Early the next day, Augustus, who had received reports from many parties, was convinced that things were developing for the better. Despite the twists and turns, the survivors of the Nerazim protoss trapped in Taimatros
Still, he was able to board the evacuation ship leaving Sagulas amidst the chaos and panic.
After confirming that no one was left behind, Augustus ordered the abandonment of Taimatros, and all Tyranid Empire troops retreated towards the Xel'Naga Temple. Some Dark Templar warriors voluntarily stayed to cover their human allies, determined to
Together with this glorious city, it sank into the cracks of the collapsing void.
It is a pity that they passed away.
At five o'clock in the morning, Augustus' command center had evacuated southward along with the evacuating Tyranid Empire troops, arriving near a facility called the Zenis Monolith by the Dark Templar.
A few miles away is the towering Xel'Naga Temple. You can clearly see the huge corridors surrounding the temple and the magnificent stone steps that dominate the entire field of vision. A giant Kedarin crystal dominates the sky.
The Yuxel'Naga Temple reaches the top of the sky, surrounded by blue arcs and violent storms caused by escaping energy.
Accompanied by senior imperial officers, Augustus arrived at the foot of this towering megalithic building. Wearing power armor, he walked through the dense forest of obelisks. There is no doubt that these stunning megalithic construction areas
It is another masterpiece of the Creators. Its greatness and magnificence are enough to shock any race with a brilliant civilization in the universe.
"There are three Zeniths responsible for controlling the huge energy for the Xel'Naga Temple. Only by destroying them can the temple's phase prism be overloaded." Artanis also traveled with Augustus. They came from
Different races are as familiar with each other as old friends.
"I am deeply disturbed by the destruction of these great monuments, but it is nothing compared to the continuation of our race."
At the same time, outside Zenis Monolith, irregular battle lines were extending along the vast land of the Sagulath Highlands, with hundreds of Tyranid Empire Marine Divisions, Purifier Sentinel Legions and the Shadows of the Dark Templar.
The Guards are fighting against multiple swarm armies flanking them.
Like a meteor rising from the ground and falling into the sky, a series of bright flares illuminated the eastern sky, opening the door to hell.
It seemed as if the pouring shells and artillery fire continued to extend forward, plowing the land over and over again, and the dull roar and suffocating smoke came belatedly. The soil and gravel rose from the ground like a spring, high and high.
The ground was thrown into the dusk-shrouded sky, and the frightening roar swept across the fragmented earth like a violent wind. The land covered by artillery fire was moving forward every moment, and the terrifying firepower of the imperial army seemed to never stop.
will fail.
Compared with the huge roars and dazzling flashes outside, the area near the Zenis boulder facility is much quieter.
The Tyranid Empire engineering group is installing a fusion device near the Zenith Monolith to detonate the facility and destroy it in the simplest and crudest way.
"We are just doing what we must do at the moment." Augustus did not dare to say that he would make the same choice if Sagulas was replaced by Korhal, so the choice of the Dark Templar made him even more heartbroken.
Give respect.
Vorazun would rather destroy Sagulath than let it fall into the hands of Aemon. In order to completely destroy the planet, she decided to force the phase prism of the Xel'Naga Temple to overload, thereby triggering a powerful energy wave force
Impact the core of the planet and directly crush Sagulath.
A decisive, resolute, and extremely courageous decision. This is very heavy. Having to destroy her own planet must have caused Vorazun extreme pain, which is beyond words, but she still acted calm and strong.
And as Artanis said, if you want to overload the prism, the first step is to destroy the three Zenis boulders outside the Xel'Naga Temple.
The next step, what they have to do is to guard the phase prism of the Xel'Naga Temple before it completes the overload, so as to prevent it from being destroyed by the fierce hybrids and swarms of insects. This is a difficult task, because the Xel'Naga God
The Nerazim cities around the temple have fallen, and the surrounding area is almost undefendable. Next, they must face the endless army of insect swarms coming from all directions.
"We can hold out a little longer so that more hybrids and zerg can pass through the xel'naga portal to reach Sagulath, and then annihilate them all."
