StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

The White Star had descended to an altitude of 40,000 feet above the surface of Aiur, falling between large clouds that reflected the color of blood.

Upward, more than three hundred Imperial battlecruisers were also passing through Aiur's atmosphere. From the sky to the horizon, bright comet-like wakes could be seen, as if they were being lifted down by flames. Thousands of frigates capable of traveling in the atmosphere followed closely behind, followed by transport ships full of marines, escorting star fighters and carrier-based tactical aircraft.

Between the Gorgons as huge as cities, the Valkyrie frigates and Liberators filed out in a row. Their hulls were smooth and graceful, with the classical beauty of the star battleships of the old Earth era, projecting on the science ship. looming under the defense matrix, like a spear thrown by God. Smaller Viking fighter planes, Wraith fighter planes and Iron Crows shuttled between the mighty fleet, like schools of fish swimming nimbly in the water.

The remaining two-thirds of the Imperial fleet stayed in Aiur's earth-lunar orbit. Each squadron was constantly launching orbital bombardments towards ground targets. The terrifying thermal particle beams tore through the clouds like orange-red blades of light falling from the sky. , cutting the earth and stirring the boiling ocean.

Looking down, under the burning of beam weapons, this once beautiful and picturesque land has become red and hardened like a pottery embryo in a kiln, and finally turned into a puddle of heavily condensed, broken glass-like things, reflecting the The gray sunlight emits sparkling cold flashes.

Tychus, who was beside Augustus, commented bitterly: "Another oozing sore."

"Damn it, why did Al become like this?"

The White Star gradually descended below ten thousand feet, leaving only a few sparse red clouds, a desolate and empty scene.

There used to be several towering mountains further down, but now the sensors show that there are no small mounds to be found here, only huge craters left by artillery bombardments, some of which are now filled with toxic rainwater and have turned into The great dead lake.

The rolling landscape has been completely obliterated. Except for a few spiers of void fragments standing on the edge of the horizon, there is no longer any majestic building.

No one would have imagined that there used to be quiet green areas here, with a sky as blue as a mirror and as clean as a mirror.

Zerg, humans and protoss fought many battles around Aiur. Several layers of skin were scraped off in some places, making them completely unrecognizable. There are so many glorious cities and precious heritages that have been destroyed. Perhaps even the protoss themselves cannot count the losses.

Aiur is of great significance to the protoss as a race. The sacred Kara has been corrupted, and the only thing left that can unite and inspire the Duram protoss is the eternal mother star.

Now, Amon, the God of Darkness, intends to be reborn on Ayr. Once he succeeds, Ayr and even the universe will be beyond redemption. At that time, everything in the universe will receive the "ascension" that Amon promised to Tal'darin.

The current high-ranking lord Alarak said bluntly that Amon made a little joke on Tal'darin, because in his view, ascension means death.

El will cease to exist, and the last protoss will die.

Augustus stared silently at the ground below. This miserable scene reminded him of Kohal after being bombed by a nuclear bomb.

On the land riddled with holes, a combat force of the Omega Squadron was exchanging fire with the El bug swarm. There were only a few hundred people in two companies. They dug trenches on two highlands, built bunkers, sentry turrets and anti-aircraft missile towers, and set up siege tanks.

The two positions supported and protected each other, and the many fluttering imperial flags were bright red in the sun.

What attacked the position was a small group of zerg. A large number of springtails and banelings charged forward, setting off billowing smoke. There were probably several thousand in number, but no hybrids were seen among them.

Before the arrival of the Imperial fleet, the two companies were already locked in a bitter battle. The front of the position was piled with Zerg corpses, and nearby there were several wreckage of Banshee bombers that were emitting large plumes of black smoke. This was the air support they had called for. force.

When the White Star's ground-attack battery roared and opened fire, it really seemed to evoke thunder that resounded across the sky for no reason, and the huge explosion was deafening. In space battles, battles mostly take place in silence. No matter how large and majestic a warship is, it is silent when it is destroyed, with no mourning or screaming.

The insects on the ground suddenly burst into flames, making a crunching sound like dry firewood. A huge tunnel worm roared towards the sky, and in the blink of an eye it was shot away by a thunderous Yamato cannon.

