Harmonic Battleship Hyperion

But no one or the protoss noticed that at the moment the Hyperion rushed into the warp network, something seemed to happen to the energy singularity of the space-time channel, and it became a little... unstable.

Chapter 109 Phase Technician Recalls the Past

Chapter 109 Phase Technician Recalls the Past

Five years ago, when the mighty Juggernaut opened the warp channel to Aiur by himself and brought countless Zergs to descend on this ancient and sacred planet, the planet still immersed in stability and tradition The spirits did not expect that they would soon usher in another period of dark history after the War of All Ages, and even lose their homeland under their feet.

The attack of the swarm was swift and efficient, and it seized the opportunity that the Golden Fleet did not garrison Aiur because of the zerg infection in all parts of the star area, and launched a devastating attack on the social core of the protoss.

What is even more unfortunate is that instead of treating the Zerg as a threat, the corrupt and rigid Supreme Council made a big fuss about the executive Tassadar's decision to join hands with humans and Dark Templars to fight against the Zerg, and even At one time, the troops were used to deal with compatriots who returned thousands of miles away.

The death of Executive Phoenix in Antioch was inseparable from the arrogance and short-sightedness of the council.

In the end, the master robbed the Kaidarin crystal, which was regarded as the source of civilization by the Protoss, and occupied the ancient Xel'Naga Temple. Almost the entire territory of Al fell, and the defense forces of the Protoss were completely dispersed. The possibility of regaining their homeland was completely lost.

It wasn't until Tassadar sacrificed himself and died with the master that the arbitrators of the council came to their senses and began to try to save the situation: evacuate the protoss civilians, guide the troops to withdraw, and resist the crazy attack of the rioting zerg. Gulas...the homeland of the Dark Templar, the planet where the protoss Nerazim tribe lived in seclusion for generations.

At that time, it was the rangers of Phoenix and Reynolds who were transformed into dragon knights who were responsible for guarding the portal connecting Al and Sacoolas.

Living with Nerazim, who was once regarded as a rebel, is not an easy thing for the protoss of Aiur... The conflicts caused by different ideologies have dominated the history of human civilization. With a pivotal position, the protoss are no exception.

Especially after a "rebellion" initiated by the arbitrator Aldaris, the distrust and hostility between the two parties have almost become apparent.

Although later facts proved that the arbitrator Aldaris was the right party in that "rebellion"... He saw through the trick of the Queen of Blades and acted decisively in his usual way, but he was even more decisive. Zeratul and Artanis were defeated and killed by Kerrigan.

But considering the situation at the time, this conflict was not a purely bad thing. At least it calmed down both the Aiur faction and the Nerazim tribe, and began to conduct real communication and cooperation.

At least, on the surface...

And it was Artanis who was jointly elected as archbishop by the arbitrators and the dark patriarch Mohandar in the second year who really promoted all this.

As a student of Tassadar, Artanis is one of the rare executives who can maintain an equal attitude towards all protoss. Honored by the Nerazim for its power to cleanse Sacoolas of his zerg infestation, he was the most fitting candidate in every sense of the word.

So in the next few years, the protoss gradually began to regain their vitality, and put their main energy on the top priority, which is to restore the homeland of the protoss: Aiur.

But who would have thought that this would be a trap set by the God of Darkness, Amon...

Standing on the stone steps that have gone through many years, phase technician Karax looked at the drowsy sky, and his mind was full of thoughts.

While still shrouded in the glory of Kara, every protoss born in Aiur can feel the existence of other compatriots, enjoy joy together, bear sorrow together, and think about unknown problems together... Kara is like all star spirits. Like the spiritual harbor of the soul, it provides everything needed for thinking all the time.

Because of this, the El protoss cannot accept compatriots who do not believe in Kara.

Failure to understand each other means that differences will eventually arise, and differences will eventually occur, which means that the tragedy of the Eternal War will be staged again... If all this becomes a reality, then the Protoss, which has almost been destroyed once Civilization is likely to usher in a complete end.

If the great executive Adun hadn't sacrificed himself and ended the Supreme Council's crusade against the "rebellious" tribe, then there might not be any traces of the protoss on the current Sacoolas.

"Spear of Adun, if Kara's glory is gone and she can no longer lead us in the direction, then I hope you can assist the archbishop and help us defeat the evil Amon."

Before the nerve cord was severed, Karax didn't need to make any sound at all, nor did he need to send out any waves of consciousness to let his fellow Kaleks hear his inner thoughts, but now, even if these thoughts are expressed in a specific form It is difficult for him to build up absolute confidence even if he expresses it in words and voice.

Without the ideological support of his compatriots, Karax can only rely on himself... But not every creature can have firm belief and fearless courage, especially for the phase technicians who were originally just the Kalai class.

