StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Before the support forces of the Fenris swarm could form a siege on their side, Augustus' troops quickly withdrew from the border checkpoint outside the city of Grandia while still maintaining organization and order.

However, the Fenris swarm showed little interest in the troops chasing Augustus. Only a small group of springtails were still following them unhurriedly, and the rest of the zerg gathered under the wormhole to guard it. .

Augustus stopped at a hollow six miles from the checkpoint and waited for the incoming transport to land. Below the sea level of this depression is an almost regular circle, like the part where someone embedded a coin in the soil and dug it out.

While gathering the wounded together, he ordered Goliath armed robots and arc-light siege tanks to set up defenses, and dispatched more than a dozen scout teams to the temporary settlement. At this time, Augustus' men had time to set up psychic disruptors to prevent the zerg from continuing to pursue.

While waiting for the transport ship to arrive, Augustus put down the soldier he was carrying.

This soldier's name is Erwin, and he is a member of Augustus' loyal marshal's guard. Few people know Erwin's other identity, that is, he is still an old nobleman from Khastilling. The remaining heirs.

When Augustus took off Erwin's armored helmet, he was already in tears because he could no longer fight for the marshal. A cunning and vicious Fenrisian Hydralisk brutally cut off both of Elwing's legs. Although the power armor's servo emergency locking device and hemostatic agent had choked off a large amount of bleeding, he was dead no matter what. Way to fight again as a Marshal's Guard soldier.

Augustus half-knelt before Sergeant Erwin, praised the warrior's bravery and patiently told him that he would never abandon him, and that he still had a chance to fight as a member of the revolutionary army.

Tychus and Corporal Faraday both stood beside Augustus and watched all this. Corporal Faraday looked serious, while Tychus smoked silently, feeling particularly unhappy with the scene in front of him.

Dark Master Zeratul leaned over to examine the warrior's injuries, but there was nothing he could do about it. If the protoss could regenerate the injured's severed limbs, there would be no need for such a thing as the dragon knight mecha. It could be equipped with artificial intelligence instead of physically disabled protoss warriors.

Not far away, there were more than forty injured Revolutionary Army soldiers and their bodies lying flat, and many of them were torn into pieces without even retrieving their bodies. Among those who are still alive, some are brave and remain silent, while others are weeping and crying silently.

They are the bravest warriors. They have experienced many battles, large and small, and have even saved many people from the fangs and claws of the zerg. However, honor does not make these warriors invulnerable.

After comforting Sergeant Erwin as if he were his own brother and son, Augustus walked towards the other wounded. Some of them were luckier. Their armor was only pierced by the springtail's sharp scythe forelegs. After returning to Umoyan for treatment and recuperation, they would have the chance to pick up the gun again. Others were not so lucky.

The soldiers who were previously infected by the giant scorpion's deadly toxin did not survive for long, and they all died of asphyxiation of brain tissue caused by the neurotoxin. Augustus could no longer remember how many dead warriors he had said goodbye to. He originally thought he would remember all their names, but in the end he failed to do so.

There were so many people sacrificed that it would take Augustus several days just to read out the list of victims one by one.

Augustus assured the wounded that they would receive timely treatment immediately and rushed to a higher hill outside the depression, using binoculars to observe the checkpoint they had escaped from.

He couldn't see clearly how many zerg there were, but he could see the black, twisted wormhole in the sky.

It was already local afternoon, and the sun was hanging low in the sky. The sunlight was light orange, which matched well with the blue sky of Haiji. If it were normal times, Augustus might still have the leisure and grace to appreciate this scene. The pure space here is just a piece of glass, blue with green, as if it came from the plateau.

At this time of year in Grand Land, especially in windy weather, the temperature has been maintained at around ten degrees Celsius. Without the servo system inside the power armor, Augustus and his men would have had to fight for the bad weather. A waste of energy.

"The bug is about to escape!" Tychus said maliciously, standing on the right side of Augustus.

"The zerg are ready to leave Haji, their mission is accomplished," Zeratul said.

