StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 169 Purgatory Corridor
2489.9.12, 7 a.m.

Echo Town, Sheriff's Office, Temporary Command Center for "Operation Anti-crime".

"Mittal Severa, the leader of the Pegasus Brotherhood, shot himself in our final netting. All his personal terminals, electronics, and old records have been destroyed." Tychus Finley wearing A khaki immigrant police officer uniform, with an electromagnetic pistol on his waist, and a cowboy hat with a wide brim and a high top has a rough and vicious face.

Tychus pressed a wanted warrant in front of Augustus with one hand, pulled out a sharp, blood-grooved dagger from the dagger holster at his waist, and nailed it to the table: "This also means that you want to It will be difficult to catch the bosses behind this notorious drug cartel or uncover a larger criminal group."

"Good job, Sheriff Tychus." Augustus took some effort to pull out the dagger nailed to the desk, and looked at the blood-stained photo on the arrest warrant.

"Did no one ever tell you that you had the talent to be a cop?"

"Just playing the game," said Tychus blindly.

"If you ask me to be a police officer, then I will definitely want to go to the weapon warehouse or supply station to get some benefits. But if you want to pay me to play a police officer, then I am still happy."

"I don't think it's difficult, as long as you can manage your own bad temper and taking sheep with you." Augustus threw the dagger to Tychus, and then tore off a wanted notice nailed on the wall .

So far, there are only a few wanted criminals in the Federation. Apart from the newly-emerged drug lords in the Port of the Dead, Augustus and his father Angus' wanted warrants are impressively listed.

"Maybe." Tychus lit a cigar: "We have cleaned up all the gangsters in this town, and even those hooligans who walk on the street doing nothing have been taught a lesson."

Tychus suddenly laughed: "Thinking of those gangsters, I find it funny to see more than 100 revolutionary boys in power armor blocking the door of their house. They probably only have such a chance to see such a big guy once in their life. scene."

For Augustus, who had a revolutionary army in his hand, it was still easy to wipe out the gangster forces in a small town.Augustus has several ghost agents captured from Victor [-]. With their excellent telepathic ability, the underground gray network of Echo Town can't hide, and then the well-trained revolutionary army can pretend to be Cheng police punched hard.

Now the Echo Town Police Department has nearly 200 police officers in name, but in fact, as long as Augustus issues a few more sets of police uniforms, the police force that can be mobilized is much more than the actual number.

"We have wiped out the Jeb family. We have tied up the gang leader and his blonde mistress." At this time, Lei Nuo pushed open the door of the sheriff's office: "We also brought back a lot of addictive drugs. The white powder looks like a strengthening agent drug, and it should also strengthen yang."

"Do you want to inspect the goods?" Renault walked in with vigorous steps, and put a bag of drugs and wanted warrants on the table.

"No, I bet Tychus will need this." Augustus picked up the wanted poster.

"It would be a great job to have Corporal Faraday figure out how much it's worth," he said. "This is the last gang leader."

"That's right, everyone else has almost run away. Now that the news is tight, everyone knows that Echo Town has a stern and selfless Sheriff of Agria. He has a battalion of fully armed police officers under his command, and uses the Rattlesnake electromagnetic gun to open the way." Renault As he spoke, he pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Augustus, while Tychus was already whistling cheerfully and going out to have some fun.

"I caught a lot of people back, all of them are scum with bad deeds. I sent them back to their respective homes and their mothers. How can I say that the prison in Echo Town can still hold so many people?"

"The prison has been filled with more than 200 people, and it is overcrowded. I heard that many people's buttocks have suffered." Augustus picked up the internal terminal on the office: "Sheriff McAllen, arrange a few A hovercraft to take the criminals to the mines."

"That's right, it's the Monte Canyon mining area. I have signed an agreement with the owner of the mining area. We provide them with cheap labor, and the mining area pays with unrefined Ardion crystals."

"I know the owner is a Umoyan, but that doesn't matter. The diplomatic conflict between the Umoyan United States and the government has nothing to do with us. I will bear all the responsibilities. If something goes wrong, let the Hiero state judge come to me. "

"This business is good." When Augustus hung up the phone, Renault said with a smile: "Let's punish rape and eliminate evil, maintain order, and then throw those villains to the mining area and let them mine for redemption."

