Those densely packed hydralisks and zerglings were instantly shrouded by the 'Psionic Tempest'. Instantly, they turned sluggish, before exploding into piles of flesh and blood. The Mutalisks in droves wailed miserably. They flapped their wings helplessly in an attempt to fly away, but only a few of them managed to escape with serious injuries!
At this moment, the Protoss' territory was completely empty. It was as if an invisible giant broom had swept across, wiping out most of the Zerg.
Even the Ultralisks, which had thick hides and could withstand several Psionic Storms, were attacked from all directions after losing their allies. They died tragically on the spot.
Sheyan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he noticed that Snake's eyes were full of hatred and, of course, fury as he stared at the Psionic Storm! Sheyan suddenly realised that the Psionic Storm was not only a nightmare for low-level Zerg troops, but also for all non-mechanised human troops!
Whether it was the SCVs, Marines, Flamethrowers, or the Ghost Troopers, their low HP would always be their weakness. In the face of a spell like Psionic Storm, the invisible Ghost Troopers would still suffer damage, and at most, they could only last two or three seconds longer than the other soldiers.
The extra two or three seconds might not be enough for the Ghost soldiers to escape. After all, speed wasn't their forte.
Therefore, although Snake did not say it out loud, Sheyan was almost certain that his son had died under the Psionic Storm!
On the battlefield in the distance, the Zerg forces had all retreated after suffering heavy losses from the Psionic Storm. Sheyan was very surprised, because this was completely unlike the bloody and crazy fighting style of the Zerg.
While Sheyan was pondering over what the Overmind wanted to do, the ground suddenly trembled without anyone noticing.
Then, the trembling intensified, and the whole battlefield was covered by a rumbling sound coming from underground! Sheyan looked at the small stones rolling down the side of the mountain. He suddenly thought of something and sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Don't tell me … Don't tell me that thing has appeared? That's a non-mass-produced special troop class. The only one who has the blueprints to produce such a creature must be the Zerg Broodmother who has been to Planet P (the planet where the Starship Troopers story took place). If that's the case, the one commanding the battle might be my old rival. "
"Boom!" a loud sound rang out! The soil in front of the Protoss defensive base suddenly boiled and exploded violently, as if seventy or eighty tons of TNT had been detonated! The soil shot up fifty to sixty meters into the air!
Immediately afterward, a Protoss photon cannon was overturned from bottom to top. The soil below it collapsed, and a huge pit appeared. A huge beetle crawled out from it!!
That's right, this thing was the Burrower Beetle that appeared in the Starship Troopers world. The beetle had obviously been strengthened by the Zerg's war genes. Its body had shrunk a little, about three meters tall and five meters long. Its body was covered in a tough, greyish-white, rubbery skin membrane. Symmetrical breathing holes grew on both sides of its body, and it had eight long, symmetrical legs. Its carapace joints protruded from all over its body, making it look full of destructive power.
After overturning the photon cannon, the beetle spat out a stream of burning acid. The two Zealots next to it were immediately infected by the acid, and their bodies burned with emerald green flames. The Zealots were already injured, so they died tragically on the spot in a short time.
When the surrounding Dragoons and photon cannons tried to focus fire on the Burrower Beetle, it wriggled its fat body and returned to the ground at an astonishing speed. Most of the photon cannons could do nothing but vent their anger and energy on the soil.
At the same time, at least 30 Burrower Beetles had unknowingly burrowed under the photon cannons from underground. They then began to overturn the earth, constantly creating cracks and collapses in the ground, completely destroying the Protoss defence system.
What's more, the Burrower Beetles also seemed to have powerful abilities. The soil they lifted up could form a temporary rock shield to protect the surface of their bodies. This made it very difficult for the Burrower Beetles to cause too much damage when they occasionally appeared on the ground. Obviously, after the Burrower Beetles had completely destroyed the Protoss defence system, the High Templar's Psionic Storm would be rendered useless.
Psionic Storm was an indiscriminate attack. Without a defence system, the Dragoons and Zealots could only be used as the frontline. Therefore, releasing Psionic Storm was tantamount to self-destruction! In a situation where the difference in numbers was too great, using Psionic Storm was akin to drinking poison to quench one's thirst! Besides, Psionic Storm could not be released without limit. It was also limited by the High Templar's MP ….
