Kolykov is a lunar world located on the border of the Tyranid Empire. Its surface is covered with featureless sandy lunar soil, craters and huge rugged rocks. It has been dry and desolate for millions of years.
It has been six months since Air Force Lieutenant Brachyan Treicher was ordered to the Kolykov base. During this period, apart from flying a starfighter to perform military missions, he spent the rest of the time outside the base.
Watch the sunset on the sand dunes.
In this lunar world, the wind blowing from all sides seems to be always very light, and the sand and dust raised by the wind always take a long time to fall, like mist. The sky in Korekov is
Purple, rendering the floating mist purple.
Sometimes, Blake could sit on the dune and watch the blue-purple planet rise and set every day.
Most of the borders are bitter cold places, especially Kolykov. Not everyone can adapt to the monotonous life at Kolykov Outpost. It is one of the most remote military stations in the Tyranid Empire. The nearest
The Imperial Territory is also an emerging immigration area with a population of less than 60,000 people.
Korekov itself has no value, it is just a marker of the expanding territorial boundaries of the Tyranid Empire. As the unknown sector is further explored, this outpost will be transformed from a forward base into a logistics supply
stand.
After Emperor Augustus Mengsk came to the throne, he worked hard to reunify the fragmented worlds into a complete empire. After that, the Tyranids once again started the colonial expansion movement that had been interrupted. The territory of the empire had already exceeded
In the past, the Terran Federation and the Koprulu Sector had become a narrow regional concept in the past.
Carrying out tasks in a remote corner of the civilized world like Kolykov is not an attractive thing. Isolation from the world and a monotonous life are more of a torture.
If you want to accumulate military merits and be promoted as soon as possible, then you'd better apply to deal with the remnants of the Federation, anti-imperial terrorists and channel pirates. But even these scumbags are less common now. Most of them once caused trouble at one time.
All terrorist organizations on one side have disappeared.
Places like Kolykov are suitable for those with an adventurous spirit and the unlucky ones assigned to the pioneering program. Their duty is to perform star mapping missions, mark potentially habitable planets and protect established new settlements.
.
Some people don't like this kind of work, while others enjoy it.
Today, Lieutenant Bretsch was allowed to take a day off, so he decided to just lie on the sand dunes of Kolykov and empty his mind. Of course, if the commander of the Korykov base could allow Bretsch to go out for a ride in the Banshee bomber,
Take a ride, that's easy to say.
At this time, others usually spend their vacation reading delayed electronic newspapers, reading the news, drinking beer in the base bar, or looking through the mail sent by their families - no matter what time it is.
, the army always delivers letters to the soldiers as soon as possible. They are usually wrapped birthday gifts or Christmas gifts.
Life in Kolykov is so simple and monotonous. You can't even find anything that can be called a living creature twenty light years away. If you really can't stay any longer, you can apply for a change to a better place. Passion jobs - generally speaking, more dangerous.
All in all, Breqi could just lie down on the sand dunes and take a nap in the breeze. Korykov's afternoon was very comfortable, and the most important thing was that no one would disturb him.
Kolykov is a military base, but there are few enemies nearby. Not even a blood-sucking alien leech has appeared here in more than half a year since its establishment.
The enemies in the entire universe that can really threaten the humans of the Tyranids are the terrifying alien monsters, protoss and bugs. Since the world that humans have explored is just a drop in the ocean compared to the vast galaxy, so far they have not discovered the fourth planet. A highly intelligent race.
The only thing that is certain is that humans are just one of the many races that the Protoss Empire has observed.
The Tyranid Empire has long signed a peace treaty with the Duram Protoss. As for the extremist Tal'darin Protoss among the Protoss, the Empire has never signed any treaty with them, and the two sides have actually been at war with each other. If you encounter someone, you will never be merciful.
But Tal'darin's sphere of influence does not overlap with that of the Empire, at least not here.
The zerg are mainly distributed near the Char system, which is really far away from Kolykov. Moreover, the worm swarm is not popular at all now. Only the Griffin worm swarm of Carlos the brainworm still lingers on the border of the empire. Not scattered.