Now the streets and alleys of Echo Town are plastered with the slogan of "Sweeping Violence and Evil" from the police station: "Anonymous reporting rewards, let's build a better Ma Sara!".During these two weeks, the residents of the small town could hear fierce gunshots from time to time, and watched the police officers marching in neat steps like an army, led by the vicious Sergeant Tychus, rampaging in the town.

During this period, even the most domineering villain will tremble at the sight of a police uniform.There are so many police officers in Echo Township that every street has officers watching vulture carts or riding Mar Sara ponies, and every intersection has checkpoints that check federal ID cards, and for a while Suddenly, some wanted criminals who were in panic all day long were forced to surrender themselves.

The new sheriff has wiped out the gangsters and hooligans of all sizes in Echo Town with unprecedented strength. He is praised for his iron fist against the villains. praise.

Soon, Augustus's revolutionary army has effectively controlled Echo Town as a police force.

"It's called draining the value." Augustus clasped his hands together and put his elbows on the table: "As for the condemned prisoners, the scientists in Cerberus who are studying limb modification and nerve control will definitely be interested."

Augustus has taken full control of Cerberus Biological Company, which will manufacture war dogs in the future, and transferred its main researchers to a scientific research base in a distant galaxy of the Umoyan National Defense Army.

"Aren't they already studying the alien creatures on Victor [-]? What did the people of Cerberus get from those monsters?" Renault seemed to remember something.

"Two studies on the zerg and humans were going on at the same time." Augustus replied: "By studying the carapace of the zerg, they improved the armor of the battlecruiser and made it stronger, and new discoveries like that One after another—but few usable zerg specimens remain, and the lack of live zerg has stalled zerg control projects."

"Overall, we still need to obtain more zerg samples to support further research by the Cerberus project team." He said.

"What is certain is that the Federation must still have a lot of Zerg samples in its collection, and may even lock up a lot of living ones like raising wild animals."

"No one should be surprised how nasty the federal government is doing," Renault agreed.

"At least we already have a lot of evidence of the federal crimes." Augustus stood up, took a cloak from the hanger, and turned to look at the map hanging on the wall behind him.

"As long as we have enough evidence, our revolutionary comrades at the UNN headquarters can once again expose the crimes and ugliness of the federal government to the entire Tyrann Federation through television."

"That Mike Liberty has already got a column in the UNN morning newspaper, and he is sneering at the federal government every day." Renault walked around the desk and walked to Augustus, looking at the map of Hiero: "Although I have a good opinion of him I admire him very much, but how did he survive until now if he didn't give face to those high-ranking federal officials?"

"The Tagore family and the Huot family have blocked many dangers for him, and as long as Mike does not expose the scandal of a certain founding family, then he is safe." Augustus smoothed the folds of the map with his hands.

"I think he can't help it..." Renault followed Augustus' gaze to a corner of the map.

"The Corridor of Purgatory... Between the Ridge Plain and the Gray Spotted Wasteland, the exit is the Saraje Desert, which is two hundred miles away from Echo Town and even farther from our camp. According to the original survey records, the crystal mine in the Purgatory Corridor The reserves can be equivalent to one-tenth of the total reserves of Mar Sara, but due to the strong interference of those wave bands, the electronic equipment cannot work." Renault looked at the map.

"It's even more fantastic to say that people who pass through the corridors of purgatory will see bizarre scenes inside, such as chaotic whispers and strange images of planet destruction. Because this also gave birth to a new religion with many believers, believing in the so-called death Goddess, worshiping witchcraft."

"I'm more convinced that this is a psychic behind the scenes, or a criminal group or pirates hiding in it deliberately spread it to create panic and keep people from approaching." Augustus slowly gestured on the map : "The two ghost agents I dispatched discovered at least four different forces and organizations in the purgatory corridor."

"The Chimera pirates have a scientific research base in the corridor of purgatory. They kidnapped more than a dozen archaeological doctors and alien biologists from the University of Tarsonis to study the strange image of rare crystal mines releasing strong electrical pulse signals in the scientific research base."

"The Federal Resistance has two mobile bases there."

