StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 696

After a while, the Ark of Durham aboard the Spear of Adun.

"Spear of Adun. This ship is so bright it hurts my eyes!"

After witnessing the human fleet's encirclement and annihilation of the remaining warships in Durham on Duke's flagship, Alarak was "essentially escorted" to the Spear of Adun.

"Taldarim's warships are the exemplars of the art of war."

Walking on the wide foredeck of the Spear of Adun, Alarak still felt sore from time to time about the miles-long interior corridors and shiny decks.Above his head, colorful rays of light are pouring down from the ceiling shaped by the energy of the Spear of Adun, as if countless falling diamonds are shining under the brilliance of the sun, and the scattered light and shadows are all that a magnificent ship should have. Majesty and beauty.

The Spear of Adun is wide and bright, and every corner seems to be shining, which is completely different from the oppressive Tal'darin battleship.The Templars clearly maintained the Spear of Adun as an ancient sacred object like a mothership, but Tadarin never put in effort to do such a thing, and combat effectiveness was the guarantee of everything.

But so.

Alarak entered the Spear of Adun as a prisoner of war rather than as an invited visitor. For a moment, he didn't know whether it was the protoss or the human leader who wanted to see him.

The current situation is very strange. The Spear of Adun is obviously a rare super Protoss flagship in the world, but soldiers from the Tyranid Empire and Purifiers can be seen everywhere inside, and huge human and Purifier war weapons are also common.

— what a spectacle.

In addition, it turned out that the elite guards of the Alpha Squadron of the Tyrannian Empire under Edmund Duke were escorting Alarak.

Could it be that the Spear of Adun has now become the flagship of the Tyrannian Empire? Now she has to change her surname to Mengsk Alarak, and now she is very curious about who is talking on this ship.

Alarak was a little envious and jealous. If he was the one who got the Spear of Adun, he could use it with just a layer of black paint, and make up the name of Death's Ark to get Slane to show off his might. Wouldn't it be great? .

"You finally said something human. This ship is actually nothing special. Our ship is much better than this." General Edmund Duke in white power armor followed behind Alarak. It is more than 20 fully armed Alpha Squadron Marines.

With Duke's past style, even if he was in the mood to listen to Alarak's nonsense, even if he was ordered, he would never take him to see Augustus at all.In the past, Duke would not have cared whether Alarak was sincere in cooperating with the empire, and would have found a corner to shoot him down for selfish revenge.

But even Duke is not acting recklessly and arbitrarily now.After following Augustus for a long time, Duke is also accustomed to considering the overall situation, rather than the gains and losses of one battle and one place.

——A living Tadarin first ascender, no matter how can he get two more medals.

Not a loss.

"...You say yes." Alarak said after a moment of silence, he didn't even bother to compliment the rags and iron battleships of humans, which was against his Tadarin conscience.

"You are my prisoner now, be honest!" Duke heard Alarak's bitterness and said, staring at Alarak in front of him.

Alarak voluntarily took off his armor and sharp blade, only wearing a blood-red robe, and his hands behind his back were bound by a shackle made of catalytic alloy.

This can't trap a powerful ascender at all, it's just that the hidden dark templar masters behind are a bit tricky.

But since he dared to go deep into the enemy camp alone, Alarak didn't have the idea of ​​retreating completely.Even if he is a thoughtful and calculating gambler, he is still a gambler.

Part of Alarak's stature is due to his willingness to take risks.

"Edmund Duke, you didn't blush when you said that." Alarak reminded Duke, "I really admire your thick skin."

"I'm going to assume that all aliens have fully developed brains, otherwise how would you talk to these disgusting bastards," Duke said.

"Me too," Alarak shot back.

"I should really sew your mouth shut." Duke said viciously, "You stinky shit, if you have the guts to make a gesture with me."

"The saddest thing about human beings is that they only have one mouth." Alarak has no mouth, but his language output level is far above Duke: "You have a pair of ears, but you don't hear it. You have a pair of eyes, But can't see."

"You haven't been shot by me yet, but my emperor wants me to execute you on behalf of those Tyranids who were killed by Tadarim. I will drown you like a real dead dog, and then Put my boots in that stinky mouth of yours." Duke's expression changed.

"Hmph, whatever you want." Alarak snorted coldly, and didn't provoke Duke any more.

He was in a hurry.

Soon, after several jumping platforms, Alarak arrived at the upper deck of the Spear of Adun under the escort of Duke.

