"Rumble..." Explosions rang out without pause. Koski quickly woke from his coma, but everything around him made his heart clench violently. He forced his battered body upright and stumbled toward the front... "Lina, Lina, are you there, Lina..."
Koski had lost his communicator. All he could hear were the cries and pleas for help from the soldiers, the sounds of warship armor tearing apart, and explosions. As an officer, he did not need to ask what had happened, because he already knew the answer. Right now, the only thing he cared about was his daughter—his only daughter...
"Dad... Daddy..." The faint voice made Koski's body tremble. He rushed madly to a shattered corner of the lounge. There, an exposed steel support had viciously pierced through Lina's thigh, chest, and abdomen!
Apri beside Lina was in even worse condition. The steel pillars connecting the two decks had been completely exposed by the sudden explosion, impaling Apri's entire chest. More than a dozen bloodstained pillars protruded from his chest, blood gurgling endlessly out...
"He... he did it to... to save me..." Lina's eyes were filled with sorrow...
Koski tightly gripped Lina's hand. "Don't talk anymore. Save your strength, Lina. Look at Daddy. Promise Daddy you won't close your eyes. I'll go find a first-aid kit right now. Every room has one. Wait for me, wait..."
"Dad, don't go. I... I know... I'm not... going to make it. Dad, Daddy, pro... promise me... you... you have to live... live on... live..."
"No, no, no!! No!!!" Koski howled in utter despair. He felt as if his heart had suddenly shattered at that very moment...
This tragedy was not limited to this one place. The entire human defensive line was shrouded in death and grief.
The Protoss had launched a sudden attack. More than