StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

To the west of the province of Koshaka, there is the Temple of the Protector.

"You cannot control a noble cerebrate; enslaving him is like dominating a humble servant."

The huge sterile glass cryogenic tube is filled with bacteria blankets, creating a warm and humid environment. A TV screen wrapped with tendrils and chitinous carapace was shining with light, and an advertisement for Umoyan dairy products was playing, which would later be transferred to the Miss Tarsonis selection column.

A fat, fair-skinned brainworm was lying on its side in front of the TV screen. Its worm-like head was tilted sideways at a weird angle, as if it was being supported by an invisible hand below.

At first glance, it looks like the brainworm is having a conversation with someone on the TV. Studies have proven that brainworms can also get bored.

The young apprentice Egon Steitmann excitedly walked through a heavy alloy door and came to the glass cryogenic tube, holding high the Coke, fish and chips in his hand.

Stetman is a rising star in the revolutionary army's alien laboratory. He is so talented that he can be called a genius. He was wearing a white coat that was too large for him, a pair of glasses on his forehead, and a pair of polished leather boots stained with the feathers of some El bird.

"Egon, dear friend."

The brainworm turned around, his creepy mouthparts squirming, emitting flashes that represented his emotional fluctuations: "I miss you very much."

Perhaps because he was too young, Brainworm's voice sounded young and delicate, like a child's. In terms of human age, this brainworm is just a child less than one year old.

"Oh, no, no, no, don't move." The joyful expression on Stetman's face froze, and he was obviously extremely afraid of the brainworm in his heart.

"Stand there and don't move—if you have legs."

Stetman stopped in front of the console outside the glass cryogenic tube. Under his operation, the four robotic arms in the cryogenic tube gently leaned towards the brainworm and twisted its fat body away from the carpet. Standing up, it's like holding a slug's tail.

"Don't act rashly, do you understand? The monitoring station is always on duty, and more than two leading Sebrus companies are guarding this place. If you want to use your incredible mental power to control my mind, then the alarm I hide in my hat will There will be a bang, do you understand? It's a bang." Stetman rarely speaks a complete sentence without making mistakes, which means that this kind of thing is very difficult for him. The words are already familiar.

As in the past, Steitmann focused on many things differently than others.

"It's just a routine inspection, testing the psychic index, extracting some tissue samples to study the DNA fragments of the zerg, and, yes, I will tell you what else later." Stetman operated the robotic arm. The brain worm was placed on a silver stand, and the over-rotating blade was carefully cut off a small section of the brain worm's tail.

Brainworms have a very strong self-healing ability. Their genes contain a large number of patchwork DNA fragments. Removing a small piece of tissue will not even cause them to bleed.

The Revolutionary Army is also following the model of the Cerebrates and the Hive Mind to create instruments that can skip the Cerebrates and control the Zerg. This is currently a project being carried out at the same time as the Cybrus cyborg.

"Just do it, Aigon, I've finished my chewing gum." The brainworm made a regularly spaced ouch-ouch-ouch sound, and occasionally moved its fat body restlessly to make itself more comfortable.

"That bit of chewing gum is our last inventory. There is no use rolling around. This place is far away from the human world. If you don't have it, there is nothing." When he realized that the brainworm was not causing trouble, Stetman breathed a sigh of relief.

He shook the paper bag in his hand as if coaxing a child: "If you cooperate, these snacks will be yours."

Stetman didn't really enjoy his job; he privately called it a brainworm breeder. But brainworms are by no means those harmless pets. They are extremely fragile, but their spiritual power is extremely powerful.

"Okay, what about those Umoyan cow cheeses?" Brainworm pointed at the TV with its tail: "Star Express, frozen. Also, I'm interested in a Tarsonis hand-cranked ice cream machine."

In these few months in the world, the intelligent brain worm has been able to skillfully use human speech to communicate with the human scientists who monitor it, and regards getting fed through sweet words as a pastime. More than a hundred days ago, Brainworm was still dreaming of escaping, but he finally gave up.

