Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 448 This is what happens when a warrior defeats a fully mana-filled mage.

"The winner! Orange!"

The host's verdict decided the outcome for both sides, but it did nothing to calm the frenzied audience.

Some of Athena's most ardent fans have already tried to rush out of the audience and onto the ring to have a real-life fight with Cheng.

However, the organizers were not to be underestimated. At least the security personnel at the venue were at the level of low-level puppet soldiers, and suppressing audience riots was a piece of cake for them.

However, surrounded by a storm of foul language, Cheng Tian only managed to retaliate.

That's making the internationally recognized greeting gesture with the world... the kind that's directed at all the viewers.

One gesture ignited the emotions of the entire audience a second time!

"Orange player! Please don't provoke the audience; it will only cause unnecessary trouble for our schedule!"

"Ok."

Cheng shrugged, then gave a thumbs-up to his teammates in the waiting area, revealing his incredibly bright white teeth, and received a positive response.

Even the serious fighters, including Eileen, showed expressions of lingering fear while casting admiring glances at Cheng Tian.

The lingering fear is that I'm fortunate I didn't face a special opponent like Athena.

Losing is one thing, it's simply a matter of being outmatched in skill, but winning inevitably means facing this tricky situation.

They initially had no idea what kind of pressure they would face after battling against a world-class idol, but now they do, and they are genuinely afraid.

Although they are skilled and famous fighters with a large number of fans and a small number of haters and rivals, they cannot be sure that they can easily withstand the situation of indiscriminately attracting hatred from everyone.

Of course, everyone understands that the young girl is simply there to participate in the competition, and she has already prepared herself for being beaten and losing. She is a young fighter worthy of respect.

The problem is that those who can become fanatically devoted to a specific individual are not "rational" in the first place, and it is completely impossible to expect them to be of the same mind as the young girl.

Therefore, Cheng Tian is currently in a delicate situation where he is being criticized by passersby but is highly respected by experts, and he is facing the second striker of the superpowered warrior team, namely Kensou.

Athena Asamiya has been handed back to Kensou Shi, and the anxious Cherry Man, reminded by his master's big foot, has realized that Athena's true condition is much better than it seems. The other party has definitely shown mercy, and Athena is almost awake on her own.

However, the fainting of his beloved had plunged the young man into unprecedented rage, and the dragon power within him began to surge.

The rules of the King of Fighters tournament are more straightforward than those of the Martial Arts Tournament.

Off-field defeats and match time limits have been eliminated; all that remains are unconsciousness and surrender.

The loser is immediately eliminated, and the successor immediately takes over to continue the battle against the previous opponent.

Kensou, who had sent Athena down, had returned to the arena and even politely bowed to Cheng Tian with a fist and palm salute.

However, Cheng Tian had already sensed the emotions hidden beneath that calm face, waiting to erupt at any moment.

What are you thinking about right now?

Cheng Tian casually provoked the innocent-looking young man opposite him.

"...I want you to lose miserably."

Kensou looked directly into Cheng Tian's eyes and answered very seriously.

"Oh, then you'll have to work hard."

Cheng Tian's dismissive attitude only added fuel to the fire for Cherry Man.

Meanwhile, the host had already smoothly created some distance and was broadcasting directly into the microphone, "Kensou! vs. Orange!"

"Ready~~~~GO!"

The moment the announcement was finished, Kensou charged straight at Cheng Tian.

Having learned from Athena's experience, Kensou Shii judged that Cheng Tian's close combat ability was a weakness, so he decisively abandoned the long-range mental energy fluctuation restraint method and directly chose close-range close combat!

Athena's fighting style revolves around mental power, while Kensou is a master of both physical and mental techniques. His agility far surpasses Cheng's, making it impossible for him to escape.

Of course, Cheng Tian didn't intend to run away.

Different people require different strategies...

As Kensou's eyelids twitched wildly, Cheng Tian once again summoned the Mind Crystal, mimicking the trajectory of the flashing crystal wave and beginning to rotate around himself. This caused Kensou to almost instinctively brake abruptly, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty.

It was precisely because he had a far greater understanding and knowledge of Athena's shimmering crystal wave than others that he dared not gamble on what Cheng Tian's mental image crystal really was.

This can be considered a typical negative example of preconceived notions.

Seeing the sudden stop opposite him, Cheng Tian snapped his fingers, and the two crystals split into four. Then, golden sanction arrows began to accumulate rapidly around him at a rate of five every 0.5 seconds.

Seeing this, Shii Kensou belatedly crossed his arms in front of him and swung them forward with great force, sending out a blue-white sphere of spiritual energy—

Superball.

Its specifications and power are almost identical to Athena's Psychic Ball.

Cheng Tian's response was even simpler: he fired the sanction arrows back at Cheng Tian.

Low damage and strong hit detection are fully demonstrated at this moment.

Kensou's energy blasts were easily punctured by the golden arrows, like balloons. Not a single one could get within ten meters of Cheng Tian. Instead, Cheng Tian himself began to run around the arena, dodging the rain of golden arrows that could fall on his head at any moment. He looked extremely disheveled and had completely lost the imposing aura he had when he first entered the arena.

Is this still a fighting tournament?
The voices that had been continuously cursing Cheng Tian gradually subsided, and everyone's attention was drawn to the golden feather arrows that moved smoothly through the sky like flocks of migratory birds.

Well, they are actually quite beautiful... although the one controlling them is still a bastard who doesn't know how to cherish women.

The audience was a bit conflicted.

Meanwhile, the fighters on standby all displayed different serious expressions, such as vigilance, research, and scrutiny.

Cheng Tian revealed a completely new superpower that was different from that of a stand-in, and they obviously didn't have much time to adjust their tactics accordingly.

Having exhausted all his skills in dodging and weaving, Kensou realized that if things continued this way, he would inevitably be worn down and killed. So, he decided to fight back.

Ki~~
Accompanied by a strange sound effect, Kensou was enveloped in a layer of pale green water light. He placed his palms together on his chest, and instantly, waves of spherical energy erupted from him.

MAX ethereal power!
This move was originally a super special move that caused continuous damage by infusing it into the target's body to trigger a mental explosion. However, Kensou chose to use himself as the target of the technique, creating continuous mental explosions within his own body through self-harm.

With each oscillation of this spherical mental shockwave, all the golden sanction arrows attacking him within a two-meter radius would be completely annihilated. Taking advantage of the vacuum period during the first wave of annihilation, he crashed into Cheng Tian's location!
It was obvious that he wanted to use a near-suicidal attack, unleashing the remaining immortal energy in his body to blow up Cheng Tian!

But Cheng Tian did something unbelievable right in front of him.

He crossed his arms over his chest, stepped back, and instantly appeared more than ten meters away.

It's teleportation?!

(End of this chapter)