StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 516

At 5:[-] AM, the first Psionic Crusher deployed to the Fortress of Formiga Levin was completed as expected and began trial operation.

It's a spiral saucer-shaped building hundreds of feet high, the size of four football fields.It is a perfect combination of human modular steel building and Sarnaga water drop building, surrounded by silver-gray exterior walls, arched corridors and hollowed-out stair railings, with a delicate and elegant artistic atmosphere, spiral curved twist grooves and leaf-shaped textures There is no shortage of the mysterious and ingenious natural beauty of Sarnaga.

Dr. Narud can build it out of the ordinary, even though the materials used are mostly hastily pressed steel plates and pipes.

The psychic smasher is much larger and more complex than the psychic disruptor. It is mainly composed of a giant butterfly-shaped hub device, a controller unit, an energy transmission device, and a transmitter that releases a shattering force field. Thousands of intricate pipelines are connected.

Standing in front of the Psionic Crusher surrounded by officers, soldiers, and engineers, Augustus couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration, and Dr. Narud grinned when he said that.

Augustus estimated that if he had not recruited Dr. Narud, this device would not be available until at least the next century.Such a good wage earner, diligent and dedicated, where can I find him?
"To use an appropriate analogy, the shattering force field is enough to cover the entire Keha Augustusgrad. Any zerg in it will be disintegrated by the shattering force field that directly acts on the main hive's mind and psionic link." Just from the battlefield Dr. Narud, who came down, was calm and relaxed at the moment.

"Zergs, from the high-level masters and brain worms, down to the queens and king worms of the swarm, all use psionic links to control the bottom Zergs. This kind of psionic link is similar to the Kara of the protoss, but it is One-way, the equivalent of a radio signal to a remote-controlled machine," he said:
"By analyzing the psychic link and triggering backlash, the swarm can be disintegrated. The lethality of the psychic smasher is by no means comparable to that of the psychic jammer. In layman's terms, this force field will not have any impact on human beings." , but can easily kill the zerg."

"Doctor, you said it easy?" Tychus looked at Narud, and exhaled a puff of smoke: "If you have been on the battlefield, you wouldn't say that."

"It's never 'easy' to deal with a sensitive little bastard like a springtail without a carapace."

"Well, Mr. Finley, you will soon witness the power of technology." Narud stood as far away from Tychus as he could.

"As I said, Narud, if it does work, you have the credit for it," Augustus said.

"I want to confirm, is this useful for those infected humans?"

"As long as they are also part of the Hive mind, they will be affected." Dr. Narud said affirmatively.

"Start it." Augustus nodded.

"Notify the troops, prepare to attack."

Dr. Narud personally came to the console of the Psionic Crusher and entered a series of instructions.The saucer-shaped dome opened with a violent roar, like a burning furnace emitting bright orange light, which quickly transformed into energy ripples that spread outward in concentric circles, rendering the morning sky For light orange.

This rippling energy force field did not have any effect on the surrounding people, but this scene is still very shocking.The force fields of the Psionic Launcher and Psionic Disruptor are invisible, while the Psionic Crusher is far more dynamic.

"It looks a bit like the reactor furnace of the Protoss Ark." Kerrigan beside Augustus looked up at the running psionic pulverizer, her long fiery red hair fluttering in the morning breeze, her emerald green Then the green eyes burst into gold.

With Kerrigan's keen sense of psychic energy, the shattering force field was not invisible.

"I designed this with reference to the protoss solar core in the Hyperion. The energy is fused into a sphere made of alloy steel and then released through the disintegration device." Narud immediately replied.

Of these people, Kerrigan was undoubtedly the one that terrified Narud the most.Humans actually have such powerful psykers, who have surpassed many protoss. This is what shocked and curious Narud the most.

In the eyes of his master Amon, human beings are not worth mentioning at all.But in time, this race might surprise its creator.

