A few days later, a sudden heavy rain fell in the Cactus Canyon where Augustus was located, creating hundreds of fleeting, short-lived lakes and ponds in the low-lying areas between the canyons, as clear as waves.
A sparkling mirror. This heavy rain is as unusual as anything happening on Phaethon, because this canyon has received very little rainfall since records began.
A local old man who insisted on staying and working as a guide for the imperial army told Augustus that the meaning of water in Phaethon was equivalent to hope, and he was the one who brought hope.
Augustus said that he only brought an army and countless cannonballs. Maybe the meaning of bringing hope was to blow up his mother. But the pious old man insisted on connecting this with the ancient prophecy of Phaethon.
Together, they believed that the emperor was the savior.
As a matter of fact, Augustus had heard this from an elder Dark Templar man so many times that he didn't believe it at all.
Perhaps hope is something that can be seen but cannot be touched. The lakes and ponds left by the heavy rain in the Cactus Canyon were quickly evaporated by the hot sun of Phaethon. The weather was cool for a while, and then it became ridiculously hot again.
, unbearable.
Imperial soldiers from places such as Tarsonis, Haven, and Helzen were not used to the environment of Phaethon. Fortunately, for the marines, their comfortable power armor was like a second home.
While waiting for more imperial fleets from various worlds to arrive in Phaethon, the frequency of fierce battles on the planet is also decreasing day by day. The leader of the Gam swarm, Sars, has always been cautious. After the wars in the orbit of the planet and on the surface continued to fail, it
Instead, they retreated underground to Phaethon to avoid a head-on confrontation with the main force of the empire.
But this does not mean that the swarm has given up on Phaethon. In fact, the galaxy where this planet is located has turned into a huge whirlpool, and multiple imperial fleets and swarm armies are rushing here in unison.
Half of the Koprulu sector was stirred by the news, and countless Imperial fleets and insect fleets met and fought with each other on the way.
"Kantar (tar), Scoria (scoria), mehlus iv (mehlus iv). Even the Dalam protoss who are fighting Narsi (h) and vanass (vaass) can't
The Kukulkan swarm is heading towards Phaethon." In the command center, Prince Arcturus Mengsk was handing a cigar to O, who was leaning on the holographic star map table with both hands.
Gustus.
"It's lively. It's lively." Augustus took a cigar, put it in his mouth and lit it with a lighter. After a long time, he exhaled a long breath, but his eyes were still on the constantly changing star map.
In the fluorescent green light curtain, the sky is filled with starlight. The Koprulu star region is located on a spiral arm at the edge of the Milky Way. Compared with the center of the Milky Way, the stars here are sparse, but if you look at the starry sky, there are tens of billions of stars.
On the star map, the territory represented by red overlaps with the territory of the swarm. On the edge, you can see some abandoned colonies and outpost worlds of the Durham protoss.
"Where are Ayr's swarms?" Augustus stood up straight, standing side by side with Arcturus. Both of them were wearing dark brown woolen coats with golden buttons on their coats...
"You're kidding." Arcturus's expression looked like his brother had told a silly joke: "It's too far away from Phaethon. If they want to come, they have to cross the entire Koprulu planet.
district."
"No, I mean, it's fine that they didn't make any noise." Augustus stared into Arcturus's eyes: "Four years have passed since the Battle of Ayr, and the old army of the Lord is still guarding it.
The place where he died - even though the master's corpse had been evaporated clean by the two mutually exclusive spiritual energies of void spiritual energy and purifying spiritual energy, not even a single residue was left behind."
This swarm is always a threat to us. The El swarm is almost comparable to the Char swarm in terms of strength, and most of them are the old troops of the first generation Overlord's expedition to Aiur.
After the protoss fled Aiur and went to Sagulath, there were still a large number of zerg on that planet, and they seemed to have begun to reproduce according to instinct. Now it seems that the zerg swarm of El is an ownerless thing. But Al
Gusdu knew that Amon's hybrid could also control the zerg on Aiur.
