StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Hybrids and zerg swarmed into the prism crystal device deep in the Xel'Naga temple by the thousands, and were annihilated by the thousands.

Everyone joined the battle. Augustus's royal guards wanted to install bayonets on the muzzles of their guns. Even the medics used their laser nail guns and heavy arm-mounted shoulder shields to attack those who rushed into the line. Zerg.

Amidst the horrific explosions and flashes, the air was filled with suffocating smoke, hot metal fragments, and flying flesh and blood remains. The blown carapace fragments hit the armor of the tank and the power armor. ring.

By the end, the urge to pull the trigger has turned into a numb instinct of self-preservation. There are too many swarms, and they are constantly hatching their own warriors like they are producing bullets. Every time one zerg falls, more zerg will follow. The most exquisite tactical decision at this moment is just to aim accurately and quickly at the target, and send the bullet whizzing out of the gun chamber.

Augustus reiterated countless times that this was a desperate fight. Such desperate situations were no stranger to him and his loyal and brave imperial warriors.

Furthermore, it was difficult for Augustus to say exactly what he saw on the battlefield. Alarak and Artanis were fighting side by side for the first time, but they had a tacit understanding as if they had been fighting side by side for hundreds of years. Under the strange filter, for a moment, they looked back at each other with eyes full of love.

Vorazun was walking back and forth not far from Augustus, patrolling her battlefield coldly like a real big cat. Every attack and every kill was just right and extremely critical.

Vorazun may not be as powerful as Alarak, but as Shadowhunters, what the Dark Templar are really good at is their ghostly shadow steps and critical strikes.

They are an impressive demonstration of the destructive power a powerful psychic entity can unleash on the battlefield.

However, the battle here was far from a massacre of the zerg, and they never had any advantage. A swarm is not a bunch of bugs that can be swatted to death at any time, never.

Gradually, when all the attacking forces of the swarm fell before the firepower of humans and protoss, elite individuals that were very rare in the Overlord Era began to appear in large numbers. Whether it is size, speed or aggressiveness, these fearsome Zerg elites far exceed the rest of their kind.

Augustus saw a devourer springtail with a blood-red carapace that had half of its head cut off ruthlessly by Wolf Warrior's rail gun. Thanks to its incredible metabolic speed, a large amount of blood immediately became like spring water. It spurted out from the section of the neck, and its still running body continued to rush forward for more than ten yards before falling.

The next moment, more cockroach variants with bright green carapace and prismatic spines rushed up impatiently, as if the hail of bullets they faced was really a gentle drizzle.

The carapace of these cockroaches is so hard that spike bullets bounce off as quickly as if they hit the armor of a heavy tank, and only looter grenades can damage them.

The Evilbat armor at the front had already been covered with wounds from the impact of the swarm. The corpses of the zerg in front of it had built up a high platform. The newly swarming cockroaches quickly tore a huge gap among them, causing high corrosion. The strong acid of sex burned the broken armor with a sizzling sound.

Some Royal Guard soldiers who were unable to dodge were thrown to the ground by the cockroaches. The sharp sickle-shaped appendages and digging feet that were enough to dig through granite easily penetrated the solid armor, which was extremely bloody. "Sirius" James Sykes led several Wolf Warriors to charge forward and repelled the cockroaches that broke into the battle line. The medical soldiers who arrived later dragged the injured back.

At this time, the disadvantages of fighting in the Xel'Naga Temple became apparent. They obviously lacked sufficient bunkers, lacked broad strategic depth, and naturally had no extra space to place reserved reserve troops.

The protoss' front is also facing a severe test. A large group of swarm destroyers mutated from cockroaches appear on the battlefield, firing large sheets of terrifying acidic bile like moving mortars. When these violent cockroach variants appear in groups, they are mobile artillery positions, which are an excellent choice for siege.

Augustus saw many Tal'darin Protoss Ascendants in crimson robes and their ragged servants. They were called Death Apostles and were at the bottom of the Ascension Chain.

