While serving as the deputy captain of the Fury in the Imperial Northern Fleet, Colonel Roberto Lamas (Roberto Lamas), because of his strong personality, always pointed out the omissions of his colleagues and subordinates in their work without mercy and asked them to improve their work.
His immediate correction was unpopular with many, but no one could deny his excellence in matters of warship management.
Since Roberto was transferred to the new Minotaur battleship Moebius Ring built in 2502 and officially served as the captain of the ship, his excellent judgment and amazing courage have made him the leader of August.
The superiors of the Admiralty in Grad confirmed that this was an excellent appointment and considered him an outstanding and good character.
The Moebius Ring is a fully designed new battleship, equipped with a shield force field, missile launch bay and "Y" Yamato cannon. It is equipped with a nuclear arsenal to launch a planet-level extermination war. A battleship like this, the Empire
Thousands of them have been built and put into service.
From the Korhal Uprising to the establishment of the Terran Empire, from the accession of Emperor Augustus to the throne and the expansion of the empire for eight consecutive years.
In the span of more than ten years, a large number of excellent officers and soldiers have been trained for the empire. Many excellent commanders were also selected from previous large-scale all-out wars. Before that, they may have been just a few.
Farmers and miners on the frontier.
Although many of the Tyran Empire's troops are already famous figures from the old Federation era, most of them are still the new generation of generals who have grown up slowly. Before they became outstanding commanders, they worked with Xia Yinluo.
Jim Raynor, who grew up on the farm, was equally unknown, and so was Roberto.
In the era of the Tyran Empire created by Emperor Augustus the Great, mankind faced far greater dangers than ever before, but for those with the ability, this also meant more opportunities.
At present, the Tyranid Empire needs more warships and warriors to deal with threats from protoss, zerg, and even more terrifying enemies. This means that those who are too young and lack qualifications can also receive exceptional promotions.
After the end of the Second Total War, the Moebius Ring was assigned to the Moebius Corps under construction, and the ship's name was determined at that time. The Moebius Ring is considered to be an infinite loop that never ends.
It is a symbol, its existence is not only extremely wonderful, but also implies the fear that those trapped in it will never be able to step out of the endless reincarnation.
During its service, the Moebius Ring shuttled between various remote and dangerous star fields on the edge of the Koprulu sector. After many years of hard work, it was able to handle any job assigned by Korhal Augustgrad.
Roberto Llamas and his naval officers, like all the imperial warriors who fought for Emperor Augustus, were sincerely proud of their majestic warships and firmly believed that they were engaged in an incomparable task.
The great cause, to defend the people of the Terran Empire from internal rebels and alien forces.
as always.
At this moment, under the orders of Roberto Llamas, the Moebius Ring was once again ready for battle.
Today, before the Moebius Ring exited the hyperspace jump state as scheduled, Roberto patrolled his battleship as usual.
Walking in the criss-crossing aisles of the battleship, Roberto passed through several airlock doors in sequence, inspecting the cabin behind the turret deck of the Moebius Ring's laser gun group, the ammunition magazine, and the engine room located on the lowest deck.
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At every moment, Roberto felt that he had a great responsibility. Since he was appointed as the captain of the Moebius Ring, it meant that Emperor Augustus had entrusted this outstanding battleship to his hands.
A captain is the leader of a battleship. Imperial Navy regulations stipulate that he must do his best to lead his battleship into battle, and personally inspire his junior officers and soldiers to bravely join the battle during the battle. As long as he gives the order, a ship
The battlecruiser's huge weapons system and the many officers and soldiers serving it will respond immediately.
The deputy captain's more responsibility is to manage all aspects of the battleship and ensure that she can be put under the command of the captain in the best condition under any form of wartime.
Roberto could clearly feel that the Moebius Ring was a little deserted. This was because the number of crew members in the battleship was now less than half of the required number, and many positions, such as engineers, ordnance technicians, and engine technicians, were even fewer than before.
Much more.
This made the interior of the Moebius Ring appear to be poorly maintained. Both the interior and exterior were filthy and messy. The paint on the decks was stained with dried blood and other unexplainable stains. The armory was cluttered with a large number of items.
boxes of weapons and parts, but only a few people were sorting them.
A gust of cold wind blew through the rows of soldiers' rest cabins with three-layer beds on the lower floor, and Roberto instinctively felt a chill that went straight to the sky.
