Chapter 1 The Eternal Life of a Planet

The plains ahead gradually narrowed, and the mountains on both sides began to rise aggressively. The iron-blue rocks jaggedly lined the cliffs. Perhaps because the heights were too windy, only moss growing close to the ground stubbornly clung to the surface of the mountain ridges, finally adding a touch of life's permanence to this desolate, ancient, and distant planet.

Fang Senyan dipped a little of the blue liquid, rubbed it between his fingertips, and smelled a mixture of machine oil and body fluids. The sensation on his fingertips was rough and not slippery. Jill Jeesna's face was already a little pale as she whispered, "It's the body fluid left behind after a Dragon Knight was injured. Mr. Brigadier General, this is very dangerous… with our current strength, we can't even escape if we encounter more than three Dragon Knights. For your safety, I suggest we retreat."

Well, the Dragon Knight, in the interstellar world, is the main force of the Protoss. It has absolutely nothing to do with the humans in the Middle Ages or fantasy who ride creatures that breathe fire and love gold coins.

Legend has it that those Protoss veterans who have suffered fatal injuries or crippling will face the choice of becoming Dragon Knights. Their souls will be transplanted into these large mechanical spiders, dominating and controlling these large mechanical skeletons to walk, as if these skeletons were born and grown in their bodies.

Dragon Knights provide important firepower support for the Zealot Legion. They fire bolts of anti-matter covered with a layer of charge. These bolts have the effect of disintegrating everything and are equally effective against both air and ground targets. However, when dealing with small units, there is a tendency for deviation, so in most cases, it can only cause 50% damage (in the game, the Dragon Knight's attack power is 20 points, but the Zergling and Marine always feel weak because of this, the damage to small-volume enemies is halved).

Jill Jeesna's concern lies here: in her eyes, herself, Fang Senyan, and old Charlie are at most three Marines. Even with the two SCV-xiashuyd-following them, they might have a chance against one Dragon Knight.

However, when facing two Dragon Knights, there will definitely be casualties. If there are three Dragon Knights, then they won't even be able to run… because the Dragon Knight's thick skin is very famous: 100 hit points, 80 energy shield, while the Marine only has a miserable 40 hit points without a medic, plus the Marine's attack power is only 5 points… the two sides are not on the same level at all.

Fang Senyan smiled. He guessed Jill Jeesna's thoughts, but obviously, he was unwilling to correct her fallacy.

Because Fang Senyan objectively assessed his combat power, he was not a mere Marine! It is estimated that he can compete with the elite Mammoth of the Zerg, whose strengthened genes have all been upgraded. Ordinary Mammoths have four hit points, six defense, and twenty-five attack, while elite Mammoths have at least six hit points, ten defense, and thirty attack!

Therefore, if there are not more than a squad (twelve) of Dragon Knights, then don't even think about making Fang Senyan easily retreat!

After Fang Senyan climbed to the top of the slope, he immediately felt a powerful wave of air rushing towards him! Although the rest of the people were knocked back by this shocking blast of air and staggered back five or six steps, Fang Senyan only used his arm to shield his eyes. Only his hair and clothes were violently swept backward by the huge air wave. It seemed that many wet things had splashed on his face. When he touched it, he realized that it was still the Dragon Knight's light blue body fluid.

It turned out that less than five or six meters away from where Fang Senyan and the others were climbing the slope was a Dragon Knight that had just been destroyed. This guy used six steel limbs to walk and had advanced hydraulic transmission devices, giving it good off-road performance. It looked like a mechanical spider with a low center of gravity.

However, this Dragon Knight had already suffered a violent explosion. Red electric sparks jumped on the three steel limbs in front of it, crackling. Its head and chest were melting like wax, and a large amount of blue liquid and organic plastic-like material was flowing out.

A deep sound was still buzzing in the air. That was the voice of the soul parasitized in the Dragon Knight praying devoutly to the gods before it was annihilated.

About thirty meters to the right of this Dragon Knight was another Dragon Knight, but a layer of circular, grayish-white light shell appeared around its body. Grayish-white electric currents would appear around the light shell from time to time. Although this Dragon Knight's six steel limbs were still paddling in vain, it was like it was paralyzed, taking one step forward and then one step back, completely paralyzed in place.

This was the sign of being hit by a Ghost's Lockdown. This thing is very effective for paralyzing machinery. It is said that some powerful Ghosts can even use Lockdown to directly paralyze Battlecruisers or even Carriers!

