Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 663 One Monster, Two Ways to Eat: One Redemption, One Sacrifice

【极欲之毒妖鸟：冠军模板。魔化单位，融合单位。HP=4000/4000、MP=3600/3600。力量40、敏捷45、精神36、魅力15。】

[Unit Traits - Paranoia, Venom]

What's even more terrifying than the uncanny valley is this monstrous creature, resembling a chimera chimera, right before our eyes.

The basic structure of the torso remained as Cheng Tian remembered the Poisonous Bird should look, but the head and face that were so similar to humans could easily make people feel physically uncomfortable.

It's somewhat like the kind of Harpy that hasn't been embellished at all, and is purely the kind of image that should only exist in the legendary encyclopedia.

There is no such anomaly in Monster Hunter World, so it can only be a product of being deeply affected by the rules of soul sacrifice. Moreover, judging from the information reflected by the serpentine light and shadow, Cheng Tian could sense something was amiss.

It's as if the monster before them isn't just a pure poisonous bird.

"The Poison Bird's armor is the best in the world!!! Hehehe!!!"

Just as Cheng Tian was taking a moment to observe the poisonous bird in front of him, the bird, whose eyes darted around like a frog's, suddenly spoke in human language, saying something that surprised Cheng Tian.

Before Cheng Tian could even figure out what it tasted like, the venomous bird with a human head and face had already opened its mouth to an enormous arc that was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and a huge, purple tongue was already lashing out at Cheng Tian.

At that moment, Cheng Tian's Bond Stone lit up, and with a loud dragon roar, the Crimson Deviljho, which had been waiting inside, burst out of the void from head to tail, its terrifying maw, like a spiked club, meeting the venomous tongue of the Poisonous Bird.

Pfft!

Juice splattered everywhere!

A liquid mixed with blood and venom was splashed onto the Deviljho's body and the surrounding soil, and a series of small purple bubbles immediately appeared on the top of the Deviljho's originally deep red head—

This means that the Deviljho has entered a state of poisoning.

However, the poison did not diminish the ferocity of the Deviljho in the slightest. With a flick of its head, it pulled and dragged the defenseless Poison Bird into the air, where it landed heavily in front of the Deviljho, leaving the bird dazed and confused.

The Poisonous Bird was probably completely bewildered in every sense of the word.

If it had known that Cheng Tian had such a ferocious creature by his side, it would never have tried to provoke him, let alone stick its tongue out at him.

But it's too late to regret it now.

Before the Pukei-Pukei could recover from its bewilderment, the Deviljho's massive beak had already bitten down on the Pukei-Pukei's relatively slender neck!
At that moment, the skin, muscles, and bones simultaneously suffered almost irreversible fractures and shattering. Immediately afterward, the pain, which had already reached the brain, caused the venomous bird to feel a force that propelled it into the air.

The bird was dragged into the air before crashing heavily to the ground, where the pressure forced more of its juices out.

And this is just the beginning.

The Deviljho, much like a Tyrannosaurus Rex in its Tyrannosaurus Rex form, used its mouth to repeatedly pound on the Pukei-Pukei-Boo using a technique similar to a close-quarters grappling throw!

It seems that Crimson doesn't want to possess a Poison Bird Greatsword with poison attributes; it just wants this thing to die.

The violent slamming and pure physical collisions quickly brought the bruised, swollen, toothless, and still bleeding demonic poisonous bird to the brink of death. Accompanied by a special effect resembling dissolving mud, the poisonous bird's original head emerged from the dissolving demonic mud, signifying that its demonic parts were being forcibly disrupted and dissolved by external forces. At the same time, a humanoid soul, visible only to those who possess the relevant power, also emerged from the dissolving mud.

He looks like a hunter wearing a low-rank Pukei-Pukei armor set.

This soul still maintains a spiritual connection with the dying poisonous bird and is still considered the same entity.

Cheng Tian speculated that the hunter might have been killed by the Poisonous Bird, and his strong will to survive caused his soul to mutate, thus invading the Poisonous Bird's soul and completing a form of soul parasitism, which allowed him to survive until now.

The connection between the two is very deep and cannot be easily severed. Moreover, the current separation is only temporary. Once its health is restored, it will return to its original form as a human-headed poisonous bird.

However, in this state, the "Redemption and Sacrifice" icon that Cheng Tian placed on him turned into a special icon that could be executed, and his body also underwent corresponding changes.

The left hand shimmers with holy light, capable of redeeming corrupted units and restoring them to their original form.

His right hand was constantly fluctuating with dark, demonic energy, which would, in the name of justice, permanently annihilate the soul of the demonized target.

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!!"

The hunter's soul was wailing; it was this intense will to survive that twisted his soul, ultimately leading to his possession of the Poison Bird.

Cheng Tian ignored this and instead raised both hands.

His left hand was aimed at the hunter's soul, while his right hand was aimed at the body of the poison bird.

I'll say it again: redemption and sacrifice, I want it all!
Under the incredulous yet incredibly excited gazes of several voyeurs, Cheng Tian simultaneously unleashed the power representing divine purification and demonic sacrifice, which then acted upon both of them respectively.

The cleansing power of divine redemption visibly and quickly calmed the twisted hunter's soul, while the demonic sacrifice seemed to be building a bridge of communication, packaging the remnant soul and body of the Poison Bird together and sacrificing it to some being, who then fed back some kind of power.

The hunter's soul, whose features had been so distorted that it was almost unrecognizable, had completely returned to normal. After giving Cheng Tian a relieved smile, it left a red heart on the spot.

You have redeemed the "passionate soul of the ecological investigator," your Charisma attribute is permanently increased by 1, and your reconnaissance skills receive a slight enhancement.

You have received a soul reward—"The Soul of the Innocent (Great)."

You sacrificed the body of the "poisonous bird that killed the ecological investigator," permanently increasing your Strength attribute by 1 and your Toxin Resistance by 2%.

You have obtained the following materials/offerings: 2 Pukei-piranhas shells, 1 Pukei-piranha throat girdle, 1 Pukei-piranha feather, and 1 poison sac.

The progress bars for the Holy and Demonic Realms, which were originally supposed to affect each other's unlocking progress, both increased by a little after Cheng Tian completed his redemption and sacrifice.

Under normal circumstances, whether it is redemption or sacrifice, it will cause irreversible and permanent changes to the practitioner's arm, but Cheng Tian's arm did not change at all.

The Grand Master and Merlin exchanged a glance, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Then, as if sensing something, they almost simultaneously turned their heads away, revealing expressions of disgust.

(End of this chapter)