Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 12 Red Devil, Why is Your Head Pointy?
【红魔：精英模板，魔界恶魔。HP=200、MP=35。力量10、敏捷15、精神7、魅力5。】

[Demon Characteristics - Flame Gargoyle]

Since Cheng Tian does not have any reconnaissance skills, he cannot see the specific panel of the Red Devil.

But this did not prevent him from being very clear that the Red Devils were high-agility units far superior to his own.

In the original Famicom version, the Red Devil is a terrifying creature known for his high speed, erratic movements, the ability to fly freely, and the ability to spit fireballs from his mouth.

This is also the main reason why Cheng Tian did not start with transformation.

After all, it's not a Transfiguration spell like the one in Warcraft that acts directly on the target, but a spell with a ballistic flight trajectory, which is very likely to be avoided by high-agility units.

The Red Devil's action logic was exactly the same as Cheng Tian remembered. He immediately chose to distance himself from him, flew high into the air, and looked down at him.

However, what Cheng Tian didn't know was that the main reason why the Red Devils did this was actually largely caused by himself.

From the Red Devil's perspective, a strange human wearing the armor of a Kingdom Knight, with a distorted expression on his face comparable to that of a demon from the Demon Realm, rushing straight towards a real demon from the Demon Realm like himself without dodging or evading, is an extremely counterintuitive behavior in itself.

Although they were nicknamed the all-around soldiers of the demon world, it was precisely because of this that the Red Demon Clan accumulated a large amount of combat experience and passed it down.

It's not that the Red Devil has never seen the knights of the human kingdom, including Arthur, the strongest among them, but even when they stormed the Demon King's Castle and took the map, they had never done such a reckless act.

This made the Red Devils feel something was wrong, so they chose to keep their distance and observe.

However, just when the Red Devil thought that the humans below could only stare blankly, he saw the other party directly throw the little demon machete in his hand into the sky without hesitation.

The machete spun clockwise and turned into a parabola before smashing towards the hovering Red Devil.

However, even though he had already thrown it out, the other party was still holding the exact same sharp blade in his hand.

Almost instantly, the Red Devil recognized the source of this move, while still wondering in his mind.

Wasn't Arthur supposed to have a big beard? Had he found time to shave it all off?
Although he was confused, the Red Devil's extensive experience as a mercenary in actual combat allowed him to quickly dodge to the side, and the machete, which had reached the highest point of the parabola, was unable to hit anything.

At this time, the Red Devil dived down.

The Red Devils are now basically certain that Cheng Tian is Arthur or Arthur's successor, and he is a person with poor weapons, which makes his throwing ability almost non-threatening.

The output and threat of Arthur's throwing ability depends entirely on the weapon he currently holds.

Taking the original game as an example, most players probably like the knife the most. The knife's straight flight trajectory and high attack speed are enough to deal with 99% of the monsters in Ghost Village.

The knight's spear that comes with the player is pretty standard, with a straight flight trajectory and a medium attack speed. Although it's not ideal, it's usable.

But the most annoying one is the "Fireball".

The fireball's throwing speed is similar to that of a knight's lance, but its trajectory follows a small parabola. Not only is its range extremely short, but it can also miss the enemy's head completely. While the fireball creates a small wall of fire that lasts for about a second after landing, which can still damage enemies, this still can't overcome the fireball's biggest disadvantage.

If this fireball can be used to deal with zombie crows or something, using it to face the Red Devil is almost tantamount to seeking death.

Cheng Tian can only throw the one-handed machete in a parabolic trajectory, and this is almost the case in the eyes of the Red Devil. This means that Cheng Tian is no longer a threat to his Lord Red Devil.

Arthur was famous for having almost zero melee ability. When the devil successfully got close to him, Arthur was basically left with his armor broken, running around on the ground in his strawberry underwear, and finally being hit by an elbow and turned into a skeleton.

Facing the swooping Red Devil, Cheng Tian hurriedly threw out a machete, but it still failed to produce any results. The Red Devil was like a nimble fighter jet, letting its wings carry its body to the right at a forty-five-degree angle, and successfully avoided the second knife.

At this point, the Red Devils thought that Cheng Tian had run out of tricks. Even if he still had a chance to throw again, his body was strong enough to take it without any need to dodge.

And with just one chance, the Red Devil can directly break open the human can and eat the delicious human flesh and blood inside.

The Red Devil stretched out his claws, as if he had already seen the scene of Cheng Tian being canned.

However, at this moment, a stick that looked familiar to the Red Devil suddenly appeared in Cheng's left hand.

But before the Red Devil could finish the search in his mind, a hexagram-shaped magic missile had already erupted from the tip of the staff aimed at it.

"Oh my God!"

The Red Devil, who had now completely recognized the source of the Transfiguration, was immediately filled with shock and anger on his face. However, because he had already made preparations not to dodge or evade, he accelerated too fast, which made it impossible for him to move sideways and he crashed directly into the hexagram.

As a small cloud of smoke rose, the Red Devil had turned into a frightened summer duck with red feathers, a pointed head, and a beak that looked more like a bird's beak.

Transfiguration, hit!

Cheng Tian here actually made use of the equipment switching mechanism of the chosen player himself.

Simply put, in combat, players cannot switch between the current handheld equipment and the spare equipment in the inventory at will.

For example, when Cheng Tian is holding the Little Demon Machete in his main hand, if he switches it to the baseball bat in the inventory, the two items will swap positions, but the baseball bat in the main hand equipment bar will have a 6-second countdown. During these 6 seconds, the baseball bat cannot be used and cannot be exchanged a second time.

It's a bit similar to the setting of Dota.

But Cheng Tian encountered a small mechanism here that was not really a bug, that is, he removed his off-hand weapon in advance and put it into the inventory before entering the combat state.

Temporarily equipping equipment when empty-handed can take effect immediately.

It was by using this method that Cheng Tiancai successfully concealed the existence of the vampire gentleman's cane. In addition, the Red Devil himself had a certain mindset and thought that Cheng Tian only had a weapon that posed no threat, which ultimately led to the current result.

There was no nonsense, no useless operations, and what awaited the pointy-headed Red Devil Duck was Cheng Tian's extremely cruel and terrifying targeting.

Cheng Tian threw away his crutch, turned sideways and grabbed the flapping duck's wings, then raised his little demon machete and chopped it hard at the base of the duck's wings!
(End of this chapter)