Huge cheers suddenly came from the communication channel of the imperial ground forces. Someone recognized the imperial flagship White Star and shouted that the emperor was with them.

Augustus stood in front of the porthole, listening to the loud noise of the roar of cannon fire. He could feel the roar of this huge imperial warship. In comparison, the sound of the entire Imperial fleet firing was like a vast and passionate symphony, everything burning in the huge shadow they cast on the ground.

He withdrew his gaze from the burning ground and stood on the White Star looking down at the distance.

The sky was filled with the dazzling flash left by high-energy plasma weapons, and a few sparse clouds that seemed to have been crushed were dotted next to the cold sun.

The ground was gray, shrouded in the large fog that rose after the ocean evaporated. Three void fragment towers separated the sky, and the tops were shining with dazzling red light. Shadows of all kinds guard these towers, including zerg, protoss, and terrifying void creatures.

Just like the void fragments that appeared in Sagulath and Korhal, they are also composed of countless celestial debris scattered in the void, and they are filled with void energy full of Amon's hatred and anger.

These void fragments are just like tentacles reaching into the real world from the void, some kind of bridge connecting the two worlds. Because of this, they can continuously provide void energy to Amon's evil god's host body, and supply the entire void army.

When Augustus cast his gaze there, a void fragment had been smashed into powder by the terrifying beam weapons of the Durham mothership Purification and collapsed. But at the same time, two more void fragments appeared from the vast mist and slowly rose.

"These void fragments seem to grow out of the ground. If you kill one of them, more will appear immediately." When Tychus complained, he actually said what Augustus wanted to say. if.

"It's endless."

"It's not that bad." Augustus blinked. Even though he was far away, the dazzling flash released when the Protoss Mothership's main gun fired still stung his eyes.

Not to mention the protoss motherships in other areas, there are more than a dozen in Ayr's high-altitude orbit. Although ordering the fleet to fire on Aiur had put Artanis under tremendous pressure from the conservative faction of the Council of Light, the death fleet of the Tal'darin High Lord did not care at all.

Alarak would not mind sending Slaine to heaven as long as he could fulfill his revenge on Aemon.

"If Eamon wants to re-summon these void fragments, he must consume a lot of the precious energy he has accumulated in the real universe for countless years. Although the newly summoned void fragments will also feed Eamon more energy, but if he wants to gain It's more than consumption, and it also takes time." Augustus said to Tychus:

"This way, things will be much simpler. Whether they are existing void fragments or new ones, we will destroy them all. Soon, Eamon will no longer be able to summon more void fragments to protect his incarnation of the evil god."

"At that time, there is no better way to order the fleet to launch bombing from orbit."

"Yes, it sounds very simple." Tychus complained:

"That's wonderful."

The void fragments can absorb life force from the surroundings and pour it into Amon's body. As long as the evil god's body continues to swallow void energy, no weapon can hurt it.

In other words, before all the void fragments on Aiur are destroyed, the evil god's body is invincible.

Compared with the original timeline, it is more than a little more difficult to destroy the evil god's body now. At this time, most of El has been pulled into the void. The planet may be swallowed by Emon at any time. At the same time, new void fragments are constantly emerging from the rift between El and the void. It is simply a hell difficulty. .

If Augustus still had enough time, he could adopt a steady and steady strategy to reduce casualties and increase his chances of victory. But now that the Dominator Swarm has arrived in Aiur, and the Golden Fleet is on its way, there is no room for any delay.

"Jim, order the fleet to turn on the thrusters and move forward at full speed." Augustus gave the order through the command channel.

"We are not far from the evil god's body."

"As you command." Reno's image appeared on the screen on one side. His messy brown hair and beard made him look much older despite being carefully taken care of. This battle was difficult, and they had lost many battleships in the battle to break into El's orbit and enter the atmosphere. Compared with the casualties on the ground, the fleet's personnel losses can be said to be nothing worth mentioning.

At this moment, Renault was on board another Imperial battleship, the Backwater Marshal. Augustus ordered him to command all three Imperial fleets currently integrated together, which also included dozens of battleships from the Umoyan Protectorate.

The Umoyans have always been considered to be only lip service. Their political and economic skills may be better than those of other humans in the Koprulu sector, but their military power is mute.

