StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 371 Phoenix
The bridge porthole of the Hyperion is showing an incomparably gorgeous celestial phenomenon. The vortex of time and space is spinning, throwing out blue-purple flame-like flashes, and giant battleships of protoss and humans are constantly jumping out of it. This spectacular spectacle is both shocking and intimidating.

"Zergs appear ahead on the port side, 1.6 standard astronomical units away." Sergeant Matt Horner, sitting in front of the observation radar, shouted.

"A huge swarm vanguard, mainly composed of blasters and devourers, with a bearing of 310."

"Aiur's satellite has detected a huge Zerg life form signal, and the number has reached 2 million."

Beside Augustus, the voices of various instructions and reports never ceased, but they did not appear noisy and chaotic because of this.The crew members who were still talking and laughing just now have entered the fighting state, paying attention to every order and feedback from their colleagues.

"Expand the formation, and the whole fleet is heading towards Aiur." Augustus stretched out his hand to look at his watch: "Sweep out all the enemies blocking the way, whether they are zerg or hostile protoss."

The Hyperion's Titan reactor was running at full capacity, and twin engines propelled the behemoth hundreds of millions of miles away to the planet Aiur.

On the left wing of the flagship Huberian of the Revolutionary Army is the flagship Norad III of the Alpha Squadron, and the right wing is the Arland of the Nova Squadron. More than [-] transport ships, transport ships, frigates, destroyers, supply ships and fighters are scattered. In all directions, the gorgeous thruster flames are like small comets.

Each warship carries hundreds of crew members and soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of people are determined to die generously for the will of the same person.

Tassadar's fleet is located directly above the Revolutionary Army's fleet. Their warships are much faster and more powerful than humans.When the warships of the Revolutionary Army aimed their guns at the attacking Zerg, the beam weapons and particle heat guns of the Protoss fleet had already swept across the mighty Zerg swarm.

Zeratul's dark templar fleet was hidden in the shadows, and they quietly marched towards Aiur from another hyperspace channel exit.

The revolutionary army of the full-speed flagship and the Tassadar executive fleet came into close contact with the incoming swarm within 10 minutes after they appeared, and the silent galaxy once again ushered in the continuous flames of war.

Augustus's flagship, Hyperion, guides all the warships in the fleet, so it is always in front of the position where the rest of the ships can see, which is also the center of the entire swarm.

Countless hideous alien monsters are attacking the energy shield of the Hyperion, like evil spirits surrounding the tomb.The Hyperion's plasma cannon and laser cannons continuously fired at the zerg outside the shield, and the dense orange barrage spanned the starry sky outside the porthole of the bridge, as if building a bridge into deep space.

The wreckage of fighter planes and charred zerg corpses floated in the black deep space, and explosions occurred every moment.The bridge deck shook with the suicide impact of the bombers, like a boat in a storm.

"Augustus, you should leave the bridge and go to a safe place now." Kerrigan changed Augustus' coat and put on a long-hemmed cloak: "This is the forefront of the Zerg attack. "

While Kerrigan was speaking, a devourer mutated from a Mutalisk slammed into the shield in front of the bridge fiercely. It was bigger than a normal Mutalisk and became more like them than before. The ancestor of the screeching mantis, shaped like a fat and terrifying wasp.

Augustus noticed that this zerg was by no means a newborn individual. Its dark gray carapace and hard elytra were densely covered with burn marks and scars from wound healing. The war has survived until now.

The huge tail of the giant wasp-like devourer trembled and spewed highly corrosive spore clusters towards the shield, which made the already weakened shield dim.

The shield of the Hyperion has already withstood enough firepower to destroy a battlecruiser, and it has been able to survive until now only because, in addition to its more advanced reactor power supply, it also has void crystals and Xel'Naga artifact fragments. energy.

"If the Zerg can destroy the entire flagship, there is no point in hiding anywhere." Augustus looked at Kerrigan and said, "We are turning the tide of the battle and gradually gaining an advantage. The Zerg wasted on the Hyperion." So many forces that they ignore other warships and our allies."