"We failed to keep the psyker named Gabriel Tosh forever." Augustus lamented. He was now more worried about the Koprulu sector. The fate of everyone including his family, not Tosh alone.

Overlord will use Tosh to create a character similar to Sarah Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades. He will become a terrifying character with an immortal body and powerful psychic abilities instead of a cerebrate who encounters the Dark Templar. The enemy cannot defend himself.

This new agent of the swarm would also be the key to the zerg's escape from servitude to Xel'naga Amon the Fallen, which is why the Overmind had to create such a creature.

But Sarah Kerrigan is supposedly irreplaceable, both as the most powerful human psyker of all time and possibly a unique human with some other connection to the zerg. No one can replace Kerrigan, and the Overlord must not be very satisfied with Tosh's replacement.

What Augustus is more worried about is that Tosh may not be the only candidate for the swarm agent.

In any case, Augustus could no longer kill Tosh. At this moment, in Augustus' field of vision, the king insects and alien dragons that covered the sky were flying around the wormhole. From time to time, a group of alien dragons from other directions poured into the wormhole.

"This is the Hyperion, I'm Jim. The fusion strike is ready, when can we send the nuclear bomb in?" Reno's voice came from the communication channel at this time.

"Now," said Augustus.

"Okay, let me look for the red button." Renault responded: "I didn't like this thing very much in the past - one click can decide the life or death of millions of people. But if you eat It's the Zerg that's nuking the bomb, so I don't have that much burden."

"But we don't have much inventory to begin with. We can even use tactical nuclear bombs to attack ships. It seems that some days we will have to tighten our belts. After all, we can't build such a large fusion weapon yet. "

"Look up at the sky, guys. In eight minutes, nuclear bombs will rain in parts of Hajistar Grand City. Jim Raynor will announce it for you."

"So we'll be seeing big fireworks soon." Tychus was also on this channel.

A few minutes later, the first curved wake streaked across the sky above Augustus. It was a small tactical nuclear bomb with an equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, followed by the second, third, and fourth ones, of which the tail was the longest. The bright one is the Apocalypse-class nuclear bomb, which releases far more energy than all other tactical nuclear bombs combined.

If there is a command center near Augustus with a top-notch sensor array, radar antenna and signal induction tower installed on the top, then he must have received an alert that the mechanical intelligent adjutant has detected a fusion strike on the way.

"Fusion strike weapon. Primitive but powerful." Zeratul was also staring at the sky with his eyes glowing green.

"Whenever these nuclear bombs fall on the enemy instead of our own people, this is my favorite thing." Tychus roared: "I can't wait to see those lucky guys are going to eat it. Nuclear bomb - I said it a long time ago, damn bugs, we have a long way to go."

Augustus watched at least forty nuclear missiles flying towards the wormhole. The Zerg tried to intercept those nuclear bombs, but to no avail. More than thirty nuclear bombs passed through the wormhole, and the rest detonated above the checkpoint.

The world turned extremely white in an instant, and the light was enough to blind a human's eyes. The ground began to shake and red clouds rose over the area.

"Jim is reporting to you. Augustus, we have detected that the energy released by Haji's wormhole is weakening, and it is likely to collapse soon." Half a minute later, Renault contacted Augustus. All.

"It's a pity that we can't see what happens behind the wormhole, but I guess it will be exciting."

"I hope those nuclear bombs can kill Tosh." Augustus shook his head, he had done everything he could do.

Although Augustus was not a fatalist, he could only say now that he would leave it all to fate.

The places where Augustus had fought had been razed to the ground, and the wormholes had completely disappeared. The shock wave generated by the nuclear explosion tore apart all the zerg there.

"My detector shows that the zerg on Haiji are evacuating several major settlements. It's strange that they don't plan to continue attacking and eat everyone?" Raynor said on Augustus' channel.

"The Overlord is not trying to conquer Haiji, but just looking for the swarm agent on this planet." Augustus explained: "Before we and Tassadar's fleet arrived, the zerg did not evacuate immediately. necessary."

