Filled with countless bloody fights and desperate counterattacks on the edge of life and death, this encounter known as the Black Grass Raid has lasted for nine sunshine cycles.
The fanatic Teredal felt the angry shouts and sad echoes of death in Kara that could not be subsided for a long time, and knew that the last moment when his soul returned to Kara was not far away.
On this planet named Tepperus, he and his compatriots have been surrounded by a sea of insects. The Templars have suffered numerous casualties, and the Archon who led the expedition is also dead.
Seriously injured.
Tiberus is located in the Koprulu Sector, quite far away from Saguras, and is neither a colonial world of the Protoss Empire nor an outpost.
The Protoss Empire has discovered many such worlds in the galaxy, but has not interfered much and has kept them exactly as they were.
This sudden battle originated from a rescue signal coming from Tiberus. The signal came from a fleet that had been missing for a long time. When the protoss troops came to support, they found that the insect swarm army ambushing underground was already waiting for them.
For a long time.
And Tiberus was just a trap. This was a well-planned ambush. The protoss controlled by the parasite sent a wrong distress message to Teredal's fleet, making them willingly fall into the trap.
The ruler of this swarm is a Cerebrate named Auza, who has observed that since the fall of Aiur and the decline of the people, the Protoss will never abandon their compatriots as long as there is still a glimmer of hope.
So Osa took advantage of this.
"Don't move!" The one who spoke was a Dark Templar. The Templars all communicated through Kara, but only these protoss warriors from Sagulath had to use the language of the mind to communicate.
"Listen, they are approaching."
Teredal looked around and saw the rustling of a dense emerald jungle not far away. The Lord's hounds were approaching quietly, suppressing their roars of thirst for blood and killing. There were tens of thousands of them, and
Even counting the taciturn Dark Templars, there were only about thirty warriors left around Teredal, and their shining armors were already scarred with scars.
Not long ago, on this distant planet, there was a group of Terran Empire humans who fought side by side with Teredal to resist the invasion of the zerg.
They are immigrants from the Tyran Empire. They come from various worlds in the Tyran Empire. There are only about two to three thousand people. They just hurriedly opened up a small settlement in a corner of the planet, built houses and living facilities, and just reclaimed the land.
An agricultural land used for growing crops.
The young race of humans is ambitious and greedy, but possesses certain qualities that the eldest son of God has long forgotten. If a resource-rich planet is discovered, it will soon start colonizing it. This short-lived race has extraordinary intelligence and
Tenacious, they are able to establish a foothold on most planets known to the protoss.
When the Zerg arrived, the human settlement was immediately brutally attacked. They came too quickly and in too many numbers, and all the Imperial soldiers guarding the settlement were annihilated, and the settlers were massacred.
Teredal, who was besieged here, met some of the few remaining survivors in the settlement. Even in such a desperate situation, they were still struggling to survive in the complex jungle. They believed that the Terran Empire's army would definitely come back.
Save yourself.
Not only that, they were also willing to cooperate with the protoss to fight against the incoming zerg. In just a few days, Teredal established a life-and-death friendship with these humans.
It’s hard to imagine why these humans are so sure that the Terran Empire’s fleet will definitely come back. You know that a few years ago, the human government never paid attention to insignificant external colonies. The leader of these humans is Emperor Augustus Mengsk, whom they respect
He respected Tassadar just as Teredal respected him.
Teredal was so impressed by the tenacious will of these humans that he couldn't help but put aside his contempt for this race.
But later, they all died, succumbed to the infection and corruption of the infected.
Hanging on the armor around Teredal's waist is an old-fashioned human revolver, which originally belonged to a Terran Empire border law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer gave his gun to Teredal, and it was his
The last relic.
"Warriors, prepare to fight!"
This place is located on an island on the planet Tiberus. The terrain is long and narrow, and the area is only one-third of the island of El Firth. The rivers on it are crisscrossed and lush.
It always rains on the island, and the temperature always remains within a relatively stable range. The lush green jungle is filled with bushes hanging red fruits and moist moss, with various types of moist skin.
It lives with animals with webbed limbs, similar to some kind of frog that is always making noises.
Although it can be seen that the creatures here basically come from the same ancestor, in just a few million years of evolution, the species here have evolved in various forms and formed a complete ecosystem.
Tiberus is covered with a violent ocean, and there are tens of thousands of such islands. And on the larger main continent, there is another completely different form of life. According to the observations of protoss scientists
, it won’t take long for lower-level intelligent life forms to evolve on Tiberus.
But now, all life on Tiberus will come to an end, either being assimilated and absorbed by the insect swarm, or heading towards tragic destruction, just like the ending of Teredal.
"They are coming!" Teredal reminded his comrades, and with the assistance of his greaves, he charged at the Hydra Hydralisks that were roaring from behind a jungle.
The Protoss Zealots always move forward bravely. They are battle-hardened warriors who are always the first to attack and the last to retreat. There is no retreat in the creed of the Zealot Order.
Teredal jumped up high after a lightning-fast run-up charge, and trampled the roaring hydralisk under his feet like a boulder falling from the sky, using his spirit that shone with fluorescent blue light.
It can cut open its chest which is attached to the hard carapace with a sharp blade, and the hot psychic energy will dry up its heart, lungs and blood in a blink of an eye.
A group of screaming springtails jumped out from the other side. They were covered with carapace and sharp fangs. Their terrifying appearance seemed like a terrifying nightmare from another world. Compared to the Battle of El
, these terrible monsters have become more ferocious and terrifying.
The other four zealots followed Teredal closely. They charged like blue phantoms, their psionic blades shining with psionic flames easily splitting these screaming little monsters in half with one strike.
