267: The two races clashed, and the battle gradually intensified.

"They are Zealots! We've fought them before!"

Su Bai looked up at these Protoss Warriors, two and a half meters tall and clad in heavy yellow armor.

"The way these Protoss Warriors appear is really too unique, isn't it?" Zhao Ganwu couldn't help but say.

Kerrigan explained, "This is Protoss warp technology. Through the psionic matrix formed by Pylons, their units can instantly teleport to any location on the battlefield."

The Zealots knelt on one knee, landing steadily on the ground.

Two glowing blue Psi Blades extended from the mechanical armguards on their wrists.

【Zealot】

【Level: Lv40】

【Race: Protoss】

【Quality: Elite】

【Weapon: Psi Blade】

【Data Matrix】

【Energy Heavy Armor: This magnificent heavy armor effectively protects the Zealot and comes with a personal plasma shield generator.】

【Psi Blade Concentrator: A wrist-mounted device that uses psionic energy to create a blade of pure energy, serving as a weapon for close-quarters combat.】

【Skill: Charge】

【The Zealot channels psionic power, bursting forth with extreme speed to intercept nearby enemies.】

【Introduction: Zealots are the basic infantry unit of the Protoss. They are incredibly eager for battle and have meticulously studied tactical skills for years. Aided by automated components and energy-absorbing armor, their combat effectiveness is astonishing.】

"Level forty! The level isn't low!"

No sooner had Su Bai spoken than thousands of Zealots let out roars, brandishing their Psi Blades, and charged towards the surrounding Zerg soldiers.

"Glory guides me!"

"Exterminate the Zerg Swarm!"

"For the Protoss!"

At the same time, Zerglings, Hydralisks, and Roaches turned their direction and launched a siege.

Since the Protoss Warriors warped directly to the outskirts of the territory and engaged in a chaotic battle with the Zerg Swarm, the Devourers' Flame Cannonball skill could not be used to avoid friendly fire.

They could only use their normal attack—fire breath—to attack the enemies.

Zealots were high-level and strong in individual combat.

But around the territory, there were over two million Zerg soldiers.

Under a four-sided siege, even though the Zealots were brave, they couldn't withstand it.

"Could it be that these Protoss are here to die?"

Zhao Ganwu said, "Facing millions of Zerg Swarm, with so few people, they dare to charge down?"

【Warning】

【Hostile spaceship detected above the territory!】

【It has entered the range of the Spore Crawlers and will automatically attack!】

The three Spore Crawlers' oval-cylindrical bodies instantly swelled up.

Clusters of concentrated acidic spherical plasma rapidly gushed out.

The next moment, the purifier emitted a bright light.

Hundreds of scorching Purification Beams erupted, covering an extremely wide area.

After vaporizing the acidic surge launched by the Spore Crawlers, their speed undiminished, they surged towards the Zerg Swarm near the Zealots.

In an instant, thousands of Zerglings died.

The one-meter diameter Purification Beams left trails of fire along their moving paths, achieving the goal of cutting off the battlefield and preventing the Zerg Swarm from encircling the Zealots.

"The purifier in the air cooperating with the Protoss Warriors on the ground—this is their true tactic." Su Bai's brow furrowed slightly.

No wonder thousands of Zealots dared to charge down so recklessly.

It turned out to be because this purifier possessed powerful offensive capabilities, which could effectively cover ground troops in combat.

"Hydralisks, concentrate fire, attack the protoss mothership!"

Su Bai shouted.

The purifier was within the attack range of tens of thousands of Hydralisks.

In a flash, it was locked onto by dense bone spines.

However, as the bone spines approached, a silver shield about ten centimeters thick appeared on the surface of the purifier's hull.

"Thud thud thud!"

The bone spines hit the shield, emitting dull thuds, and fell to the ground one after another.

The next second, hundreds of Purification Beams changed direction, closing in on the Hydralisks.

The Hydralisks could only stop their attack and evade the pursuing Purification Beams.

"Such formidable defense! Hundreds of thousands of armor-piercing bone spines couldn't shatter this shield." Su Bai's brows furrowed even deeper.

"This purifier is an elite-class mothership, and its overall strength is very powerful." Kerrigan looked up, staring at the behemoth in the sky, a thoughtful expression in her eyes.

The number of Mutalisks was only 28.

Su Bai felt that sending them out would be suicidal.

Therefore, he ordered them to retreat and hide in a safe area.

"First, kill the Protoss on the ground, then figure out how to deal with this big guy above!" Zhao Ganwu said quickly.

Su Bai nodded slightly: "Dehaka, join the battle. Help the Zerg Swarm kill the Protoss Warriors."

"Yes, Lord!"

Dehaka leaped out abruptly, arriving at the front line of the battlefield.

He summoned a Large Primal Worm to fight alongside him.

Although the Zealots were level forty, they couldn't withstand the barrage from these two behemoths.

Just then, within the energy field radiated by the Pylons, numerous walking mechs with four mechanical legs quickly warped in.

