StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

"what does that mean?"

The Taldarin in the ice-blue life-sustaining liquid in the Dragon Knight mecha's tank seemed to be in the ocean, with some glowing white bubbles flashing in front of his torch-like eyes.

"You want Tassadar to disobey the order of the Supreme Council and refuse to step down and hand over the command of the fleet." Taldarin then read the direct meaning of this passage in Augustus' superficial thoughts. Meaning – This true thought of the human heart is self-evident.

"That's right." Augustus watched as Taldarin's long dragon knight mechanical limbs crossed several huge black rocks and stopped uneasily at the edge of the crater.

Taldarin's reaction was the same as that of the Templars present, shocked, shocked, and at a loss.

For the high-ranking Templars, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. Executor Tassadar was considered an outstanding leader comparable to Arden. He was wise and knowledgeable, and he was passionate about the people and the system he wanted to defend. .

Tassadar has been regarded as the most outstanding military leader since his time as Executor, and he is also the most forgiving wise man and teacher. But after the Conclave decides to put Tassadar on trial, this respected executive will lose all glory and even suffer humiliation.

Never before had an executive officer in charge of a fleet been brought back for trial during a war. This was both a huge loss of reputation and a humiliating position for the person being tried.

The people of the Protoss Empire would not be told that Tassadar disobeyed the orders of the Conclave out of pity for humanity. He would only become a sinner, a Templar who dared to disobey the orders of the Arbitrator in the Conclave.

"Have things really reached a point of no return?" Tal'darin walked past Augustus and Zeratul, and the voice he reflected in their minds was like waves in the wind, with waves crashing. The roar of boulders.

"I still can't understand the actions of the Supreme Council." Even Zeratul didn't believe his words: "Maybe this is due to the foresight of the arbitrators and other irresistible factors."

"The Conclave cannot tolerate an Executor who would disobey the orders of the Conclave, because it was Arden who disobeyed the order to execute our ancestors, and the ancestors of the Dark Templar were able to flee to Thagu, the star of the Eternal Dawn. Lars.”

Although the Dark Templar were disgusted and resented by their history of being expelled from the Conclave, Zeratul still did not believe that the rulers of the Protoss Empire would issue such an order without any long-term thinking.

All Templars believe that Arden is a perfect and glorious hero, but he also disobeyed the orders of the Supreme Council, protected the ancestors of the Dark Templars and taught them how to use the forgotten Void Spirit. able.

"No matter what, you have to return to Tassadar to find out." Augustus said.

"You can leave Char in our spaceships." Zeratul took over Augustus' words and said: "These spaceships are equipped with ancient and advanced Xel'Naga technology and stealth devices, which can send everyone out. Char.”

"Aren't you leaving with us?" Raynor was very smart. Considering the conflict between the Dark Templar and the Templar, he immediately understood Zeratul's approach.

"The Templars will not welcome us." Zeratul made a farewell gesture to Tal'darin: "May Adon protect you."

"I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being unwelcome." Tal'darin put away his uneasy mood and listened carefully to what Zeratul said before saying.

"After Adun, all protoss in the Protoss Empire were inculcated with the knowledge that the Dark Templar were evil and the terrible legends about it." Tal'darin read Zeratul's concerns from his mind , and expressed understanding.

"Even Tassadar was greatly affected. His choice to cooperate with the Dark Templar may just be the best choice in a war situation."

Tal'darin is one of the very few protoss who has survived the Age of Adon and knows the truth behind the exile of the Dark Templar. If he had not been the one to lead the landing army, Zeratul's Dark Templar would have drawn their swords as soon as they met. .

"What do you mean, when can we leave this hellish place?" Tychus threw the cigar on the ground, crushed it, and spat.

"If you've made up your mind, you'd better hurry up. This smoky place in Char is about to give me prickly heat on my ass. The air here is terrible, and the sun can kill you."

"It's all because of you, who has been smoking and drinking in the power armor." Renault complained: "Tychus, the doctor has been reminding you that you may suffer from lung cancer and other difficult diseases."

