StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

The Temple of the Forbidden City was not as gray as Augustus had expected, but instead was bathed in the gleaming light of an array of obelisks and jungle-like clusters of Kedarin crystals. There are countless passages here, which are as intricate as a maze. The direction can only be determined based on the circulating airflow and markings.

The bedrock path beneath his feet was extremely long, as if it connected to the era before eternity. The silver and gray walls that shimmer with bright green fluorescence on all sides have an ingenious texture, as delicate as the sediment on the river bottom that has been repeatedly washed by water. They are carved with fine lines and patterns like the veins of stems and leaves and the spiral patterns of shells. .

"This temple seems to be alive." Augustus passed an arch with a thin and elegant spire and came under the brilliant and shining temple hall.

Here, thousands of crystals emitting colorful light like gems are lined up on both sides like swords, and countless stone formations composed of hexagonal pillars inlaid with crystals are enveloped in the soft white flash of the energy matrix. Unimaginably, verdant moss and vines grow on the walls of the temple, and their roots are deeply embedded in the stone walls and columns. Obviously, the materials used to build this temple are not anything within human cognition.

There is an incredible vertical drop from the glorious dome of the temple to the ground, which is unreachable. There are hundreds of niches carved on it, as if giants were meditating, talking, and living in such a palace.

You can imagine how shocked the protoss will be when they step into the temple for the first time. When a magnificent miracle that even they had been unable to understand and create until now actually appeared in front of them, it was natural for them to worship gods.

Just like the Xel'Naga temples Augustus had seen in Ayr, this place was outrageously big and magnificent.

"It seems that Alan Shezal's gang of pirates relied on eating these things to satisfy their hunger when they were trapped in the temple." This is not the first time Renault has been to such a place.

In the territory of the Tyran Empire, Xel'Naga ruins were occasionally unearthed. Augustus even ordered the establishment of a royal organization to carry out protective excavations for these precious ancient ruins. Ever since the protoss and zerg first emerged, the humans of the Koprulu Sector have learned that they are not alone in the universe.

The lost world of Sil, which originally belonged to the Tal'darin Protoss, is now also part of the Tyranid Empire. There are still a large number of undiscovered ancient civilization relics in the geological layers there, but they are not as well preserved as Zakul's.

"There are traces of blasphemy everywhere here." Artanis always stood on the side of Augustus, putting him on an equal footing with himself.

"The existence of the hybrid has desecrated this temple, but their destruction here goes far beyond that." Zeratul was like a black shadow that could not be illuminated when walking. Even with such a calm character like his, It was inevitable that he would be furious when he saw the scene in front of him.

The El Protoss and the Sagulath Protoss both value their own people and compatriots, but the opposite is true for hybrids and other races. The Taldarin protoss of Slaine have always been considered to be cruel and barbaric, but even their sacrificial rituals seem merciful in comparison.

Between the Xel'Naga stone formations, countless protoss corpses were discarded haphazardly, piling up like mountains. These protoss were nailed to death with spears on the stone steps of the raised altar, and the material used to make the spear points turned out to be Kedarin crystal, which was regarded as a sacred symbol.

When Augustus got closer, the strong smell of blood hit his face. This sweet smell was different from human blood, but it still made people feel sick.

Various evil patterns drawn with the blood of the protoss are scattered in every corner of the temple hall, depicting an extremely twisted and weird scene. Countless slender limbs, protruding ribs and demonic eyes extended at Augustus' feet like twisted shadows. What they represented was a terrifying hybrid army, which can be called a painting. A huge and weird picture.

"It was written with the blood of the stars, and some of the blood has dried for a long time." Narud's face turned pale, obviously frightened. The poor old man was so shocked by what he saw that his legs became weak.

"With the blood of our people, the hybrid Marr has painted an extremely terrifying and dark future." Zeratul looked at the blood stains that seemed to have dried for a long time with sadness: "This is a prophecy, foretelling a future without hope. future."

"It's really evil." Renault smacked his lips and turned pale.

The hybrid is very strange. This monster with powerful spiritual power can kill people invisible. When dealing with such monsters, even killing them outright may be too late.

Many Terran Empire soldiers who had to retire were forced to leave because they could not forget the horrific trauma of the hybrid's arrival, and they always had the same nightmare. Many people begin to sleepwalk and wake up to find themselves painting a hybrid with their own blood.

"Mar is not only absorbing the energy of Zakul's protector, but also the energy of these dead stars." Augustus said: "Since Orega has been here before, he may have also joined this battle. A feast of blood.”

"Orega doesn't care about the life or death of the El Protoss at all, and killing and torturing them makes him feel extremely happy. By now, I think Orega doesn't even care about the life or death of his fellow Dark Templar warriors anymore, because He believed that his people had betrayed him." Alan Scherzar, the leader of the Scavenger Pirates, was also brought in. He was not as ignorant as he said before about what had happened in this temple.

"That's why I don't understand what these protoss want to do. They talk about being friendly and friendly, but their actions are much more ruthless than humans."

"This is a vendetta between races. The so-called blood feud is nothing more than that." Augustus said.

"The memory of the people's exile traumatized Orega more than we imagined." Zeratul also believed that it was because he didn't have time to stop Orega that he became what he is now.

"The temple of wisdom guarded by the Alessa tribe for generations also contains tragic memories from thousands of years ago. Orega broke the taboo and privately read the sealed ancient knowledge, and the influence of those memories on him inevitably grew day by day. ."He said:

"Orega is unwilling to forgive, and will never forgive. He is willing to be swallowed up by hatred and anger, and is willing to walk on a dark path. If Orega walked on the right path, he should have become a hero of our family."

