StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 603

Augustus watched Narud activate the Xel'Naga Artifact, and the movements of this talented scientist seemed to be gently plucking the strings of a harp.

As if the opera had come to its climax, the artifact made an impassioned sound, and the copper-blue light poured out from the joints of the five parts and the mysterious patterns.It was suspended in the air, spinning and jumping, like a revolving lantern emitting blue light.

At a certain moment without warning, the brightness of the Xel'Naga artifact increased countless times, shooting a brilliant but quickly dissipated beam of light into the densely clouded sky.

Before leaving, Augustus had drained the royal cerebrum dry, and the power stored in the Xel'Naga artifact was enough to sweep the galaxy.Being able to contribute his own strength to the great Tyrannian Empire, the loyal cerebrum burst into tears afterwards.

At this moment, the imperial fleet far away on the edge of the Phaethon galaxy can observe this beam of light. The infrasound waves originally released by the nova impact have been transformed into a kind of information pulse that is moving at an incredible speed, and can propagate in a vacuum without a medium.

This kind of information pulse was often seen in the Xel'Naga Temple. It was originally intended to summon the successor of the Xel'Naga, but Narud spent a lot of effort to transform the artifact, changing the carrier of the Nova Shock from infrasound to Information pulses and delivers power.

For Naganaga, energy, matter and information are one and can be transformed into each other.

And even if Narud is himself a Xel'Naga, he must rely on Xel'Naga artifacts to do this, even though these are not the original uses of the artifacts.

The Xel'Naga Artifact turned into a neutron star that was continuously releasing pulse waves, an invisible insect-killing weapon.

This is a ripple in the background of the universe, extending on the scale of parsec. Only those swarm fleets that can jump through wormholes have the opportunity to jump away in time before the death ripple arrives.They must race against time if they want to escape.

Next, this ripple will continue to spread, rapidly weakening as the distance increases, and its lethality to the Zerg will also continue to weaken, but the scope of influence is still extremely wide, covering at least 2/3 of the Zerg territory.

Augustus saw that the army of insect swarms outside the fortress was cleared away like fallen leaves by a strong wind, but they were not blown into a mass of flesh and blood, but completely wiped out.Whether it was a ghastly beast or a springtail, there was nothing left in the end.

Suddenly, the world seemed as quiet as ever.

When the smoke dissipated, the land seemed to have been washed by a flood, leaving only huge craters and abandoned fortifications, as if the swarm had never been there.

But no one cheered here. Apart from the joy of the rest of their lives, they only felt incredible, and everything was like a miracle.The Xel'Naga Artifact may be an appropriate title.

"Your Majesty, the sensor shows that the zerg in Cactus Canyon has been cleared to zero, and the number of worms on Phaedon is rapidly falling." Matt Horner's voice came from the command channel, and the tone was full of disbelief:
"The impact of the new star destroyed nearly 90% of the Zerg on the entire Phaeton planet and 70% of the Zerg in the Phaeton galaxy. As the distance from the artifact gets farther and farther away, the lethality decreases in turn. Scientists are looking for the law Even so, the lethality of the artifact still exceeds expectations."

"It's almost like a dream."

"That's right, Matt, it's like a dream." A series of data is being transmitted to the HUD display in front of the Augustus power armor mask.

On the green star map of the Phaeton galaxy, the dense red dots that originally represented Zerg have been greatly weakened, as if they were erased by a rag.The swarm that was moving towards Phaethon seemed to have been hit hard, and they all scattered and fled.

The second-generation ruler was slapped on the face by protoss and humans when he opened his eyes when he was born. Since then, he has thought twice about fighting the other two races.Once bitten, twice shy.

Before finding an effective way to counter the Xel'Naga artifact, the Juggernaut's swarm must not dare to invade the Koprulu sector again.

"Augustus, the Hyperion detected multiple swarm Levi jumping away before the nova impact erupted, and most of them succeeded." Jim Raynor was on the bridge of the Hyperion with Augustus Stu talk.