Of course, Narud dared not tell Augustus that he was going to study Kerrigan.

"Forward observation posts and reconnaissance aircraft report that the zerg are retreating," a Formica Command staff officer reported.

"Is there a picture?" Augustus asked, "Take it."

A holographic screen was opened in front of Augustus, on which was a picture taken by a satellite in geostationary orbit.

The brief light rain in the early morning more or less dispelled the dust and smoke raised by the shells, and the visibility was good.

On the south bank of the Formica River, amidst the black smoke and blowing sand, millions of infected humans are retreating. The black corpses are far from an orderly army, but they are clearly out of control now. They fell to the ground and died violently in the crowd.

The king worm floating in the sky was in a state of chaos, terrifiedly dodging the spreading shattering force field, but to no avail.Hundreds of overlord insects silently fell to the ground like punctured balloons, or turned into a mass of exploding blood mist and a puddle of sticky blood.

The Zerg in the shattering force field was suffering tremendous pain, struggling like a suffocated human, dying in a very short time.

The Psionic Disruptor can only throw the swarm into chaos, but the Psionic Crusher can kill them directly.

"Notify Mira Han to let her troops immediately cross the Formiga River, regain the lost ground and continue to pursue. Lieutenant Colonel Mortier, you go and regroup the troops." Augustus watched for more than ten seconds and immediately ordered Say:
"With the psychic smasher, the zerg will lose the qualification to fight us in Formica. This is the opportunity to completely destroy the griffin swarm and show Carlos what pain is."

Along the Formica River, the Imperial soldiers in the positions also witnessed the disintegration of the Zerg, and the infected fell in pieces, and their morale was immediately high.

The emergence of new weapons has completely changed the disadvantages of humans in fighting against the swarms, and they are much more powerful than psionic disruptors.

Following Augustus' order, all combat troops immediately dispatched and advanced towards the main nest area of ​​the Griffin swarm.And a large number of imperial stormtroopers were also mobilized, and all marched forward.

The high-spirited imperial army had almost no obstacles. The shattering force field of the psychic pulverizer even killed the zerg hiding in the ground, and any zerg under the influence of the main hive mind was severely injured.

The south bank of the Formiga River is solid ground, and the armored and motorized units of the Imperial Army can advance fifty miles in one go. If it is not for the inevitable damage and logistics of armored vehicles, they can continue. go ahead.

The Griffin swarm has only established three main nest areas on Formica, two of which are very close to the Formica River and within the range of the shattering force field, and millions of infected All were killed in less than a few minutes.

Even if the swarm did not care about the loss of the infected, the presence of the psychic shredder made any attempt to attack the human base useless.

"In this way, the fleet battle in space becomes the key to victory." Augustus thought for a moment and said:
"Pick up Tulovo, the deputy captain of the Huberian."

"Your Majesty, the Griffin swarm has strengthened their fleet, and two new swarm Leviathans are breaking through our defenses." Tulowo is a young man with meticulously blond hair. The little-known Keha nobleman was just an ordinary squire three generations ago, but now this family can be regarded as a respectable family.

"On the front, there are the Alexander and five other infected battlecruisers, and on the flanks are four swarm Leviathans, which brought tens of thousands of Mutalisks and Scourges."

"When did Griffin become Leviathan?" Augustus frowned.

Carlos's Griffin swarm was notoriously poor. Among the cerebrates under Juggernaut, it had very few Behemoths and Leviathans, not as good as Prince of Blades Tosh.

"Since the death of the old master, the cerebrates have been in civil war for a while, but they have also become more united than before. Carlos must have borrowed these Leviathans from other cerebrates, or found the Leviathans scattered in Al and Char. Wild Leviathan," Kerrigan said.

Two Leviathans are enough to destroy a human fleet, they are miles long, ten times as long as a battlecruiser, and more aggressive than a Behemoth, tearing apart a battleship with just their tentacles.

