StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

"The main insect nest around the Overlord has been greatly weakened. If we - the Earth, the Revolutionary Army and the Protoss form an alliance and jointly open a road to the main nest, the chance of killing this monster will be greatly improved."

Admiral Gerald Dugar is the military paragon of the United Earth Council, his thin features condensing into a serious and hard face. He wears a dark black brass double-breasted general's uniform, with an armed belt holding a pistol, and the belt buckle is a golden human skull logo.

Dugar's words were as concise, powerful and to the point as his orders. His demeanor and tone were as if every word he said was unquestionable. Every UED soldier must do his best to fulfill the general's requirements.

"It's a good proposal." Renault thought about Dugar's proposal seriously and believed that it was indeed the best choice at the moment. No matter what, Renault brought hundreds of thousands of Revolutionary Army soldiers to Char with the ultimate goal of killing the Overlord.

As for whether Dugar has any other plans, Renault and his men are now in the midst of tens of billions of bugs, and they have no time to make innuendoes with the opponent.

If you are not careful, these people will be killed in the sea of ​​insects. Renault is no longer the ignorant farm boy he once was. Even the once bohemian Masala cowboy now shoulders the responsibility of bringing his soldiers home.

"But I need to talk to the protoss. You know, they may not be too satisfied with the kind of monsters you released." Raynor directly turned to Phoenix's channel to relay Dugar's words and pointed out his own opinion.

"I can't believe I have to fight side by side with these freaks. Is there no other choice?" Renault showed his impatience, but he knew that the overall situation should be the priority.

"As long as you can kill the new master, everything is worth it. This is for the survival of the protoss and for the glory of Aiur." He said to Renault: "Executor Tassadar has issued a new order. Never waste any opportunity to eradicate the protoss enemy.

"There is an old saying among the Tyranids that old scores can be settled slowly." Raynor said to Phoenix: "I hope these earthlings will not hold me back. A stupid friend is worse than a wise enemy."

"Commander Renault, what did the protoss say?" Dugar was obviously overwhelmed by the bad situation on the battlefield. A large number of UED soldiers died every minute and every second.

Char is the most dangerous place in the Koprulu Sector, not only because of the purgatory-like environment here, but also because of the insect swarm, which is a deadly weapon.

"General Gerald, we can fight side by side." Reno paused: "I have to warn you, it's best not to put cold shots in my back.

"That's just a waste of bullets." Dugar didn't show any expression, but he did breathe a sigh of relief: "I will send you a scan of the Zerg main nest area, with all the main nests and UEDs marked on it. The location of the landing force’s firepower point.”

"My men were once only a step away from the Overlord's hive, but the last few miles were as difficult as climbing. The red swarm of Tiamat loyally guarded their master, with only their psychic disruptors Only then can we deal with these red demons.”

"You are Mengsk's general. You shouldn't need me to teach you what to do."

"It's really arrogant." When Dugar disconnected the communication link, Renault shook his head and said: "Maybe this is how people on earth talk. Could it be that this old guy Dugar can't even say a polite word when asking for help? "

"Cultural desert," Charles complained.

Generally speaking, in the eyes of the earth, Tyranid humans are more like bohemian cowboys and outlaws wandering in the desert. What a coincidence is that, in addition to those sects who believe that Earth people will bring progress and salvation, the Tyranids also have a lot of prejudice against Earth people.

At this time, Dugar did what he said. He really sent a satellite scan map of the Charr swarm's main nest area, marked the location of the Zerg defense force, and pointed out the main elements of the UED landing force with arrows. direction of attack.

"The main nest area is located between a wide lava lake and an active volcano. The terrain is difficult. One-third of the area is covered with lava, and the rest of the area is filled with hills and huge fissures made of cooled lava. Some areas with too large spans cannot even be penetrated by tracked tanks." Renault is already familiar with the terrain of the main nest area, and it is impossible for him to understand it only now.

Similarly, Renault is also quite aware of the difficulty of attacking the main nest area. It would obviously be much easier if the fleet could provide orbital bombardment and airborne force support. But now the protoss fleet is fighting against a huge Leviathan swarm, and is weak.

