Two hours after the launch of the general attack, Midelin reached the main peak.
The lonely main peak of Medlin is surrounded by clouds and mist, and the steep and majestic ridge is shaped like the back of a black dragon. The sky is as clear as ever, with a few white clouds holding up the golden sun.
The hurricane carrying gravel on the mountaintop furiously slapped the tempered glass window of the command center. A red ribbon used to tie the battle flag flashed in front of Augustus, and he only hoped that it was a good luck one.
Signal.
From the top of the main peak of Midlin, to the east and north are barren plains spread by germ carpets. The vast land is shrouded in the shadow of death, and depression and darkness rush towards us.
The soil exposed in the strong wind was an extremely unnatural reddish-brown color, as red as blood. The swirling wind was still peeling off the remaining soil, leaving the steep mountains and rugged rocks exposed to the scorching heat.
Under the scorching sun, they look like skeletons.
Augustus imagined what this high mountain must have looked like in the past, and he could seem to see in his ears the ere firs standing like lances, the small flowers growing at high altitudes, and the wide variety of birds and lizards.
Today, the peaks of Midelin have long since died. Those winding peaks that followed the good deeds heading west were once high in the sky, with towering green mountains, but now only the bare ridges remain.
Outside the window, a supply station is being built. The huge fan is spinning constantly, and the buzzing sound is drowned in the howl of the wind. The smooth roof of the supply station is paved with a layer of light and flashes in the sun.
The white shining solar panels are connected to the internal storage battery through the lines in the pipe.
The door on the side of the supply station facing the command center was wide open. Under the bright orange light, engineers driving T-280 space engineering vehicles were carrying boxes in and out. Several people were wearing yellow protective clothing and hard hats.
Engineers were still welding circuits and assembling components, while a group of Guards of the Revolutionary Army Marshal in gold-red power armor were running across the road between the command center and the supply depot.
In the distance, a heavy bulldozer was moving or breaking stones from the mountain, trying to clear a flat piece of land from the rocky and uneven mountain. Behind more rumbling cranes, there was a blue flash.
There are clusters of crystal veins. The working space engineering vehicle is using drills and plasma guns to cut the clusters of crystals. Each piece of Adeen crystal cut into roughly the same size will be stacked on a truck and transported to the warehouse of the command center.
Due to the Dawu teachings and gentle policies pursued by the Protoss Empire, Aiur's natural resources are still very intact. These precious crystals are indispensable resources for protoss, zerg, and humans. Take
To Augustus's revolutionary army, crystals were extremely valuable, and once they were smelted, they could be quickly turned into armor for tanks, spaceships, and powered armor.
The zerg also use these resources to provide nutrients for the growth of chitinous carapace and fangs and claws, so these crystal mines once occupied by the zerg are full of traces of the worker bees' huge and sharp claws cutting the crystal.
"The Dark Templar of Zeratul killed the new brain worm of the Berog tribe. This is the second brain worm." Kerrigan came from behind Augustus, her muscle fibers close to the skin
The refractive combat uniform is as smooth as shark skin, and the circuitry on its back flashes with blue light.
"The stars are all saying that the power of the Lord is weakening."
"That's how it should be." Augustus said softly, "That's how it should be...but it's not enough."
"There are more than one or two brainworms protecting the Overlord. Every time one is killed, the pressure on the warriors will be reduced."
"There was a report from Colonel Prior on the front line that they had advanced another forty miles and were approaching the outermost edge of the main nest. However, the Sala Infantry Brigade also suffered heavy losses, and some battalions and companies even suffered more than half of their casualties," Kerrigan said.
Augustus stood on his right, holding a portable control panel in his hand.
"Pryor's force is the one closest to the main zerg hive area." She said: "The colonel reported that his soldiers are in high morale. As long as the headquarters can replenish manpower, they will be able to capture the main hive soon.
.”
"The governor was overconfident. Even at night his troops were advancing at a speed so much faster than the other troops behind them that no army could catch up with them."
