The entire command center was shaking with dull, booming noises, and the flashes of white light from time to time illuminated Augustus' resolute face. It was not thunder and lightning, but came from Yamato cannons and protoss.
The battleship's main cannon bombarded the main nest area with a devastating roar.
However, this war has spread to the province of Villari and other surrounding provinces, and countless lives have perished. Al has been burning, and the war that has been ignited has become more and more fierce, like a song being sung today.
The highest climax.
"The last fleet of the Protoss Empire has joined the battle, and countless Protoss warships are leaping over the Overlord's lair." Standing next to Augustus, Kerrigan's white-gloved hands were operating the star chart table.
, a picture captured by the sensor and the high-precision camera of the science vessel is projected onto the holographic projection screen in front of it.
The splendid protoss fleets appeared one after another in Aiur's geostationary orbit. Their elegant alloy shells and butterfly wingtip-like curves perfectly interpreted the interpretation of beauty and art by the master phase technicians of the protoss empire.
.They shine brightly, and their golden light is like the sun. Rows of neatly arranged protoss aircraft carriers carry secrets densely shuttling back and forth between the aircraft carriers, and the blue light shining on their tails is like fireflies.
The sky is getting dark, and the ground is shrouded in darkness. Only the light in the sky is dazzling, as if that is the brightly lit city, and the ground is the night sky.
In this huge fleet, there were many Arbiters who were considered extremely rare in the past. These gorgeous and noble moon-shaped spaceships are suspended above all battleships and spaceships. Usually only the noble Arbiter class will fly the Arbiter to overlook
Throughout the battlefield, this is a support ship, equipped with advanced stealth force fields and stasis field generators, and its interior is filled with the powerful psychic power of the Arbitrators.
No Protoss Executor will refuse the help of an Arbiter, which is a powerful tool for dividing the battlefield and can also put the entire army under the invisible force field. But the Arbiter rarely joins the ranks of the expeditionary force.
, they shoulder the responsibility of leading the entire Protoss Empire, and do not have to be proficient in the art of war and command like the Executors.
In this fleet, some Arbiters even serve as flagships to guide the newly arrived Protoss fleet to adjust its course, which also means that they will bear the brunt of the Zerg attack.
"This is the last invincible fleet of the Origa tribe, and endless anger pours out." A Celestial Templar warrior wearing pure gold armor and a helmet inlaid with a blue Kedarin soul crystal appeared on the communication channel.
In the middle, behind him is the orange flag of the Origa tribe.
"Fight for Al!"
"Everything is for Al." On another synchronized channel, Aldaris's blue eyes occasionally turned into gold filled with psychic power.
"The support of the Council comes at the right time, arbitrators." Tassadar is a very wise leader, and he will not hold a grudge for the actions of the Supreme Council that once wanted to arrest him. Even if it is not in the larger context, the entire
In the face of a race's existential crisis, Tassadar will not retaliate for his flaws.
"With your participation, the attack on the main nest area and the Overlord itself can be put on the agenda." He said.
"We believe that as the executive elected by the Council, you already have a plan of attack." Aldaris responded.
"The Parliament once doubted an executive who shouldered the honor and the light of Kara, and also tried to interfere in areas that he was not good at. Now, we will listen to your opinion."
"This is our last chance." There was no hypocrisy in Tassadar's words. He just stated the attack plan sonorously and forcefully.
"We must kill more cerebrates to distract the Overmind and reduce its power to weaken it. At the same time, the warriors must clear a path to the Overmind itself - whether on the ground or in the sky
, after this, we can face the master directly, and then completely kill this abominable monster."
"Simple and direct, it is a hunter's simple trap, better than thousands of wonderful fantasies." Aldaris was silent for a moment, seeming to listen to the opinions of other arbitrators.
"Just do that, and the Supreme Council will open up a path to domination for you." Aldaris continued.
"Convey the will of the Supreme Council to the entire fleet, eldest sons of God, this is the end of glory."
