StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 372 The Civil War
In the province of Antioch stands the oldest city of the Protoss Empire and the immortal temple left by Naganaga. The lush rainforest and ocean surround the golden city and the floating crystal tower.Protoss live in harmony with nature precisely because they are children of Aiur.

As time goes by, the grass grows and the warblers fly. The stories of the protoss ancestors fighting against wild beasts, storms and mountains have been compiled into beautiful spiritual ballads. The great mother Al, who had created a splendid Protoss civilization, trembled in front of the swarm.

The place where Augustus met Phoenix, the Grand Consul of the Protoss Empire, was in a command center that had just been built, and outside was the verdant and verdant Ayr primeval rainforest.

The dense rainforest reflects the brilliant blue-orange light in the sun. Giant creatures with colorful crowns and sail-like backs and strange birds migrate along the river on a large scale. captured by cameras and satellites.

The conference room in the command center, where the Marshal of the Revolutionary Army heard from his staff, military advisors, and generals, is now used as a meeting place for Augustus and Phoenix.

Augustus and Phoenix are looking at a tactical holographic projector with Al spinning on it.Above that, the red dots and triangles represent the Zerg and Protoss armies, while the green ones represent the Revolutionary.

This is constructed by combining the data obtained by the Revolutionary Army's scientific ship detection team from scanning the planet with the Aiur landform map given by Tassadar. The intention of the Protoss allies will not be misunderstood because of the different names.

The landing place of the Revolutionary Army is in the southern hemisphere of Ayr, Antioch Province. It is adjacent to the metropolis of Ayr, Koshaka, and another large province, Sain Province. In the other direction, there are quiet and vast virgin forests and Aldera Province.

And the administrative center of the Protoss Empire is in the heart of Koshaka's parliament, where every order of the arbitrators of the Supreme Council represents the supreme power and an inviolable order.

The arbitrators are elders full of wisdom, and some of them have even served justice for more than ten centuries. They are old people in their dying years, but the thoughts in Kara still shine like stars.

The provinces of Antioch, Valari, the Temple of the Protector, the province of Thane and the Akiri tribe to the west are the barriers of the capital Koshaka. The fall of Antioch means that Koshaka is also in danger .

"How much territory does the Protoss Empire still have in Ayr?" After praising Phoenix's bravery and admiration for him, Augustus immediately focused on the battle plan for deploying military forces to Ayr.

For Augustus, he had to figure out the military strength comparison between the Protoss and the Zerg on Aiur, so as to decide whether to help Tassadar regain the lost ground in Aiur's military operations, or give up Aiur decisively, with The protoss refugees hurriedly fled this right and wrong place.

"Aiur's eastern hemisphere has almost completely fallen, and the western hemisphere is still under the control of the templars, but the zerg are endless, and our soldiers are limited." Phoenix replied: "Unless the master is killed, the Protoss Empire will sooner or later be destroyed." will fall apart in this bloody war."

"The Swarm Lord landed in the Xel'Naga Temple in the northeast of Sion. Its huge and ugly body fell like a meteor, tearing a dark abyss on the ground. The powerful tentacles of the Lord are rooted in Sain The underground of the Ernaga Temple devoured the temple that existed before the era of strife."

Phoenix finally said: "The zerg master has been integrated with the Xel'Naga Temple, and the swarm spreads around the center of the zerg. Even those zerg hive troops that tentatively launched an attack have left us stretched The troops are exhausted."

"That is to say, even in Aiur, you don't have an advantage when facing the Zerg." Augustus grasped this information. He believed that the Protoss Empire must have suffered unprecedented heavy losses in the invasion of the Zerg. , and the zerg will never feel better.

Even if only one of them can free up their hands to block the periphery of the Aiur galaxy, the combined fleet will definitely not be able to easily land on Aiur.

"Yes." Phoenix said frankly: "When talking with the arbitrators in the Supreme Council, even if they habitually hide their thinking in front of the Templars, I can feel the anxiety and anger of the arbitrator class .”

As a race with psychic power far superior to that of human beings and with telepathic ability since the birth of the race, Phoenix can "listen" to his superficial thoughts even if he reads Augustus' thoughts without deliberately.

