StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

There are many battles that can be called large-scale and extremely tragic in the history of the Koprulu Sector. Only the battles of El and Char are the most impressive. The surface of the planet is covered with horrific relics left by the battle. As far as the eye can see, the bloody corpses of protoss, zerg, and humans are everywhere. Star battleships and sky-behemoths of the zerg swarm have fallen from their orbits, and are covered by huge skyscraper-like wreckage. sky.

If there are people who say that there will no longer be an interstellar war of unprecedented scale after the Brood War, it is because they have never been to Sagurath, shrouded in the shadow of the void.

Sagulath, this mysterious world that has always been hidden in darkness and isolated from the world, and the sacred mother planet of Nerazim, has once again fallen into the flames of war and is almost completely destroyed.

Since accepting the relatives from Aiur, this is not the first time that the Dark Templar's home has been invaded on a large scale. The previous two wars on Sagulath almost destroyed the planet, but this time there may not be many people who think there is hope for her to be saved.

Large and small wars continued around the last major settlements, including Taimatros and New Antioch. Orange fire illuminated the sky of Sagulath, as if flames were burning from the sky to the earth, and the entire planet became a melting pot filled with death and destruction.

The Ael swarm army led by the hybrids continuously poured out of the Xel'Naga portal and continued to advance deeper inland along the outposts opened by the Dark Templar. The ruins of countless cities and art treasures Debris covered every path they took.

At the most critical moment, the fortifications outside Taimatros had been completely destroyed, and only a few photon turrets, Kedarin monoliths and ion light cannons were still operational. Fire raged in the city, and the magnificent spiers shining with fluorescent green light collapsed, turning into ruins and rubble. Metal and boulders rumbled over between the magnificent light bridges. Most roads were impassable, and countless ancient temples and art treasures were destroyed in an instant.

At this moment, the swarm of insects is still overwhelmingly attacking the defense line of the Dark Templar warriors in Taimatros. The hordes of Thunder Beasts are trampling every inch of the ground under their feet. There are as many springtails and banelings as the sea. and hydralisks marched across the collapsed ancient walls, mercilessly harvesting the life of every protoss.

As far as the eye can see, there are zerg and their creeping carpets and organic buildings boiling on the surface. Huge Behemoths and Leviathans fall from the sky, and the dense swarms of flying creatures move like a mass that can be clearly seen. Huge rain clouds observed.

Vorazun's Dark Templars suffered heavy losses under the violent attack of Amon's world-destroying army. They lost most of Sagurath, and now Taimatros is also in danger.

The Dark Templar warriors of the Nerazim Protoss are all powerful warriors. Even civilians such as craftsmen and scholars are by no means helpless in protecting themselves, but their numbers are too small, they are attacked from both sides, and they are isolated and helpless. In front of the vast sea of ​​insects, the ability to hide in the shadows can no longer protect them as it did in the past.

But in the southwest city of Taimatros, resistance still continues. Even in those areas that have been declared occupied, the surviving Dark Templar warriors are still blocking the enemy in the shadows, like rangers in the shadows.

Facing the vast swarm of worm signals, the surviving protoss of Taimatros are fleeing to the launch port closest to them, boarding shuttles to evacuate the fallen planet.

However, in the face of the rolling swarm of insects, in order to defend their city and people, the Dark Templar had to give up their advantage of being good at hiding in the shadows and fight a brutal blocking battle and attrition against the zerg. war.

This caused them to suffer heavy casualties and it was difficult to allocate enough force to defend their people. A large number of Nerazim civilians died on the way to the launch port.

This great protoss group that has endured many hardships but is still tenacious has once again come to a critical moment that determines the survival of the group. They once had Adun, but that was a thousand years ago.

The Terran Empire army arrived in time. Hundreds of airdrop pods faced the howling wind. Combat boats approached the ground and strafed the ground from the air. Then, the huge battlecruiser still landed over the city of Taimatros. When those huge cannons opened fire, it was like thunder exploding in the sky, and even the earth was shaking.

This is a combat method that Tyranid humans make good use of. Unimaginable fire coverage and lightning offensives always follow.

