StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

A few hours later, Augustus rewarded Duke with a golden medal and sent him back, returning instead to his flagship, the White Star, along with Raynor and Zeratul.

The surrender of Alarak, the first ascendant of Tadarin, was just a small episode, and Augustus didn't want to show too much importance to him, so as not to make him unclear about his position.

Alarak is known for his ferocity and cunning, and his personal combat power is also considered to be average. After all, it is not appropriate for Augustus to keep him by his side. Maybe he will stab himself in the back one day and coerce the emperor to order the princes.So Augustus threw Alarak to Artanis, the only one who seemed capable of holding him down.

At this time, the magnificent fleet battle in the Otarian Rift has come to an end, and the fleets of all parties have begun to gather warships and recover the fleet of carrier-based aircraft that has come out in full force.

The Tyranid Empire and the Purifier Protoss jointly defeated the corrupted Dalam Protoss fleet. They tried their best to save some of the Dalam warships, but they still destroyed most of the rest as a last resort. Because the templars on it have completely fallen into darkness.

In this civil war that broke out with the other two allies, the Dharam Protoss suffered the greatest losses, with more than one-third of the warships sunk in the war, and the rest were also severely damaged.Including the ark ship Spear of Adun and several motherships, there are less than [-] warships that do not need major repairs and can immediately enter the next stage of battle.

The protoss are always used to jumping fleets and buildings directly from the distant Al and other protoss empire colonies, instead of building new warships like humans. This is the foundation of an interstellar civilization in the universe.But sadly, since Amon corrupted the Kara, these warships were now the last strength Artanis could muster.

If it weren't for the Tyranid Empire and the Purifier Protoss to help Artanis regain his battleship, there would hardly be any of these left, and he almost became a poor commander.

In contrast, the Tyrannian Empire fleet under Augustus only lost a small number of a dozen battlecruisers and some fighters.This is mainly due to the fact that the Imperial Fleet is only responsible for the fire support and joint efforts to complete the encirclement, while the Purifier Protoss Fleet under the command of Colorarion is responsible for the task of attacking the fortifications.

The Purifier protoss can withstand a number of casualties far beyond the limit that the human army can bear, and those artificial intelligence programmed fighters who join the battle in accordance with the combat protocol can withstand [-]% casualties without affecting morale.

This allowed these warriors to join the doomed Dharam warships in this battle and save them by amputating Templar nerve bundles in battle as much as possible without ignoring their own casualties.

And the only one who can do this is the Purifier Protoss.For the Purifier Protoss, death is a glorious sacrifice, not an end.It is appropriate to say that they are all heroic spirits who have already died once.

These protoss heroes from ancient times still regarded themselves as templars. They had a high sense of honor and were used to charging and taking the lead, and it was a shame to be left behind in battle.

In the final analysis, although the descendants are unfilial, they still have to beat themselves up.The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized, probably for this reason.

If it weren't for the Purifier Protoss who could exchange lives for lives, all Augustus could do was order the destruction of all the Durham battleships instead of trying to see if he could save some.

To deal with the corrupted Kara, Augustus now still has the Xel'Naga artifact in his hands, but he can't use it yet.

Amon's plan to destroy the world is not without flaws. His biggest flaw lies in his arrogance and underestimate everyone.Among the three races, he despises humans the most.

But coincidentally, Augustus happened to know the whole set of procedures for dealing with Amon.

But speaking of it, Amon has just corrupted Kara, and it would be too much to expect Karax to come up with a solution like in the original timeline.

Augustus could only remind Kerax by insinuating that the Xel'Naga Artifact could be used to temporarily imprison Amon's consciousness in order to draw it out of Kara - but it obviously took time.

With this trump card, Augustus is not worried about the issue of the Golden Fleet. At present, he is more worried about the territories of the Tyranid Empire and the people there outside the Otarian Rift.

Now that Amon has corrupted Kara, over time, the only force left in the Dharam Protoss who can resist him is Sacoolas' Nerazim Protoss Dark Templar.

