The endless sea of Zergs surged towards us like mud that had gained life. Layers of purplish black waves surged higher and higher. Our ears were filled with the endless roars of the Zergs and the sound of their shells rubbing against each other. There were Zergs that were the size of small mammoths waving their chelicerae, Cockroaches with huge shells, and various other Zergs that had mutated to the point of no fear at all. They were fearless in the face of the tragic scene of thousands of their kind being turned into rotten meat by some strange and inexplicable power. They scrambled to be the first to launch a suicidal charge at us. Liliana was still in my arms with a pale face. Aside from her identity, she was just an ordinary girl. Even though she had transmigrated and experienced the ravages of the Undead Calamity in Azeroth, she had probably never personally witnessed such a scene of internal organs and flesh flying everywhere. Therefore, she didn't even notice that she was being carried by a princess. Instead, she tightly grabbed onto my collar like a real little girl and curled her head into my arms as much as possible.
However, despite being afraid, the surging life energy around us didn't weaken in the slightest. Liliana did a pretty good job on this point. No matter how uncomfortable she felt, she didn't forget her mission. Even though it seemed like we didn't have to worry about getting injured under Vega's sweeping attacks and Shallow Shallow's ruthless Time Wash.
These Zergs were simply too vulnerable in the face of the Commander-class Shiring Apostles. Sometimes, there was a limit to the theory that quantity trumped quality.
"Thunder Slash!"
Vega suddenly roared in the midst of her charge. The Battleship Slicing Blade in her hand instantly emitted a dazzling blue and white electric light. Then, the two-meter long Battleship Slicing Blade suddenly danced in the air. The half-moon-shaped vacuum blade and bright electric arc extended nearly half a kilometer away, slicing a large number of Zergs in front of her into two. She then leaped high into the air. The Armored Scorpion's two-ton steel body smashed heavily onto the back of a Thunder Beast that dared to wave its chelicerae at her. Six mechanical limbs pierced into the Thunder Beast's carapace. Blood splattered everywhere. In less than a millisecond, Vega's dual blades sliced the enemy below her into three pieces neatly.
I easily maintained an energy shield that could protect everyone. I even had the spare energy to admire the small concentric circles triggered by the Hydralisks' bone stingers on the Chaos. I had tested the power of such an attack with my hand out of curiosity. Its kinetic energy was roughly equivalent to a human anti-tank missile. It could easily penetrate a human-made power armor or destroy the Protoss' plasma shield by relying on numbers. But to us, it was probably equivalent to a non-threatening target …
I believed that the strength of my energy shield was strong enough to withstand the calcium deficiency of all the Hydralisks present. As long as there was still energy in this world, I was definitely infinitely more blue than the Sunwell.
"I say, are you just going to watch the show all the way?"
A muffled voice suddenly came from my chest. I lowered my head. It turned out that Liliana had finally poked her head out. Although she still looked terrible, she seemed to have almost recovered.
Speaking of which, this lass shouldn't have already vomited on my chest once, right?
Fortunately, a pure God Created creature like Lina probably wouldn't have such a flaw in her physical body. The little lass only had a bitter expression on her face, but she still stared at me with her large spirited eyes. Her face was filled with a righteous condemnation of me for not putting in the effort.
"Anyway, the two of them are enough to deal with all the Zergs here."
I curled my lips nonchalantly. Not mentioning how strong Vega's close combat ability was, even with the most basic of combat, she was able to chop down a hundred thousand Zerglings without panting. Furthermore, looking at the electric arcs coiling around Big Sis Scorpion's body, I had no doubt that she would be able to move in and out of the sea of Zergs as she pleased.
The remaining one was still Shallow Shallow … Was there any need to say more about her standard? If she was willing, she could even make these millions of Zergs commit suicide by just standing here with her Time Domain activated! I don't believe that a carbon-based creature's body could evolve to the point where it could resist against time!
Would I even need to make a move then?
"What a lazy egg …" Liliana nestled in my embrace and muttered to herself, "Isn't this the perfect time for you men to act like heroes and trick girls? You really are a freak … "
"What?" As the movements of the surrounding Zergs were too loud, I could only hear Liliana muttering something, but I didn't know what she was talking about.
"Nothing … Harem guy …"
How did I offend her?
It didn't take long for us to cover a distance of tens of kilometers with our supersonic charge. The weak Zergs were completely unable to retaliate under the attacks of a Commander-level Apostle. The Protoss building that Vega mentioned was already right in front of us. I couldn't tell what it was used for, but based on the gorgeous multi-layered structure of the building and the two tall sculptures made of crystal and mysterious alloy at the entrance of the building, it should be like what Vega said, some sort of ceremonial hall.
The "Protoss" building that was emitting a blue halo was surrounded by an extremely strong Arcane Shield. Large amounts of electric arcs constantly splashed out from the shield, like flying blades that burned the nearby Zergs into ashes. This kind of high-end ability to fuse two completely different types of magic into one skill might require a lifetime of study for a human Mage, but it was an essential skill for Ravens: Their quantum computing core could simulate more than ten sets of thoughts at the same time without any pressure.
