Horady is the leader and temporary commander of the forward force of these protoss fanatics. He is under the command of Thrandis, the high-ranking executive of the mother protoss, and leads a total of thirty-six of his own. An elite army of zealots.
Ten minutes ago, after receiving the order from Executive Officer Thrandis, they were teleported to the ground of Haven Star together with a high-ranking Templar.
Heradi's main mission this time is to completely annihilate all infected people, or humans who are suspected of being infected, in the No. 1 colonial gathering place of mankind! Those humans must not be allowed to escape and spread the source of infection at will, so that the subsequent Purifier spacecraft can use the high-temperature energy beam of the concentrated main gun to completely purify the zerg viruses.
After all, Meinhoff's zerg virus is a very terrifying thing, and the planet Havin is on the border of the protoss territory. Therefore, their protoss will never allow this kind of bug virus to be used in their own territory. Flooding at the doorstep!
It is enough for their protoss to have lost their home star of Al. Now, they must not let those bugs take away more, absolutely!
Because of this, Horadi will not feel the slightest guilt about the upcoming massacre of humans. All the protoss know that this is necessary!
Those humans, all of them have been infected by the terrible zerg virus, and their mutations are only a matter of time, so killing them in advance is just to help them escape...
However, when Hladi led his troops to the gate of this human colonial gathering place, he saw a group of seemingly elite human marines painted in gold and blood red falling from the sky and stopped them directly. In front of the gate of this human colony gathering place No. 1.
Looking at the opponent's momentum, neat movements, and those slightly unfamiliar costumes, Hladi felt that they should be the reinforcements photographed on the ground by the new fleet from the orbit, right?
Did the other party really only send out a mere twenty marines? Is it really not a joke? !
You know, even their protoss, who are extremely capable individually, have sent a raiding force consisting of a high-level templar and more than fifty fanatics. They are now divided into two teams, intending to attack those who are preparing to escape. Infected humans are launching special operations!
"FOR AUIR! For Al! Brothers and sisters, prepare to fight!"
Since the other side's humans had sent so few reinforcements, Hladi did not intend to be polite to the other side.
Therefore, after finishing speaking, Heradi took the lead in shaking his arms, and at the same time burst out the blue-white pure psychic blades on his arm guards.
He was going to order all the troops to charge, shoot with the opponent's powerful rifles, and with the loss of a small number of tribesmen, forcefully rush into the opponent's battle line, and then kill the opponent wantonly, so as to end this farce-like encounter as soon as possible. .
"..."
However, when Hladi was staring at the opponent's gun, preparing to charge forward and ordering everyone to charge, something he couldn't understand happened!
After a brief exchange, those humans actually threw away the reasonably powerful electromagnetic rifles in their hands, and instead took out the battle axes and tomahawks they carried on their backs, which may have more decorative effects than actual effects. Big sword? !
What do these human beings want to do?
For a moment, the protoss had to stop preparing to charge and looked at each other in confusion. They couldn't figure out what the hell these humans were doing. !
Originally, they were already prepared to charge and be shot by human electromagnetic rifles.
They also thought that no matter how much they lost, their brothers and sisters would forcefully rush into the opponent's array. When the time came, they would be able to easily break through the opponent's armor and win the final victory.
But now, the human marines on the opposite side have unexpectedly discarded their electromagnetic rifles and replaced them with cold weapons?
"Come here, you will die gloriously!!"
When he heard the opponent's Marine with the number 01 painted in gold paint on his chest, he took a few steps forward, pointed the tip of his sword at himself, and shouted these words loudly.
Hladi almost thought it was because his own human language was not good enough, and then he heard it wrong?
Those stupid human marines on the opposite side were actually challenging me, a fanatic specializing in close combat, to a one-on-one challenge? !
"...!?"
Horadi suddenly felt that this kind of situation could not be tolerated decisively!
Stop looking down on the stars!
Just with those human crop tricks and some useless big iron swords and big iron axes, you want to challenge the protoss fanatics?
Hladi was even a little doubtful whether the opponent's shabby weapons could cut through his own plasma shield and sophisticated individual armor?
