Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 275 Spider-Man can use Uncle Ben to swing
After the Demon Gauntlet finished absorbing the BOSS's soul, the Crimson Moon Goddess Fina took the opportunity to begin disassembling and processing the Judgment Helmet that was lying on the lava floating platform.

The unit waiting to be strengthened, much like the lava puppy, is Cheng Tian's battle mount, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex.

As a unit with a deep spade mutation, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex actually possesses an adaptive potential similar to that of the Mosarathus, which can bathe in lava. However, after becoming a combat mount unit, it is difficult to unleash this potential through normal enhancements.

This ultra-low-end, budget-friendly "Judgment Helmet" contains a highly compatible power core.

As the gem in the center of the Judgment Helmet, which was both a weakness and a magical artifact, was completely removed and embedded in the head of the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Spade bloodline within its body was also fully activated.

In addition to gaining magma environment adaptability identical to its bloodline origin, the "Spade Fire Dragon," it also acquired a new skill that would make all Tyrannosaurus Rex and similar Tyrannosaurus Rex units extremely envious—

Lava Claws.

The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex has been fitted with a "Molten Core," and its bloodline abilities are being activated.

The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex has awakened its bloodline talent skill 'Lava Environment Adaptability' and gained a new skill 'Lava Claws'.

[Lava Claws – Utilizing the power core forcibly inherited from the Judgment Helmet, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex gains the ability to manipulate lava. It can summon and control two large, floating lava claws under its command to assist in combat, at a certain cost. Summoning the Lava Claws consumes 20 MP, but not in lava environments. The maximum control range of the Lava Claws is 4 meters, and their movement is synchronized with the main body's forelimbs. Each Lava Claw has the same power and damage calculation as the main body, and possesses an independent health bar equal to one-quarter of the main body's health. These claws can be destroyed, initiating a 30-minute summoning cooldown. However, if the user is in a lava environment, the cooldown can be instantly reset by immersing the entire body in lava.]

[Additional comment: Hint: If you have the chance in the future, you can try having the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex summon its Lava Claws in front of Godzilla... and see if Godzilla will take you down then~]

This is the ability that Tyrannosaurus Rex, Anjanathus, Deviljho, Godzilla, and other dragon-beast units known for their short arms dream of.

The increase in combat power is secondary; the most important thing is the addition of a pair of extended claws.

The enhanced Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex plunged into the lava. When it emerged, two lava dragon claws were floating beside it. The mother dragon was overjoyed, not even willing to trade dragon eggs for it.

Just as the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex was showing off its new claws, Cheng Tian took the opportunity to check his mission panel.

The entry regarding "collecting the three sacred artifacts of Ys" in the Holy Grail quest has been completed.

Yes, that's right. The mission emphasizes "collecting" rather than "taking away." You only need to possess it once to complete the mission, which is also recorded in Warhammer Vermintide 2.

The quests involving collecting books are considered complete once you acquire the book, and the Holy Grail mission bonus will not disappear even if you throw the book away afterwards.

The demonic weapons generated by the resonance between the loaded template and the divine artifact are also unaffected.

"OK, got it~"

Cheng Tian nodded after learning about the current situation at the rear from the returning spirit of Saul.

Even without summoning it, Cheng Tian can communicate with the soul that Saul is waiting in the Ghost Cage's hands.

The axe-wielding man, stood up by his leader, would probably be furious for a while, and might even take his anger out on the goddess search team that arrived later. However, the leader wasn't worried about his daughter or his subordinates. Because the Demon Gauntlet's absorption of souls severed the Black Tower's monster regeneration mechanism, Cheng Tian hadn't left a single monster to fight wherever he went. The goddess search team's exploration progress was so slow primarily due to the lack of crucial magical artifacts. (Cheng Tian's crimes are heinous.)
This also means that they have hardly suffered any significant losses along the way and are all in peak combat condition.

In addition, Saul also saw that the temple priest "Sion," who possessed the purest magic and had a natural ability to counter all monster units, was also in the party.

Perhaps the deeply demonized axe-wielding man could easily break through the goddess's exploration team's blockade with brute force, but to kill someone in front of the high priest was still too wishful thinking.

Cheng Tian has already defeated half of the monster bosses responsible for guarding the six levels of the Black Tower, and the next level is the fourth level.

Based on the unique magical resonance between the twin goddesses, Fina could clearly feel a stronger magical fluctuation, and her sister Rhea was most likely on this level.

……

The Realm of Mercury is a region associated with the properties of earth and sand.

The intense heat that was once unbearable in the Blazing Fire Realm suddenly became incredibly cool, even chilly, giving one the feeling of being in a desert, yet also in the dead of night.

Besides a bunch of monsters with different skins and attributes, there are three other really frustrating things to do here.

One is a cyclically operating spiked roller trap. Under the intervention of the rules, this thing cannot be destroyed and has the effect of piercing damage and forced knockback. Even behemoths like war elephants and Tyrannosaurus Rex will not be harmed by it.

The second type is quicksand (sand swamp) terrain. While the abundance of non-Newtonian fluids might feel interesting to touch, once one foot sinks in, it's anything but funny. If you can't break free in time, the most gruesome way to die will occur—

He died from suffocation after his stomach was filled with sand.

The third type is the complete opposite of the second type, and it is sand ice terrain with an extremely low coefficient of friction.

A thin layer of ice covers the smooth, flat gravel, making it even slipperier than pure ice. With the slightest effort, one can't stop and can only force a stop by slamming into the wall.

The worst part is that the only way to get to the deeper parts is through several suspended slides made entirely of sand and ice... and they don't even have railings.

Imagine a spiral slide that goes straight from the fifth floor of a shopping mall to the first floor, with no railings or safety measures on either side—what a terrifying sight that would be.

Cheng Tian even recalled the memory of falling off the icy slide more than ten times and getting himself into a red-hot state when he played this level back then.

Of course, the most infuriating thing was not the terrain itself, but the Red Moon Goddess, the only one in Cheng Tian's group who could fly freely without regard to the rules, who frequently mocked Cheng Tian as he fell off the slide.

Before long, the goddess's smile vanished, because Cheng Tian had innately learned a Peter Parker ability—

That is to treat the goddess as Uncle Ben from heaven, and use the ghost whip to tie around her waist to complete the ghost whip swinging!
(End of this chapter)