In Eamon and Narud's plan, the El worm swarm left a trap for the Duram protoss, so it would not be exposed easily, but there was no guarantee that they would change their minds.
Augustus heard that as the great golden fleet had begun to take shape, it became increasingly difficult for Archbishop Durham to suppress the internal calls to recover Ayr, so he decided to recover Sharok, the satellite of Ayr's home star first. Although it had been given
The warning allowed Tassadar to postpone the recovery plan, but in the end, the Dalam protoss were so angry that public opinion could not go against it.
In the original historical trajectory, the battle to regain the satellite Sharok was just an episode before the recovery of Aiur. It was originally intended to recapture Sharok as a base for the final attack on Aiur. Later, the protoss postponed the battle due to setbacks.
Plan, the operation to recover Ayr was postponed for another two years.
But in comparison, the protoss in this timeline have retained a lot of power and are more powerful. There is no guarantee that they will not attack Al in one go. If Eamon is forced to panic, there is no guarantee that he will not attack Kara first.
, then there will be great fun.
Augustus was worried that if he would be involved in the Protoss Empire's war to regain Aiur, he would inevitably be attacked from both sides. Therefore, he had been paying close attention to the movements in the direction of Aiur.
"Since Aiur is the territory of the protoss, let them have their own headaches. Do these self-proclaimed protoss have to let humans clean up the mess?" Arcturus has very complicated feelings towards the protoss.
He admires the strength and honor of this race, but is also afraid of the power of the ancient Protoss Empire. If he could, he would be more willing to destroy the Protoss than make friends with them. Now he can't defeat the Protoss even though he is weak and weak.
"Guys, you would never have imagined it - I received news that the Tiamat swarm in Cavir is also coming here. If Tiamat starts to act, it means that the master will not be too far away.
Far away." At this time, Imperial Marshal Jim Raynor walked in from the open door. He was wearing the gray power armor of the Heavenly Demon, and the scratched rattlesnake skull on the armor showed that he had just experienced a hard battle not long ago.
The officers of the Imperial General Staff in the command center all stood up and saluted Renault, and waited until the other party nodded before sitting down...
"The Tiamat swarm. Haven't they been in Gavir for several months?" Augustus looked at Renault.
"Yes, I thought that the Tiamat swarm would not move again until at least the end of the year, but things turned out to be contrary to expectations." Renault said as he walked, the heavy iron boots of the power armor made a clanging sound:
"And they came out in droves."
"So there aren't many Zerg left in Gavir." Arcturus opened the star map and found Gavir's coordinates: "We should look for opportunities to capture Gavir and destroy the Tiamat main nest above."
Supply and transportation lines are the lifeline of the Tyrant Emperor's army. They also need the colonies to provide weapons, ammunition and soldiers, and the brood world is also the lifeblood of the swarm. If one of the swarm's brood worlds can be destroyed, then they will hatch the eggs.
The efficiency will decrease significantly over a period of time.
When fighting the zerg swarm, you don't have to worry about moral issues. Whether it's using nuclear bombs to cleanse the zerg's brood world, or using inhumane biological and chemical weapons on a large scale, it's not a problem.
The navy is also very smart, cleaning the important brood world whenever it gets the chance.
Since I can't live, then I won't live anymore.
"Well said, Arcturus, which fleet is our closest to Gavir?" Augustus asked.
"It's Admiral Prior's fleet," Arcturus replied.
"Then let him go," Augustus said immediately.
"Then there is no longer any doubt about this matter." Arcturus nodded.
General Pryor is a ruthless man, one of the few who can chase the swarms of insects around. Pryor is also an imperial general who is capable of both civil and military skills, and he also has a good way of managing the empire's territories.
"Help, give me one." Renault never acted like a marshal. He was very close friends with the emperor and the prince, and he didn't regard himself as an outsider at all.
"Be careful, this is a cigar from the territory of Umoyan Venus. One puff is worth a sack of credits." Arcturus grabbed a handful and gave it to Renault.
"Anyway, it sounds classy." Renault lit a cigar and looked around: "Where are the Tychus?"
