The Demon King Fears Not the Hero, But the Holy Sword "Pink Fluffy Rabbit" in His Hand

[Captain America: Native Protagonist Template. The Template Blueprint is one of the controllable protagonists from Captain's Orders/Captain America and the Avengers, "Steve Rogers". One of the core figures among superheroes in the Marvel Universe, often serving as the backbone of the team. His physical functions are almost at the human limit, and he is extremely skilled at using shield-type weaponry.

When you choose to load the "Captain America" template--

You will synchronously obtain the template-exclusive armament "Captain America's Shield".

You will synchronously obtain the template-exclusive skills "Shield Master", "Flash Charge", "Cyclone Leap", and "Blazing Oil".

Loading and unloading this character template has a 25-minute cooldown period.]

Yes, Captain America, this is the protagonist template loaded onto Cheng Tian.

Loading a Marvel Universe template within the DC Universe, isn't that also a form of NTR~

The fighter instinctively retracted his swollen fist. Before he could even realize what was happening, his jaw was struck by a heavy upward blow from the shield. The dislocated jawbone and flying tooth fragments instantly blurred his consciousness.

The tavern erupted into chaos. They absolutely couldn't fathom that Cheng Tian, such a scrawny Asian yellow monkey, would actually dare to resist under these circumstances. However, as thugs and fighters for the gang, their reactions weren't slow. Several of them already pulled out pistols from their pockets or from their waists.

Yet, Cheng Tian, who made the counter-attack, was a hair faster. He grabbed the edge of the shield and hurled it forward like a discus!

The shield's flight speed was even faster than the actions of some people drawing their guns to aim. The edge of the shield, whistling through the air and spinning at high speed, displayed a sharpness akin to a blade. It easily sliced through the gun-holding hand of a gang member, severing the index finger and thumb along with the gun, and then embedded itself into the man's bridge of nose.

However, the shield's kinetic energy didn't dissipate. Instead, it bounced towards another nearby gunman with powerful elasticity. This time, it struck the side, directly slicing the man's ear in half from the middle. The shield's edge then lodged itself within his skull.

[Shield Master: Template Skill, Composite Skill. Captain America's shield-wielding techniques have reached a realm of mastery that defies the laws of physics. He can perform any inconceivable maneuver with his shield.

While holding the shield--

You can throw your shield at a target. The shield's flight speed increases by 100%, dealing full Strength + Shield Bash damage. During flight, the shield will perform a certain degree of Shield Guidance based on the target's movement. If the first hit is successful, the shield will ricochet to the next most threatening enemy unit within a range of Strength * 1 meter. If the shield misses the first time and there are obstacles nearby, the shield will rebound off an obstacle and bounce towards the target again.

Your shield's ricochet damage will not suffer from Power Decay.

All the performance of your shield is doubled, and its Durability Consumption Rate is halved.

Your connection with the shield will become closer and more coordinated.

Once every 30 seconds, you can actively recall the shield equipment you personally threw and which is scattered within a range of Strength * 1 meter, using a special gesture.]

Blood stained the bar floor. The minions' wails cleared the eyes of some blinded by arrogance and conceit. They stopped their forward charge and began to look at Cheng Tian with astonished eyes, two words that can sometimes be interchangeable popping into their minds--

Superhero or Supervillain!?

Precisely because their boss was a supervillain, these people could more clearly recognize how terrifying a supervillain could be.

However, among these individuals who could only hold down the position of thugs in the gang, the proportion of those with duller minds was clearly larger. Cheng Tian's resistance was like adding fuel to the fire. Instead of retreating due to the tragic sight of their comrades, they erupted in rage on the spot, flipping over nearby tables and chairs, and surged towards Cheng Tian's location.

The shield that inexplicably appeared in the yellow monkey's hand was gone. Now was the best time to attack!

Temporarily losing Captain America's Shield, Cheng Tian took half a step back with one leg. Unhurriedly, he raised his other empty arm. The next second, the head of an ugly, giant, one-eyed, one-horned monster appeared in front of Cheng Tian. Its lifelike, bloodshot eyes stared intently at the closest person.

Even viewed from an artistic perspective, this thing was too terrifying. The instinct to avoid danger made the minion slam on the brakes... but Cheng Tian hid half his body inside the monster's head and lunged forward!

Like a racing car flooring it, it was just a moment of disorientation. The gang minion didn't even have time to feel pain before his chest was pierced by the sharp horn, sending him flying into the air on the spot.

Referencing the "like being hit by a van at 40 mph" evaluation that flashed through the dark-skinned girl's mind in the alley earlier, this pierced minion would probably be evaluated as "like being hit by a pickup truck at 70-80 mph."

And this was still due to the bonus effects brought by Shield Master.

At this moment, Cheng Tian was actually equipped with two shields simultaneously. He hadn't superimposed the Template Armament's "Captain America's Shield" and the "Cyclops Head" for enchantment, but held them separately, allowing him to benefit from both.

The cyclops head was ugly, strange, and a bit smelly, but it was still a genuine magic shield. Cheng Tian had no aesthetic cleanliness obsession about equipment usage; he only looked at the stats, not the appearance.

He was the typical kind of person who would use a weapon called "Pink Fluffy Rabbit" to defeat a "Demon King."

And with the boost from Shield Master, the Cyclops Head naturally received a comprehensive doubling of its performance.

The strength +4 that this shield originally came with directly became strength +8, causing Cheng Tian's Strength Attribute to surge to 24 points. He was now only 5 points away from the strength of the cyclops he had defeated earlier.

Although, due to racial differences, Cheng Tian, as a pure Earthling, couldn't exert the same strength as a cyclops, 24 points of strength already gave him the capital to charge through the grunts.

Incidentally, there was a not-so-small price to pay for the doubled strength bonus: the original Charm -2 became -4. Cheng Tian's Charm attribute had dropped to 5 points.

No wonder the gang members collectively disliked him. With a Charm of 5 points, enough to sit at the same table as the Red Devil, coupled with racial discrimination and the Master's mission, their restraint in waiting for the bartender to speak before acting was already quite disciplined, or rather, a result of being trained by the gang rules.

With a piercing Flash Charge, Cheng Tian, carrying a corpse, had forcefully broken through the encirclement, charging directly from the bar counter to the vicinity of the Bar Entrance.

"Hurry up! He's scared! Don't let him escape!"

At the same time, the bartender, clearly furious, shouted orders, but he himself looked like he wanted to shrink behind the bar counter.

Just as everyone thought Cheng Tian was preparing to break down the door and escape through the long Stairs leading to the ground, they saw him shake off the corpse hanging from the cyclops' horn, turn around, and face them.

"I am indeed very scared."

Cheng Tian said, shaking his free Right Arm like a spring.

Then they saw him reveal a terrifying smile, with his gums almost exposed, and squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth, gathering his Qi, that made the gang members' bodies involuntarily chill.

"...I'm afraid you'll run away!"

With a clang, the blood-stained Captain America's Shield, which had been thrown to the ground by a minion, suddenly sprang back to Cheng Tian's Right Arm.