The closer they got to the Spear of Adun bridge, the more there were traces of fierce battles, and many combat machines that hadn't been cleaned up and recovered could even be seen on the road.Apparently, there had just been a major battle inside the Spear of Adun, and the Dharam Protoss had nearly lost the flagship.

If Amon had acquired an Arkship, he would have used her for cruel destruction!
The Ark of Salvation has become the destroying flagship of the Dark Fleet, which is really ironic when you think about it.

When the mobile platform came to the Spear of Adun bridge, the magnificent deck console and the vast starry sky were unfolding in front of Alarak.The bridge was nearly shattered, with huge shards of crystal and polished golden metal strewn all over the floor, and hundreds of minions were hovering above their heads like fish, using tractor beams to clean up the devastated deck.

What the hell is going on? When Alarak came to the bridge of the Spear of Adun, he saw Augustus' royal guard saluting Duke.

"Your Majesty, endless void energy is gushing from the void gate of Urna Temple. We must close this void gate, otherwise the terrible shadow tentacles will tear our fleet apart from Urna sooner or later. "

"The sensor shows that this void gate is drawing energy from those void crystals. To seal it, these crystals must be destroyed."

"Now that you have an idea, let's do it immediately, locate the coordinates of these void crystals, and send troops."

"Augustus Mengsk, the emperor of Tyrannic humans, really lives up to his name." Alarak walked towards the center of the bridge of the Spear of Adun, but saw Augustus surrounded by everyone: "You The efficiency of his subordinates is not very good."

"Damn it, if I knew I should have shot this bastard in the back." Duke came to Augustus with a dark face.

"There's no need to argue with a Tadarin protoss, if you can't kill you, you can still piss you off." Renault was also on the side, and couldn't help complaining to Duke.

"I can't imagine that there is someone more bastard than you in this world." When Duke looked at Renault, he felt that the hideous face on the other side became kinder.

"After all, he's not a human being." Renault spread his hands, "Duke, why didn't you die outside?"

"You piece of shit, I've got another 200 years to live," Duke said.

"Tadalin, don't be rude to Emperor Augustus." Before Augustus could say anything, an unexpected voice appeared. It was not long after the nerve bundle was removed, and he was about to restore the glory of Durham of Artanis.

"The chief disciple of Artanis Tassadar, the high-ranking executive of Durham. I haven't seen you for a while, why are you in this state?" Alarak let out a sigh, and the blood pressure of the Templars It began to rise upwards.

"It's really embarrassing!" He said to Artanis: "First I lost Al, and now it's the Golden Fleet, can't you guys improve a bit?"

"Artanis, you always waste most of your time gathering troops, and that's why you failed."

"Presumptuous!" Selendis did not allow others to insult Artanis in front of her.

Alarak was also dissatisfied with Artanis.

As long as you Artanis can win, he, Alarak, will not come to ask for help from humans. This is a development that even he himself could not think of.Although humans are not worth mentioning, they are not dispensable, not to mention they have now gained the trust of the mechanical protoss.

Artanis, Artanis, look at what you are now, two or three kittens, and humans and purifiers to help clean up the mess!

tui!shame!
tui! tui! tui!

But Artanis ignored Alarak, probably because he felt ashamed to argue with him in front of so many people.

"You are Alarak?" Augustus pretended not to be familiar with Alarak.

Conspirator Alarak.

Alarak is used to Zhou Xuan's various powerhouses, pretending to be false, and jumping back at the right time to become the final winner. This is the key to Alarak's ability to reach the top in the promotion chain.

Commonly known as Er Wu Zai.

"That's right, Tadarin has been upgraded to No.1 Alarak." Alarak added with a narrow expression.

"I remember, this account of Blacksis should be charged to Tadalin's head." Augustus beckoned:
"Drag on, shoot."

Tadalin has a deep hatred with the Tyranids. Today you razed one of my colonies, and tomorrow I will pay back twice as much.The Tadarin is the most warlike and aggressive faction among the protoss, but the Tyranids are also the toughest of the human race.

Anyway, the blood of each other is not rare between them.

"Wait, it's much more beneficial to you to save my life than to execute me." When the royal guards were about to take him down, Alarak was really surprised. There are so many people here, and the words count It was actually a human being, and neither Artanis nor Zeratul had any objections.

Alarak winked at Artanis, but he was blinded and unable to see.

But Alarak was not worried that Augustus would really execute him, otherwise, he should have executed Alarak directly instead of acting like he was interviewed in person.

Such a big man doesn't have time to scare people.

Compared to Artanis, Alarak prefers Augustus, a character who conforms to Tal'darin's values ​​and doesn't talk too much, but the disadvantage is that he is not easy to fool.

