I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

“It was Yuuyu who did it!” Upon hearing Hephaestus’s words, Yuuyuka, whose head was trapped in the thick armor of Hephaestus’s ship, raised her little hands and said this to him. Upon hearing Yuuyuka’s words, Hephaestus also looked at Yuuyuka in his arms with an incredulous expression, obviously not expecting that the traitor was actually by his side.

However, after Yhaka explained the situation, Hephaestus understood the current situation.

“I see, that’s how it is…” After hearing Yuhaka’s explanation, Hephaestus nodded, as if to say, “Although I don’t quite understand, I can just nod and that’s fine.” “So, the commander is on the Zerg side right now?”

Eohaka nodded in agreement regarding Hephaestus's question. After confirming Eohaka's meaning, Hephaestus rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and said:

"Hmm... So the commander is on the Zerg side... but it feels a bit strange that I betrayed the Terran Empire and became their enemy right after awakening..."

Hearing Hephaestus's words, Yuhaka, who was lying on Hephaestus's chest, looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "Hephaestus, are you troubled by something?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's question, Hephaestus scratched his cheek and said, "Well... it's not really a problem. After all, one of my sisters, the Hyperion, is still with the Rebel Rangers. To be honest, please spare me the thought of sisters killing each other... I don't care about dealing with Protoss or Zerg. Ah... speaking of which, the Commander is a Zerg..."

Hephaestus, who was thinking about this, also looked conflicted. Yuhaka, who was standing next to him, tugged at his sleeve and said, "If Yuyu doesn't need Hephaestus to fight for her, how about he helps her produce equipment instead?"

Yes, as a Gorgon-class battlecruiser, the Hephaestus was equipped with a fully automated production workshop capable of mass-producing various types of combat equipment and war machines. In a sense, the Hephaestus could be considered a mobile heavy factory.

"Eh?! You don't need me to fight?" Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Hephaestus, who had just been looking conflicted, looked at Yuhaka with surprise and said this. For Hephaestus, this was undoubtedly the best option. After all, fighting against the prototype ships of his sisters was something Hephaestus was somewhat reluctant to do. After all, shooting down the prototype ships of his sisters was simply insane. Of course, there was a second reason for this: if Yuhaka used the remaining Wisdom Cubes to turn the wreckage of his sisters' ships into ship girls, Hephaestus was certain that his sisters would equip him with Yamato cannons and shoot him up (in a physical sense).

Thinking of this, Hephaestus felt a chill run down his armory and shivered involuntarily. Seeing Hephaestus vibrating, Yuhaka pinched his cheek and said, "Hephaestus? Is something wrong?"

Hearing Yhaka's words, Hephaestus calmed down, coughed slightly to regain his composure, and said to Yhaka, "Providing the fully automated facilities of the armory to produce weapons and equipment is not a problem, but Commander, what do you need that equipment for? The Zerg don't need equipment, do they?"

Hephaestus was also a little curious about Yuhaka's request. After all, in Hephaestus's opinion, shouldn't Zerg be dealt with by claws, strong acid, and spines?

Before Yuhaka could say anything, Hephaestus saw a group of Genestealers replacing weapon parts with Gauss rifles. Hephaestus was dumbfounded when she saw this. She probably didn't expect that the Zerg would use two people's weapons.

Seeing Hephaestus's dumbfounded expression, Yuhaka waved her little hand in front of his face, which brought Hephaestus back to his senses. Hephaestus looked at Yuhaka with disbelief and said, "Those Zerg have evolved to the point where they can use human weapons?!"

"OwO?" Eohaka looked at Hephaestus with a puzzled expression and explained, "No, Kerrigan's Zerg swarm doesn't use weapons, only Eohaka's Zerg do!"

As she spoke, Ehaka wore a "=w=~" expression, clearly very proud that only her Zerg could use human weapons. Hephaestus, seeing Ehaka's proud little face, was at a loss for words. After all, Hephaestus was a battlecruiser from the human faction, and the sight of Zerg using human weapons felt absurd to him. Hephaestus wouldn't be surprised if humans started using warp and energy blades.

Then, sensing something, Hephaestus looked at Yuhaka and asked, "Commander, there seem to be quite a few humans resisting within my ship's rigging... Should I deal with them?"

Upon hearing Hephaestus's words, Yuhaka paused for a moment, then realized that Hephaestus was referring to the crew members on the ship. Yuhaka shook her head and said, "No need, Yuu's subordinates will take care of them OwO~"

"Okay, I understand." Hephaestus bowed slightly upon hearing Eohaka's words, and his goodwill towards Eohaka increased a little. The reason was that Hephaestus wondered if Eohaka had stopped him from dealing with the humans earlier because Eohaka was worried about his feelings, since Hephaestus was a warship from the human faction.

Moreover, the current commander is not only very kind, but also very cute and petite. This makes Hephaestus want to hug Yuhaka and give her a good sniff. However, what Hephaestus doesn't quite understand is that the other party doesn't seem too surprised by the ship girl. Could it be that the other party has seen other ship girls before?

Hephaestus felt a pang of sadness at the thought. After all, if he were the enemy's starting ship, wouldn't he be able to easily conquer the commander on his own?!

Hephaestus immediately clenched his fists, looking like he was gritting his teeth. But just then, Ehaka sensed something was wrong with Hephaestus behind him and turned around. He saw Hephaestus smiling and looking at Ehaka with a sunny expression, saying, "What's wrong? Commander, is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's okay OwO~" Yuhaka said, turning around and scratching his little head with his tail. He was obviously a little confused, but because of the surviving crew members, Yuhaka didn't care too much.