"But after the protoss fleet came here, the insects gave up, because sooner or later the protoss would blow up the entire planet." Raynor said: "This is the way of the protoss, so the strategic value of Haiji to the insect swarm is zero."

"It would be hard to tell if we were the only ones here," Augustus said.

"Discovered the latest movements of the Zerg fleet. The Leviathan swarm in the high-altitude orbit of Haiji is retreating. It seems that they are preparing to leave here." Raynor cheered again: "It's a good thing that comes in pairs."

"The next step will be much easier." Augustus announced his order: "As soon as it is confirmed that the Leviathan of the Zerg has left, immediately send two additional divisions to the surface of Haiji. We need to clear out all the remnants of Haiji. of zerg and federation forces."

"I hope the governor and generals of Haiji can cooperate with us more. After all, they are not the ones we are here to save." Renault muttered.

"I heard that there are some wounded on your side. Alpha Squadron's science ship Amerigo is entering Haiji's atmosphere to come to support you. If the weather in that area is good enough, you should be able to see that behemoth by now."

While Renault was talking, a behemoth appeared above them. It was a scientific ship with a diameter of more than 1,700 feet (about 530 meters).

This bright white-painted Alpha Squadron science vessel is made of a wide metal frame and solid electroplated steel plates. The sloped superstructure is erected with a cutting-edge sensor array and parking platform, forming a floating shape in the light of the plasma thrusters. Steel moving platform in the sky.

This super-large exploration ship is almost equivalent to a mobile space station. It can also be modified to take on the work of a mothership. It can park fighter jets, transport aircraft and load sufficient supplies and personnel.

However, the science ships of this period did not have self-defense capabilities. They were also auxiliary ships incorporated into the main fleet. Therefore, there were two entire wings of nearly a hundred of the latest Wraith fighters escorting the Amerigo. These fighter planes also come from the Nova Squadron fleet that was submitted to the Revolutionary Army not long ago.

APOD transport ships that took off from the science ship landed in the depression where Augustus was, and sent everyone aboard the Amerigo science ship. After directing the crew to send all the wounded to the first aid station of the Amerigo, Augustus walked into the science ship.

The Amerigo is a large ship, and its internal aisles and corridors are even wider than those of the Hyperion.

At the same time, because it is a scientific research and exploration ship, the proportion of its internal laboratories and warehouses is much larger than that of a giant ship such as a battlecruiser, because the scientific ship does not need to carry fighters and other weapons. Its internal structure, including the crew cabin, entertainment area and canteen area, is designed to be more humane, unlike the cold pragmatism style of the fleet's warships.

Augustus led Tychus and others through the corridors and stairs straight to the Amerigo's cab, and the Dark Templar Zeratul followed him silently. Although Zeratul still had various worries, he usually kept them to himself.

That's not because the protoss is a taciturn race. Whenever Zeratul talks about something, it often means that he has thought about it countless times in his heart and already has his own answer.

The pilothouse of the Amerigo is far from being called the broad bridge that overlooks the entire battlefield like the Hyperion, but it can barely be called a combat center. The observation window glass between the stainless steel guards seems too narrow, but the control panel display connected to the detector sensors and sensors replaces the commander's eyes, allowing him to see more information.

The captain of this science ship is Lieutenant Commander Marl Heisenberg. He is a middle-aged man with blond curly hair. Every move he makes has the elegance of a Tarsonian noble - which Tychus would privately call For affectation.

"Marshal Mengsk, the number of zerg life signals on Haiji is now less than 100,000." Lieutenant Colonel Heisenberg saluted Augustus when he saw him coming in: "Considering that the Leviathan in the orbit of the planet has been evacuated, Haiji The number of zerg should not increase again in the short term."

Augustus did not dislike noble officers like Heisenberg. As long as he was talented and proved to be loyal after being read by psychics, then he would employ him without question.

"We must clear out all the zerg and main nests in Heji to prevent the swarms from continuing to expand, and use fierce fire to eliminate the possibility of their resurgence." Augustus walked past Lieutenant Colonel Heisenberg, turned around and looked at the man behind him Everyone said with serious expressions and determination.