"They're fanatics; we've fought them before!"
Su Bai raised his head and looked at the Protoss warriors who were 2.5 meters tall and wearing yellow heavy armor.
"The way the Protoss warriors made their entrance was really unique!" Zhao Ganwu couldn't help but say.
Kerrigan explained, "This is the Protoss' warp technology. Through the psionic matrix formed by the crystal towers, their troops can be teleported to any location on the battlefield in an instant."
The fanatic knelt on one knee and landed steadily on the ground.
Two dark blue energy blades extend from the mechanical arm guards on the wrists.
[Fanatics]
[Level: Lv40]
Race: Protoss
[Quality: Excellent]
[Weapon: Psionic Blade]
[Data Matrix]
[Energy Heavy Armor: This magnificent suit of heavy armor effectively protects the fanatic and includes a personal plasma shield generator.]
[Psionic Blade Concentrator: A wristband-style device that uses psionic energy to create an energy blade for melee combat.]
[Skill: Charge]
The fanatic unleashed his spiritual power, bursting forth with incredible speed to intercept nearby enemies.
[Introduction: Zealots are the Protoss's basic infantry unit. They have an insatiable thirst for battle and have spent years meticulously studying tactics and techniques. With the assistance of automated components and energy-absorbing armor, their combat power has become astonishing.]
"Level 40! That's not a low level!"
Su Bai had barely finished speaking.
Thousands of fanatics roared and brandished their psionic blades as they charged at the surrounding insectoid soldiers.
"Glory guides me!"
"Exterminate the insect swarm!"
"Fight for the Protoss!"
At the same time, springtails, hydralisks, and cockroaches changed direction and launched a siege.
The Protoss warriors warped directly to the outskirts of their territory and engaged in a chaotic battle with the Zerg swarm.
To avoid accidentally harming friendly forces, the Destroyer's skill—Flame Cannonball—cannot be used.
You can only use the normal attack – Flame Breath – to attack enemies.
Fanatics with high levels have strong individual combat power.
However, more than two million insect soldiers are scattered around the territory.
Surrounded on all sides, the fanatics, though fierce, were unable to withstand the attack.
"Could it be that these Protoss are here to die?"
Zhao Ganwu said, "Facing a swarm of millions of insects, you dare to kill with just this few people?"
【warn】
[Enemy ships detected over our territory!]
[Entered spore crawler range, about to launch automatic attack!]
The three spore-reptiles' oval-cylindrical bodies instantly swelled up.
Clumps of concentrated, acidic, spherical slurry gushed out rapidly.
The next moment.
The Purifier emitted a bright light.
Hundreds of scorching purification beams burst forth, covering an extremely wide area.
After evaporating the acid surge launched by the spore crawlers, it continued its attack without slowing down, heading towards the swarm of insects near the zealot.
In an instant, thousands of springtails died.
The purification beam, one meter in diameter, left trails of fire along its path, effectively cutting through the battlefield and preventing the swarm from encircling the Zealots.
"The Purifier in the air, coordinating with the Protoss warriors on the ground—that's their true tactic." Su Bai frowned slightly.
No wonder thousands of fanatics dared to act so recklessly and kill directly.
It turns out that this Purifier ship possesses powerful offensive capabilities, enabling it to effectively cover ground troops in combat.
"Hydralisks, concentrate fire and attack the Protoss Mothership!"
Su Bai shouted loudly.
The Purifier was within range of tens of thousands of Hydralisks.
In the blink of an eye, they were locked onto by a dense array of bone needles.
However.
As the bone needles approached, a silver shield about ten centimeters thick appeared on the surface of the Purifier ship.
"Knock knock knock!"
The bone needles struck the shield with a dull thud and fell to the ground.
The next second.
Hundreds of purification beams shifted direction, approaching the Hydralisk.
The Hydralisks could only stop attacking and evade the Purifying Beam's pursuit.
"Such a powerful defense, even hundreds of thousands of bone-piercing needles couldn't shatter this shield." Su Bai's brows furrowed even deeper.
"This Purifier is an elite-class mothership with formidable overall strength." Kerrigan looked up, gazing at the colossal object in the sky, a thoughtful expression in her eyes.
There are only 28 alien dragons.
Su Bai felt that sending them out would be suicide.
Therefore, they were ordered to retreat and hide in a safe area.
"Kill the Star Spirits on the ground first, then figure out how to deal with this big guy above us!" Zhao Ganwu said quickly.
Su Bai nodded slightly: "Dehaka, join the battle, help the Zerg swarm, and kill the Protoss warriors."
"Yes, my lord!"
Dehaka leaped out and arrived at the front line of the battlefield.
Summon large primitive worms to fight alongside you.
Even though the Zealot was level 40, he couldn't withstand the relentless bombardment from these two behemoths.
Just then.
Within the energy field radiated from the crystal tower, one after another, foot combat mechs with four mechanical legs rapidly leaped in.
