Version One (Hard Sci-Fi + A Sense of Fate)
In Star Era 3724, the unknown metallic civilization known as the Golden Scale race tore through the Nether River defense line, dismantled the Federation's main cannon arrays with their bare hands, and advanced on Alpha Starport.
Chen Yuan, the deeply suspicious captain of the Black Crow Special Forces, was a lone wolf who had clawed his way out of a pile of corpses. He never trusted the truth before his eyes, only the weapon in his hand and the battlefield beneath his feet.
Ye Chuan, the bold yet meticulous vice-captain, was a leopard who prowled along a razor's edge. He could spot an enemy's weakness in the split second before disaster struck, and was the only brother Chen Yuan would trust to watch his back.
Particle cannons shattered the void with their roar, and antimatter bombs blew apart nebulae, but the Golden Scale race's secrets were far more sinister than the war itself. When a close-range assault became a deadly trap, and a trusted partner walked into a dead end, the blade of a suspicious man would finally pierce the fog of chaos.
This deep-space battle wagered the survival of civilization, with one man's death as its price.
Only when the final echo faded among the stellar wreckage did the survivors understand: the blade of suspicion had never been meant to strike down the enemy, but to sever the chains of fate.
Version Two (Thrilling Payoffs + Bonds Between Characters)
He is Chen Yuan, deeply suspicious and ruthless, a hard man who can shatter a starship with one punch. Yet there's only one person he trusts: a madman named Ye Chuan.
He is Ye Chuan, bold yet meticulous, a master strategist who can seize an enemy general's head from among a million troops, yet willingly traverse the underworld for his brother.
The starport fell. An alien race invaded. The Golden Scale race trampled humanity's defenses underfoot.
Particle cannons, antimatter bombs, singularity bombs… Humanity brought out its most powerful weapons one after another, but none could overcome the terrifying defenses of the metallic lifeforms.
The only way to turn the tide was to destroy them at close range