At a certain moment, Roberto was almost furious. His sharp eyes were enough to count every speck of dust falling on the dial, and he could spot a careless and disheveled sailor at a glance. An efficient ship
The battleship should be in a state that can be mobilized at any time and join the battle immediately. She should be an elegant lady, not a drunkard.
How could Roberto allow such serious problems to occur to his battleship?
However, Roberto's angry mood was fleeting.
Because this scene is normal and there is nothing wrong with it.
In general, there is a shortage of people everywhere on the current Moebius Ring. In some systems, one person has to take on multiple roles, but Roberto still has enough confidence in this battleship. Even if the number of crew members is insufficient,
The crew under Roberto still maintained the normal operation of the battleship with ten times the enthusiasm of the previous one, just like the parts in it that never stopped.
A large battlecruiser rarely suffers large-scale non-combat attrition unless they encounter a terrible epidemic or an unknown disaster in the interstellar space.
Although Roberto and his crew could not figure out what happened on the Moebius Ring, it was obviously just a trivial matter and not worth worrying about.
Even in this situation, the Moebius Ring will continue its duties.
When Roberto approached the engine compartment, the smell of blood hit his face, making him frown slightly.
Rows of corpses were stacked neatly on the back deck of the Moebius Ring, like firewood bundled high, as if they could be ignited by a fire.
The death state of these corpses is very miserable and chilling. Almost none of them is complete. They are either unrecognizable or mutilated. Something has peeled off their skin, so that the muscles, tendons and blood vessels are clearly visible.
It can be seen that blood is flowing out from under these corpses, converging on the cold floor to form an evil figure with many limbs and a slender body.
The scene in front of me looked like a place where a cult would sacrifice their life and blood to the evil god. The sacrifices were hundreds of Moebius Ring crew members.
Many twisted words were written in blood on the floor, ceiling and walls:
"Send them to eternal hell."
"We will be reborn in blood and fire."
"All will worship...or be silent."
"..."
The whereabouts of the missing crew members have been answered, and most of them died of suicide rather than internal armed conflicts.
Roberto frowned, but didn't think there was anything wrong. If someone told him that there weren't so many corpses piled up in the engine room, it would be abnormal.
Apart from him, there is no one alive here.
"..." Roberto looked away from these miserable corpses and turned towards the door of the engine room.
Suddenly, a giant monster with a ferocious face was standing there, staring coldly at Roberto with its extremely deep and dark eyes. It had the characteristics of both protoss and zerg, tall and burly, and its head was covered with...
The armor-like carapace crown carries the aura of a ruler, with a strange and unique image.
In those dark eyes, Roberto seemed to see his blue and white face, like a ghost, while his own skin had become transparent and thin, and he could see the fine and dense blood vessels underneath.
While staring at the monster, Roberto felt a severe headache, as if a voice in his heart was yelling at him to pull out his gun and shoot the monster, asking him to resist this cruel tyrant.
But Roberto couldn't do it.
Roberto once resisted the monster's will, but he both overestimated himself and missed the opportunity to commit suicide at the last moment.
Just like the rest of the crew on the Moebius Ring.
They should never have brought that evil alien artifact aboard the ship.
However, Roberto did not feel any regret now. He lowered his head towards the monster, passed it by, walked out of the engine room, and continued his work of inspecting the battleship.
Those who are still alive in the various cabins of the Moebius Ring still live and work as before, and even have normal conversations. In their understanding, they are still loyal to the Tyranids, so in the initial stage of their fall,
The Imperial Navy headquarters was unable to even detect the abnormality on this battleship.
"I will obey," he said.
Today, Moebius Ring will continue to fight as always to complete her mission. For this, they are willing to destroy everyone, including themselves.
This moment is coming soon.
An hour later, Roberto returned to the bridge of the Moebius Ring again. At this time, the huge battleship had completed the jump. Not only this battleship, but there were more than a dozen Moebius ships with weird black symbols around it.
Battleship of the Bis Legion.
Under the highlight of the cosmic starlight, these battlecruisers lined up behind the Moebius Ring shimmered with cold iron-black light, setting off these shocking and huge starships.
Below the Moebius Ring is a pure green planet without any natural satellites surrounding it.
J'larre.
