A few days later, a sudden heavy rain fell in the Cactus Canyon where Augustus was located, creating thousands of fleeting, short-lived lakes and ponds in the low-lying areas between the canyons, as clear as sparkling waves. Sparkling mirror. This heavy rain is as unusual as anything happening on Phaethon, because the canyon has received so little rainfall since records began.
A local old man who insisted on staying and working as a guide for the imperial army told Augustus that the meaning of water in Phaethon is equivalent to hope, and he is the person who brings hope.
Augustus said that he just brought an army and countless cannonballs. Maybe bringing hope meant bombing the motherfuckers. But the pious old man insisted on connecting this with Phaethon's ancient prophecy and believed that the emperor was the savior.
As heaven and earth can tell, Augustus heard this from an elder of the Dark Templar too many times, and he didn't believe it at all.
Perhaps hope is something that is visible and intangible. The lakes and ponds left by the heavy rain in the Cactus Canyon were quickly evaporated by the hot sun of Phaethon. The weather was cool for a while and then became unbearably hot again.
Imperial soldiers from places such as Tarsonis, Haven, and Halsain were not used to the environment of Phaethon. Fortunately, for the marines, their comfortable power armor was like a second home.
While waiting for more Imperial fleets from various worlds to arrive at Phaethon, the frequency of pitched battles on the planet became less and less frequent. Sass, the leader of the Gamu swarm, has always been cautious. After constantly losing the war in the orbit of the planet and on the surface, it retreated underground in Phaethon to avoid a head-on confrontation with the main force of the empire.
But that doesn't mean the Swarm has given up on Phaethon. In fact, the galaxy where this planet is located has turned into a huge whirlpool, and multiple imperial fleets and insect swarm armies are rushing here in unison.
Half of the Koprulu sector was shaken by the news, and there were countless Imperial fleets and insect fleets that met and fought with each other on the way.
"Kanta (tar), Scotia (ria), Malusi 4 (hlusiv)...even Daram who is talking to Narsi (h) and Vanass (vanas) The Kukulkan swarm that the protoss is fighting to death is heading towards Phaethon." In the command center, Prince Arcturus Mengsk was handing a cigar to the man holding the holographic star map with both hands. Augustus on stage.
"It's lively. Lively." Augustus took a cigar, put it in his mouth and lit it with a lighter. After a long while, he let out a long breath, but his eyes were still on the constantly changing star map.
In the fluorescent green light curtain, the stars in the sky are jumping up. The Koprulu star region is located on a spiral arm at the edge of the Milky Way. Compared with the center of the Milky Way, stars here are sparse, but if you look at the starry sky, there are tens of billions of stars.
On the star map, the territory represented by red overlaps with the territory of the swarm. Some abandoned colonies and outpost worlds of the Durham protoss can be seen on the edge.
"Where is El's swarm?" Augustus stood up straight, standing side by side with Arcturus. Both of them were wearing dark brown woolen coats with golden buttons. ….
"You're kidding." Arcturus's expression looked like his brother had told a silly joke: "It's too far from Phaethon. If they want to come, they have to cross the entire planet of Koprulu. district."
"No, I mean, as long as they didn't make any noise." Augustus stared into Arcturus's eyes: "Four years have passed since the Battle of Aiur, and the old army of the Lord is still guarding it. The place where he died - even though the master's corpse had been evaporated clean by the two mutually exclusive spiritual energies of void spiritual energy and purifying spiritual energy, not even a single residue was left behind."
This swarm is always a threat. The Aiel swarm is almost comparable to the Char swarm in terms of power, and most of them are the old troops of the first generation Overlord Expedition to Aiur.
After the protoss escaped from Aiur and went to Sagulath, there were still a large number of zerg on that planet, and they seemed to have begun to reproduce according to their instincts. Now it seems that the El Insect Swarm is an ownerless thing. But Augustus knew that Amon's hybrid could also control the zerg on Aiur.