It was now three o'clock in the afternoon, and Brechi could have stayed for another two hours, until Kolykov's night slowly came.
The exception is when the emergency walkie-talkie beeps.
This kind of thing always happens several times a year. There are several newly opened colonies in this area, and new immigrants arrive every three days, but everything is not always so smooth.
The last time a colony ship's engine exploded halfway, Blake drove a star jumper (Puddle-jumper) from the Korykov base into the scene of the incident, almost carrying doctors on his back to rescue people. .
In the fringe worlds far away from Korhal, the settlers had to rely on themselves and the Imperial troops stationed nearby. The Imperial troops belonged to the Emperor, but if trouble came, they could be called upon by any Imperial citizen - for a good reason.
In this regard, you must not expect the federal troops of the past to do the same thing, they will just tell you to get lost.
"I'm Lieutenant Blake Churchill." Blake didn't ask questions, complain or curse at his boss, Lieutenant Colonel Paul, and immediately walked towards the base. It only takes two or three minutes to walk from here to the base. time, the running will be faster.
"Soldier, I need you to return to the base immediately." The lieutenant colonel's words were still so concise and concise:
"We're in trouble."
The lieutenant colonel didn't even have time to say what the trouble was, which meant that the trouble was too big for him to solve.
Blake knew that this was a big trouble like he had never seen before. Perhaps it was a privateering fleet of Caimorian pirates or something else that was the wrath of both men and gods.
But Blake would not ask too many questions, and his superiors would never explain clearly to him what happened. He only had to follow the order and carry out the task. That was enough.
Sweeping across the still calm purple sky, Lieutenant Brezhi walked toward the Kolykov military base uneasily.
Strictly speaking, the Kolykov base is a geometric area surrounded by new alloy steel plate walls. It houses barracks, engineering stations, armories, command centers and other bases built with standardized prefabricated components.
Few important facilities.
There are several guards in red power armor standing at the entrance of the base. There is nothing that feels safer than this in the Tyranid Empire. On the wall behind them are two clear lines of words: Serving the Emperor's Cause
, for the glory of the Imperial Marines!
"Is there anyone left outside?" Blake noticed an acquaintance of his at the door of the base.
Second Lieutenant Croshen is wearing CMC-400 powered armor. The matte helmet visor is tightly closed. This is a commander's powered armor, which means that there are more communication lines in the armor and can be passed through the visor.
The HUD display on the mobile phone monitors the life support data, location, ammunition level and other information of each marine in your team.
"You are the last one, sir." Lieutenant Croshen said to Blake.
"Not bad," Blake said.
Second Lieutenant Croshen had just graduated from the Stillling Memorial Military Academy, and he still spoke with the habits of a military academy student. He looked at his rank and used honorifics in everything he did.
They are highly educated, young, and have potential. As long as they don't do stupid things, their promotion speed will not be slow.
The top students of Stillling Military Academy are really rare. In the past, the officers of the Imperial Army were all promoted from actual combat. In the war with the Zerg, if a Marine Corps was completely lost in the battle, the one who survived
Even if people get promoted quickly.
If a person is unqualified as an officer, then he and his team will not survive long, and officers who can survive the first total war and rise step by step will not be mediocre. Of course, they must be lucky enough.
.
This year is the first year that military academy graduates are pouring into the army, but many people in the imperial army think this is a complete disaster.
As the first class of graduates that the emperor values especially, it is natural that these graduates are highly qualified. They must at least have expertise in star chart compilation, alien biology, natural science, mathematics, logistics, strategy and tactics, communications, and military affairs.
In order to get high marks in a series of subjects such as law, they also had to memorize the revolutionary program of Augustus and be able to clearly explain its meaning and significance.
The most critical point is that the final examiners include both the emperor himself and mind readers. If a student can't even figure out the meaning of joining the army, it's best to wait until he figures it out before graduating.
This group of people must also have the courage and determination to fight against protoss or zerg - there are many protoss and zerg imprisoned in the Terran Empire's military academy, and that is also one of the graduation exam questions.
