StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

"Come on. The show has begun."

Half-Imperial hero, big star of Joey Ray's bar, mercenary train robber, Mr. Tychus Finley.

This arrogant and conceited man is walking firmly on the wide deck of the Zeus landing ship (Zeus lander) airborne pod, wearing a tailor-made crimson power armor. player.

The deck of the drop pod is very long, and the line in front of the drop pod is also very long.There is a Marine Battalion with hundreds of people in this area alone.These soldiers from the Imperial First Airborne Division wore the same CMC power armor as Tychus, and held C-14 Gauss rifles in their hands, but the pattern on the matte mask was different, a white wolf head badge.

The lads were not bad, even to Tychus' critical eye, well trained and ready for battle.As long as you have actually fought and survived a battle with the zerg, you are a veteran.

Soldiers saluted Tychus from time to time, and occasionally he responded, wishing luck to the lads about to be sent into battle.

This sense of respect always made Tychus Finley uncomfortable, as strange as a fly or a mouse in broad daylight being praised by the townspeople, because he knew exactly what he was.But Tychus quite enjoyed this feeling, people are sometimes so complicated.

"Hey, Master Chief Finley! Look here!"

"Don't think about medals, Jones, if you really want them, Admiral Edmund Duke's safe is full of cheap imitations." Tychus was satisfied with his own joke, The surrounding soldiers were also amused and laughed, and the depression and tension before the airborne were swept away.

Although the history of the [-]st Airborne Division can be traced back to the Revolutionary Army, many of its soldiers participated in the airborne combat for the first time.They will be dropped to the ground from a height of thirty miles above the ground. If it is not for the support of the power armor servo system, it is estimated that some people's legs will already be weak.

Some units allow soldiers to inject doping before the airborne, but this kind of thing is always rare.The abuse of stimulants can lead to very serious consequences. Marines never know how many weird ingredients are in stimulants, but no matter how many side effects it has, it will always be something that can save your life.

Dropping is really nothing to worry about, though, and it's the captain's and navy's job to get the drop pod into the planet's surface at the right angle.The airborne process is much more thrilling and exciting than riding a roller coaster, but the crew in the airdrop cabin will not have much intuitive experience.

The technology of drop pods has matured in the first year of the Tyranid Empire, ranging from small drop pods for Ghosts and special operations teams to larger models that can carry companies and siege tanks.

Their world was dead before entering the atmosphere, and then began to jolt up, and the force exerted on the power armor at this time could increase to ten Gs.Before landing, the airdrop pod will automatically adjust the landing trajectory through the brake device and decelerate several times until it lands after a burst of impact, after which the pod of the airdrop pod will automatically pop open.

Tychus knew that the veterans who had been airborne many times called the drop pods yellow pods, because the plant pods from the earth, once ripe and dry and brittle in the sun, would fall to the ground, and the inside The fruit also scattered in all directions.

Dropping is an adventure at any time, and if something goes wrong with the drop pod, most of the time the people in it will die a good death.

Moreover, the airdrop pod is only a one-way delivery tool, there is no room for regret in this matter, if some idiot captain throws you into the crazy pile of bugs, then you can only accept your fate.

Anyone in the Imperial Marines knows this, and finding a sane man in the navy is as hard as finding a bather.Tychus was convinced of this statement, after all, he had never seen those slender female pilots take a shower.

The Zeus landing ship trembled suddenly, and it was not easy to shake such a huge interstellar ship.Tychus was as confused as the Imperial soldiers around him about what was going on outside, but generally speaking, it must not be good news.

Chances are bugs are coming, and they always come in swarms.

At present, the Imperial Navy fleet where the landing ship is located is in the high-altitude orbit of Thalon VII. There are at least 100 billion Yermungards on the ground, and there are countless more in the sky and orbit.

Tychus wasn't nervous at all, he was someone who had really seen big waves, played cards with cerebrates, drank with protoss, and seen the emperor's little skirt.He is only 33, and he has seen things that many people can't even imagine in this life.

