Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 523 Gods are high above? Fall from their pedestal!
Cheng, who was simply unilaterally and frantically venting his emotions, never expected that he would actually generate a bit of legendary status.

But from another perspective, the fact that Cheng Tian could generate a bit of legendary status with his words and become an irreconcilable enemy of the Yamata no Orochi in all the distant planes can only mean that Cheng Tian did hit the nail on the head.

Orochi was touched by Cheng Tian in the place she cared about most and didn't want anyone to find out. Moreover, it seemed that he cursed all the "Yamata no Orochi" in one fell swoop, so much so that his hatred for Cheng Tian had broken through the limitations of dimensions and successfully expanded to other planes.

Cheng Tian only then realized that the "unending struggle" of personal reputation was not the lowest point, but could actually decrease!

This legendary status is rightfully Cheng Tian's, since he's already on the kill list for Orochi in all the works.

Actually, if we exclude those who try to glorify themselves and elevate the serpent to the same level as Gaia, what's in the serpent's mouth is quite true. Its mission is indeed to exterminate humanity... but it also has different priorities in the order of extermination.

In its original state, the inheritors of the Three Sacred Treasures would undoubtedly be the top priority for elimination, meaning they would have to be eliminated first. Only then would it be the turn of powerful superhumans like Terry, Kaiba, or even Remilia, before finally returning to ordinary, ignorant humans who couldn't erase their destructive desires.

Vampires, as fantastical creatures, also belong to the human category.

Among them, the players belong to the superhuman group, especially those who participated in the siege of Yashiro. The aura of all of them was first revealed to Orochi's perception.

However, for Orochi, who used Nicole as an imperfect vessel, the strong will from the leader of the Eight Orochi Generals was successfully transmitted to the god they revered. For the god, occasionally responding to the wishes of believers was also a way to strengthen their faith.

If we use a red aura to mark the kill order, then ordinary humans are light red, superhumans are pure red, and the three divine weapons are blood red.

As for this Cheng, who killed Shermie and Chris in front of Nicole and directly brought up a stronger level of hostile rules... his aura was already so red it was almost black.

The intense killing intent that should have been borne by the true inheritors of the Three Sacred Treasures, such as Kyo Kusanagi, is now super amplified and doubly powerfully emanating from Cheng Tian.

In fact, the original attitude of the giant snake towards humans was not fundamentally different from that of a child who pours water and urinates into an ant hole, highlighting the attitude of "destroying you is none of your business."

But now, her humanity has seemingly overshadowed her divinity.

The word "hatred" has become the guiding principle for all actions.

The giant serpent, expressionless but actually enraged to the point of wanting to destroy everything, raised its head again.

Her gaze sharpened slightly, and Cheng Tian felt a strong sense of crisis, as if his brain was being pricked by needles. His mental energy instantly enveloped his entire body.

Even if they cannot use the protective shields provided by the professional system, users of mental energy can still construct conventional mental energy shields using this relatively crude method.

The next second, a pillar of azure fire, seemingly drawn directly from natural energy, erupted without warning from beneath Cheng Tian's feet, blasting him flying.

Raise the pillar of fire (fire barrier descends)!
In the King of Fighters '97 era, Orochi's skills did not actually have standard move names. This meant that they were all just random attacks by Orochi. The corresponding move lists were all Orochi's voice lines when he performed the moves.

However, for the sake of convenience, players all over the country have learned to name their characters themselves using phonetic transliteration and visual effects, and there is a striking consistency between different regions.

It wasn't until the PS2 version of the later game, "The King of Fighters '98 UM," that Orochi, whose moves could only be unlocked by completing special challenges, received a series of official names, with each move carrying a strong Japanese deity connotation.

The pillar of fire appeared almost without any warning or casting range, its near-zero-frame attack leaving Cheng Tian with no way to dodge. However, the fact that Cheng Tian was engulfed in flames and sent flying backwards indirectly awakened everyone in the arena.

The first to make a move was Eileen, who was in the same boat as Cheng Tian in every sense of the word.

Her arrow flew toward the serpent faster than anyone else's.

Without needing a sound to signal the wind to break through the air, the giant snake's gaze was already fixed on the direction of the arrow.

Orochi naturally showed the utmost importance to Eileen, and while there was no extra movement on his body, an invisible barrier unfolded in front of him.

The flying elven arrows vanished as smoothly as raindrops falling into a pool of water, but the next second, a natural air blast composed entirely of wind elements reflected back towards Eileen at double the speed—

Repel the opponent's projectiles back!

Orochi's Wave Parry is arguably the most powerful move in King of Fighters '97, and Yamazaki Ryuji's "Double Return" is actually a clumsy inheritance of Orochi's move.

However, judging from Eileen's choice to fire a normal arrow, it's clear that she was prepared for Orochi's accelerated rebound attack. Otherwise, she wouldn't have just fired a probing arrow, but would have directly used the Storm Power Strike.

Of course, Cheng Tian had already revealed all of the abilities and techniques of the Eight Heroes and Orochi to them long ago.

Faced with the arrows reflecting back at high speed, Eileen didn't move, but Bazett, standing beside her, swayed and rushed forward, throwing out his right fist and scattering the shockwave reflected back by the giant snake in mid-air.

Mina stopped shooting the arrow, not only because of the wave reflection, but also because the power fluctuations emanating from the giant snake felt strangely familiar, as if she had seen something similar in her original world.

Orochi's intention to exterminate humanity was not a lie. Therefore, with the Oliri team taking the lead and Cheng Tian's deconstruction, they had a certain degree of demystification of Orochi. It was only natural that the group of fighters would attack together.

The fighter community has no shortage of courage.

Furthermore, Eileen's arrow earlier made everyone realize that the giant snake has a reflective barrier, so they all tacitly held back their planned ranged attacks.

We need to find a way to force this guy to back down!
But at that moment, the giant snake, which seemed to have breathing lights on its body, slightly stretched out its body.

Immediately, more than a dozen pillars of fire, almost identical in size, erupted from beneath the feet of the dozen or so NPC fighters and players who ranked highest in overall combat power!

Just then, the giant snake sensed the approach of a new flying device.

With a thought in mind, the new reflective barrier was set up, but just as the flying object was about to make contact with the barrier, the giant snake finally saw what it was.

It was a delicate sphere filled with blue liquid.

Then, the sphere shattered prematurely, and a shockwave, powerful enough to withstand even a god, emanated from the broken sphere. The giant serpent, instantly feeling its body stiffen, lost its levitation and plummeted from mid-air.

Soul Salvation! Blue Vibrating Orb!
(End of this chapter)