I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Upon hearing Theresa's words, Yuexia was completely stunned. Clearly, Yuexia knew exactly where the smell came from. At the same time, Theresa noticed ice shards, melted water, and creamy substances on the ground. However, Theresa didn't think too much about it and probably guessed that it was melted ice cream that had fallen on the ground.

"Alright, make sure you don't spill ice cream everywhere while you're eating. Even though these refill stations will be recycled later, please don't drop any crumbs on the floor when you're eating snacks!"

Upon hearing Theresa's words, both Yuhaka and Yuexia looked down. Yuexia blushed slightly and steam rose from her head when she saw the traces left on the ground, while Yuhaka had an "OwO?" expression on his face. Clearly, Yuhaka knew that those were not snack scraps.

Regardless, Theresa didn't pay much attention to their expressions. Yuexia was assumed by Theresa to be embarrassed because she had been caught doing something shameful, while Yuhaka was assumed by Theresa to be just noticing the snack crumbs on the ground.

"Alright, let's finish eating quickly. The final battle is coming soon, and we need to prepare to join Mr. Reno and the others to finish the final battle on Planet Char."

After hearing Theresa's words, Yuhaka and the others nodded to show they understood and sped up their ice cream eating.

After Yohaka and the others finished their ice cream, Theresa led them to find Reno and the others. Soon, the three of them saw Reno and Tychus. When Reno saw Theresa and the others coming, he said to them:

"Ladies, have you rested enough? We're heading to the main hive defenses to finish this up."

Hearing Renault's words, Theresa looked at him curiously and asked:

"Is the Xel'Naga artifact ready?"

Renault nodded and said:

"Everything is ready; the rest is up to us."

Renault then had the metal crate containing the artifact loaded onto the transport plane, and then spoke to Theresa and the others:

"Let's go, it's time for us to end this."

Upon hearing Renault's words, Yhaka pulled the still-unresponsive Luna into the transport plane with him. Theresa, seeing Yhaka's haste, shook her head helplessly and followed him into the transport plane.

Chapter 1135 [Youyou: Youyou's going to press it OwO!]

Transported by the transport plane, Yhaka and the others arrived at the defensive base near the Zerg's main hive. As soon as they got off the transport plane, they heard the deafening roar of artillery fire, mixed with the screams of the Zerg. The distant scenes of fire and flames confirmed how intense the battle was.

After unloading the Xel'Naga artifact from the transport plane, Raynor ordered the Marines who carried it to place it on the front-line high ground. General Warfield's Corps of Engineers would then place the Xel'Naga artifact on a device that could charge it.

After everything was settled, Theresa and the others looked at the Xel'Naga artifact floating not far away, seemingly absorbing some kind of energy and emitting light, and asked curiously:

"Mr. Raynor, aren't you afraid that this Xel'Naga artifact will be destroyed or stolen by the Zerg if it's placed in this location?"

To Theresa's question, Renault answered with a confident expression:

"Don't worry, the Xel'Naga artifact is very tough. According to General Warfield, even if the Yamato cannon were to bombard the Xel'Naga artifact, it might not be able to cause any damage. As for the Zerg taking it, our troops will focus on protecting this target and prevent those Zerg from getting close to the artifact. Moreover, Yuyu is here, so she can also protect the artifact's safety very well."

Upon hearing Renault call his name, Yuhaka looked up and around, then stared at Renault with a puzzled expression.

After hearing Renault's plan, Theresa stroked her chin and nodded, saying:

"Yes, indeed. If it were Yu-Yu protecting the artifact, those Zerg would have little chance of snatching it from her. However... if it were Kerrigan, it would be a different story, wouldn't it?"

Upon hearing Theresa's question, Renault nodded with a serious expression and said:

"Yes, if it were Kerrigan, I wonder how many manpower it would take to repel her..."

"No, Mr. Renault, you can rest assured about that."

However, at that very moment, General Warfield, who had arrived earlier, also spoke up. Upon seeing Warfield, everyone greeted him. Then, Reno looked at General Warfield with a puzzled expression and asked:

"General, what did you mean by what you said earlier?"