Or perhaps, the other party might want to use the huge power brought by their human armored power combat units to kill these protoss alive? !
"Humans...if I heard correctly...do you...want to challenge us, the protoss?!"
After a pause, Hladi, who thought he had heard wrongly, had to take two steps forward in confusion and asked the human marine who was pointing the tip of the big sword at him.
"Huh? You, an alien, can also speak human language? That would be great!"
Galen, who was originally a little worried that the other party wouldn't understand him, felt a little surprised when he learned that the other party actually understood him and could speak human language.
The humans on board the Hope didn't know that the protoss, bugs, and the descendants of the first batch of prisoners exiled by the Earth Federation's UPL had been in contact with each other in the Koprulu sector in the middle of the galaxy for more than two hundred years. !
The tiny bit of humanity back then has already multiplied and multiplied, reaching the current population size of hundreds of billions in the entire star region. It is not surprising that the protoss who have been observing humans can understand human language.
Here, I have to say: Human beings are indeed a particularly fertile species!
Think about it, among the 40,000 prisoners who were exiled by the Earth Federation at the time, excluding the thousands who died during the crash, the number of those who finally managed to survive and land on the planet, including the official crew of several colonial spaceships, would not exceed Forty thousand people, right?
Then, in just over 200 years, human beings just went from being less than 40,000 people, and they quickly multiplied to tens of billions...
(even more?)
(This data was mentioned in the Hyperion news during the Human Wings of Freedom battle. In the battle between humans and bugs, XX billion people died on planet XX, and the number of casualties is still rising...)
"You understand correctly! I, Galen! The captain of the Demacia team, officially issue a fair challenge to you protoss! Do you refuse like a coward? Or accept?"
Now that the other party could understand human speech, Galen felt more at ease.
He boldly carried his Demacia sword and walked to the open space in the middle of the confrontation between the two sides, waiting for the other party's reply.
Originally, he was really worried: if the other party didn't understand what he said and rushed up to them regardless, he might be a little overwhelmed!
But now, since the other party understands and can speak, he won't act randomly without following the rules, right?
"Hehehe..."
After confirming that he understood the other party's meaning correctly, Hladi let out bursts of deep laughter like ventriloquism.
"Very well, human! You've succeeded in irritating me!"
After turning his head and saying something to his brothers and sisters, he followed Galen's example and walked forward alone, walked to the middle of the field, and stood about ten meters away from Galen.
"Ul'as addari I will obey your will and fight with you in an honorable battle!!!"
After waving his hand again and throwing out the blue-white pure psychic blades in his armguards, Heradi crouched down, tensed his muscles, and watched the opponent's movements closely.
"Of course! Feel free to come over here!"
After seeing that the opponent was ready, Galen also grasped the hilt of his great Demacia sword with both hands, stared at the opponent half sideways, and at the same time secretly mobilized the Dema in his body, which was not too much. The power of justice in West Asia is always ready to activate more justice power on the sword.
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"..."
"Captain, what are these new reinforcements going to do?"
"If you ask me, let's just take advantage of those star spirits being unprepared, go up and hit them with a few shuttles, and kill them suddenly. We'll kill them all!"
Inside the gate of Colonial Gathering No. 1, the group of militiamen were also puzzled by the amazing actions of these Marines who descended from the sky.
In the Koprulu Star Region, almost all intelligent creatures know that in close combat, those terrifying protoss are basically invincible!
Even the bugs that fight with their sharp claws and wild hunting instincts are far behind compared to the protoss!
It is said that an ordinary templar of those protoss often dares to rush into the swarm of insects to fight alone, and can easily fight off dozens of springtails without being harmed!
And those arrogant insect swarms can only use their huge numerical advantage to fill the gap in individual strength between them and the protoss.
"Shut up! It's better to let them delay for a little longer! Hurry up and explain it now. Let the remaining people sort out their things quickly and don't take anything unnecessary. We must be ready at any time. Get out of here!”
After some consideration, the militia captain of the Haven Star Colony has decided not to interfere with the affairs of these stick reinforcements for the time being, and let them play as they please!
The longer they fight and delay, the better!
