Aldo Melnikov, was an ordinary Marine soldier, a small private at the lowest level of the Federation. However, he is not ordinary, because he is the male protagonist of the official StarCraft novel "Before Darkness Falls".

Aldo and his new wife, Milani, were living happily ever after on a colonized planet. However, one day, the troops of the Tyranid Federation came to the colonized planet and began a forced conscription.

The federal army grabbed the strong men like cattle, no matter what they saw, as long as they saw young people, they would all be taken away, and Aldo and his wife were completely separated.

Then the federal army, sent Aldo into the Neuro Modification Chamber.

The Neural Modification Room is undoubtedly a nightmare for anyone who has not yet experienced "socialized nerve center modification".

The huge transformation tube is like a coffin, and after everyone enters it, they will be buried in the past and given a false new life. Aldo, like everyone else, was admitted to the Neurotransformation Room and underwent surgery to "socialize the nerve center". The Federal Army completely falsified Aldo's memory.

After being tampered with, Aldo only remembered that he had a newly married wife, but he died under the insect tide of the Zerg invasion, and it was the federal army that saved him.

Therefore, Aldo is grateful to the Federal Army, and with the warm care provided by the fictitious memories of his father, teacher, and lover, Aldo has become a sunny, optimistic and cheerful typical Federal brainwashed soldier.

These typical federal brainwashed soldiers, they only have the love of their brothers in the army in their hearts. They believe that the Federation needs whatever they believe in. Wherever the Union orders them to go, the soldiers go. Command them to die, and the soldiers will die.

Aldo. Including all the members of the 417th platoon where Aldo is located, they are all soldiers who have been brainwashed by the Federation, a group of extremely loyal soldiers.

They are sent by General Duke on a mission to intercept Engineer Morphis and retrieve the Spectral Launcher. But in the end, they were abandoned by General Duke like garbage. Ghost agents sent by General Duke, after they reported the recovery of the Spectral Launcher. They fired a nuclear bomb at their location.

However, by accident, they narrowly escaped the attack of the nuclear bomb, and learned that the Union army had abandoned them. The fact that the entire inhabitants of the planet Masala were abandoned.

Eventually, with the help of Engineer Modex, Aldo was the first to break free from the false memories instilled in him by the Federation, remembering that he became a Union soldier because he was forcibly conscripted into the army by the Union army like a strong man.

And the culprit that caused him and his wife to part with life and death was not the Zerg. Exactly the Union Army!

Aldo, who learned the truth, was devastated. But in the end, he made a surprising decision. That's activating the Spectral Launcher! Attract the attention of the Zerg!

This seemingly crazy decision was unanimously approved by all members of Platoon 417.

They decided to shine their last light in the last moments of their lives.

So they took the initiative to activate the ghost energy launcher, attracting all the bugs on the planet, and creating valuable time for Mengsk's rescue of refugees.

And they are stationed in this small base, guarding the spectral energy launchers, relying on various bunkers and bunkers to resist the attacks of the swarm.

It was a bitter and difficult battle. The 417th platoon finally fell completely, and more than 20 members have all been killed!

At this time, only 7 of them were still alive. Rely on the only 3 remaining bunkers and fight the final battle for survival!

These 7 people are, private: Aldo Melnikov, the commander of the 417th platoon, Lieutenant Brena, and the female engineer Modex, as well as the machine gunner, Pyro Carter, Bonelli, and SCV operator Tink.

Aldo, Brianna, and Pyro Carter, as strikers, relied on the bunker to constantly defend and attack. Others, using the base's bunkers and defenses, are constantly maneuvering.

At this time, around the base, the countless mines they had arranged in advance had been completely detonated, leaving thousands of Zerg monster corpses outside the base, but there were still countless insect swarms pouring over one after another.

It was clear that the bunker at the front could no longer hold out.

"Aldo! Carter! This bunker is no longer working! Let's withdraw! Lieutenant Brina, who was the commander, gave a decisive order.

Aldo, Brianna, and Carter immediately emerged from the bunker, and the surrounding insects immediately pounced.

But from a bunker not far away, several cannon barrels immediately poked out, shooting countless barrages to cover the retreat of the three of them!

"Sir, hurry up and retreat to the next bunker, I'll cover for you!" A gruff voice came from the internal communication channel of Platoon 417, which was from a man named Bonelli.

The three of them fought and retreated, running with all their strength and rushing to the next bunker!

After Aldo shot and killed another skinning dog, the bunker was already in front of him. The main hatch of the bunker was open, and he could faintly see someone inside beckoning him to pass.

And at this time, Aldo heard a loud voice, a voice he had never heard before. It was a loud roar that drowned out the sound of fierce fighting.