【Stalker】

【Level: Lv42】

【Race: Protoss】

【Quality: Epic】

【Weapon: Particle Disintegrator Cannon】

【Data Matrix】

【Void Shift: When activated, the Stalker can instantly disappear and immediately reassemble at another location. However, each use puts a strain on the Stalker's systems, and it can only teleport again after recharging.】

【Particle Interrupter: These weapons can emit deadly void energy, capable of disrupting matter composition and ultimately disintegrating atoms, very effective against high-hardness materials.】

【Skill: Blink】

【Blink to any area within 30 meters. Cooldown: 5 minutes.】

【Introduction: A long-range support walking mech with excellent mobility, allowing it to cross cliffs, pursue enemies, or escape.】

"New enemies!"

A hint of solemnity appeared in Su Bai's eyes.

Fortunately, although these walking mechs were high-level, their number was only a little over two thousand.

"Roar!"

The Zerglings changed direction, surging like a tide towards the newly appeared enemies.

The Stalkers fired their Particle Disintegrator Cannons with immense power.

Almost every three attacks could kill one Zergling.

Additionally, the Stalkers' firing rate was extremely fast, three attacks taking only about one second.

As the Zerglings approached, they immediately Blinke to another area and continued their assault.

Fortunately, the previous recruitment had pushed the Zerg Swarm's numbers past two million.

Otherwise, dealing with these Protoss now would be extremely difficult.

"Any Lord who descended at the same time as you, if they encountered such a powerful external force, would have probably died a hundred times over by now."

Zhao Ganwu couldn't help but sigh, "I have to say, your luck is terrible. Whether it was the Acute Infection before or the current enemies, the intensity is directly maxed out."

"It's difficult, but it's also an opportunity. Only through the tempering of war can an iron army be forged." Su Bai said without hesitation.

"I agree with that." Zhao Ganwu quickly said, "Do you need me to join the battle?"

"Wait a moment." Su Bai replied.

At this moment, a large number of light clusters appeared again in the energy field.

Spherical mechanical bodies appeared on the battlefield one by one.

【Sentry】

【Level: Lv42】

【Race: Protoss】

【Quality: Epic】

【Weapon: Disruption Ray】

【Data Matrix】

【Force Field Converter: Bursts energy and converts it into an unbreakable barrier to hinder, block, or gather enemy troops' advance.】

【Full-Phase Projection Device: The Sentry can convert light into a solid form, creating three-dimensional replicas of Protoss Warriors.】

【Skill 1: Force Field】

【Generates a barrier that obstructs the movement of ground units, lasting 5 minutes. Heavy units can shatter the Force Field.】

【Skill 2: Guardian Shield】

【Interweaves light into a semi-solid state, forming a shield that covers an area with a diameter of 100 meters, reducing ranged damage taken by friendly units.】

【Skill 3: Hallucination】

【Generates a Hallucination of a friendly unit. The Hallucination cannot use active skills or deal damage, and is more easily destroyed. Lasts 5 minutes. Detection units can identify Hallucinations.】

【Introduction: Sentries are combat drones that serve as auxiliary spellcasting units for Protoss forces. Sentries have low offensive and defensive capabilities themselves, but can use a variety of skills to influence the tide of battle.】

The Sentries followed behind the Zealots and Stalkers, creating Hallucinations to confuse the Zerg Swarm's vision.

The death rate of Zealots instantly slowed by fifty percent.

At the same time, the Sentries released Force Field barriers, constructing layers of defensive lines.

While hindering the Zerg Swarm's advance, they gave the Stalkers more time to launch long-range attacks.

The Zealots could also rely on these Force Field barriers to avoid being caught in a four-sided pincer by the Zerg Swarm.

And Zerg soldiers would need to spend a lot of time to destroy a Force Field barrier.

Furthermore, under the protection of the Guardian Shield, the ranged attacks of Roaches, Hydralisks, and Devourers were greatly reduced.

"Three skills? And to make matters worse, each one is so practical!"

Su Bai's expression was solemn, his face filled with gravity.

This time, he truly felt the power of the Protoss.

The many races he had encountered before simply couldn't compare to them.

"The Zerg's fated enemy is indeed not to be underestimated." Su Bai's gaze swept over the Zealots, Stalkers, and Sentries in turn.

"Lord, first destroy the Pylons, then wipe out the Protoss on the ground!" Kerrigan said quickly.

Su Bai immediately gave the order: "Hydralisks, concentrate fire, attack the Pylons!"

The Hydralisks, who had been evading the Purification Beams, stopped and launched volleys.

"Swish swish swish!"

Hundreds of thousands of bone spines shot out.

Although the Hydralisks suffered over two thousand casualties, they successfully destroyed all ten Pylons floating above the ground.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Explosions rang out one after another.

Losing the energy field, the warping Protoss Warriors exploded one by one.

"Well done!"

Su Bai's eyes lit up.

The next moment, an angry female voice rang out from the purifier.

"Zerg, your sins are profound! The entire sector is engulfed in flames because of you!"

