The ground shook violently, and it never stopped for a moment, as if the planet Char itself was trembling and sobbing. The red ocean was flowing turbulently, and the thick ash clouds piled up on the horizon were rotating rapidly under the influence of the storm.
move.
At this time, the sun has risen, and the surface temperature in areas under direct sunlight can reach two to three hundred degrees. Because Char's atmosphere is filled with thick ash clouds, the temperature inside it is even more alarmingly high.
Jim Raynor was standing on the top of a high plateau. The hot wind that seemed to dry people blew the ash layer under his feet, revealing the black volcanic rock underneath.
There are 6 anti-aircraft missile towers and a newly assembled ion cannon (one of the Tarsonis orbital defense weapons in the ion battle) on the high ground. A golden-red flag is flying in the wind, and heavily armed Revolutionary Army soldiers are watching closely.
The sky and the ground beneath our feet.
This is the position of the 303rd Marine Battalion, which was ordered to guard the high ground south of the Char Expeditionary Force command post.
The highland and several other bunker groups together form the barrier of the Revolutionary Army's Char Expeditionary Force headquarters. Next to it is the command center, the command company station and the location of the position hospital. There is even a field kitchen where bread can be baked for preparing meals.
Wounded soldiers were raised to a more comfortable environment.
As more and more colonial planets were in the hands of the revolutionary army, the salaries and benefits of the soldiers also increased. The soldiers loved Augustus not only because of the liberation and freedom he represented, but also because he loved his soldiers like his own son.
"Commander, tactical analysis shows that the number of insect swarms far exceeds ours."
Next to Renault is a table made of several supply boxes, with an open holographic projector placed on it.
The holographic screen was playing images intermittently transmitted back from the front line, and the mechanical adjutant connected to the flagship Norad 2 central supercomputer occupied the lower left corner of the screen.
Next to it is a news report from a week ago. The Tarsonis Unn Company, which has been controlled by UED, broadcast the news that they signed an armistice treaty with the Revolutionary Army to the entire Koprulu sector.
For a moment, it caused an uproar in the territory of the past Tyranid Federation and even other human forces. Even mercenaries and pirates were moved by the news, which was even bigger than the news of the fall of Tarsonis.
The Terran Federation's reputation among the various colonial worlds was so bad that more people applauded the fall of Tarsonis than worried that Earth would claim more land.
At the same time, various public opinion trends are different. For the federal colonies that hope for peace, they are unwilling to get involved in more wars.
Some public opinions are quite unfavorable to Augustus and the revolutionary army. Some people think that he is a traitor to the Tyran race. However, this also makes more and more radicals regard Augustus as the last hope to resist the people on earth.
.More people noticed that if anyone could defeat the Earth invaders, it could only be Augustus.
And Renault and Charles knew even better. This peace talk was just the calm before the storm, just to make the people on earth believe that the revolutionary army had the idea of peace talks.
Reno didn't know why Augustus was so sure that ued would take large-scale military operations and invest large-scale troops in Char, but in any case, the facts once again proved that he was right.
As long as the news that Gerard Dugar led a large number of ued fleets to invade Char reaches Augustus, Augustus will immediately start a war.
The situation is quite favorable to the revolutionary army. As Renault saw in Char, the ued had already lost a large number of troops in Char.
"Okay, you stupid head, tell me something useful." Renault wanted to put his feet on the line, but didn't give up: "I'm not blind."
This holographic projector has a regular rectangular black box, which is handmade using riveting technology. It is produced by Terra Company, which pays attention to fine workmanship. The bottom of the box is painted with the wolf emblem of the Mengsk family and the white coat of arms of the Revolutionary Army.
It was Renault's personal belongings and was not distributed by the Revolutionary Army Equipment Department. It was given personally by Marshal Augustus Mengsk, and Renault regarded it as a treasure.
From this position, one can clearly see the broad ash plain to the northwest of the highland. The straight upward smoke pillars and the black rocks exposed under the scorching sun create an unpleasant and desolate scene.
Countless insects spread throughout this wasteland, forming thick smoke that kept moving on the ground. They were blocked from the revolutionary army's position by an invisible wall, and they were manic like a black tide heading towards the main force.