"So, Carlos may have been to Ayr." Augustus nodded.

Aiur was once the ancient and sacred home of the Protoss Empire, but it is now in ruins.Her coordinates are no longer a secret, and anyone can go to Ai Er to get a share.

"Tulovo, activate the Hyperion overload procedure." He then ordered.

"Your authorization is required, Your Majesty." Tulovo looked at Augustus.

"Now you have it." Augustus said, "Your task is to repel this swarm fleet, even if it reimburses Hyperion."

"If this is our task," Turovo saluted Augustus. "1000% overload, full firepower."

"Long live Keha."

"Salute to the crew, you are warriors." Augustus said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Immediately, a bright golden light surged behind Tulowo, and the roar of the engine was like a beating heart.

"The enemy taught us a lesson, Augustus. You shameless bastard, I knew you would do this a long time ago." The moment the overload was activated, there was a reminder sound that Swan had recorded in advance. :
"Ugh—I owe you that. Steer my boat carefully, brats."

The Hyperion, which is powered by the core of the sun, really looks like a god of war, as if wearing a golden holy garment, which can block and kill gods and Buddhas.The overloaded energy forms a terrible vortex around it, and any zerg gathered around it are burned to black coals in an instant.

The energy flow with nowhere to vent was transformed into continuous firing of thermal particle cannons until the barrel of the Yamato cannon was scrapped due to overheating.The legendary human flagship is burning herself, burning all enemies that come into contact with her, and her shields have transformed into a searing energy field.

The Hyperion broke into the Griffin Swarm fleet, met the Alexander and pushed her back.

The swarm Leviathan also seemed to be taken aback. They never thought that this human warship waiting to die would have such a posture, and they were helpless for a while.

At this time, the energy accumulated in the Hyperion's body was still increasing, and even the outer armor began to melt.This is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous move. The Hyperion may not be able to defeat these Leviathans, but once its internal energy goes out of control and detonates the core of the sun, it is enough to create a collapsed, short-lived black hole in this area, and a The huge fleet died together.

The Swarmmaster of the Griffin Swarm was aware of this, and the Psionic Smasher took it by surprise.Before Carlos could launch his next attack, the Swarm fleet was pushed back by Hubrian.

Once again the Imperial fleet defends the sovereignty of humanity.It's just that Huberian is afraid that it will be overhauled again, and its damage is more serious than the previous two times, even if it is the fastest, it may take half a year.

After all, the solar core is not an engine designed for human warships, and it is too large to be placed in ordinary warships of the protoss.Even humanity's next-tier Minotaur tauren warships are nowhere near strong enough to withstand a solar reactor.

On the ground, Augustus was really relieved when he got the news that the swarm fleet was withdrawing. He should have thought that Carlos would not be able to fight against him in a rigid manner.

Waiting for the result is definitely a tormenting process, but if Augustus is commanding on the Hyperion, his choice is the same as the deputy captain.

As an elderly cerebrate who was given a name by the master, Carlos is definitely the one who knows how to adapt, and his intelligence is equivalent to ten imperial domesticated cerebrate α.

If it weren't for the fact that the Psionic Crusher was a terrifying weapon, the current Zerg would have nothing to do with it, and Carlos would never give up easily.

Until a new Overlord returns to Koprulu, the Griffin Swarm will remain the Imperium's greatest enemies.

"Narud, I want to reward you." Augustus looked at Narud: "Your psychic pulverizer ended this war, and your achievements will be remembered by the world."

"I will name the library of the Imperial University under construction after you, and I will erect a statue at the entrance of the portal in Augustograd."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The expression on Dr. Narud's face froze, and he thought to himself, what's the use of this.

What he wants is not these useless things. Funds and equipment are the most important thing, but it's hard to say it directly.

"Tell the people of all Formica that the griffin swarm has retreated," Augustus went on:
"Let's rebuild our homeland like an empire."

(End of this chapter)