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Chapter 38 Suppression Everywhere
Fang Senyan might still have pondered the cause and effect of this order, but the people here were completely devoted fans of U尔阿基 (Er'aji), ready to jump into a sea of knives and flames at his command. Fang Senyan was not used to this kind of fanatical atmosphere, so he couldn't help but look for allies.
Fortunately, although Aldaris was ostensibly the Protoss's Bright Executor, his heart still seemed to belong to the dirty Contractors. So, when Fang Senyan saw the guy cast an inquiring look, the two quickly exchanged opinions with their eyes. Although they had some private conflicts, they were here for serious business, and Fang Senyan had also accepted the task from the old guy, so he nodded.
In the base, a group of high-speed Protoss troops had already gathered, accounting for about one-third of the current mobile force, mainly ground troops: Zealots, Dragoons, and Bright Executors.
Then, under the escort of the Dragoons, several fully loaded transport planes were flying at low altitude. Under normal circumstances, they ensured that slow-moving but powerful troops like Colossi and Dark Templar wouldn't be left behind, and any enemy trying to attack the transport planes from the air would have to withstand the barrage of the surrounding Dragoons' photon cannons.
This was also the Protoss's standard configuration for ground battles. This configuration had been carefully selected and tested through countless wars, a versatile combination that could cope with any dangerous situation—of course, under conditions where the troop strength was equal or the gap was not too large.
At this time, Fang Senyan, dressed as a Zealot, walked side by side with Sokada. The latter was forced to give up his iconic hammer and red cloak, and he was expressing his strong dissatisfaction with a series of non-stop mumbling.
Duoqiego was mixed in with a large number of Dragoons. Having two extra legs, he wasn't too conspicuous among his compatriots, especially after deliberate disguise. The transport planes carried those hero units with obvious characteristics, and the actual number of Colossi and High Templar inside was only a few.
As for Divina, the Phoenix ace pilot, she was naturally left in the base. Her high mobility allowed her to provide support at any time.
Fang Senyan brought Ramtas with him at this time, wanting to use his servant's sense of smell to gain the greatest benefit for himself. Violent explosions and sounds of battle suddenly came from the south of the base. This troop didn't move because they knew the distance there was too far. The only thing they could do when they got there was watch the Zerg disappear into the darkness.
This troop, adhering to Lord Er'aji's plan, chose the most important timing to cut in, striving to achieve results with a single strike! Otherwise, they would rather continue to lurk in the darkness.
Yes, they were doing something that seemed very foolish:守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù, waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump – waiting idly for opportunities).
Waiting for the next wave of Zerg offensive in the nearby area, and then chasing out in one fell swoop!
The person leading this troop in place of U尔阿基 (Er'aji) was staying in that specially camouflaged hero transport plane. He also possessed extremely powerful psionic senses to transmit his will to every unit. Fang Senyan hadn't seen his true appearance yet, and didn't even know what kind of Protoss unit this guy was, but could only feel that he was also a very powerful guy. He was like a vigilant spider gently pressing his front paws on the web, meticulously controlling the entire troop through the dense web!
Suddenly, Ramtas, also disguised as a Zealot, twitched his nostrils twice, then inconspicuously looked at Fang Senyan, clenching his left fist, releasing his right hand, and slightly skewing his left foot. This indicated that he had smelled the Zerg's aura, and it was in the direction his toe was pointing.
Fang Senyan certainly wouldn't sound the alarm at this time. He just wanted to test Ramtas's accuracy. Sure enough, twenty seconds later, the sound of photon cannon explosions, the angry shouts of Zealots, and the shrill screams of Zerg Zerglings rang out in that direction.
The entire troop moved at once, shooting out like an arrow, cutting into the battlefield. They had waited like the most patient hunters for half an hour, but now they were like the most ferocious beasts, pouncing on those Zerg raiding troops who thought they had succeeded!
The Zerg chose an attack area not far from here, so when the Zealots at the front arrived, they could just see a few defending Zealots being attacked to death and turning into green smoke. The photon cannons used for defense were also having their shields broken by a group of Zerglings, and the main bodies were burning with pale blue flames.
But the Zerg's triumph ended here. Usually, a Zealot's combat power was equal to three Zerglings. That is to say, even if the Protoss were at a disadvantage in numbers, the elite troops could make up for the lack of quantity. What's more, the Protoss reinforcements at this time, even in number, were enough to crush the small Zerg raiding troop.
