The alarm in the laboratory suddenly sounded, and the harsh sound reverberated in the confined space. Lin Shen raised his head sharply, and the test tube in his hand almost fell to the ground. As he walked quickly to the monitor screen, his pupils suddenly contracted － the alloy cage in which Subject X was held was empty.
"It's impossible!" He rushed to the cage and ran his fingers trembling through the door. The door of the cage was intact, and there was no sign of any damage, but the silvery fox -like star beast disappeared into thin air.
Cold sweat ran down his spine. As the youngest researcher at the Institute of Interstellar Biology, he knew all too well the importance of this starbeast. It is the first alien creature found in the remains of Mars, and it contains unimaginable energy. If we let it get out of here...
"Ding--"
The light brain on the wrist suddenly lit up, and a coded message jumped out. Lin Shen clicked on the message, and his pupils suddenly contract-it was a blurred surveillance video, in which a figure covered in a black robe stood in front of the cage, and the cage door automatically opened in front of him.
"Protoss...." Lin Shen muttered to himself. Legend has it that a mysterious race descended on Earth in ancient times. They have the ability to control space and can establish special connections with the starbeasts. Is the legend true?
At that moment, the temperature of the laboratory suddenly dropped, and the air became strangely corrugated. Lin Shen felt a cold in the back of his neck. He turned slowly and faced a pair of blue eyes.
The starbeast stood just behind him, its silvery hair shimmering in the light of the laboratory. It was a circle larger than before, and a complex rune appeared on its forehead, emitting a faint blue light.
"You...." Lin Shen took a step back consciously, only to find that his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground. As the starbeast slowly approached, he could clearly feel a strange wave of energy.
Suddenly, the rune light on the star beast's forehead was full, and a blue light shot into Lin Shen's eyebrows. The intense pain made him fall to his knees, and countless strange pictures flashed in his mind: the vast starry sky, burning warships, the herd of stars and beasts shielding the sky from the sun... And the black robed figure standing in the middle of the herd.
When the pain subsided, Lin Shen found that he could understand the voice of the Starling Beast. Not through words, but a direct spiritual communication.
"The deed is done." Starling's voice rang in his head, "I am Silver Moon, and from this day on, you are my Covenanter."
Before Lin Shen could digest the information, the lab alarm sounded again. This time, it's the highest level of intrusion alert. Through the toughened glass of the laboratory, he saw a suffocating scene-a huge warship slowly landing in the dark night sky, covered with strange runes, just like those on the forehead of Silver Moon.
"Here they come." Silver Moon's voice was a little shaky. "Hunters of Protoss."
Lin Shen felt his heart beat so fast that he almost jumped out of his chest. He looked at the silver moon and saw that its body was changing － the silvery white hair became longer, the limbs became more supple, and the runes on its forehead became more dazzling.
"Run!" Silver Moon suddenly gave a low growl and turned around and smashed the tempered glass in the laboratory. Lin Shen almost instinctively followed. At the moment when he jumped out of the window, he felt his body become very light, as if gravity had lost its effect on him.
Is this the power of the contract?
The explosion came from behind, and Lin Shen didn't dare to look back. He could feel the consciousness of Silver Moon and his own consciousness gradually merging, and an unprecedented strength surged in his body. In the night, the figure of a man and beast across the sky, towards the unknown fate.
Behind them, the Protoss ships have landed, and countless black-robed men have stepped out of the ships. The black-robed man at the head raised his head, and a face like a human face appeared under his hood, except that the eyes were pupilless and completely dark.
"Find them." The black man whispered, "Whatever it takes."