From the surface to the stratosphere to outer space, a large number of Mutalisaurus and Blaze Mosquitoes occupy almost every altitude. Any human transport ship or Protoss shuttle will be chased by the Mutalisaurus swarm. There are not enough fighter jets to cover them now. .

The fighting methods of the zerg are completely different from those of humans and protoss. Their endless swarms are hatched directly from the eggs in the underground hives of Char.

The size of the swarm over a period of time can increase dramatically by adjusting the number of eggs, and it has never been heard of that zerg have a law of birth, old age, sickness and death - although human alien research experts have discovered that zerg can also get sick.

As long as there are enough resources, the swarm can be unlimited.

"If we can launch an attack from the acidic swamp to the main nest, we will be able to catch the zerg by surprise," Charles said.

"We don't have time to take long detours now." Renault shook his head: "The most important thing is to concentrate our forces and concentrate the limited troops on the enemy's weakest point."

"If fighting a war were really that easy, then I would have killed everyone in real-time strategy games." Charles also knew the necessity of doing so, but how to deploy troops was the biggest problem.

"There is no need to argue anymore. As early as when I was Al, I used to fight my way through the swarm by myself." Phoenix said to his two human allies: "Templars are not afraid of sacrifice. in this way."

The most direct way is to level all the way and use artillery fire to solve everything.

"Not all the time, fear of sacrifice will work." Raynor said that the lives of the Templars also mattered.

"Old friend, our goal is to kill the master rather than destroy the entire Char swarm. Think of all the methods at hand now."

"Only void energy can kill brainworms and even injure the Overlord." How wise Phoenix was, he immediately thought:

".The power of this master is far less than the original one. It is only formed by the fusion of several brainworms, and it is even just waiting to be reborn from the cocoon. In this way, with only my darkness The strength of our Templar brothers is enough to kill it."

"In other words, we only need to send an elite team to the Overlord." Charles said: "If it is the Dark Templar of the Protoss, they can rely on their own abilities to quietly approach the Overlord."

"This won't work. Since suffering losses at the hands of the Dark Templar, they have evolved into more complex insect eyes as precise as detectors to prevent the Dark Templar's surprise attack." Phoenix said.

"Someone has to give them that opportunity."

"So, we just need to open a gap between the zerg guarding the Overlord and let the Dark Templar pass through." Raynor said.

"That's it." Phoenix said: "The great dark patriarch Azma will lead the Shadow Guard to the front line."

The Shadow Guard is the personal bodyguard of Rashagal, Archbishop of Durham Protoss. Her deployment of such an elite force to the battlefield of Char shows her determination to eradicate the Overlord.

"Shadow Guards, oh, brother Phoenix, I heard they are all good guys among the Dark Templar." Raynor said.

"In human terms." Phoenix said in a serious voice:

"Give those bugs some color."

"For Al!"

"For...Korhal!"

A few hours later, around midnight.

A shelling from an arc tank tore through the sky above the UED Expeditionary Force Atlas Wing position, followed by the iconic terrifying scream of the Vagoray frigate's cluster rocket salvo, and a burst of dense bright rocket flashes. When it fell into the insect nest opposite the position, it illuminated the corpses and brown-red power armor fragments in the trench.

The commander's order to launch another charge after the artillery fire ceased came from the helmet of the UED soldier lying in a pool of blood, but no one could get up again.

This place once belonged to an airborne division of the Atlas Wing, whose soldiers served in the army for many years and participated in many wars to suppress colonial rebellions. Normally, such a force would be enough to pacify a colony where industrial and military development was prohibited, but they lost 3,000 people in the first hour of arriving on the surface of Char.

In the hot environment of Char, the corpses were decaying rapidly, and the wind was filled with the smell of blood and stench.

Even so, when the order to attack was given, there were still scratched Atlas Marines standing up from behind the corpse-strewn fortifications. The surroundings were dark, the wind was mixed with the frightening screams of insects, and from time to time, large numbers of flying creatures flew past the sky.