But once they are assigned to the army, they will still be equated with recruits who can only talk on paper. It is recognized that the only job they are qualified for is peeling eggs and peeling potatoes. Don't expect veterans to entrust their lives to a newcomer.
If you want the tough guys of the Marine Corps to recognize him, this young man from Augustgrad is still far from it.
"Do you know what happened?" Blake didn't expect to get any information from Lieutenant Croshen.
As he spoke, a medical transport ship was preparing to land at the Kolykov base, and soon, another one also arrived.
"A Dark Templar knocked on Lieutenant Colonel Paul's door, claiming to be Dark Priest Azma." Croshen's voice came from behind the mask. It was a deep voice: "He brought insects.
There is news about the resurgence of the swarm, and the Kolykov base is on their inevitable path."
"I know because I was there at the time."
"." Bray looked at the sky again like a primordial, as if some terrifying monster was about to fall from the sky: "Zergs? Are they not from Char? Damn it!"
"And they are two different swarms of insects chasing each other." The second lieutenant said, "I only know this much."
"Mom!" Blake was shocked.
Blake is an experienced pilot who has participated in two major wars with aliens, namely the "First Contact War" and the "First Total War" that cannot be ignored in Imperial school history textbooks.
.
Maybe the naming of the First Total War was stupid, just like someone knew that the Second Total War was definitely coming, but no matter what, it was called the First Total War from the beginning.
The truth is this. Unless humans make peace with the zerg, there will definitely be a third and fourth time, until one of them is completely destroyed. But it is impossible to reason with the master. The zerg swarm will definitely win.
, presumably it is also very confident.
"I only know one person from the Dark Master of the Protoss." He said, "If this is the case, I bet the next order is to evacuate here."
If what the protoss said is true, then the Korykov base must not be able to withstand a swarm of insects. Maybe they can hold on for a while until the ammunition is exhausted, and then they are eaten alive by the furious insects, as has always been the case.
"My orders are to guard the door." Croshen simply replied.
"Goodbye, sir."
Blake responded, hoping to see this young man again. Croshen was a great young man and strictly fulfilled the oath he swore when he joined the Imperial Marines.
Lieutenant Croshen is only 23 years old, but he has already won the respect of people much older than him. Although this respect originally came from his deeds of beating the shit out of three rich navy guys in a card game.
.
At this time, the Korykov base was in a state of excitement, and soldiers were on all roads. The order to retreat came immediately, and Blech's task was to sail the ship and transport as many people as possible out.
Of course, it is impossible for Lieutenant Colonel Paul to completely trust the warning of a protoss, but the detection system is infallible. If the swarm is about to appear in this galaxy, it is foreseeable that the entire hyperspace channel will be chaotic.
Then it will start raining bugs from the sky.
The people at the Kolykov base are all well-trained military personnel, and they rushed to the airport immediately to prepare for the evacuation. As usual, the Marine brothers stayed at the end.
The first group of people to evacuate were the people from the Engineering Corps, who originally planned to go to the Blinol El III immigration site. Blake was responsible for sailing the ship to send them out. A star jump ship was enough to transport these people, and at the same time, it could also carry them out.
Stuff some up.
There are enough transport ships in the base, so there is no need to worry about anyone being left behind. The performance of the star jump ship is very reliable, and it is a twin-engine transport ship that can take off and land vertically.
"The equipment is normal. The acceleration seat has been activated and is ready to enter the jump orbit." Blake drove the star jump ship into the sky quickly, but at this time he caught a glimpse of the artificial satellite footage returned on the information panel.
"Saint Anna, Virgin Mary, O God, my Emperor!"
That's a giant wormhole emerging.
A monster bigger than the moon is jumping out of it. Its wide jaws alone are enough to swallow the entire Korekov. It has dark green hard scales covered with tree ring-like patterns, and its abdomen covers the sky and the sun.
The terrifying scars are as crisscrossed as canyons and ravines, and the bright yellow giant eyes should come from prehistoric dragons.
Countless of these strange monsters surround it, and they all have one or more pairs of giant wings, like evil dragons coming out of their nests.