StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 700
Earth-shattering flames spewed out from the shuddering gun muzzles, and the tremors brought about by the broadside salvo of all main guns could be felt from the bow to the stern of the ship.Accompanied by huge shocks and dazzling flashes, the shock of the imperial fleet's artillery fire is indescribable.

Like a pair of giant steel birds holding flames on their tails, a large number of Viking fighters shuttled among the dense orange-red laser barrage, space fish and high-speed missiles, pressing on those huge battleships step by step.They circled the battered ships like a flock of vultures over a carrion.

The rebel fleet headed by the Ring of Mobius was obviously at an absolute disadvantage, and suffered a crushing defeat in the first contact of the naval battle.Compared with the imperial fleet with many Gorgons, the strength of the two sides is not proportional at all.

Jim Raynor could hardly see any hope of Roberto Lamas' comeback, and likewise, he couldn't see any strategic significance for this Mobius Legion fleet corrupted by the hybrid to attack Gera.

Gera is an important world during the expansion stage of the Tyranid Empire into the Milky Way, but there are no large military ports or surface military facilities here, and it was originally a colony established for scientific research and humanistic purposes.

Compared to Gera, Grissom IV is a better choice. The Apollo Shipyard there has become the most important large orbital shipyard of the Tyranid Empire in this star field.

Occupy the port, snatch the battleship, and burn the rest.Old trick, but works.

This Mobius Legion fleet has not been corrupted for a long time, and it is completely able to successfully sneak into the Apollo Shipyard without being discovered.

Even so, Roberto Lamas chose Gera.Destroying Gela may be able to hit the morale of the imperial people, but it is not enough to threaten the still huge imperial fleet, and it will only make those fighters who are still loyal to Augustus Mengsk even more angry.

They don't seem to want to destroy or seriously injure the Tyrannian Empire, they are purely for the purpose of destroying and killing, turning worlds into scorched earth.

"I don't know what kind of mood they opened fire on their homes. It really makes me uncomfortable." Reynolds said: "Maybe they are all crazy, but some people are still awake."

"That would be really sad."

Looking out of the golden porthole decorated with wolf-pattern reliefs on the Hyperion, one can clearly see the extremely deterrent silhouette of the battleship of the Moebius Legion and the dazzling fire from the muzzle, and the gushing tongue of flame is like a devouring demon.

Roberto Lamas' flagship Moebius Ring was blocked by the three Gorgon-class main battlecruisers Stormcaller, Annihilator, and Storm Heroes between other Mobius Legion warships, such a distance Above it was as if one high black wall full of turrets was crashing into another.

As the sun rises, a dazzling flash emerges from the muzzle of the Yamato Cannon of the Stormcaller, and the compressed nuclear explosion particle beam goes straight to the towering and majestic bow of the Ring of Moebius, and the red-orange flame penetrates the solid On the armored deck, countless holes formed by molten metal are drilled between the cabin bulkheads bounded by layers of armor.

When Renault came back to his senses, the bow of the Ring of Moebius was shattered like a skull crushed by a heavy hammer, and the flames from the explosion were intense and dazzling.

"They didn't activate the shield." Renault said gloomily.

But even if the Ring of Moebius had its shield force field turned on normally, the shield of the Minotaur-class battlecruiser would hardly be able to withstand a frontal blow from Gorgon, not to mention that it had already endured a fatal blow. Several rounds of fleet salvo.

In contrast, Renault, which is only a behemoth-class Hyperion, can even compete with the latest Gorgon, and it will not fall behind for a period of time.

In this era, the Behemoth-class battlecruiser has become a thing of the past, old and outdated, and needs further large-scale renovations to keep up with higher-intensity and more intense wars.

As an old-fashioned battleship that has been in service for more than ten years, the Hyperion was almost torn apart by Emperor Augustus, but the chief engineer of the Imperial Engineering Corps, Rory Swan, still repaired it miraculously. A legendary warship was built and the equipment was further updated, successfully bringing the classic ship up to speed in the new era.

Of course, this requires a lot of money, which is enough to build more, better and newer warships, but considering that the Hyperion is almost the spiritual totem of the Imperial Navy, the huge empire can still afford this money.

If it is only by Renault himself, he can only pay on credit at most.

"I can already smell the sickening stench of their charred bodies."