When Sacoolas fell, only Augustus's humans remained in the Koprulu sector who could fight back.

"Alarak brought some Tadarin troops, according to him, they are the strongest fighters under his command." Raynor's voice brought Augustus back to reality.

At this moment, the two of them were walking along the gangway in the middle of the bridge inside the steel behemoth of the White Star. The lines of the bulkheads on both sides were neat and neat, as shiny as sterling silver.In their spare time, the crew and sailors will clean the alloy steel floors and other exposed metal parts of the battleship's decks over and over again at the captain's request, cleaning them up to be as bright as new and shining golden.

As the flagship of the new generation of the Tyrannian Empire, the White Star can see gorgeous golden wolf ornaments and badges symbolizing imperial power everywhere, and the soldiers onboard are elite royal guards.

There are countless corridors and heavy steel doors in this colossal monster. The roar of the engine and the hum of the fan are always around, never far away.

Like a precision-operated machine, the battleship, along with every component and crew inside it, is operating in an orderly manner.

There are always strange noises in the depths of the battlecruiser, some of which even the most experienced engineers on the battleship can't figure out where they come from.The battleship was simply too large, with thousands of different compartments, some of which hadn't even been visited since it was built.

"Even if what he said is true, we can't count on the loyalty of the Tal'darin protoss." Raynor continued: "Talandar said that even if these Tal'darin stare at you from behind, you must immediately put him down .”

"We're not in the chain of promotion, and it won't do him any good." Augustus was very relaxed, and joked:
"With Artanis watching him, I can rest assured."

"Artanis?" Reynolds couldn't figure out which part of Augustus' words was joking: "I'm afraid he will be tricked by Alarak and he will have no pants left."

"This is why you underestimate Artanis. Although the Templars are far less capable of telling stories and playing tricks than Tadalin, they are not stupid." Augustus shook his head: "And Artanis is not ignorant stubborn."

"If Alarak can indeed drive the Tadarin Protoss out of Amon's camp as he said, then it will be a surprise." Since coming to Urna, Zeratul has never been far from Augustus' sight :

"In this final battle, we must unite as much as we can."

This venerable elder has always held a pessimistic attitude towards the crisis of annihilation, but he never gave up hope.Now that the Xel'Naga are hopeless, now they must gather all the forces determined to resist Amon.

"You're right." Augustus had already made plans for this, and he had already made a conclusion about who was worthy of an alliance and who must be resolved first.

Amon's arrival changed a lot of things. When there is a final boss who is more powerful than anyone else and makes no secret of his intention to overthrow everyone's table, the forces that were never able to form an alliance with the Tyrann Empire will be shaken. .

Take Zulwin's original zerg as an example. Although they are afraid of Amon to the bone marrow, they may not jump over the wall if they are in a hurry.Amon doesn't need individuals with free will, only slaves who can completely control themselves.

"Zeratul, you have traveled in the universe for many years, you have much more knowledge than us, and you should have a lot of contacts." Renault looked at Zeratul and said.

"Before that, an ancient protoss empire responded to my call for help." Zeratul thought for a while and said, "I learned that they were one of the ancient protoss who followed Xel'Naga to leave Aiur, but Did not evolve into Tal'darim."

"These protoss call themselves Ihanli (the meaning of Great Teachers in the Protoss language), and they are the only descendants of the Nagar. The Ihanli protoss are as arrogant as they are powerful. They regard Thrall as Naga is a god, far more fanatical than us."

"An ancient protoss empire?" Renault just asked casually, not expecting that Zeratul really had connections.

"Yes, but we have never heard of or seen the Ihanli protoss," Zeratul said. "We don't even know them as much as we do the Tadarin protoss."

"It sounds like they popped up out of nowhere." Augustus was surprised, which he had never expected.

The Ihanli Protoss is known to be a branch of the Protoss that worships the Xel'Naga extremely.This protoss faction has embarked on another development path, that is, using Xel'Naga technology to decorate their own civilization.

Augustus estimated optimistically that if they were allowed to see the Sarnaga morgue in Urnari, they would explode on the spot.