"Your ideas coincide with mine, Emperor Augustus." Artanis felt that this was exactly what he wanted to say, and they were in a spiritual connection: "In this way, we can further damage Amon's power."
"I like this plan. It seems that the Dark Templars are not all incompetent." Alarak, the first Ascendant of Tal'darin, was also among the crowd around Augustus. He had single-handedly taken down one before.
The Hive Force can be said to be an army of one man: "This is revenge, I want Eamon to bleed and make him regret his deception and betrayal!"
"For this, I don't mind helping you a little."
There is an obvious chain of contempt between the Aiur Protoss, Nerazim and Tal'darin, and they do not think much of each other. The Aiur Protoss think that the Nerazim are barbaric and backward, while the Nerazim Protoss think that the Nerazim are barbaric and backward.
They hate each other's coldness and cruelty. On the other hand, Tal'darin looks down on the El Protoss and the Nerazim at the same time, despises all weaknesses, but loyally plagiarizes each other's scientific research results.
"That's right, I want you to contribute." Augustus glanced at Alarak, his attitude was not very high, but he could only say that was all.
"There are four main roads leading to the Xel'Naga Temple, located in the four directions of the temple." He arranged his troops skillfully and said: "I, Artanis and Talandar's troops will guard the south respectively.
The western and northern passes, you and your army will be responsible for the eastern pass."
In comparison, the Terran Empire troops guarding the Xel'Naga Temple are the strongest in number and strength, but in addition to defending one pass, they also have to leave enough manpower to guard every corner of the huge temple.
Beware of the Nydus Worms that burst out of the ground or the Zerg airdrop pods that hit the temple building directly from the sky.
"Any enemy who attempts to cross this line of defense will flee, because their opponent is our first Tal'darin upgrade, Alarak." Alarak raised his head slightly.
"Very good." Augustus said in his heart, please continue to maintain this confidence: "It is never easy to deal with the insect swarm, but I believe it should not be difficult for you and your powerful warriors."
"I have no doubt about it." Alarak said, you should go to me.
"I also need to remind you that the terrain to the east of the temple is very different from other areas. There is a huge gap that cannot be crossed, which makes the swarm only send their air forces to attack from this side.
In comparison, the defensive pressure on the ground is much less." Augustus then added: "But in contrast, the insect swarm may send several times or even more air nests to attack from the east. In this way, the air defense can be strengthened.
Firepower is crucial."
"I will set aside enough reserve forces to support all battlefields. If you can't withstand it, you must call for help immediately. Otherwise, the whole body will be affected by one move, and the entire defense line may collapse."
"Of course, I will." Alarak has no nose and mouth, but the muscle expressions on his face can be said to be quite rich. This may also be a characteristic of Tal'darin after they differentiated from the main protoss, because they do not have Kara.
It is necessary to use more language and body movements to achieve the purpose of expression and deception.
At this moment, Alarak showed a narrow expression towards Augustus, but he was not angry.
——He is waiting for me to be unable to hold on anymore so that I can ask him for help? To give in to him?
What Augustus said just now clearly meant in Alarak's eyes: Look, I've left you with the easiest task, but there's no need to thank me.
But Alarak was not angry.
The first ascended person in Tal'darin knew that the other party intended to provoke him and was still testing himself, but he would never force himself to take on the most difficult task just because he was angry. Now, Alarak is not a high-ranking lord and cannot be transferred.
Slane's death fleet, his Tal'darim troops currently have the smallest number among all the forces in Sagulath, this is a fact.
Although Augustus gave Alarak the primary task of defending one side of the pass, there was still a lack of trust between them, and they may never gain the trust of the other.
Like his other kin in Aiur and Thagulath, Alarak has his own pride, but he is both self-possessed and willing to be temporarily subordinated. The Tal'darim have long been accustomed to each other's quarrels.
Intrigues, intrigues, and there are more evil thoughts in one look than a Templar has ever had in a lifetime.
Tal'darin believes in respecting the strong and obeys the truly strong. Although Augustus Mengsk himself is completely vulnerable to Alarak, his power is generally incompetent in the Koprulu sector.
Second, no one can question the current strength of the Terran Empire's army.
Although his own strength is important, Alarak does not rely solely on this to reach the top of the chain of ascension.