"And the only way to calm Orega's anger is death."

Speaking of which, this is indeed tit for tat. Raszagal and Zeratul still hated the Supreme Council, but they chose to forgive the Templar class who had helped their people, while Orega chose to repay blood with blood.

If the protoss hero Adun hadn't disobeyed the Supreme Council's order to execute those who did not want to join the Kara, there would be no current protoss of Sagulath.

"Orega has killed too many protoss, and he will never stop before killing all the El protoss." Artanis said with deep sorrow:

"Sagulas must not be allowed to know about this matter, at least not until Aiur is recovered!"

"We humans would say that paper cannot contain fire." Raynor said to Artanis: "It is too difficult for you to hide something."

"You are right, Renault." Phoenix said: "But it is not impossible. Lies and deception are extremely rare among our people, but they still exist, especially among the politicians of the Supreme Council."

"Once the El Protoss in Dalam begins to secretly retaliate against the Nerazim protoss, vendettas will become commonplace." Artanis said: "By then, the Dalam established by my teacher will It will also fall apart. Not only that, there will no longer be a chance for the two races to unite!"

"That's exactly what our enemies want to see." Augustus' eyes flashed.

For a human empire, having a neighbor as powerful as the protoss nearby can easily cause many concerns. Generally speaking, the ruler of the empire does not want the protoss to be too powerful, but if the ruler happens to be a friend of the protoss, that is a different matter.

Considering that Eamon is about to return, Augustus also hopes that the big brother of the Protoss can preserve his strength and stop ruining it, otherwise humans will have to suffer more.

If the emperor of the empire is Arcturus Mengsk, brother of Augustus, then he will naturally be wary of the protoss at all times. If he does not kill them, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.

"In the history of mankind, divisions caused by hatred are not uncommon." Dr. Narud followed Augustus all the time, and even served as his attendant, which is enough to show how much the emperor relied on him.

However, if Durham is really divided again, it is indeed what Narud wants to see. Although Eamon did not take the Dark Templar seriously at all, in Narud's view, the Nerazim protoss that were not controlled by Kara was a potential risk, and the united protoss would also be Eamon An obstacle to the plan to destroy the world.

Orega is truly a perfect chess piece. It won't be long before he becomes the spark that reignites war between the protoss.

"Orega hopes that the war between the two tribes will start again and the two tribes will be divided again, and we must not let him get his wish." Zeratul said.

"The Dark Templars also have the old patriarch Rashagal. With her here, the Nerazim Young Generation should not cause any trouble." Raynor said.

"It's not that simple." Augustus said: "In the Protoss, a vicious event can easily be magnified."

In addition, the population of the El Protoss in Sagulas is much greater than that of the native Nerazim Protoss. As long as one of them has a radical faction that hates the Dark Templar, disaster will soon begin. .

Even in the best case scenario, the El Protoss and the Sagulas Protoss would part ways again and never interact with each other until death.

"Tassadar is the most outstanding and greatest executive among us, but even he will inevitably fail at times." Artanis said: "I really hope to be able to help him, but I always doubt that I do not have this ability."

"Don't worry, young Artanis, you are far better than you think." After Zeratul said that, he walked into the obelisk array that was stained black with blood.

"These are not just the protoss of Zakuul." It could be heard that Zeratul was now filled with shock and anger.

"They come from other planets, from the former protoss empire colonies, the temple world, and even Aiur." Artanis stared at the twisted protoss corpses, ripples of sadness in his glowing blue eyes. , as if the scene in front of him reminded him of the eternal catastrophe in ancient times.

"Orega's minions shamelessly kidnapped our people and used them as sacrifices to their gods. Not only Karai, but also the Templars and Arbiters. Gods, they may have even destroyed A fleet returning from the depths of the galaxy."

"This is something only Tal'darin Star Spirits can do!"

These gray, blue, and light-skinned protoss victims come from different tribes, and most of them are not even Zha'kul protoss. It seems that this matter is far from that simple.

And they all obviously belong to the branch of the El Star Spirit. It can be seen that even though Orega has gone crazy to this point, he can still distinguish between love and hate.

For Orega, killing the El Protoss is not the ultimate goal, but to cause discord within the Duram Protoss. And he knew that there was not much harmony in Durham, and it was only because of the efforts of the leaders of both sides.

At this moment, a beam of light that seemed to come from heaven shone on this terrible slaughterhouse, and all the dead protoss turned into a mist of light that was blown away by the wind and teleported away.

"We will bury him in the traditional way," Artanis said.

"There is a line of words here." After these star spirits turned into light mist and dispersed, Renault suddenly noticed the words that were originally covered by the corpses.

"What does it say?" Augustus was also proficient in the Protoss language, but it seemed to be a mysterious Xel'Naga language.

"Emon has awakened our dreams. Blood and flames. We will be reborn in the fire." Zeratul walked over and knelt down on one knee in front of this line of blood.

"This looks like it was written by a person who wanted to self-immolate." Reno touched his beard unnaturally: "They are all crazy."

"It's crazy that those protoss are willing to be devoured by hybrids and Orega."

"Even those powerful Celestial Templars cannot resist such mental corrosion." Augustus sighed, knowing that human will is even much more fragile.

At this moment, following Augustus's gaze, one can see a Xel'Naga spaceship shrouded in brilliant light. It is shaped like a sharp long shuttle supporting the dome of the temple, and its whole body is shrouded in bright light. in the green light.

"Orega no longer knows where he is." Artanis said: "He only left behind this magical spaceship."

"Perhaps we can find Orega's activity patterns and the places he visits most often from the voyage log recorded in this spacecraft."