In response to Renault's question, Warfield explained:

"That Xel'Naga artifact can unleash a shockwave called Energy Nova, which can kill Zerg within its range. Even the Queen of Blades can be affected to some extent."

Upon hearing Warfield's explanation, Reno also showed a surprised expression, clearly not expecting the Xel'Naga artifact to have such a function.

"However, after using this ability, the Xel'Naga artifact must be recharged. During this period, the Xel'Naga artifact cannot release energy nova again, otherwise the defense work would be much simpler. Fortunately, the subsonic fluctuation frequency generated by the artifact has no effect on humans, so there is no need to worry about the soldiers being affected by the artifact."

Raynor nodded in agreement with General Warfield's words. If the Xel'Naga artifacts truly possessed such capabilities, then the subsequent defense should not be a problem. However, at that moment, Raynor suddenly felt someone tapping on the thigh armor of his power armor. Raynor looked down and saw Theresa tapping her thigh.

Raynor was also puzzled by what Theresa was up to. Soon, Raynor saw Theresa point at Yhaka and then at the Xel'Naga artifact. Raynor was also confused, but then it dawned on him that Yhaka, like Kerrigan, had a genetic sequence similar to Zerg DNA.

The thought of all this gave Reno a headache. He had originally thought that obtaining the Xel'Naga artifact would further enhance their advantage, but who could have imagined that the biggest trouble would come from the side of Yhwach, the strongest member of his team? This left Reno speechless.

"This... damn it!"

Seeing Reynolds's grim expression, General Warfield, standing to the side, looked at Reynolds with some confusion and asked:

"What's wrong, Renault? You don't look too good. Is something the problem?"

Upon hearing General Warfield's question, Raynor was at a loss for words. It was best not to let the Empire know about Yhaka's affairs. If Mengsk knew that Yhaka, like Kerrigan, was a human with Zerg DNA, he would probably do anything to deal with Yhaka.

After all, Kerrigan single-handedly defeated three forces in Char, and the Earth Expeditionary Force was completely annihilated, with only a few members escaping from Kerrigan's swarm.

That battle must have left Mengsk with quite a bit of psychological trauma, right?

However, before Renault could say anything, Renault and the others heard a familiar voice hovering above them.

"Thank you so much for bringing me the Xel'Naga artifact; it saved me the trouble of searching for it myself."

At that moment, alarms sounded around the defense base, and the mechanical adjutant reported:

"Alert! A large number of alien insects have been detected."

Seeing the Zerg swarming in like a tidal wave outside the base—not only numerous Zerglings but also mountain-like Thunder Beasts—and a large number of Zerglings swooping down from the sky, General Warfield said with a grim expression:

"This is bad! The outer defenses can't withstand so many Zerg attacks! Raynor, quickly use the artifact's Energy Nova!"

Upon hearing General Warfield's words, Renault was momentarily at a loss for what to do. Just as Renault turned to look at Eyhaka, Renault and Theresa saw Eyhaka standing under the fully charged Xel'Naga artifact device, pressing a switch button.

【You little rascal, Youyou—?!】x2

As soon as Yhaka pressed the button on the artifact device, a massive surge of energy was released from the Xel'Naga artifact. Under the dazzling light of the energy, Raynor and the others couldn't help but raise their hands to shield their eyes from the blinding light. After the light disappeared, Raynor and the others saw that all the Zerg around the base had been wiped out, and the corpses looked gruesome.

Then, Renault and Theresa both thought of Yhaka pressing the button and quickly looked over at him, only to see Yhaka with an "OwO?" expression, still in the button-pressing position.

Chapter 1136 [Youyou is a Primal Zerg! OwO!]

Seeing that Yhaka was unharmed, Reno and Theresa were dumbfounded. Clearly, they had not expected that Yhaka would be completely unharmed by the energy nova impact of the Xel'Naga artifact.

After all, Stetman had previously mentioned that Eyhaka possessed Zerg-like DNA, as well as many other things. In a sense, Eyhaka could be considered a lightweight version of the Queen of Blades, right?