"He was on a rescue mission, and survivors were found in a town a hundred miles away from here." Arcturus replied: "There are wild beasts there, and we can only use Odin."
"Reckless beast?"
"Even Phaethon? This is not good news. For a while we had to use orbital strikes to destroy this monster." Renault frowned.
"The zerg are also constantly evolving, but we can always learn new things from those new and distinctive species." Augustus said: "In these years, we have not only learned from the protoss, but also from the zerg.
Get inspired.”
Several wild beasts and king beasts have been captured and sent back to Korhal, hoping that Dr. Egon Stetman can use these zerg to develop new technologies as he promised. However, except for Stetman
Me, everyone knows he likes to brag.
"Jim, what's going on in the high-altitude orbit?" Augustus asked again.
"Not before I came down from above." Renault said, shaking his head.
"Alert, the insect fleet has jumped in." As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm sounded. A light screen that lit up on the star chart table transmitted back the pictures taken by the imperial fleet and orbiting satellites in the high-altitude orbit of Phaethon...
In the picture, huge Leviathans jumped out of the wormholes. As soon as these space beasts with purple light appeared around them, they launched an attack on the Imperial team in the orbit of Phaethon. Countless aliens
Flying insects leap out of chambers in their bodies.
"Oh, damn, it's the Jörmungandr swarm!" Raynor cursed: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."
"This is the Hyperion, I am Matt Horner, and the swarm is attacking." On the other side is the image of Imperial Admiral Matt Horner.
"Tell me about the situation above, Matt." Augustus' calm expression immediately calmed Matt down.
"At least twenty Leviathans have appeared in the Phaethon galaxy, and the number is still increasing." Matt reported to Augustus: "They are led by a Queen Leviathan."
"What are your orders?"
"According to the plan, use all the guys." Augustus ordered: "Let them see our determination to stick to Phaethon."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Matt's image then disappeared.
"Come to Europe." Augustus then called out the name of another person in the chain of command.
Appearing on the screen was a young-looking boy with a shiny bald head. His name was Leo Travski, a cadet at the Usa Ghost Military Academy. Leo's telepathic power
Not outstanding, but he has a special ability called mechanical control (teopathy).
Based on this ability, Laiou can communicate with computers, and he has a talent in this area that is difficult for ordinary people to match. With Laiou's help, the hidden dangers of information network security can be alleviated.
Leo Trafsky himself is also part of the Data Network Firewall, and almost all the mechanical adjutants in the empire are controlled by him.
"Your Majesty." The bald boy immediately looked at Augustus.
"Activate all automatic weapons and seismic detectors in the fortress, and pay attention to every move of the zerg tunnel network." Augustus ordered.
"Understood." Laiou replied.
"All Phaethon troops, prepare for battle immediately." Finally, Augustus ordered on the command channel: "Fighters, I am Emperor Augustus Mengsk, I am in Phaethon, this battle
It is about the fate of the entire human race. We will work together to tide over the difficulties."
Previously, he had been struggling to resist the ferocious offensive of the insect swarm and buy time for the imperial citizens to evacuate the war zone. But now that the people have evacuated, Augustus decided to start a decisive battle with the Overlord in Phaethon.
"What makes them so crazy? Is the emperor's temptation really that great? God, you are not even a telepath." Renault said.
"That's what it looks like." Augustus looked at the star map.
"I should have known that your charm was not only transgender, but also cross-species." Renault's next words made Augustus unhappy, although the latter knew that the other party had absolutely no ill intentions at such a critical moment.
This is true, both the zerg and the protoss like Augustus.
"In fact, this is mostly due to the Xel'Naga artifact." Arcturus answered on behalf of the emperor.
Dr. Narud made adjustments to the Xel'Naga artifact so that it now attracts the insect swarm equivalent to a thousand psionic emitters.
"I have to return to the fleet immediately." Renault nodded.
"It's up to you, Jimmy," said the Emperor.
"What a good show." Prince Arcturus clapped his hands and said.