As long as he focused on the spiritual level, Phoenix could figure out what kind of character and conduct Augustus possessed.

The protoss don't like politicians who are good at disguising and cold and cruel warlords. He prefers those who are similar to himself or have high morals. If Jim Raynor is here, he must be able to win like Augustus Definitely Phoenix.

"When the zerg first invaded, the Supreme Council didn't care, taking it as a small episode that should have shamed the templar class that was supposed to protect Aiur - the army of the protoss empire would easily wipe out the invading Zerg," Phoenix continued.

"But they were wrong," said Augustus.

"We were all wrong." Phoenix's voice reflected in Augustus's mind was vigorous and powerful. If Zeratul was a mysterious ocean, then Grand Consul Phoenix would be an unshakable boulder amidst the stormy waves.

"The Protoss Empire still has hope. The Armada, the Expeditionary Fleet, and the huge Colonial Fleet scattered across the galaxy are on their way to Aiur, and the mothership that has been dusty has also been reawakened—but it's too late ,” Phoenix said.

"How much time does Al have to wait for the return of the soldiers?"

"I already know what kind of enemy and cruel test we are facing now." Augustus nodded, planning to make two-handed preparations. With the help of the Protoss heroes like Phoenix, the combined army will definitely be able to stop its powerful counterattack - the premise is that the Supreme Council does not become an enemy of them at this time.

At the same time, Augustus also decided to evacuate part of the Aiur protoss who followed Tassadar in advance, so as to avoid having to abandon a large number of people when they had to evacuate.Nothing can help the protoss at this time, and can win the gratitude and respect of these arrogant Nael'nagar successors.

"The Protoss Empire has suffered the greatest loss since its establishment. Hundreds of millions of people died in this catastrophe. So many protoss died tragically. The pain and sorrow they endured before their death left a wound in Kara that will never heal. Hurt, but also spread hatred and mourning among the Templars and other tribes." Phoenix said to Augustus.

"During the golden age of the Protoss Empire, there were billions of protoss in Aiur, and the population lost in this race was enough to make the protoss unable to regain its glory after countless centuries. Those who guarded Aiur The Armada has been devoured by the Zerg, and countless brave warriors of the Origa clan will remain forever in the starry sky of Aiur along with the beautiful warships they built with their own hands."

"I can understand this feeling." Augustus told Phoenix about his thoughts: "If the people of Korha IV are also destroyed by the federal nuclear bomb, then I have probably fallen into darkness now."

"Yeah, what could be more painful than seeing your companions, comrades-in-arms, and elders who have been with you day and night die helplessly in front of you." Phoenix mentioned his grief, but soon let go of it.

"Many of my friends have lost their lives forever, and their souls belong to Carla. Someone has been with me for 300 years, and he has been honed in the Valery Templar Academy for 500 years to become a commanding officer. The respected High Templar."

"The Zerg took his life." Augustus couldn't help but sigh for such a warrior. Protoss is a long-lived race, and the cycle of their training warriors is beyond the imagination and understanding of humans.

"That's not the case. He died of the determination to serve his people and the rage of dying with the enemy." Phoenix said.

"He and another high-ranking templar gave up their original bodies and merged into a light consul through spiritual sublimation. At that time, I saw with my own eyes that the unstoppable energy swept everything, and the Zerg swarmed in the psionic storm It's gone to ashes."

"They dissipated before dawn and everyone saw a bright light."

While Phoenix and Augustus were talking, Kerrigan walked in and reminded Augustus that Executor Tassadar's Templars had landed on the left flank of the Revolutionary Landing Point.

Tassadar himself then came to Augustus's command center alone, and at the same time brought news that Zeratul's Dark Templar troops had landed on the Koresh Hills in the northern hemisphere.The vast expanses of land there are now infested with sprawling zerg hives and zerg, and the lush forests teeming with sliffin swarms are now one of the most dangerous places on Aiur.

"Augustus, I am extremely saddened to see that Aiur has become a paradise for zerg. No matter how sad human words can express my sorrow." The tall Tassadar is still the same high-level Saint Wearing a samurai robe, he walked into the door of the conference room of the command center as if he was wrapped in a thunderous wind.