Of course, this was just Reno and his team's idea. Although Yhaka was related to the Zerg, there was still a big difference between him and the original Zerg. Not to mention Yhaka, who had devoured countless creatures, the Xel'Naga artifacts were originally modified by the Moebius Foundation to target the Zerg. As an original Zerg, Yhaka was naturally outside the range of the Xel'Naga artifacts. Furthermore, the Zerg DNA absorbed from the swarm in Yhaka's body was minimal and had little effect.

For Yuhaka, it might just mean losing a few hairs.

After Theresa and Reno realized what was happening, they quickly went to Yhwach's side to check if he was alright. When they found that Yhwach was unharmed, Theresa and Reno breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Xel'Naga artifact had no effect on Yhwach.

General Warfield, watching from a distance, looked puzzled at Theresa and Reno's reaction and said:

"Strange, didn't I say that the Xel'Naga artifact has no effect on humans? Why do they look so worried???"

Moonlight, standing beside General Warfield, also gave a slightly awkward smile and said:

"But, maybe I'm just worrying too much about Youyou."

General Warfield was slightly taken aback by what Yuexia said. It seemed to make some sense, but something still felt off.

...over there at the Zerg swarm's main hive in the distance...

Kerrigan narrowed her eyes slightly as she watched the energy surge erupting from the human defense base in the distance. She could see what was happening there through her Eyebugs, and she could sense through her psionic link that her swarm had shrunk considerably in an instant, with even the Thunder Beasts being killed in a single blow. This made Kerrigan feel a sense of threat.

It's important to understand that the current Ultralisks, unless they are within the blast radius of a nuclear bomb, are generally not so easy to kill. However, in the energy shock released by that Xel'Naga artifact, Kerrigan could clearly sense that the Ultralisks were essentially as fragile as Zerglings, dying instantly upon contact with that energy shock.

It's easy to imagine how deadly the energy shock released by the Xel'Naga artifact would be to the Zerg. At the same time, Kerrigan regretted that she should have prioritized protecting the Nydus Worm Network. If she had the Nydus Worm Network, she could have destroyed the Xel'Naga artifact device by having swarms of Zerg bursting out from all directions.

However, Kerrigan has no regrets. If the Zerg air force is eliminated, the Zerg will have no advantage in the battle. Although Kerrigan has a lot of Mosquito nests, the sheer number of fighters still has a strong suppressive effect on the Zerg ground forces, especially the cloaked Banshee fighter, which is really unfriendly to densely packed units like the Zerg.

But now at least Kerrigan doesn't have to worry about the Imperial air force harassing her Zerg ground forces. Moreover, Kerrigan doesn't believe that the Xel'Naga artifacts can unleash that extremely deadly energy shock again in a short time. As long as she continues to attack, the human defenses will soon be torn apart, and then those humans will still be unable to withstand her attacks.

Kerrigan looked towards the distant human base and spoke in a broadcast-like voice using psionic energy:

"Your defenses are well organized, but that's far from enough. My swarms are endless, while your people are suffering casualties every minute. What's the suspense in that outcome?"

Hearing Kerrigan's words, Raynor and the others frowned. Just as Kerrigan said, the current situation was very unfavorable for them. They knew that this place was near the Zerg main hive, and they didn't know how many hatcheries there were. But apart from the ones in the sky, this was the place with the most Zerg.

"Alright, it seems we need to build a strong enough defensive line first, otherwise the swarm will be able to tear it apart very quickly. The only thing we can be thankful for is that the terrain here is very suitable for defense."

Just as Raynor said, their current location is a one-way street. The only way up is through the two intersections on either side of the road. The rest of the area is basically surrounded by lava, and apart from the Zerg's air force, the Zerg have virtually no way to get through.

As the Zerg swarm continued its attack, Raynor and his forces also reinforced the air defenses at crossroads and along the edges of the terrain. Just moments before, some Xenomorphs had been breaching their air defenses and launching sneak attacks on their base. Fortunately, their air force reacted quickly and killed the Xenomorphs; otherwise, the SCVs would have suffered casualties.

