Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 755 Destruction Ritual
Cheng Tian's combat power soared too quickly, causing his save file to have a serious impact on the Knights of the Round Table dungeon, to the point that it could even be described as "polluting" it.

However, the forms of archive corruption are not the same in the two cases.

In the previous Monster Hunter World + Soul Sacrifice dungeon, Cheng Tian and the other players were starting a new dungeon, so the Chosen Space could incorporate new variables in advance when the dungeon was created, directly inserting them into the background setting.

For example, Lieblom was put into the core of the ley lines much earlier than Cheng Tian and the other nominal fifth generation members. He even put the beings who were originally sacrificed into the Monster Hunter world, which indirectly freed Lieblom's best friend, Merlin, from the cycle of reincarnation in the original world.

But this instance is different.

The Knights of the Round Table instance wasn't just for Cheng Tian; it was shared by a significant number of players at the time. Even if you can't enter the instance now without an invitation, it doesn't mean there's no possibility of it happening in the future. In other words, the instance's original basic settings cannot be changed arbitrarily.

For example, arbitrarily replacing the bearded Arthur with a 1.54-meter-tall, femaleized Artoria would completely contradict the basic setting.

Therefore, the dungeon affixes used to balance combat power can only be reflected as newly added elements after Cheng Tian enters the dungeon this time.

Grand Duke Garibaldi is undoubtedly a powerful individual skilled in both magic and martial arts, but even with numerical enhancements based on a B+ level dungeon, without any magical modifications, his overall combat strength cannot compete with Cheng Tian and the Blazing Sun Legion he represents in the Great Expedition mission.

Grand Duke Garibaldi was aware of this situation from the very beginning.

On one hand, he couldn't believe that he was so incompetent in the face of tiny Britain, but reason told him to accept reality. This contradictory thought tormented the Grand Duke.

Thus, variables came into being.

A "Crimson Behemoth," originally belonging to the Berserk/Berserk universe but appearing due to the "Dark Ages" entry, appeared in the Golden Fortress. Not long after, it was presented to Grand Duke Garibaldi by his subordinates as if it were a treasure, having previously been sold at a stall selling antiques and miscellaneous goods.

Beheilite, also known as the Overlord's Egg, is more accurately described as a "water that leads to another world."

This substance is a peculiar material born from the endless abyss, possessing high spirituality, capable of linking the mortal world and the underworld, and is also an essential item for performing special sacrificial rituals.

It can be said that as long as it appears in the mortal world, it is destined to be sent to the hands of the master that should belong to it. And if the master still has a strong desire, then Behelit will fulfill that desire for him. The scope of the desire includes, but is not limited to, killing someone, becoming stronger, or even... becoming the right-hand man of a god!
However, the price will be extremely high.

In a sense, sacrificial rituals are the behavior that best follows the double standard of equivalent exchange principle. That is, you may not necessarily get the equivalent of a knife by sacrificing a kitchen knife, but you will definitely not get a steel needle by sacrificing a toothpick.

In fact, the Grand Duke did not initially intend to use Behelit. Instead, he chose to significantly reduce the scale of the battle lines, recalling the legion commanders and soldiers who were originally stationed in different areas back to the Golden Fortress. He planned to concentrate his forces and rely on the advantage of the city walls to wear down the long-distance British expeditionary force.

However, as time went on and with the increasing feedback from the British Expeditionary Force, some voices in Garibaldi's mind became clearer.

Phrases like “sacrifice,” “give it up,” and “offer your most precious things” began to linger in his mind.

And just as Cheng Tian was observing the entire Golden Fortress from above, Grand Duke Garibaldi almost uncontrollably grasped the Crimson Belle.

Given his current status, his desire is simple and direct: to obtain the power to completely defeat the "British Expeditionary Force"! Based on this strong desire, Beheilite responded by initiating the sacrificial exorcism ritual "The Eclipse" and creating a cross-dimensional independent space that is difficult to be disturbed by the outside world, allowing the ritual to be held perfectly.

The offering required for the sacrificial ritual is life itself, and similar to the concept of "Soul Sacrifice," the more precious and irreplaceable something is, the greater its weight as a sacrifice.

In Berserk, Griffith sacrificed all the members of the Band of the Hawk, which he had founded and cherished most, in order to ultimately achieve his new identity as the Hand of God.

So what was most precious to Garibaldi?

Now that Prince Allen is dead, perhaps the most precious thing he has left is himself.

When quality is insufficient, quantity is the only way to compensate.

As a result, the entire Golden Fortress was enveloped, and all the legion commanders, soldiers, and even civilians became sacrifices to help Garibaldi break through his mortal body and become a supreme being!
It's not that Garibaldi didn't want to sacrifice Cheng Tian, ​​but the problem is that the idea of ​​sacrificing the British Expeditionary Force to ultimately achieve his own goals is almost no different from wishing, "As long as I can become a billionaire, I'm willing to eat luxury cars and live in villas."

Taking food and taking things away is really too much to ask. Garibaldi can only sacrifice his own things. Even if he doesn't care, the soldiers and civilians in the Golden Fortress are still his subjects and meet the conditions for sacrifice.

As for how to get these sacrifices to "willingly" give up their lives, that's not up to them.

The Golden Fortress, now linked to the Netherworld, will automatically spawn monsters and indiscriminately sacrifice and kill all living beings.

Garibaldi, positioned atop the giant human head and palm, could clearly feel that with each sacrifice of his people, his physique and spirit were strengthened, a sensation that fascinated him.

However, this intoxicating feeling did not last long, as the zodiacal meteorite arrived unexpectedly, smashing through the core of the Eclipse Array and falling into it.

Cheng Tian was unaware of Garibaldi's thought process, but he could roughly guess the operating logic of the current Eclipse and thus judge that Grand Duke Garibaldi was becoming the new Hand of God by sacrificing his own people.

What the enemy does is what we must oppose.

Based on this incredibly simple idea, Cheng Tian directly summoned the Zodiac Meteorite from the outside of the ritual, towards the hollow center of the storm.

A fragment of a star, originally from the outer space of the continent of Eorzea, brimming with etheric energy and possessing a strong "sun" attribute, crossed time and space, and dimensions, heading straight for Garibaldi.

A huge word, "death," suddenly filled the Grand Duke's mind!
With a violent explosion, the storm that had been enveloping the entire Golden Fortress was actually blown away!
They successfully revealed a special space called "Gap," which seemed to overlap with the real world.

The enormous hand of God, constructed with the Golden Fortress as its main structure, now only has half a forearm remaining; the Grand Duke who was originally on the hand is nowhere to be seen.

Was this moment of eclipse... a failure?
Cheng, still keeping his distance, peeked around, trying to find someone's trail.

(End of this chapter)