Raynor was already a big, tough guy, but Tychus Finley, in his special power armor, was a giant when he stood beside him.

Tychus grimaced and said, "Look what those bastards have done. I've driven so far and just needed to get down on the ground and feel my feet on the ground. Then take a shower and hug a woman or two , drink a few cold beers, and sit at the gaming tables all night."

"It's all over now."

There seemed to be nothing old Tychus wasn't free from except drugs.Tychus has said that he doesn't want to be controlled by anyone or anything - and that includes women and drugs.

But how should I put it, now he is completely played by the dog emperor.

While speaking, the Yamato cannon of the Annihilation Messenger also fired, and the flames penetrated most of the hull of the Ring of Moebius, gushing out from every porthole, and it was even possible to see the exposed area under the cracked deck. And out of the keel and skeleton.The flames came and went quickly, and after all the oxygen was consumed, the flames in some cabins were quickly extinguished, but at this time the entire battleship was almost ignited.

The Hyperion's sensors failed to detect the lifeboat that had escaped from the Moebius Circle, meaning the hull crew would follow the massive warship to its doom.

The templars would say that these human warriors died without honor, but Raynor only felt sad.

Raynor knew many young sailors who were still serving in the navy, and their parents might be the veterans of the Keha revolutionaries.There are quite a few military officer families in Augustgrad. They are all former Keha people. Two or even three generations have served the Mengsk family.

And Renault has many colleagues who sent their children to the Imperial Fleet. They all know the fate that the children may encounter. It is the most tragic thing to be burned alive on a burning battleship. way to die.

He couldn't imagine that it might be his son John who suffered all of this, but the soldiers on the Ring of Moebius were not the children of other parents.If there is mercy for them, more imperial soldiers and civilians will die.

At this time, a series of explosions appeared from the midship of the Ring of Moebius, and this majestic warship broke silently. The scalding deck section was covered with severed limbs and blood.

At the same time, more Imperial battlecruisers emerged from the opened warp field, and more terrible artillery fire poured out, destroying the remaining battleships of the Morbius Legion and other escort ships one by one.

This scene made Renault very heartbroken. Destroying these battleships of the Moebius Legion was really a helpless move. No one knew how many hybrids were on the corrupted battleships. Sending troops rashly to board the ship and seize the ship may pay a very heavy price. There are lessons learned.

Reynolds would not have ordered more sacrifices to save the wrecked ships and their crews, although that was not a decision he would have made in earlier years.

He was sad, angry, but helpless.

Excluding those resocialized soldiers, most of the soldiers of the Morbius Legion joined the army to defend the Tyrannian Empire, but what they were doing was contrary to their own wishes.

The fleet of the Emperor of the Empire opened fire on the colonies. Since the matter is so big that the entire fleet rebelled, it is impossible to hide the eyes and ears.For those soldiers of the Moebius Legion who died in Urna, the empire will record them as martyrs and heroes according to the actual situation, but those fleets that fired on the empire's territory will surely usher in the darkest and craziest ending.

Whether or not this is involuntary, there is no way to hide the fact that they are actually traitors.

The people of the empire may not need an explanation, but they must give it.

A man like Roberto Lamas is a hero, but he also irreparably scars his hometown.

"If it were me." Tychus frowned, and stared out of the porthole of the Hyperion just like Raynor: "I will choose a happy death before being controlled by the hybrid."

A naval battle of this scale will undoubtedly magnify the sense of insignificance and powerlessness of human beings. From a distance, hundreds of people are just a small black spot standing on the deck, easily swallowed by flames and torn apart by terrifying explosions. into pieces.

"Most of the time, they have no choice. The mental power of the hybrid is far stronger than that of ordinary people, and even the two of us are not much better." Lei Nuo said: "The soldiers of the Mobius Legion are equipped with anti-psychic equipment. But it is still vulnerable in front of the hybrid, and it won't last long at all."

Sarah Kerrigan's psychic powers may be so powerful that even the protoss can't match them, but there's only one Kerrigan for humanity.Some people think that their will is strong enough, stronger than most people, and many times this is indeed true.

But in front of the hybrid, this is really not enough.

The hybrids are deformed xel'naga, twisted freaks, products of evil genetic engineering, and humans are too weak for them.