"Our doctors suspect that Pryor's troops must have been injected with too many stimulants and enhancers that exceeded the regulations, which kept their physical and mental strength at their peak. But once the effects of the drugs faded, even the strongest soldiers could no longer
It will be debilitating.”
"That's the only thing that can allow us to compete with the tireless Zerg..." Augustus said: "Tell Prior that Rick Kidd's 1st Airborne has been mobilized.
Division and Ranger paratroopers supported him."
"This war depends on the fate of mankind, and I will not allow any failure. I am looking at him, and I will also see the flag of the revolutionary army planted on the corpse of the master."
"Sarah, how are the rest of the troops doing?" he asked next.
"It's not optimistic. All the main forces have been deployed on the frontal battlefield, and even the new recruits have been classified as reserves." Kerrigan replied.
"I know this." Augustus interrupted Kerrigan.
"Casualties and losses are inevitable. Many troops have suffered serious attrition. We can only rebuild some units after returning to the main planet of Antiga." Kerrigan's beautiful eyebrows wrinkled and looked at Augustus, who had his back turned to him.
Everybody, I can’t help but feel distressed.
"This is still the case when we are equipped with a large number of psychic disruptor weapons, but the large number of king insects and giant king insects floating above the main nest area greatly weaken the effect of the interference weapons. The closer we get to the location of the insect swarm master, the more interference there will be.
The effect of the device becomes weaker and weaker until it has no effect at all.”
Even if he touches Augustus' thoughts that remain on the surface, Kerrigan can feel his heartache. The pain is tantamount to carving out the flesh in his heart. But at the same time, Augustus never regrets. He once taught
Kerrigan, whether in politics or military affairs, must take a long-term view.
"..." Augustus just said: "I know. Everyone has tried their best. They are all good and they are my best warriors."
"We will rebuild those troops and their numbers will never be forgotten."
"Withdraw those severely damaged troops, including the 2nd Division, 132nd Brigade, and 34th Armored Brigade... Don't take into account heavy weapons such as Gauss Cannon. Even if they are left to the Zerg, they can't be used for anything for the time being.
Bring back all the wounded and dead bodies, and burn the dead bodies that cannot be taken away..."
"Yes, sir." Kerrigan directly relayed Augustus' order through the command center channel, and quickly conveyed it to various troops and commanders by hovering with the Revolutionary Army's science ships on various major battlefields. This is a
Highly encrypted channels make it difficult for enemies to detect the command center through signals.
"Well..." Augustus nodded. A holographic projection screen showing a battle map unfolded in front of Augustus. Multiple green and blue arrows representing humans and stars were pointing straight up.
Refers to the red lair that fills the screen with zerg.
"The progress is going smoothly than expected - and much smoother. I originally thought that even if the Protoss Empire and the Zerg were both defeated, the Zerg Swarm would still be difficult to defeat. When facing the Overlord, any wisdom and strategy would be useless.
"
"The zerg are stronger than us, and most importantly, they are also smarter."
"You think that the suspicion of the protoss is correct - the master does not directly command his numerous groups, because it may have fallen into a long sleep. The command of the cerebrates is not inferior to any protoss and human commanders, but it is not as good as any
The master’s plan.”
"I believe that the Lord's mission has been completed since the moment he descended on Aiur and merged with the Xel'Naga Temple." Augustus said words that Kerrigan could not understand.
"The Overlord, it is the most terrifying creature in history. It contains the wisdom of the entire insect swarm." He said: "In the past, in invisible places, the Overlord has been playing games with us. The purpose of the Overlord is not to completely wipe out the planet.
Spirits or humans, but every blow is difficult for Tyranid humans to withstand."
"Augustus...you have such a high opinion of the Overlord? It is just a mixed body, a creature with a weird mind. No matter what the purpose of the Overlord is to attack Al, it must be extremely dark.
of."
Kerrigan tried to further read Augustus' inner thoughts, but found that the other person's heart had long been shrouded in fog. Augustus's mind was getting deeper and deeper, and even those closest to him could no longer see through him.
Normally, Kerrigan abided by Augustus's injunction against reading his mind, but she couldn't help it. There was nothing more seductive than reading the mind of someone she loved.
