Chapter 217: Do You Like My Hellfire Chariot Matrix?
[Hellfire Enchantment: Template Skill, Compound Skill. The Ghost Rider's Hellfire can corrode and enchant most real-world materials. Even plain equipment can be given the powerful effect of eliminating evil spirits. And the power of this Hellfire can not only act on oneself and the weapons and equipment used, but also can perform additional special enhancements on mounts and vehicles.
You can continuously consume mana by physical contact to inject Hellfire, and try to enchant any weapons, equipment, mounts, and vehicles. The enchanted items will undergo temporary form changes—
When you enchant a cold weapon, the weapon will gain fire properties and special attack against evil demons. The higher the item quality and enhancement level, the higher the special attack bonus against evil demons.
When you enchant a thermal weapon, you can directly consume mana to fire energy bullets, or you can enchant the original ammunition to fire Hellfire projectiles with fire properties and special attack effects against evil demons. Damage rules are the same as above.
When you enchant mounts and vehicles, depending on the target's synchronization rate with you, it will gain different "Hellfire Mount" enchantments. The unit will gain physical changes and ability enhancements similar to your main body, and the power source will be replaced by mana or soul; all units enchanted with Hellfire Mount will meet the 『Chariot Matrix』 queue inclusion criteria; all enchanted mounts and vehicles will gain "Water Walking" and "Zero-Gravity Walking" special effects.
When you enchant other people's items, you can pay double the mana cost to temporarily seize control of the other party's item. When your mana is insufficient, or you exit the Ghost Rider form, the item will be returned; if you encounter certain highly compatible items during the seizure process, you can even permanently occupy the item.]
[Additional comment: Mine is mine... and yours is still mine!]
Under the enchantment of Hellfire, the Mammoth War Elephant reawakened in the form of a Ghost Rider's exclusive mount.
Although its large stomach, which could even digest genetically modified peppers, was transformed into a magical body by the scorching Hellfire, the unprecedented lightness of its body truly made the Mammoth feel joy throughout its being.
Cheng Mouren, riding on the back of the Hell Mammoth, despite having Johnny Blaze's template, exuded the aura of a prehistoric Ghost Rider.
And Allen, who could originally look down on Cheng Tian from above, was now forced to accept being looked down upon by the Ghost Rider Cheng Tian.
Cheng Tian, carrying the stolen Composite Chain Hammer, imitated Allen's spell-casting posture from earlier, pointing the hammerhead at the extremely agitated Allen.
Just as Allen thought Cheng Tian was about to cast some spell, the Vulcan machine guns that had been hanging on both sides of the War Elephant Mammoth's body, which were unusable in the Knights of the Round Table dungeon, had already had a layer of intricate chain engravings attached to their barrels, turned their muzzles, and aimed at Allen—
Tongues of fire spewed forth!
A large number of machine gun bullets, wrapped in Hellfire, shot towards Allen!
Under the Ghost Rider's Hellfire enchantment, the two Vulcan machine guns equipped on the War Elephant also simultaneously gained mystical properties, transforming from being completely unusable to being usable under certain restrictions.
The fired bullets used the original ammunition inventory, but the physical damage of the bullets themselves was nullified, replaced entirely by the fire and anti-evil demon magic attributes brought by the Hellfire.
Using almost the exact same strategy as the Dual-Sword Knight who was riddled with holes earlier, Allen, whose mana was still abundant, chose to unleash a Battle Qi Storm.
A large number of Hellfire bullets were blown away instantly, but the subsequent stream of bullets remained continuous.
Although the physical damage of the bullets was nullified by the rules, the kinetic energy remained, forcing Allen to retreat repeatedly and even start using charged punch displacements to dodge.
And surprisingly, this big guy was quite agile when focused on escaping. Although his main body was not agile enough due to the burden of his equipment, the existence of his skills compensated well for this weakness.
Charged Jump and Charged Punch were responsible for positioning, Battle Qi Storm for extrication, and Punishing Feather Arrows for clashing with bullets. These skills were all used perfectly, and the transitions between skills were also flawless... it was just that the positions of the two sides seemed a bit off.
No matter how one looked at it, Cheng Tian, riding the Hell Mammoth, carrying the Hell Chain Hammer, with no flesh on his face, and emitting a rampant clattering of bones as a Ghost Rider, was the true BOSS.
