StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 375 Mothership
As night fell, Augustus' headquarters arrived at the site of the great altar in the province of Antioch.

It was a Sarnaga temple that existed long ago and has been preserved to this day. The long stairs lead to the solemn and solemn pyramid-shaped tip, and the mysterious and beautiful whirlpool aura on the walls dotted with blue moss seems to be alive.Rainwater is accumulated in the depression of the trapezoidal platform between a section of stone steps, and each small puddle reflects the red sunset glow of Al at sunset, like burning gems.

The temple has a very important meaning in the eyes of the protoss, and its simple and elegant steps lead to a road of remembrance that is several miles long.According to the tradition that cannot be violated, every great person of the Protoss Empire who was full of glory during his lifetime will be carried by the respectful sender on the way to the road of remembrance, and sent into the Kaidarin crystal force field of the Sael'Naga Temple sleep.

But now, this section of the road, which is regarded as a sacred road, has been devastated by the flames of war. The crystal tower with damaged matrix circuits lay askew on the muddy scorched road, and the broken crystals shone orange-red in the afterglow of the sunset. Xiaguang.

The picture in front of him also has a unique aesthetic feeling, but Augustus, who has not inherited much artistic talent from his parents, just regards it as a rickety telegraph pole.Unsurprisingly, the magnificent buildings without the power of the crystal towers stopped functioning, becoming dull and lifeless, like gold stones with faded colors.

In a sense, Al is out again.

Everything in front of me is like a city swept by a storm, but only a hurricane with zerg can blow down these crystal towers that have stood for more than ten centuries.In the ruined ancient cities that Augustus had seen on his way, the tragic scene was many times more cruel than this.

Every city in Antioch has a long history. The layout and architectural artistic beauty of those cities are beyond comparison of any human city. Every towering dome tower can be called the most beautiful in the world. One of the elegant designs.The splendid and ancient ancient buildings of the Protoss Empire gleamed in the sunlight of El Day, as if gilded with gold.The city is brightly lit again at night, and the illuminated crystal light reaching into the sky seems to come from mirages and crystal palaces in the sky.

But now, the city of the Protoss Empire that has stood for countless centuries has been turned into a scorched black and dilapidated ruin. The floating palace like a garden in the sky has fallen from the sky, and the giant golden tower between the garden and the blue river is only left with a magnificent momentum. The pillars and the base were blackened by the fire.And those precious relics of the Naganaga gods, temples and Protoss Empire buildings, as well as unique and unrepeatable crystals in the history of art were also destroyed.

The zerg are like a thug whose mind is only to destroy, and the treasures of civilization are not worth mentioning in front of them.

The war started on Aiur, the center of the vast Protoss empire, and the damage caused by it was irreparable.

The loss of the Protoss Empire in this catastrophe is immeasurable. They lost an unimaginable population, cities and technology in a short period of time. The civilization declined sharply. The golden age in the history of the empire's survival and development has become a only A glorious past preserved in records and longings.

From the perspective of Augustus as the leader of human beings, he does not want the Protoss Empire to be too powerful, unless their leaders are those who he knows well.He also didn't want the protoss to perish under the blow of this catastrophe, because without the protoss, it was impossible for human beings to face the wrath of the bug swarm and even the fallen Xel'Naga Amon, who would end the entire universe in the future.

"Your executive officer, Artanis, is in this temple." Augustus was standing at the end of the road of remembrance, and in front of him was the stairs to the temple of Sarnaga. It was a long, winding road. The silhouette is intricately arranged with exquisite patterns.

The spiers of the Sarnaga Temple overlook the lush forest and poetic river, and every otherworldly sculpture and extremely harmonious corner can be the tip of the iceberg of the peak of the ancient ethnic art.Of course it is a priceless treasure, but that does not prevent the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army from building commanding heights of firepower and anti-aircraft turrets on the main body of the building.

"Praise be to your mercy, Commander Augustus Mengsk."

Augustus was followed by several armored transport vehicles full of civilians from the Protoss Empire. At this moment, these ragged refugees jumped out of the armored vehicles deftly, without even having to step on the lowered pedals, light and graceful like a group of cheerful people. cat stepping out of the cattery.