The Hunter
[Level: Lv42]
Race: Protoss
[Quality: Epic]
[Weapon: Particle Shattering Cannon]
[Data Matrix]
[Void Displacement: When activated, the Hunter can instantly disappear and immediately reassemble at another location. However, each use will put a burden on the Hunter's system, and it can only teleport again after it is fully charged.]
[Particle Disruptors: These weapons can emit deadly void energy that can disrupt the composition of matter and ultimately disintegrate atoms, making them highly effective against materials with high hardness.]
[Skill: Flash]
[Teleports to any area within 30 meters; 5-minute recharge time]
[Description: A ranged support infantry combat mech with excellent mobility, allowing it to traverse cliffs, pursue enemies, or escape.]
"A new enemy!"
A look of seriousness appeared in Su Bai's eyes.
Fortunately, although these infantry fighting mechs are of a high level, there are only a little over two thousand of them.
"roar!"
The springtails changed direction and surged towards the newly appeared enemy like a tidal wave.
The Hunter fires a particle-shattering cannon with immense power.
Almost every three attacks can kill a springtail.
In addition, the Hunter's rate of fire is extremely fast, with three attacks taking only about one second.
As the zebras approached, they immediately teleported to another area and continued their attack.
Fortunately, the previous recruitment efforts have brought the swarm's size to over two million.
Otherwise, dealing with these Protoss would be extremely difficult now.
"The lords who arrived at the same time as you would probably have died a hundred times over if they had encountered such a powerful foreign force."
Zhao Ganwu couldn't help but sigh, "I have to say, you've had really bad luck. Whether it was the previous infection crisis or the current enemy, their strength is just at its maximum."
"It is a challenge, but it is also an opportunity. Only through the tempering of war can an iron army be forged," Su Bai said without hesitation.
“I agree with that,” Zhao Ganwu said quickly. “Should I join the battle?”
"Wait a minute," Su Bai replied.
At this moment, a large number of light clusters reappeared in the energy field.
One by one, spherical mechanical objects appeared on the battlefield.
Mechanical Sentinel
[Level: Lv42]
Race: Protoss
[Quality: Epic]
[Weapon: Disintegration Ray]
[Data Matrix]
[Force Field Converter: Unleashes energy and transforms it into an unbreakable barrier to hinder, block, or concentrate enemy forces' advance.]
[Holographic Projection Device: Mechanical Sentinels can transform light into a solid form, creating three-dimensional replicas of Protoss warriors.]
【Skill 1: Force Field】
[Generates a barrier that blocks the movement of ground troops, lasting for 5 minutes. Heavy units can crush the force field.]
[Skill 2: Guardian's Shield]
[Interweaves light into a semi-solid state, forming a shield that covers an area within a 100-meter diameter, reducing ranged damage taken by friendly units.]
Skill 3: Illusion
[Generates an illusion of a friendly unit. The illusion cannot use active abilities or deal damage and is more vulnerable to death. Lasts 5 minutes. Detection units can identify the illusion.]
[Introduction: The Mechanical Sentinel is a combat drone. As a support spellcasting unit for the Protoss forces, the Sentinel itself has low offensive and defensive capabilities, but it can use a variety of skills to influence the course of battle.]
The mechanical sentinels followed behind the Zealots and Hunters, creating illusions to confuse the swarm's vision.
The speed at which fanatics die is instantly reduced by fifty percent.
At the same time, the mechanical sentinels release force field barriers, creating layers of defense.
While hindering the swarm's advance, this gives the hunters more time to launch ranged attacks.
Fanatics can also rely on these force field barriers to avoid being surrounded by the swarm.
It would take the insect soldiers a lot of time to destroy a force field barrier.
In addition, they are protected by the Guardian's Shield.
The ranged attacks of cockroaches, hydralisks, and saboteurs were immediately greatly reduced.
"Three skills? The worst part is, each one is so useful!"
Su Bai's expression was solemn, his face filled with seriousness.
This time, he truly felt the power of the Protoss.
The many races I've encountered in the past are nothing compared to this.
"The Zerg's nemesis is indeed not to be underestimated." Su Bai's gaze swept over the Zealot, the Stalker, and the Mechanical Sentinel in turn.
"My lord, destroy the crystal tower first, then annihilate the Protoss on the ground!" Kerrigan spoke rapidly.
Su Bai immediately gave the order: "Hydralisks, concentrate your firepower and attack the Crystal Tower!"
The hydras, dodging the purification beams, stopped and launched volleys of fire.
"Swish swish!"
Hundreds of thousands of bone needles pierced through his body.
Although the Hydralisks suffered over two thousand casualties, they successfully destroyed all ten Pylons floating on the ground.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Explosions rang out one after another.
Deprived of their energy field, the Protoss warriors who were warping exploded one by one.
"Well done!"
Su Bai's eyes lit up.
The next moment.
An angry female voice rang out from the Purifier.
"The Zerg are guilty of heinous crimes; the entire sector has been engulfed in flames because of you!"
