"Commander Abel, Commander Abel!" Qiao Si's furious roar over the military channel dragged Abel out of his deep despair. Abel no longer cared what Qiao Si was saying. He grabbed the communicator by his ear and roared, spittle flying, "Qiao Si, leave the starport immediately! Leave the starport immediately! There must be Zerg troops hidden inside those meteors!"
That roar drew the attention of every officer around him.
Abel swiftly swept his gaze over the crowd. "There may be Zerg troops hidden within the meteors. All combat units, deploy at once! Mech warriors, gene warriors, ability users—even if you have to push them with your bare hands, do not let those meteors get anywhere near the starport!!!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes, Commander!"
At that moment, everyone seemed to understand why the Zerg had launched the meteors. Using them as artillery platforms to attack the starport? Yes, that was indeed the Zerg's way of thinking—but it was only one part of their plan. The hidden army within the meteors was the truly lethal threat!
Fighters, bombers, mech warriors, warships, and gunboats streamed continuously out of the starport, and the previously empty expanse of space immediately became crowded.
The Zerg seemed to realize that they had been exposed and no longer bothered with mere concealment. Blade-Arm Mutalisks and Vipers burst from the surface one after another, displaying the might of beings that had once stood at the pinnacle of the universe beneath the reconnaissance drones' fiftyfold magnification.
Abel looked toward the side display. From the hard surface of a meteor, two sharp claws suddenly thrust out of the soil. The claws pressed against the ground, and the mineral rock layer that could withstand laser rifle fire proved as soft as sand. A Viper leaped out from underground, its long tail sweeping several