The United States has always kept a low profile, but before the Umoyan Protectorate fleet arrived in Aiur and entered the battle, most Imperial captains suspected that the Umoyan would flee as soon as they set foot on the battlefield. It must be said that the Umoyans have proven their bravery.

Under Augustus's order, the White Star increased its altitude and accelerated away from the area, while the surrounding battleships followed the flagship. Gorgon's huge size would be too bulky for combat in the atmosphere. It was not designed for high-speed maneuvers, but this distance was far from being that far for her.

As the White Star got closer and closer to the location of the Evil God's body, the electronic equipment on the ship became increasingly unstable. Powerful void energy continued to bombard the battleship's hull covered with scorched black spots, leaving Augustus and other crew members They all felt as if they were sailing on huge waves.

This is where the Overlord's body is located, and there is also a huge Eye of the Void - just like the Otarian Rift, but much smaller.

In the roiling crimson energy tide and blue thunder, an unprecedentedly spectacular Xel'Naga temple suddenly appeared in front of Augustus. In fact, it was only then that Augustus discovered that it was much larger than all the temples he had seen before, and there were many void fragments standing around it like bamboo shoots.

In other words, Amon built a temple directly on the Lord's corpse.

No matter how difficult the situation is, the Terran Empire has always maintained a sizable reconnaissance force and several research stations in Aiur, but they have always known nothing about it. Then, this Eye of the Void must have covered up all this, because any human detection equipment can neither send out any information nor escape intact after entering it.

Now, this place is also the most heavily guarded area on Aiur, surrounded by void creatures controlled by corrupted zerg and protoss armies, as well as the sands of the Ganges.

The incarnation used by Amon for resurrection, the Evil God's body, is the most massive and powerful hybrid in history, and can be clearly seen even from 10,000 feet in the air.

It was forged from the Overlord's corpse and the flesh and blood of countless Protoss Templars.

Incredibly evil, extremely terrible.

The location of the evil god's body is also the area where the fighting is most intense.

Before the landing battle began, Lieutenant General Mira Han had already bombarded the area with an "abandoned" mobile space station and enough artillery shells to cover the entire strike area, and then her Marauder Legion launched an assault from orbit.

Face the evil god's body.

For Mira, there is nothing in this world that can truly scare her. The Xel'Naga corpses in Urna have proven that even gods will die.

When Augustus arrived, the temple was surrounded by the remains of zerg, humans, and protoss.

It was truly a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

This place had been violently bombarded by the enhanced decay cannon of the Purifier Storm Battleship before. Large areas of zerg buildings collapsed in the dark blue thunderclouds set off by decay particles.

A Duram Protoss army with the fury of war was being teleported to a dry underground fjord at this time, including two legions of Templar Zealots and the Centurions of Nerazim. As well as a large number of Dragon Knight Immortal mechas.

Although the ground had been cleared by the firepower of human and protoss fleets, hundreds of zerg emerged from the scorched earth and rushed toward the waiting protoss forces.

On the White Star's tactical display screen, the green, blue, and red colors representing one's own, allies, and enemy forces are intertwined and blended together like ink floating on water, making it almost impossible to distinguish one from the other.

"I hope my Odin is ready." Tychus said slowly: "It's time to ride the pony."

Suddenly, all the White Star's bridge lights went out, all the bridge officers stood up in shock, and the Royal Guard rushed to protect the emperor.

A shadow with flashing scarlet eyes enveloped the entire bridge, and words full of mockery and sarcasm came from it.

They were too close to both Eamon and the Void.

"Humans, you are seeking your own death!" Eamon said.

"You're still here." Augustus put his hands behind his back and showed an expression of "I've finally waited for you", as if he knew that Eamon would appear.

According to the battle, the person Eamon is looking for should be Artanis, but since they have all become the Legacy of Tyranids, this person has been replaced by him, Augustus.

got used to.

"But you're the one who deserves to die," he said.

"You're the one who deserves to die."

Want to scare me? Tell me to be submissive?

Are you scared if I hit you on the head?

"Is this bastard Eamon?" Tychus thought to himself, since you knew this guy was coming, why didn't you tell me earlier, but on the surface, he still looked like he had known this before:

"Eamonn, if I were you, I wouldn't see anyone naked."

"?" Eamon didn't know how to answer the question. (End of chapter)