Chapter 246 Template Loading — Onimusha
"However, this level of interference won't solve everything once and for all; they will still gather," Dalles paused, then looked at his subordinates.
"You all will handle the Temple Knights, and also be responsible for finding the Twin Goddesses who broke into the Black Tower with the Black Pearl... especially you, Orange Knight!"
Suddenly, Dalles raised his voice. Although he made no gestures, everyone present knew he was referring to the foreign mercenary who had recently joined. Everyone simultaneously looked in Cheng Mouren's direction.
"I heard you once had the legendary achievement of defeating other Twin Goddesses. I have high hopes for you, so don't disappoint my expectations!"
"You can rest assured when I handle things."
Although a bit confused, Cheng Tian still grinned, revealing his gums and pearly white teeth, which made Dalles and the others' eyelids twitch a few times, inexplicably feeling a sense of unease.
Logically speaking, Cheng Tian's achievements of dismantling the Twins and overthrowing the Goddesses were completed separately, but these two achievements were completed in the same area of the same dungeon. For those from other planes who had only heard of his so-called prestige through legends, these two achievements were indeed easily confused.
And for the world of Ys Origin, which itself has "Twin Goddesses," the terms "Twins" and "Goddesses" are almost coexistent. Even the main villain cannot escape the strong associative influence of these coexistent terms.
Of course, Cheng Tian wouldn't explain anything because of this.
"Heh, a newcomer, yet so highly regarded!" A short-haired woman, whose skin was noticeably bronzed from exposure to the elements, giving her a bit of an Amazonian warrior vibe, twirled a trident effortlessly with one hand and grumbled sourly.
[Epona, member of the Dark Clan, Magic Swordsman, volatile and unpredictable personality.]
Beside her, a man with a turban and cloak, carrying a long-handled battle-axe, remained silent, his gaze darting between Cheng Tian and Bazett, his look sharp and provocative.
[Kishugal, member of the Dark Clan, Magic Swordsman, Epona's elder brother, an arrogant battle maniac.]
Although he said nothing, Kishugal, who prided himself as Dalles' strongest warrior, naturally harbored strong hostility towards Cheng Tian, who had suddenly joined and clearly threatened his position.
But his hostility was more due to the difference in strength. If he found an opportunity and a suitable reason, he would definitely try to test Cheng Tian's capabilities.
As for the last one... Cheng Tian noticed that the short-haired silver-haired man standing not far in front of him, when Dalles mentioned "defeating other Twin Goddesses," shot him a very sharp glance.
[Thor, former direct subordinate of the Temple Knights' Commander, has now "betrayed" the Knights and defected to the Dark Clan, accepting demon factor modification and abandoning the knight's longsword he used in the Temple Knights for dual hook claws.]
Hah, men~
Cheng Tian, who knew everyone present inside and out, naturally understood why Thor glared at him uncontrollably, but he still chose to return a fang-like smile, causing even Thor, whose back was to Cheng Tian, to feel an involuntary chill.
Dalles did not care about the mutual hostility among his subordinates. Rather, it suited his intentions.
He didn't need his subordinates to be a single, solid unit; mutual hostility and a competitive spirit could instead motivate them to achieve his goals.
After speaking, Dalles turned around, effectively handing over the subsequent task assignments to his adjutant, Saba.
"All of you, follow me."
After saying that, she turned and began descending the tower.
Cheng Tian didn't stand on ceremony. Seeing that everyone else remained motionless, he directly signaled Uutan to climb onto his shoulder, and, bringing Bazett with him, followed her.
It must be said, the top floor of this Black Tower is really unfriendly to those with acrophobia. Not only are there no railings, but the spiral staircase is also very narrow; one wrong step and you could slip down.
And most importantly, flying is prohibited both inside and outside the Black Tower. If one were to fall, even immortals couldn't save them.
But just as they entered a spacious area inside the tower, Saba suddenly stopped, then turned around and looked directly at Cheng Tian.
"Although Lord Dalles personally invited you, I haven't had a detailed understanding of your strength yet.
How about this: why don't you two have a small fight? The winner can then decide which area to explore first, how does that sound?"
Facing Saba's sudden decision, everyone's expressions varied.
Cheng Tian, on his part, raised an eyebrow, suddenly understanding something.
That is, this Dalles' adjutant's hostility towards him might be even higher than that of the First Warrior.
Regarding Cheng Tian's intrusion, Saba was the one who truly felt her position threatened, and there was clearly some personal emotion involved here—
It was that kind of possessiveness a personal female secretary has for a handsome, domineering CEO.
As a leader, Saba naturally didn't need to do the tower exploration herself. And in reality, there were many floors in the tower, and they could be separated, but she just wanted to find an excuse to see if Cheng Tian was really as formidable as the leader claimed.
He even defeated other Twin Goddesses? I don't believe it!
Apparently, Cheng Mouren's title and legendary status had become negative prestige in the eyes of this woman, influenced by personal feelings.
Hearing the "female secretary's" suggestion, the long-handled axe man, who possessed a battle-maniac attribute, was clearly eager to move. He was just looking for a legitimate reason to fight Cheng Tian.
And the female spearman, who was originally also eager to try, realized that there was no point in her going up when she noticed her brother's inclination to fight, so she decisively raised her hand and directly stated, "Don't count me in, I can go to any floor."
Thor, whose hook claws were retracting and extending within his gauntlets, struggled internally. Directly clashing with a member of the Dark Clan now was very unfavorable for him to achieve his ultimate goal, but allowing the existence of Cheng Tian, who had the achievement of defeating the Twin Goddesses, was also a huge variable and danger.
"Alright, anyone can come."
Cheng Tian smiled and accepted Saba's proposal. A flash of light appeared in his right hand, revealing a rather strange-looking gauntlet. With a sharp flick of his right hand, an energy whip appeared, leaving a dark trace on the ground.
[Detecting your first entry into an Ys: Origin related dungeon—]
[Detecting that you have already obtained the "Demon Factor" modification from the Dark Clan under worldview synchronization, your talent loading template will be affected—]
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[You have successfully loaded the enhanced protagonist template from the Onimusha 3 blueprint — "Onimusha / Jacques Blanc."]