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In and Narud's plan, the El worm swarm left a trap for the Duram protoss, so it will not be exposed easily, but there is no guarantee that they will change their minds.
Augustus heard that as the great golden fleet had begun to take shape, Archbishop Durham had recently found it increasingly difficult to suppress internal calls to recover Ayr, so he decided to recover Sharok, the satellite of Ayr's home planet first. Although a warning had been given to Tassadar to postpone the recovery plan, in the end the Duram protoss were so angry that public opinion could not go against it.
In the original historical trajectory, the battle to regain the satellite Sharok was just an episode before regaining Ayr. It turned out that the original intention was to recapture Sharok as a base for the final attack on Ayr. Later, the protoss postponed their plans due to the setback of the campaign, and the recovery of Aiur was delayed for another two years.
But in comparison, the protoss in this timeline have retained a lot of power and are more powerful. There is no guarantee that they will not attack Al in one go. If Eamon is driven into a panic, there is no guarantee that he will not hack Kara first, and then he will have great fun.
Augustus was worried that if he would be involved in the Protoss Empire's war to regain Aiur, he would inevitably be attacked on both sides. Therefore, he has been paying close attention to the movements in Ayr's direction.
"Since Aiur is the territory of the protoss, let them have their own headaches. Do these self-esteemed protoss have to let humans clean up the mess?" Arcturus has very complicated feelings towards the protoss. While they admire the strength and honor of this race, they are also afraid of the power of the ancient Protoss Empire. If he could, he would rather destroy the protoss than make friends with them. Now I can't beat Xing Lingxu and Wei Snake.
"Guys, you would never have imagined that - I received news that the Tiamat swarm of Gaviravir is also coming here. If Tiamat starts to act, it means that the master will not be too far away. ." At this time, Imperial Marshal Jim Raynor walked in from the open door. He wears the gray power armor of the Demon of Heaven, and the scratched rattlesnake skull on the armor indicates that he has just experienced a hard battle not long ago.
The officers of the Imperial General Staff in the command center all stood up and saluted Renault, and waited until the other party nodded before sitting down. ….
"The Tiamat swarm. Haven't they been in Gavir for a few months?" Augustus looked at Renault.
"Yes, I thought that the Tiamat swarm would not move again until at least the end of the year, but it backfired." Renault said as he walked, and the heavy iron boots of the power armor made a clanging sound:
"And they came out in droves."
"So there aren't many Zerg left in Ga'viel." Arcturus opened the star map and found Ga'viel's coordinates: "We should look for opportunities to capture Ga'viel and destroy the Tiamat main nest above."
Supply and transportation lines are the lifeline of the Tyrant Emperor's army. They also need the colonies to provide weapons, ammunition and soldiers, and the Brood World is also the lifeblood of the swarm. If one of the swarm's brood worlds could be destroyed, their efficiency in hatching eggs would be greatly reduced for a period of time.
When fighting against the swarm, there is no need to worry about moral issues. Whether it is using nuclear bombs to cleanse the zerg's brood world, or using inhumane biological and chemical weapons on a large scale, it is not a problem.
The navy also played very smartly, cleaning out the important brood world whenever it had the chance.
Since I can't live, then I won't live anymore.
"Well said, Arcturus, which fleet is closest to Gavir?" Augustus asked.
"It's Admiral Prior's fleet," Arcturus replied.
"Then let him go," Augustus said immediately.
"Then there is no longer any doubt about this matter." Arcturus nodded.
This General Pryor is a ruthless person, one of the few characters who can chase the swarms of insects around. Prior was also an imperial general who was capable of both civil and military skills, and he also had a good way of managing the empire's territories.
"Help me, give me one." Renault never acted like a marshal. He was very close friends with the emperor and the prince, and he didn't regard himself as an outsider at all.
"Be careful, this is a cigar from the territory of Umoyan Venus. One puff is worth a sack of credits." Arcturus grabbed a handful and gave it to Renault.
"No matter what
Speaking and listening are classy. "Reno lit a cigar and looked around: "Where are the Tychus?"