"I never knew brainworms cared about useless tastes," Steitman said. "As long as you cooperate, we will order it for you - God knows what I am doing, talking to the bug, and then helping it buy online."

"You are so kind, Aigon." The brainworm said: "Praise benevolent Marshal Mengsk and the great revolution for the ten thousandth time."

"Okay, it's almost done, don't play any tricks." Stetman lamented, and he began to curse himself in his heart for happily taking this job two months ago.

"Do you understand, brainworm α, don't think that I am easy to mess with." Stetman stopped and patted the electromagnetic pistol on his waist: "Thank God, α, you met me. And not anyone else.”

"Excuse me, I don't have hands, so I can't applaud you." The brainworm got tired of it: "You'd better hurry up, otherwise I'm going to scream. I don't know what you can get from that poor brainworm's tail. No matter what, even if you fry that thick piece of meat, it won’t taste that good.”

"You know what that means, my screams can shatter glass, and that won't hold me back at all," he threatened Steitmann.

"The cerebrate is hungry, and when he's hungry he's bound to eat something with less than four legs. A noble swarm lord is about to get angry. This is a warning, not all cerebrates are like me." He has a kind heart."

"So I suggest that the instructor gives you a ban, that is, you are not allowed to sing." Stetman's focus is different.

While continuing to operate the robotic arm, Steitmann said: "I have brought new news about brain worms, which I think you may be interested in. Multiple evidences show that the oldest brain worm, Dagos He has left Al and is nowhere to be found.”

"Say." Brainworm chose to remain reserved at this time.

"In the past two weeks, Char's zerg have become rampant once again, invading multiple surrounding human planets one after another and clearing out our outposts. This means something." Stetman continued. explain.

"The answer is obvious. Dagos is driving other cerebrates to merge into a new zerg master. The zerg cannot live without a master, just like French fries cannot be without ketchup." The brain worm said.

"You are about to be in trouble, new master. Are you trying to trick me? Cunning guy, this can't be solved by a box of Coke. I need more to dispel my hatred."

"Oh, no, I just stopped to think, or in other words, I was in a daze." Stetman's eyes widened: "You mean, the brainworms can still merge to become a new master. This is Big news."

"I have to write a report, which may be able to save many people." He praised the brainworm and said: "You are a hero."

"Oh ho, I will eat this number of humans and make you cry. This day will not last long." The cerebrates expressed contempt for the words salvation and hero, and the zerg could not have any sense of identification with these human concepts. .

"When I return, I must first unify the insect swarm, then destroy the protoss, and make humanity succumb to my majesty."

"You have great potential." Stetman applauded. "Once the Overlord dies, you will be free. Now, there are many uncontrolled wild zerg in Aiur waiting for you to control."

After finishing his work, Stetman put the brainworm α back next to the TV. At the same time, he put down a cryogenic tube window and the robotic arm and prepared to throw the snacks in his hands to the brainworm.

"As it should be." Brainworm proudly raised his upper body. If he had two arms, he must have supported them on his waist.

At this moment, the alloy door opened again, and a revolutionary army scientist with beautiful wavy blond hair walked in. Her graceful figure made Stetman blush.

The scientist was followed by several guards in burgundy armor, which made Stetman feel uneasy. After that, Augustus Mengsk and Jim Raynor walked through the door, followed by more ghost agents in black or blue and white tights, and Stetman realized that something big must be going on. .

"Beauty, how can we make this brainworm obey our orders?" Renault took off his gloves and said. He wore a vest with many pockets sewn on and a revolver at his waist.

"Normally speaking, Brain Worm α will not refuse requests that are undignified. You need to make him feel that he has received enough respect or even praise." The blond scientist replied.

"It doesn't sound like it would be harder than scratching a cat's armpit." Renault came to the brainworm one step ahead of Augustus, patted the shy Stetman on the shoulder, and signaled the young man not to nervous:

"Future Lord of the Swarm, we need you to do us a little favor now."

