Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 754 The First God's Hand in the Knights of the Round Table Dungeon
The moment Archduke Garibaldi finished speaking, the man he called Behelet, whose face was contorted with the blood and tears of a human, made a roaring expression.

In an instant, intense magical light spread out in all directions from Behelit as the center point!
The entire Golden Fortress was mercilessly enveloped, and the entire outer wall of the fortress was included almost without any deviation, without any outward expansion.

The scene inside the Golden Fortress has undergone drastic changes.

However, Cheng Tian, ​​who was still outside the Golden Fortress and hovering in the air at a considerable distance for reconnaissance, frowned as he looked at his control panel.

In the talent section of his panel, the section for [Blessing of the Sun] has turned gray and is unusable.

At the same time, he could clearly feel that the 60% of the Sun Gem fragments stored inside his forehead had been temporarily disconnected from him, unable to be used normally. As a result, his Sun Mask also dimmed and could no longer provide him with any additional attribute bonuses.

Clearly, this situation is most directly related to the solar eclipse in the sky.

Cheng Tian was not sure what would happen to others, but the equipment he possessed that was related to the sun was directly affected, just like the field magic specifically designed to seal solar energy.

From Cheng Tian's perspective, the entire Golden Fortress was already enveloped by a pitch-black storm filled with crimson lightning.

No one is allowed to enter or leave.

"...What on earth is going on!?"

Cheng Tian, ​​who had not witnessed Grand Duke Garibaldi's actions, was clearly unaware of what had happened.

A storm was brewing before his eyes, and Cheng Tian was also racking his brains, trying to deduce something.

Assuming there are no other players on the opposing side, the only person capable of orchestrating this is likely Garibaldi. Garibaldi is probably aware of the ritual in the previous save file where he and Prince Allen were passively triggered to compete for the Sun God Gem fragments. In other words, this act of sealing off the sun's power is very likely aimed at him.

But what's with this storm that's blocking both entry and exit?

If I were already inside the fortress, that would be a different story; it would most likely be a special barrier to prevent my escape. But since I'm still alive and kicking outside, we can rule out the possibility that it's a trap for now.

So, to put it another way, Garibaldi wasn't trying to besiege himself.
"Solar eclipse...storm..."

Cheng Tian kept repeating specific terms, and his mental game library began a targeted search.

Solar eclipses are not uncommon, nor are storms, but it is quite rare for both to occur simultaneously.

Soon, Cheng Tian caught a third keyword, which was the [Dark Ages] entry that made him wonder where it was located.

"So that's how it is, it's this dark age."

Cheng Tian, ​​whose mind was frozen on a certain scene in the game world, had a knowing expression on his face. He now knew exactly how the space had adapted to Grand Duke Garibaldi in order to achieve a balance of power.

Berserk, Behemoth, The Ritual of Exorcism, Eclipse.

It has been basically confirmed that the element that balances the combat power in this random appearance is "Berserk," but Cheng Tian cannot immediately determine the extent to which the relevant rules of "Berserk" have affected the current "Knights of the Round Table" dungeon, or whether it will reach the level of the previous dungeon "Monster Hunter World + Soul Sacrifice."

Cheng Tian's gaze returned to the crimson storm before him.

At some point, Liblom, the man-skin diary, floated in front of Cheng Tian, ​​staring in disbelief at the direction of the Golden Fortress.

"What a brutal human sacrifice ritual! It's far more cruel than what I do."

Lieblom's statement served as another safeguard for Cheng Tian's judgment. Although Lieblom had completely lost the core rules of soul sacrifice after becoming Cheng Tian's possession, its insight remained, and it saw through the essence of the scene before it at a glance.

This is an exceptionally cruel and brutal large-scale sacrificial ritual.

Can you confirm who initiated the ceremony?

Cheng Tian asked.

Lieblom waved his notebook, indicating that he couldn't help.

In contrast, the interior of the Golden Fortress, shrouded in the storm, presented a scene resembling hell.

The materials of all the buildings were replaced with twisted human heads, and all of these heads were alive!
When horses' hooves and human feet stepped on them, the trampled heads groaned in pain, and all the heads on the walls stared straight at everyone.

In more fashionable terms, all the living people in the entire Golden Fortress have entered a state of continuously decreasing SAN value.

The common people were speechless, and many collapsed on the spot. However, the soldiers of the Golden Legion were more likely to react to the shock. They used all their weapons, such as short swords, spears, and axes, to smash the heads of these people. This time, it was not just screams, but the real feeling of decapitation.

These soldiers are very good at burning, killing, and looting Britons, or even their own people, but when faced with such a bizarre and terrifying situation, it is clear that not many of them can maintain normalcy.

The main city of the Golden Fortress was no exception; the castle's material was transformed into countless living human heads, making Garibaldi's footsteps feel both soft and hard, which was quite awkward.

However, with the violent tremors, the golden fortress, which had been transformed into a human head, underwent a significant change in its overall shape.

It transformed into a gigantic hand that seemed capable of holding the solar eclipse reflected in the sky, with all five fingers pointing straight up to the heavens.

And Archduke Garibaldi stood quietly on the tip of his middle finger.

However, it is worth noting that this giant hand only has Garibaldi I on it, while the other four fingers are empty.

On the horizontal line of the Grand Duke's vision, a blood-red rune appeared that at first glance looked somewhat like a Command Seal.

After staring at the crimson runes for a moment, the Grand Duke actually raised his hand and took off his helmet. Then, he took a deep breath and shouted out a phrase that Cheng Tian often used in the previous dungeon.

"Sacrifice!"

In an instant, the crimson runes exploded and spread out in all directions.

In an instant, countless crimson runes were imprinted onto the bodies of every living person in the Golden Fortress, including the barbarian leader "Barbas" who had been forcibly recalled not long ago and was now stationed on the east and west sides respectively, and the foreign mercenary leader "Samurai Muramasa"!
This is the brand, the brand that marks them as sacrifices.

They will use their lives to realize the ambitions of the Archduke of Garibaldi!
But not long after, Grand Duke Garibaldi suddenly felt something strange on the top of his head.

Looking up, he noticed that the center of the sun, which was still in a state of eclipse, suddenly emitted an unusual light.

Click!

With a sound like shattering glass, the solar eclipse of the Eclipse Ritual truly shattered. And the intruder that broke through the eclipse and forcefully entered the ritual domain was a massive rock burning with crimson flames—

The ecliptic! A meteorite!
(End of this chapter)