Following Augustus's order, the Xel'Naga worldship and the Arkship Pride of Ortalis opened the way on both sides of the Hyperion, followed closely by a huge fleet composed of humans, protoss and zerg.
Pass through the gate to the void and prepare to cross the sea of void.
In the dazzling light emitted from the void, all the ships entering it began to twist and rotate, as if the fleet was reflected in the ripples of the water.
The capital ships that passed through the Void Gate at the same time were each larger than the last, and the number and density of the other ships accompanying them were so large that the commanders of the fleets of all races had to hold another meeting in advance to make unified arrangements.
, draw a course to prevent these ships from colliding with each other before entering the void.
The plan to enter the void went better than Augustus expected. Compared with the terrifying enemies they would face, he and Tassadar were more worried about chaotic command and disordered advance and retreat.
This is the largest fleet that humans and protoss can assemble, enough to easily conquer the galaxy and flatten the stars.
For this moment, Augustus prepared for ten years, using these ten years to build battleships and expand the army. His Tyran Empire was already extremely militaristic by the time of the Doomsday War. The number of nuclear weapons stored alone was not enough to deal with a few remnants of the old federation.
prepared by the rebels.
"Route entered."
"Check wireless communication. Complete."
"This is the communication center, everything is normal."
"Everything is normal in the intelligence center and the detectors are operating well."
On the bridge of the Hyperion, everyone looked solemn and prepared. The busiest among them were the signallers and recorders. In the past 12 hours, the Hyperion had become the center of the entire combined fleet.
Human warships have never been so deep into the void before. If the radar no longer works, then they will still need observers and star mappers to manually locate the coordinates. The chaotic void is unpredictable and unpredictable, and its powerful energy surge is even enough to interfere with
Electromagnetic signals can damage electronic equipment.
Considering the worst case scenario, communications and even power will be interrupted, and then they will have to fight independently. People in this era have long stopped using signal flags to command operations. Even if there were, every battleship would be on the holographic picture.
What may seem like a finger's throw away may actually be thousands of miles apart.
In the entire battleship, on every deck, all departments, all fighting positions, and all crew members are at their posts or preparing to perform their duties.
In the dock on the lower level, all kinds of starfighters that are about to be released have been filled with fuel, and the fuel lines like tethers are being automatically pulled out. As far as the eye can see, there are uniformed ground crews, fully loaded with missiles, cannon bullets and
Bomb vehicles were speeding past one after another.
Even in the most leisurely positions, everyone is told that they must cheer up. Fighting in the void is no less than being swallowed into the bloody belly of a huge beast.
Many people are scared to death because they have not been told that they are going into the void. But this is an army, not a loose alliance of rebels in the past, and it is not that if they don't want to fight, they can leave immediately.
At the same time, more people still have no intention of looking back, because they believe that they are fighting for the empire and their families, and because they believe that the emperor will lead them to victory as always.
"That kind voice is getting closer and clearer, and his voice is full of pain and hope."
Kerrigan stood with Augustus, facing the huge holographic strategic and tactical picture on the star chart table. She didn't even put on the ghost agent's combat uniform, just wearing dark clothes like everyone else here.
Imperial Navy uniform, but still looking heroic and formidable.
Further forward, you can see a row of bridge officers' seats. Everyone on the seats is staring at the operation terminal in front of them, as if there is some kind of man-eating devil hidden inside.
"Speak humanly, dear." Augustus stared at the holographic image in front of him.
On the screen, the ships that have passed through the Void Gate are only a small part of their huge total. The warships at the end are still waiting for instructions to enter the channel. Under normal circumstances, this is unimaginable.
The Void Gate above Urna is very huge, but even so, the fleet under Augustus can only pass through it in a queue, like a large group of giant ships blocked in a narrow waterway.
Even though the Hyperion has entered the void, it has not yet been invaded by the shadow of the void or attacked. The huge stasis net rising from the Purifier Fortress below helped them block all enemies and attacks from the void.
.
It’s no wonder that the crew of the Hyperion are so nervous. Just outside the stasis net covering the sky, the space corroded by void corruption is a bloody color, and countless void creatures and bugs are desperately trying to rush into it.
Coming in, it was like a swarm of ants stuck on candy paper.
Under the influence of the corruption of the void, these zerg controlled by Amon became even more ferocious and violent.
Beneath the stasis network, the Purifier's fortress occupies the entire floating continent. Even the world ship is just a slightly larger meteorite compared to it. In the energy field of countless energy cores, it is ignited by solar fragments.
The furnaces of the city are constantly smelting the crystal mineral deposits taken from the void by the Purifiers. The city-sized automatic assembly factory is flashing with bright orange flames, and the half-mile-long assembly line is like a road running through it.
