Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 728 It's still a child... Please don't let it go!
The young ancient dragon king didn't give Cheng Tian much time to observe; it simply let out a menacing roar before closing its mouth.

Even though it has a standard height of 45 meters and easily crushed two mutated monsters with its weight advantage as soon as it appeared, it is essentially a cub, a child, whose understanding of the world has not yet been formed.

At this moment, the hostility it exudes towards the group of forty is a typical instinct to expel someone whose territory has been invaded.

However, compared to the original setting, the current Elder Dragon King cub has obviously added a special variable that has already been noticed by players.

“Liblom…”

With his powerful mental strength, Cheng muttered something as he scanned the strange hardcover book.

In fact, it has already been revealed from the description of the dungeon's content that in the current Monster Hunter world, only the New World has the law of soul sacrifice, and it only affects those who step into the New World.

The final commission description directly reveals the fact that the earth's veins have been contaminated by external forces.

Based on past experience, Cheng Tian had guessed that something similar to "MapleStory dungeon fragments" had corrupted the ley lines, but he never expected it to be this seemingly strange and crude but actually the core of the soul sacrifice book, "Liblom."

Cheng Tian glanced at Merlin, who was wielding the greatsword with considerable skill, without making a sound.

Yes, although he is a being who is integrated from the worldview of soul sacrifice and mainly uses the ability of sacrifice to fight, he also has mastered the ability to use multiple weapons in the Hunter system.

I wonder if he'll be able to unleash curry sticks or something...

According to the original storyline, Merlin and Lieblom are highly connected, and can be said to be the core storyline that runs through the whole story. However, Cheng Tian has not seen any problems yet, or rather, it has not reached that point yet.
While his mind was working, Cheng Tian's hands were not idle either. With a gentle wave, he shot out a serpentine beam of light that directly entered the opponent's body.

With the effect of the serpentine light and shadow, the Netherworld Dragon's health bar and stats popped up and were reflected in Cheng Tian's field of vision.

【冥灯龙：首领模板。古龙之王幼体，异变本源。HP=13W/13W（5*2.6）、MP=1W/1W。力量100、敏捷100、精神100、魅力100。】

[Unit Traits/Skills - Ancient Dragon King Juvenile Stage, Leyline Core, Netherfire, Lieblom, 40-Man Raid Multiplier (Additional)]

This Netherworld Dragon is the one with the highest overall attributes that Cheng Tian has seen since entering the space!

With all attributes at 100, totaling 400 points, it's a truly well-rounded dragon beast with no weaknesses in any attribute!
However, Cheng Tian was somewhat surprised that the Strength attribute of the Xeno'jiiva was not as high as that of Behemoth (he did not see the attribute of the World Destroyer Nergigante because of the Extreme Challenge).

However, Cheng Tian's surprise was quickly replaced by the realization that this was how it was, because it was only because of this brief delay at the beginning that the Netherworld Dragon's strength attribute had increased by one point, becoming 101.

Despite their enormous size, a cub is still a cub, and cubs usually represent something else entirely—

Extremely high growth potential!
However, theoretically speaking, growth usually means corresponding material consumption.

Cheng Tian's mental energy rapidly scanned the Nether Lantern Dragon's body, and he saw that the flesh and blood of the mutated Golden Lion and the mutated Dragon Slayer, which had been compressed into small pancakes and were originally attached to the Nether Lantern Dragon, were visibly merging into its body. This scene was familiar to anyone who possessed the power of redemption and sacrifice; it was clearly the physical enhancement phenomenon that occurred after sacrificing flesh and blood. However, compared to the sacrifices used by humans, including Cheng Tian, ​​which required spellcasting and a pre-sacrifice animation, the Nether Lantern Dragon seemed to be sacrificing itself instinctively, or rather, absorbing the mutated flesh and blood with twisted souls.

……not good!
Cheng Tian's gaze swept over the flesh and blood of various mutated monsters scattered on the ground.

These will likely become nutrients for the growth of the Xeno'jiiva!
However, Merlin reacted even faster than Cheng Tian!
He sheathed his greatsword, performed a side roll, and landed in front of a demon's corpse. The arm, which was significantly less corrupted than before, now teemed with ominous sacrificial magic, forcibly initiating the ritual.

Merlin's logic is actually quite simple. Just like when he dealt with Behemoth, he used a preemptive sacrifice to annihilate the corpse, preventing the Netherworld Dragon from touching it.

Logically speaking, this is indeed the best strategy to prevent the Netherworld Dragon from absorbing corpses and evolving... But the problem is that, with Merlin's sacrifice, Cheng Tian once again saw ominous magic power surging towards the Netherworld Dragon.

Merlin sacrificed the monster's corpse, and Merlin's Spirit increased by 2 points.

...The Xeno'jiiva also gained 2 points to its Spirit attribute!
"Melee squad! Raise your shields and pull the monster! Pull it to the east, to the one with the falling rocks. It's relatively weak now that it's just grown flesh. Attack its head and forepaws! At the same time, provide cover for the heavy crossbow squad to use shotgun headshots!"

"Support team! Max out the potions! Even if you wet your pants, keep drinking them!"

"Attendant squad! Work with some melee squads to find an opportunity to drag the corpses out of the battle and pile them in a corner!"

"Everyone else, watch out for falling rocks and pitfalls. Those using light and heavy crossbows, and those who are using the Demon Dance technique, don't interfere with your teammates!"

A series of commands came from Cheng Tian's mouth, and the group of forty people rushed towards the direction where the Netherworld Dragon was located.

The special talents of the Xeno'jiiva, and the phenomena demonstrated by Merlin, have indirectly shown that its existence is the origin of the rule of soul sacrifice.

In other words, the Xeno'jiiva is actually the entity that players and hunters face when performing sacrifices.

The Xeno'jiiva can sacrifice itself to the corpses of monsters, and if player hunters sacrifice themselves, the ultimate goal is also the Xeno'jiiva. Theoretically, the Xeno'jiiva will receive the same amount of attribute increases as the player hunters.

Therefore, the current tactical core is relatively simple and straightforward.

Keep the Xeno'jiiva in a fixed area as much as possible to prevent it from moving around randomly. Then, have the support team help drag the Xeno'jiiva's corpse to reduce the probability of it touching the corpse.

But that's clearly not enough.

With a flash of light on Cheng Tian's wrist, the Crimson Deviljho was released as a companion beast, but its mission was not to fight, but to help destroy the evidence!

The crimson Deviljho, understanding the unspoken message, bit down on a monster's corpse on the ground, then with a powerful shake of its head and tail, sent the entire carcass flying over the surrounding rock walls like a catapult, plunging directly into the bottomless abyss...

(End of this chapter)