StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

"This is the Iron Justice, and we are heading to the designated jump location." Major Charles's head appeared on an idle holographic projection screen.

In the images returned by the armored sensors of the Norad II and the Iron Justice, Augustus could see the full picture of the scarred battleship.

The brown-black armor was covered with traces of burning, melting, and tearing. Some shocking scars even penetrated deep into the deck. As the battleship moved, fragments of fine steel and alloy were gradually peeled off like dandelions blown away.

These debris floating without power in deep space will eventually become the target of interstellar scavengers. The wreckage from the battlecruiser - even just a piece of armor plate under the laser cannon battery can be sold for a good price, and those The fragments that are still moving at high speed inside and outside the galaxy are captured by the gravity of asteroids, comets and even stars in the Soyan galaxy.

At this moment, the parallel-traveling Norad II and Iron Justice were less than half a mile apart from the Terran Federation fleet headed by the Napoleon. Hundreds of ship-borne laser cannon groups and electromagnetic cannons poured on the shield defense fields and armor of both sides, and the orange-red beams caused ripples on the dark green energy shields.

The naval guns were raging, and each gorgeous fireball was like a destroyed warship. The scattered and twisted alloy fragments were like light points falling into the galaxy.

The carrier-based aircraft of the Iron Justice are leaving the battlefield at full speed and heading towards the mothership. These fighters are less than one-tenth of the number when they left the dock launch port. They are in a dense cross-fire network composed of the guns of the battlecruisers on both sides. Thrillingly turning and dodging, avoiding the enemy's Wraith fighter plane's anti-air laser cannon and Gemini air-to-air missiles.

The Korhal Revolutionary Army fleet has lost nine frigates, four destroyers, and two Yumojan Reagan cruisers. Less than one-third of the approximately 300 medium-sized raiding ships remain, and more than 2,000 are operated by single pilots. Even including the damaged ones, only about 600 of the single-engine fighters, patrol boats, and assault boats that were flown were left.

This means that in just forty minutes of fighting, between 4,000 and 6,000 Revolutionary Army soldiers were killed and many more were injured.

"I'm Jim, it's 3:43 a.m. Tarsonis time, and the Hyperion's shields are less than 20% left." Raynor's head was enlarged as he spoke.

"All members of the Revolutionary Army's First Fleet are ready to jump with the flagship. Guys, please sit tight."

"Sir, the jump drive has five seconds to complete charging." The navigators and technicians of Norad II have devoted themselves wholeheartedly to their new work. After all, no one can do it in such an urgent situation. , what tricks are you playing when there are at least a dozen guns pointing at you behind you.

Even at this time, fierce battles broke out for most of the decks and cabins inside the Norad II, but the dock and engine room were still in the hands of Augustus.

"Now start the countdown of ten seconds and follow my instructions to prepare for the jump." Augustus stared at the time seconds on the main screen of the bridge.

At this moment, a Federation Behemoth-class battlecruiser made a short jump and jumped over the severely damaged Titan-class frigates II and IV. Its huge shadow obscured the two ships attached to their surfaces. The battleship was in flames, and the gunfire from the ground-attack laser fire battery poured on the broken armor of the frigate.

In just two or three seconds, the Titan-class frigate II was completely penetrated, and the interior of the ship immediately turned into a hell on earth. The oxygen-rich cabin was burning, and the ship was riddled with debris from people and warships. It was spit out from the opening of the hole.

The other battleship was split into two directly in the middle, like a loaf of bread broken into two sections. In the huge break, countless people and small fragments floated out like gravel, dancing in the space. Now, looking at everything from Norad II's perspective is like slow motion.

These two battleships and their more than 900 crew members have forever become history.

"Start," Augustus said after taking a deep, heavy breath.

In an instant, with a flash of light, the battlefield and starry sky outside the bridge window disappeared. The Norad II had jumped into the hyperspace channel and entered a state of traveling beyond the speed of light.

After a breath, calm returned to the bridge of the Norad II. According to the preset jump coordinates, it would take several hours for Augustus and his newly acquired warship to reach the designated coordinates.

"I'm going to take people to clean up the mess." Warfield left with a few officers after saying these words, leaving Tychus and Kerrigan to guard Augustus.

"The battle on Turasis II was nothing compared to this," Tychus said. "The only thing I learned in this war was that we had to have more battleships and more ships." gun."

"The battlecruiser isn't one of those Kaimorian bastards. You could take a shot at it and it'd be unscathed."

"I also know this." While the battleship was still in the state of hyperspace jump, Augustus' fingers crossed the main screen of Norad II, searching for useful data in this huge database.

The battleship's itinerary log shows that Norad II made multiple trips to and from multiple major systems within two weeks, and even arrived at a system closer to the Korhal system with only two stars and a dwarf planet. . This would amply show that Edmund Duke's Alpha Squadron had been merely following Warfield's Iron Justice.

"They, Duke must have some way to accurately locate the location of the Iron Justice." Augustus said.

"Because the Iron Justice once belonged to the Tyranid Federation, cutting off all communication connections cannot completely remove the warship from the control of the Federation. Perhaps in the eyes of Federation technical personnel, the Iron Justice is like night in deep space The torch inside is so dazzling."

"The Hyperion also belonged to the Federation fleet before, but Duke couldn't track us." Tychus said.

"The Iron Justice must undergo a comprehensive overhaul. Duke is likely to locate this battleship through some kind of tracking device." Augustus looked at the dull navigator of the Norad II.

"I wonder if you know more about this, since you are the navigator of this warship."

The navigator looked embarrassed. In the eyes of this man who had a decent job with a government salary, a navigator who could lead a fleet through a dangerous universe would be respected everywhere. He was undoubtedly among a group of thugs, and Augustus was naturally the leader of the thugs, the leader of the terrorists, a rebel leader who brought countless deaths.

"No, I don't know," the navigator winced.

"He's lying," Kerrigan said to Augustus.

"There are both federal positioning trackers on the Iron Justice and spies hidden in Warfield's troops. This is why Duke has been able to track the Warfield battleship."

"Lying won't do you any good." Augustus shook his head and said to the astonished navigator: "Because you don't know whether I will forgive you next time."

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