Endless swarms of phantom fighters and clones patrol their fortresses in the sky. Whenever a sky-high containment tower lights up again, a large number of stored Purifier personalities will awaken again and re-enter the newly forged mechanical body.
Begin their eternal conquest against the great enemy of the Void, tempering their blades with their enemy's blood.
If the Purifiers were enemies of the Tyranid Empire, they would be as formidable an opponent as the Swarm.
At this time, the fleets of the Purifiers and the Ihanri Protoss have gathered in the sky above the fortress, with an endless view. The styles of these battleships made of alloys and organic meteorites are very different, but they are all undoubtedly very beautiful.
"I think he is calling us for help." Kerrigan shrugged. This old woman even had the leisure to show off her cuteness like a girl and was not nervous at all: "To be precise, he is guiding me to rescue him.
."
"I can understand why those Ihanri stars are so crazy. How can they refuse to save their gods."
"But as Tassadar said, this could also be a disguise by our enemy, a trap set by Amon." She continued: "He is trying to lure us here."
"Don't you ask me what I think?" Augustus said.
"What do you think?" In front of her husband, Kerrigan was a good compliment.
"I don't think Aemon is that smart," Augustus replied. "And if this is Narud's plan, it seems too stupid."
"Obviously, Narud understands humans, and he knows that we will never take risks for the gods out of mercy, sympathy, or to save the protoss. This is illogical and not rational."
"Okay, then what are we going to do." Kerrigan obviously had her own opinion, but she knew Augustus had other plans.
"We are going to rescue him." But Augustus had read the script and knew that the xel'naga was called Aurus, and even knew all his plans and arrangements.
"" Kerrigan was speechless for a moment.
"I still can't believe it. Do you really think this voice will elevate me to a xel'naga?" She paused.
"I am as convinced of this as I would die for you at once," Augustus simply said.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with becoming a god, if that's what you want." Kerrigan said, "Then I'll defeat Amon, and all the wars will end. That's what I want to do. I've always wanted to love us."
people do something.”
"The Xel'Naga are not gods, they should be considered high-dimensional creatures." Augustus still insisted on this: "Theoretically, after you become a Xel'Naga, you will be close to immortality, and your life cycle is the universe.
The cycle of reincarnation. You see, as a new generation of xel'naga, you can easily create another incarnation that resides in the real universe. By then"
Augustus actually said these words to himself. He had never tried to persuade Kerrigan to become a xel'naga, and he didn't need to now. But Augustus was worried that Kerrigan would disappear from the world from now on.
Just like the bubbles of the Little Mermaid dissipating in the sun.
"I will not leave you." Kerrigan saw the worry in Augustus's heart.
If Augustus was qualified to become a xel'naga, he would have done it himself.
But only Kerrigan is unique.
On the other hand, Augustus summoned Tassadar, Alarak, and Koralion all in the name of killing Aemon, including those imperial generals. He only promised to the Ihanri Protoss.
Said he would deliver their gods.
It is true that killing Aemon was Augustus' ultimate goal, but the order should be reversed.
That is, they will first rescue the imprisoned Xel'Naga, and then let Kerrigan accept the eternal essence and become the new Xel'Naga, and finally take the body of Xel'Naga Kerrigan or God Kerrigan.
Defeat Amon. But if there is another way, Augustus would rather Kerrigan stay by his side, and would rather she be a human being rather than a so-called god.
However, Augustus does not have to explain such complicated things to Tassadar and the others, otherwise he can only confirm his identity as the chosen one and the prophet. Sometimes this kind of bluffing thing is quite useful, but it is related to the fate of the race.
, this may be difficult to convince people.
"His Majesty Augustus Mengsk, the stasis net is about to be lowered." The voice of Talandar the Purifier.
"I understand." Augustus immediately ordered on the fleet command channel: "All warships enter the attack position."
“Stick to your posts,” he said. “Be loyal to your duties.”
"Guys, the next thing you have to do is aim." Renault also said on the channel.
In the next time, what the Imperial fleet has to do is to warm up the main guns, prepare to aim, and wait for the rest of the fleet to pass through the Void Gate and wait for the stasis net above the Purifier Fortress to fall.
As soon as the stasis net fell, countless servants of Aemon rushed in impatiently, accompanied by shadows of the void that seemed to fall from the sky, and a sky curtain that flashed with scarlet lightning suddenly fell.
In every abominable face that roared silently, Augustus saw countless void creatures, some were just indescribable shadows, some were like projections of real life in the abominable void, and others were
A mixture of the grotesque and the imaginary.
