Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 517 Seahorse, you didn't want Atum's clone to be...

[Detected that you cast "Hundred Demons' Night Parade" on the Stand World while in fusion state.]

[Judgment passed. 】

Your Stand world has been temporarily overwritten by a new template.

[Your "Stand User/Dio Brando" template has been temporarily converted into a flawed protagonist template based on the Devil May Cry 3 universe—Devil Hunter/Dante.]

[Devil Hunter: A flawed protagonist template, modeled after Dante, the protagonist of Devil May Cry 3. As the descendant of the legendary demon swordsman Sparda and the human woman Eva, the legendary demon hunter Dante is a being who possesses both human and demon blood, and is often referred to as the son of Sparda by hostile demons.]

Among Dante's many fighting styles, the Mercury style is the only one that involves time manipulation.

When you load the "Demon Hunter" template—

You will simultaneously gain the template-exclusive skills 'Trickster', 'Sword Saint', 'Mercury', and 'Gun God'.

This temporary template will only last for 200 seconds.

Unlike the world's time-stop system, Dante's Mercury Style tends to slow down the surrounding time. The consumption of Mercury Time is significantly less than that of Zavaro in the world, consuming only 50 MP per second.

This is more than enough for Cheng Tian, ​​who has a maximum of 1500 MP.

30 seconds! I don't even know how to use them!
At the same time, Mercury Time has almost no casting delay; it can be activated with just a light snap of the fingers, and it doesn't need to be activated at all times, allowing for flexible use.

Moreover, since it wasn't a time stop, under the observation of others, Cheng Tian was effectively accelerated, with an acceleration coefficient of around 10.

For beings with high mental strength, their thinking might be able to keep up, but their bodies are 10 beats behind.

So Seto Kaiba could only watch helplessly as Cheng Tian grabbed him by the collar and tossed him into the air, leading to a scene very familiar to Devil May Cry players.

The scene was jokingly referred to as the Royal Air Battle.

Seto Kaiba never managed to land on the ground, and Cheng Tian's combo count steadily rose to the 3S level.

Although Cheng Tian's equipment slots were disabled, the derivative equipment of the Demon Gauntlet was still available.

Cheng Tian switched between three weapons—the Flame Serpent Sword, the Thunder Halberd, and the Gale Blade—and struck the seahorse with great precision.

It has to be said that Cheng Tian's fighting style is somewhat business-like. He doesn't choose the most dangerous spots, but rather the spots protected by the light of the soul.

The relationship between the seahorse and the blue-eyed white dragon seems somewhat similar to that between Cheng Tian and the world, but in essence, they are quite different.

If the world is attacked, Cheng Tian's physical body will also suffer the same damage; this applies to both sides.

However, unlike the other way around, when Cheng Tian's physical body is attacked, the damage will not be reflected in the world, while when the seahorse's physical body is attacked, a portion of the damage will be actively shared by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

This is the main reason why Cheng Tian dared to take action.

Although Kaiba has emphasized not to hold back, he is not one of those strong and robust fighters. If he were to suffer the same kind of blow as Chizuru Kagura, Kaiba doesn't know how long he would have to stay in the ICU.

In addition, compared to time stop, which leaves people completely baffled and have no idea what Cheng Tian did, mercury time provides a much better visual experience.

In their view, Cheng Tian's speed suddenly increased significantly, as if he were juggling a ball in the air, making it impossible for the seahorse to land.

Whenever Blue-Eyes White Dragon tries to stop Cheng Tian's aerial combo attacks, the color of mercury will fill the entire arena again, forcing the president to find another spot to continue getting hit.

The current situation has indeed greatly exceeded the expectations of all viewers, and inevitably, feelings of disappointment have emerged.

Those who thought they would get to see the Colossus's Crushing Fist again are likely to be disappointed. And this is simply a matter of power counterplay.

Some viewers felt that Cheng Tian's behavior was unfair, and that using super speed (in their view) to deal with an opponent who was summoned by the main force was too unethical.

But before long, someone else chimed in from the other side.

"If you think it's unfair for Orange to use Super Speed ​​against Kaiba, then can I also think it's unfair for Kaiba to use Giant Warrior against Orange?"

"...That's different!"

“Come on~ tell me what’s different.”

Similar conversations took place frequently in the audience. While many were disappointed by the intensity and special effects of the match, the discussion about this ability to restrain oneself became noticeably more intense.

There are even quite a few people who clearly have no intention of persuading the other party and are simply venting their emotions.

It can only be said that even if Cheng Tian weren't sitting in the host's seat, he could still cause trouble through his actions.

Are seahorses feeling aggrieved? Absolutely!

This sense of frustration and humiliation is almost as bad as being stood up by Atum.

The seahorse's resilience and persistence are evident to all. When Atum stood him up, he found a way to break into the underworld and play cards with him.

Cheng Tian knocked him into the air, making him unable to land. Would he accept that?
Under normal circumstances, he would absolutely not accept it; he would stop at nothing to win the duel… But at that moment, the despicable Cheng whispered something in his ear, and Kaiba's body jolted violently—

"Do you still want a clone of Atum?"

"you!"

The seahorse's eyes widened on their own.

He had never revealed anything about this to anyone other than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but who was Cheng Tian? He was a walking weapon!
He knew all too well Seto Kaiba's obsession with Yugi.

So when he saw the seahorse's hesitant expression during their initial conversation, he already knew what the seahorse was plotting.

It's nothing more than cloning a new body using the game's DNA, then pulling Atum out of the underworld to play cards.

The competition has progressed to this level, and Cheng Tian has started to use any means necessary, or rather, he has returned to his original intentions. He uses these seemingly despicable methods without any hesitation.

From another perspective, if the seahorse were a little more lucid, it would know that with the advantage of Mercury Time, if Cheng Tianzhen wanted to kill someone, the seahorse wouldn't even have time to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Titan to save the day.

That's how cruel it is when there's a power imbalance between abilities. If you can't beat someone, you can't beat them. You can only pull someone who weighs 100 kilograms, not someone who weighs 101 kilograms.

However, it's best not to let Haima know about Cheng Tian's self-imposed restriction on the competition, otherwise, given his personality, he'll definitely cause a scene.

Cheng Tian didn't want to receive the same treatment as Atum.

With Cheng Tian withdrawing his attack, President Kaiba finally landed back on the ground. Feeling the non-fatal pain all over his body, he raised his hand to stop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which still wanted to continue its attack. He then took a deep breath and stared intently at Cheng Tian.

"you win!"

"Winner! Orange!"

(End of this chapter)