In May, the rumor that Vadona Prime was captured by the rebels burned through many of the Tyranid Federation's affiliated colonies through UNN's Vadona Prime holographic projection TV local channel like rapid wildfire on dry grass stalks. Suddenly, panic spread.
In Tarsonis, especially among the middle and upper classes, everyone is in danger.
Since the war broke out in Korhal 4, the Tyranid Federation has never allowed the rebels to enter the core world. People have speculated that the Tyranid Federation forces are not as absolute in the war against the rebels as they advertised.
Advantage, even the most ordinary civilians know that the government forces have just suffered a defeat in Vadona.
This is nothing shocking. As we all know, Alpha Squadron, the most powerful and formidable squadron in the Federation Navy, was completely decimated by the rebel forces led by Augustus Mengsk during the Battle of Mar Sara. Duke
General Edmund Duke, whose family was victorious in every battle, had long become a joke.
The prestige accumulated by the Federation army after the Guild War dropped significantly, due to both the Augustan rebels and the zerg and protoss.
Even the Federation Council had to admit that the invasion of the zerg and protoss caused them to lose control of so many edge planets that the Federation's territory shrank by about one-third. Of course, the arrival of alien races
It is inevitable that the rebels will hinder it.
The rebels used the Vadona unn broadcast tower to spread all kinds of ugly inside stories about the federal government's officialdom, using confidential documents and photos to tell the unimaginable crimes of the federal alien experiments.
In addition to secretly conducting zerg experiments on some edge planets that have been wiped out by cholera and plague, Federation scientists are also trying evil and twisted hybrid genetic modifications, such as implanting new organs or limbs into humans. If
That's all. The test subjects who underwent transformation actually included ignorant children.
Each of these shocking news seems to be solidly proven, and some of them are so evil that it is hard to believe that they are actually true.
In the face of the federal government's strong denials, the influential federal lords and big business owners all called it a deliberate, ridiculous and absurd performance by the rebel party, claiming that if
If there are really people who can do these heinous things, then they are simply inhumane.
All the audio and video materials that were circulated were sealed that day, but the videos were still widely circulated in the world of the Federation. In these worlds, rumors were rampant and could not be controlled at all.
Through this incident, more and more people have learned about the Revolutionary Army and the achievements they have made. The Revolutionary Army is no longer a small separatist force wandering around the edge of the world. They have grown to the point where they can shake the Federation. Many people are
Looking forward to the arrival of the revolutionary army, I just hope they can bring some changes.
I began to believe that the reason why the zerg attacked the Sara system was because Federation scientists used the zerg they captured to conduct experiments there. The Tyranid Federation knew of the existence of the zerg long before the full-scale invasion of the zerg, but they
People act like they're stunned when they first come into contact with zerg.
This is not the first time that the Revolutionary Army has used the Terran Federation's media throughout the Koprulu sector to declare the latter's ugliness and hypocrisy, and more people have begun to believe that as long as it is different from what the federal government says, it must be the truth.
The Vadona incident caused an uproar in the Tyranid Federation, but for the federal government, whether it was luck or unlucky, the news of the zerg destroying the federal colonial world and causing hundreds of millions of casualties gradually overshadowed the rebellion.
The game between the military and government forces.
At this time, Augustus was facing the glimmering starlight outside the bridge window of the Hyperion and an ugly planet whose surface was covered with deep purple scars.
"Gystt, it and the people on it - they're dead. Millions of them."
Augustus's face was as serious as a statue. He stared sadly at the dark purple planet spinning alone outside the porthole. The three-dimensional scene on the main continent of Gist was playing on the main screen of the console next to him.
Holographic projection map.
On the home screen, Gist is a barren rocky planet. From the island-rich coast on one side of the main continent to the completely frozen glaciers on the other side, the rolling plains and mountains of the vast continental shelf are covered with sticky gray-purple goo.