The leader of the protoss made no secret of his gratitude. The templar of the Fenatiel tribe was full of joy and gratitude, and Augustus's brain was hit, making him feel dizzy for a while.When the Aiur Protoss actually expresses its gratitude to you, it must be true.

"I am only doing good deeds in my own conscience." Augustus answered him in this way: "Lieutenant Olga, send them to the camp of the protoss. Tell Agra Fort to give these unfortunate stars Ling get some blankets and water, they must be exhausted."

Looking in the direction Augustus was pointing at, the Fenatir templar known as Larsnas saw a protoss surrounded by a golden photon turret and a shield matrix. camp.All the buildings are made of golden metal and crystal-clear blue Kedarin crystal, surrounded by high towers with domes, the static elegance with great visual impact is as serious as a majestic symphony.

A dark blue vortex formed by the distorted space-time force field of the star gate hovered over the camp, and sometimes protoss or human warplanes sailed out of it.

In fact, there is no need for Augustus to say anything, the Templar Lars Nas can also hear the call of the clansmen in that direction from the spiritual network Kara, and every protoss celebrates the return of the clansman from the bottom of their hearts.

"Go." Lars Nas said to the templars and other Kalai civilians who followed him: "May the souls of those who have not escaped the zerg hunting like us can rest in peace, may they Reunion in the presence of Arden."

"But what about you?" a templar with a scar on his face looked at him and asked.There are only the most authentic emotional expressions in Kara, and there are no meaningless lies and suspicions.

"I will go to the temple, face the executive officer, and ask him to punish me - the penalty for losing the territory of Inatir." Lars Nas replied.

"But that's not your fault, the zerg came too fast, too many, they are a flood that submerges everything, and we are just dangerous eggs drifting with the current." Another templar said in a poetic way.

"Go, my friend, and take to safety the people we are supposed to protect, and I am beyond reproach," said Lars Nass. "I should have died fighting when the realm fell. .”

"The new executive officer will definitely forgive you. He has never punished anyone, and no templar has ever committed a crime that should be punished." After the templar finished speaking, he took the exhausted clansman away , he knew he couldn't convince his brother who had been too deeply engulfed in hatred and guilt—even though they had fought side by side for hundreds of years.

The fall of Aiur and the unprecedented catastrophe of the Protoss Empire have left irreparable damage in the hearts of the Protoss. They were originally a calm, rational, and highly advanced and developed family of civilization, but now they are almost fragmented.

"Follow me, templar, let's meet Artanis together." Augustus was troubled by the unique honesty of the protoss, and hoped in his heart that Tychus Finley could stand up to them A fragment of the protoss warrior's noble character.

At this time, the roar that shook the earth sounded again. It was the sound of a revolutionary battlecruiser Yamato in low-Earth orbit firing. This modified Behemoth-class battlecruiser was ordered to destroy a Zerg main hive complex in Leylas Rise.

At the same time, in another direction north of the Naganaga Temple, the Revolutionary Army and Tassadar's coalition forces have also entered the final stage of attacking the Executor's Fortress, and the deafening artillery fire subsided at a certain moment When it came down, it was obvious that the army of the Supreme Council and the coalition forces had already engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

As long as the fortress city is taken down, the coalition forces and the Supreme Council will definitely arrive as scheduled, because the members of the arbitrators in the council will never sit back and watch the traitor Tassadar drive straight in.

It has to be said that whether it is Tassadar and his templars or the protoss who were ordered to arrest him, their morale has dropped sharply when they are forced to fight with their own race. In the sorrow of having killed a fellow clan.

"Your integrity and kindness are close to the great Adun." Hearing what Augustus said, the Templar Lars Nas, who was deeply guilty, immediately praised him.

The El Stars speak the truth, and they are better at praising others than belittling them in harsh context.Every protoss will be tolerated and comforted by the tribe in Kara, which is also part of the reason why they will fall into the desire to commit suicide once they lose Kara.