Usually, Death Apostles are the servants of the high-level initiates who come and go when called upon. During battle, they serve as cheap cannon fodder and a direct source of psychic power. It's not a heart-warming thing to say to them that I want you to die for me, that's literally what it means.

But what has to be said is that the destructive power brought by these powerful Tal'darin ascendants in the war cannot be ignored. After all, they are the best who stand out from the cruel competition in the entire Tal'darin society.

When the helpless Templars could no longer hold up, the Immortal mechs provided strong support with heavy artillery. The saboteurs were immediately beaten to pieces, their carapace flying, their gallbladders ruptured, and the acidic bile splashing around severely injured them. Those of the same kind around.

These Immortal mecha pilots brought by Artanis are all great and respectable warriors. Some of them have fought alongside Adon. Some even claim that he was even older before he entered stasis. As for them, they can definitely talk to the lonely ancient purifiers.

To protect these revered warriors, the protoss further fortified their armor. Their amazingly tough shields are difficult to penetrate even with large-caliber siege tank shells, making them a magical weapon against heavy firepower.

When Augustus turned his head, several hybrid predators pushed away the dead destroyers and found the immortals who were moving to the other side. A brutal fight ensued.

No matter what, the battle continued to escalate, and the number of zerg that poured into the Xel'Naga Temple continued to increase, until they finally filled every space in the temple, until the zerg inside were like bottles. The water inside bubbles out.

Wearing the commander's power armor, Augustus is always paying attention to every battlefield, and sometimes he must take up arms to fight. His weapon is just an ordinary Gauss rifle, and it is no more accurate than those of the elite Royal Guards.

Even though he had been on the throne for many years, Augustus's shooting skills were still familiar, and he was still stable and ruthless. The Mengsk family still adheres to the tradition of the past. It is said that Valerian can use all the hot and cold weapons in the empire.

While Augustus was paying attention to the information on the helmet display panel, he was counting the time. The mechanical adjutant always told him that the prism behind him would soon enter an overload state and sink into the core of Sagulas' planet, but it was so shameless. Lai stayed put.

They can't hold on for long, and once there is a huge gap in the defense line, once the insect swarm embeds itself like a wedge in it, no matter how elite or determined the warriors are, they will face defeat. And Augustus believed that the prism crystal had never been as stable as it is now in his life.

Fortunately, when Augustus was wondering whether he should go to the altar to give the crystal a physical boost, it fell back and disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, Artanis used the communication device on his wrist to contact Augustus. The mothership Ayr's Shield had already entered the low-Earth orbit of Sagurath, and a blue light curtain enveloped Sagurath like a sky. The time and space of the Ernaga Temple. This is a short-range teleportation beam that can recall a large protoss force in time. Of course, human troops can occasionally hitch a ride.

Everything was calculated and the timing was perfect. In an instant, the roar of artillery fire and the ear-piercing roar of the zerg were thrown hundreds of miles below, as if they had never happened before.

When Augustus opened his eyes again, he saw that he was standing under the detailed energy dome on the upper deck of the mothership. The place was extremely vast, with splendid superstructures pointing toward the line of sight along the deck that seemed to be made of gold. The end continues to stretch, and many protoss machines and engineers are walking through it.

Outside the vast energy dome of the Aiel's Shield is the huge Empire and Purifier fleet. Countless Nerazim Protoss shuttles are passing above, looking like a large swath of green trails. comet.

Other Royal Guards and Protoss troops were also teleported here. Augustus immediately checked the injuries of the injured to ensure that they would receive the best care, and then went to the Aiel's Shield Bridge to summon all leaders. People hold meetings.

Artanis, Vorazun, and Alarak later arrived on the Aiur Shield bridge, while other Imperial and Protoss commanders joined the communications channel.

At this time, Sagurath had exploded in the impact caused by the prism crystal, shattering into countless fragments, even more complete than the fragmentation of the planet Atrias.