"Tell me, what can you do for me?" Augustus stared at Alarak with his cold gray eyes, his imposing manner.

Augustus didn't mind getting rid of Alarak now, and letting him pay for his blood now, but it is true that as this Tadarin said, he is extremely valuable now.

Although Augustus didn't expect that Alarak turned out to be looking for himself instead of Artanis, but it was also accurate what Alarak wanted to say.

"Presumably you already know that our God of Darkness, Amon, has returned. For the creatures in this universe, the end has come." Alarak threw away the two Royal Guard soldiers who were kicking him, full of confidence Say, "What I know is far worse than what you believe."

"Countless gates of the void will open in the universe, and the dark army loyal to Amon will destroy one galaxy after another, including your empire and hundreds of billions of people."

"Take what is useful." Augustus yelled at Alarak, who dared not retaliate: "You talk too much nonsense, Tadarin."

"." Augustus's attitude was also within Alarak's expectations. Tyrannians had always had a negative opinion of Tadarin, and Alarak himself knew what he had done before.

"Our god, that is, Amon," he said to Augustus, "he backtracked and deprived us of our privileges. Ascension is just a lie, because he believes that death is the most perfect ascension."

"After helping Amon to destroy this universe, Ta'darin will also go to perish—he deceived me and my people! Therefore, I vow to avenge him."

"But no one in the Tadarim will believe my one-sided story, and my blind loyalty to Amon will only make them regard me as a heretic." Alarak continued: "Now, all the Tadarim are still being punished. Amon was deceived"

"Right now, Tal'darin's death fleet is gathering in Slane, preparing to launch a full-scale invasion, and the Tyranid Empire is also under Tal'darin's soldiers. Before long, the flames of war will sweep across the entire galaxy, and countless Humanity will be slaughtered."

"Do you think we will believe your words?" Renault interjected, looked at each other with Duke, and laughed maliciously.

"Huh..." Alarak held back his words for a moment and wanted to go back, but held back: "Augustus Mengsk, I'm here to make a deal. The high-ranking lord Marash knew about Amon's A lie, but chose to conceal it, deliberately leading Tadalin to the road of destruction."

"You help me create a chance to challenge the dominance, and help me defeat Marash to become the new high-ranking lord. In return, I will make my people no longer regard you as an enemy."

"That is to say, you want me to help you?" Augustus looked at Alarak, paused, and said:
"It's a request."

"No, this is a deal." Alarak narrowed his eyes slightly and said.

"Then I reject the deal," said Augustus.

"You" Alarak took two steps forward in an instant, trying to overwhelm the weak human emperor with his mighty aura, but found that the other party was not moved at all.

Inexplicable - this is just an ordinary human being.

Speaking of which, the two real leaders of the race, Tassadar and Rashagal, are not here. From the perspective of the alliance, Augustus is indeed in a higher position.

Whether it is Zeratul, the senior priest of the Dark Templar, or the high-ranking executive officer of Durham, there is a faint posture of Augustus as the leader.

This is a human being.

If he had known this, he wouldn't have been able to provoke humans in the first place, and he could just leave the destruction of human colonies to his subordinates, and then he could blame Marash.

But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret, and any Tadalin will not take human life seriously, anyway, they are more ruthless against compatriots in the chain of promotion.

Tal'darin have no morals at all, and cannot be bound by them.

"Before us, didn't you also massacre the Tadarin of Nyon. This is tit for tat." Alarak said without backing down: "As long as I become a high-ranking lord, not only will I order the death fleet to withdraw The war will also help you fight against Amon and protect your colonies on the far side of the galaxy."

"I don't mind reminding you that Tadalin's help has reduced the loss of you humans by more than tens of thousands to 10 people." Alarak paused and added emphatically:

"Of course, I don't care if they live or die."

"Humans always like to destroy themselves." He said: "If you leave it alone for hundreds of years, you will be finished. I have no reason to fight against human beings."

Alarak knew that Augustus valued his people as much as Artanis, which was a weakness.

As long as more lives can be saved, Augustus doesn't mind letting go of his hatred temporarily, and for Alarak, this is enough.

On the contrary, the Tadarin protoss who "love the people like children" do not have such a weakness that can be exploited by the enemy.

"Well said, but I refuse." There was no expression on Augustus's face.

"." Alarak walked a few steps in place and continued, "Very well, this is a request."

"In exchange, Tadarin will also withdraw from your Koprulu sector after the war. From then on, we will never mess with each other."

