Unscrupulous

Faced with the sudden enemy, Gabriel Tosh stood tall, stretching out his many pairs of sickle-shaped, curved appendages, the sharp ends dripping with a viscous, highly toxic acidic mucus.

He was located on the edge of the Char Obsidian Plains, situated on a relatively stable continental shelf plate, where the obsidian-covered ground shimmered with a glassy brilliance. In the distance, a volcano was spewing thick smoke, and volcanic ash fell like snowflakes.

Here, adjacent to the region's largest mobile lava lake, the scorching air could easily burn human organs, but Tosh and his enemies remained focused and unaffected by the harsh environment.

Tosh believed that Zeratul and Tassadar were undoubtedly adversaries to be wary of, but the red-haired woman in front of him also posed a great threat to him.

This is absolutely the most powerful human Psionics the Swarm has ever seen; Kerrigan's Psionics potential far surpasses that of Tosh in the past.

Behind Tosh, a vast number of Zergling, Hydralisk, and Ultralisk surged in from all directions, surrounding Tassadar and his companions. Their numbers were so great that the Swarm formed an impenetrable wall of their own bodies.

Each of these Zerg was hideous, with rows of sharp spines standing upright on their hard chitinous carapaces. They emitted threatening low moans, like the sound of mosquitoes flying across a field in summer, blocking out the sun.

"Three against one." Tosh's voice was much rougher than when he was still human. "That's fair, otherwise it would just be a one-sided massacre."

"That's not necessarily true." Zeratul's voice, in contrast, sounded much more weathered and magnetic.

"How did you find your way here?" Tosh asked, looking at his enemies with an air of absolute confidence.

"Your screams once echoed throughout the universe, your thoughts shone like light piercing through the darkness in my eyes," Zeratul said with the composure of a master. "Given patience, the Dark Templar will find their target."

"But you've only found the general location, so you still need to find it yourself to confirm it." Tosh let out a strange laugh.

Known by the Swarm as the Prince of Blades and the Overmind's favorite servant, Gabriel Tosh possesses an extremely robust physique. Abathur's modifications to Tosh have made his male characteristics even more pronounced.

Prince Tosh of the Blades possesses an exaggeratedly massive size, taller than a Hunter Killer and a human Firebat soldier. Tosh has powerful legs combining genes from multiple organisms and arms strong enough to tear through a Power Armor. His originally soft human skin has transformed into a green, carapace-covered hide, making him look like a monstrous, blue-faced creature.

Tosh's original black dreadlocks, braided at the back of his head, were distorted in Abathur's hands, turning into hard, jointed spikes, like the appendages of an arthropod. These spiked hairs became very thick, piled up on his long, spiked shoulders like a lion's mane.

He was more like a humanoid lion with green skin, his extremely developed muscles covered with an insect exoskeleton and hard skin, protecting every part of his body with meticulous care. Even his vulnerable groin area had a shell much harder than the armor of Arclite Siege Tank.

After becoming Zerg, Tosh no longer needed to wear human clothes; his entire body's exoskeleton served as his clothing, and the Swarm's gene pool was his wardrobe.

When Tosh grinned and spoke, Kerrigan and the others opposite him could see his terrifying fangs.

"We came to Char to witness firsthand what kind of monster the Overmind turned the child he took from Haj into." The telepathic message from the Executor Tassadar, who had remained silent until now, caused some of the leading Zergling to involuntarily roar out loud, a reaction from these small monsters when they felt a great threat.

"When you were still human, we tried everything to save you from the clutches of the Swarm. But after you became Zerg, we had no choice but to kill you with the same determination."

After a long voyage, the combined Fleets of the Human Revolutionary Army and the Protoss Executives finally arrived at Char, having come for Tosh. If Tosh was deemed worthy of salvation, then Augustus take him away.

If Tosh is beyond saving, Tassadar and Zeratul will join forces to kill him. However, Augustus unsure whether Tosh, like other Cerebrate, will be resurrected by the Overmind after death while the Overmind is still alive.