Then, when you are ready, you can quickly pack your things and run away quietly before they are all dead!
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"Well……"
It seems not easy to deal with...
Frowning, Galen was squinting at the other party, staring at the alien warrior called the Protoss Zealot.
Originally, he wanted to see the other person's eyes or body reaction to judge the other person's intentions.
But who would have thought that the other party's eyes were like that kind of energy blade. Not only were the eyes blue and white, but they also shone with blue and white light, and his body was also tightly wrapped in golden armor. This made him There is no way to use experience to judge!
Therefore, he decided to be prudent and adopt a preemptive strategy. After the opponent started to act and exposed his flaws, he would then inspire the power of Demacia's justice and cut the enemy in two!
"..."
Hladi also did not act, because his intuition told him that the enemy in front of him was not easy to deal with!
It seems that the other party is also very familiar with melee combat?
Looking at the opponent's hands holding a sword and turning his shoulders towards him, he knew that this was a veteran who had been on the battlefield all year round and should not be underestimated!
Because the opponent's action is not only good for defense, but also very convenient for instantly bursting out of power and attacking with a sword! If you rush forward first, will you be easily struck by the opponent's powerful sword?
Therefore, Hladi decided to take another look and observe again...
He always felt that this new group of human marines had a weird smell all over them!
"..."
It can't be delayed any longer!
After a silent confrontation for more than a minute, Horadi, the Star Spirit fanatic, was the first to lose his composure!
Because, this time, they were ordered to eliminate or harass the humans infected by the Zerg virus in this colony and several subsequent colonies!
They can't keep confronting these twenty human marines here and waste precious time!
Moreover, he was also confident that his superb skills were superior to those of ordinary fanatics, as well as his rich experience in brutally killing bugs for many years. In addition, he also had a trump card that he could use, so he decided to strike preemptively and kill the bugs in front of him in one fell swoop. This opponent!
It's now! ! !
Therefore, after being unable to discover the opponent's flaw for the time being, Horadi took advantage of the moment when the human on the opposite side blinked, and he took the lead in launching a surprise attack!
To be honest, this is probably the first time in so many years since humans came to the Koprulu sector that brave humans like these dare to challenge the protoss in hand-to-hand combat!
Therefore, Hladi has thought about it: no matter what the opponent's level is, he will use all his strength, never hold back, strive to kill the opponent in one fell swoop, and give the opponent the honor he deserves as a warrior!
"Hmph! Charge!!!"
After thinking about it, Heradi snorted coldly, and his hoof-like legs began to exert force. At the same time, he raised his arms back, bent his body slightly forward, and began to accelerate towards the enemy ten meters away.
quick! soon! very fast! ! !
With every step he took, his powerful hooves-like feet would always leave pits with splashes of mud and sand on the soft ground of Haven Star, and at the same time make a dull and heavy sound.
After taking only three or five steps, the distance of only about ten meters was shortened by Heradilla to less than two meters of fighting distance!
At the same time, his speed has been accelerated to the limit he can reach: the ultimate instantaneous speed of nearly twenty meters per second.
Then, as soon as his hooves exerted force, he jumped up high.
Hladi thought: The opponent will definitely strike with his sword!
At that time, he planned to do a backflip and twist, and while avoiding the opponent's sword and passing by, he would insert the energy blade in his hand into the enemy's helmet!
Then, this battle will end gloriously like this!
The real battlefield is originally a place where life and death are judged every second! Whoever gets stabbed first will be finished!
The kind of heart-pounding battle that lasts for dozens or hundreds of rounds, where you come back and I don’t know the winner, usually only exists in novels...
"..."
Chance! ! !
Galen, who was in a tight formation, waiting for a late strike, when the opponent rushed over and jumped up high, his eyes lit up and he saw an excellent opportunity to defeat the enemy with one strike!
These protoss aliens must naively think that they only fight with the power of armored power combat suits, right?
Well, they couldn't be more wrong!
For this reason, Galen is absolutely sure that it is necessary for them to teach these aliens a lesson!
"Demacia!!!"