"Fight." Tassadar finally said: "Warriors, allies of mankind, without the support of any one of you, we would not be able to get to where we are today."
"This is the final battle, and it will ring through the stars."
After saying this, this brief conversation with Leader He is coming to an end. Next, there is only one task before everyone - to open a road to the location of the master.
"So, what are you going to do after that?" At this time, Augustus, who had been watching the conversation between Tassadar and Aldaris, asked loudly, his voice inevitably breaking.
Everyone in the communication returned to the screen again.
"What are you going to do? Tassadar, how can we ensure that we kill the Overlord."
"From many battles with the Overlord, we know that the monster that is larger than the city has unimaginable psychic power - it can directly open the wormhole leading to El," Augustus said.
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"It can resurrect the brainworm, and it may itself be immortal."
"We once tried to use ordinary weapons to kill the newly born Prince of Blades, Gabriel Tosh, but he came back from the dead again. When facing a much more powerful master, a fatal blow must be achieved no matter what."
No one present, except Augustus, knew the meaning of Tassadar's words. Tassadar had never revealed his plan to anyone else. He was sincere and honest by nature, but he rarely hid it from his friends.
own intentions.
When facing others in the coalition, Tassadar simply repeated the plan he had just told Aldaris, but never mentioned the final step.
The coalition forces, including Phoenix, Artanis, Tal'darin, and Zeratul, all just knew that they had to tear apart the defenses around the Overlord, defeat the Zerg guarding the lair, and then kill the Overlord.
But none of them noticed an obvious problem, that is, how to kill the Overlord.
"..." Tassadar was stunned. The reason why he didn't talk about it was just because he wanted to avoid this issue.
After a few seconds of silence, he replied: "...sacrifice."
Tassadar's words were brief.
"What kind of sacrifice?" Without any hesitation, Aldaris, who was listening, blurted out:
Tanase
"Are our sacrifices enough?"
"All you need is me." Tassadar just repeated calmly: "Aldaris, all you need is me.
"If you want to kill the Overlord, naval guns are far from enough. To destroy the entire El, the Overlord may be the only living creature." Augustus continued: "Since Zeratul said that he killed the Cerebrate for the first time.
At that time, I felt the sting of the master due to the death of the brain worm, bleeding and injured like a mortal body instead of a body of steel and iron bones, then it proves..."
"The void energy of the Dark Templar can hurt the Overlord and can also kill him, but Zeratul's power is far less than that of the Overlord. To kill the Overlord, hundreds or even more Zeratul are needed."
Before coming to Aiur, Augustus had discussed this issue with Zeratul and Tassadar many times. Their answers were surprisingly consistent, which was to use the Dark Templar like killing the Cerebrates.
The void spirit he controls can kill the Overlord.
But this is almost impossible to do. Although the spiritual power of Cerebrates is already very powerful, the gap between them and the Overlord is wider than the stars and the bright moon. It is the most outstanding Dark Templar master who wields
When stabbing the master with a psychic blade, it might be as simple as scratching the skin.
At the beginning, both Tassadar and Zeratul fell into a melancholy posture of loss, while Augustus believed that hard work can produce miracles.
The conclusion is obvious, if one Dark Templar can't kill the Overlord, then summon more.
In the original story, as a dark patriarch who traveled abroad and did not care about the affairs of his clan, Zeratul had only a hundred dark templar warriors around him. But after Augustus went to Sagurath with them, he sought
After getting help, it will be completely different.
There are as many as one hundred thousand Dark Templar warriors, and each of them is a powerful and deadly shadow master who once traveled through the shadows. When these Dark Templar warriors, like their ancestors, unleashed a powerful force that swept across Aiur thousands of years ago,
During the storm, the psychic storm filled with void energy will destroy everything.
However, an obvious problem is that this requires a very, very large number of Dark Templar warriors to sacrifice for this. This number may be extremely large, for the population of Sagulath is much smaller than that of the El Protoss.