Kerrigan stopped dissuading Augustus, and she found herself increasingly inclined to let her selfishness cloud her judgment.

At this moment, four wraith fighters traveling in parallel are diving straight down from the bridge of the Hyperion, the laser cannons spit out flames, and the twin missiles whizzing by blasted the Devourer in the bursting energy whirlwind. Torn to shreds.

Immediately afterwards, the Wraith fighter turned around in front of Augustus, and the orange-red wake drew a beautiful curve and flew towards a large group of silent screaming different dragons.When one of the fighter planes passed the bridge, Augustus could even see the heroic fighter pilot raising his hand to salute himself.

A golden-blue protoss aircraft carrier appeared on the starboard side of the Hyperion, and it expanded its shield position to include all human warships in its own protection range.A large number of dense carrier-based interceptors poured out of the aircraft carrier's dock, like a nest of wasps, drowning the Zerg in an instant.

The Hyperion finally tore a hole in the dense, black mist-like worm swarm, and every time the revolutionary army fleet in a sharp-cone attack formation moved forward unswervingly for a certain distance, the gap would become wider. big.

Even in large numbers, coming like moving waves and tsunamis, the zerg were still only a small remnant of the battle with the main fleet of the Protoss Empire, but they still overwhelmed the Combined Fleet.

"Where's our reinforcements?" Renault was always as calm and calm as Augustus, but he still couldn't hold his breath: "Where did the rest of Ayer's Protoss fleet go?"

"I'm afraid the Supreme Council of the Protoss Empire thought we were here to take advantage of the fire." Augustus carefully analyzed Al's attitude after seeing Tassadar's return to aid the Protoss Empire's Supreme Supreme. Parliament will only see the Combined Fleet as an enemy.

After breaking through the blockade of the incoming Zerg, the United Fleet once again narrowed the distance with Aiur through a short jump, avoiding the other two Zerg fleets, and arrived at the gravitational field of Planet Aiur after the last jump. within range.

The green Aiur and one of its moons, Sharlock, are within sight.

Augustus turned around and walked to the star chart table next to him, standing next to the golden wolf head logo on the corner of the table.Today's Hyperion has been remodeled and redecorated many times, bearing the logo of the Mengsk family from the inside out, even the tapestry next to the porthole wall is embroidered with golden wolf heads.

Frowning, he stared at the twinkling red dots on Aiur and its satellites, which represented the number of zerg on it.

The moon of Aiur was an important symbol of religious ceremonies in the tribal era of the protoss. It is a representative of innocence and a symbol of the order of zealots in the templar class.Now, this pristine moon is a breeding ground for zerg, abominable xenomorphs that nest and hatch their eggs under raised, golden sands.

"Augustus Mengsk, it seems that the battle situation in Aiur is more critical than I thought." Tassadar's head appeared on the main screen above Augustus's head, his eyes burning with sky blue flames Breathtaking.

"My old friend on Aiur, the Grand Consul of Phoenix, told me that many provinces and large tracts of land have fallen, and our proud Olga Tribal Armada has also lost the sky of Aiur."

"Tell me, what kind of loss did they bring to the Zerg?" Augustus was more concerned about the number of Zerg.

"The army of the Protoss Empire has destroyed more Zerg hives and Zergs than the Zergs that invaded the Koprulu sector combined, but it has never helped." Tassadar will not cause allies to fight the battle because of the unspeakable failure of the Protoss Empire Make a misjudgment.

"The Templars guarding Aiur defeated almost all the zerg hives on the frontal battlefield, and once threatened the overlord, but they failed to expel all the zerg after all."

"Without the help of the Dark Templar, the Protoss Empire would not be able to kill any cerebrates, and it would never be able to destroy their group." Augustus shook his head and said.

"I think we'll have to land on Aiur and join Archon Fenix ​​and Taldarin in their fight against the zerg, with Executor Moyo's dragoon force also assisting us." Tassadar to Org Stu said.