Twenty-odd Zerglings and thirty-odd Hydralisks instantly turned into a pool of blood, but this could not satisfy the bloodthirsty desire of these Protoss. For them, this attacking Zerg troop was like an octopus tentacle extending from the darkness. Although the front end had been cut off, the remaining tentacles were rapidly retracting.
And what they had to do was very simple, that was, to chase the fleeing Zerg troops straight to their lair and give the enemy a painful lesson that they would never forget!
This extremely elite troop quickly chased after the Zerg troops left behind as rearguard while relentlessly pursuing into the depths of the darkness!
The Zealot's psi-blades stabbed fiercely into the Hydralisk's body, and the viscous green fluid spurted out, only to be quickly evaporated. The Dragoon's particle cannons exploded on the Zergling, scorching it into a pile of charred and smelly garbage...
Such a decisive and crazy Protoss troop, like a bayonet, fiercely pursued the Zerg troops, stirring up a bloody storm in the darkness!
Until...
Until the arrangements made by the Queen of Blades before she left came into play!
Fang Senyan stumbled out somewhat embarrassedly. Behind him, there was an extremely violent and unfamiliar sound of steel colliding. It could be seen that the soil on the ground was churning, and sharp air waves half a meter high surged up like a tide.
This thing was not a simple burst of energy, but a Lurker's blade hidden with terrifying killing intent. Once underground, Lurkers could launch their spines at targets through the earth. These spines dealt the same damage to all troops on the path to the target.
Dodging one Lurker attack might be considered a coincidence, but before the second Lurker attack arrived, he could no longer hide his strength, because a Hydralisk with a scorched yellow body appeared in the distance. This guy was spraying east and west as if it were fun.
But when Fang Senyan's peripheral vision caught this Hydralisk, his mood suddenly sank, because that damn special Hydralisk was accurately targeting dying Protoss units with every spray, killing with every shot!
Seeing that the scorched yellow Hydralisk in the distance had begun to turn towards this side, slowly moving its body, Fang Senyan couldn't help but shout,
"Help!!"
His shout received a slight "ding-dong" sound in response. In this chaotic battlefield, everyone knew the meaning of this clear sound.
This was the "ding-dong" sound emitted by the Protoss's Observer. These small, unmanned aircraft could be used to scout vast, unexplored areas, or observe and record battles for Protoss sages to study in the archives.
Because they were equipped with very complex sensor arrays, they didn't have extra energy for defense, but they could easily detect magically cloaked or hidden troops, which greatly increased their importance on the battlefield.
Furthermore, Observers usually didn't carry any defensive systems when flying at low altitude to explore the surrounding area, but if they were used in battle areas, they could be equipped with a layer of micro-cloaking force field to prevent being detected by enemies. Just like Arbiters, they didn't need extra energy to maintain this cloaking force field.
With the appearance of this Observer that could detect cloaked units, the Lurker that had been lurking underground also revealed its figure,截然 (jie ran, clearly) behind a rock forty meters away!
This was already enough.
Fang Senyan had been stubbornly fighting with this completely invisible enemy, and although it was only ten-odd seconds, it felt as long as several centuries. And this time, when its main body appeared in front of him, Fang Senyan sprinted halfway, then knelt down on one knee, curled up all over, and forcibly withstood a Lurker's spine attack. While blood splattered on his body, he suddenly rose, broke through dozens of meters, and slammed his fist fiercely on the soft soil!
Dirt flew, and the Lurker underground felt a strong force and pain from above, letting out an unwilling wail. Feeling very aggrieved, Fang Senyan vented his anger by roaring and slamming down seven or eight punches until the Lurker underground let out a "hum" of a scream and exploded into a large pool of blood before stopping.
But at this time, Fang Senyan realized that he had also been targeted by a ferocious enemy—it was that lazy yellow Hydralisk! This guy was actually a hero unit! This was the reason why the entire expeditionary force, despite having a large number of hero units, was still caught in a bitter battle.
Because although the Queen of Blades, Kerrigan, had left, she had obviously anticipated this move by the Protoss.
So she also left behind enough Zerg hero units!!!!
Elite against elite, hero against hero!
It seemed that not only in strength, but also in tactics, the Queen of Blades Kerrigan was one step ahead of the Protoss's legendary U尔阿基 (Er'aji)!