Protoss is a creature that is born to be able to intersect with the emotions of its people. Their sadness and despair are almost substantive. It is a sadness that can empathize with Augustus and shed tears, just like Kerrigan was killed by Augustus. The kind of sadness that made the surrounding human soldiers cry when they were caught.

When Tassadar looked at Phoenix, the sadness became even stronger: "Phoenix, a sad templar once told me that you died in the battle of defending the province of Antioch. "

"But you are still standing in front of me alive, this is impossible-but I wish it was true, thank the gods, is it really you, Phoenix, brother, you are still alive!"

Tassadar was so excited that his emotions of joy and sadness hit Augustus at the same time, making the latter feel as uncomfortable as having two slices of onion stuck to his eyes.

"Haha. Well, after I was defeated, my compatriots found my remnant and put me in the current Dragon Knight mecha. Now, this Dragon Knight is my home." Phoenix The open-minded laughter made Augustus almost unable to believe that this was a warrior whose body was so crippled that he could only return to the battlefield through the mech. He was completely unaffected by setbacks and physical cripples.

Augustus had never seen Phoenix as a templar, but in Tassadar's memory, Phoenix was a swift-footed, heroic warrior, unstoppable on the battlefield, a living legend.

Fenix ​​has never been defeated, and no one has ever faced him without trembling with battle cries and psionic blades.

Fenix ​​has fought so many battles that even he can't remember them all, and only the protectors and young templar successors are still recording his new legend.

It is said that Phoenix has been active on the front line of the battlefield at least since the Arbitration of Kalash, but before that, he had already been in the battle to wipe out the Dark Templar in Megatron Ayr.

"That's right, I'm the immortal Phoenix." Phoenix read out what Augustus was thinking but didn't say.

"Old friend, I wish none of this had happened."

"What to say, as long as my spirit is not knocked down, there is nothing to be ashamed of. I can continue to fight for Al!" Phoenix said to Tassadar again.

"Is it the order of the Supreme Council that almost killed you?" Augustus asked.

"It's not like that, the Supreme Council has their own judgment." Phoenix will not attribute his failure to anyone else: "They just still believe that the Templars have always fought in an upright manner, and the Templars should start from Defeat the zerg head-on instead of playing tricks."

"The Supreme Council ordered the Executor Artanis to gather troops to recover the fallen Sien planet, and I was ordered to guard the province of Antioch. ——The Zerg attacked Antioch there."

"I've been fighting, slaying the zerg, defending the people—on, on...until my powers are exhausted, and I can no longer ignite the psionic blade."

"...I have nothing to say." Augustus really had nothing to say: "You are a brave warrior, but now it seems that the Supreme Council is not."

"This is simply unreasonable!" Tassadar was deeply distressed by what happened to his friend: "I have already said that a frontal attack is useless. Without the help of the dark templar, the cerebrate will come back to life every time!"

"We exchanged the blood of so many warriors for the rotten carcass of a loathsome monster!"

"The Supreme Council will never believe and admit that a deviant Dark Templar can kill a Cerebral unless they see it with their own eyes," Phoenix said.

"Then prove it to them." Augustus said softly.

"That's right." Tassadar and Phoenix looked at each other, as if smiling.

Phoenix went on to say: "I have another bad news to tell you, Tassadar, you have been listed as a traitor by the Supreme Council, they are now organizing an army to arrest you, and the council guards of the Yala tribe have also assembled in the Council Square .”

"What? I don't believe that they have come to this point. Before the crisis of genocide, they still cling to the pedantic dogma." Tassadar said in shock and anger.

"If you can't convince the Supreme Council in the future, I'm afraid, we can only fight with them." Augustus said: "Tassadar, no matter what time comes, the Human Revolutionary Army will stand with you and your people." on the same front.”

"Me too, old friend," Phoenix said to Tassadar.

"I will follow you forever, even if it makes me a traitor too."

"En Taro Adun, noble Phoenix, we can defeat the enemy only if we are united." Tassadar asked again: "Where is young Artanis?"

"Artanis is gathering troops on Fuhuo Island." Phoenix replied, "He will also come to help you."

　Phoenix is ​​the phoenix, the phoenix reborn from the ashes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)