch up any remaining ones.

In short, the organizers' actions have at least sparked another round of controversy.

Cheng's team, holding two invitations, has clearly become the focus of attention once again.

Of course, with only about a day left in the countdown, it wouldn't be surprising if something unexpected happened. Many people are now speculating about how many imitators of Cheng will appear, whether they will collect invitations to indirectly prove their strength, or simply intensify their attacks on Cheng Tian.

As for Cheng, after switching between more than a dozen live streaming channels and confirming the current seeded teams, he temporarily abandoned his behavior of inciting hatred among the group.

Cheng Tian stopped his actions, but the others got excited, as if they wanted to prove that they were stronger than Cheng Tian, ​​who only relied on summons to bully the weak. In any case, the frequency of their overt challenges was significantly higher than the previous two days, which made the bloodthirsty audience cheer with excitement.

However, to the surprise of the audience, and even Cheng himself, the Ollili team, which was the first to hold two invitations and was the most arrogant and the most vulnerable to attack, actually became rather mediocre from that point on.

The team members rarely went out to fight, and no one bothered them. It was as if there was an invisible barrier that drove people away from the entire laboratory, making people reluctant to get close.

Cheng Tian was quite confused at first. He didn't intend to go out and cause trouble, so why was no one bothering him?
But when the Ikari Warriors, still a seeded team, came knocking on his door, Cheng Tian finally understood what was going on.

"Excuse me for asking... is it true that the leader of Shadow Luo died here?"

Around noon, Ralph received a message from his superior, Colonel Haderen. Contrary to his usual carefree attitude, he became somewhat cautious, even timid, and asked Cheng Tian a question.

As a private mercenary organization, the Ikari Warriors have the widest range of information sources among the participating teams, especially for evil organizations that cause trouble around the world, making them their primary targets for surveillance.

After all, their activities most likely mean a need for mercenaries, so we have to pay attention to them.

Seeing that the newcomer did not intend to challenge him, Cheng did not immediately give a reply. Instead, as a senior member of the government army's legendary Peregrine 004 squad, he led the Ikari Warriors trio, who were quite active but far from reaching the "legendary" level, into the depths of the laboratory.

Along the way, as Ralph and his companions glanced at the passing puppet troops—or rather, the puppet assistants—they couldn't help but exchange glances, their eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

Given the complex nature of the setting, the Haderan Mercenary Group, a private armed mercenary organization, naturally had clashes with Shadow Luo. They also had some interactions with Shadow Luo's clone puppet troops, and even killed some of them.

The main reason is that the situation of clones with all members looking exactly alike is too memorable.

The assistants appearing in Cheng Tian's lab, while using makeup, hairstyles, clothing, and glasses to distinguish themselves, were still easily recognizable to those familiar with them. Had they not already known some concrete information, the three members of the Ikari Team would have definitely thought this was actually a branch of Shadow Luo.

Of course, all doubts vanished upon arrival at the destination and the sights that greeted me.

The corpse of Vega, the leader of Shadow Luo, which had been painstakingly pieced together, lay quietly immersed in the incubation chamber, displayed before everyone's eyes.

In a sense, the laboratory that inherited the core of Shadow Luo, or rather SIN department, is the spiritual successor of Shadow Luo's experimental department. Naturally, Cheng Tian would not waste Vega's corpse, but would first use the cultivation pod, which can easily cultivate and hatch dinosaurs, to extend its preservation.

Despite being called the Shadow Emperor, Vega is actually quite high-profile and has never concealed his true identity, making him easily recognizable. Even in his monstrous form, which has been pieced together from fragments, he still retains a considerable amount of menacing aura, as if he could suddenly open his eyes at any moment.

The three members of the Ikari Warriors were speechless for a moment. Knowing in advance and witnessing it firsthand were two completely different experiences.

"...Why did you keep his body? Do you also want to follow in Yingluo's footsteps and commit those heinous acts that disregard human ethics?!"

As a woman, Leona was obviously more emotional than her two older brothers. She also had some knowledge about Shadow's clones, so she couldn't help but ask the question directly.

Ralph and Clark's hearts skipped a beat, and they almost reached out to cover Leona's mouth.

Although this is what they suspect and worry about, isn't it a bit too rash to ask it so directly?
Besides, to put it bluntly, we're just a mercenary organization that runs around for money, and we have absolutely nothing to do with justice. You yourself have killed the puppet army, haven't you?

If we could establish a connection with a powerful figure who has close ties to the government forces, we probably wouldn't lack mercenary contracts in the future. However, if we were to offend him...

Ralph and Clark both looked at Cheng Tian at the same time, while Cheng Tian looked at Leona with some surprise, and then raised his finger.

"I don't completely deny your question. I'm not against human cloning, but my main business is actually incubating and manufacturing combat dinosaur mounts. The industry chain is very mature, and there's no need to expand into new business areas for the time being."

In addition, all the existing Vega clones have more or less genetic defects, and their growth is further accelerated, resulting in a lifespan far below that of normal humans. If these genetic defects are to be repaired, it is still necessary to preserve and study Vega's body.

Furthermore, if I really wanted to hide it, I wouldn't have let you see it so easily.

Cheng Tian's frankness left no room for argument, and ultimately, they had no right to criticize his organization and research.

If you really disliked cloning, why the hell didn't you do it earlier?
Oh, the Shadow Luo were powerful, so they didn't dare to take direct action. Now that Cheng Tian has killed the Shadow Luo leader and taken over the Shadow Luo in a roundabout way, he dares to openly criticize them?
Then I just destroyed Shadow Luo for nothing?

However, Cheng Tian, ​​who showed no anger whatsoever, suddenly changed the subject and proposed something that made it difficult for the Nu team to refuse.

"Would you be interested in leaving some DNA to help you cultivate some replaceable limb parts?"

(End of this chapter)