StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

The underground of the Augustograd Royal Research Center houses the most vicious alien monsters in the universe, including deranged half-mad protoss, vicious and greedy zerg, and deformed infected humans.

If anyone thinks that these fearsome monsters are the most brutal, violent, and vicious alien creatures known to man, the three most terrifying prisons are enough to make them tear their hearts out.Not even the most absurd thriller writer can describe a ten thousandth part of this abomination as if it were fear itself.

The cells used to hold these monsters are made of fused alloys strengthened with neo-Folsom catalysts, stronger than diamond.The walls are reinforced layer by layer, embedded with psionic isolation materials, and according to the imperial engineers who built it, it is more than enough to imprison the lord of the swarm.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, at least it does not prevent the three giants who are imprisoned in different cages from communicating through spiritual language.

"These detestable humans, Augustus Mengsk, the blasphemer! When the day of reckoning comes, I will cut you to pieces!"

The spiritual language containing the anger of the Tadarin executive officer echoed in the hundreds of large and small prisons underground, shaking the wall lamps to rattle, but the only response to him was the roar of the monster.

"Niaon, your pathetic brain has been poisoned by terrazine. If you stop tossing and tossing, you can live a few more days."

Some time ago, Gabriel Tosh, the Prince of Blades, was just caught by the Tyranid Empire and was hammering sandbags in his private room. Hearing Naion's mental roar as if he had an illness, it was really unbearable to be disturbed.

"You've been crazier since humans stopped supplying you with enough terrazine."

There were thousands of yards and layers of walls between Tosh and Niang, but there was not much interference in the communication of spiritual language.It's not that the empire's psychic isolation facilities are flawed, it's that their psychic powers are too powerful.

Naion, who became more and more insane, never restricted his dose of terrazine, and his psychic powers increased day by day. The more sanity he lost, the more powerful he became.

Naion was recently imprisoned and is said to have been a protoss exec.Yet Tosh had never seen in him any of the nobility of his fellow Aiir, save for his devotion to the gods.

"My God! I deserve death!" Nai Ang ignored Tosh at all.

"Sarnaga! God! Take me away! Take me away!"

"It's so pitiful, he's hopeless, Prince. Protoss. These sons of bitches, little bitches, are driven mad by their fanaticism, and they're headed for final destruction because of their madness." On the other side, the brain worm's deep spiritual language came from another direction came.

There is a close spiritual connection between the zerg, and Tosh can clearly sense the existence of the brain worm.

He knows it.

It was the newborn cerebrate that Tosh had guarded Char as he pupated into the Zerg Prince of Blades.At that time, this newborn brain worm was still very weak, and he was extremely obedient and flattering to the ruler's beloved son.

Today, the cerebrates have not only become much stronger and more mature than before, they have also learned many human curse words and vulgar local dialects.

In the era of the first generation of rulers, this cerebrum used to obey Tosh, but now it is not the case.

Unimaginable changes have taken place on it. It seems that a child who is still wearing crotch pants and holding a baby in his mouth learned to smoke, drink and perm his head overnight. Godfather.

The cerebrate readily accepted the name given to him by humans, Alpha.This may indicate that it is only the first brain worm captured by humans.Accept the name—this is tantamount to treason in the zerg's eyes.Because only the master can give the brain worm a name, doing so is equivalent to recognizing that human beings are its own master.

Of course, Tosh didn't feel betrayed at all, nor was he angry.Tosh knew he didn't belong to the zerg, and he believed his sense of belonging to the swarm was fabricated.

"Nion's strength ranks among the top among the protoss heroes I've seen, and he can even fuse into a consul with his own strength." Tosh responded calmly.

"But he is still just a lunatic." The brainworm said: "The protoss' lifespan is much longer than that of humans, and he will continue to go crazy until he becomes a super lunatic."

"And then... boom! You get the idea."

