Phoenix Warship (Precision Light Mechanical) Class: Advanced Air Superiority Fighter Attributes: Durability 8000 / Energy Shield 5000 Base Attributes: Unknown Description: The Phoenix fighter is an incredibly small and lethal craft, replacing the Protoss Observer and the Banshee.

Phoenix fighters are frequently used to patrol the borders of Protoss territory, eliminating all external threats.

The fighter's dual ion cannon attachment proves highly effective in aerial combat and can also be used to sweep ground forces.

Ability: Graviton Beam.

Marks distant ground enemies, calculates their various data, and subsequently causes their gravity to malfunction, suspending them in the air, unable to attack or move, for a duration of 10 seconds.

Cooldown is 30 minutes.

After modification, and coupled with Divenna's formidable power, this ability holds extremely high priority.

Ability: Particle Storm.

Instantly expends all Energy Shield points (Shield must not drop below 3000) to unleash a surrounding particle tidal wave, inflicting area damage upon enemy fighters within the affected airspace.

The cost is that the Phoenix fighter will lose all energy for a short duration afterward.

Alert enemies usually dodge when the fighter unloads its payload, only to return afterward to inflict fatal damage upon the now defenseless craft.

Therefore, Phoenix fighter pilots usually stagger the deployment of their payload abilities to maintain a continuous web of aerial annihilation.

Under Divenna’s control, this powerful Phoenix Warship, after releasing the Particle Storm, immediately dives into a small warp gate and escapes, randomly teleporting within a five-kilometer radius, which significantly enhances its survivability.

Although no anomalies had yet appeared, nor were there any signs that the Infested Brain Bug was currently, or was about to be, harmed, it was abundantly clear to all Zerg that being marked by a Phoenix fighter was certainly not a favorable omen.

But no matter how the Infested Brain Bug struggled and resisted, the pale blue and white light remained locked between it and the Phoenix craft.

There was no possibility of escape.

At this moment, the Zerg began to frantically swarm toward the instigator, Divenna, but they were forcefully repelled by the well-prepared Protoss forces.

Finally, Divenna completed her calculations, and the entire hull emitted a blinding light.

Amidst the howling gale, the corpulent Infested Brain Bug suddenly lifted off, disentangled from the impenetrable swarm of its escort guard, and found itself involuntarily floating ten meters high.

Not far away, under the guard of a massive army, the long-waiting Nauthos drew a deep breath, a sound that was utterly like a storm raging in the clouds! As Nauthos inhaled, the large patches of red light appearing on his surface seemed to be drawn into his body, ultimately leaving only a humanoid shadow in place.

Immediately following this, Nauthos’s arm abruptly transformed into a pitch-black, whiplike lash.

It shot forward instantly with a whistle, striking the body of the Infested Brain Bug with tremendous force! The very instant that obsidian whip connected with the Infested Brain Bug, everyone present had a distinct sensation, as if something vitally essential had been violently squeezed out of the Zerg’s body, then vanished into the surrounding space.

Feedback!! This was Nauthos’s other powerful ability: instantly annihilating all of the target’s psychic energy and inflicting damage equivalent to the annihilated psychic power upon the enemy! Nauthos, having unleashed this Feedback strike, also appeared severely injured, incredibly weak, and staggering.

Even as the red light reappeared on his surface, he remained unsteady.

However, the Infested Brain Bug looked far more tragic.

Its current form resembled a giant beetle, but it was clearly visible that large quantities of emerald-green fluid were erupting from the seams of its carapace, dripping onto the ground! Simultaneously, all Protoss units nearby possessing ranged attack capabilities, as well as all flying units, began to attack this powerful Brain Bug with full force.

The most unfortunate element at this precise moment was that Nauthos’s previous psychic assault had nearly destroyed over seven-tenths of the Zerg's air power, and the battle had raged on until now, meaning the Zerg aerial forces were practically nonexistent.

In other words, unless the Zerg ground forces possessed a jumping capability exceeding ten meters, they could not use their own bodies as armor to shield the Infested Brain Bug from taking damage.

Even someone as tough as Fang Senyan felt personal helplessness amidst such a large-scale engagement.

The same applied to the Infested Brain Bug; no matter how formidable its carapace or life points, it absolutely could not withstand the concentrated fire of an astonishing number of common units! Thus, the plump Zerg failed to last the full ten seconds of its suspension; it exploded directly in mid-air.

Seventeen or eighteen chunks of brownish-gray corpse mixed with carapace shards scattered everywhere, the emerald fluid making the scene even more gruesome as it splashed across the battlefield.

And then… the enraged Zerg swarmed forward madly! The bloody battle erupted anew! It was at this precise moment that Fang Senyan secretly slipped away.

