Fang Senyan watched it attack just once and was left utterly speechless! The other Dragon Knights could only fire a single Photon Cannon blast at a time, but this one simply extended its barrel and, with a sweeping rotation like a spray, unleashed a terrifying volley of six Photon Cannon rounds! Crack-pop-thudding sounds followed as those few Spore Hydralisks were battered into shrieks of pain! ……..

Yes, it turned out the effect of this highly unconventional strategic structure was the ability to summon immensely powerful Protoss Hero units—twelve of them at once! Fang Senyan witnessed the appearance of these Hero units as if reviewing a military parade.

Among the first batch summoned, Zealots were the most numerous, a full four Hero Zealots, two Hero-level Dragon Knights, and so on...

Suddenly, Fang Senyan noticed a white orb of light—an Arbiter—emerging from the blood-red portal! Fang Senyan was no stranger to the Arbiter; it seemed to be Aldaris's ultimate trump card.

It manifested as a colossal monster, much like an Arabian genie, enveloped in great clouds of white radiance.

Although the light held a touch of holiness, the core creature visible within possessed a face as monstrously grim as a demon's.

Even after this Arbiter joined the fray and launched its attacks, Fang Senyan couldn't discern anything particularly special about it, aside from its exceptionally thick energy shield, until...

this scoundrel raised a hand and unleashed a Psi Storm! Logically, an Arbiter is synthesized from two High Templar, so theoretically, it should possess the ability to cast Psi Storm.

However, in reality, this was merely a beautiful-sounding concept.

Arbiters were supposed to be freakish monsters characterized by flight, area damage, and ranged attacks, lacking any active abilities like the Psi Storm.

But for some inexplicable reason, the more Fang Senyan observed the Arbiter's movements, the more familiar they seemed.

Finally, he couldn't resist muttering to himself, "Why does this guy look so much like Aldaris?" Indeed, Fang Senyan and Aldaris had crossed paths many times.

As the primary frontline MT, Fang Senyan needed to be intimately familiar with all his teammates' habits, because flawless coordination could often mean the difference between life and death.

The movements of this large Arbiter before him carried the distinct personal signature of Aldaris.

The Arbiter's attack method somewhat resembled the Taoist "Palm Thunder"—hands brought together, then projecting a destructive particle stream forward, dealing area damage to enemies within about five or six square meters, though its effective range was rather disappointing.

It was estimated to be only forty to fifty meters, perhaps even shorter than the range of a Baneling's corrosive spray.

With a reference point established, it was clear: ordinary Arbiters would charge in, furiously rubbing their hands together and ceaselessly blasting particle streams.

This one, however, acted like a sniper or a thief—firing a particle stream only to immediately step back a few paces, ensuring it wasn't being targeted before firing again and relocating.

It seemed terrified of being singled out for "glory." More importantly, likely because it was a Hero unit, this Arbiter possessed the ability to cast a devastating Psi Storm.

Compared to its cowardly, life-preserving attack style, the timing and radius of its Psi Storms were absolutely precise.

Every area covered by a Psi Storm was invariably the densest cluster of Spore Hydralisks, Banelings, and Zerglings, precisely where the defensive line was on the verge of collapse.

In other words, without that Psi Storm, those sections were doomed to fall.

This naturally created the impression that this unit had repeatedly "pulled victory from the jaws of defeat," earning it immense credit.

Observing these details, Fang Senyan was almost certain this was Aldaris.

He wondered why he was summoned, perhaps related to his Arbiter status.

However, Fang Senyan was not foolish enough to attempt contact now.

He was certain Aldaris bore him no ill will, but he wasn't the only one on the battlefield! Would a noble Protoss allow a mere mortal to approach its position? That would be truly naive! Fang Senyan had no desire to end up being swarmed and obliterated by a barrage of Photon Cannons, so he could only watch silently.

The moment these twelve Hero units entered the fight, they immediately stabilized the dire situation that was threatening to collapse.

While individual hero units might have minimal impact in massive warfare, that statement referred to individual heroes.

When these Heroes were deployed in sufficient numbers, they truly possessed the capability to turn the tide.

