Chapter 1386: Wings of Freedom (25)

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The surface of the planet El, the ruins of the Temple of Kara.
This is a huge tetrahedral building built of dark stone. The three parts that stand on the ground are slightly separated, leaving three roads that allow people to reach the center of the temple.
The main building of the temple is still intact, but the various furnishings and decorations on the three pathways and the center of the temple have been destroyed, and the entire ruins are in a mess, as if it has been silent for a long time.
In the dead silence, a dim crystal suddenly lit up with a faint blue light, spreading a certain silent and unusually loud voice of the soul.
[Today, we will take back our home,]
[Recapture, the glory of the Protoss! 】
Zi Bian
In the darkness of the ruins, nine eyes shone with blue light lit up.
Cha, cha, with the sound of heavy footsteps, one of the armor was broken and the crystal decoration was completely shattered. A tall protoss blinded by a long claw mark walked out of the shadow on his left eye and picked up the crystal.
"[Is it Kara's reinforcements?]" Two more Protoss with the same armor as him walked out of the darkness.
"[No,]" The one-eyed star said with disgust: "[It is my stupid brother,'Sleeping Tassadar'.]"
"[First of all, he is not your brother," "Second, he is not stupid either,]"
The last thing that emerged from the darkness was that the two armor styles were very different from the one-eyed protoss. They were more suitable for the protoss to sit behind than charging and trapping, and even left shadows during their actions.
"[Tassadar's title is not the Sleeper," "He is a high-ranked templar.]"
The two protoss just finished the words one by one, and it sounded like the same person was talking.
"[Hmph, the degree of understanding is no better than your brothers.]" The one-eyed fanatic didn't look back.
"[The sacred Kara is connected to us.]" The Protoss suspected of Gemini said in unison.
"[You can wait for the quarrel,]" Another protagonist with a more calm tone "said": "[Did Tassadar find reinforcements from native species? If they are not strong enough, we can’t risk the same They contact.]"
"[I received the call, I must respond, as always.]" The one-eyed protoss backhanded the crystal and patted the crystal on a peculiar metal creation with a round body and a one-eyed.
Phoo~ son~
The metal creation absorbed the energy of the crystal and floated in the air, shaking its body as if to shake off the dirt.
"[Let’s go, little detective,]" The one-eyed star spirit walked outside the temple: "[We signal Tassadar.]"
"[Caldaris! I hope you know what you are doing! This will make the insect swarms that have left come back again!]" Prudent Star Spirit was a little frustrated.
"[We know that you want to save the temple's communication device," "But Tassadar is the only high-ranking templar who can use it.]" The twin templars persuaded in turn.
"[Of course I know what I'm doing,]" The one-eyed protagonist known as Kaldaris was walking forward, shaking his hands when he heard that, and protruding a pair of light blades emitting dazzling blue light from his wrists: "[Death in battle, Shroud of Horse Leather.]"
"[...]" Shen Wen Xingling was silent for a moment, and followed his steps: "[If we lose the battle, I will let you live to the end and watch the consequences of your wrong decision.]"
"[We are ‘Akundra (sacrifice)’,"] The protoss who had not spoken at last said, "[Never fear danger.]"

Outside the temple, there was a dead silence.
Tan, scorched earth mixed with bones and dead wood, black and shiny, rocks and cliffs melted by high temperature.
Even though I have seen it many times, facing this situation, a group of five star spirits are silent.
These wasteland landscapes have completely covered the original green mountains and green waters of Al in their impression. Even if the Protoss' crystal technology is quite advanced, it is almost impossible to restore the entire planet to its old view.
The best result is to clear some key buildings and areas for later recall and warning.
"[It seems that that is the rescuer invited by Tassadar.]" Kardalis looked up to the sky, a huge battleship was breaking through the atmosphere with lightning and wind.
"[This number is far from enough, we should first-you!]" The steady Protoss said halfway, and saw Kaldaris commanding the probe to open a crevice at the entrance of the temple, and could not help but become angry.