Another huge tremor came along with the roar, and those who set foot on the battlefield for the first time all looked ashen.Tychus guessed that the spaceship might have just collided with a group of blasters, which is a common occurrence, but this ship has its own shield force field, escorted by a large number of Ice Dragon fighters and Viking fighters, it is not so easy to be attacked. Wrecked.

Now, this huge man with a stature like a giant bear looked so tall, reliable, and indestructible to the other soldiers.I saw Tychus calmly took out a box of cigars, took out a gold-plated laser lighter, lit it, and exhaled a puff of smoke: "Don't worry, Papa Tychus will protect you."

After speaking, Tychus walked into the next cabin through the airlock door, leaving the back of the imperial hero to the people behind him.

For Tychus, these young sailors are indeed baby bumps. After all, there is nothing more boring in this world than the marines in the landing ship. The good guys have a lot of money from the empire in their pockets But there was nothing to spend, so he willingly lost to old Tychus at the poker table.

Tychus was a good player at the poker table ten years ago, and he could win a lot of chips from these young boys for less than a thousand.Thanks to these unlucky bastards, I made a small fortune recently, but this time it's different, it's definitely a legitimate business.

Many people think of Tychus as a big, brash, brainless man, but he's actually very smart.He knows how to read people's expressions and is good at it.

Thanks to this skill, Tychus was always able to win Emperor Augustus' forgiveness when he got into trouble - though it didn't always work.Since ascending to the throne, Augustus Mengsk's expression has become increasingly difficult to guess.

"Gunner Sergeant Tychus Finley, you have violated the smoking ban." At this moment, a cold mechanical female voice made Tychus raise his eyebrows.This is the intelligent AI program that comes with the Zeus landing ship, and it always jumps out at the most disappointing time.

"Guess what, I think Emperor Augustus wants me to smoke here." Tychus ignored the warning.

Normally, no one would dare to violate this prohibition, but Tychus, as the pilot of the Odin Mecha, also has many privileges.Besides, no one dared to mess with him here, and even Fleet Commander Matt Horner couldn't do anything about him here.

If the small black house deducted salary, the shameless Tychus would have gotten used to it.

"Hey, Miss Sanger, you look very feminine today too." Tychus turned into a narrower aisle, and ran into a young naval ensign who was also an excellent pilot. .This is the Navy crew quarters, all sailors in tight uniforms, living in a completely different compartment from the Marines.In the past, those young and energetic marines who hadn't seen the opposite sex for at least half a year wanted to get a closer look even if they licked their faces.

"Hello, Chief Sergeant Finley." The Navy alternate lieutenant just saluted and left in a hurry. It seemed that the situation outside the spaceship was quite bad.

This is a graduate of the Royal Naval Academy of Augustograd. It is said that he is distantly related to the Tarsonis founding family that has long since fallen. He has an elegant manner and an outstanding appearance.An old rascal like Tychus naturally had to glance twice, and the filthy thoughts in his mind were even more unsightly.

But Tychus only glanced twice at most, and didn't think badly.He could see the other person's attitude, and he knew that his charm didn't always work.The military rules are strict, and Tychus must always keep a distance from female soldiers, otherwise the emperor will cut off his dog's head himself.

In fact, Tychus prefers beautiful whores, because at least they are loyal to money and do things with money.

"We ran into a swarm?" Tychus asked her.

"I'm afraid so, Sergeant Major," replied the ensign at last.

Tychus nodded and headed for the next cabin.Unless the landing order is cancelled, they cannot stop preparations for other reasons.

A few minutes later Tychus came to another airborne pod, smaller and less staffed than the previous one, and they were all mechanics and ground crews.There's an elevator inside the ship that leads to the lower cabin, where Odin's cockpit is located.

Odin is driven by a single person, but usually requires a large team for maintenance.

"Fick, is my big baby ready?" Tychus looked around until he came across an engineer not quite five feet tall.That was Hiram Fick, the former Armor Technician of the Demons of Heaven squad.

Now, with the head of the Heavenly Demon ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the name of Augustus the Great resounds everywhere, and once a small technician has also flourished.

