Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Professor Zhang Cheng's mini-lesson on electrotherapy, chapter 451~
Snapped!
Cheng Tian's Nightmare Binding Barrier shattered instantly!

The old man, whose mouth was still occasionally spitting out small flames, almost blew himself away with a single breath, panting heavily with his tongue sticking out.

Unlike many other special moves, the old man's Blazing Flame Cannon can deal massive instantaneous damage and knockback, while also providing sustained high damage per second.

Normally, if you are facing a biological enemy, you will be knocked away by the first hit. Although this will create distance between the two sides, it will also cause all subsequent fire damage to miss.

However, Cheng Tian's Nightmare Binding Barrier is a fixed, building-like structure that cannot be displaced by regular skills, which causes it to suffer more damage from the subsequent devastating Flame Cannon attacks that it shouldn't have had to endure.

With just one sip, the barrier, which had a full 500 HP, was shattered.

Another new skill: taking notes!
The spectators are recording Cheng Tian's skills, which they are unlikely to encounter in the future.

After a fierce exchange of blows and skills, Cheng Tian and Zhen Yuanzhai returned to a state of mutual observation and probing. Overall, they were still evenly matched. Cheng Tian and Shi Jie touched noses, but Cheng Tian also used his barrier to force the old man to use one of his ultimate moves.

This time, however, Cheng Tian directly released the world, and to the old man's astonishment, he magically produced a wondrous gauntlet and a halberd that seemed to be electrified—

Demon Gauntlets! Thunder Spear!

Because it is an additional equipment-derived ability, it can be activated and used directly without going through the inventory.

"Since you hit me with your gourd, old man, then I'll pull out my Thunder Halberd and chop you down. That's reasonable, isn't it?"

Cheng Tian's grin that almost reached the back of his head made Old Master Zhen Yuanzhai tremble involuntarily, and his throat bobbed up and down, whether from the electric shock emanating from the halberd or not.

Is this reasonable? This isn't reasonable at all!

The host quickly pulled out the team composition chart of the O'Leary team, which clearly recorded the weapons that Cheng Tian and his team members had written down when registering.

Eileen and Mina have bows and arrows, Bazett has gauntlets, and Cheng Tian has a long list of various items. Based on the weapon's appearance and corresponding name, it's easy to associate it with the Thunder Halberd.

On the other side, Billy from Howard's special team couldn't help but rub the Billy Stick in his arms when he saw Cheng Tian take out the halberd.

I never expected to meet another long weapon enthusiast here.

"Sigh... After confirmation, Orange did indeed register for weapon use in advance, so it's not a foul. The match continues!"

If you're already summoning a Stand to fight, conjuring up another weapon out of thin air isn't a big deal.

The superpowered warriors wanted to say something in protest, but when they saw the old man's wine gourd, the three of them fell silent.

However, Cheng Tian then completely exposed the fact that he didn't know how to use any weapons at all.

As the saying goes, "a month for a staff, a year for a knife, a lifetime for a spear," the Thunder Halberd, a composite weapon, is even more complicated to use than a spear. For laymen, being able to swing it and throw it is already the limit; there are no set routines or anything like that.

Cheng Tian went even further... he used the Thunder Halberd directly as a magic staff!
More accurately, it is used as an extension and expansion of mental lightning.

Cheng Tianna's mental lightning, which was originally not yet applicable to actual combat, bypassed at least one stage by using the Thunder Halberd as a medium, causing great trouble for Zhen Yuanzhai.

Chin Gentsai's Drunken Fist technique is unpredictable and agile, making it difficult for conventional flying energy to hit him. However, the electric net that bursts from his halberd blade has a wide-area attack and humanoid tracking capabilities!

As long as it's a living person capable of conducting electricity, it will automatically chase after them, exhibiting a behavior remarkably similar to the psychic lightning of the psionicists in "Dark Tide," even down to the effect. When the electric grid automatically catches up with the old man who has nowhere to escape, what starts as a slight tremor like a therapeutic electrode patch will gradually become uncontrollable as his muscles twitch under the electric shock, causing his entire body to lose control!
Cheng instantly transformed into Professor Yang! The two lightning users in the audience watched with bated breath!

As you can see, Master Zhenyuanzhai was completely powerless against this!
There are only two ways to solve this situation.

One option is to directly unleash a burst of power, entering a brief state where one can unleash a super special move. Use this extremely short-duration buff to charge in and defeat Cheng Tian.

Another method is to physically exhaust Cheng Tian's MP, leaving him without the energy to unleash his mental lightning.

But no matter which method you choose, you can't get around one thing.

That is the Stand world, which seems to float in mid-air and is completely unaffected by the power grid!
The timing of Chin Gentsai's defeat depends entirely on whether the world is willing to unleash its massive fist!
Throughout the entire competition, no one doubted the world's physical attack capabilities.

"Stop shocking me! Stop shocking me! I give up, old man!!!"

The old man, who was emitting blue smoke from his entire body but was inexplicably energetic, finally raised his hand after being intermittently shocked for almost three minutes.

The cameras and the host immediately captured this crucial information, and the bell signaling the end of the match rang instantly.

Cheng Tian stopped discharging electricity and slammed the halberd heavily onto the ground.

The old man, experiencing both pain and pleasure, lay down on the ground, his body trembling slightly from time to time. This time, however, he wasn't drunk while gazing at the moon.

"The winner! Orange!"

"Congratulations to Team O'Leary! They've secured their first victory in the Round of 16!"

First win! And it's a three-game winning streak!

Although Cheng Tian is considered the worst villain among the many Athena fans, it is undeniable that he did deliver a very exciting first match. As a result, guided by the cheers of rational fans and casual viewers, the entire arena eventually began to erupt in rhythmic cheers.

"Orange! Orange! Orange! Orange! Orange!"

Cheng Tian is like a mirror; whatever attitude you give him, he will respond accordingly. So, he raised his Thunder Halberd high and roared at the audience.

At the same time, Cheng Tian's main quest progress changed to the competition stage, which became the top eight teams, and the rewards and evaluations also changed to 1 and B+ respectively.

Not only that, but three boxes, one bronze and two silver, also appeared in the temporary inventory for the team. These were the loot dropped by Cheng Tian after defeating the superpowered warrior team.

Without hesitation, Cheng Tian opened three boxes in quick succession, and three items dropped out with each flash of light.

Skill Stone: "Eating Meat Buns"

Jewelry, accessories, and spirits.

And... similar equipment to the strawberry-themed muscular underwear, the two-piece swimsuit "Athena's Pink Summer Special".

(End of this chapter)