StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

"Ah, old friend Phoenix, I am fascinated to hear these glorious deeds of yours. It reminds me of that great battle, when you and I fought against the Tagal at Dannuth VII. )'s army fought, even though the ratio of the enemy's strength to ours was a despairing 30:1, in the end we still achieved a brilliant victory!"

But at this moment, a young and upright high-level executive obviously did not have a good understanding of what "a little polishing" meant. Instead, he was aroused by these impassioned words and actually talked about it with great enthusiasm.

"How nostalgic. You should have told me your past stories earlier."

In total, Phoenix is ​​already 397 years old this year, and Artanis is almost 135 years younger than him. For the younger generation of Templars like Artanis, they may have grown up listening to the stories of these legendary warriors.

Artanis didn't have some rare human sense of humor or poke fun at the dark past of old-timers, he just took it seriously.

"If Edmund Duke were here, he would definitely compare with them his glorious deeds of kicking the Supreme Council with his feet and ruling with his hands." Renault said in a low voice to Augustus, who had a serious expression and nodded repeatedly. What was he talking about, the smile on his face almost stopped.

"I'm sorry, Emperor Augustus." Phoenix pretended to look back, but behind him was the empty bulkhead of the Dragon Knight nutrition cabin:

"My army is about to launch a new round of offensive, and now it has to leave."

It's broken. This is the bad thing about Kara. If it is spread from ten to ten, it won't be long before the entire Golden Fleet knows about the awesomeness that Phoenix has boasted about, and then everyone in most of Durham will know about it.

This matter is no less than using the Korhal UNN broadcast tower to inform the entire empire of the childhood embarrassment of Emperor Augustus.

"Don't worry, Phoenix, we are very tight-lipped." Before Phoenix's image disappeared, Renault held Augustus's hand and assured him that he would never say anything.

"If it were me, I would run away at this time." Augustus shrugged and sneered: "This is probably what makes Phoenix unique as a protoss. This is why we love him."

"It's so great! If I want to become a hero like Tassadar and Fenix, I still have a lot to learn." Artanis couldn't help but sigh when he came back from imagining the glorious years of the past.

Compared to a legendary fanatic like Phoenix, Artanis's record is obviously nothing, so he must always be humble. Phoenix is ​​broad-minded and fearless. If he were a human being, he would be a hero.

"You are too young, Artanis." Seeing that Artanis actually believed it, Renault was dumbfounded.

The protoss are like this, they may not try to brag to other protoss, because of the existence of Kara, lies are very easy to be exposed, and they take it for granted that other protoss will not cheat and hide themselves.

"I don't like what you said, friend Renault." Artanis was unhappy: "According to human terms, I am more than two hundred years older than you."

"It's the same thing, brother." Renault shrugged his eyebrows: "What are you going to do with this Purifier Phoenix? He may be a little insane now. I mean, if he has such a thing as spirit."

"I can roughly understand this feeling. It may be similar to when a clone with the same memory implanted learns that he is not the only one."

Following Renault's gaze, one can notice that the Purifier Phoenix is ​​constantly and mechanically repeating the dark history of his consciousness source, and it has not calmed down until now. It's no wonder that Phoenix himself can't listen anymore.

It seems that after Gracius' Purifier project was temporarily suspended, the Karai phase technician in charge of the project did not consider the encounter between the prototype Purifier warrior and its source body.

At the same time, the Imperial Goliath robot pilot standing around Purifier Phoenix on the ground became even more nervous, and was ready to open fire immediately if the situation was bad. After the conflict just now, everyone knew how terrifying this huge mechanical protoss would be when it started to rage.

"Hmm" Under this situation, it was difficult for Artanis to regard a mechanical protoss with Phoenix's memory as his compatriot. His original intention was just to recover a weapon in the Gracius facility as a routine matter.

