Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 234 shattered the monster-spawning affixes.
Cheng Tian's monster-killing behavior most likely triggered the dungeon's own protection mechanism, or he may have really wiped out all the monsters guarding the place. In any case, none of the ghost units and demonized crow units can be seen anymore.

The ghost died without a body, but the ravens' corpses were scattered all over the ground, a scene that even gave Bazett, who had only recently joined the group, a sense of déjà vu.

Oh right, the Mage's Association has records that one of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors whom the Church attempted to subdue was able to control a large number of crows as familiars.

If the Master were to unleash a strike on those twenty-seven ancestors, would it also produce the same instant-kill effect?

Despite being a martial arts practitioner, Cheng Tian's magical skills were not weak. Furthermore, after becoming a Holy Grail Heroic Spirit and receiving a lot of common sense from space, Bazett could see that Cheng Tian was using war to sustain himself, using something dropped by monsters—whether it was a soul or a fragment of magical crystal—to reverse the electricity meter.

However, Cheng Tian's competence reduced the value of Bazett's own guard attributes, which caused the one-armed girl to start feeling sorry for herself again.

Cheng Tian didn't notice this, nor did he have time to, because he was experiencing the pain of playing World of Warcraft without an auto-loot addon, a painful yet exhilarating experience.

Because of all those money bags and statues scattered on the ground... he had to bend down and pick them up himself!

Even though you know there might only be a few copper coins on this corpse, there are hundreds or even thousands of corpses at the scene, which adds up to a large sum of money. In the end, you still have to summon Utan as well, and call on Ghost Cicada, Primal Wyvern, and Bazett who is feeling self-loathing to pick up the money and pile it up together. Finally, you personally put it into your inventory.

At this point, Bazett's expression improved significantly. Even though it was just about picking up money together, she could feel that she was "needed" rather than being treated specially because of her missing arm.

This time, Cheng Tian finally noticed that Bazett was humming a tune while picking up money, which was an unconscious behavior.

After recalling Bazett's personality traits, Cheng Tian sniffed and remained silent.

Bazett's mood swings are a typical personality flaw. To correct them, simply regenerating his arm wouldn't be enough; he'd probably need some kind of stimulus or trigger...

Since entering the instance, Cheng Tian has killed over a thousand monsters, but only seven chests have dropped in total. Moreover, the chests are practically useless, as they only contain money bags and king statues.

After the more tedious process of collecting and counting money, which was even more laborious than grinding monsters, Cheng Tian's inventory now contained over 300 money bags and over 700 king statues. The total value of the space recycling had exceeded 3 Chosen Coins, which could be considered to have reached the A-level settlement level for a C-difficulty main quest.

It's fortunate that these valuable items can be stacked; otherwise, I wouldn't know who to leave all the money scattered on the ground to.

After seeing that all the buildings and mansions in Ghost Town had stopped spawning monsters, Cheng Tian realized that this money-making activity had come to an end, and it was time to move on to the Easter egg items and the gatekeeper BOSS.

For players who normally attempt to complete the dungeon, Ghost Town actually presents another challenge: the massive mansion that blocks the only way through.

These mansions have numerous staircases with many floors, and each floor is home to a considerable number of ordinary giant monsters.

As secondary units of the Cyclops, these ordinary trolls are all boss-level units with considerable health. For players who can only travel by land, once they encounter them in narrow stairwells, they will face a close encounter with these thick-skinned, foul-smelling, and terrifying trolls with a faint fire Titan bloodline who can unleash fireballs.

Cheng Tian's main purpose in going in was for the knight's armor located on the top floor of the mansion.

For him, this knight's armor with 1 point of absolute durability is not only something he can sell for money, but also something he can use as a consumable to activate Ghost Rider's transformation.

However, before officially entering the mansion, Cheng Tian decisively unleashed a Merlin Shock on it. Although it failed to instantly kill the giants inside, it reduced their health to a quarter of their original value. Then, he used a combination of his main weapon and spellbook to test his way through the mansion.

Yes, Cheng Tian used his main weapon as the combination material for his combo spell. Normally, only secondary weapons, such as throwable consumables, can be combined with a spellbook, but Cheng Tian's case is a little different. Through the strawberry underwear, he gained the same "Knight Throwing" ability as Knight Arthur, which allows him to condense his currently held weapon into a throwable.

This fulfills the necessary prerequisite for combined spellcasting.

Ice-attribute magic book + Balford's Obsession (dagger) = fires a string of 8 daggers with ice attributes. Hitting the target will cause frostbite. Hitting the same spot repeatedly will stack the frostbite until the area is permanently necrotic.

Fire magic book + Prince's Sword (greatsword) = summon a squad of fiery cavalry that strike the target with both physical and fire damage.

It's worth mentioning that because Cheng Tian had just learned Titan's Grip, he could wield two-handed weapons with one hand, which allowed him to use a greatsword in his right hand and a spellbook in his left, and then perform a combined spellcasting.

This unexpected combination even evokes the image of Knight Arthur casting a spell while wearing the "Golden Knight Armor" in Ghosts 'n Goblins.

The bad news is that this top-tier spellcaster trial card can currently only be used in Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Because the independent Demon Village instance does not have a main quest completion, both the Knight template included with the pants and the additional Vampire Magic Hunter template can only be used in Demon Village.

Of course, there is also good news: as long as Cheng Tian defeats the Demon King of Demon Village and completes the game, the rewards will be distributed normally. Moreover, considering that Metal Slug's dungeons have two main storylines and two extra skills, there is a high probability that there will be multiple rewards after finally clearing Demon Village.

It's even possible that the Knight template could be preserved through the strawberry underwear.

Therefore, even if it was just a temporary top-tier spellcaster trial card, Cheng Tian was still quite motivated to test it. Moreover, there was another key point... the Demon King's Castle map had no activation restrictions.

In other words, theoretically, Cheng Tian could immediately reopen the map after clearing Ghost Town and head straight for the third level of Demon Village—Demon Mountain Cave!
Of course, Cheng Tian wouldn't actually do that, at least not now.

Having gone through the Soul Equipment Activation event, he had completely understood the principle of "not being led by the nose by rewards." The rewards for clearing the Demon Village were indeed very attractive, but Cheng Tian's eyes would not be easily blinded. He would just let things take their course.

I obtained a knight statue and a Miqi windmill from the entrance to Ghost Town.

The statue's effect is similar to the Mario's Life Mushroom, allowing players to revive after death. Players retain their weapons and revive with a Knight's Armor, but at the cost of losing all other items. It can be taken out of the instance.

The windmill, on the other hand, is a purely valuable item, worth five hundred dollars.

Then there's the hidden knight armor inside the super-large mansion, and the buff-type Michi windmill on the island in the middle of the river after leaving the mansion. This windmill can extend the buff effect on both enemies and allies by up to 60 seconds.

After all the trolls in the mansion were killed, the entire Ghost Town fell completely silent, with only the rapid and powerful breathing of the twin trolls near the mountain peaks in the distance audible.

Cheng Tian first looked at the two giant monsters, which were almost identical in appearance to those in the first scene, from afar, and then—

The title he wore was changed to "911".

(End of this chapter)