"There's a New Trinidad Pirates junkyard on the edge of the corridors of Purgatory."

"In the center stands a mining base of the Kel Morian Federation."

"Kemorians?" Leno is quite familiar with the style of the Kelmerian Federation. If the United States of Umoyan has many scientific research stations and flying fortresses in the Koprulu star area, then any land rich in minerals may appear. Ryan.Because the Camerians are like potatoes in the dirt, and they may suddenly emerge from any corner at any time, holding a crystal and shouting roughly that it belongs to them: "They are really brave enough!" Yes, this is one of the core worlds of the Tyrann Federation."

"This is stealing!"

"No matter what, we have to take this place." Augustus had a hunch that the strange phenomenon in the purgatory corridor was caused by the fragments of the Sarnaga artifact. mine.

"Send out the Revolutionary Marines in the fleet. With just two battalions of Rangers and a few Arc Tanks, I can wipe out the pirates and Kel-Morians entrenched in the corridors of Purgatory," Raynor said.

"No, the orbiting satellite on Mar Sara can easily take pictures of our army's movements on the plain." Augustus had already thought up a plan of action.

"A battalion of marines is broken up into parts, and the squad is the smallest unit to enter the purgatory corridor in batches and a week, and gather at the preset assembly point to build a camp." He marked on the map with a marker: "After that, I Then join them with troops disguised as policemen."

"Step by step, first establish multiple outposts and supply stations in the purgatory corridor, and then gradually eliminate or expel the forces inside."

"Then, maybe we also need to hire some archaeologists and a professional team to do related work to solve the mystery of the corridors of purgatory."

"Is anyone chosen?" Renault said and shook his head self-consciously: "Since you have a plan, you must have thought about the details."

"The main thing is to recruit people in Umoyan, and then find some young archaeologists in the Tyrann Federation who are young and full of enthusiasm, but have not yet made their debut. As long as they are not spies of the Federation, there is no problem .”

……

Seven days later, Ridge Plains, the entrance to Purgatory Corridor.

The Corridor of Purgatory, the only way from one desert to another, a paradise for the villains of Ma Sara, and a hell on earth.

In the vast Gobi with jagged rocks, howling winds rolled up the yellow sand all over the sky.The temperature has reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit, the blinding sun is constantly emitting scorching light, only some tenacious sala crabs are still turning over the sand and stones.

Hot, dry, and deserted.

Hundreds of vulture bikes are speeding on the red land of the Ridge Plain. These suspended bikes are like light leaves on the Gobi, and the propellers blow up dust that blocks the sky.

Augustus's Condor car stopped after a beautiful turn, and with a burst of engine hum, more Condor cars screeched to a stop.

"This is a hell of a place."

Tychus stood behind Augustus, pulling down his dark glasses.The Corridor of Purgatory is a canyon [-] miles long, and the sandy soil at the entrance is full of bones of people and animals.The wind howled, as if thousands of evil spirits were crying.

"Going deep into this terrible place of death has to take many risks. The people who died in it basically lost their way due to compass failure and personal tracking and positioning devices not working properly. Some of them were kidnapped by the robbers inside and tore their tickets. ’” Augustus said to his subordinates.

"This operation is likely to be difficult. After entering the purgatory corridor, the first thing we have to deal with is the Chimera pirates. Chimera pirates are used to using fast assault ships and high-tech weapons to attack their targets in the interstellar trade routes. Sometimes They will even raid the outposts and interstellar ports of the Tyranid Federation."

"I heard that Chimera pirates like to collect high-tech parts of weapons and warships. Maybe we can impress them in this regard and avoid a bloody conflict." Corporal Faraday next to Augustus suggested.

"Or kill them." Tychus chewed on a cigar.

"The collection of Chimera pirates is ours."

　Just to mention, this Mike Liberty is a character in the official novel and also appeared in the comics, and is the predecessor of our hostess Kate Rockwell.Kate was influenced by it to learn part of the truth, so she would favor the Rangers and connotate the empire, and the character of telling the truth and dying should be in the same line.

　　By the way, I get nauseous and motion sickness while looking at my phone in the car, and I can write less than [-] words in two hours.It's a little uncomfortable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)