The direction of the nest area is moving, and the sky is filled with black clouds composed of flying insect creatures such as King Insects, Mutalisaurs, and Insect Swarm Guardians.
If it weren't for the interference field formed by the "Big Bill" psychic disruptor, even the Fortress made of steel could not withstand the fangs and claws of the sea of insects.
This location is quite close to the main nest area. Just where the Revolutionary Army built its base, you can see Zerg organic buildings that were blown up by artillery, napalm flamethrowers, and cluster explosives everywhere. That pile of ugly, reddish-brown
The piece of meat had lost the support of bones and tissue fluid, and was like a rotten apple that was wilted and shriveled by Char's scorching sun.
Among the many hatcheries, queen nests, scorpion caves, thunder beast caves and tunnel insect tunnels is the huge cocoon that wraps the new master. Countless insects surround it and surrender to the swarm master.
The appearance of that cocoon is no different from ordinary ones. It is wrapped in a tough green shell like a skin and is covered with sharp spikes. But the one that wraps the master is unusually huge, as if it is a tower.
There are mountains of organic tissue, pieces of flesh, blood vessels and hearts.
The cocoon's height, footprint, and visual impact were equivalent to the twenty Terran skyscrapers Raynor had seen on Tarsonis.
The new master is obviously still waiting for hatching, a process that has lasted for half a year. At first, it was just an embryo formed by the aggregation of several brainworms, but now it is as majestic as a mountain.
Renault could imagine the scene waiting for this cocoon to hatch, and he hoped he would never see it.
At present, the coalition forces have invaded the main nest area and are engaged in an extremely bloody battle for position with the Tiamat and Grund swarms guarding the nest. All parties have become red-eyed, and the battle is extremely fierce.
From this position in Reno, one could smell blood and the smell of burnt corpses.
At this time, the revolutionary army has retreated to the second line and no longer assumes the main offensive task. Even Gerald Dugar's UED troops no longer storm the main nest area and instead let the hybrids assume the main offensive task.
Char is one of the most dangerous planets in the Koprulu sector, and the main hive is the most dangerous place on the planet.
The entire underground of the main hive area has been opened up by Nydus Worms and is closely connected with all the wormhole networks of Char. Therefore, there are zerg from all latitudes of Char at all times coming from the main hive area.
The huge Zerg air force also made it impossible to approach the main hive area from the air.
Once deep into the main hive area, the human troops lost most of their advantages, and in the eyes of the Zerg, they were no different than lambs to be slaughtered. And their sacrifices had little effect from a strategic point of view, and there was no revolutionary army.
The psychic disruptor is big.
The troops ued brought from the mainland could not afford to lose and were difficult to replenish. Even though the expeditionary force came here with the determination to die in the wilderness if it failed.
As a result, the protoss and hybrids are still fighting in the main hive area, while the humans are responsible for providing fire support and guarding their rear.
Although Phoenix claimed to fight alongside the hybrids in a "humane" tone that made the protoss nauseous and had goosebumps all over their bodies, the protoss still endured the physical disgust with their willpower and did not put the hybrids together with the zerg.
Killed.
In order to kill the Overlord, the protoss had obviously tried their best. Even in the warp matrix they set up on the surface of Char, they were still warping reinforcements from their homeworld of Sagulath, as if they were endless.
The Templars have landed on Char.
The Zerg and the Protoss seem to be natural enemies. After the Battle of Aiur, the conflict between the two races has been continuously amplified. The Protoss will not miss any opportunity to eradicate the enemy, even if it means death.
Fight to the end.
The hybrids and protoss are stepping on the corpses of the zerg. Although the process is slow, they have indeed been advancing towards the overlord's position.
The psychic war cries of the protoss resounded through the sky, and even from such a distance, Raynor could feel the coming dullness. Raynor wanted to fight side by side with the protoss, but so many people were waiting for him to give orders.
Can't get away.
"Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-"
Surrounded by anti-aircraft machine gun positions of the Revolutionary Army, they were constantly firing at the alien dragons flying and attacking indiscriminately in the sky because they accidentally fell into the force field of the psychic disruptor.