"Phoenix may be the first prototype warrior after the resumption of the Purifier project, and is crucial to subsequent research." He said: "The chief Karai phase technician is on his way to the Hyperion, and he will be responsible for subsequent maintenance and Recycling efforts.”

"The top priority is to prevent Orega's army from approaching the technology collection hall. Once he obtains Gracius' Purifier project technology, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Bring Purifier Phoenix back, be careful not to anger him." Augustus nodded and ordered.

"That is a war machine built for war. I dare say that if he gets angry, he can definitely poke a hole in the Hyperion." Renault added.

Then, the emperor and the minister looked at each other and smiled. I am afraid that today's Phoenix joke will nail their old friend Phoenix to the pillar of shame forever.

Augustus is also very interested in the Purifier technology of the Protoss Empire. As long as some samples can be obtained for research in the Gracius facility, the AI ​​and intelligent mechanical technology of the Tyranid Empire can make great progress. The protoss will not interfere.

At this moment, the weather outside is getting worse and worse. The transport ship setting off from the Hyperion dock is like a fragile light point looming in the storm, as if it will be blown away by a gust of wind at any time.

In the center of the Glacius facility, a terrifying cyclone containing destructive power was slowly taking shape. Countless scarlet lightning crackled on the ground, like wandering blood snakes.

Above this cyclone is an entire Durham Protoss fleet, and the extremely magnificent Protoss mothership Purifier is pouring terrifying purification beams onto the ground. The power is so amazing that it almost razed half of the Gracius facility to the ground. .

These reawakened protoss motherships once created a golden age of pioneering civilization in the history of the protoss empire. The powerful power contained in their anima crystals can instantly destroy several enemy fleets and even level the planet.

The Dark Archon Orega was even able to fight against the fleet, which was a rare sight in the world.

The Tyranid Empire fleet also joined the encirclement and suppression of Orega. This formidable steel fleet appeared on the other side of the Glacius facility. Thousands of flashing searchlights were as bright as stars, and the Daram Protoss The blue lights of the fleet echoed each other.

After a series of dazzling flashes, the battlecruiser's laser cannon roared, sweeping across the scavenger pirates and zerg below. The entire ground suddenly turned into a slaughterhouse, with smashed limbs everywhere, and Yamato cannons. The chorus even drowned out the wails of the injured.

"What kind of monster is that Orega? I have never seen anything that can survive a round of Yamato cannon fire and remain intact." Under the bridge of the Hyperion, Renault and Augustus You can clearly see the Dark Archon who is under the indiscriminate bombardment of the two fleets.

If you just look at it with the naked eye, it is almost difficult to distinguish the specific outline of Orega. He looks huge, but most of it is illusory light and shadow, which is actually extremely difficult to hit. Even if it is attacked, Orega's shield is enough to offset the firepower of the mothership's main gun.

Orega seemed to have turned into the night itself, he could be driven away by the light, but always came back when the sun went down.

"Now that Orega has turned into a pure energy creature, that's when our EMP electromagnetic weapon takes effect." Augustus was also looking at Orega outside the bridge window, and he could only blur it. I saw lightning lingering in the sky.

"The EMP scrambler can only slowly weaken the power of the protoss shield, and I'm afraid it won't have much effect on Orega." Renault said to Augustus:

"Narud said that he is trying to adjust the Xel'Naga artifact to a mode that can harm the protoss, but water from afar cannot quench the thirst for nearness."

Theoretically speaking, the Xel'Naga artifact's Nova Impact can also take effect on the genes of protoss and humans, but no one has ever succeeded. Narud's calculation was very good. If the artifact could directly drain Orega's power, then Eamon's return to the real universe would be just around the corner.

"Blunt knives are the ones that hurt the most, Jimmy." Augustus just lit a cigar, and the golden-red cloak on his body swayed slightly with his movements: "And, if the EMP scrambler we deploy is enough, If there are too many, then even Orega will have a headache."

"You may be right." Renault agreed: "But it may also be a double-edged sword. EMP weapons do not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy."

