Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 579 Stormy Storm ~ Castlevania ~
[Castlevania Outer Corridor Boss "The Great Bat" - Template Replacement - "Ghost Cicada".]

[Castlevania Chapel Stairs Common Monster "Event Armor" - Template Loading - "Berserker Lancelot".]

As if in response to the first encounter with the grotesque armored creature, the entire chapel area was filled with howls and shouts of "Arthur!" echoing like ghosts wailing.

I must say, it's quite intimidating.

If Artoria were present and had fully retained her memories of the previous battle, she would have noticed that the appearance of these mobile suits of armor is highly consistent with that of Lancelot, who descended in the fourth battle as a Berserker.

Moreover, it's not just their appearance that's inherited; they also share certain abilities.

That roar, those magical runes—they all seemed designed to launch a special attack against Artoria.

However, the problem is that the active armor itself is very weak, only roughly inheriting the appearance and a very small part of the abilities. It is an extremely degraded version, even inferior to the Black Mud Sasaki.

Cheng Tian even went so far as to modify its patrol and alert logic to a "Broly-like" mode, so that once an intruder is spotted, no matter who it is, just shout "Arthur" and that's it.

Once Arthur's alarm is triggered, other monster units in the same area will also come running.

Upon first glance, the degraded Lancelot did indeed have an corrosive effect on the black bamboo pole in its mud form, which stemmed from the inherited effect of "Knights Never Die Barehanded".

The problem is that the degradation of Lancelot's erosion speed is too slow. Before it could erode much, Qiuqiu casually took off his helmet.

"Nobody's here?"

Qiuqiu was a little disappointed that she didn't see any blood, but she would soon be able to see something even more bizarre.

Behind the group of Lancelot mobile armors, a woman's head suddenly appeared, rising and falling in an S-shape and moving through the air!
And these women's heads... are exactly the same as Rider's from the Matou family!
[Castlevania Chapel Steps Common Monster "Medusa's Head" - Template Loading - "Rider Medusa".]

Yes, the local dungeon also features a real Medusa, who is Matou Sakura's summoned rider Servant, and the same girl who caused Matou Shinji's butt to fly into the air.

Since he was a legitimate Servant and his identity was documented, Cheng Tian simply applied his template to the head of Medusa in Castlevania.

However, just as the event armor could not fully inherit Lancelot's template, Medusa's template was also forced to deteriorate, resulting in the beautiful face of Servant Medusa replacing the rather ugly and distorted face of Medusa's head, and those snake-like hairs were also changed into Medusa's smooth purple hair.

But compared to Lancelot's armor, these flying Medusa heads caused Qiuqiu and the others who followed him a great deal of trouble.

The head of Medusa, rather than being an inheritor, is more accurately described as having its bloodline talents reawakened under the influence of template loading.

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Petrifying Demon Eye!

Although these heads flying everywhere are obviously inferior to Medusa's on Matou Sakura's side, their sheer number makes up for it!
Simply making eye contact with these heads will trigger a petrification check, and each head is checked and calculated individually. If the check is successful even once, you will be petrified on the spot for at least 5 seconds.

During petrification, physical defense is greatly enhanced, but the body cannot move and is extremely vulnerable to shattering attacks.

Furthermore, because there are many platforms that require jumping within the chapel, once petrification is successfully detected in mid-air, there is a high probability that the Servant will be forced to fall. Although it won't result in an instant death like in the game, the possibility of a Servant dying from a fall due to the significantly increased fall damage bonus is not zero.

There is a fragmented Medusa head, and naturally, there is also a complete Medusa.

[Castlevania Chapel Boss "Great Medusa" - Template Replacement - "Rider Medusa"]

As a boss unit, the Great Medusa's endurance is far greater than that of ordinary monsters, so the individual Medusas that are derived from it have almost the same combat power as the template.

While it may not be able to use Medusa's Noble Phantasm "Rings of the Hero" or similar items, it has completely imitated her petrifying eyes, ability to act alone, superhuman strength, and divinity!

Medusa, who could scale walls and rooftops in a way that made people seriously suspect she was Spider-Man, single-handedly delayed Qiuqiu for a considerable amount of time, allowing Qiuqiu to summon Caster, the Black Mud Medea, whom she had already devoured, to join the battle.

Qiuqiu seemed to be having a lot of fun, and the others who came in later were also unknowingly influenced and started "playing" as well.

The arrival of Castlevania is such a major event that its impact on Fuyuki City is unprecedented. The previous clash of Noble Phantasms from the Age of Gods attracted a lot of attention, and Castlevania is no exception.

The existing Masters, who were originally scattered in different areas of Fuyuki City, arrived one after another at the main gate of Dracula's Castle, and were then enveloped by an atmosphere of "I must explore this castle!"

This is not only due to the influence of the Realm of Devil's own rules, but also because of the parodies inherent in the FHA worldview.

Compared to its predecessor, FSN, the official sequel, FHA, is more entertaining. Not to mention that under Cheng Tian's control, it was forced to incorporate the attributes of Cat Elf Kingdom, which means that this dungeon has acquired a "comedic" attribute to some extent.

As we all know, anything can happen in comedy!
Anyone who has played the base game of FHA should know that it includes a mini-game called "Storm City of Ilya: Assault! Einzbern!"

The game content is almost entirely a parody of everything in Castlevania.

Illya holds the position of Count Dracula, while the entire magnificent castle of the Einzbern family takes on the role of Dracula's Castle, including dealing with the challenges of Masters and Servants... and finally, the iconic demolition of the castle.

Now, Cheng Tian's Demon Castle has taken on this task.

Anyone who enters Dracula's Castle will be able to maintain their individuality to the greatest extent possible if they belong to their own faction. However, those belonging to other factions will immediately become Dracula's Castle Challengers, and a competitive relationship will be formed among them.

Just as the Holy Grail War demonstrates.

"Hahaha!!! This is so much fun!"

Standing on Uncle B's back, witnessing the scene of zombie limbs flying everywhere, Ilya laughed out loud from the bottom of her heart.

Ilya, who has always been the boss to be defeated in countless parallel worlds, is entering "Storm Castle" as a challenger for the first time.

Meanwhile, Artoria, who should have been locked in a fierce battle, steadily advanced with Shirou Emiya... then stopped upon entering the chapel area, her pupils dilating in shock—

Because all the refreshed event armors loaded with the Lancelot template smelled the king's scent at this moment, uttered the same "Arthur!!!!", and rushed towards Artoria in a swarm!
And the same treatment was received by Gray, the bodyguard who accompanied Waver, who also entered Dracula's Castle.

(End of this chapter)