Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 469 This isn't a monster... it's a god!
As Seto Kaiba's declaration, brimming with incredibly complex emotions, fell, the earth shook violently.

Then, a gigantic humanoid figure, entirely deep blue with bulging muscles like steel, appeared behind Seto Kaiba amidst a storm of lightning.

Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Dimitri, who had come to an abrupt stop. And whether it was due to the rules or some other reason, only the upper half of the enormous humanoid figure was barely visible.

Just by standing there, the oppressive aura emanating from him caused the space itself to distort slightly.

"This isn't a monster...it's a god!"

"The Titans of Obelisk!"

As the summoner, Seto Kaiba's eyes gleamed with an even more dangerous light.

He wanted to vent, to release the peculiar emotions that had nowhere to go, and Dimitri was the target of his emotional release.

But the stubborn hermit's seahorse is in a much worse situation than it appears.

First, he was hit by the Devil Ray in the previous beam attack. Because he shared a life with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he was hit synchronously, and his internal organs were actually damaged, requiring treatment.

Secondly, summoning Obelisk the Titan not only requires extremely high MP, but also requires meeting certain sacrifice conditions.

In the past, he would have chosen to sacrifice the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to obtain the supreme blow from the god. This would have been the wisest course of action, as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which was born with his soul, could still return to him through various means.

But this time, his body was very honest and prevented him from making that choice...

Therefore, he bore the brunt of this drain on his life force.

No one knew what choice this stubborn man had made, except for the blue-eyed girl whose eyes were only on her own soul's bond, who was looking at Kaiba with great concern.

Even without turning around, the seahorse could clearly feel that gaze... which further aroused his desire to vent his emotions.

Upon witnessing the arrival of the giant warrior, Demeter slammed on the brakes and stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with despair.

"That's so unfair!?"

The dark nobleman of the demon realm, Demeter, couldn't help but utter these words.

At the level of the Colossus, it is clearly beyond the influence of my Midnight Blessing.

It seems I can only stop at the round of 16... No, maybe Mo Sheng will also be stopped there?
"Regret? Too late! Taste the punishment of God's hammer!"

Realizing that Demeter had lost his will to fight, Seto Kaiba clearly had no intention of letting him go.

The giant's powerful arm, which seemed to shake the entire arena with the slightest movement, had already raised and pulled back its elbow to gather power, with destructive energy highly concentrated in its fist.

With a deafening roar, the Colossus's fist crashed down like a falling meteor—

"God! Hand! Crash!!!!"

The moment the fist touched the ground, a hemispherical energy field exploded on the spot. The poor ground, which had already been baptized by the Gale Burst, was once again hit squarely by the god's iron fist.

The ground collapsed layer by layer, and many rocks shattered into dust in mid-air before they could even be scattered. The energy shockwave spread rapidly around the arena, causing the ground to churn in layers of waves before finally stopping at the protective barrier in front of the stands. However, the audience was protected by the barrier, while the fighters waiting in the air, being in close proximity, took a full hit of the aftershocks of the punch.

Energy, whirlwinds, battle aura, superpowers—all sorts of techniques were unleashed from their hands, filling the arena with a dazzling array of colors.

After the attack, the god's magnificent body could no longer sustain itself and shattered on the spot, leaving behind only a "meteorite crater" with the residual red color of high temperature in the center.

Although Seto Kaiba, as the caster, was not affected by this special friendly fire, he was overwhelmed by the excessive consumption of his life force and his pre-existing injuries, and nearly collapsed due to a second bout of exhaustion.

Just as his knees were about to hit the ground, the blue-eyed girl, who was a full inch taller than Atum, hair and all, had already expertly pulled the seahorse into her arms.

No matter how cute it looks, its Blue-Eyes White Dragon nature remains unchanged. Although it temporarily loses the power to clash with power-type fighters due to its form change, it still has the power to toss the seahorse around like a punching bag.

The awkward seahorse still tried to struggle, but the girl held him firmly in her arms. After failing to break free several times, he chose to lie there. As for his blushing face, it was unclear whether it was from exhaustion or caused by brainwaves.

As for Dimitri?

The audience craned their necks, trying to see any remnants of Demeter in the crater, but in the end, they saw nothing but emptiness; not even a trace remained.

Meanwhile, on Cheng Tian's table at the host's seat, a small bat, its body charred and tattered, had appeared out of nowhere. It could move, but it looked utterly exhausted and weak.

"Do you need help?"

Cheng Tian turned off the microphone and asked the listless flying car seat in front of him, which seemed to have fruit bat lineage.

"...Please be sure to do this."

Having narrowly escaped death from the Fist of God by sacrificing most of his power, and now unable to even transform into human form for the time being, the little bat Demeter weakly gave Cheng Tian, ​​who had just revealed his secret, a fawning smile.

[You've received a request for "shelter" from "Dimitri," triggering a side quest—Hehe! I need to survive!]

[Team Mission. Demeter, who survived the Crushing Fist, has chosen you, a mysterious figure, to request protection. According to the request, you need to ensure Demeter's survival during the King of Fighters '97 tournament. It would be even better if you could help him recover as much of his original power as possible.]

As a reward for completing the mission, you and your teammates will receive one skill personally taught by Dimitri, provided you meet the learning requirements. You can choose the skill, but its level will vary depending on your progress. You and your teammates cannot choose the same skill.

"The winner! Seto Kaiba!!!"

As the host announced the announcement, enthusiastic shouts erupted from the audience in the stands.

It's just that the seahorse was a bit weak at this moment, otherwise it would definitely have started cheering loudly.

Meanwhile, Terry and Geese waited expectantly for their recovery, but after waiting for a long time without any change, and noticing that the blue-eyed girl on the stage had not turned back into the blue-eyed white dragon, they... no, they suddenly thought of a possibility.

The death of the caster does not automatically dispel the spell; rather, it perpetuates the spell.

The two fighters, their faces ashen, sank into despair.

(End of this chapter)