If ordinary weapons were truly effective, then Augustus's earlier cataclysmic nuclear missile launched into the wormhole should have killed the cocoon containing Tosh.

The best strategy would be for Zeratul and Tassadar to use Void Psionics kill Tosh, thus preventing him from regenerating after death.

The crux of the matter is that Tassadar and Zeratul may not be a match for Tosh. Compared to Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, as remembered by Augustus, Tosh is undoubtedly a more aggressive male.

Comparatively speaking, Tosh's Psionics are not as strong as the Queen of Blades', but he himself has been transformed into a more ferocious monster.

Tosh doesn't have Kerrigan's Queen of Blades, bony wings; instead, he has multiple pairs of scythe-like appendages, much like Zergling. He is incredibly terrifying, almost like a monstrous beast created to tear its enemies apart.

"I don't need your salvation." Tosh stared wide-eyed, his yellowish-brown eyes flashing with malice. He was no longer human, nor did he think from a human perspective.

Tosh is a half-human, half-insect monster created by the Overmind. His mind has been twisted, making him extremely cold and ruthless. At the same time, some of the excellent qualities that humans possess that are beneficial to the Swarm have been preserved, such as his intelligence and resilience.

"I am Gabriel Tosh, I am the Blade Prince of the Swarm!" Tosh roared, and the surrounding Swarm surged forward in layers.

Zeratul met Tosh, who leaped high into the air, with a graceful arc in his chest. They fought with superhuman speed and agility, constantly changing their movements and positions.

The Dark Prelate's movements were simple and direct, yet contained the elegance of a feline. The power of the Void spread out like a cold wave, while Zeratul danced in the shadows.

In contrast, Tosh is like a lion pouncing on its prey. All his fighting skills come from the hunting techniques of a wild beast, devoid of any beauty, yet even Zeratul is unwilling to be scratched by those long and sharp claws.

If Tosh's opponent weren't Protoss like Zeratul, this would have turned into a utterly unwatchable close-quarters brawl, until one side ripped the other's throat or smashed them into mincemeat.

While Zeratul and Tosh were locked in combat, Zerg of Zeratul surged forward, hissing and eagerly pouncing on their prey like hungry hyenas on carrion.

Tens of thousands of Zerg swarmed around, relentlessly pursuing their master's orders, thirsting for the blood of their enemies.

"Oh, you bitch," Kerrigan as she aimed at Tosh and fired, but Zeratul and Tosh's bodies often overlapped, making it impossible for her to aim.

Kerrigan drew the dagger from her hip, preparing to Zeratul and Tosh, searching for a decisive moment to strike. However, intervening in their fight was not a wise choice; Kerrigan did not believe she could be a match for the humanoid behemoth Tosh in close combat.

Tassadar floated into the air amidst a surge of Psionics, crackling blue arcs of electricity gathering in his hands, forming an energy storm that the Templar Knights called Psionic Storm.

But Tassadar can do more than that; in his other hand is a green energy ball crackling with electric arcs, a violent manifestation of the energy from the pure void.

During the Protoss Empire's golden age, the ancestors of the Dark Templar, unable to control this energy, unleashed multiple storms that swept across Aiur, destroying vast areas of forest and causing an uproar within the Protoss Empire and the Conclave.

As the Zerg swarmed towards them, Tassadar combined the two energies. The sudden burst of light from the merging of these two opposing Psionics almost turned the entire world white.

The spreading Psionics shockwave landed between a large swarm of frenzied Zergling and Hydralisk, the exploding energy utterly destroying them and setting these shrieking monsters ablaze, clearing large empty areas from the swarm in the blink of an eye.

When the pure blue Psionics of High Templar, under the control of the Khala, combines with the green void energy, it unleashes a terrifying power far exceeding the power of either of them alone.

Currently, only Tassadar can use both of these powers simultaneously; the other Protoss keep it a closely guarded secret.

Only the followers of the Khala have the opportunity to wield both powers simultaneously, but few Templar Knights are willing to attempt it, and few Protoss possess the exceptional talent of Tassadar.