And Alarak has always reminded himself what kind of person he is facing. During the reign of Augustus, the Tyranids' living area expanded all the way to the sparse edge of the Milky Way galaxy, even in the Koprulu sector.
The original borders have long since become history.
When dealing with protoss leaders like Tassadar, Phoenix, and Artanis, Augustus treated them with sincerity, but when facing Alarak, he was kind and gentle.
This human emperor never thought that he was superior to others, but he also did not think that others should be superior to him.
"Be careful, there will only be more and more enemies coming towards the Xel'Naga Temple in the future." Augustus looked around and said.
In Augustus's view, it is not difficult to guess Alarak's thoughts. He is very evil, but he values power and strength more. Everything must be compromised for this. Cruel, cold, cunning, and ruthless, Alarak is exactly what Tada
Lin Xingling is a representative of racial personality.
This person is not without merits, at least when it comes to dealing with Aemon, he really draws his sword. With this alone, Alarak and his supporters have already defeated the Tyranid Empire.
Most potential allies in the Koprulu sector.
"While defending the temple, I will order the Templars on the Spear of Adon to destroy the remaining two Zenis stones." Artanis then took over what Augustus said.
"Your Majesty, the psychic signal of the Dark Archon Orega appeared again. This time he appeared north of the Xel'Naga Temple." Admiral David Jones found Augustus at this time.
In the past few hours, Orega's signal has been flickering in and out. Sometimes it is as if he has never appeared, and sometimes his response on the sensor shines brighter than the stars, as if he is
Existence is between void and reality.
"Orega, I can feel the overwhelming hatred in his heart." Alarak also said: "I really appreciate this kind of hatred and anger."
"This battle is getting worse for us," Artanis said.
It is a consensus that the Dark Archon Orega is dangerous. For humans and protoss, the Dark Archon who is full of anger and hatred at this moment is a terrible disaster.
In contrast, Orega did not provoke the Tyranid Empire much. Anyway, he just wanted to cause big troubles among the Dalam Protoss and take revenge on the Templars who had exiled the Nerazim Protoss.
Contrary to early misunderstandings, the Dark Templar are actually warriors with the same noble character as the Templars, but Orega is still a special case among them.
Orega is a true villain, cunning, cruel, and unscrupulous.
All in all, Orega's mental state is worrying. Even his kind believe that he is either completely crazy or in a semi-mad state. Since Orega's transformation from a Dark Templar to a Dark Archon
, his sanity is clearly fading.
Orega was once an extreme idealist, but as time went by, he gradually became a murderous demon and even began to hate his own compatriots.
But Augustus still believed that Orega still harbored a love that had turned into obsession for Sagulas and the compatriots who had disappointed him.
In the original timeline, Orega was sealed at a certain point in 2503, just before the story of Wings of Freedom began. Even without considering Augustus' huge influence on the plot, this time
Orega is still quite active.
Ourega's appearance here did not surprise Augustus too much.
"Orega, has he also come to take advantage of the fire?" Artanis naturally did not have a good impression of Orega.
"My men feel very strange because Orega is attacking the hybrids and insect swarms that emerged from the Xel'Naga portal," General Jones said.
No one can question Orega's power. He can almost compete with a fleet. It is probably difficult to find another pure energy creature as powerful as him in the entire universe.
"This is puzzling to me, Admiral," Artanis said honestly.
Orega, isn't he one of Eamon's men?
Augustus originally thought that the powerful being that Orega was loyal to was Eamon, but was there actually someone else?
Or maybe Orega is only loyal to himself, and Eamon is just a person he uses to achieve his ultimate goal, a springboard for him to realize his ambitions.
"What an unexpected help." Augustus also sighed.
This is actually understandable. Even though Orega has transformed into an unrecognizable monster, his original intention of becoming like this was just to avenge his tribe.
And Amon now wants to destroy Sagulath and the entire Nerazim, and Orega must not be able to ignore it.
If Orega had cooperated with Eamon, I'm afraid he was also deceived.
When Orega heard that Vorazun was going to blow up Sagurath, this extreme Nerazim Supreme would probably be so angry that he would explode on the spot.