He looked up, and then he saw the huge rescue transport, which was speeding through the atmosphere, generating a huge amount of heat! The ship of the Son of Keha streaked across the sky, and the flaming tail dragged out by the ship headed for the Masala Air Harbor to the west.

These transports will soon be on the ground - the time when the ship saves people is also the time when it is most vulnerable, time. They need more time......

At this time, there was a loud burst of gunfire around, and the electromagnetic rifle suddenly opened fire from all the guns in the bunker, and Aldo moved quickly as if he was awakened. He jerked towards the hatch, then grabbed him with one hand and dragged him in. As soon as his foot left the crack in the door, the door slammed shut.

Aldo struggled to his feet. Modis was firing from a bullet hole. Burnelli dragged him in, shouted something he didn't hear, and put the gun on a bullet hole.

Aldo quickly found a firing position next to Bonelli and set up his gun. Then look out.

Outside, the stinging snakes had flooded over the base's outlying fortifications, and they were pouring through the fortification walls like a terrible tidal wave. Attack the bunker that covered Aldo on the left! Xiang and Bonelli, it was in this bunker just now that they covered the retreat of Aldo's three people.

"Item! Hurry up and report! Lieutenant Brenna shouted.

But there was no response in the communication channel.

A terrifying black rush crashed through the machine gunners and the bunker where Bonelli was, in front of which a mountain of dead insects had piled up. But more and more Zerg monsters climb up the dead corpses and launch fierce attacks on this bunker!

Eventually, the bunker was completely overwhelmed by the insect infestation!

"Bonelli! Did you hear that? ”

The communication channel was still silent.

"Sir! They have all been sacrificed! Pyro Carter roared beside him with red eyes, his flamethrower emitting a huge flame. Shoot from the muzzle of the bunker and burn the Zerg monsters outside.

"Nope! I'm going to kill them! These ugly bugs killed Bernelli! Burnelli is dead! Aldo shouted!

"Calm down, private!" Brianna yelled!

"We're all going to die! Because of this damn box! Lieutenant Brina pointed to the black metal box in the bunker. At this point, the metal box has been opened.

Inside is a small antenna mount, which is flashing with a ghostly light, and it can be seen that it is emitting a signal to the outside world.

It is because of the existence of this device that these bugs will span countless light years. Travel from other galaxies to this remote Sara system. Invade human territory.

This is the Spectral Launcher!

"It's your decision to turn on this device! Aldo! We're all going to die! But if we hold on a little longer, more people will be saved! Lieutenant Brina yelled at Aldo.

"I see, sir!" Aldo grabbed the C-14 rifle in his hand again and continued to fire fiercely.

But it didn't take long for Engineer Modis to scream, "No, there are too many bugs, this bunker won't last a minute before it will be breached!" ”

"This is already our last bunker...... Is that the end of it......" muttered Lieutenant Brina.

"Sir! We can't give up! Even if you shoot for an extra second, it's worth it! Aldo was shooting wildly. The whole handle of the gun was already hot, but Aldo didn't let go.

"That's right. Sir! We can't give up! I'll help you buy some time. At this time, a deep middle-aged man's voice came from the communication channel.

It was clear to everyone present that it was the voice of SCV operator Tink.

"What do you want to do! Tink, didn't I order you to leave in the Vulture Chariot yourself?! Brianna yelled into the communicator.

"Sir! I've already repaired the Condor chariot, but I don't want to go. Aldo was right when he said that if we can hold on for one more second, our sacrifice is what we mean. ”

In the eyes of everyone, an SCV engineering plane slowly drove out of the gate of the base under the driving of Tink, came to the vicinity of the bunker, and actually began to repair the bunker!

When Aldo heard Tinker say that the Vulture Chariot had been repaired, an evil thought sprung up in his mind.

"If I can get to some vulture motorcycle, will I be able to be rescued?" Aldo thought frantically, "I'll be able to escape...... I'll be able to ......."

But he immediately shook his head and slapped himself fiercely: "I can obviously exchange my life for so many lives now, if I escape, even if I live, how many people will die because of this?" ”

"No one will know who I am or why I'm here. Those who once cared for me will never know my whereabouts. Maybe God will know. ”

"But no matter what the Union Army sues me, who I am. At least now that I know who I am, and I know I have something to give, something that belongs to me! ”

"That's the battle! Escape and buy time for the inhabitants of the planet Masala! This is the whole value and meaning of my life at this moment! Aldo yelled inwardly.

The machine gun in your hand, spewing out more intense artillery fire!

At this moment, Aldo and the surviving soldiers of the 417th platoon, they used their own will, their own free will, to bloom the last light of their lives! It's their own, without any false or modified will! They are no longer brainwashed soldiers of the federal control at this time, but people who act with their own will!

A group of people with free will!

(Today's first chapter!) There's one more chapter in the evening! (To be continued......)