Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 675 Spell Totems and Sacrificial Marks
Before a cross-shaped totem made of antlers and branches, the figure of the Deer-Headed Demon reappears, and it is no longer in a state of death.

His feet sank deep into the ground like the roots of a tree, and the burns on his body were visibly healing rapidly, almost at a rate of 1% per second. In other words, it would only take him about 30 seconds to recover to full health.

However, the Deer-Headed Spirit's abilities were not limited to this.

The large number of crows and thief dragons with glowing red eyes that had disappeared under Cheng Tian's shocking pearl were now converging on the location of the deer-headed spirit from all directions.

However, their intention in gathering here at this moment is not to besiege humans as a mob, but to become part of the Deer-Headed Spirit!

From the Deer-Headed Spirit's body, a unique power fluctuation, representing corruption and sacrifice, was suddenly emanating—a power that players referred to as the "Sacrifice Continent."

Those roots that were originally just deep underground, absorbing nutrients from the soil and plundering the vitality of the surrounding plants, directly branched out into a large number of branches that protruded above the ground and mercilessly pierced through the ground. The pain caused the controlled dragons to scream almost instinctively.

Immediately, these individual thieves were visibly drained, and not only their bodies, but also their souls.

The Leshen used the sacrificial power of "Redemption and Sacrifice" to sacrifice the band of thieves he controlled. However, compared to the sacrificial power of hunters, mages, and players, the Leshen was clearly more cruel. Its sacrifice was more like "living sacrifice," that is, directly and forcibly sacrificing living beings.

Perhaps in essence there is no difference from sacrificing a dying life, but the living sacrifice of the deer-headed spirit obviously draws more power from it.

As the number of thief dragons dies, the stag-headed spirit's health recovery is also accelerating... no, that's not right, it's not health!
It's the maximum health!
For each thief dragon sacrificed, the Leshen's maximum HP will increase by a random value between 10 and 20 HP. When the thief dragon horde it has summoned is reduced to a pile of dried corpses, the Leshen's HP will not only be fully restored, but will also increase from 1.5 to over 2!

Eileen, who had followed earlier and could share the view of the Leshen's health bar because of the team, noticed the phenomenon immediately, while the others only noticed some problems with the Leshen's recovery.

"It's a totem spell."

Geralt, who wasn't dealing with the Leshen for the first time, immediately scanned the area with his wolf-like keen eyes before fixing them on a simple totem not far from the Leshen, emanating an ominous aura.

"The totem has a range buff effect on the Deer-Headed Spirit, and may also have a resurrection and positioning effect, which needs to be destroyed with fire."

Geralt immediately shared his original knowledge about the Leshen.

Upon hearing the information from the White Wolf, Eileen quickly changed the ammunition loaded inside the light crossbow from slicing shells to fire shells, using a technique completely unlike someone handling a light crossbow for the first time.

Hunter weapons designed specifically for hunting do have their unique advantages in terms of flexibility when facing targets. For example, it is difficult to prepare arrows with specific attributes in advance for bows and arrows.

But at that moment, a huge object suddenly flew across the sky, causing many people to panic.

Because the Ancient Forest region not only frequently spawns land-based fodder like Deviljho, which likes to plunder, but also aerial fodder that can soar through the sky and appear in any area at any time.

"Eileen! You and Mina work together, roaming the forest! Destroy all the other totems! And be extremely careful to avoid the stag-headed demons that might suddenly appear and engage in melee combat; their claws are cursed!"

Just as everyone else was on high alert, Cheng Tian's voice suddenly came from the flying dragon hovering in the air. This huge flying creature that broke through the wind was naturally Cheng Tian's flying combat mount, the Primal Wyvern.

Eileen and the others had no objections to Cheng Tian's instructions. They immediately put down the triggers they had already put on and threw out a Poké Ball.

Erin was still using the "Luxury Sphere," which had a very ornate surface pattern. As the Luxury Sphere exploded, a flying dragon unit emerged from it. It was similar in size to the Primal Wyvern, but its entire body was blue, with red protrusions on its back, its wings and forelimbs were integrated, and it had a very thick tail.

It has evolved from the initial Saw-Crawler to its final form, the "Mighty Pteranodon".

The Mighty Pterosaur is large enough to carry two people at the same time, and with Mina's demon-slaying talent combined with Irene's ability to communicate with the wind, they should be able to find the other Leshen spell totems scattered throughout the Ancient Forest soon.

This Leshen totem is actually the key to the Leshen strategy. If you don't deal with the other Leshen totems scattered throughout the Ancient Forest beforehand, it will inevitably give the Leshen more time to run away and heal itself. And competing with wild animals in the Monster Hunter world for vitality is a disgusting thing.

As Cheng Tian spoke, the Primal Wyvern beneath him swooped down toward the ground and underwent a super transformation just before landing.

Agility and Strength attributes were swapped on the spot, wings turned into heavy forelimbs, and a strange rock flower with the characteristics of both vegetation and rock bloomed on its back, firmly rooted in the ground.

"I remember this thing can be used to cast spells on people, right?"

Cheng Tian shouted at Geralt.

"Well, it's alright for superhumans, but if it's a mortal, once it scratches you, it will mark you as a host. In this case, even if you forcibly subdue it, the deer-headed demon will use the soul essence of the mortal as a sacrifice to be reborn in its body."

The female sorcerer, who had done some self-searching, immediately responded.

"Then the strategy should focus on dealing with totems and soul hosts."

Having figured out the correct way to defeat the Deer-Headed Spirit, Cheng Tian already had a new plan.

Yes, the key to defeating the Deer-Headed Spirit lies in its totem and its host.

As long as the totem still exists in a certain area of ​​the Ancient Forest, the Leshen will be forcibly disintegrated regardless of whether it is under hard control or not, and will then quickly relocate using the totem's location as its coordinate point, as long as it suffers a certain amount of damage.

If anyone weak enough is scratched and marked as a "living sacrifice," then even if the deer-headed spirit is killed, it will be reborn as a living sacrifice using that marked person.

Therefore, the focus of the current strategy is no longer on the Leshen itself, but on dealing with the totem and the living sacrifice first.

Therefore, it's time to mobilize the entire power of the Star Base.

(End of this chapter)