But from what I could see, even though the Zergs couldn't even take half a step closer here due to the existence of the Arcane Shield, it was an indisputable fact that the soldiers stationed here were at a disadvantage. Millions of Zergs were densely gathered in this seemingly endless underground cave, blocking every inch of space here from the sky to the ground. There were hundreds of soldiers from the landing troops, and more than half of them were ordinary Schilling soldiers and human Mages from Azeroth. This kind of combat power might be enough to be used as an exploration troop, but under the encirclement of millions of Zergs, it was absolutely impossible for them to break through.
But speaking of which, since they couldn't break through … How did they get in here, bastards!
"The ancestral spirit bless us! The God's Envoy is here!! "
After we charged into the safe zone formed by the arcane barrier, a Tauren Shaman who was busy smashing a titanium alloy totem on the ground with a power hammer immediately pulled up his mask in excitement. White smoke puffed out of his nose — I was glad that the power armor made by Xi Ling had an energy barrier that restricted the oxygen environment around the helmet. Otherwise, this Tauren Shaman would have become the first Azeroth citizen to suffocate on an alien planet.
"What's going on? Are the other soldiers here? "
I nodded towards the Tauren uncle, and helped him set his power hammer to "HIGH" mode. Then, I asked a Schilling commander who was commanding the soldiers to set up the Antiproton Cannon.
The nameless commander gave a standard military salute, and reported to me with a steel voice unique to soldiers, "Reporting to Your Majesty! The Third Raven Squad, the Seven Continent Squad, and the Nine Continent Squad are all gathered here! Due to an error in teleportation, we were directly sent to the vicinity of this unfamiliar Proteus temple. When we arrived, this place was already surrounded by layers of Zergs. A small group of Proteus soldiers were resisting with the temple's own energy field. Our communication with the outside world was cut off. We have been fighting here for an hour. Now the Marines have sufficient energy reserves, and the Magic Unit is slightly fatigued. Commander Raven 003 has set up a stable magic shield, which can last for more than 24 hours! End of report! "
I simply looked around. The building behind us covered an area of about a few thousand square meters. It was not a very large temple. The overall shape was a pentagonal prism, divided into three floors. The walls were inlaid with a large number of blue crystals that emitted a halo. The arc-shaped door and pillars had a rather obvious Proteus style. The Arcane Shield set up by Raven 003 completely wrapped the entire building, and within half a kilometer around it had become a safe zone with no Zergs. However, the Zergs outside the shield were still launching suicidal attacks on the temple, regardless of casualties.
"What about those Proteos people?" I asked curiously. They couldn't have all died, right? They don't have the monstrous individual combat power of the Schilling soldiers.
"Those Proteus soldiers suffered heavy losses. When we joined the battle, there were only a dozen of them left standing. Now they are placed in the temple, receiving treatment from the Blood Elf Priests. However, according to those spellcasters, the spiritual energy of the Proteus soldiers interferes with the magic elements. Conventional healing magic has little effect on them."
I nodded and ordered Vega to lead the Scorpion soldiers here to strengthen the defense line. Then, I walked into the Proteus temple with Shallow Shallow and Liliana to see the unlucky "Protoss" soldiers.
Last time, I only had a brief conversation with the Proteus commander named Duhan through the communication device. Therefore, this could be said to be my first official contact with the Proteus race. I didn't expect that we would meet under such circumstances.
After entering through the gate of the Divine Temple, there was a vast hall. The walls of the hall were inlaid with countless oval-shaped ice-blue crystals that constantly emitted a faint light, making the entire hall look very bright. There wasn't a single pillar in the thousands of square meters of space, only slightly curved golden alloy walls that "grew" from the ground, supporting the dome above us that was covered with mysterious characters. The entire hall was filled with a very weak energy field. I suspected that it was Proteus' soul power that was spreading to the surroundings. The source of the energy field was a few blue-skinned Delai … uh, Proteus tribe members who were sitting in the middle of the hall meditating with their eyes closed.
No matter how many times I've seen it, the few tentacles on the Proteus male chin … Tentacles are still full of ridicule!
Of course, our entrance couldn't be hidden from these warriors who had spent hundreds of years honing their combat skills. I could clearly sense more than a dozen weak spiritual powers gathering on me. But in the end, the one who stood up to greet us was a tall "God" dressed in an old, dark-colored cloak. Even his face was hidden under a mask, revealing only a pair of glowing eyes.
Why does this appearance feel so familiar?
"Then, you must be the Emperor and Oracle that these mysterious and powerful soldiers refer to as." This person was as tall as two Pandora stacked on top of each other (Should I use Pandora's height as a common measurement unit?). "Perhaps fate has guided us to meet in this sacred place of our ancestors. Strange friends, I have heard of your arrival."