There is a carpet of creeping bacteria, and apart from that, there is no living thing or plant. The whole world is gray, only the sky is still blue.
A holographic screen next to it shows scenes from Gist's past. The main continent is close to the equator, and forests with deep purple leaves are rooted in steep mountains and clouds. These beautiful forests are as brightly colored as flowers.
, as bright as clouds.
In the other direction are endless grasslands, dotted blue lakes and large swamps inhabited by countless rare birds and animals. Everything reveals the primitive nature and the magnificence of life, and every place has intoxicating scenery.
This is an independent place like a paradise.
In a postcard poster shot by a local resident and uploaded, the bright sunshine shrouds the winding river flowing in the mountains, and among the sparse flower-bearing bushes are campsites set up by climbers with white tents.
The other pictures are night scenes taken at the same place. The gray-white full moon is dotted in the blue night sky, casting dreamy moonlight like water. There are several meteor showers in the sky. Travelers are carrying backpacks and facing away from the camera.
With the scissor hand gesture, this moment was finally fixed and became eternity.
These people in the picture have no chance of surviving anymore. The insect swarm has destroyed this place forever, devouring all life on the planet. Under the erosion of the creeping fungi, all the beautiful flowers, plants and trees have also perished.
After the forest disappeared, unprecedented strong winds eroded the once picturesque world, covering the ocean like algae and killing all marine life in it. Only floating objects like dirty oil were left on the vast rippling ocean.
.
"Gist fell too quickly. When it was invaded, most people were paying attention to the war in Antiga. When the Federation navy finally arrived here, they were completely defeated by the zerg that occupied the system.
, I have to admit that there are no survivors here worthy of search and rescue.”
Jim Raynor, the captain of the Hyperion and Augustus' most trusted right-hand man, took off his hat and paid tribute to the dead of Gist: "The Federation Navy is right, the zerg will not leave any survivors.
"
"Nothing is left," said Augustus. "Nothing is left."
"You don't need to blame yourself. It's not your fault. It was the Federation that gave up on them. It was the zerg that killed this planet."
Compared to the Gist planet, the Sara system, Antiga Prime and the dozen or so colonial planets that were saved by the revolutionary army, they are undoubtedly extremely lucky. But those have been abandoned by the Tyranid Federation and are not within the reach of the revolutionary army.
The planets within the range are the majority.
In the face of the all-devouring insect swarm, all resistance is nothing but insignificant waves. Even when it is focused on dealing with El's Protoss Empire, the "minutiae" on the insect swarm's tentacles can almost destroy the number of people.
numerous federal colonies.
Gist is not just an example, as many as thirty colonies have been permanently removed from the Federation's star map, and the rest are just holding on desperately. For those insect groups with shallow foundations and sparse populations,
It is said that thousands of zerg with fangs and claws are enough to completely destroy this planet.
"We must purify this planet. It has been completely destroyed by the zerg. Even for the protoss, this planet has become an uninhabitable bad land." After a while, the Protoss Expeditionary Force Executive Tower
Sardar's face with a narrow chin appeared on the Hyperion's main screen, and then the Dark Master of the Dark Templar also appeared.
"If humans want to colonize this planet, they must spend exponentially more time repairing its collapsed natural environment. No matter how well managed it is, Gist will never be able to return to the way it was in the past." Ze
Latour also said to Augustus.
After hearing what Tassadar and Zeratul said, Augustus just remained silent. To be fair, Augustus was unwilling to give up any planet. If there is still a chance to eliminate the erosion of the planet by the zerg, then the planet
The purification of the spirit completely sentenced it to death. On the land burned by the fire, even plants could not take root.
In this corner of the galaxy, the proportion of habitable planets is quite low, and every colony is precious. However, if the Gist is not destroyed, the zerg can use the planet as a starting point and continue to spread to the surrounding areas, just like
Viruses inside the human body.