Mention the curious nature of Kerigan women.
"You can never take your enemies lightly." Augustus replied: "It is precisely because I clearly know what a terrible opponent the Lord is that I firmly brought them here."
"...Unidentified protoss battleships have been detected, and they are gathering here through the protoss star gate in the Aiur circular orbit." The mechanical intelligent adjutant in the command center suddenly issued a warning.
"Confirm their belongings." Augustus' eyes lit up.
"Is it a colonial fleet returning from other star systems in the Protoss Empire? During this time in Aiur, we have seen many fleets returning from colonies near Aiur. Their number is greater than that of Tarsadar's Protoss Empire Koprulu Expedition
There will be more armies, and the battleships and weapons will be older and more powerful."
"But I don't know if the Protoss are exaggerating, saying that it is just a small fleet left over from the Golden Age. It's hard to imagine how huge the Protoss Empire's great fleet was in the era of the legendary hero Executor Arden.
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"It's so huge that they think there is no force in the universe that can threaten them." Augustus said: "But those are obviously not."
"Sign your identity, protoss, and we have the authority to fire on enemies invading coalition airspace."
"...I have kindness and compassion for you, weak and brave humans, you are still young." A protoss arbiter wearing a red robe appeared on the screen, he was Aldaris,
An Arbiter older than Zeratul.
Aldaris may not be the leader of the Supreme Council, but he represents the opinions of the entire Supreme Council at the moment.
Rarely, the Arbiter class of the Protoss Empire, which never responded to humans, accepted the communication request. They had seen the bloody battle of Tassadar and the sacrifice of humans for Aiur.
"Supreme Council, you have suffered a lot of blood, and many good people have died in vain because of you." Augustus looked at him, with a rare emotion of anger: "For those soldiers who were killed by the council guards, we will never forgive you.
.”
Augustus rarely let emotions control his thoughts, but that doesn't mean he won't feel angry. Since the last conflict with the Supreme Council, Augustus has always remembered his death at the hands of the Supreme Council's Yara guards.
of soldiers.
"What? The Supreme Council has never harmed any human beings." Aldaris' surprise did not seem to be fake: "The Council guards only set foot outside Koshaka when necessary."
"But that's true." Augustus's cold gray eyes flashed with haze. If it is true that the Supreme Council did not know about it as Aldaris said, then their internal divisions have already begun to split.
If some arbitrators used the parliamentary guards to create conflicts between humans and the Supreme Council, then what exactly were they doing?
"Who is it?" Aldaris seemed to be asking the other arbitrators in Kara, but obviously did not get an answer.
"The Supreme Council will not do that. We don't have to play conspiracies with humans."
"But where were you when we were fighting bloody battles with Tassadar?"
"Witness-" Aldaris said: "In the name of Kass's greatness, we saw a Cerebrate die permanently under the blade of the Dark Templar."
"Augustus, they are not enemies." Artanis's image first appeared on the other side of the screen. He was standing on the bridge of the protoss mothership Purification.
"The Arbitrators are here to help us." Tassadar was on his flagship aircraft carrier, the Star Shuttle.
"We made a mistake - we should not approve Tassadar, because he is right." The Arbitrator said: "We were blinded by arrogance. Even humans have the courage to fight for Aiur, and the Arbitrator class has
How can you hide behind humans?"
"So you know it too." Kerrigan transformed into a sharp complainer.
"That's how it should be, Aldaris, I've long said that the power of the Dark Templar is crucial." Tassadar said.
"In the name of Adun, the fleet of the Supreme Council will join you. You are already the last hope of the Protoss Empire and Aiur." Following Aldaris's order, more Protoss aircraft carriers jumped to Meade.
Over Lin Qunfeng.
"Fight, sons of El, fight hard, heirs of Adun's will, and in the name of the gods and the light of Kara, take back the glory that belongs to us."
"En Taro Adun!"
"Well, let us put aside our disputes and hatreds for the moment." Augustus simply said: "I hope you will live to see the day when I question you, arbitrators."