At this moment, Naion finally stopped screaming, and the spiritual communication between Tosh and the brain worm also stopped.Just like the previous exchanges, most of these exchanges are some temptations to the other party.They also have a lot of doubts about each other, and they don't completely trust each other.

After the death of the first master, the tight hierarchical structure of the swarm collapsed.Cerebral worms only obey the master, and the new second-generation master obviously cannot get the approval of all the cerebrates.

Coincidentally, neither Tosh nor Cerebral was under the orders of any master.Cerebral worms cannot disobey the master's order, and will never betray, so internal differences will only stop at verbal conflicts at most, and civil wars cannot occur.

But once the cerebrate lost its allegiance, the relationship between them changed subtly.

"How about some potato chips and Coke?" After a while, the cerebrate asked again:
"I asked my servant to give it to you."

"No, thank you." Tosh thanked slightly.

"That couldn't be better. I have always had a question: Prince, you are so powerful, how can humans hurt you?" The brain worm said: "Besides, I am just a brain worm without self-defense ability after all, but you It's different. You shouldn't be stuck here at all."

"I was just defeated by the protoss." Tosh responded briefly, and then asked back: "I almost forgot how you were caught by humans."

"The enemy is outnumbered, it is not a crime of war." The brain worm's voice fluctuated, it seems that it has always been deeply ashamed:
"The protoss are endless, and my swarm is dying every minute."

The cerebrate's anger was just a disguise, and it immediately changed another tone: "But it's not important at all."

"You were deliberately caught by humans just to save me." It laughed very humanely:
"No one here can trap you, do it quickly. When I become the master of the swarm, the entire universe will be in our pocket, and the swarm will devour the world."

Tosh knew that this brain worm might really have the potential to become the master.Its psionic potential was so high that it had grown to the point where even Tosh had to be on guard.

God knows what the humans of the empire ate this cerebrum, or it was just so gifted in the first place.

The Cerebral Worm actually knows the truth of recklessness, and makes a gesture of indulging in sex to paralyze the humans who control it.If you ask it if it still wants Char, it sure doesn't—perhaps overacting.

"...I didn't come to save you." Tosh was silent for a moment:
"I thought you were dead. Besides, if I really came to save you, it wouldn't take so much trouble."

"What are you kidding!" The brain worm was furious.

"The Tosh family doesn't joke, they just tell the truth," Tosh said.

"...Is it really hopeless?" The brain worm was stunned.

"It's hopeless," Tosh said.

"So you were really caught here." The cerebrum said, "You can't beat it, don't you know how to run?"

"I'm here to pursue my ultimate destiny." Tosh said calmly, "That's death."

"Looking for death? You're crazy too." Cerebral worm was taken aback.

Unless killed, brain worms are almost immortal. Their cells renew quickly but do not age, and they can live for a long time.

"Oh, then what am I talking to you about, I'm going to write the book, and we'll talk later." The cerebrate withdrew his mind connection cursingly: "If you have any good ideas for escaping, you'd better tell me."

Tosh was dumbfounded, a cerebrate was even more human than himself.

The zerg's infestation worked on a genetic level and warped Tosh's mind, erasing all humanity from him.Many times, Tosh fought against countless cruel and evil thoughts in his mind, and although he was not successful every time, he never gave up fighting.

Finally, Tosh's side became quiet again.The sharp screams of monsters can be heard all the time in the underground prison, making the prison eerie again.

He looked around his room, feeling a little relieved.

It's more like a comfortable hotel than a prison.This single room is large in size and has a single bed, a holographic projection TV, a sofa and a set of tables and chairs.It can be seen that although the empire is jealous of Tosh's power, it still treats him as a human instead of a zerg.

Tosh had dreamed of such a scene countless times when he was the kid in the slums, but now he couldn't arouse any interest.As a highly engineered creature, Tosh has no need for lust that can only be cumbersome.

At this time, Tosh's keen psychic intuition noticed that a group of people were walking into this underground prison. There were a large number of them, and it seemed that the high-ranking officials of the empire had arrived. —Tosh could almost smell Augustus Mengsk.