They anchored the defense like pillars, and although they lost at least four Hero units, the situation was secured! Just then, another Carrier flew out of the production facility.

That great hand-like structure grabbed it again, swallowing it whole.

The nearby Pylon shattered into a portal, and another twelve Hero units streamed out! This second wave of Heroes was largely similar, but three units left a profound impression on Fang Senyan.

The first unit was a Hero-grade Probe! What use was summoning a worker during this desperate slaughter? Soon enough, this bronze-hued creature demonstrated its value.

The speed at which it constructed units was 300% faster, and the resource cost was reduced by 50%! Furthermore, as soon as a Protoss structure was placed, the Probe could immediately flash away to attend to other tasks! Wherever it went, a long line of rapidly constructing Photon Cannons and Shield Batteries sprang up, and these structures were built in only one-third the previous time! After establishing this layer of defense, it darted off to mine.

While other workers needed ten seconds to fill their internal storage before returning to supply the base with eight units of Vespene Gas, this one would instantly return after only one second of mining, collecting fifty units of Vespene Gas in a single trip...

Fang Senyan finally understood: although this unit was the lowest-tier worker, its actual contribution was arguably equal to, if not surpassing, three or four Hero units! The second unit that left a deep impression was a Hero-grade Shuttle.

This craft also possessed no offensive capability, but Protoss Shuttles were already incredibly fast; this one was even quicker, flashing past like lightning.

Because it couldn't attack, its hit points and defense were remarkably high, and its external energy shield recharge rate was astonishingly fast.

This shuttle exclusively operated on the front lines.

Since it couldn't attack and was almost indestructible, Zerg creatures generally ignored it.

This Shuttle specialized in rescuing those Protoss warriors hovering on the brink of death, forcefully pulling them into its transport bay using powerful suction.

Keep in mind that Protoss troops possess a robust layer of plasma shielding.

The function of this Shuttle was to snatch critically wounded or near-dead units directly back to the rear defenses, allowing them to receive a full shield recharge via the Shield Batteries, then redeploy as fresh reinforcements! Do not underestimate this function.

Fang Senyan calculated that among the units it saved, the majority were powerful yet fragile types like High Templar (Lightning Bolts) and Zealots! In just ten minutes, it saved twenty Zealots and nineteen High Templar! Consider the tremendous impact these units, which should have died, now continued to exert on the battle! The final Hero unit that impressed Fang Senyan was another one possessing no direct attack power.

This unit was even more cowardly than Aldaris.

Aldaris, at least, would occasionally step up to take a hit; this one, upon summoning, positioned itself safely deep in the rear and did not move.

This was a High Templar, arrogantly sporting a red cloak because it was a Hero unit.

Well, since it was supposed to have no direct attack, staying in the back was understandable, and perhaps casting Psi Storms was expected.

But it hadn't cast a single Psi Storm.

This unit stood next to the Barracks and did only one thing: use the High Templar's other ability—Psionic Projection (Hallucination)!! A normal High Templar could create two illusions, which took 300% damage, only had attack animations but no attack power, zero defense, health equal to the original, and no abilities! But this one created four illusions after projecting! The illusions took 200% damage and even possessed 10% of the original unit's attack power! The illusions it spawned were the absolute perfect meat shields, and its own mental energy regenerated incredibly fast.

Standing in that one spot, this single unit was equivalent to four Barracks continuously churning out troops!! "What an absolute oddity..." Fang Senyan watched the performance of these Hero units, unable to suppress his awe and admiration.

The frantic Zerg assault was finally completely halted by the actions of these Heroes.

However, the Zerg attacks continued to pour in, suggesting a battle of attrition and grinding warfare, testing the combat will and resolve of both sides.

Fang Senyan hadn't moved far either.

Though he couldn't cloak, his high Perception had its advantages; he was buried in the soil atop a small hill in the distance, observing the movements of the Zerg enemy as an outsider. "Hmm, based on my observation, there should still be seven or eight Lurkers remaining, plus those just produced...

why haven't we seen them surface yet?" (To be continued...)