As soon as the imperial landing force arrived, they rushed to support Taimatros by land and air in multiple ways. They advanced steadily and leisurely along the way. Every time they occupied a key point, they quickly established impregnable defenses and beachheads, and fought with the enemy in some areas. The insect swarm achieved considerable advantages in the head-on confrontation.

These Imperial soldiers are well-equipped, well-trained, and well-prepared. The most important thing is that they have accumulated considerable experience in fighting the Zerg in previous all-out wars, and they have no lack of courage to fight.

The loyal legions they belong to come from various imperial worlds with strong military traditions. Some worlds are even as old as Tarsonis and have a tradition of joining the army for generations, such as the famous Sons of Korhal, the New Sydney Red Mesa Militia, and the Greeks. The Sirocco Frontier Regiment, the Sapphire Isles Sentinels, and the Highland Denizens Division were all local forces that appeared before and after Brood War.

Since more than half of the worlds in the Empire had been invaded by the Swarm and were nearly completely destroyed, it was expected that the inhabitants of these areas would join the army to defend their homes. Before going to boot camps such as Turasis II, Ice Cave, Blackheath, Char and Glacier Bay, they were just amateur militiamen who had never even picked up a gauss gun, but strictly The training and these things they learn and the unforgettable experiences will eventually shape them into powerful and tenacious warriors.

With the help of human troops, the road to the main launch port of Taimatros will soon be opened. For the Dark Templar, the situation is gradually getting better. The number of civilians evacuated through the launch port and space-time channels has increased significantly in a short period of time, far exceeding expectations.

Especially in an era when the protoss community is declining due to continuous wars and the population is declining sharply, both the protoss of El and Sagulas value and cherish the lives of their people, which also means the weight of the Tyran Empire's kindness. Extremely heavy.

It's nice to have icing on the cake, but the Tyranid Empire always provides help in times of need. Regardless of whether their allies had counted on the empire's support, humans always arrived at the most critical moment at the most opportune time.

Be true to your word and keep your word.

The protoss believed in the past that before humans could evolve to a higher level, this race with self-destructive tendencies was likely to slaughter all of its own kind. Humanity's ability to create is no less than their ability to destroy. Humans have always been cunning, greedy, despicable, and untrustworthy. But outstanding leaders like Augustus Mengsk and Jim Raynor proved that this race still has a shining point in its soul.

However, what surprised the Dark Templar warriors of Vorazun was that the Tal'darin army also appeared in the Terran Empire's human army, and these protoss kin who they thought had barbaric customs and used cruelty to win turned out to be Fighting alongside humans.

The leader of these Tal'darin is Alarak, the first ascendant, which means that the Tal'darin protoss has been split in a practical sense.

But that's not the key. The key is that the selfish Ta'darin would actually lend a helping hand to others, which makes people wonder if they are suffering from terizine. Of course, this was not done out of good intentions, but clearly to achieve a deeper, darker and evil purpose.

"Ararak was more dedicated than I thought. I thought he would only send out a few insignificant troops in a token way. This really surprised me."

On the twentieth hour after landing on Sagulas, Augustus had followed his troops from the Temple of Rizul and arrived at the outskirts of the western city of Taimatros.

This is a desert area lacking vegetation. The terrain is flat, dry and barren. A gust of wind can raise dust all over the sky. At the end of the horizon, you can see large, jungle-like clusters of purple crystals, which are particularly eye-catching in the dim twilight.

Swann's Imperial Engineering Corps built a base in this area in just a short period of time, including a command center, barracks, heavy factory, star port, and numerous missile towers, sensor towers, sentry turrets, and lattice defense missile towers. Man-machine.

Augustus is always surrounded by a capable and efficient combat command, and the emperor of the empire no longer has to personally take charge of the command. He already has a group of outstanding generals who can adapt to the war of the new era. Augustus gave these generals sufficient trust and would not interfere too much.

Sometimes, the Tyranid Empire has to fight on multiple fronts, and the battlefield may span from one end of the Koprulu sector to the other. It may take weeks or even longer just to convey information, which requires the generals to make their own decisions. .

You don't need them when you have great generals like Horace Warfield, Jim Raynor, Matt Horner, Alexei Stukov, and even Edmund Duke Report everything before taking action.

"I must admit that the Tal'darin protoss are powerful warriors, but they do not fight for honor, but for power and status. This makes me always suspicious of Alarak and his warriors." Artanis left Entering the upper-level headquarters of the command center, there were many terrible scars on the glittering ceremonial armor.