"I'm just a noble son from Ukha, and I have nothing to do with greatness." Augustus still remained humble in front of the Protoss. on the style.

With the help of power armor, Augustus climbed the stone steps of the Xel'Naga Temple, which was made of some kind of blue-gray material. A group of Marshal Guard soldiers in power armor followed him, wearing heavy boots plated with new alloys. And the armor made a rattling sound.

At this moment, the sun has set, and Al has fallen into the silent night. After that, the miraculous and tenacious nature has recovered, and the insects and frogs sounded again, and everything seems to have returned to the scene of the peaceful and prosperous age. .

No Naganaga temple is exactly the same, each of them seems to be naturally generated, with the originality and naturalness of nature.The wide staircase and the abstract stone sculptures standing on both sides are amazing. In the dark night, the green fluorescent void crystals bring a refreshing coolness, dispelling the heat of Ayer.The water vapor that condensed and refracted light above the crystal reminded Augustus of the great fountain under the silver spire of Korha, a dreamlike scene.

"I saw the once beautiful Korhal IV through your eyes. But it has been destroyed by the war." Lars Nas felt a moment of sadness from Augustus' heart.

"Yes, it turned into a piece of scorched earth, and everything was burned to ashes." Augustus' eyelids twitched: "I have fought so far to control my own destiny and save other planets from suffering like Korhal. Same fate."

"We all fight for our homeland," Lars Nurse said with a sigh.

As he went up the stone steps, Augustus saw the Templars guarding the temple, silent as statues.Among these templars, apart from the working Carlisle phase technicians and unmanned machines, the voices of Revolutionary Army engineers can often be seen, and they are strengthening the defense of the temple in a human way.

Although these human engineers manipulated spot welding guns and screwdrivers, the protoss engineers were terrified, but they had to accept this blasphemous behavior of humans that could be temporarily tolerated. At such a critical juncture, only the most pedantic protoss Still sticking to the dogma of the past.

Under the joint construction of humans and protoss, this Xel'Naga temple was equipped with the astonishingly powerful Draken orbital gun and Mark electromagnetic gun. These terrifying weapons are enough to threaten Behemoth and Levi in ​​high-altitude orbit. Tan.The protoss added particle light cannons and energy shields to the temple to ensure that the temple can withstand the firepower of its compatriots.

If necessary, the Protoss fleet can also directly warp this temple to the nearest warship.

Below the temple, the human and protoss barracks are located in the primeval rainforest. The soldiers of the Revolutionary Army in the camp are enjoying their first hot meal twenty hours after landing in Aiur. After that, they will check Arm yourself and get ready to join the next battle.

The soldiers of the Revolutionary Army who came to Ayr were not new recruits. Even the youngest had participated in the battle of Vadona. They all knew what kind of enemy they would face and were ready to fight and die.

The soldiers in the Revolutionary Army are all mortals, they will also be afraid and fearful, and some are also trapped in this and forced to return to Antiga, and some deserted in Luria, but as long as they set foot on Al land, will be regarded as a true hero.

Having participated in the Battle of Aiur is not only a qualification to brag to recruits, but also proof that they have followed Marshal Augustus Mengsk to the farthest and most dangerous regions of the galaxy. The loyalty of these soldiers is immeasurable , they will also be known as the generation of ancestors who died generously for mankind in the future.

Augustus eventually found Executor Artanis, who had already received word of their arrival, at an archetypal altar in the temple.

"Executive officer, I want to confess to you, I could have saved more people, but I failed, I." Larsnas immediately asked Artanis for punishment.

"You have done your best, templar, you are the son of Adun, the warrior among us, you don't need to apologize." When Artanis was speaking, Augustus noticed the people around him who were constantly busy Many protoss Kalai phase technicians.

"You finally decided to restart it." Augustus said with a smile. "My grandfather said that the best weapon cannot be hidden when the enemy is in front of you."

"A mothership!" Lars Nas read the meaning of Augustus' words from Artanis.

"A mother ship sleeping under the Naganaga Temple, it was originally used as a cemetery for ancient heroes."

"May the spirits of the sages and heroes forgive us for disturbing us."

(End of this chapter)