StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 569 The Bard of Zerus
Today is another day when August Grad is safe.

Malcolm Kelerchian is a seasoned Imperial agent. Considering the time he spent in the Tarsonis Police Department before joining the Imperial Security Service, he can be regarded as a veteran expert in this field.

As an agent of the Imperial Security Service, Kelekian's duty is to fight against all crimes that attempt to subvert the Tyrannian Empire, which means that he and his colleagues are responsible for criminal cases, counter-espionage and counter-terrorist organizations. .

Kelekian is a case-handling expert with keen insight and careful thinking. He has cracked three times as many cases as his colleagues, which has won him the appreciation of his superiors and the opportunity for promotion and salary increase.

As a result, Kelekian was transferred to the newly established Psychic Investigation Division last year to investigate cases related to psionics and non-human crimes.

That said, Celebian has been fighting Umoyan shadowguards and other lurking non-human xenos ever since infiltrating Augustgrad.This non-human alien creature mainly refers to a species of zerg called mimic larvae, which only appeared in the last year.

Even among the zerg, mimic larvae are eccentric creatures, twisted shapes of biosensors, viscous nutrient slime, muscles, and organs that can perfectly transform into any human they've ever seen.This kind of simulation can't find any faults in appearance, and even family members can't tell the truth from the fake.

Moreover, the imitation larva has quite high intelligence, and can even use a computer, which further increases its danger.

These mimic larvae are almost omnipresent, and they often sneak into the empire's military bases or the homes of high-ranking officials to steal confidential information.At present, the people of the empire are still ignorant of the existence of this creature, but with the continuous expansion of its range of activities, it is only a matter of time before the number of sighting reports continues to increase.

Celebrity saw this thing once two months ago, and it was an official of the Imperial Intelligence Department who got the idea. He drank a little wine, and was so dazed that he didn't realize the sexy blonde who took the initiative to throw himself into his arms in the middle of the night. Something is wrong with the girl.By the time the girl had turned one of her hands into a sharp bone blade, it was too late for the fool in bliss.

But since there are aliens who can discharge Bilibili in this world, it is normal for strange things to appear.Ten years ago, if someone told Celebian that someone could use "willpower" to strangle another person, he would only say that you are so funny, bro.

These days are so grotesque, monsters and ghosts are rampant, Augustograd is full of psykers, protoss, zerg and shape-shifting creatures, and the Imperial Security Bureau has a headache.

No, the mission given to Celebian this time is so weird.

No matter how many times Celebian repeated his confirmation, he felt that the monster on the wanted notice was very similar to his childhood dinosaur toy, a tyrannosaur with several forearms.But dinosaurs became extinct on the earth 6500 million years ago.

His mission is to arrest one or more scurrying dinosaurs in a world of steel concrete and glass in the late 25th century, which is almost like a story in Jurassic World.

From the point of view of convergent evolution, if the environment of a certain planet is extremely similar to the earth in the age of dinosaurs, it is not entirely impossible to develop a race with the same physiological structure evolved to the extreme for brutal killing.

As far as Celebian knew, it was a primordial zerg, a branch of the zerg that probably diverged from the current zerg tens of millions of years ago.

Everyone knew that the Tyranid Empire was at war with the Primal Zerg, but that was on the border of the Empire, far from Augustograd.Now that such a creature had infiltrated Korha with dignity, someone would have to lose his official hat for it.

In any case, Emperor Augustus must have been extremely furious, otherwise he would not have used so many people or even the army to hunt down this primitive zerg. You must know that almost all of Celebian's colleagues were sent out.It is conceivable that if the residents of Augustgrad find that the Zerg has appeared at their doorsteps, the public order will be greatly affected.

Taking a step back, Celebian couldn't imagine how many people this ferocious and tyrannical monster had eaten in Augustgrad. Any missing report might point to a terrible tragedy.

Even if it is not for credit, Celebian believes that he is also obliged to maintain the order of Augustgrad City.

That's right, he was the kind of decent imperial agent who silently guarded Auguste Grad behind his back, and finally left behind, hiding his achievements and fame.