The Purifier and Ihanli protoss fleets took the lead in attacking. All the firepower gathered by the fleet swept away all obstacles in front of them with overwhelming force, clearing out large areas of blank areas. With the incineration beam, purification ray and phase weapons,
Under the sweep, millions of void creatures, zerg and hybrids were wiped out.
However, compared with the boundless shadow that occupies the entire void, this is just a drop of water in the ocean.
The Hyperion moved almost closely with the firepower of the Protoss extending in the void. Next to it were rows of Imperial warships wrapped in a shield matrix. Each row had hundreds of ships spitting out flames.
of the Imperial Battlecruiser.
On the left is the huge battering-ram-like bow of the White Star, which is now illuminated by the bright lights and gunfire. On the right, the entire observation window is filled with the huge shadow of the Xel'Naga World Ship
Xel'naga technology is the ultimate display of practicality and aesthetics. Human transformation is nothing more than patchwork on a perfect work of art. The world ship itself was not built for war purposes. This move is simply like a primitive man.
Spears were strapped to airliners to charge into battle.
The scene when the Xel'Naga World Ship opened fire was still extremely shocking. With the help of the Supreme Protector Shantila and the Protoss Empire's hundreds of thousands of phase technicians, the Tyranid Empire was able to complete the attack on this warship at the Ark level.
Renovate and upgrade its armory
It is filled with super war machines like Xantos, Archangel and Odin. The sides of both sides are filled with gun groups and missile nests with full firepower. Nuclear warheads are squandered like bullets regardless of cost, pouring down like a violent storm.
on all enemies of the Empire.
As if concentrating the power of the sun on his fingertips, Augustus saw a huge pulse beam rising from the world ship, and a large swath of zerg and void creatures were immediately slaughtered like felled wheat.
At this moment, all the battleships - whether they belong to the protoss, humans, or the flying hives of the Cerberus swarm that are half mechanical and half biological, are fighting while approaching the Hyperion, and the Hyperion enters
The Xel'Naga artifact it carries is now the most dazzling beacon in the entire universe.
The two wings of the human fleet are the Purifier, Ihanli and Tal'darin Protoss fleets, with the Dallam Protoss serving as the center and rearguard.
As it gets closer to the deepest part of the void, the erosion and corruption of the shadow of the void becomes more terrifying, constantly eroding the shields and armor of the battleship, and the enemies it encounters become more powerful.
Hundreds of Leviathan beasts appeared in front of the coalition fleet. Their numbers were so large that people suspected that they were just illusions in the void.
At the same time, human and protoss warships that were infected, corrupted or reshaped with void energy also appeared one by one like ghosts seeking their lives. Many warships even retained their past hull numbers and markings.
And they have already been declared crashed or decommissioned by the Empire and Durham.
This is the void, what Eamon calls the realm of God, and any laws of the physical world may not apply here.
Amon's followers are worshipers of death and destruction. They believe they can be reborn in blood, so it seems that this is indeed true.
Augustus discovered that as the Void Gate and Purifier Fortress were far behind, every further step they took in the void would put more pressure on the ship. When they first entered the void
, the invasion of void energy was just a rushing stream, but now it is like a huge wave.
Those escort ships, which were far more fragile than the capital ships, were already overwhelmed. In the blink of an eye, one ship after another disappeared forever, and everyone on board was swallowed into endless darkness.
Augustus seemed to be able to hear the screams and lamentations of these warriors before they died. These miserable and desperate cries were instantly drowned in the background sound of the void filled with Amon's rampant laughter and angry roars.
"Everyone is on level one alert!"
"The enemy is attacking!"
"A large number of enemy troops are approaching quickly!"
Suddenly, a large number of Dark God fleets shrouded in shadow jumped into the middle of the Imperial fleet at a speed that defied the laws of physics. A group of battleships composed of corrupted battlecruisers and protoss aircraft carriers ignored the madness.
He wanted to stop his imperial warship and headed straight for the Hyperion.
Suddenly, the vicinity of Hyperion was filled with warships spitting red flames, and the flames caused by the explosion were particularly magnificent.
At this moment, no one can stay away. All the warships of the combined fleet are either firing and advancing, or rushing to the area where the fighting is taking place. Some damaged warships were left on the road forever and were abandoned because they
It can neither keep up with the Hyperion nor return to the real world.
Life is like fine sand in an hourglass, it is consumed and diminished every moment.
On the bridge, Kerrigan was not affected in any way. While holding Augustus's hand wrapped in a steel glove, she sometimes closed her eyes to feel the call of the Xel'Naga, guiding the fleet in the direction of progress.