Today, Archbishop Artanis basically no longer considers the three classes of arbitrators, templars, and Kalais as necessities of Protoss society. Instead, he adheres to the concept of equality and freedom and adopts a more reasonable management method. However, the consciousness concept accumulated over thousands of years is difficult to be completely reversed in just a few years.

After standing quietly for a while, Karax turned around and walked towards the majestic hub like a pyramid in the distance.

This is the outskirts of the Xel'Naga Temple of Sacoolas, the temporary defense base built by the Protoss troops of the Spear of Adun and the Shadow Guard of Nerazim in the past month.

Ever since the Protoss main fleet headed by the El Shield Mothership was taken away by Emon, the portal that once connected El and Sacoolas was opened again, and countless zerg swarmed out towards Dharam ...that is, the protoss civilization after the reintegration of the Aiur faction and Nerazim launched an all-round onslaught.

Under the leadership of the patriarch Vorazun, who had not taken over as the leader of Nerazim for a long time, the templars who stayed behind acted together with the shadow guards, fighting desperately to protect the protoss people, but in the face of the huge gap in numbers, it was just a drop in the bucket.

It wasn't until Archbishop Artanis, who went to Korhal and took back the keystone from Raynor, rushed back with the Spear of Adun, that he was able to stop the Zerg and kept the final line of defense in the southwest of the capital Taimatros. .

In the past month, all the templars have been buying time for the evacuation of the civilians, and the launch port and the space-time channel have changed hands several times until they were completely destroyed in the battle... But fortunately, most of the civilians were It has been evacuated to other hidden colonial planets, and the rest have been transferred to it after the Spear of Adun arrived.

As for why the Templars still build a defensive base around the ancient Xel'Naga Temple, it's because...

"Phase Technician."

The sudden voice made Karax stop in his tracks, and his shining eyes trembled, "I'm Karax, what's the matter?"

After losing Kara, the protoss had to turn to the large-scale crystal resonance devices equipped by the Nerazim to maintain short-distance communication capabilities, and the ingenious phase technicians naturally integrated it into their engineering armor. That is to say, the equipment worn on his head at this time looks like a light helmet and earphones.

"We have detected the signal of a human battlecruiser, which is heading towards the temple outside the Zerg position."

Human battlecruiser?

Hearing this, Karax couldn't help but think of the Moebius Legion that he had dealt with on Korhal. Those humans who were bewitched by Amon were cunning and cruel, and possessed quite terrifying military strength, which once caused the Tyranid Empire to suffer.

But even without considering the alliance between the Tyrann Empire and Durham, just judging from their actions of following Amon to snatch the Keystone, they are destined to be enemies rather than friends.

"Send out our phantom fighters, and also inform the Spear of Adun, we can't let this battlecruiser fire Yamato artillery at the base."

As the card of human space power, the Yamato Cannon is probably the only weapon that the protoss will care about and beware of. If it hits the base, even with the protection of a thick shield, the result is not optimistic.

"But Phase Technician, this battlecruiser is fighting Zerg..."

"Battle the Zerg?"

Karax was startled for a moment, then lost in thought.

This point alone does not prove anything. For those wild hive groups that have lost the command of the brain worms and lack the leadership of the worm mother, it is not very convenient for Amon to control them. There will also be fights.

But out of more comprehensive considerations, Karax still chose a safe approach.

"The order to dispatch the Phantom Fighter remains unchanged, let them try to contact that battleship first."

After finishing speaking, he thought for a while, "The priority is to contact the Spear of Adun. If this battlecruiser is our ally, then there should be records about it."

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Sacoolas is actually a very desolate planet.

In this dim twilight world, the alternation of day and night is not obvious. The desert without any life occupies more than 80% of the planet's surface, and there is a serious lack of wild animals and plants... To survive here, it is a must. A rather challenging thing.

This is one of the reasons why Tassadar back then and Artanis now respect Nerazim very much: these exiled dark templars chose to settle in such a cruel world just because they found The ancient Xel'Naga Temple... They are indeed the deserters of Kara, but not the deserters of the protoss civilization.

After the fall of Aiur, the newly born Durham has been committed to building Sacoolas and turning it into another home of the protoss, but it is limited to the relationship between population and time, and the effect is not obvious yet.

Therefore, most of the time, the Sacoolas desert will maintain absolute silence.

But now, this silence is broken by a giant battleship...

"Two more tactical teams to help Bronya in the border area of ​​A10! Then tell Odim to guard the gap above the armory!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Watch out for all the zerg that approach us! I don't want to see dozens of Mutalisks rushing out of our noses!"

Renault's gamble paid off.

With the help of the cover of the Yamato cannon and the unmanned attack aircraft, as well as the protection of Lin Yuande Lisa, the Hyperion successfully rushed into the space-time channel and reached the other end of the warp network... Although the battleship itself was in the previous short-term Some damage occurred during the firefight, but at least it can still guarantee regular navigation.