"It seems that the master and the cerebrates must have been terrified, and now they are running away with their tails between their legs." He said:
"At least the artifact works, and we couldn't ask for more for what it does. I've come to believe that it's a artifact—heck. We've got to trust the science."

"My God! We succeeded!" Dr. Narud couldn't help but burst into tears with joy.Narud had been making prayer gestures before, and he didn't know which god he believed in.

"Well done, doctor, you will leave a mark in the history of mankind." Augustus was right. The meritorious service first read the special book to him a hundred times.

"That's the power of science."

But if it wasn't for the army of swarms, Augustus would never have used the artifact.Otherwise, if you can’t live in the future, human beings will perish now.

In the original timeline, the method of using the Xel'Naga artifact Nova Shock was provided by the Mobis Foundation, and Narud was the mastermind behind the Mobis Foundation.Without Narud, humans really wouldn't be able to develop Xel'Naga artifacts like Protoss.

Even if countless generations were exhausted, human beings could only grasp the surface of the mysterious power of the Sael'Naga artifact.Even so, this valuable knowledge is invaluable to this young race.

With our dear Dr. Narud it was different.

"But I'm afraid that the Xel'Naga artifact will no longer be able to function after a long period of time." Dr. Narud stood up, paused for a long time, and sighed.

The Xel'Naga artifact, which was exuding dazzling light, was broken into five pieces, and the mysterious pattern on the surface and the smooth mirror-like cut surface also became dull. Obviously, the energy of the artifact had been drained by the nova impact just now.

"...Is the power of a brain worm enough?" Augustus stared at the smooth exterior of the Xel'Naga artifact, which seemed to be cut from black rock, and realized that when the first erect ape looked up at the starry sky for the first time and vaguely When imagining the starry sky, the artifact already exists.

"The power of the cerebrate is also the energy of the void, which is consistent with that of the master. Now, I am worried that the energy consumed by the artifact this time cannot be made up for by a young cerebrate." Narud said hesitantly.

"Then let it donate blood a few more times," said Augustus.

If the Xel'Naga artifact can store the energy absorbed after the impact of the nova, and there is no such thing as energy depletion, then Narud is clearly lying.

Augustus wasn't sure if Narud had deployed energy-absorbing hybrids near the Phaeton message, but if he had been Narud, he wouldn't have missed the opportunity.

"." Narud was at a loss for words.

Augustus is not in a hurry to replenish the energy of the Xel'Naga artifact, because he has already achieved his goal, fully weakening the power of the swarm, so that the imperial army can stabilize the front line and gradually recover the lost ground.

On the other hand, letting the Xel'Naga artifact absorb too much power will speed up Amon's recovery, so Augustus must find a balance between using the artifact and preventing Amon from returning to the real universe too quickly.Of course, Amon will return sooner or later.

There are many ways to replenish the energy of the Xel'Naga artifact. First, the closer the artifact is to the void, the easier it is for the artifact to absorb the power of the void. Urna at the mouth of the void is an example.In addition, things like terrazine that contain void energy also have an effect.

Powerful psionic beings such as Juggernauts are also useful.

Ordinary ghost agents and dark templars are not enough to absorb Xel'Naga artifacts, and of course Augustus can also let Kerrigan provide energy for Xel'Naga artifacts, but he is reluctant.

Even brain worms, without establishing a mind link with the master, would have to spend quite a long time to replenish the lost energy.

If he can catch the legendary dark consul Orega, who is said to be eternal and immortal, Augustus will be equivalent to getting an inexhaustible battery.

Alternatively, Augustus could also coax Artanis, the beloved disciple of Archbishop Tassadar of Durham, to come, believing that the man would not refuse.

How to put it, Augustus believed that there were always more solutions than problems.

"Is this too harsh for a brain worm who is only a few years old?" Prince Arcturus also arrived, just in time to hear the conversation between Augustus and Narud.

"Maybe we should think of other ways."

Arcturus still likes this cerebrate, of course, that's only because the cerebrate can help him control the Zerg.

"You mean?" Augustus looked at Narud, who swallowed suddenly.After a while, he said:
"More brain worms!"