Artanis was followed by Talandar the Purifier. Although the main force of the Purifier protoss was deployed near New Antioch and the Xel'Naga Temple, Coralion still sent a force commanded by Talandar. The legions support Teimatros.

"Not like you," said Augustus.

"Not like us," Artanis answered. "The Nerazim are not like us either, but they are trustworthy.

"I respect brave warriors, but Alarak is not one of them." Talandar also showed his huge alloy blade when he spoke: "Even if these Tal'darin glare at you from behind, Put them down immediately!"

"You are right." Augustus nodded: "Grab Alarak by his pigtails and knock him down hard."

"A wise choice, but Tal'darin will never give his back to others. If they do, it will be another pair of eyes on the back of their head." He said: "I heard that Tal'darin The lords of the world use detectors to spy on their rivals, and Alarak may be using the same method to spy on us."

"But I don't care. He's a smart man, much smarter than most people I've ever met. That's why Alarak won't choose to be my enemy."

After talking for a while, Augustus stopped talking about Alarak, obviously this matter was not that important in comparison: "Vorazun told me that his people are being evacuated in an orderly manner through the launch port. The speed of their shuttles It’s very fast, and there are enough. If we can maintain this evacuation speed, we can completely evacuate in less than half the time before.”

Sagulas lacks sunlight, and the surface is dark, dry, and cold. Even the moon cannot be seen now, so it is difficult to distinguish the difference between day and night. Looking out of the observation window, the ground of the command center was covered with smoky traces, which were left by the plasma burning the zerg blanket.

"Hopefully, it won't get worse before then," Artanis said.

Augustus nodded again and looked out the window. We are closer to Taimatros here, and we can clearly see this protoss city that is blazing into the sky.

When he first arrived at Taimatros, Augustus thought that this city with the perfect artistic style of the Nerazim protoss seemed to come from another world. But now, the ruins of the ruins slaughtered by the insect swarm are horrifyingly familiar, like a miserable scene of purgatory.

Augustus had no words to describe the war that broke out on Sagurath. It was Satan's Paradise Lost, the doomsday and the final battle that Zeratul said.

A real hell.

As the huge trauma caused by the war extends to the surface of Sagulath, the erosion of the planet by the void becomes more and more obvious. Geological changes bring super earthquakes all over the world, and the void energy overflowing from the cracks in the void becomes more and more obvious. It caused drastic changes in the weather.

The sky reflected a terrifying scarlet light, as if magma emerged from the ground and flowed into the sky. The violent giant storm slashed the cracked earth like a knife and an axe, and unprecedented sandstorms moved at high speed on the surface. Viewed from a high-altitude orbit There are so many huge red clouds, each of which is large enough to hold two satellites of Sagulas.

The planet is trembling in pain under Amon's will, the earth is shaking, and the sky is howling.

".For Sagulath, it was too late after all." Artanis was silent for a long time, his voice full of mixed emotions of pain and regret: "I can't agree with Vorazun's decision, but just like her As said, the zerg infection and Void corruption have eroded Thagguras to his very bones - Thagguras must be destroyed."

".Before everything becomes irreversible."

"She has already decided." Augustus simply said: "I have no better way, and I have no right to change her decision."

"Rashagal also acquiesced. Maybe in her heart, Al is the real hometown, and they are just passers-by wandering in a foreign land wherever they go."

Since Vorazun said so, Augustus would not sacrifice any more Terran Empire warriors for the home of the Dark Templar. As the home world of the Duram Protoss, Sagulath is not without value, but the price is beyond the reach of Augustus and Vorazun.

"Your Majesty, the sensors have detected a strong psychic signal south of Taimatros."

Under the detection of the sensor, Taimatros was already surrounded by dense red life signals of the zerg, and humans and protoss were just tiny glimmering green lights among them.

"Is it the new Void Ripper?" Augustus asked.

"No, it's Orega, he's back." Artanis is more sensitive to psychic perception, and with such a powerful and dark will, besides Eamon, he knows someone else.

Orega, an immortal legend among the Dark Archons. He was once a prominent figure among the Dark Templar, and his homeworld was Sarcoras.

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