But these people did not approach here, but talked to Tosh through the holographic projection TV.

"Honorable Emperor Augustus I, His Majesty Mengsk." Tosh soon saw the emperor of the empire.

The emperor on the holographic projection screen is at the best age in his life, energetic and confident.He has a handsome face and a stern look, just like the first Augustus.

Looking at Augustus's heroic appearance, Tosh was somewhat jealous, but this emotion was fleeting.

Augustus Mengsk has always been an extremely distant figure from Tosh.He had heard of this revolutionary hero of the Tyranids a long time ago, and heard of his many great achievements.

Tosh was born in a slum and was born humble, but God wants him to be a nightmare.And Augustus was born in a noble family, as if he was born to shine.

"Hello, Gabriel Tosh." Augustus nodded to Tosh as a greeting.The emperor was surrounded by soldiers of the Royal Guard, whose retractable visors reflected brilliant cobalt blue light.

Augustus has a lot of grievances with Tosh. He once tried to save Tosh who had not yet turned into a Zerg, but when he knew that the matter was irreversible, he decisively ordered to stop the trouble forever.

Of course Tosh hated Augustus, and indeed he hated everyone.But Tosh hated himself more.

"In my eyes, you are just a child." Augustus looked at Tosh with a sincere voice: "I have seen what you were like in the past, and I know that the way you are now is not what you want."

"I know that you have been trying to restrain the desire to kill as much as possible, which is more difficult than saving others." He said:
"Tosh, I firmly believe that you have a heart of integrity."

"." There was a slight touch in Tosh's heart, and he wanted to ask why Augustus was so confident in himself.

"Do you know why I attacked the human world?" After a long time, he said suddenly.

"I hope you can solve my doubts." Augustus nodded.

"When I was created, the master gave me a great mission - to save the Zerg." Tosh said: "But I don't know how to save it."

"I don't know what kind of disaster the Zerg will face. Frankly speaking, I don't want to care about it at all. However, the task of saving the Zerg is still deeply rooted in my heart and dominates my thoughts. , makes me irresistible." He said:
"At the same time, there is always a voice in the darkness, asking me to obey him and obey him."

"I'm here to die, Mengsk, I can't stand it. I'm Gabriel Tosh, and I don't want to be someone else's puppet."

"I believe you." Augustus said seriously, "I can understand."

Those words actually convinced Tosh that the other party really understood.

Suddenly, a hiss from Cerebral Worm Alpha broke the conversation.

"What's the matter with that brain worm?" The emperor's face remained unchanged: "Aigon, what is it talking about?"

".Sorry, Your Majesty, I haven't learned the insect language yet." The young scholar in white research uniform beside him trembled, and cautiously said in a tentative tone:
"I think I'm either scolding my father or my mother, Your Majesty, I can't think of a second possibility." Aigon rolled his eyes:
"Well, I'm guessing. But that's about it. If Alpha loses the game, he'll yell."

"Okay, tell it, if it doesn't stay quiet, I can only disconnect it from the Internet." Augustus ordered.

Then, Augustus looked at Tosh again.

"Tosh, I want you to believe me, I have a way to save you." He stared at Tosh with cold gray eyes: "The idea of ​​​​eliminating the infection has been found, but it takes a long time to prepare."

"Can you change me back to the way I used to be? Change back to—a human being." Tosh couldn't believe it.

"Yes, turning back into a human being." Augustus looked at Tosh: "It can be done by applying Naganaga technology, but there may be some sequelae. For example, leaving a snake hair."

Tosh showed an extremely ugly smile: "How should I trust you? Or are you just trying to find an excuse to let me willingly cooperate with your scientists to torture me in inhuman ways."

"Whether you trust it or not, this is your only chance." Augustus also smiled.

"." Tosh was silent for a while: "So, how does this matter benefit you?"

"You could have just killed me."

"An enemy becomes a friend, and the empire is stronger," said Augustus.

"You're human, that's enough."