A few miles away, the arc light siege tank positions set up were using their 120mm Thor's Hammer siege artillery to bombard the Nydus Worm Network in the main nest area. The artillery fire was continuous, and each batch of salvos consumed enough artillery shells.
The logistics officer's face turned pale.
The protoss and UED are also firing, and from time to time, blue particle cannon shells and sky-shrouding rockets fall into the main nest area with hoarse and sharp screams, on the ground covered with ash and deep purple germ carpet.
Huge "fountains" hundreds of feet high were set off, revealing the black rocky ground below.
Countless shrapnel and energy-filled shock waves tore through everything in the main nest area, and countless insects were blown to pieces. Oversaturated firepower tore through the corpses of the dead and the living at the same time, destroying everything to ashes.
"I am Magen Toles. Assault Team B is calling the headquarters. General, we have broken through the defense line and are approaching the Overlord." At this time, a highlighted communication channel popped up on the holographic projection screen.
It was one of the special operations forces sent by Renault. Each team was led by a ghost agent. The task was to follow the attacking protoss and hybrids to deploy psychic disruptors in the main nest area. In an emergency,
These teams have direct contact with Raynor himself.
"Well done." Renault was relieved: "Lieutenant Toles, evacuate immediately once the deployment of the psychic disruptor is completed. Where are the rest of the team?"
The sensor on this ghost agent can also send back some unstable pictures. He is moving at a speed that is impossible for ordinary people to reach. Renault can only see the fleeting remains of the Protoss Dragon Knight and the huge thunder beast.
's corpse.
"I'm sorry." Like many ghost agents, the voice behind Toles' mask was unusually hoarse: "I carry their nameplates with me, as if their souls are with me."
The ghost agents of the Revolutionary Army all have their own names rather than code names. They are regarded as part of humanity rather than monsters or killing tools.
"According to the plan, the Dark Priest Azma of the Protoss is leading the Dark Templar warriors to approach the Overlord, and they are about to succeed." He continued:
"I can feel the powerful power within the Overlord, but it has not yet awakened. In front of the Dark Templars, it is as weak as a brainworm."
Anyone in the Revolutionary Army who understands this joke knows that this ghost agent is joking about their domestic brainworm α. After all, it can't even defeat a Crusader wild turkey. This is the cold sense of humor of the ghost agents.
"..." Just when Renault was about to give another order, ghost agent Toles continued.
"The ued have also sent a small team to get close to the Overmind." Torres said: "I have to know what they are doing - these earthlings can't see through my disguise."
"Back off, Lieutenant!" Reno said immediately.
"I'm approaching them, General. They're a special operations team, four medics." There seemed to be something wrong with Torres's communication equipment, and he couldn't hear Renault's words at all.
"There's something wrong - God, they want to control that Juggernaut with nerve agents. How is that possible, how can humans control a monster like that?" he said.
"This is holding a dog leash to lead a hungry tiger."
"Stop them!" Renault was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
Once Dugar successfully controls the Overlord, the Char swarm will be under his control, and by then the Revolutionary Army will have no chance of defeating the ued.
"What about the protoss? They can also read minds and will never let Dugar succeed!"
At this moment, Torres stopped his high-speed movement with a scream. Judging from the picture returned by the helmet, he was pierced through the chest by a sharp claw from behind. The sharp black weapon
The claws were exposed on the chest, covered with blood.
It was a finger from a hybrid. He was much taller than a human being. This attack from behind directly took Thores off the ground.
Then, the hybrid took Thores and ran quickly towards the main nest area, and some evil whispers were continuously transmitted into Renault's mind through the ghost agent's equipment.
"Are you still lucky?"
"Bastard!" Renault punched the holographic projection device, and there was a sudden metallic twisting sound.
Before Thores died completely, the sensors on his helmet were still working normally, so Raynor could see four UED medics injecting nerve agents using nanosyringes on the power armor.
As expected, the dose of nerve agent they carried was enough to control the Overmind. However, this team apparently did not notice the sudden appearance of the Dark Templar.
——ued knows very little about the Dark Templar.
Dark Priest Azma emerged from the shadows and killed three of the four medics cleanly in the shadow of swords, but failed to prevent the last medic from injecting poison into the body of the Overlord.
In the final scene, the Dark Templar fight against the swarming hybrids.