Tassadar used the same method, sweeping away large numbers of Zerg with his terrifying Psionics power.

People generally believe that the Protoss are an extremely advanced civilization with cutting-edge technology, but they often overlook the magical and dazzling Psionics powers these extraterrestrials possess.

Kerrigan witnessed all of this firsthand, and she tried to do the same, attempting to condense a ball of energy at her fingertips, but only managed to produce a tiny spark.

As the most powerful Psionics in human history, Kerrigan is fully capable of unleashing substantial Psionics energy attacks like the Protoss, but her power is far inferior.

Among the new generation of human Psionics, there are some special individuals who can even manipulate flames, and whose gaze is truly like lightning, burning everything they touch.

"Why can't I unleash crackling little flames like you?" Kerrigan asked Tassadar as she sheathed her dagger and raised her C-10 canister rifle again to pick off the Zerg that dodged Tassadar's Psionic Storm.

"Neither Zeratul I deny that you possess such talent. With time and practice, you will master this power." Tassadar said, hurling another bolt of lightning, radiating a dangerous arc of light, into the Swarm.

Tassadar was already the strongest among the Templar Knights, and now his Psionics power has far surpassed that of the Templar Knights Masters who once taught him.

The battle between Zeratul and Tosh has reached a fever pitch. Zeratul has cut off several of Tosh's limbs, and Zeratul's robe is also damaged in several places.

"You are no match for me. To defeat me, you need a massive army." Tosh said in a strange, hard-to-pronounced Haj accent as he tried to grab the agile Zeratul and tear him to pieces.

"Even without a thousand troops, we can still kill you." Zeratul narrowly dodged Tosh's claws as they swung at him.

Zeratul's combat skills were already superb, but Tosh was an enemy far more terrifying than the Ultralisk; his strength was enough to crush Zeratul's head or tear his shoulders apart.

It's hard to say who had the greater advantage in the battle between Zeratul and Tosh, but the reborn Tosh seemed tireless.

At the same time, some Zerg with pale purple shells appeared in the distance, cautiously and orderly swarming towards this place, climbing over the charred corpses of their own kind.

These Zerg are different from those that Tassadar just burned to ashes; they are clearly individuals that have only recently hatched. They are already quite different from the Zerg that first arrived at Char, possessing more efficient organs and metabolic and secretory systems that are highly adapted to the extreme environment of this lava planet.

The crests on the heads of the Zergling and Hydralisk are no longer as bright as those of other Zerg, but instead present a plain, earthy gray. Their heads have curved, engraved horns, which makes them different from any Zergling species that humans and Protoss have ever seen.

They may not necessarily be Tosh's species, because the newly hatched Tosh obviously did not have time to establish their own hive.

This must be a new, unnamed Hive, and its Cerebrate are also entirely new species. Each Hive's combat methods are related to its Cerebrate; for example Jormungand Brood always appears in groups, while the Surtur Brood is a deadly hunter.

The new insect hive that appeared around Tosh exhibited remarkable intelligence, presumably controlled by the Cerebrate of this species.

"If we stay here, the bugs will soon overwhelm this place," Kerrigan said. "Augustus's view is to act quickly and decisively, striking once and retreating immediately."

Tassadar gave Kerrigan a gesture of approval, then Zeratul and Tosh. They parried Tosh's attacks in perfect unison, while simultaneously driving him into danger with cunning Psionic Blade thrusts.

The Templar Knights and the most outstanding warriors of the Dark Templar joined forces to kill the enemy, and Tosh's wounds multiplied, but they did not harm him; they only made the monster reveal more ferocity.

"It's not an easy task for me to deal with so many Zerg." Kerrigan glanced at the approaching Swarm, activated the low-frequency laser on her C-10 rifle used for locating nuclear fusion strikes, and aimed it at Tosh, who was being held back by Tassadar and Zeratul. The red laser even forced Tosh to blink.

Meanwhile, Kerrigan was also communicating with Augustus through a communication channel in her ear.

"The red dot is right beneath our feet. But the Protoss will warp us out before the nuclear explosion."

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