"Oh - I'm all ears." Brainworm looked at Renault without feeling the slightest fear.

"What do you need a cerebrum for? The swarms will run amok, and that's what we're supposed to do."

"In short, we need you to control multiple Nydus Worms to open a road to the capital of the Protoss Empire." Renault smiled: "If you do it well, there will be no shortage of delicious food."

"Easy." Brainworm was disappointed: "Is that it?"

"Maybe we also need your clan members to cause some damage in the province of Koshaka." Augustus came over.

"But your scientists have never let me control more than a few worker bees." The brainworm's whole body exuded a bright light.

"So I'm saying maybe." Augustus looked at Steitmann.

"Aigon, it seems you have not tamed this brainworm."

"Tame?" Brain Worm was furious: "How dare you use this word? I am the master of the insect swarm, not the lion in the circus cage."

"Don't be nervous, my boy, you are much more powerful than the lion," said Augustus.

"Ah, uh, you mean me? Yes sir, not yet." Stetman didn't want to admit that he was distracted just now: "The brainworm α is unruly, eccentric and irritable. I think you may need someone who can A stepmother who gives him motherly care rather than a reins-taker.”

"How could a brainworm succumb to humans? You can't enslave me." The brainworm shouted.

"Don't play tricks, α." Augustus shook his head: "Follow our orders to drive the tunnel worms to dig the worm tunnels, and you will get a month's ration of cola. Otherwise, you will suffer. The master is dead, and you too It is no longer possible to be reborn in him.”

"You're a good boy."

"How evil," the brainworm responded: "I want Kusinius Cola from Tarsonis. Don't get away with it. I can distinguish every bubble in it."

"Let's get started." Augustus also smiled: "I have high hopes for this plan and don't want it to make any mistakes. There are two Nydus Worms underground in the laboratory. Control them and return to you as the master of the swarm. identity."

"Do it, child, even though you are just a brainworm, but according to the revelation in the Xel'Naga prophecy, maybe the savior of this universe is a zerg." Zeratul appeared from a group of black shadows.

"Protoss Dark Templar, don't come near me!" the cerebrate screamed, remembering the memory of his cerebrate brothers being slaughtered by Zeratul.

"Okay, I won't get close to you." Zeratul said: "But you will definitely understand that we are not enemies. There will be a day when the Zerg and other races can live in harmony."

As soon as Zeratul finished speaking, the alloy steel floor of the laboratory suddenly sank and opened like an eye, and a huge lower cabin appeared in front of everyone. Among them, two giant tunnel worms were paralyzed, their twisted insect eyes tightly closed, and their huge bodies were deeply embedded in the ground.

"It looked like they were dead," Raynor said.

"Ignorant people, death is not important, only the essence is important." As the light on the body of Cerebral Worm α became more shining, the two Nydus Worms regained their vitality, and they slid along the underground cabin like terrifying giant beasts. The alloy steel was swimming inside, and the terrifying scream was deafening.

"Shut them up," Augustus said to the brainworms, "and dig them out for me."

"You should be gentler to him." Renault shrugged.

"There is no need to be gentle with beasts, because they will not understand your feelings at all." Augustus did not think so: "I will keep this brainworm until he is tamed or proven to be too dangerous. .”

"In the future, he will probably be the only brainworm still alive in the world."

After a few seconds, the two Nydus Worms burrowed into the ground again under the orders of the Cerebrate Worms. Their mouthparts and claws specially designed for digging penetrated deep into the ground, leaving behind open and closed intestinal entrances that were squirming. That's enough to give people a bad impression.

Based on the special structure of the Nydus Worm, all insect tunnel networks are interconnected. It only takes a short time for the Nydus Worm's head to drill out of the ground and open a passage to the enemy's rear.

"Maybe, you will feel a little nauseous when you enter it." Renault shook his head.

Seeing this scene, Zeratul said: "Although no Dark Templar has ever entered the body of the Nydus Worm, it must not be much crueler than the worst environment in the universe."

"The Shadow Guard is waiting."