Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 445 Randomization is another unavoidable aspect of the MUGEN tournament.

As the president of Kaiba revealed the last draw, the complete list of the round of 16 was displayed on the big screen.

[Match 1 - O'Leary Team VS Superpower Warrior Team]

[Match 2 - Women's Fighters Team VS Scarlet Devil Palace Team]

[Match 3 - Resilient! Invincible! Strongest! Team (formerly the Seahorse Team) VS Devil Team]

[Match 4 - The Fatal Fury Team vs. Dwight Howard's Special Team]

[Match 5 - Neon Team VS Hell Band]

[Match 6 - Dragon Tiger Fist Team VS Meow Meow Team (formerly Cat Elf Team)]

[Match 7 - Team Yagami vs. Team 996]

[Match 8 - Ikari Team VS Dragon Dragon Dragon Team (formerly Drunkard Team)]

The round of 16 to 8 is scheduled to end in two days: the first to the fourth round tomorrow, and the fifth to the eighth round the day after tomorrow.

If the game is fast-paced, time may be compressed to maintain the game rhythm.

After all, it's a superpower fighting tournament. The probability of both sides coming out unscathed after a single match is too low. There needs to be some buffer time. Completing all the matches in one go is simply unrealistic... and it doesn't meet the organizer's profit-making needs.

Regardless, Cheng Tian's team will need at least one player to play tomorrow, and Cheng, who is forced to start in every round, will be the first to step onto the main field.

"...To be honest, whether in reality or in space, this is the first time in my life that I have received attention on this scale."

Eileen remarked with some emotion.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous; even Eileen couldn't guarantee how much of her usual performance she would be able to deliver on the field.

Many people can perform a move perfectly in private training, but it's questionable whether they can perfectly replicate it on the field under the spotlight. The technical level of many young players and veterans is not much different, but the experience of maintaining a calm mindset in major competitions will play a crucial role at critical moments.

"You should just treat all the audience members as eggplants and potatoes."

Mr. Cheng, whose heart's stress resistance was abnormally high, gave important instructions.

"Easy for you to say~"

Eileen first rolled her eyes at Cheng Tian, ​​then paused and flicked the simple information in her hand with her finger. It was about the Superpower Warriors Team.

"An old man, a kid, and a world-class idol—who would have thought this old man was their mentor?"

"Actually, I'd really like to see the Superpower Warriors team clash with that renamed Dragon Dragon Dragon team. It would be really interesting if those three drunkards, Deng, ran into Chin Gentsai, that old drunkard Deng."

Just imagining the scene made Cheng Tian want to burst out laughing.

It's important to know that while all three members of the Triple Dragon team originated from Uncle Jackie Chan, each of them actually incorporated elements from multiple works.

Cheng Fu, who plays Double Dragon Fighting, is a one-to-one replica of Wong Fei-hung from Drunken Master.

Hung Fuk in The Legend of the Hungry Wolf combines the characteristics of Wong Fei-hung in Drunken Master and Chan Ka-kui in Police Story.

Iron Fist Lei Wulong clearly has more of Chen Jiaju's elements, but his moves also contain elements of Drunken Fist.

The design of Chin Gentsai of the Superpower Warriors is almost a one-to-one replica of Su Hua Zi from "Drunken Master". If these three dragons were to face their "master" from another dimension, they would most likely push and shove each other to let the other go forward while they run away.

Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely we'll see this scene.

"By the way... do you have some kind of relationship with that world-class idol? The way she looks at you... is strange?"

With a woman's intuition, Eileen still managed to accurately capture the fleeting glance Athena gave Cheng Tian when the draw was announced.

But the contents of that glance were quite rich, or rather, quite complex.

"I actually have a clue about this." Cheng Tian couldn't help but chuckle when he mentioned this.

"The source of this world-class idol's superpowers actually comes from an ancestor, a goddess also named Athena, which is a typical example of superpower bloodline inheritance."

As a descendant of the goddess's bloodline, one naturally carries the 'goddess' label. You should understand now, right?

Having personally participated in and witnessed the two consecutive incidents of the goddess statue being toppled, Eileen's face immediately showed a look of sudden realization upon hearing Cheng Tian's explanation.

But the smile on her face couldn't hide the rage in her heart.

Theoretically speaking, "hate" is the most dangerous emotion that can often be directly equated with "love"!

The most stable relationship is one without any emotional involvement; once other feelings are mixed in, it is easy for the relationship to deteriorate.

In fact, the Gemini Goddess, who was "tricked" back to the space by Cheng, has already proven this conjecture with facts!
Cheng Tian's explanation only heightened Eileen's vigilance.

Coincidentally, Kensou Shii, who also inherited his ancestor's superpowers through bloodline inheritance, has also fallen into wild thoughts about this.

Kensou, who is quite carnivorous in various doujinshi, remains an extremely innocent cherry blossom boy here.

Despite having the advantage of being in a privileged position, Kensou Shi didn't fare so well.

He lacked both the courage to confess his love to the goddess Athena and the willingness to try to make distance work.

In particular, among the numerous letters from fans addressed to Athena, there were also a large number of letters from male fans requesting, ordering, and threatening him to stay away from the goddess, which made Baozi, who was already shy about relationships, even more timid.

But shrinking back doesn't mean being slow-witted. Over the past few days, Kensou Shii has clearly felt Athena Asamiya's focused attention on Cheng.

Although she has been overwhelmed by various things these past few days, Athena always turns on the audition live stream whenever she has a spare moment to turn on the TV.

Kensou, who was right next to her, was absolutely certain that Athena spent more time on the Olliri team's channel and even had her manager keep an eye on things and report back!

At the same time, he frequently displays a series of unusual expressions that are never seen in normal times, such as widening his eyes, biting his nails, and frowning.

This was the first time in all these years that Athena, who had always been gentle and friendly in her dealings with others, had shown such a wide range of expressions for the same person.

Kensou didn't even dare to ask any more questions, because he would only get a perfunctory answer like "this team is rather special".

Worry visibly enveloped the cherry boy from head to toe.

Zhen Yuanzhai, who witnessed all of this, took a sip of wine and a puff of tobacco, observing the two children's situation from the perspective of an elder.

This is something no one can interfere with; it's simply a trial for the young people themselves.

The old man had a feeling before the competition that his two kids were going to get into trouble, but he never expected it to be this unexpected kind of trouble...

Amidst the complex emotions of both sides, the night passed peacefully, and all the players were almost in top form as the main competition began.

Stripped of all formalities, the opening was incredibly simple and straightforward, instantly getting straight to the point!

"Both teams! Please come onto the field! And decide your striker, second striker, and general!"

As the host announced, the three members of Team O'Leary and Team Superpower Warriors simultaneously entered the center of the ring, one on the left and one on the right.

In the end, only Cheng Tian and Athena Asamiya remained on the stage.

"I hereby announce! The King of Fighters '97 tournament! First match: the vanguard match!"

"Ollili team's vanguard! Orange! On the field!"

"Psycho Soldier Team Vanguard! Athena Asamiya!"

"Game start!"

(End of this chapter)