"Today, in the name of the Firstborn, I shall purge all Zerg here!"

"Let the enemy feel our wrath!"

"Templar, follow me to slay the enemy!"

The purifier descended in altitude, its hangar doors wide open.

Thousands of Protoss Warriors leaped from the warship, joining the battle.

Among them, one female Protoss appeared exceptionally fierce.

Whether it was Zerglings, Hydralisks, Roaches, or Devourers, none could withstand her for even a second.

"Selendis! It's actually her!" Kerrigan looked ahead, raising her voice slightly.

"You know her?" Su Bai asked.

"She is the Vice Commander of the Golden Armada, and the favored disciple of Protoss Hierarch Artanis." Kerrigan paused, then continued, "She's also an old acquaintance of mine."

A hint of surprise appeared in Su Bai's eyes, "The Protoss certainly think highly of me, sending such a heavyweight figure directly."

"I heard her say 'Zerg'? Does she mean the Zerg Swarm?" Zhao Ganwu asked, looking puzzled.

"Yes." Su Bai nodded. "The StarCraft Zerg also have another name, which is Zerg."

Selendis was full of fighting spirit.

Leading the Protoss Warriors, she displayed an unstoppable momentum.

Although the Zerg Swarm was numerous, they couldn't leverage their advantage in localized battles, only able to employ a piecemeal tactic, constantly launching charges.

And facing such elite-level warriors, piecemeal tactics were most fatal.

If it were a head-on confrontation, Su Bai would be able to react in advance, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy before close-quarters combat.

But now, the Protoss warped directly above the territory, rendering all previous tactics useless.

Just then, Selendis turned her head and saw the infected immigrant camp.

"Sure enough, the source of the infection came from the Zerg."

"For some reason, all the infected died this morning, but fortunately, I finally found the Zerg's hiding place."

"With the help of the protoss mothership—the purifier—a mere few million Zerg Swarm are enough to deal with."

"When I return, my teacher will surely praise me."

Suddenly, inadvertently, Selendis's gaze swept, and she noticed the figure of the Queen of Blades in the distance.

In an instant, a hint of fear surged in her azure eyes.

"The Queen... the Queen of Blades!"

"She mysteriously disappeared, and now she appears on this extremely remote continent!"

"My strength is insufficient to deal with her. I must retreat as quickly as possible and ask my teacher for a decision!"

Selendis was about to order a retreat.

But very quickly, she noticed something was amiss.

"Wait!"

"If the Queen of Blades were here, I would definitely have detected her powerful psionic signal in advance."

"But why now, at a distance of a thousand meters, can I not sense her?"

"There is only one possibility: the Queen of Blades mysteriously disappeared, her strength greatly diminished, and she is no longer what she once was."

Thinking of this, Selendis's face flushed with excitement, and a fiery glint appeared in her eyes.

If she killed the Queen of Blades, it would be an unparalleled honor.

The entire Protoss race would regard her as a hero.

Most importantly, if her teacher knew that she had personally killed the Queen of Blades, he would surely be very happy.

An immense killing intent rose on Selendis's face.

This time, for the Protoss and for her teacher, she would personally slay the Queen of Blades!

"All Protoss Warriors, our enemy, the Queen of Blades, is ahead!"

"Charge with me!"

"Kill her at all costs!"

In an instant, the Zealots on the battlefield became extremely excited.

They all changed direction and charged towards the Queen of Blades' position.

The Stalkers and Sentries followed closely behind, launching their attacks.

The purifier in the sky closed its hangar doors and began firing Purification Beams again.

This time, the Purification Beams no longer pursued the Hydralisks, which had anti-air capabilities.

Instead, they sped directly towards the territory.

"Their hatred for you is so strong!" Zhao Ganwu was slightly stunned, appearing somewhat shocked.

"I must break out, otherwise, the territory will be affected!"

Kerrigan lifted her legs and rushed eastward at top speed.

The Purification Beams changed direction, accelerating their pursuit.

"I'll stop the enemy!"

Zhao Ganwu stood at the edge of the territory, unleashing his skill [Corpse Swarm Lord].

Including the deceased Zerglings, Hydralisks, Roaches, and Zealots, a thousand corpses, their eyes glowing with purple light, rose from the ground.

They attacked the enemies in an almost distorted posture.

Because Stalkers and Sentries do not fall under the biological category, they could not be resurrected.

The resurrected corpses inflicted damage on the Protoss forces.

However, the Protoss Warriors were unaffected and could not be assimilated.

Zhao Ganwu continued to try, unleashing the skill [Acute Infection].

Similarly, the released infection virus could not infect the Protoss Warriors.

"It's no use, Protoss are immune to infection!" Su Bai shook his head.

"Damn it! Are these Protoss my bane?" Zhao Ganwu clenched his fists.

The resurrected corpses, having lost their infection ability, could not pose a threat to the Protoss.

In a short while, they were all annihilated.

"It seems the Banelings must be deployed." Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. "And this timing is just right!"