When Garen shouted a slogan, his body and the Demacian swords in his hands simultaneously emitted bursts of dazzling golden light, and then more and more golden light gathered in an instant. The blade of his sword made Horadi and the stars opposite him stunned as they jumped up just now.
A fatal blow! ! !
After the golden light flashed, very soon, in the next moment, a similarly golden sword light swung down at the chest and abdomen of the star spirit fanatic Hehradi who was jumping high!
This method of using the power of justice to attack was the first combat skill that Galen came up with after many studies during the days when he was pioneering Stratholme. For him now, he has figured it out very clearly.
Its basic principle is to instantly infuse a large amount of Demacia's righteous power into the sword and arm, and then deliver a powerful and fatal blow to the enemy!
When the great sword hits the enemy, it also rushes the power of Demacia's justice into the enemy's body very violently, thereby inflicting energy damage and conflicting the enemy's heart, making the enemy unable to move or use any means for a short period of time. The purpose of your own extraordinary energy!
This special attack, coupled with the two-handed sword with terrifying cutting ability enchanted by Little Annie, had previously knocked down a huge heavy siege tank with one sword. Cut into two smooth halves, it's absolutely amazing!
It was also from that time that the Hope directly kept their twenty-man marines, their training methods, weapons used, game copies, etc. as top secrets!
"What is this energy...?"
Horadi, who was in the air, preparing to twist around to avoid the opponent's slash and insert his sword into the opponent's helmet, was stunned.
This situation has exceeded all his previous plans!
He could never imagine what this human being was, that kind of golden, powerful, and majestic golden energy that burst out from his body.
As a Celestial Templar, Horadi is very sensitive to energy and psionic energy!
Therefore, for a brief moment, he was even slightly affected by this magical power.
It seems to be very similar to the psionic energy used by their protoss? Moreover, it is also a mysterious force related to the spirit?
Now, there is no way to escape by turning around...
As a senior Templar, Horadi was only affected by this golden light for a moment.
He reacted in time before the sword light reached him.
He has not forgotten that right now, he is still on the battlefield, engaging in a one-on-one life-and-death showdown with the enemy!
Energy form! ! !
Therefore, the moment before the golden sword light reached his body, he decisively used the secret skill that he was not very proficient in as an intermediate warrior - pure energy form!
Using the magical spiritual power of nether energy, he instantly transformed himself into a pure energy form that could only last for a few milliseconds. While avoiding the opponent's sword attack, he appeared directly behind the enemy at lightning speed. .
Huh? Strange...the enemy is missing? !
After feeling his sword slicing across the opponent's body in an instant without feeling any stagnation, Galen realized something was wrong.
Obviously, Galen knew that his inevitable attack just now had failed...
How can this be? ! what happened?
Bang! ! !
After Galen's powerful and heavy blow missed, he was unable to hold it back due to the force being too great. Instead, he continued to swing down, hitting the ground hard...
Then, after the violent Holy Light power suddenly burst out, a large pit with splashing soil exploded on the ground!
Countless sand and gravel fragments began to shoot out, and Galen, as if trapped in a cocoon, allowed the flying sand to temporarily obscure his sight.
"Galen! He's a thief! He's right behind you!"
Darius, who was watching the battle from a distance, saw Galen's opponent disappear and instantly appear behind him. He was raising the blue-white psychic blade, preparing to stab the man who was slashing through the air with his sword. When Galen fell into a big pit and had no time to stand up, he ignored the morality and fairness of the world and hurriedly shouted to Galen on the channel.
Damn you!
Darius suddenly felt that he had really seen a ghost today!
These aliens, they actually know the tricks of thieves in Stratholme? !
The opponent's method of suddenly disappearing and appearing behind Galen just now must be the skill called flickering, right? The other party, those protoss warriors, are they a group of thieves?
"Um!?"
In fact, without Darius's reminder, Galen had already sensed something strange behind him!
Although it was too late for him to turn around and fight back or raise his sword to resist, it would be a big mistake if the other party naively thought that he, Galen, had no other means of saving his life!
He, Galen, fought countless days and nights in the Stratholme dungeon, dying again and again. What he gained with countless deaths and combat experience was not just the resonance and improvement of his own righteous power!