This is the Seven Injury Fist. It hurts yourself first and then hurts others. Putting aside the feelings of our own protoss, EMP weapons can also disrupt communications between Imperial forces.

"Well Artanis knows that we will use this kind of weapon and has already made preparations. They may still have concerns, but EMP weapons are not used to deal with the Daraam protoss." Augustus was saying, Hear reports from Tech Troopers completing EMP scrambler deployment.

When the EMP scrambler ordered by Augustus took effect, almost everyone could feel Orega's anger. The appearance of the human fleet exceeded Orega's expectations. Although he still stood still, resisting the artillery fire of the two fleets also caused him to lose a lot of strength.

Although the effect is slow, the EMP scrambler is indeed continuously weakening Orega's shield energy.

"This is to avenge Sami, Orega." Augustus said, staring at the flashing darkness outside the porthole. Then, the Hyperion's bridge was once again illuminated by the flash of light from the Imperial Fleet's Yamato cannon.

For more than half an hour, the Imperial Fleet and the Protoss Fleet pursued the Dark Archon Orega. The cannons roared, and Orega's army was completely lost, and his strength was also greatly weakened.

When the entire Gracius facility was almost razed to the ground, Orega's psychic index gradually dissipated. Suddenly, he disappeared as quickly as he appeared, as if he had never existed.

Dark Archon Orega is far more powerful than his kind. Legend has it that he can move at the speed of thought, which means he can move in an instant and appear in incredible places at incredible times.

What's puzzling is Orega's intentions. Maybe he didn't expect the human army to appear, or he didn't take humans seriously at all. But judging from the results, Orega almost suddenly appeared at the Gracius facility, and then took a salvo of fleet fire before escaping in a hurry.

"Orega ran away?" When Orega suddenly disappeared, neither Renault nor Augustus could react. Either he admitted failure and fled, or he finally got what he wanted.

In an instant, the dark clouds covering the Glacius facility stopped, and the terrifying storm also dissipated. After a while, the weather gradually became better, and the sky was as clear as a clean blue. Satin.

"That seems to be the case." Augustus frowned.

Orega may indeed be the most powerful evil force outside of Amon. His personal power alone is enough to compete with the fleet. If the military power controlled by Orega had not been able to compete with the Golden Fleet and the Imperial Fleet, he would have overturned the Koprulu sector long ago.

"Your Majesty, Karai phase technician Karax has arrived at the bridge." At this time, a communications officer came over and said to Augustus.

"Let him in." Augustus said immediately: "Send in the Purifier Phoenix as well."

After a while, a group of Royal Guards sent Phoenix the Purifier into the bridge. Phase Technician Karax has been an old acquaintance of the Tyranids for a long time and was no stranger to the situation. He directly checked the status of Purifier Phoenix on the bridge. Fortunately, the latter's mood was still very stable.

"The Adamant alloy shell is made up of trillions of compressed structures. Its structure is very advanced." Karax used the tools he carried to check the alloy shell interface of Purifier Phoenix:

"It's really great, the pinnacle. The Purifier project in the Gracius facility was inspired by the ancient Purifier project, and the ancient technology seems to be extremely advanced even now."

“The design and structure of these new Purifiers rival any technology we have ever conceived, it’s nothing short of miraculous!”

"That's enough. I am a Templar and have served the Supreme Council countless times. How can I be treated as a specimen for study!" When he was first carried onto the bridge, Purifier Phoenix could be described as dead-hearted and at the mercy of others. Now he suddenly became so angry that he almost startled Karax.

"Calm down, Phoenix," Augustus shouted.

"No, I'm not Phoenix, although I have his memory as if I experienced it myself." He said: "I am willing to accept the truth, no matter how bitter it is."

"I think I can't be called Phoenix anymore, it's not just a name, it's another person."

"Considering how Phoenix polished those files, you are indeed not him." Although Augustus' words made people laugh, they were true: "I suggest you choose a new name."