"The original landing site was changed to the fallen Antioch Province, because the Supreme Council has long lost control of the province, so we don't have to break out with them." He said.

"Agreed, the fewer enemies we face in the landing battle, the fewer sacrifices our soldiers will have." Augustus said, "You can't escape, Tassadar."

"If the decadent Supreme Council can no longer lead the remaining Protoss to defeat the Overlord, Aiur will surely fall."

"You are right, Augustus, your wisdom can always enlighten me." Tassadar approved Augustus' statement.

"I will personally lead the Templars back to the land of Aiur."

"Me too." Augustus shouted over the fleet's command channel.

"Immediately deploy the landing force to Ayr. In addition to the two originally scheduled corps, the Engineer Corps will also be deployed to the front line." He said: "Every soldier sent to the battlefield of Ayr is a hero, and I will continue to do so. fight side by side with you."

"Vice Admiral Jim Raynor will succeed me in command of the fleet on Ayr orbit, and is the supreme commander of the fleet."

"Let me come to see the house every time, Augustus." Raynor sighed, regretting not being able to fight with Augustus: "Sometimes I want to change places with Tychus."

"That's different." Augustus patted Renault on the shoulder: "I believe Jim Raynor will give me back a complete fleet when I return, and sometimes even a few more ships."

"But Tychus Finley is different. He will definitely dismantle my ship into parts, and then hug my sofa and pillows." He said, "You are the person I trust most, and Kerrigan can testify."

"Okay." Renault shrugged: "As always, call me on the channel when you need it, and the airborne troops will be here soon."

Augustus found Tychus Finley and Hanak Hank, then walked into the armory, put on the power armor with the assistance of the machine, and followed the landing force in the desert outside the province of El Antioch login.

Aiur is a garden planet with dense tropical rainforest. Gem-like rivers and lush forests breed magical animals as old as the Protoss. Magnificent temples, unknown and mysterious underground caves and the golden city of the Protoss coexist.Antioch is one of the few provinces adjacent to the desert. This harsh natural environment was once the place where the templars honed their will.

Most of the Antioch province is still green land and forests, which are also natural barriers to prevent the movement of wind and sand.However, by the time of Augustus' armies, most of the province's forests had been overrun by creep.

Augustus' spaceship landed above a virgin rainforest that had not been corroded by the Zerg creep. The airflow from the thrusters blew the emerald green ferns, and landed in front of the ancient Sarnaga temple.

Hundreds of spaceships landed in the forest, and battalions of Revolutionary Army soldiers filed down from the huge transport ships.

And as soon as Augustus stepped out of the gangway of the transport ship, he saw the protoss commander Phoenix Consul who was still fighting against the Zerg in the province of Antioch—he appeared in the image of a golden armored dragon knight.

It is said that Archon Fenix ​​came to the Revolutionary landing site directly across the seven Zerg secondary hives from where his base was located, and he and his hundreds of templars destroyed the road with a thunderous fury. All the zerg in the world turned all the hives to ashes.

The Protoss Empire Consul Phoenix and his army were welcomed by the Revolutionary Army's landing force. Even though the Revolutionary Army had doubts about the Protoss Empire's commander, Augustus Mengsk declared that Phoenix was himself and the Revolutionary Army. Your honored guest and forever friend.

"I am Archon Phoenix, the manager of the templars." Archon Phoenix is ​​a legendary templar. Return to the battlefield.He joined Augustus's human landing force at Tassadar's request, but there was no protoss usual arrogance in his words.

"Consul Phoenix, I am honored to fight alongside you." Augustus waved back his guards to show that he did not consider Phoenix a possible, or even just a potential enemy.

"Thank you for your help. Human beings are as brave and fearless as Templars." Phoenix could feel that Marshal Augustus respected him very much, and this was definitely not a disguise, which made him even more surprised. I admire it.

"The glorious and powerful Protoss Empire has inevitably declined, and Aiur has become a devastated ruin." He continued.

"But because of Tassadar and you, we have not lost hope."

　I took it out for dinner with a friend today, and I was a little rushed to write...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)