.
But this is just the vanguard of the insect swarm. The restless forest behind it indicates that tens of millions of terrifying insects are approaching quickly.
The Templars are brave and skilled in fighting, but they are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, and the zerg are hundreds and thousands of times more numerous than them.
The enemy is numerous and we are few.
always like this.
Numbers are one of the advantages of the zerg, and that is exactly the disadvantage of the protoss army. The protoss are individually powerful, but they are few in number.
There was no resentment or despair in Teredal's heart. He knew that death was the fate of all warriors. Templars were born to fight and should die in battle.
There was a strange rustling sound, and a huge insect swarm destroyer tore apart the trees along the way and appeared in Teredal's field of vision. This ferocious and violent creature is a variant of the cockroach. It was originally rare in number, but now it is becoming more and more popular.
Becoming more and more common.
Compared with before Brood War, the current zerg are not only more ferocious and violent, but also have more and more varieties. Although special variants of the old Overlord system still exist, they have gradually become cockroaches, banelings and corrupted flying insects.
replaced by varieties.
The Protoss Empire has not stopped developing new weapons and restarting ancient sealed weapons. Stalkers are a product of this era. There were also many stalkers among the companions of Teredal - although they were originally
In several battles, he was beaten into a sieve by the spine needles of the Hydra Hydralisk in one encounter.
There used to be two huge Colossi in their ranks, but now they have long been turned into a pile of burning scrap metal, and those loyal mechanical sentries have long been torn to pieces by the violent springtails.
At this time, another Destroyer appeared, spewing strong acid as hot as fire, followed closely by multiple bloated poisonous banelings. This weird and twisted organism was a walking bomb, with accumulated energy inside its body.
There is a large amount of terrible acid, and when they appear in groups, it is a terrible nightmare for any enemy.
Whenever poisonous banelings appear in large numbers, cockroaches and hydralisks will follow. They are numerous and never tire of it, and Teredal has been fighting hard for many days.
Without any words, the zealots charged simultaneously, for Kara's presence made their hearts truly united, rushing towards their enemies like blue phantoms.
The Dark Templars in the darkness also joined the battle, and even the proud Templars had to admit that their compatriots from wild places like Sagulath fought with grace and ruthlessness.
The Dark Templar wanders among the enemy like a dark phantom, wielding a giant icy warblade that spins and jumps like a waltz dancer, bringing up a shocking blood mist. The Sons of Sagurath have already used practical actions
Proved that they are all respectable warriors.
Soon, the zerg fell in pieces under Teredal's sharp blade, but they were still numerous, tireless, and endless.
The first warrior to die was a friend of Teredal. He was a fanatic who was born and raised in Aiur. He came here to protect his people, but he didn't seem to protect anything at all.
thing.
He had killed dozens of zerg when he fell, but more struck him from behind and killed him.
The second one was a female Dark Templar who was torn in two alive by a hydralisk. She could have abandoned her companions and fled into the shadows. I heard that she had a close relationship with a high-ranking Templar.
It's close, but it's destined to have no further results.
Teredal killed one zerg after another, until the bloody bones piled up at his feet. He stood side by side with the last few templars, protecting the seriously injured Archon.
.
Thousands of zerg surrounded them, and the sky was crawling with king worms and mutalisks.
"It's all over." Teredal said: "Brothers and sisters, this is the last battle."
Teredal is not afraid of death.
In the blink of an eye, the sky suddenly changed color, and some bright light spots fell from the sky like rain.
That was the human airdrop pod, and the thunderous roar in the sky was the sound of battleships firing.
Humans are indeed back, but they arrived too late.
A large number of airdrop pods fell from the sky and landed heavily on the ground. The heavily armed Tyranid Empire soldiers gathered together and poured out astonishing firepower on the roaring swarm of insects without hesitation.
The warriors of the Tyran Empire firmly believe that guns are just tools, and a heart of stone is a weapon.
At the same time, more armored vehicles were delivered to the surface and gathered into a powerful steel army. Today, the Tyran Empire's army is armed to the teeth. They have experienced hundreds of battles and are well-deserved elite divisions.
"Humans, they shouldn't be here." One of the Templars said.
"But they are coming," another Dark Templar said.
"The place is full of zerg."
"They're everywhere, too."
One of the airdrop pods crashed near Teredal, carrying an entire squad of Terran Empire marines. Another airdrop pod landed shortly after and a marauder came out of it. The heavy armor he wore was heavy.
It's as solid as a thick wall.
Marauders are battle-hardened Imperial veterans, and the Punisher grenades they are equipped with are a powerful weapon against heavy armor.
"Click!"
With just a loud bang, the marauder used a grenade to shatter the heavy carapace of a cockroach and send it retreating.
"This is Team Sigma. We found protoss at the landing site." These humans obviously did not expect that there were protoss here. While clearing the zerg at the landing site, they cautiously approached Teredal.
In the past, these human soldiers would likely have received immediate kill orders, because the protoss were as dangerous as the zerg in the eyes of the human government.
But the Tyranid Empire does not, they are allies of the Dalam Protoss.
There was another deafening roar, and a huge Odin mecha was delivered to the surface. A moment later, another Odin also arrived, and they were like two mountains as they marched!
Odin was followed by several T-285 space construction vehicles, which were improved versions of the old Tarsonis T-280. They were larger and more powerful, but in Odin's case
The giant mecha also looks dwarfed next to it.
"I am General Horace Warfield."
"By the order of Emperor Augustus Mengsk, I occupied this planet in the name of the Tyranid Empire." Warfield said:
"I will never lose my position!"
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