Looking out from the bridge of the Aiel's Shield, Augustus could even see the debris of broken stars with diameters of tens to hundreds of miles being thrown to the edge of the galaxy, but from a cosmic scale, they were different from the The chance of a battleship collision is still very slim.

"Sagurath is no more. She is one with the eternal night. But the tradition we forged again will be with us forever." Vorazun witnessed the demise of Sagurath, and Augustus was able to Feeling her near-substantial sadness.

The planet was completely destroyed, much more completely than Korhal was before, and the Xel'Naga ruins that had made the Nerazim ancestors decide to settle here became a thing of the past.

Augustus envisioned the possibility of saving the planet without destroying Saguras, but he eventually had to admit that he couldn't change everything.

But even so, the purpose of supporting Sagulas has been achieved. The surviving protoss on the planet have been rescued. Among them are a large number of warriors and craftsmen, which can bring great help in future wars. .

After the Battle of Sagulath, the Dark Templar joined Augustus' camp, which meant that he had another powerful shadow army in his hands. Vorazun's Dark Templar scouts are spread throughout the Koprulu sector. They are the best eyes and a weapon that can outmaneuver the enemy at critical moments.

It was not Augustus's style to fight an unprepared battle.

"We will never forget that it was Sadurath who extended a helping hand to the eldest son of God at his most critical moment." Artanis also said.

"We have another account to settle with Eamon." In this heavy atmosphere, Alarak said suddenly.

The more the Durham Protoss hates Amon, the more conducive it is to his revenge, otherwise he would not say anything about "us".

"Do you also regret the passing of Sagulath? Alarak." Artanis couldn't help but look at the first ascended person in Tal'darin, as if he suddenly discovered that this guy who had never been a human being was still there. Somewhat human.

From Artanis's point of view, it would be commendable if the other party didn't even taunt her a few words. She might even say that the reason why the planet was destroyed was because she was too weak. I eliminated the weakest among my men. A group of planets are gone.

"The destruction of this planet is not without value. This is my greatest compliment to her." Alarak said sadly, as if he was really putting himself in the shoes of Augustus and Artanis: "You should immediately help me defeat High Lord Marash and take control of the Death Fleet, otherwise Aiur and Korhal will be the next Sagurath."

"It can't be delayed any longer."

He clearly could have deceived Artanis, but he never did so, which really moved Slane.

"It's always one stroke after another." Augustus said: "The accounts can be settled, but the dead cannot come back."

Augustus' next sentence made Alarak's eyes light up: "We need to discuss the next step."

The most important thing now is to hold on to the Koprulu sector in hand, delaying the destruction of Eamon's army at all costs, and then concentrate all efforts to launch a fatal blow while Eamon is careless.

"Marshal Duke, summon all the fleets, we are leaving Saguras immediately." Augustus said to Edmund Duke, who was appearing on the screen of the Aiel's Shield bridge.

At this time, Augustus thought again: Where is Orega?

Augustus realized that he had never considered the possibility of Orega's destruction along with Saguras. The angry Dark Archon would not rest until he had achieved his revenge.

He had nothing to worry about Orega.

"Your order will be executed immediately, Your Majesty." Duke glanced at Artanis and the others, then looked back boredly.

When meeting Artanis and others, Duke boasted about his great achievements in the wars of the old era whenever he had the opportunity, and he was immersed in his own world as always, not caring whether the other party heard it or not.

But Artanis had a clear insight into Duke's thinking, and knew that the part he had polished and polished completely distorted and covered up the truth, and it was difficult to expose.

Edmund Duke showed little reverence for the leaders of the protoss, let alone courtesy and respect.

"Augustus, I can feel your anxiety, what happened?" Artanis looked at Augustus and said.

"I have received reports that Korhal is under attack." Augustus was not too panicked. Korhal had been prepared for a possible war as early as ten years ago. He had already appointed Admiral Faraday. Guard Augustgrad.

"But before I return to Korhal, I have to meet an old friend."