Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 748 The Knights of the Round Table Invite You to Join the Struggle Against Grand Duke Garibaldi

As the saying goes, all fear stems from insufficient firepower. After watching the video of the latest Silent Hill F game released this month, Cheng Tian was able to understand this principle more deeply.

This steel pipe of mine, passed down through generations, is no less sturdy!
Regardless of the genre of horror games, the nature of the game will change drastically if players can wield weapons.

Once players acquire weapons with sufficient firepower, then it should be the monsters that should be fearing them…

As for horror games like Silent Hill, Outlast, and the original Resident Evil, Cheng Tian can be honest that it's not so much that he hasn't played them, but rather that he's afraid to.

Despite the embarrassment, Cheng Tian genuinely didn't dare to play it back then. He once stood in front of an arcade and watched the owner play the first Resident Evil game. The smile he witnessed was etched in his mind for a long time.

When I was young, I simply didn't dare to do these things. Now, although I dare to do them, I'm not as interested because of the changing times.

The heart-pounding thrill that a mere horror game can evoke is far less than the fleeting moment of turning around during a school day and catching a glimpse of the homeroom teacher's face through the back window of the classroom.

Or rather, if he had free time, he might go to a game arcade and play some combos with other people, rather than torture himself again with horror games.

So he basically makes a living by playing similar horror games through videos... well, except for the Fatal Frame series, especially Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Those who know, know. Cheng Tian has a lot of mods.

Cheng Tian remembered that when he saw the promotional video for Silent Hill F earlier, he felt something was off. But when he actually saw the full playthrough video and saw the seemingly frail sailor-suited protagonist actually wielding a steel pipe, he knew that the nature of the game had changed.

At times like these, many veteran players, including Cheng Tian and others, can't help but reminisce about the terrifying atmosphere created by the previous game.

However, the so-called fear is actually created by a combination of factors, including the times and perceptions.

Nowadays, people's stimulation threshold has increased significantly due to their increased experience. If we stick to tradition without offering anything new, it will be difficult to get people to willingly open their wallets.

"Speaking of which, does the space have any horror game-themed dungeons?"

This was the thought that popped into Cheng Tian's head after watching the walkthrough videos for the first few chapters of Silent Hill F.

So far, all the dungeons Cheng Tian has experienced have been about killing, whether they are magic-based, technology-based, or hybrid. They are all pure and direct life-or-death struggles, and he has never encountered a horror game with a mechanical element.

Cheng Tian believes that the space should contain copies related to horror games, but in the vast field of video games, horror games obviously only occupy a small part.

Moreover, as the saying goes, "all fear comes from insufficient firepower," some games that are of a composite type, such as Resident Evil and Haunted House, can turn the tables and make players the source of fear if they have enough firepower.

Given Cheng Tian's current condition, it probably won't be easy to instill fear in him.

In Cheng Tian's view, purely mechanic-based horror game dungeons are somewhat of a rip-off for players. In contrast, the probability of encountering complex horror games that incorporate other elements should be significantly higher.

If we had to categorize it, Cheng Tian's first official main story mission, the second level of Metal Slug 3, clearly had a zombie-themed horror atmosphere, but they crushed it with heavy firepower.

The subsequent dungeons, one by one, were basically not related to horror at all.

Perhaps it was a bit of a masochistic streak, but the newly released Silent Hill F did indeed spark Cheng Tian's interest in playing horror games. To that end, he specifically went to the quest center to scan for dungeon names, and then found a rather unique extra dungeon theme among them—

Daytime on campus.

"Hmm... Is being scared of love considered scary?"

Cheng Tian muttered a couple of things to himself.

Is School Days scary? Absolutely!
It's worth noting that the final episode of the animated adaptation of this thing was so gory and cruel that it was highly likely to frighten children and even adults, so it was temporarily replaced with a beautiful natural scenery travel program, which shows just how terrifying it was.
As for the fact that a purely visual sensual novel like School Days would have a corresponding copy, Cheng Tian wasn't too surprised.

After all, strictly speaking, the FATE series started as a visual novel.

Although the dungeon existed, Cheng Tian had absolutely no interest in it. After all, he racked his brains but couldn't figure out what kind of reward he could get from it... Could it be a soul of a heinous criminal?
This was the only possibility Cheng Tian could think of.

So, should we go fry the fish?

Cheng Tian was indeed a little curious about this.

After marking the task as "KEEP," Cheng returned to his private space. Almost the instant he pushed open the door, the goddess Fina lazily held up a paper object on the table in Cheng Tian's direction.

"Ever since you returned from Demon Village, this thing has been emitting strong magical energy fluctuations from time to time. Would you like to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Tian also went over to take a look, only to discover that it was actually the "Knight Festival Invitation" he had received earlier!
If Fina hadn't taken this thing out, Cheng Tian would have almost forgotten about it.

"What node? When I return?"

Cheng Tian asked another question, and then received an affirmative answer from Fina's face.

This knightly invitation, personally delivered by Arthur from "Knights of the Round Table," changed after he fulfilled his promise to Arthur, the knight from "Ghosts 'n Goblins," and also summoned the phantom of Merlin, clearly indicating a connection between the two.

Cheng Tian's finger touched the invitation; the description on it had changed.

[Knights' Festival Invitation: Story item, special item. The British Knights' Festival, presided over by the Knights of the Round Table, clearly includes elements of celebrating the defeat of "Prince Irene" and is the grandest knightly celebration in history.]

For unknown reasons, the plot, which should have been stalled, moved forward slightly, and the originally pure knight celebration suddenly underwent a change.

Having already learned of his younger brother's death, the advance force sent by Grand Duke Garibaldi has launched a full-scale attack on the celebration. The flag of the Knights of the Round Table has been captured, and the celebration ceremony is in grave danger.

Once activated, you can bring up to two players into the Knights of the Round Table instance to join the all-out war against "Grand Duke Garibaldi" as members of the Knights of the Round Table alliance.

(End of this chapter)