They are as terrifying as dragons, as numerous as a swarm of mosquitoes in summer.

Under a dilapidated UED flag that stood sideways in a thick layer of ash, several Atlas Marines knelt in front of their dying commander, and the UED lieutenant colonel with a clearly Asian face had already Dying.

The lieutenant colonel's legs were cut off completely, and the sharp spike that passed through his chest was still there.

Surrounding them was the corpse of a Zerg Lurker, which had been blasted to pieces by grenades and rail-heavy snipers. It is even bigger than a tank, shaped like a ferocious tarantula, its limbs are covered with dark brown chitin carapace, and the tip is a sharp bone spur that can tear through the armor of the arc tank's front baffle. The ugly head with red eyes has a sharp horn 6 or 7 feet long.

The attack method of this creature is extremely insidious. They will bury themselves deep in the ground and wait for their prey to appear.

The surroundings were filled with the corpses of UED soldiers and the burning remains of armored vehicles, but there was no hybrid in sight. There were more zerg corpses in comparison, but the swarm didn't care.

Atlas Wing's 6th Airborne Division lost 3,000 men in the first hour of landing at Char and the rest in the next 20 minutes.

As an elite unit that performs main offensive missions, the 6th Airborne Division faces the Tiamat Swarm of the Cerebrate Dagos, one of the most powerful hives, with a large number of Hunter-Slayer Hydralisks and Devourer Springtails. .

Initially, although the losses were excessive, the division's attack went smoothly. They miraculously opened a passage in the insect nest, and the division commander immediately ordered to continue moving forward.

But it turned out to be a trap.

Dagos, the brainworm, was distracted from controlling the huge swarm of Tiamat insects, but he could still pay attention to this battlefield. It ordered the zerg here to retreat temporarily, attracting the human army to continue to penetrate deeper.

Hundreds of insidious insect lurkers were waiting on their way forward. When most of the main force of the 6th Division stepped into them, rows of lurker spikes burst out of the ground, tearing them apart like a mountain. All vehicles and heavy firepower groups of the division were acquired. Immediately afterwards, a large number of Hunter-Slayer Hydralisks emerged from the Nydus Worms and quickly completed the encirclement, swallowing thousands of people.

"I was born on Earth and rooted in Char." The UED lieutenant colonel said his last few words before his death:

"Stay alive, friends."

Amidst the rising stars, the last few Atlas Marines looked up to the rear. For some unknown reason, the expected reserve troops never arrived.

Looking ahead, the towering organic buildings of Char's main lair looked like black shadows in the firelight of the lava and lava lakes spewed by the volcanic eruption. The roars of the insects on all sides became more and more intensive. It seemed that they could not be killed at all, and they were not afraid at all.

Several UED marines suddenly felt desperate. They came to protect the earth, but their sacrifices now have no meaning.

Suddenly, a tank shell landed not far from the UED soldiers and caused a huge explosion. They immediately rolled and crawled out of the trench. Fortunately, the finely crafted power armor shields were enough to withstand the attack at this distance. Flying shell shrapnel.

"Hey, you weak Earthlings, your Revolutionary Army grandfather is here." A red-painted arc-light siege tank sped over from the side, followed by more tanks with roaring artillery fire.

These tanks are all painted in gold and red, with the symbol of the Korhal Revolutionary Army - a golden five-pointed star on a clenched arm in the kite-shaped shield coat of arms.

"Are you crazy?" One of the sergeants suddenly roared. He had just received news from the command headquarters indicating that Charles's revolutionary army was now their friendly force.

"If the shell had hit just a few inches off target, we would have been dead."

The red siege tank slowed down slightly beside them, and a young blond woman with dark camouflage on her cheeks emerged from under the turret hatch. She wore two braids and a breathable red T-shirt on her bulging chest.

"What does this have to do with anything?" she said, "I am here to cheer you on. How can you kneel down and fight with insects?"

"Get dry, the torrent of steel is rolling forward!"