Spiritually speaking, this is definitely a heavy blow.
Among the Dark Templar warriors who came to Aiur, not all of them were willing to die for a home planet they had only heard of since birth. Even if the Dark Templar warriors were willing to do that, bring these warriors out of Aiur.
Zeratul of Gurath will also become a sinner of his race.
The Dark Templars left Sagulath under the orders of the matriarch. They trusted Zeratul and were willing to listen to his orders. Very few warriors returned home. The dead souls of Nerazim will return to the void while still alive.
The Dark Templar could only hear the voices of their kin once more in the whispers of the void.
At that time, Tassadar firmly opposed it. He believed that the Dark Templar who helped the El Protoss should not have to pay such a great sacrifice. Tassadar was a great warrior, and he was great because
He is willing to sacrifice himself for others and his race.
"That requires unparalleled power. That power does not come from the power of stars, but from the endless void energy and the power of Kara." Tassadar's sky-blue eyes seemed to look directly at what was behind him through the distance between the screens.
Augustus seemed to blame him for extraneous matters.
At this time, even if Tassadar is unwilling to tell his plan, he must give an explanation to his allies and the Supreme Council.
Tassadar asked: "Aldaris, do you remember the Twilight Ascension of Adun."
"That was the first feat that we regarded as the ascension of the soul, and that epic and epic deed has been passed down to this day." Aldaris said immediately.
"Adun, the original Twilight Apostle - Anaxun, he once merged the power of the void and Kara at the same time in order to save the protoss, and completed the sublimation of his soul in the terrifying power that burst out." Tassadar said.
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"And I will imitate him. The power of Twilight Ascension is more powerful than the power of Void and Kara combined."
"I can't understand. No one except Adun can master the power of the void and Kara at the same time." As an arbiter, Aldaris obviously knows better.
"I can." Tassadar just said: "I will drive the Star Shuttle to the Overlord alone, inject enough void energy into the battleship to merge with the Kara spiritual energy in it, detonate the entire battleship, and perish together with the Overlord."
"Do you know what that will bring? Are you..." The flames in Aldaris's eyes swayed, an expression similar to a human frown.
Aldaris once questioned Tassadar sternly and scorned his betrayal, but that did not mean that he had any prejudice against Tassadar.
"No - Tassadar." Zeratul's image appeared from the other side of the screen: "There must be a better solution."
"Augustus once mentioned your thoughts to me, and for this reason you actually hid something from us for the first time. You are determined to sacrifice yourself and die with the master, but without your leadership, where should the Templars go?
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"Who should protect the people of the Protoss Empire?"
Zeratul appeared suddenly, as if he had already been listening to their conversation.
"Dark Templar Zeratul!" Aldaris had complicated feelings towards Zeratul. Even though he knew that the power of the Dark Templar was crucial, his disgust for them still lingered.
After all, at birth, protoss in the Protoss Empire are taught that the Dark Templar are corrupt, evil, and will destroy Kara and the Protoss Empire.
Tassadar was surprised that Augustus knew what he was thinking. This was incredible because he had never mentioned it to the other party. Tassadar could only guess that his words and deeds revealed this, after all, he did not
Not good at hiding his thoughts.
Based on his understanding of Augustus, Tassadar believed that it must be the sharp mind of this human leader like an eagle, his meticulous observation ability and keen thinking that found the clues, and finally connected them into a truth, from which he can figure out the truth.
Express your true thoughts.
"And Artanis." Tassadar mentioned a name, and the owner of that name immediately shouted in panic and disbelief.
"No matter what I do, I will never lead our people like you." Artanis was shocked by the words of his spiritual mentor.
"I believe you can, Artanis." Tassadar said. "If you don't know what to do, listen to Zeratul and Fenix, and the wisdom of Augustus Mengsk will help."
you."
"——For El, for the Protoss Empire, and for the continuation of the clan. The Templars will fight to the death so that more Karai can live. Someone must make sacrifices, forgive my selfishness."