"[Although the troops are small, Tassadar never does things that are uncertain,]" Caldaris looked around, "[What we should do now is that the defensive swarms will attack when they find movement here until it’s Reinforcements arrive.]"
"[No insect swarms are seen nearby, maybe—]"
Boom!
Before one of the Twin Templars could finish speaking, the surrounding soil exploded, and more than a dozen zergs broke through the soil and pounced directly on several protagonists.
At this moment, there was a small blue light on the tentacle-like hair of each Protoss, which made everyone understand the current situation.
【A total of eight spring worms and four hydrangea. 】
[Six zipper worms each pounce on three zealots in groups of two, two Hydralisks are about to spit bone spurs at the two Templars, and the other two zebras and two Hydralisks are adjusting due to their poor positions. 】
At this moment, the dim crystals on the armor of the three zealots lighted up again, making them escape the attack of the zerglings at an astonishing speed, and walked a short distance like a lightning-like route, avoiding all the claws of the insects. The light blade pierced into the body of the Hydralisk, interrupting the jet of bone spurs.
At the same moment, the two Templars turned a blind eye to the Hydralisk that was about to spit at them, and directly cast a Psionic Storm on the location of the fanatics and Zerglings who might be caught in a melee.
The result of the simultaneous actions of both parties was that the zealot killed the Hydralisk, and the Templar destroyed all the Zerglings, and the psychic shields on all the Protoss did not fluctuate.
"[It seems that you haven't forgotten how to fight because of hiding for a long time.]" Caldalis made a comment that I do not know whether it was a compliment or derogation.
"[You only have to say strange things now,]" The steady protagonist pointed to the surroundings: "[Since we have been fighting, it is impossible to expect those bugs to be discovered.]"
Around the temple, dense worms gathered like a rising tide.

"[Do you think the reinforcements brought by Tassadar are enough to deal with this kind of scene?]" Prudent Protoss stood side by side with Kaldaris at some unknown time, paying attention to the swarms of warships in the sky.
"[It’s not about Thasardar. If these natives can’t cope with this kind of scene, they will never come,]" Caldaris sneered: "[This is the instinct of lower creatures to keep their lives. .]"
"[They have been hovering for a while, no matter what they want to do, they should start,]" Steady Xingling said: "[Maybe their commander has a dispute, maybe—]"
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, the ground nearby suddenly exploded again, and three weird round and green bugs drilled out of it, whirled towards the crevice just opened by the probe.
【Three poisonous explosive insects, a complete hit will cause the rift to close, and the distance of the Psionic Storm is not enough. There is an 87% probability of killing all poisonous explosives that you need to sacrifice a fanatic. 】
"[Heh]" The steady star spirit gave a low laugh, and rushed out directly into a phantom.
"[Hey! Wait!]" Several protoss tried to stop him at the same time.
"[For Akundra!]" The calm Xingling shouted loudly and closed the connection between Kara and his fellow robes.
Sneer!
He slashed away the first poisonous blaster with a single blade, and then was hit by the second head because he couldn't take the knife, and the psionic shield completely collapsed.
"[Damn--]" Due to the moment of interference from the collapse of the shield, he swung his knife to the third poisonous blaster slower, and this was enough for the opponent to hit him and explode.
call out! Boer!
The calm protoss, who had already squinted his eyes to greet death, found that the sound of the poison explosion did not seem right. When he looked again, he found a dark, fat creature with a braid appeared in front of him, and that end The poisonous blaster that failed to explode is being repeatedly interspersed by a strange crimson flying weapon.
"Damn it, because the psionic transition is faster so I have to get down first, what is the logic?" The creature was nagging with words that the calm protoss didn't understand: "I must ask the protoss to have a big meal to compensate— —How can they eat without a mouth?"
"[You--]" Shen Wen Xingling was about to establish a spiritual connection to talk to him, but he heard the neighing of the surrounding insect swarms.
Boom boom boom boom boom
The encircled insect swarm seemed to have been stimulated by the "appearance of reinforcements", and no longer tried the lowest-loss tactics, and flooded like a flood.