Now Fick is the soul of the Empire's Second Engineering Regiment, and he also has a false title in the Empire's Ministry of Communications, with more than 1 people under his command.Those people back then were either generals or marshals, and only he, Tychus Finley, was still working as a dog for Emperor Augustus on the front line.

"Of course, I had someone use the best engine oil." Fick looked short and slender, unremarkable, and not handsome, but the emperor only valued his kindness and righteousness.

Hiram Fick and Rory Swann were a pair of aces in the Imperial Engineering Corps. Tychus called them goblins and dwarves.

"Hey, I don't know if Command will allow me to use that red button today." Tychus is a character who has a hard time trusting others, and hardly has any altruistic spirit, but he gets along with the old demons of heaven good.

"I think we have to use nuclear bombs." Fick looked very worried:

"The fight is fierce down here. I heard that several main force worm nests have appeared. I don't know what is there in Talon that deserves so much attention from the master."

Talong VII is not a geomantic treasure.This planet has a climate called acid rain storm, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary crops to survive.There are no precious mineral deposits on it, and there is nothing special about it.

"There is nothing worth guessing about the beast's thinking. It just wants to do three things: kick the human ass hard, kick the human butt hard, or kick the human fucking hard." Tai Kai Ste raised his pants, ready to enter Odin's cockpit through the elevator:

"At the end of the day, fighting is a competition of whose ass is harder."

"I beg to differ." Fick was no stranger to Tychus's fantastic analogy.

"Good luck, Finley, I've got a cold beer and a porn magazine for you, maybe you can use it when you doze off."

"I want to kiss you, damn it. I'll see you on the ground." Tychus climbed into the elevator, and then into a brief moment of darkness.

After a few minutes, Tychus had arrived in Odin's cockpit.

"Identity confirmed, Sergeant Major Tychus Finley, the authority has been unlocked, the main control center has been connected, and the security channel has been opened." Tychus collected himself, and the control screen in front of him immediately lit up.

From Odin's cockpit glass, you can see the world outside the landing ship, which is a hazy world surrounded by clouds and mist.This incomparable land mecha is so huge that even the Zeus landing ship can't get it down, it can only be mounted under the spaceship.Odin's armor is as strong as a battleship, so there is no need to worry about enemy attacks.

Things are indeed not looking good for the Zeus Lander, surrounded by Mutalisks and Corrupted Flying Bugs, while brave Imperial Viking pilots are heroically driving away the ghastly monsters.

At this moment, from time to time, airdrop pods ejected from both sides of the Zeus landing ship.Judging from Tychus' position, some drop pods disappeared in the blink of an eye, while others were unfortunately shot down.

When the cloud and mist completely disappeared, Tychus could already see the vague shadow of the earth and the special buildings of the residents of Talon VII.

The Talon people use huge circular buildings as greenhouses to grow their crops. These semicircular steel-framed buildings are covered with hexagonal thermal insulation sheets, which shine brightly in the sun, just like trees on the beach. A large piece of jellyfish.

This stunning complex sits amidst countless towering wind turbines.

On the ground, the imperial troops that have already landed are fighting against the black insects. Black smoke billows everywhere. Thousands of aircraft fly across the sky from time to time, and there are traces of fierce battles everywhere.

The Imperial fleet already has the capability to destroy Talon VII from orbit, turning a planet into a deathbed of radioactive waste.However, the zerg don't care about the gain or loss of a planet at all, but humans can't bomb every one of their colonies at will.

"I'm Matt Horner." The fleet commander's voice came from Odin's channel:

"Ready to deploy Odin."

A brief moment of weightlessness came, and Odin had been dropped by the Zeus landing ship.With a shock wave through the mech, Tychus knew he had hit the ground hard.Amidst the violent roar, large pieces of zerg were smashed into meat paste, sticky flesh and blood splashed, and blood rained from the sky immediately.

"I knew I should let Fick install a wiper." Tychus glanced at the flesh and blood outside the cockpit glass, and pushed Odin forward:

"The big guy is out of control."

This is in front of an Imperial Airborne Division position, bright red banners fluttering in the wind.At the moment Odin appeared, the division's comm channel was seething.