The most terrifying thing was that the battle between the two was being broadcast live!
Yes, the Knights of the Round Table and the Silver Knights, who should have been engaged in a fierce battle, had been silent for a long time, because when Cheng Tian and Allen disappeared simultaneously, the image of the Sun Altar appeared synchronously above the battlefield.
The battle between Cheng Tian and Allen was a sacrifice to compete for the Sun God Gem Shard, and also a Rakshasa Ascension Ceremony where only one person was allowed to survive. The presence of an audience was still very necessary.
At first, both sides fought for a while, but soon everyone stopped, because the Silver Knights were not in the mood to fight; most of their attention was focused on Prince Allen, who was reflected in the sky.
And at this time, the Knights of the Round Table, whose leader was still present, could have taken this opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on the Silver Knights, but under Arthur's command, they also stopped at the appropriate time.
His intuition told him that the outcome of this battle between Cheng Tian and Allen, who had been drawn into some kind of trial space, was very important and worth watching throughout.
However, compared to the NPCs, the players were the most astonished group of people.
Upon confirming that one of the duelists reflected in the sky was their own leader, and the other was actually a player from the opposing faction, they found it hard to accept, and even couldn't understand why a mere player could be qualified to trigger a special quest and duel Prince Allen of the Silver Knights.
From an objective perspective, even a standard 4 or 5-person team, without any external interference, would require considerable strength and a willingness to sacrifice to defeat Allen.
As they expected, at first, Cheng Tian appeared unharmed, but was actually at a complete disadvantage. Neither his attributes nor his skills could truly inflict damage on Allen.
The appearance of the War Elephant was a small interlude. It seemed like a big stroke of luck, but the actual damage was very limited, and it was quickly shattered, its tusks causing it to faint from pain.
When Cheng Tian's weapon was silverized, everyone thought that Cheng Mouren's death was a foregone conclusion. Then, Cheng Tian transformed, transforming into the Ghost Rider.
Until now, the positions of both sides had completely reversed.
Perhaps Cheng Tian's shooting skills were terrible, or perhaps Allen's escape skills were indeed excellent, but it inevitably led to Allen's princely prestige within the Roman Empire faction being continuously eroded.
"Such a pathetic appearance, and he's our King!?"
This thought quietly emerged in the minds of the Silver Knights' soldiers, and their fear and loyalty towards Allen began to clash.
Meanwhile, players from both factions gathered in twos and threes, discussing quite intensely what Cheng Tian's background was, and if he was some powerful senior player who deliberately suppressed his combat power to 'smurf' in lower-tier games.
But the ensuing gasps from the crowd made them look up at the ritual broadcast once again.
In the screen, Allen was no longer running. It wasn't that he couldn't run, but that there was no need to run.
Because on Cheng Tian's side, another vehicle suddenly appeared.
Having endured the 15-minute skill cooldown, Cheng Tian, once again using Quick Deployment, summoned the Batmobile. With the injection and enchantment of Hellfire, the Batmobile also transformed into a Hell Batmobile with fiery engines and tires, and skull patterns on its hood and wheel hubs. Its four equipped Vulcan machine guns also changed.
This wasn't all. Cheng Tian then beckoned the Pterodactyl, which had been circling in the air because it hadn't received further attack commands, to dive down and receive Cheng Tian's loving Hellfire caress (enchantment).
With a transformation pattern almost identical to the Mammoth War Elephant, its flesh and blood were replaced by Hellfire, but its distinguishing feature was a tuft of flame at the tip of its tail, very similar to a fire-breathing dragon.
And the moment the Pterodactyl transformed into a Hell Pterodactyl, the atmosphere underwent a qualitative change.
The Hell Batmobile, the Hell Mammoth, and the Hell Pterodactyl were simultaneously incorporated into the Chariot Matrix queue!
Allen, who witnessed the entire process, showed an unprecedented look of despair in his eyes.
But just when everyone thought he was truly going to give up, Allen suddenly made a move that dislocated Cheng Tian's jaw!
"My things can only ever belong to me! You! Don't even think about taking them!"
Roaring, Allen actually made a charged punch motion, then punched himself with a backhand—
The sharpest central spike of his piercing knuckle dusters, along with the Sun God Gem Shard on his forehead, was driven into his own brain!