It's just that the damage to the space sensor and radar system made it impossible for Raynor to judge whether the planet below was Sacoolas. He hadn't really set foot here, and the only little knowledge he had came from the simple descriptions of Zeratul and Artanis. , cannot be used as a reference.

To make matters worse, not long after arriving here, the Hyperion was attacked by a large number of different dragons.

Because all the unmanned attack aircraft have been lost on Kayadir. Now, apart from its own air defense guns, the only guard force is Sergeant Farrell's Viking squadron. Even if they are all dispatched, they will not last too long. time.

In desperation, Renault had no choice but to let the Hyperion head towards a position with a higher energy reading in the distance... If this place is really Sacoolas, then by virtue of the deeds of defending the portal of El with his life, He thought that the protoss who might appear there should help.

"boom!"

At this moment, the bridge suddenly shook violently, making Renault barely fall to the ground.

"What's going on!? Who will report to me!?"

"Uncle Renault, the different dragons outside just threw dozens of banelings at the A10 border area, and Bronya couldn't wipe them all out."

With Fu Hua and Teresa exhausted and Qiyana also injured, Bronya, who was driving Houm 7274, became the only Valkyrie who could continue to fight. In the case of being besieged by Zerg, what she can do is also very limited.

At this time, if you can look down on the battleship from above, you will find that the explosion just happened just near the control core of the laser gun group on the left side of the ship, and flames and thick smoke are constantly emitting.

"It's okay! Try your best to eliminate the different dragons... Swan! You heard what Bronya said!"

"Of course, Mr. Cowboy! But I still suggest letting it go for now. I'm trying to figure out a way to restore our spatial sensors, and then you'll be able to know where that space-time channel has taken us!"

"Fine, let's do it!"

Renault on the bridge frowned, staring solemnly ahead... I don't know if this planet is in the "night" without starlight, or there is no cycle of day and night at all. In short, the sky is dark, but It is different from the real night.

In addition to the bad situation of the Hyperion, Lin Yuan's side is also very worrying.

According to Teresa's description just now, he is in a very bad condition after consuming a lot of spiritual energy. He has fallen into a severe coma, and his breath has become abnormal.

Of course, it's not that Lin Yuan has experienced this kind of situation before... when Phoenix was almost killed by the Queen of Blades when he was killed, when he encountered a hybrid for the first time in the secret laboratory of the Empire, and not long ago in Tarsonis When I forcibly used a large-scale psionic storm...

After these several battles, he was safely brought back to the Hyperion and received good treatment, but this time...

Even Lei Nuo himself is not sure whether he can escape from birth, and those different dragons will definitely not be "stragglers" who just happened to appear here, which is why he must continue to move.

"Warning! Warning"

At this time, the voice of the mechanical adjutant suddenly rang out, "Protoss Air Force units have been detected! They are rapidly approaching!"

The rangers in the bridge were startled for a moment, and then showed a somewhat desperate expression... After all, they just escaped from the golden fleet just now, and there is no way to determine whether the two self-destruct devices can destroy the space-time channel.

But unlike their reactions, there was a little joy on Renault's face.

"Halm! I think our communication system is still working, contact those protoss air force!"

"Sir!?"

"Didn't you find their direction? They must not have followed us from the space-time channel!"

Halm suddenly realized that he immediately started to deal with it, sending out the strengthened general communication signal.

This kind of signal was first born during the Brood War...Because of the threat of the UED and the conspiracy of the Queen of Blades, the Protoss, Zerg and humans joined forces for the first time to deal with the birth of a new master, and stipulated a common signal band , it can be received and processed by the communication equipment of protoss and humans, and it can also make the Zerg's mind link respond.

Otherwise, the protoss's almost established quantum communication level technology is nothing, and there is no way to communicate with the Zerg.

But having said that, there are not many Zerg commanders who are willing to respond to this kind of signal... For example, Abathur who fought on Char directly chose to ignore it, and if Lin Yuan and Qiyana hadn't hit by mistake Breaking into Zagara's hatchery, the worm mother who doesn't have any affection for humans probably won't respond immediately.

"Human warships, this is the Durham Templar Guard, you need to reveal your identities as soon as possible."

What appeared on the comm screen was a pretty standard protoss: eyes with bright lights, no mouth, light gray skin with slightly rough skin, wearing what should be a pilot suit.

"Hello, protoss friend, I'm Jim Raynor."

Seeing that the connection was successfully established, Renault immediately let go of half of the stone in his heart. At least this can show that the other party is not an enemy controlled by Amon. "I think you should have heard my name."

"Jim Raynor? Yes, I did hear it...but I need to confirm your identity."

"No problem, buddy, as long as you can help me solve the current trouble first..."