And with the further recovery of Amon's will in the real universe, his influence on this world has been further strengthened, which allows him to influence ordinary people who have come into contact with them through some Sarnaga temples, holy objects, altars, etc. The corrupted Moebius Legion was caught in the investigation of the Xel'Naga ruins and hybrid manufacturing factories in the distant world.

The hybrid's powerful spirit is enough to break the will of humans, making them slaves to fear.Their method of controlling humans is very weird, but the resocialized soldiers whose brains have been modified can be immune to this effect to a certain extent.

Just like the infection, the Mobius combat team ordered to investigate was contained before returning to the mothership and port, and they brought back something even more terrifying.Only enough luck, enough wisdom and enough determination can save an imperial commander from danger before the hybrid takes over everyone, but the hybrid is a monster stronger, more cunning and cruel than humans.

In addition, some humans who have been ingesting terrazine for a long time are also affected by Amon, because the inexplicable babblings and terrifying visions may oppress their spirits, which caused quite a lot of turmoil to break out on certain imperial planets.

On Baishir, due to the long-term intake of terrazine, the proportion of newborn children with telepathic potential in Baishir is higher than that of other planets, which makes them excellent candidates for the new generation of ghost agents.

But this comes at a price. Diazine contains the power of the void, and the more it is ingested, the closer it will be to Amon's will.About 350 million locals were affected, and many became crazy. Some even claimed to have seen the dark god's plan to destroy the world in a vision, so that riots broke out in every settlement, so that the local garrison had to Send in the Marines.

However, the proportion of those who remain sober among the Baishir people is higher than expected. They believe that the "glory of Baishir" is protecting them.

"This is the real end, Tychus," Raynor said to Tychus. "Amon wants us to die from our own folly and weakness."

"He can kill us all directly, but he wants to use us to kill his own people." Tychus smiled, with a ferocious face like a butcher licking blood: "Amon thinks he is very smart, huh? He Thought he was the guy in the stands and we were just lions going through the fire. No, maybe he was the one playing the clown."

"He may have forgotten that lions can also eat people."

"Even if you were Duke, if you saw Emon, you would step up and give him two slaps." Lei Nuo habitually dismissed his colleagues.

"He's a donkey at best," Tychus said.

Tychus is very shrewd, his brain is as developed as his muscles, but his thinking mode is very different from Raynor's, more vulgar, unqualified and immoral.

But it is precisely this difference in personality that makes the two of them complement each other.

"Remember to tell him face to face." Renault looked at the report on the main screen of the Hyperion. Obviously, the rebel fleet led by Roberto Lamas had been completely wiped out, and there were a large number of warships scattered on the battlefield. wreckage.

So, he came down on the command channel and said, "Send all the medivacs and medic units to Gera, and provide all the help we can. The situation below is not optimistic."

"what are you doing?"

Raynor saw Tychus turn and walk away.

"I'm going down to fight the fire." Tychus left the bridge after leaving the bridge: "What do you think I went to that little green glass ball for?"

The orbital bombardment of the Morbius Legion fleet caused a raging fire on the surface of Gera, igniting the parched jungle.The fire continued to spread along the coast with the wind, and the thick smoke that covered the sky drifted inland.

Everywhere was burning, as if a thousand volcanoes were erupting at the same time.

"Officials of the colonial government in Gera had been warned before the orbital bombing and began to evacuate civilians in advance, but the casualties will not be small." Renault nodded: "The Mobis Legion sent a lot of landing troops to the surface of Gera, they Civilians are being slaughtered with impunity and all you have to do is lead the troops against them."

In the eyes of Raynor and Augustus, Tychus has nothing to do with saving lives and healing the wounded. As long as he doesn't break anything, he will be very popular.

After finishing speaking, Lei Nuo turned his eyes back to the vast star map on the star map platform, and a three-dimensional map of the asteroid belt named Scar of Vengeance was impressively in sight—there was originally a Moebius Legion base in it, but now But it became Amon's hybrid manufacturing factory.

Raynor's mission is to destroy it and put an end to the rebellious Morbius Legion.

This enmity is too great.

It can be said that the current territory of the Tyrannian Empire is full of wars, and the final battle is more terrifying than all previous all-out wars combined. Every minute and every second, soldiers and people of the empire die.

This is the empire Raynor built together with Augustus. He will never forget how much his subordinates and people trust him.

(End of this chapter)