"Renault! You won't come again! I'll eat Bucerfalos!" The fat creature seemed to start talking nonsense.
Whoosh-touch!
A large square box fell from the sky, and it was hitting the path of the insect swarms, and the door of the back box opened, and three creatures that were similar in size to the black creature before came out from it, but there were many differences in details.
"I said ‘there's on the back foot’," the creature in heavy black armor raised its weapon against the swarm of insects that rushed: "I saw you—"
Da da da!
As the flesh and blood flew across, the Zerg’s vanguard was stagnated, and then quickly changed its formation, changing from a straight line to an arc-shaped outflank.
The biggest problem with this kind of physical projectile weapon is the lack of ammunition, if it needs to be replaced.
Before the Protoss could think clearly, the black-armored creature had already emptied the bullets of the weapon, and started to change the magazine in a muttering voice. At this time, the distance was enough to see the saliva dripping from the zerg at the front.
"'Gravity Eruption'!" The other creature that fell together controlled the cannon weapon in her hand and threw a mass of gravity interference psychic energy, directly sucking all the nearby Zergs in the air.
But this spiritual ability itself did not kill--
"Die! Die!" The last creature wearing blue power armor threw away a weapon similar to black power armor, took out a pair of blasting guns, rushed directly into the worm pile and opened fire, less than three seconds Just slaughter this batch of bugs.
"Good job! Mira! I'll help you with Matt!"
"You are such a good person! Tycus!"
Protoss decided not to speak for now.

"Does anyone need fire?"
"Try the big guy!"
"The tanker is in place!"
As the "airdrop warehouses" landed one after another, various troops and machinery of the "humans" also arrived, and their weapons seemed to be particularly suitable for dealing with insects. The constantly attacking Zerg was almost wiped out before reaching the melee range.
This made several Protoss who had been prepared for a deadly battle seem to have nothing to do.
"[It seems that Tassadar is not fighting an unprepared battle.]"
"[I chatted with these'humans' and found that their weapons are used to deal with the same kind," "So it works very well against zergs of similar size.]"
"[Why deal with the same kind!?]"
"[You are still too young, all races with strong individual consciousness are like this.]"
"[However, their number is still too small. Even if the supply is sufficient, it is difficult to cope with the endless swarms of insects on Ayre, especially the very large ones]"
boom! boom! boom!
As if hearing the whispers of the Protoss, more than a dozen terrifying thunder beasts appeared behind the swarm, shaking the huge fangs on their heads and rushing towards the line of humans and Protoss.
"Damn it! What is that!"
"We have to retreat!"
"Who has a tactical nuclear bomb?"
When a volley of several "siege tanks" found no effect, the originally complacent human troops suddenly panicked.
Guru! Squeak!
However, before the thunder beasts continued to approach, the same number of giant vines rose up from the ground, tied each one firmly and lifted it to the ground. The small zerg attack beside it had no effect. Can watch these giant beasts disappear into the ground.
Unlike the bewildering human mercenaries, the Protoss can clearly perceive the enormous spiritual power sweeping the battlefield.
"[They still have such a powerful psionicist?]"
"[Maybe they can really save Al.]"
Squeak-buzz!
At this moment, the folding door made by the probe finally pulled a giant Kara crystal out of the void, and the protoss felt the long-lost psychic connection at the same time.
"[Friends, long time no see,]" Tassadar's voice appeared along with his surging figure: "[I'm sorry I could not fight alongside you when Al was attacked.]"
"[It’s not too late, you can join us in the process of recovering Al,]" Caldalis said and looked around: "[But, if you only get so little reinforcements, I suggest Everyone should retreat as soon as possible.]"
"[Not only us, but in other places in Al, there are many compatriots hiding like you,]" Tassadar shook his head: "[I have to contact Kara and ask for help here, and at the same time serve as Commander Renault's men The rescue of our compatriots attracts attention, so even if we have to evacuate, it is not now.]"
"[That is to say,]" Caldaris sharpened the light blade on his hand: "[We still have a tough battle to fight, right?]"