"If you're here to beg for help, don't be so condescending." Reynolds said, "If you don't agree with each other, don't conspire with each other."

"This is not considered a condition." Augustus said, "You have already been kicked out by us anyway."

"I've made it very clear, as long as you help me win the position of high-ranking lord, not only the Death Fleet of Slane, but all the Tal'darin Protoss will join your alliance to fight against Amon! As long as you don't go too far , I am willing to listen to your opinion."

"But by no means an order."

Alarak knew that his bargaining chip was no less than an empty-handed white wolf, and he had already backed down as much as he could.

Otherwise, Alarak would say arrogantly: As long as you submit to my absolute rule, I will reluctantly let you join me.

Working with a character like Augustus Mengsk, you can't play him, otherwise he needs you to know his skills.

"." For a moment, Augustus seemed to be thinking about something, and did not speak again.Alarak had no doubts that if the other party rejected the deal, he could execute himself at any time and wipe out the roots.

"Tadalin, it's not wise to believe their lies." On the other side, the Purifier Protoss executive Corolla Leon, who had been observing, suddenly said.

"Lies? Then what's left of you except lies? Mechanic protoss." Alarak said with a sneer.

"I remember you, Ta'darin." Colorarion said in a way that a human can understand: "I hope your sharp blade is as hard as your mouth."

"You'd better remember that we will outlive you, and the memories we store will not be lost."

Well, Wei Tadalin and villains are difficult to raise.

What Alarak didn't know was that the Purifiers really wanted revenge, and ten years was not too late.Even after 1000 years, when they wake up, they will seriously settle the old score with you.

"Taldarin, whether you can gain our trust depends not on your words, but on your actions." Zeratul said so.

"Dark Templar. I never talk to a coward who dare not even show his face." Alarak said immediately.

Zeratul didn't say anything, he really got into a fight with Alarak and lost his share.Besides, Augustus would say that a gentleman can use his hands but not his mouth.

However, Alarak showed an attitude. He angered everyone indifferently, proving to Augustus that he had no intention of forming a private alliance with anyone in order to divide the multi-ethnic alliance that Augustus had promoted.

"Augustus Mengsk, it's up to you to believe it or not~" Alarak glanced at Artanis next to him, and said with fire:
"Anyway, you seem to be the one talking here, and I'm waiting for your answer."

Alarak didn't want to shake Augustus' authority, but he just wanted to determine who among these people was the one who made the decision to give the order.

"Remember what you said today." Augustus said with a final word: "Time will tell everything."

"Don't try to deceive me, Alarak, I know yourself better than you do."

"Durham has no objection," Artanis said.

"So do we," said Colorarion.

"Very sensible," said Alarak.

For now, support Alarak to take over Tadalin, make the powerful Death Fleet withdraw from the Amon camp, and even expand the strength of their own camp.Apart from Alarak, Augustus really couldn't find a suitable candidate who could shake the high-ranking lord Marash.

As for the current second person to be promoted, Ginara, this kind of character who can be beaten to the ground by the Champion Emon who appeared out of nowhere is worth mentioning.

Although Augustus still decided to accept Alarak's request for the time being, the feud between them could not be left alone.

However, now that Alarak has come, who will be the next one to "turn from darkness to light"?
"Wise choice, I really didn't misread you." Alarak resisted the urge to laugh: "Now we should go to Slane immediately, hold a Rakshiel ceremony according to our tradition, and challenge Marash !"

"You don't need to remind me what to do, understand?" Augustus stared at Alarak coldly and said, "The only thing you should do is prepare your damn ceremony and wait."

The most important thing for Augustus now is to block the Void Gate of Urna, recover all the Sarnaga heritage in it, and then call the army back to the Koprulu sector to rescue Sacoolas and bring the Dark Holy The power of the church warriors is also brought under his command.

Things should be prioritized, but if Tadalin can be withdrawn from this war in advance, it can also effectively reduce losses and reduce the scale of the battlefield.

There is a feeling of the leader of the Koplu martial arts.

Legacy of Tyrannosaurus?

"Artanis, you keep an eye on Alarak, you'd better make sure he is within your sight at all times." Augustus said to Artanis: "I don't trust this guy, it's hard to guarantee that he won't do something else What's coming."

"Okay, Alarak." Artanis walked towards Alarak: "I will keep an eye on you during the time on the Spear of Adun."

"As you like." Alarak raised his unruly head high and said.

"I won't let you out of my sight."

"Oh~ you can follow wherever you want, I have no objection."

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(End of this chapter)