Augustus had another option, which was to spend a huge price with the protoss to eliminate the huge insect swarm on the planet's surface, and then control it, just like they had done on Antiga Prime. But at that time,
Antiga Prime has not yet been completely occupied by the Zerg, and there are still a large number of civilians stranded on the surface of the planet.
"It must be destroyed." Augustus sighed: "I know."
"Tassadar, Zeratul, you don't have to feel guilty. I just feel pity," he said.
"Hopefully one day we can rebuild it."
"We have no choice." Tassadar comforted Augustus and said, "You have tried very hard to save your people, but we all know that we cannot save everyone."
"Thank you, Tassadar, you are a good teacher and friend." Augustus said: "I often feel the warmth of a father in you."
"Let's go, Jimmy, Sarah." As he said that, Augustus turned around and said, "There's no need to read any more."
When Augustus turned around, Tassadar's protoss fleet had already begun to move in the synchronous orbit of Gist. The protoss fleet has always been very efficient.
Set a special fire.
The fire will cleanse everything.
"This is already the fifth planet that we have seen along the way that was destroyed by zerg. The previous planets may not have as pleasant climate and picturesque scenery as Gist's past, but there are also many people living there.
" Augustus said.
"Without exception, beautiful countryside and bustling cities have been reduced to ruins. This catastrophe is more terrible than we imagined. We will always remember these traumas and will not forget them."
Augustus walked past the command chair in front of the bridge porthole and nodded to the navigator Matt Horner who was looking at him. Then they walked through the long corridor inside the ship and came to where many people were sitting.
Soldiers and officers in the ship's bar.
At this time, the LED TV inside the tavern was playing the UNN morning news. A frontline reporter with black sunglasses on his head was vividly describing the victory of the Federation Navy on Bronte Prime. After gathering three Federation forces
After the squadron, the Federation Navy finally repelled a Zerg fleet composed of three Swarm Leviathans.
This was an "unprecedented" and "extremely exciting" victory. When Augustus walked into the bar amidst the greetings of the soldiers, a federal marine sergeant who was being interviewed was pointing at a hydralisk skull and cracking it.
Tapping: "Have you thought about Bronte killing bugs? The Federation needs you, the Marines need you."
Next was a sponsor's advertisement. A businessman wearing a gold ring swore that his company's insecticide could effectively prevent worms, and then sprayed several cockroaches to death.
Augustus sat down at a round table and ordered a plate of fried chicken and beer. For a while, Augustus ate rice from Agria, but during the boring days on the ship, he
It can only be accompanied by boring fried chicken, fried fish or other instant military food.
"Look, maybe we can go to Tarsonis and buy some cans of insecticide?" Raynor's words caused a burst of laughter in the bar that didn't last long.
"Tychus isn't here? That's really strange." He asked: "Where's Hank? If these two bad guys appear or disappear together, nothing good will happen."
"Colonel Hank is working on the Vulture at the chief engineer's place? Well, Colonel Finley is on the other boat."
"Vulture car? That thing is not very reliable." Augustus said.
At this time, the TV in the bar switched to the next advertisement. A mysterious male soldier reminded federal citizens to be careful about strange children with "superpowers" in their homes, saying that once their children could enter the ghost academy, they would have a bright future.
"I don't know how many people have been deceived." Kerrigan cursed in a low voice: "If parents send their children to the ghost academy, they will never see him (her) again in this life."
"We must not allow John to enter the Ghost Academy." Augustus thought of Raynor's young son: "The Ghost Academy in Tarsonis must be banned."
"Unless the federal people step over my body - wait, I think I heard Mike's voice." Reno was still immersed in the fried chicken on the plate just now.
"I heard that Liberty was exiled to the local station last month by an unn shareholder who was angered by him. It must be our old friend Constantine Terra who brought him back."
Augustus looked around and his expression suddenly changed.
"I just received news that the edge world of Helsain is under attack by the swarm of insects." Liberty said seriously.
"It goes without saying, where is the federal military that was built on taxpayers' money?"