There were a total of four Dragon Knights on the battlefield. Two of them were locked down, and the Dragon Knight that had just been destroyed in front of Fang Senyan and the others was killed by the Ghost's long-range bombardment!

The Ghost's standard equipment is a 25mm shotgun, but it was clear that from the situation when the Dragon Knight was destroyed, the power of that shot was no less than the most powerful single-person standard equipment: the electromagnetic guided long-range suppression tactical cannon!

About thirty meters to the right of the destroyed Dragon Knight, was another Dragon Knight that was advancing slowly. It was accompanied by two Zealots, the Protoss' basic infantry unit, relentlessly pushing forward.

The Zealots were slender, about two meters tall. Although their bodies were fragile, the functional combat suit they wore could provide them with 100 hit points and a 60-point shield bonus. A light-blue plasma shield formed around them, and they were equipped with sharp energy blades on their forearms, which could easily tear apart any creature and armor!

A Ghost wearing light gray tactical armor was running wildly in front. He would occasionally turn around and pull the trigger, causing the energy armor on the Zealot closest to him to ripple.

Suddenly, a rotating connecting rod rose from the core of the Dragon Knight. Then, the nozzle, similar to a showerhead, aimed forward, and a snow-white elliptical light shell shot out, hitting the ground at the Ghost's feet, causing a violent explosion. Wet soil splashed everywhere, leaving a crater the size of a water tank. After the soil, like raindrops, fell rustling down, the pursuing Dragon Knight and Zealot suddenly froze…

They were not hit by any special ability, but because the target they were about to attack had disappeared in a strange way in front of them!!

The Ghost's most basic ability is invisibility. To become a qualified Ghost, you must first use your mental power to drive the cloaking device!

At this time, Jill Jeesna, old Charlie, and two SCVs were all fiercely attacking a locked-down Dragon Knight. The SCV's fusion cutter could also cause considerable damage to the unit, but the attack frequency was unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, both Jill Jeesna and old Charlie were using the Marine's standard configuration: the 10mm C-14 Gauss rifle. Under the attack of these two weapons, the Dragon Knight's energy armor was decreasing at an alarming rate.

However, just as they were enthusiastically attacking, the air seven or eight meters in front of them suddenly flickered, producing an abnormal distortion. A burly figure slowly emerged from the air. This was a man blackened by gunpowder smoke. His face was full of stubble, his face was square, and his eyes were very sharp and compelling. Suppressing his voice, he angrily shouted: "What are you still attacking? Run! My mental power is exhausted. If those guys behind catch up, we'll be in big trouble!"

Fang Senyan smiled and said, "Why should we run?"

The man was stunned when he saw Fang Senyan and immediately stood at attention and said, "Colonel Snake (well, this name has a source, hehe, home console users should be familiar with it) reporting to you, sir! Why would a legendary figure like you appear on this planet?"

At this time, the Dragon Knight and Zealot, who had lost their target in the distance, had obviously noticed this side and immediately approached menacingly. Snake immediately pulled the bolt open with a snap and said anxiously, "You escort the colonel away first, I'll hold them back."

Fang Senyan suddenly showed a mysterious smile on his face and suddenly shouted, "Colonel Snake!"

Snake was stunned and said, "Sir?"

"You cover me." After Fang Senyan finished speaking, he picked up the combat alloy ballistic shield placed next to him and rushed out like an arrow from a bow! The two sides were already charging at each other, so the short distance of ten meters was covered in just over three seconds!

Rushing in front was the Zealot whose energy armor had been almost worn down by Snake. Its light blade scraped across the combat alloy ballistic shield, making an extremely harsh noise and leaving terrible scratches!

Amidst the long overflow of sparks, Fang Senyan's calm eyes met the Zealot's cold and ruthless eyes. He leaned forward and attacked, crashing into the enemy in front of him. His shoulder collided with the enemy, and his strength erupted, causing the enemy to stagger backward.

At this time, Fang Senyan's fist coldly and ruthlessly smashed into the Zealot's abdomen. Under the huge impact, the armor's tough and elastic material immediately reached its limit, cracking and shattering, directly into the depths of the life support device inside the armor. The light blue body fluid was squeezed out by the terrifying impact and spurted out from the Zealot's facial features, making it look extremely miserable!