"The spaceship is right next to it." Zeratul was not displeased by Tychus's rudeness and rudeness, because this muscular Tyranid man was the image that the protoss had always recognized of humans.

Greedy and cunning, over-indulgent, selfish and cruel, cruel and vicious.

Augustus and Raynor constituted the only positive images of the human race in Zeratul's impression.

As Zeratul spoke, several dim black protoss spacecraft appeared in front of Augustus and others in the distortion of light. They were the strange spaceships they had seen in the high-altitude orbit of Char before.

Compared to the golden-blue spaceships of the Templars, the Dark Templars' spaceships appear restrained and low-key, and pay more attention to stealth and detection and interference technology. This is to cope with the pursuit of their Aiel kin. Despite this, these inconspicuous black spaceships are also full of artistic beauty.

The hatch of the spacecraft opened with the melodious whisper of the crystal matrix, and a soft green light shone inside. Tychus took the lead and headed straight for the spaceship without any hesitation.

"You still want to stay in Char? There are many dangers here." Augustus said to Zeratul.

Although the Protoss ships can load passengers directly through the warp matrix, they will also set up ramp entrances composed of openable shaping energy curtain walls and light bridges to deal with emergencies.

"We must stay here to monitor the Overlord and Cerebrates, looking for opportunities to kill them." Zeratul replied: "This is the duty of the Dark Templar, this is the mission of the Nerazim family."

Zeratul's psychic voice sounded deep and magnetic, perfectly in line with Augustus' idea of ​​what a wise elder should sound like. He is the kind of elder who has countless experiences and stories as soon as he hears them. He is the kind of kind old man who can make noisy children calm down and listen when he tells stories.

"Elder, we will definitely have a chance to meet again." Augustus has always called Zeratul "elder", which is another consistent name for this dark patriarch.

The fact that Zeratul would stay in Char was also acceptable to Augustus, which meant that he at least had a precise location to know where the other party was.

"Dark Master Zeratul, maybe you can seek help from your matriarch Raszagal." When Taldarin was about to hitch a ride on the Dark Templar and leave, he asked the Tal'darin who was still in Char's low-Earth orbit. Dozens of spacecraft on board issued the order to retreat.

"If more Dark Templars join the fight against the zerg, we have a chance to kill more cerebrates."

"I will consider this suggestion." This is undoubtedly Zeratul's self-effacing remarks: "I have been away from my hometown for too long. I don't know if the people of Sagulath still remember their brother."

After bidding farewell to Zeratul for the last time, Augustus and Raynor walked into several ships of the Dark Templar, accompanied by the Marshal's Guard and the high-ranking Templars of Tal'darin.

The interior of the Dark Templar's spaceship looks no different from the Xel'Naga spacecraft Void Seeker, except that the light source inside is more abundant.

The cabin is filled with huge dark black metal seats and dark purple silk cushions similar to futons. Green crystals carefully carved by Dark Templar craftsmen are placed in the recessed alcoves on the four walls of the cabin.

There is no pilot in the spaceship, but the operating system is not much different from that of the El Protoss, and the words and numbers used have not changed. After all, the Dark Templar is also a branch of the Protoss Empire.

Several spaceships took off amid a burst of matrix resonance, pushing aside the dense ash clouds in Char's space-time and heading into space.

At this moment, Zeratul has become a black spot in the strong wind in the mountains. Above the dominator's hive are the flying insect creatures that cover the sky and the sun, and are protected by billions of king insects, mutant dragons and insect swarms. The attacker is jumping into the wormhole in the sky accompanied by Leviathans that are like asteroids.

From a high altitude it looks like black smoke pouring into a black hole.

The Dark Templar ships travel at extremely fast speeds, silently and in stealth mode, passing through the dense swarm of flying zerg creatures in the orbit high above Char.

When they sailed into the reconnaissance range of the expeditionary fleet at the edge of the galaxy, these ships were quickly detected and almost locked as hostile targets by the weapon system.

While waiting for the ship to arrive at the fleet, Augustus rested for a while on the seat cushion of the ship.

At this time, Augustus realized that the stimulant injection he had taken last night was about to expire. When the headache and dizziness were about to hit him like a mountain and a tsunami, he gave himself another injection.