"Mal (Malcolm's nickname), I dare say that the original zerg must be here. Believe me, I can already smell the zerg on it."

"Yes, but you have to take care of yourself, little girl." As an old senior, Celebian is also leading a newcomer: "The above said that the original Zerg is very dangerous. Once you encounter it, you must call for help immediately. You can't do it yourself." Just rush up."

Of course, he was not a pure rookie, but a top student who graduated from the Psionic Response Department of the Usa Ghost Military Academy, and a telepath with a level 7 psychic ability.This kind of talent is just put down to practice and practice, and will have to be transferred back to the headquarters after a while.

Often the people who come out of the ghost military academy are guys with noses turned upside down, with a naturally cold face.But the little girl following Celebian is a girl with a good personality, lively, cute and considerate, she is simply the white moonlight in the hearts of men.

Delta Umbrock, serial number X10128B, is a petite girl with reddish hair and green eyes. She has a strong telepathic ability, and her special ability is fire control and precognition.

"Well, I know, I know." Delta returned a few words, and said to Celebian:
"Follow me!"

In the central park of Auguste Gresulian City, Delta, dressed in a black uniform of the Bureau of Investigation, was a pretty figure.

Celebrian also admitted that she was beautiful, and that Delta would be an excellent choice as a girlfriend, but he kept her away from her outside of work.This was not due to the age difference between the two, but because Celebian suffered from a headache whenever he was near a telepath.

Celebian's psychic power level is exactly 3.5. This level does not have the telepathic ability of at least level 5, but it is very sensitive to people with telepathy. The reaction on his body is a headache, and he must eat Medicine can relieve it.

In the past, the old Federation used people with similar abilities to search for people with telepathic abilities, and the current Tyrannian Empire no longer does this.Usually, the Tyranid Empire does not need to establish a special organization to search for telepaths, and their parents will send their children to special schools by themselves.

"Do you really think that guy is hiding here?" Celebian is still dubious about Delta's statement. You must know that Surian can be regarded as the central area of ​​Augustgrad, and the original Zerg has mixed into the population. What exactly is the dense area trying to do.

The people in the outer city haven't had enough, does this monster come in for a change?

Why did it come to Augustgrad?If it is just for cannibalism, there is no need to go to the heavily guarded capital of the Tyrann Empire.

The intelligence of advanced Primal Zerg is generally higher than that of their distant relatives, but with the exception of some extremely special individuals, the intelligence is very limited.

Some Tyrannian alien biology experts believe that the original Zerg is a group of creatures who imagined eating and nourishing, although they ate human brains and did not appear to be smarter.

But this one must have very high intelligence, even if it has eaten many people, its modus operandi must be quite clever.Now that the police department and security agents of the Tyranid Empire are not those of Tarsonis, it is hard to imagine that a primitive zerg can lurk in Augustgrad for so long.

Judging from the trajectory of its actions, it was quietly approaching the palace.

It's really bad.

Celebian couldn't help but think that if this monster came to assassinate the emperor, then he must not let it succeed.

Despite meeting the Emperor only briefly, Celebian firmly believed that the Tyranid Empire could not afford to lose Augustus Mengsk.

He was not a fanatical supporter of Emperor Augustus, but he was a thoroughly intelligent man.

"I'm sure, [-] percent sure," Delta said.

"Nightmare again?" Celebian followed the bouncing little girl, feeling like an old father who was shopping with his daughter:
"You know, this ability always goes wrong."

Delta has precognitive abilities, as do some Protoss Dark Templars, and possibly even the dead First Overmind.

But Delta's ability is not very stable, and she often has nightmares, and these nightmares often point to a terrible future.But she doesn't see far, and it's not always accurate.

Even so, it is precisely because of this ability that Delta and Kelejian have become an excellent team.

"Occasionally things go wrong," Delta added.

"A few times in a thousand you get it right," said Kelekian.

"As long as it succeeds, it's enough to be right once in a thousand times." Delta replied.

She was right.

"I've had a few more nightmares since then, and it's definitely here. I'm all too familiar with this kind of situation, aha, this time it's going to work." She looked excited and motivated, and followed Tasan The old fritters in the Nice police station who just want to dabble in fishing are in stark contrast.