This is a jungle planet with a peaceful climate, with few extreme weather and terrible natural disasters. Compared with Char, where terrible lava flows in the sky and underground, Jela is simply a paradise for human survival and development.
Among the many worlds in the Tyran Empire, there are very few such paradises on earth, and the only ones that can be compared with them are probably planets like Agria and Haven.
The fertile land of Gera can easily support colonists from all over the Tyranid Empire, and its stable continental plate also has large reserves of crystal minerals and gas resources, enough to support its development.
Soon, within ten years, Jera quickly emerged as an important fulcrum world for the expansion of the Tyranid Empire. Now, this rich world has a population of more than 15 million, and the largest city is Maia.
It is also the commercial and cultural center of the seven nearby colonial systems.
In the plan of Emperor Augustus, Gera will become an important core world of the Tyranid Empire in the future, serving as the fulcrum for the empire to continue to expand toward the center of the galaxy.
Most of its population comes from colonization, but due to the advancement of food production technology and medical technology as well as the opening of cloning technology in recent years, Gera's population growth rate is exploding like many emerging empire worlds that are developing rapidly.
This planet is still as peaceful as ever, with no signs of infection by zerg or protoss invasion, and no large-scale interstellar pirate fleet has appeared in this area. In fact, ever since Emperor Augustus vigorously eradicated science
Since the pirate power in the Lu Star District, even at the edge of the galaxy, the pirates who used to be rampant have never been able to thrive.
If it were before, Roberto would never have imagined what they were doing to this important world of the Tyranid Empire.
Because it was recognized as its own force by Gera's space defense platform, the Moebius Corps fleet with the Moebius Ring as its flagship quickly and effortlessly occupied the planet's high-altitude orbit.
Immediately afterwards, these Moebius Legion battleships dropped orbital strikes on the main settlements of Gera. Flames fell from the sky, and a burst of fire quickly engulfed the cities and rolling fields on Gera's surface, and the blazing sky
Screaming as the hurricane tore apart.
After that, the Moebius Legion fleet delivered a large number of airdrop pods to the town coordinates that survived because they were outside the main settlements, in order to eliminate all life on the planet.
After entering the atmosphere, these airdrop pods scattered like fire rain were making devilish screams.
Roberto knew that there should have been an Imperial fleet stationed here, and even if not, once the world was attacked, the surrounding fleets would arrive immediately.
Considering that the Overlord Swarm, the Golden Fleet, the Moebius Legion, and the Tal'darin Fleet were invading the Koprulu sector from all directions, the limited Imperial fleet was really unable to do its job. However, Emperor Augustus's plan to build a large battleship was finally proven
It is an absolutely wise choice. Even if Amon takes away part of the Moebius Legion fleet, he still has a fleet.
They would soon be surrounded, and the angry Imperial fleet would crush the rebels without hesitation.
But Roberto didn't care because his master didn't care.
However, Roberto's eyes became moist when he saw Jela melt into the flames and millions of people died.
Roberto still remembered this planet called Jera and the warm wind and rain there.
Because that is his hometown.
When he was a child, Roberto was afraid of the dark starry sky, thinking that those shining stars were just pairs of scary and strange eyes. As for why he became the captain of a star battleship, it was really a twist of fate.
At that time, the main Mayan city was just a small town built by the colonists with scraps of materials. Roberto and his parents lived in a simple modified RV. At first, their life was very difficult, and they even had to receive subsidies from the imperial government.
He was living on relief, but Roberto remembered that his childhood was still very happy because his parents gave him selfless love.
One year, a Terran Empire warship docked here, and Roberto saw for the first time an Imperial general who was well-dressed and wearing medals...
What are we doing?
Why does this happen?
Like Roberto, some people on the Moebius Ring began to burst into tears.
At this moment, some people noticed the jumping signal of the Terran Empire warships that was beating wildly on the radar scan, but they behaved extremely calmly.
In the surging space fluctuations, the first ones to jump out were Imperial Marshal Jim Raynor's flagship Hyperion and Gorgon-class battlecruiser Judgment Day, followed by Solar Storm and Absolute Dominion...
...
With thunderous fury, the Gorgon battlecruiser Stormcaller opened fire on a Moebius Minotaur battleship on the left side of the Moebius Ring, and the flames instantly engulfed the entire deck.