"Oh," I nodded. "Then, I won't waste any more time. I am the Emperor of the Xiling Empire, Chen Jun. My soldiers have already consolidated the defense line here. Now, I want to know what happened. Mm, and your name."
"You can call me Zeratul." The words of the tall Proteus man in front of him were shocking. He was actually the famous Uncle Z! I was wondering why his style was so familiar!
However, Uncle Z, who had always appeared as a lone ranger, actually led his people to this godforsaken Star Mine. This made me very curious: What are they doing here?
"Many days ago, I heard that a mysterious civilization similar to humans had arrived in this sector and started a war against the Zergs," Zeratul continued to speak slowly in a low voice. "Because of this, I came to investigate and found this long-forgotten Proteus Shelter. I killed the Queen Zerg and went deep into the planet's underground with my followers … We found this sacred temple, but after activating the temple, almost all the remaining Zergs on the planet were attracted here by the energy it emitted. We were trapped by this number and fought fiercely for several days until we were exhausted. Then, those powerful mysterious warriors suddenly appeared around the temple and built a strong defense line. They saved my people from annihilation and claimed that the most powerful Emperor in the universe would solve the predicament here. This is what happened."
Hearing this, I was in awe of Uncle Z.
Tens of millions of Zergs! He actually led such a few Templars and resisted for several days in this temple!
This combat power was almost comparable to an ordinary Imperial Army officer!
What made me admire him even more was that he clearly had the chance to leave. That's right, as the strongest Assassin in Proteus, his permanent concealment and various shadow teleportation skills allowed this powerful "Protoss" warrior to easily escape from this underground cave. However, he didn't leave simply because he didn't want to abandon his followers!
In the following few questions, I finally figured out why all our warriors were gathered in this place. There was an ancient "artifact" preserved in this Proteus temple. After that thing was accidentally activated by Zeratul, it had been emitting energy fluctuations. Although the technological level of the Proteus race couldn't be compared to the Xiling Empire, they at least had the qualifications to talk to the Empire in the field of science and technology (especially the Xiling Empire, whose technology tree was still mostly incomplete). This mysterious artifact interfered with the space positioning system of the three squads. When the squad leader of the latter discovered that the communication was interrupted and planned to temporarily use space transmission to return to the surface, he was teleported to this damn place because he misjudged the coordinates.
Of course, it might also be related to the carelessness of the three squad leaders. They never thought that the teleportation device installed in their bodies since birth would be interfered with, so they didn't notice the small error in the space coordinates.
After listening to Zeratul's description, I naturally had a great interest in the "artifact". However, it seemed that Zeratul valued the treasure that belonged to Proteus very much. At least, he didn't have much trust in a strange "emperor" like me who suddenly appeared, even though my warriors were helping him to guard this temple. I expressed my understanding of this.
"These warriors' injuries are very serious."
When I asked Zeratul about their situation, the latter said so in a heavy tone. He then led me to the side of a dozen Templars who were sitting in meditation.
"They don't have enough medical care and can only use meditation to suppress their pain. The magical power of your soldiers, who are called 'Priests', can also greatly relieve the pain of being corroded by the Zerg's poison. However, these warriors, their souls have already returned to Shakuras. I wish them a peaceful journey …"
Zeratul was referring to the dozen corpses of Proteus warriors lying quietly in the corner of the shrine.
"Shakuras is probably a few light years away from here." Liliana shrugged and walked forward. "Even if your Proteus souls are dual-core, you can't run that fast."
As Liliana said so, she slowly raised her hands in front of Zeratul's confused gaze. A saintly serene expression appeared on her face, and a green light gradually filled the entire hall.
"So, those souls who don't want to die on the way, obediently go back to your bodies and stay there! In the name of the Goddess of Love, get up and work!! "
Do you dare to be any more fierce?
However, Zeratul had no time to express surprise or protest at Liliana's explosive words at this moment because some powerful energy beyond his understanding was gradually gathering and then turning into a huge green pillar of light. Accompanied by a faint soft song, it descended on the dead Proteus warriors.
"Psionic energy can resist magic, but no one can resist the will of the Goddess."
Liliana finished showing off and maintained the posture of floating in the air when she cast the spell just now. She triumphantly asked me for credit.
Pfft, a sad guy who floats in the air still half a head lower than me.
"Shakuras above! What am I witnessing!? The return of life! "
Zeratul shouted in shock because the Proteus warriors, who were still cold corpses a second ago, had now sat up as if nothing had happened and looked around with a confused expression. Through the familiar aura that reappeared, Zeratul could completely rule out the possibility that the corpses of his compatriots were under some kind of control.
"Life is precious, so thank you for your patronage. This time, the settlement is sixty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars …"
Liliana continued to display her unreliable spirit and moved in front of Zeratul with a smirk, which made Uncle Z, who had been very calm, show an extremely awkward expression.
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