Although he was surprised to discover several Contractors among the Protoss forces who must have been lurking to snatch the spoils, he still fled as fast as he could.

The Protoss tactic appeared to have succeeded, having just defeated the Zerg, yet the Protoss seemed on the verge of a massive rout.

“What a group of ignorantly fearless fellows,” Fang Senyan sighed while escaping.

“Good thing that Nauthos was severely weakened after using Feedback, leaving him no time to watch me.

Otherwise, I truly wouldn't have escaped his surveillance.

Hmm… this feeling!!! She arrived so quickly???” On the previous battlefield, the Phoenix ship piloted by Divenna was plummeting rapidly, trailing black smoke, when a blood-red lightning bolt accurately struck the cockpit, instantly raising the internal temperature above three thousand degrees.

Divenna was instantly killed! And Nauthos had been cleanly sliced into two halves, left and right, by a bone blade! As a plasma energy being, Nauthos’s death was not particularly brutal or horrifying; it was merely a transformation from one mass of black light enveloped in red light into two such masses, which then slowly dissipated into the air.

However, his death directly resulted in the tragic consequence of the entire force losing its head… The Queen of Blades, Morrigan!! She had returned to the battlefield! Sensing the terrifying, intangible pressure being transmitted, Fang Senyan immediately accelerated his escape without any concealment.

Fortunately, Fang Senyan was one of the fastest movers, and he had already reached the true outer perimeter of the battleground.

Thus, it wasn't long before he completely disengaged from the fighting.

Only then did Fang Senyan stop.

He realized that the endless darkness that had surrounded him had completely vanished, replaced by the faint starlight in the sky and a faint phosphorescence emanating from the iron-blue earth.

Although the light was not harsh, the extremely low dust content in the air allowed him to see quite far.

Furthermore, a biting cold began to seep through his clothes and into his skin, inducing an intense, bone-deep chill.

Soon, Old Charlie caught up to meet Fang Senyan.

As a servant, he could sense Fang Senyan’s location.

Because Old Charlie’s combat strength on the main battlefield was virtually zero, Fang Senyan had kept him positioned with the humans.

Old Charlie arrived riding a human "Vulture" vehicle, a magnetically levitated war machine resembling a motorcycle, known for its high speed, indicating that the human base development nearby was quite advanced.

Fang Senyan leaped onto the Vulture vehicle, and the interior heating immediately began to soothe his stiff body.

Old Charlie glanced toward the distant battlefield: “Master, it seems you anticipated the arrival of the Queen of Blades?” Fang Senyan smiled: “Of course, because I witnessed the aftermath when a Zerg brood’s Brain Bug was killed during my experience in the StarCraft world.

Their remaining forces completely lost control, fighting individually, scattered like dust! Furthermore, if another Brain Bug appeared, it could effortlessly absorb these remnants.” “However, after the Infested Brain Bug was killed, although the combat effectiveness of the Zerg forces decreased due to the loss of the Brain Bug’s aura enhancement, their will to fight actually grew more fanatical! This only proves one thing: they sensed another central pillar—and who else could this central pillar be besides the Queen of Blades, Morrigan?” Old Charlie sat in the rear seat, his facial wrinkles as deep as if cut by a knife.

He coughed slightly: “I smell a conspiracy in this, Master.

There are too many traces of deliberate maneuvering.

Evidently, the Protoss pinnacle fighter, Ul’Aki, is inferior to Morrigan.

But at the next level down, the demigod-tier Nauthos was a notch above the Infested Brain Bug—yet the result is that the Queen of Blades Morrigan killed Nauthos, but the Infested Brain Bug also died.

She must return to lead the Zerg forces while wounded, which undeniably lowers her strength.

Meanwhile, the recuperating Ul’Aki’s strength rises.

With the ebb and flow, the pinnacle strengths of both sides have unknowingly returned to an equal footing!” A sharp light flashed in Fang Senyan’s eyes: “Now that you mention it, the feeling of mutually assured sacrifice is very strong.

Nauthos traded for the Infested Brain Bug, and the power differential between Nauthos and the Infested Brain Bug has been transferred to the Queen of Blades Morrigan, reducing her power—if the demigod-level Nauthos already had poor relations with Ul’Aki, then the current situation truly reeks of a deep conspiracy.” Old Charlie coughed softly: “Master, this is actually an opportunity, albeit a dangerous one.” Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes: “I understand what you mean.

The Queen of Blades Morrigan cannot abandon the front-line troops at this moment.

This means the defensive strength within the Zerg base has dropped to its lowest level.

If we dare to take the risk…”