Augustus had to regret his decision for at least two days afterwards, but he absolutely could not fall at this moment.

Augustus realized that compared to the extreme fatigue and severe headaches caused by the side effects of stimulants, the excitement and refreshment of stimulants were simply intoxicating. This is also the reason why Lisa Kesidi is addicted to it. If humans can develop an enhancer with fewer side effects, then it will definitely be welcomed by the army.

He sat on the cabin cushion for a while and almost immediately calmed down. The seat cushion is releasing some kind of negative ions with a calming effect, which is necessary for the Dark Templar to meditate.

Almost no bumps were felt. When the light curtain door of the spacecraft opened again, the light from the Star Shuttle immediately shone in.

"Damn it, is this a palace made of gold? Maybe I can exchange this for a lot of money." Tychus's eyes immediately shone when he stepped on the deck of the Star Shuttle dock that seemed to be made of gold.

"This is really a miracle." When Tychus uncontrollably started his job of stealing and stealing, Renault, Corporal Faraday and others exclaimed in amazement.

If human battlecruisers are still limited by the times and technology and must compress the space of each cabin and cabin, then the deck of the Star Shuttle, the flagship of the Protoss Empire Expeditionary Force, has no space at all and dim lighting. sense of depression.

The dock deck of the Star Shuttle is unusually wide, and hundreds of interceptor aircraft with butterfly-shaped wings are neatly stacked on several wide platforms that are constantly rising and falling, like golden butterflies lying on leaves. The view here is wide, and you can see the control core in the distance and the relay matrix composed of blue crystals at a glance. Those crystals cut into regular hexagons are like blue neutron stars, constantly radiating waves like waves. The light is brilliant and dazzling.

The ground beneath your feet is also engraved with leaves and curling vine-like patterns using the ingenious skills of the Protoss Kalai engineers. The walls are shrouded in a blue light curtain, followed by exquisite carvings and wooden decks.

Above their heads is not a ceiling but a gradually changing starry sky. The brilliant and charming starlight is cast through the upper deck shaped by energy, giving people a wonderful feeling that they are in the universe.

In the shipyard and the wide corridors leading to other directions, there are hundreds of protoss phasers in blue robes and mechanical servants that look like tropical angel fish. Templar warriors in armor stand on both sides like statues.

To Augustus' surprise, Tassadar was waiting for them on the dock.

"It makes me happy to see you, Marshal Augustus." Tassadar said kindly, and did not seem to be frustrated or angry because of his dismissal: "General Duke's soldiers have been properly treated. Hospitality, the injured are also being treated."

"Now, you are the commander of this fleet, the great Archon Tal'darin." He turned to Tal'darin beside him.

"I would rather not get this appointment." The distance between Taldarin's eyes seemed to have narrowed a little: "You are the executive who deserves this honor, instead of being sent to Hui Aier for trial."

Since Khas, the founder of Kara, established the original order after the turbulent Aeons of Catastrophe, the Arbitrator class has been the ones who defined the law and issued orders, and the warrior Templars are the enforcers of these orders. They are simply people who carry out orders.

"It sounds like this Supreme Council is as unreasonable as the Federation Council." Tychus lit a high-end cigar imported from Antiga Starport during this interval.

The quality of Tychus's recent financial status can be seen in the quality of the cigars he smokes. Tychus didn't know what a good guy would do when he was short of money, but he knew what a bad guy would do.

Usually, Mr. Tychus was not in a good mood at this time, especially after being left in Char for so long.

"Those in power only care about whether their authority is damaged and don't want to hear even the slightest voice of opposition. There is only one way to deal with such a person, and that is to smash his mouth."

"It doesn't matter. I already made this preparation when I decided to disobey the orders of the arbitrators and help humans." Tassadar is a philanthropic person. He cares more about others than himself. This kindness even transcends race. Barrier: "Taldarin, you must not have heard of this bad news from our homeland."

"Just now, Executive Officer Moyo, who was cruising in the Edna system, told me: Although I don't know where those sudden enemies came from, Aiur is being attacked by zerg."