Different cultures, different traditions, different positions.This protoss may also be very powerful.But just like the Purifiers, they have already withdrawn from the stage of history and have been in a state of deep dormancy.

In the original timeline, the Ihanli protoss did not appear.If anything, it's Zeratul's forces in the co-op timeline, but that's not really canon.

But the current timeline has long been messed up by Augustus, and people like Tassadar, Phoenix, Zeratul, Arcturus, and Tychus have all survived.In a sense, it's really like a parallel world timeline in co-op mode, but it's not the same.

Augustus speculated that perhaps the glorious history of the Ihanli Empire and the rise of the Aiur Protoss Empire were completely staggered, because they might have left Aiur before the catastrophe.Before the Protoss Empire entered its golden age of expansion, the empire had been dormant so that they did not know each other.

In other words, the Ihanli protoss is extremely mysterious and has been avoiding communicating with other protoss branches, but is still watching them secretly.

If this awakened Protoss Empire can become a boost to the Tyrann Empire, that would be fine.

However, Augustus remembered that the former home planet of the Ihanli Protoss Empire was the planet Tyrador IX located in the territory of the current Tyrann Empire. This is a hidden danger of territorial disputes, and it is really "a territory that has existed since ancient times." .

One of the original intentions of the return of the Ihanli protoss was to restore the glory of their ancient empire, which was enough for Augustus to have a headache.

"Zeratul, can you still contact these protoss?" Augustus said in his heart that no matter how he recruited, let them come first, don't let the thugs come for nothing, human beings alone are not enough.

This was still considered good news. Considering that the second generation master was still alive, it was still not enough to rely on Artanis' original team to fight against Amon.

"The trip to Urna once interrupted my contact with them. Once I leave the Altarion Rift, I will try to contact the Ihanli Council again." Zeratul said to Augustus.

When they were talking, they had already walked into a fast-moving straight ladder in the ship, and quickly boarded the bridge deck of the White Star along with the running ramp.

"Your Majesty, there is a new communication request waiting for your review." As soon as Augustus entered the bridge, the mechanical adjutant of the White Star stopped him.

"It's Artanis." Augustus glanced at him and said, "Come in."

The figure of Artanis in platinum armor immediately appeared on the main screen: "Emperor Augustus, we are starting to close the gate of the void opened in the Temple of Ascension to expel the shadow invasion from the void."

A part of the pictures taken in the Urna Guiyi Temple was connected to the screen, and the scarlet void energy was gushing out from the majestic walls of the temple, tearing the towering walls.

"It's really spectacular." Reynolds said, "This gate leads directly into the void. Maybe we can throw some nuclear bombs in and give Emon a little surprise."

"If you really want to do this, my suggestion is to throw some more explosive things in." Augustus said and nodded at Artanis: "But now, we can't let this thing go."

Augustus is still waiting to take over the Xel'Naga legacy in Urna, but he can't just sit back and watch it be eroded by the void.

At the same time, in the magnificent temples of Urna, alloy forged trusses rose from the ground, and huge steel cranes were hoisting huge Xel'Naga structures, transporting countless precious Sarnaga structures to the ground. Incomparably precious ancient relics such as the Nagar artifacts, the literature slabs that preserve ancient knowledge, and the Naga kinetic energy machines that store powerful void energy were all sent inside the landing Hercules transport ship.There are large space engineering vehicles and busy figures everywhere on the ground, and the roar of machinery is deafening.

In time, these precious Naganagas could be used by the Tyrannian Empire.For example, through the research of Xel'Naga time-space technology, the warp speed of the Imperial warships will be significantly improved.

After Augustus led the fleet to leave the Otarian Rift and return to the Koprulu sector, the excavation work in Urna will not stop there. — until hollowed out.

In the introduction of the Ihanli protoss skin, it was mentioned that the Ihanli fleet awakened by Zeratul belonged to an ancient empire.Essentially this is a setting to sell skins, but I really like the different racial factions.

I have wanted to write this for a long time, and I laid the groundwork a long time ago.