While the Protoss were in grave danger, Sheyan was also in grave danger!!
This was because even though he was exceptionally cautious, he still fell into the trap when he was careless.
Whose trap?
Snake's trap, of course!
There was no reason to prove that Snake had deliberately tapped on the rock with his fingers to attract the attention of a Burrower Beetle.
In fact, many people had the habit of making small movements when they were thinking. The most they could blame was that they were too careless. Snake could even refute that he knew nothing about these unconventional units. But the truth was that he had lured a Burrower Beetle over, and then … Snake activated his stealth and disappeared from the face of the earth.
Of course, there were still countless reasons to explain his actions. For example, he was obviously a gunner, so of course he had to keep his distance and engage in melee combat.
But why didn't he reveal himself to attack after putting some distance between them?
Snake could still explain that he had been targeted by an Overlord who was naturally anti-stealth. He could even explain that he had a stomachache and suddenly wanted to go to the toilet, or that he had forgotten to bring Shurmei with him …. More importantly, the dead did not need any explanations.
That's right, in Snake's eyes, Sheyan was already a dead man after being noticed by the Zerg.
Even if he was a Brigadier General, even if he was a legend.
Because this was not the first time Snake had done something like this, and he was already very familiar with it.
But Snake was not in a good situation either. When Sheyan noticed Snake's strange movements, he took out a bottle of genetic serum and smashed it on the ground!
The surging genetic mist immediately infected Snake's body and strengthened him. But! This bottle of genetic serum was specially prepared by Sheyan. Its smell was very pungent!
The Zerg's sense of smell was very sensitive. After Snake came into contact with the smell, even if he had the ability to turn invisible, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Zerg and the pursuit of the Overlords flying in the sky! In fact, Snake, who had already fled hundreds of meters away, was also targeted by several zerglings. He was also in a very difficult situation. He had to run around cautiously.
What's more, if both of them survived, Sheyan could shamelessly say to Snake in regret even if they met again in the future.
"I clearly wanted to strengthen you! But I didn't expect the side effects of this stuff …. "
Yes, the only effective way to deal with a scumbag was to be even scummier than him! Sheyan was also a person who understood this very well.
***
A Burrower Bug had already appeared in front of Sheyan. It emerged from the soil. Its thick carapace looked like an armour or a steel helmet. Its eyes had a blood-red glow, and its complicated mouthparts were still squirming. It was probably mixing various compounds in its body, ready to spray deadly acid at any time.
This was probably the first time the Burrower Bug had appeared in front of the Protoss, so the Protoss were caught unprepared. But what no one knew was that Sheyan knew the Burrower Bug like the back of his hand.
He had read up on the Burrower Bug in detail through the Mother of the Blackthorns. The Burrower Bug must have undergone a series of optimizations and modifications, but most of its nature and physiological structure would never change. For example, no matter how many optimizations and modifications were made to rice, it would still grow low and prefer water. It was impossible for rice to suddenly grow two or three meters tall and like to grow in the desert.
Therefore, when faced with this ferocious Burrower Bug, the first thing Sheyan, who knew it like the back of his hand, did was, of course, to run away.
In the eyes of the other Zerg, discovering a weak human was not a big deal at all. As for the human running away, that was a perfectly normal reaction. Would they be able to see the weak human come back and fight again?
Obviously, in their simple minds, the powerful Burrower Bug would catch up with them and eat them up as dessert.
What? Send more people to chase after them? Are you insulting the strength of the great Burrower Bug? Or is a mere human more important than conquering the Protoss Holy Land in front of them?
Therefore, Sheyan retreated with the Burrower Bug that was chasing after him. Sheyan's speed was not as fast as the Burrower Bug's six long legs, but he only needed to be vigilant to avoid the acidic flames sprayed by the Burrower Bug. The other attacks, such as the trampling of the Burrower Bug and the like, were all within his range of tolerance. Therefore, although he looked like he was in a sorry state and would be trampled to death or sent flying to be eaten by the Burrower Bug in the next second, he still managed to escape to the edge of the main battlefield. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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