"He was on a rescue mission, and survivors were found in a town a hundred miles away." Arcturus replied, "There are wild beasts there, and we can only use Odin."
"Reckless beast?"
"Even Phaethon? This is not good news. For a while we had to use orbital strikes to destroy this monster." Renault frowned.
"The zerg are also constantly evolving, but we can always learn new things from those new and distinctive species." Augustus said: "Over the years, we have not only learned from the protoss, but also from the zerg. Get inspired."
Several zerg and king beasts have been captured and returned to Korhal in the hope that Dr. Egon Stetman can use these zerg to develop new technologies as he promised. But everyone except Steitmann himself knows that he likes to brag.
"Jim, what's going on in high-altitude orbit?" Augustus asked again.
"Not before I came down from above," Renault said, shaking his head.
"Alarm, the insect fleet is jumping in." As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm sounded. A light screen that lit up on the star chart table transmitted back images taken by the imperial fleet and orbiting satellites in the high-altitude orbit of Phaethon. ….
In the picture, huge Leviathans jumped out of the wormhole. As soon as these space behemoths with purple light lingering around them appeared, they launched an attack on the Imperial Army in Phaethon's orbit, and countless zerg flying creatures jumped out of the chambers in their bodies.
"Oh, damn, it's the Jörmungandr swarm!" Raynor cursed: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."
"This is the Hyperion, I am Matt Horner, and the swarm is attacking." On the other side is the image of Imperial Admiral Matt Horner.
"Tell me about the situation above, Matt." Augustus' calm expression immediately calmed Matt down.
"At least twenty Leviathans have appeared in the Phaethon system, and the number is still increasing." Matt reported to Augustus: "They are led by a Queen Leviathan."
"What is your order?"
"According to the plan, use all the guys." Augustus ordered: "Let them see our determination to stick to Phaethon."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Matt's image then disappeared.
"Come to Europe." Augustus then called out the name of another person in the chain of command.
Appearing on the screen was a young-looking boy with a shiny bald head. His name is Leotravski, a cadet at the Usa Ghost Military Academy. Laiou's telepathic power is not outstanding, but he has a special ability called mechanical control (teopathy).
Based on this ability, Laiou can communicate with computers, and he has a talent in this area that is difficult for ordinary people to match. With the help of Laiou, the hidden dangers of information network security can be alleviated.
Leo Trafsky himself is part of the Data Network Firewall, and he controls almost all of the Empire's mechanical adjutants.
"Your Majesty." The bald boy immediately looked at Augustus.
"Activate all automatic weapons and seismic detectors in the fortress, and pay attention to every move of the zerg tunnel network." Augustus ordered.
"Understood," Laio replied.
"All Phaethon troops, prepare for battle immediately." Finally, Augustus ordered on the command channel: "Fighters, I am Emperor Augustus Mengsk. I am in Phaethon. This battle It is about the fate of the entire human race. We will work together to overcome this crisis."
Previously, he had been struggling to resist the ferocious offensive of the insect swarm and buy time for the imperial citizens to evacuate the war zone. But now that the people have evacuated, Augustus decided to start a decisive battle with the master in Phaethon.
"What makes them so crazy? Is the emperor's allure really so great? God, you are not even a telepath." Renault said.
"That's what it looks like." Augustus looked at the star map.
"I should have known that your charm is not only trans-gender, but also trans-species." Renault's next words made Augustus unhappy, although the latter knew that the other party had no ill intentions at such a critical moment.
This is the truth, both the zerg and the protoss like Augustus.
"In fact, this is mostly due to the Xel'Naga artifact." Arcturus answered on behalf of the emperor.
Dr. Narud has made adjustments to the xel'naga artifact so that it now has the same attraction to the swarm as a thousand psionic emitters.
"I have to return to the fleet immediately." Renault nodded.
"It's up to you, Jimmy," the Emperor said.
"What a good show." Prince Arcturus clapped his hands and said. .
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