But that's what a girl her age should be.

It doesn't look like the one who lost his parents at all.

"Which time didn't you say that?" Kelekian could only say, and still didn't let go of any clues in Surian Square that might have been missed.

"This time is the most special one." Delta snorted.

Surien Square was designed by a famous architect. The building is grand and majestic, showing the majesty of the empire.Paths paved with white gravel meander through beautifully illuminated fountains and shade trees to the Imperial Gallery, where a statue carved from white Moria marble depicts Augustus the Great on a horse.

Whenever they see this statue, the people of the Tyranid Empire will remember who created their happy and peaceful life today.

Since there was not enough evidence to show that the original Zerg was here, Celebian did not receive much support, but he still managed to pull up the banner of his immediate superior, and let the Surian Police Station in the Persuasion Square of pedestrians.

If the original zerg is really found, most likely they can only rely on Delta to make a move.

In fact, this little girl is very powerful, even a hundred Celebrians can't do anything to her.

Delta kept a Umoyan-made laser pistol hidden under her uniform, but she never used it.

If it was on Earth since ancient times, Delta was probably the kind of witch that people called.She can control fire, setting enemies on fire out of thin air.Compared with the ability to predict, Delta's fire control skills are very stable, at least Kelejian saved a lot of money to add liquid high-energy gas to the laser lighter.

And Celebrity is no longer as young as when he first became a federal police officer. The specific manifestations are a slightly bulging belly and a pile of fat.

Generally speaking, in the process of carrying out missions together in the past, Kelejian sorted out the truth of the incident based on the clues given by Delta, and then asked her to deal with the prisoner.

"It should be here." Delta pulled out the map of Surien Square again.

It was a large public toilet, and there were many huge trash cans stacked next to it. The row of trash cans and the toilet formed a relatively secret space.Nobody comes here except the rats that come here to rummage through the food.

There is also a billboard next to it, which is a clothing company called Pretty Emperor.

This is a widely circulated joke in the Tyrannian Empire, saying that Emperor Augustus Mengsk was very narcissistic when he was young, walking while looking in the mirror so that he bumped into a street lamp, and also liked beautiful skirts.

Hahaha, this is so embarrassing that no one really takes it seriously.

Later, another company registered the trademark, which is said to be the property of Prince Arcturus.

Celebian turned up the wanted warrants inside the Security Bureau: unidentified primitive zerg, rampant monsters.The emperor ordered that when ensuring your own safety, you must be captured alive.

This primordial zerg is very easy to identify, because it is the only one of Noda's primordial swarm to have hair - a bushy goatee.

In this way, the legend of the Koprulu goat monster spread, and even became a source of inspiration for many film and television works.

There are also sighting reports of similar creatures in many places, but there are no casualties.Respondents simply claimed that bearded tyrannosaurs ate their cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, judging from the numerous reports:
This guy is really not picky at all.

It was quiet here, and they soon heard some small voices.

When Celebian approached, he suddenly found that the original zerg, which he had been looking for for a long time, was sitting obediently among the trash cans, sometimes quickly using its long frog-like tongue to pick up a flying fly and send it into its mouth. middle.

"Useless Essence."

"useless."

"No."

"rua~~~" The little dinosaur yawned boredly, and then swept another Augustegrad ladybug into its belly with lightning speed:
"I am the wind, and the enemy is the sand."

"The enemy is the fish, I am the torrent."

It's about the same height as Delta, looks like a smaller dinosaur, and sits like an Australian kangaroo.

"Wait until I call someone over." Kelekian stopped Delta who was about to find out, and told him not to act rashly until he got someone.

Suddenly, the original zerg looked over, as if there was no blind spot in his field of vision: "It was seen."

Immediately afterwards, it waved its sharp claws and dug open the floor tiles of Sulian Square, the debris splashed, and half of its body burrowed into the ground.

Delta's reaction was quick, and the brave imperial agent rushed up immediately, and grabbed the tail of the original Zerg with amazing strength and pulled it out.

(End of this chapter)