Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 725 Capcom Tradition, Boss Rush
The long underground river leading to the Convergence Point, which was discovered by the Hunter's Guild, is actually more like a narrow and long cave with undercurrents.

For a medium-sized dragon beast of any size, the size requirement is already quite demanding. In addition, there are a large number of sharp, protruding dragon crystals on the sides and top of the head that replace stalactites. It is impossible to squeeze in without some hard scales.

However, judging from the impact marks found at the scene, some tough-skinned monsters managed to penetrate deeper into the core area first. Their risky bodies smoothed out those sharp corners, which gave other less tough monsters a chance.

There's no way around it; even with deliberate sniping operations, some will inevitably slip through the net.

Of course, this may not be a good thing for them either.

After being decomposed by the miasma canyon and purified along the way, the underground river was incredibly clear. On this clear river, there were more than twenty small boats, which naturally carried the 40-person mixed raid members that Cheng Tian had formed.

It's said to be for 40 people, but the actual number is far greater than that.

In addition to players, hunters, and mages, Martian mercenaries, Palicoes, and a small number of companion pets were also present. Moreover, many small boats were fully loaded, with more than a dozen of them being temporarily built, as the number of small boats on the transport ship was simply insufficient.

Compared to the meager number of people in the original work, which consisted only of Azure Star, the Grand Commander, Cat, and Dragon Hunter, the number of people present was more than ten times greater. Moreover, as per Cheng Tian's instructions, the members did not carry a variety of equipment and weapons randomly. Instead, they deliberately adjusted the equipment system of the entire team into "melee squads," "ranged squads," and "support squads."

The melee squad is responsible for defense and containment, and their weapons are mainly muskets and spears with shields.

The goal is not to inflict damage, but to maximize defensive capabilities and buy time.

The ranged squad primarily carries light and heavy crossbows, but their primary focus is survival, with damage output being secondary. Cheng Tian's goal is to wear down the Xeno'jiiva.

Then there's the support squad. Their main weapons are hunting horns and one-handed swords with round shields. The former is responsible for spreading out various buffs, while the latter wears equipment with "wide-area" to roam the battlefield, ready to use potions as needed and then spread the effects of their potions to others around them through wide-area.

As long as the medication continues, the recovery will continue.

According to Cheng Tian's prediction, the Netherworld Dragon's health might increase due to the large number of players, but that's okay, we can just wear it down.

Although the team formation seemed somewhat hasty, Cheng Tian had actually considered things quite thoroughly.

Before officially arriving at the Convergence Grounds, Cheng Tian took his men to the Gathering Lands for some battlefield coordination training. Although they couldn't find any monsters as big as the Netherworld Dragon, they could still practice with some tempered mutated monsters.

Unlike the original story, the guild members were unaware that the Convergence Zone would contain Xeno'jiiva, but this did not prevent them from witnessing a group of mutated monsters rushing in. Some even thought that Cheng Tian was making a mountain out of a molehill by assembling so many people for the mission.

However, when the small boat, which resembled a rafting snake, reached the end and people began disembarking in a cluster, much like drifting down a valley, they finally understood why Cheng Tian had gathered so many people.

Looking around, at least a dozen large monster units and countless other miscellaneous units were all quietly watching ahead from beneath the vast open space.

These monsters were all mutated monsters whose bodies had undergone significant mutations, without exception. Directly in front of them were numerous sword-shaped dragon crystals stacked and aggregated together, with their center point highlighted and pulsating like a living dragon egg or a heart.

But the most bizarre of all are these mutated monsters.

Even without distortion, these monsters would inevitably fight each other over territory, but the scene before them clearly gave the impression that they were members of some kind of cult, worshipping their leader or the god they served. This extremely bizarre scene made the hunters, who thought they were familiar with the ecology of the New World, feel their scalps tingle.

Compared to the current situation, these heavily armed humans seem more like complete uninvited guests.

This is true.

Even with the entire forty-person group wearing invisibility suits, the mercenaries like the Palicoes and Martians still managed to make noise.

As the first monster to notice the humans looked up in their direction, the rest of the mutated monsters also turned their heads, making no noise and simply staring at the humans with chilling eyes.

The atmosphere was extremely heavy...

Then it was completely shattered by a "mutated grotesque claw dragon" with mutated bulging organs on its back covered with moving eyes.

With its obviously leaky vocal cords and miasma-filled roar, the mutated monster horde launched a massive attack on humanity with the ferocity of a monstrous siege!
Needless to say, the melee squad positioned relatively forward had already raised their shields, ready to withstand the first wave of attack.

But at that moment, a huge vortex appeared without warning in the path that the beast horde would inevitably take!
The forced knockback effect, which caused no damage but worked on both enemies and allies, blew the fastest-charging Odogaron flying away on the spot!

This unexpected situation caused the momentum of the beast horde's charge to falter, and also forcibly divided the battlefield, turning the originally unstoppable charge into two streams directly from the midline. Moreover, many mindless monsters that did not know how to avoid the attack still charged straight at it, and after being blown away, they became stumbling blocks for the other charging monsters.

Although these mutated monsters look terrifying, none of them actually surpass Cheng Tian in strength or mental attributes. This means that as long as there are no Steel Dragons or similar creatures present, no one can deal with this giant vortex-shaped troublemaker from Cheng Tian.

"Clear out the fodder before the big battle!"

"Brothers! Let's get started!"

Knowing Capcom's usual habits very well, and already prepared to activate the Warm Sunshine Ring at any time, Cheng swung the Piercing Spear in his hand forcefully.

The three different classes of the forty-person group immediately dispersed with clear division of labor, each heading towards the monsters in the dragon carriage.

(End of this chapter)