"I have sent troops to search for Phaethon and other Zerg main lairs in the galaxy. If there is a brain worm commanding the swarm in the galaxy, it will be severely damaged if it does not die." Renault's thinking is very sharp. It spins fast and has a lot of action.

"As expected of you, Jimmy." Augustus said and turned on the commander-in-chief channel. At this moment, all imperial soldiers can hear his voice:

"Warriors of the Empire, I am Emperor Augustus Mengsk, your leader. Now, I want to tell you that the Empire has won the victory in Phaeton, and the swarm was wiped out by the coefficient and fled in a hurry. "

"Once again we have won against the zerg," he said:
"Remember those who died here, we have gone through hardships together to come to this day, and hope that the heroic spirits who died in Faethon and previous wars can return to the Hall of Valor in Augustgrad."

At this time, cheers and cries sounded in the cactus canyon fortress.

a few hours later.

The Tyranid army of Phaethon is rushing to send the seriously wounded to a planet with medical capabilities. This journey will be extremely long and painful for those who are dying and their comrades who know each other.

In the devastated Cactus Canyon Fortress, soldiers and engineers are rushing to repair the damaged star port, while officers are busy counting casualties.

After the battle, most of the modular buildings in the fortress will be demolished, leaving only a few barracks and medical stations.After the great battle there was nothing alive on Phaedon.

In front of the swarm, all creatures are either destroyed by them or assimilated, and there is absolutely no possibility of peaceful coexistence.

The Tyranid Empire invested more than 50 people in Phaethon, including countless artillery, ammunition, and elite mech troops. Despite the strong fortifications, there were still many casualties in the face of the tide-like offensive of the main force of the swarm. big.

Not to avoid leaks, Augustus did not tell the soldiers involved in this battle that it was the last battle, but gave everyone the opportunity of extremely expensive cross-galactic video communication with their families.Even without coming to Phaethon, these warriors were prepared to sacrifice.

The Koprulu star area is huge, but the Tyrannians have no way out.

Instead of rushing out of Phaethon or calling a press conference to declare victory, Augustus summoned the most heroic commanders and soldiers of the campaign.He verbally bestowed upon these brave warriors honors and decorations, which were reissued upon their return to the Imperial world.

Almost all imperial soldiers who participated in this battle received the Silver Cross. Before that, there were only about 6000 medals. This is the first time that a large number of them have been distributed, but it does not mean that the gold content has declined.

Then Augustus went through every army, seeing the wounded.

The situation in the medical station is very tragic, and the injuries are not serious.The wounds left by the Zerg are not just a simple scratch. Most of them are hideous wounds cut by sharp knives. Wounds torn by sharp teeth also have the risk of infection.

Augustus noticed that a soldier named Ado Melnikov was reading letters from his hometown, weeping as he read.

The letter was from Kangfeng, probably from his girlfriend.Kangfeng had once encountered a swarm invasion, and was soon defeated by the imperial fleet, which should be good news.

Perhaps, the letter was asking Ardo to go back and get married.

Letters from loved ones are always sent to the frontline fighters without exception, and thousands of Imperial pilots have lost their lives because of this.Not only the sincere letters written with pen and paper, but also the gifts from parents and wives, even a pack of cigarettes and a box of chocolates, were a great comfort to the soldiers who gave up their lives.

Augustus met with this soldier, no, he was already a second lieutenant at this time.

What surprised Augustus was that the people of Kangfeng believed in gods. The priest in the 4th Battalion of Kangfeng had sworn that Nova Shock was a miracle. Obviously, Emperor Augustus Mengsk had shown his power.

This made Augustus dumbfounded.

Similarly, news came from a distant galaxy that General Warfield, who led the main fleet to guard the empire, sent a telegram saying that the swarm had retreated beyond the Koprulu sector.Although they have not left yet, it seems that they have not dared to go one step further for quite some time.

In another piece of good news, Raynor caught a cerebrate who was badly injured by Nova Impact.To Augustus' delight, it was their old enemy, Sass, the lord of the Gam swarm.

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(End of this chapter)