"Today, in the name of the firstborn son of God, I will purify all the alien insects here!"
"Let the enemy feel our fury!"
"Templars, follow me to kill the enemy!"
The Purifier descended to a lower altitude, and its doors opened wide.
Thousands of Protoss warriors jumped off the warship and joined the battle.
Among them was a female Protoss who appeared extremely fierce.
Whether it's springtails, hydralisks, cockroaches, or vandals, none of them can last even a second against her.
"Serendis! It's her!" Kerrigan looked ahead and raised her voice slightly.
"Do you know her?" Su Bai asked.
“She is the vice-commander of the Golden Fleet, and a prized student of Archbishop Artanis of the Protoss.” Kerrigan paused, then continued, “She is also an old acquaintance of mine.”
A hint of surprise appeared in Su Bai's eyes. "Star Spirit thinks highly of me, sending such a heavyweight figure directly."
"I heard her say 'exotic insects'? Does she mean swarms of insects?" Zhao Ganwu asked, looking puzzled.
“Yes.” Su Bai nodded: “The interstellar insectoids also have another name, which is the Zerg.”
Serandis was full of fighting spirit.
Leading the Protoss warriors, they displayed an unstoppable momentum.
Although the swarm is numerous, it cannot exert its advantage in local battles and can only adopt a piecemeal tactic, launching repeated attacks.
When facing such elite warriors, piecemeal tactics are the most lethal.
If it were a battle between two armies, Su Bai could prepare in advance and inflict heavy casualties on the enemy before close combat.
But now, the Protoss can warp directly over their territory.
This rendered all previous tactics useless.
Just then, Serandis turned her head and saw the infected immigrant camp.
"As expected, the source of the infection was the alien insect."
"For some reason, all the infected died this morning, but fortunately, I finally found the hiding place of the Zerg."
"With the help of the mothership, the Purifier, a mere few million Zerg swarms are more than enough to handle."
"When I get back, my teacher will definitely praise me."
Suddenly, without noticing, Serandis glanced over and noticed the figure of the Queen of Blades in the distance.
In an instant, a hint of fear surged in her azure eyes.
"The Blade, the Queen of Blades!"
"She mysteriously disappeared, yet she reappeared on this extremely remote continent!"
"With my abilities, I am insufficient to cope with this. We must evacuate as soon as possible. Please make the decision, teacher!"
Serandis was about to order a retreat.
But soon, she realized something was wrong.
"etc!"
"If the Queen of Blades were here, I would definitely have detected the powerful psionic signal beforehand."
"But why can't I sense a distance of a kilometer now?"
"There is only one possibility: the Queen of Blades has mysteriously disappeared, her strength has greatly declined, and she is no longer as powerful as before."
Thinking of this, Serandis's face lit up with excitement, and a hint of fervor appeared in her eyes.
Killing the Queen of Blades would be the greatest honor.
The entire Protoss race would regard him as a hero.
Most importantly, the teacher would be very happy if he knew that he had killed the Queen of Blades with his own hands.
An intense killing intent rose on Serandis's face.
This time, for the Protoss and for our teacher, we must slay the Queen of Blades!
"All Protoss warriors, our nemesis, the Queen of Blades, is ahead!"
"Follow me into battle!"
"Kill her at all costs!"
In an instant, the fanatics on the battlefield became extremely excited.
They all turned around and charged towards the Queen of Blades' location.
The hunters, mechanical sentinels, followed closely behind, launching an attack.
The Purifier in the sky closed its doors and fired its purification beam again.
This time, the Purification Beam no longer pursued the Hydralisks with anti-air capabilities.
Instead, it charged straight toward its territory.
"Their hatred for you is so great!" Zhao Ganwu was slightly taken aback, looking somewhat shocked.
"I must break out, otherwise, the territory will be affected!"
Kerrigan lifted her legs and rushed eastward at top speed.
The purification beam changed direction, accelerating its pursuit.
"I'll stop the enemy!"
Zhao Ganwu stood at the edge of the territory and unleashed the skill [Corpse Horde Lord].
A thousand corpses, including dead springtails, hydralisks, cockroaches, and fanatics, rose from the ground, their eyes glowing purple.
They launched an attack on the enemy in an almost distorted posture.
Because the Hunters and Mechanical Sentinels are not biological beings, they cannot be resurrected.
The resurrected corpses deal damage to Protoss units.
However, the Protoss warriors are unaffected and will not be assimilated.
Zhao Ganwu continued his attempt, unleashing the skill [Acute Infection].
Similarly, the released infection virus could not infect the Protoss warriors.
“It’s no use, the Protoss are immune to infection!” Su Bai shook his head.
"Damn it! Are these Star Spirits my nemesis?" Zhao Ganwu clenched his fists.
The resurrected corpses, having lost their ability to infect, pose no threat to the Protoss.
They were all wiped out in no time.
"It seems we have to deploy the exploding bugs." Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. "And the timing is perfect!"
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