Meanwhile, at the location where the Xel'Naga artifacts were placed, the artifacts, after being used in an energy blast, were now floating in pieces again. Raynor, watching the SCV build a facility resembling a signal tower on this high ground, asked Stetman on the communication screen:

"Stetman, what effect will this thing you call a psionic jammer have on those Zerg?"

Upon hearing Renault's words, Stetmann explained to Renault:

“Oh, sir, these psionic jammers can interfere with the Zerg’s psionic connections, which will slow down the Zerg’s movements or even cause them to act against orders.”

Tychus looked at the psionic jammer, which resembled a signal tower, with a puzzled expression after hearing Stetman's words, and said:

"Is this piece of junk really that useful?"

Regarding Tychus's opinion, Reno patted Tychus's shoulder armor and said:

"Don't worry, anything made by Stetman is generally very effective. Hmm... I would be even happier if the research funding could be reduced."

Chapter 1137 [Level 12 Psionic Waveform Detected, the Queen of Blades Appears]

Just as Reno said, Stetman's creations were all very effective. After installing psionic jammers at several intersections, the Zerg seemed to age decades instantly upon entering the jammers' range, their movements becoming significantly slower. This was especially true for agile Zerglings; under the influence of the jammers, Marines could easily aim at those that liked to dart around and quickly shoot them down.

The Zerglings were so fast back then that it was difficult for many Marines to aim at them. Now, that's not a problem anymore. And because of that, a lot of firepower can accurately hit the Zerglings that have become relatively slow.

The only downside is that the psionic jammer has a relatively small range, making it easy to expose the Zerg to attack range. It would be difficult to deal with Zerg air forces with extremely long attack ranges, such as the Brood Lord. Moreover, if the Zerg air force flies a little higher, there is basically no need to worry about the threat of the psionic jammer. The Leviathan, which is in high orbit and fighting the Imperial air force, is another example.

Although Leviathan cannot afford to leave the battlefield due to its ongoing conflict with the Imperial Air Force, the enemy can launch airdrop pods to threaten the defensive base where Raynor and his team are located. After all, airdrop pods falling from the sky and hitting the ground will generally leave a large crater, and if they directly hit siege tanks or buildings, they will cause very serious damage.

Of course, if it hits someone, needless to say, it will turn into a pancake.

Raynor, looking at the prepared defenses in the command center, relaxed somewhat. Judging from the current situation, the enemy's Zerg ground forces would not be able to break through their defenses in the short term. However, Raynor did not believe that Kerrigan would let the situation remain deadlocked. Based on his understanding of her, he knew that she would find a way to break the deadlock and regain the advantage for the Zerg.

Renault watched as Yuhaka crouched on the high ground, wielding a large sniper rifle and sniping at the enemy air force. On Yuhaka's side, besides herself, there were many defensive facilities built there, as well as elite mercenary troops deployed on the high ground.

Theresa and her team were tasked with commanding the front lines and dealing with the relatively tough Zerg forces. Raynor had instructed them to retreat to a safe location whenever Kerrigan approached, as ground troops were unlikely to stop Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades. The best approach was to use the Xel'Naga artifacts' energy nova and long-range firepower to provide support. Drones and robots were also good options for dealing with her.

It was at this moment that Horner suddenly sent a message reporting:

"Sir, we have detected a large swarm of Zerg air units heading in your direction. Please be extra careful."

After hearing Horner's words, Renault nodded and said:

"Okay, I understand. I'll be more careful."

After saying that, Renault contacted the Viking fighter squadron at the base and said:

"Watch out, a swarm of Zerg air units is flying this way. Take them out and don't let them get close to the Xel'Naga artifacts."

Upon hearing Raynor's order, the Viking fighters in the defensive base began to switch from infantry combat mode to air combat mode and flew towards the enemy's Zerg swarm. Although the air forces of both sides were evenly matched, the Viking fighters were still superior. Equipped with Wavebreaker missiles, the Viking fighters could cause damage to enemies within a larger kill radius. In addition, the fact that the Xenomorphs liked to swarm together meant that they were accidentally hit at the beginning, resulting in a large number of Xenomorphs being killed in the early stages. Furthermore, the Phobos-class weapon system also provided the Viking fighters with a significant increase in attack range.