He has more, more powerful skills! For example, this one is specially used for defense!
courage! ! !
After snoring secretly in his heart, Galen didn't bother to turn around or pick up the sword that was stuck in the pit, and directly poured all his righteous power into himself.
Then, the moment the Protoss Zealot's psychic blade came into contact with the surface of the back armor of his armored power combat suit, a golden, translucent shield like a giant armor suddenly appeared on Galen. on the body.
Zhi! Zhi! Zhi!
The Star Pure Psychic Warblade has always been invincible. This time, it is not as easy as Heradi thought. It can break through the enemy's armor and penetrate into the enemy's back, and then harvest it. Take the other person’s life!
Instead, it was as if it had hit an indestructible ion shield. While it could not break through, it also made bursts of strange noises similar to lightning explosions.
Then, no matter how hard he tried, the psychic war blade could only cut a small wound less than three millimeters into the opponent's back armor, and it had not yet broken through the weak armor plate of the opponent's armored power combat suit. At this time, you can no longer make any progress...
"Damn, what is this?!"
How can this be? !
This is the second exclamation Hladi has made today.
He really couldn't understand, when did humans become proficient in this technology of miniaturizing shields? ! Can it also be placed on the Marine's individual armored power combat uniform?
Aren't we humans only able to use shield technology on large battleships?
This shouldn't be right? What is going on with these humans? Why is it different from what their protoss has seen before?
"Demacia!!!"
Galen shouted a slogan again!
Galen's courage skill can instantly infuse the power of Demacia's justice into his body, providing him with short-term magic resistance and physical protection. It is similar to the shield technology on large human battleships, except that , his courage shield cannot last long.
Therefore, while the protoss behind him was stunned and wanted to continue inserting the war blade, Galen promptly activated his third combat skill: Judgment!
"Ah! Ooooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!"
While shouting wildly, Galen actually held the sword in one hand, spinning at high speed like a whirlwind.
The crazily rotating golden sword light, like a high-speed rotating windmill, swung directly towards the little leader of the fanatics, Horadi, who was unable to distance the two sides for the time being...
"For...Kara..."
Horadi, who was just a mid-level Templar and could not, like a master like Zeratul, frequently launch pure energy forms to escape from the opponent with such crazy and indiscriminate attacks, could only sigh softly. , and was directly pinched by Galen's whirlwind-like golden sword light...
After all, Horadi is currently just a small leader of the fanatics. He is not a master like Zeratul. In a short period of time, he cannot unlimitedly use the life-saving form of pure energy, which has a negative impact on the user himself. The spiritual power level requirements are simply too high!
Therefore, after the plasma shield on his body rippled, and as the golden sword light broke through his Star Spirit Armor, he directly lit up a beam of transmitted energy and disappeared under Galen's sword.
On the ground, only a pile of golden star spirit armors were left in pieces.
"Well……"
Oh my god!
My head spins so much that I feel dizzy...
After feeling that he seemed to have chopped the enemy and cut it into a pile of rags, Galen turned around for several seconds before finally coming to a stop.
Then, without caring about the enemy's condition, he hurriedly thrust his sword into the ground, and managed to stabilize his body without stumbling, losing his balance and falling down.
After the dizziness subsided slightly, he scanned the surroundings vigilantly, wanting to see what had become of the enemy struck by his judgment skill.
"Uh... he is dead, right? Where is his body?!"
Seeing the broken Protoss armor that he had chopped into pieces on the ground, Galen closed his eyes in confusion and shook his still dizzy head.
He even thought he was dizzy!
The other party had obviously been chopped into a pile of tatters by his own trial, but... who could tell him where the enemy's body was?
Is it possible that these protossal aliens are made of gas? Just evaporate when you die? Not even a drop of corpse or blood left? Or, are they rarer than the wraiths or banshees in the Stratholme game copy?
"Hey! Darius? Where is the alien's body? Have you seen it?"
After looking around vigilantly, Galen found nothing, so he could only continue to hold his sword vigilantly while quietly asking Darius and others in the channel who were watching the battle behind.
