"This is a Desperate Phantom..." Ye Meng murmured in delight.
Ye Luo reached out and touched the Zergling's head. It felt cold and slick beneath his hand, like a crucian carp with its scales shaved off. Yet when he pressed down hard, he found it as hard as iron. Its seemingly flexible exterior was probably built purely for speed.
Desperate Phantom and Reaper's Claw were the two advancement paths for a second-tier Zergling. Phantom—ghostly and traceless—represented an extraordinary evolution in speed.
Ye Luo's thoughts stirred, and the Zerglings around him immediately moved aside, leaving a huge circle with only him and that Zergling inside.
"Attack me!" Ye Luo ordered the Desperate Phantom.
A flicker of struggle passed through the Zergling's eyes. Suddenly, its two forelimbs dropped to the ground, its head bowed deeply, and its entire body trembled without stop.
Ye Luo frowned slightly.
Ye Meng could not help saying, "My Emperor, only reckless fools like us would dare exchange a few moves with you. Other Zerg units are incapable of attacking you..."
Ye Luo nodded. He knew about this situation. He had merely wanted to personally test the strength of the first Tier 3 unit under his command, but unfortunately... "Ye Meng, you do it. Don't use your full strength for now. Let the Desperate Phantom attack with everything it has, and let's see how strong it became after advancing!"
"As you command, My Emperor!" Ye Meng was more than willing to be of service.
Ye Luo walked outside the combat ring, then issued another command to the Desperate Phantom. "Attack. Target: Ye Meng. Attack with full force!"
"Roar roar!" In an instant, the Zergling seemed to have been injected with stimulants. Its trembling body, which had been crawling on the ground, suddenly straightened. It aimed its head at