574 Its Good To Be Alive (1/2)
After Zachery had finished the ceremony, he placed his palm on top of Song Zhong's head. Using his own body as a medium, he started to heal the latter's wounds.
First, Song Zhong felt an excruciating pain as if his body was going to be torn apart. Later, he realized that the pain was from the massive surge of his power. In a blink, his soul energy had reached the legendary level.
When Song Zhong recovered from the pain and fullness in his body, the god of war was already gone, leaving only a golden blade on the ground.
He had officially become the second knight of the God of the War, the Knight of Onslaught.
What humans needed the most right now was not compassion or sympathy: they required the will to kill.
Song Zhong slowly lifted the blade above his head, and everyone cheered his new title.
”Knight of the onslaught!”
The humans never lacked heroes, for when the end of the world finally fell upon them, someone would always stand up and avert the crisis. It had been the Blade Warrior three hundred years ago, and now it was the God of War.
The invincible War God!
People finally heard the calling of the god, and never again would they lose the will to fight. The god had told them that they needed to be more vicious than the Zergs on the battlefield.
When the humans had nothing to lose, they no longer feared the Zergs. The appearance of the War God had inspired the humans to rise up against the Zerg harassment at other parts of the Mars as well.
Although the golden dark ones were powerful foes, they were not invincible. As long as the humans used their intelligence, they would find a way to overcome them.
The Zergs were not immortals; if they bled, they could be killed.
The lower tire primitive Zergs severely lacked intelligence, and were no different from a piece of machine. However, the dark ones were a very different breed. As they evolved more like a human, they had developed a full array of emotions and feelings. And one of those feelings was fear.
The God of War tried to install this powerful primordial emotion into the dark ones, letting them have a taste of fear.
Although Zachery didn't like the name ”God of War” nearly as much as Pirate King, he thought that the name was very fitting considering the current situation.
Both Wang Tong and Zachery knew that the problem with the martians' overall state of mind was that they lacked the will to fight back.
The human population on Mars had not wakened up to the fact that this war with Zerg was not the same as the infighting among humans. If they lost this war, the human race would be erased from the universe for good. That included their history, culture, friendship, and love.
Therefore, in this war, humans had to put aside their fear and act more aggressively than the Zergs.
KILL, KILL, KILL THEM ALL!
Zachery knew that such a belief needed to be reinforced in everyone's heart, and he would be more than happy to be the harbinger of the faith.
With every knight he anointed, he had kindled a fire of hope that people could huddle around for warmth and comfort.
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Meanwhile, on the moon, the humans did not give up their fight despite the increasing pressure. Although the planet was on the verge of a complete subjugation, it was packed with elites. Former students such as Li Shiming, Li Ruoer, Ma Xiaoru, Zhang Jing, Wang Ben, and Hu Yangxuan had all grown up to be seasoned veterans. So far, none of them had given up their fight yet.
In the space, Samantha, Karl, Cao Yi, Lumi, and Flash led the humans last fleet and fought against the Zergs. Despite the lack of resources, they clung onto their unswerving faith in their eventual victory.
The Earth United Front was led by House Li, and the Lunar United Front was led by Zhang Jing. When Patroclus came to the moon, he was greeted by an empty planet, since almost all of the inhabitants had evacuated to Earth. The move had preserved lives of many elite Ivantians soldiers, so that they could continue their fight on Earth.
Ma Xiaoru led her personal units of House Ma and other forces that she had accepted into her ranks over the time. She was the third most potent resistance faction leader on the planet, right after the Earth and Lunar United Fronts. Not only were Wang Ben and Hu Yangxuan elite soldiers under Ma Xiaoru's command, but she also had the unequivocal support from the Templar's court.
Although House Ma's units lacked numbers, they excelled in quality.
”General, general! I have great news! CONFIRMED great news! ”Hu Yangxuan beamed from side to side; his face was awash with joy. Although the confederation was a thing of the past, the humans still adopted its military ranking. Ma Xiaoru was one of the generals on Earth.
”Captain Hu Yangxuan, please gather yourself. Otherwise, I will not have faith in your judgment.” Ma Xiaoru jested.
”Hu Yangxuan, you are not a kid any longer, so don't act like one.” Wang Ben put it.
”Buzz off, you two. Let me tell you the news, and then let's see if you will still be so 'hoity-toity'!” Hu Yangxuan pretested.
”Fine, fine! What is it?” Ma Xiaoru said with a smile.