Incidentally, Hephaestus's affection level towards Eyhaka is "like," while the crew members are rated as "unfamiliar." The specific reason is that the crew members all refer to Hephaestus as "he" or "boy." As a ship girl, she probably doesn't like being treated as a boy.

..............................................

..............................................

On the side of Deadbone Trench, after Yuhaka usurped control of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser, the defensive line of Deadbone Trench also fell in an instant.

"Retreat! This is Warfield. All personnel stationed at Bone Trench, retreat from Bone Trench! We've failed! Get the wounded off the battlefield first. Don't panic, provide cover!"

Looking at the defensive base in the distance where evacuation alarms were sounding, Kerrigan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Hmm, it seems that Yuu did a good job. I didn't expect her to actually control the entire Gorgon-class battlecruiser. However, this also made it very easy for us to break through the Bone Trench."

Kerrigan then looked at Zagara beside her and said, "Zagara, send troops to occupy the defensive base at the exit of the Bone Trench. Remember, make sure to let those humans escape, don't chase them."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing Kerrigan's order, Zagara, though unsure why the Queen wanted her to spare the humans, knew the Queen had her reasons and carried it out without hesitation.

After all the humans had fled, Eyhaka jumped off the Gorgon-class battlecruiser beside him, along with Hephaestus. As the two approached Kerrigan, Kerrigan praised Eyhaka, saying, "Well done, Eyhaka. I originally thought you would kill all the humans on board, or detonate the entire ship, but I never expected you to control a Gorgon-class battlecruiser to fight the Empire. It's truly an eye-opener... And who is this?"

Kerrigan looked at the girl next to Yuhaka, who was wearing a Terran captain's uniform. Although the girl was wearing a Terran uniform, Kerrigan thought she looked to be about 15 or 6 years old. Kerrigan didn't believe that there were captains that young in the Terran Empire. More importantly, she felt that the girl in front of her didn't seem to be human, but rather... a machine?

To be honest, this realization made Kerrigan wonder if there was something wrong with her head.

In response to Kerrigan's question, Hephaestus gave a standard Terran military salute and introduced himself to Kerrigan: "The Gorgon-class battlecruiser—the Hephaestus, currently commanded by Captain Yuu, the Zerg leader."

Upon hearing Hephaestus's words, Kerrigan had several questions pop into her head, clearly puzzled by what Hephaestus had said.

After all, Kerrigan hadn't expected the other side to claim that it was a battlecruiser.

Thinking this, Kerrigan turned her questioning gaze to Yhwach and asked, "Yhwach, what's going on with this...human?"

“This is Yu-Yu’s ship girl OwO~” Yu-Haka answered Kerrigan’s question truthfully. Upon hearing Yu-Haka’s words, Kerrigan’s mind was a little confused, as Yu-Haka’s words were quite difficult for her to understand. However, after spending a little time, Kerrigan roughly understood what was going on.

The girl named "Hephaestus" in front of me is probably the physical super-intelligent AI of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser.

"Uh... okay, to be honest, I didn't expect you to come up with something like this, but I don't care how you did it. What I want to know is, what's the point of keeping her?" Kerrigan asked, looking troubled.

Regarding Kerrigan's question, Yhaka also told Kerrigan about his plan. As a Gorgon-class battlecruiser with a fully automated production workshop, Yhaka wanted her to help his genestealers with the weapons supply work located inside Korhal.

To be honest, Kerrigan wasn't optimistic about Yhaka's plan, but she had witnessed Yhaka's abilities and now believed that he could successfully infiltrate Khar's ranks.

"Alright, if you're confident, then go for it. Next, we're going to take Dauntless Heights. Are your Primal Zerg troops ready?"

When asked about this, Yuhaka gave an "OwO~" look and made an OK sign.

Volume 2 [StarCraft II: Back to Home]: Chapter 1825 [Advancing Towards the Fearless Heights]

After the fall of the Bone Trench, the human army stationed on Char began to gather towards the fortress located on Fearless Heights.

"Warfield, don't you look like a sitting duck right now?" Kerrigan said, looking at the Terran soldiers deployed on the high walls in the distance and the human fortress standing there. Then Kerrigan said to Yuhaka, Abathur, and Zagara who were present, "Alright, now it's time to assign tasks."

Kerrigan looked at Zagara, who was standing to the side with an expectant expression, and said, "Zagara, you are in charge of deploying the Zerg hives on the front lines and providing me with Zerg swarm support."

“I am willing to serve you, Your Majesty.” Zagara bowed to show that she understood. Then, Kerrigan turned to Abathur beside her and said, “Abathur, you will provide support to my troops and prepare the defenses.”

Abathur nodded slightly after hearing Kerrigan's order and said, "Understood, obey orders, begin the operation."

Kerrigan then looked at Yohaka beside her and said, "Yoo, just be flexible and adaptable. I believe you can handle these things. Also, don't expose yourself."

“OwO~” Upon hearing Kerrigan’s words, Ehaka bowed to show that he understood. Although he didn’t know why Kerrigan wouldn’t let him show himself, Ehaka still had ways to handle these matters.

After giving all the instructions, Kerrigan led her troops to launch the attack.

.......................................

.......................................

At the Imperial fortress located on Dauntless Heights, soldiers stood ready on the walls. Upon hearing that the Zerg swarm had broken through the blockade of the Gorgon battlecruisers, fear gripped the soldiers' hearts. After all, many Imperial soldiers had witnessed the horrific scene during the Battle of Char. If it hadn't been for Raynor's Rangers, the Imperial forces would have suffered heavy casualties in that battle.

Even so, an indescribable fear remained deeply ingrained in the hearts of these imperial soldiers.

Meanwhile, in the command center, Warfield summoned his men to discuss the battle plan. Of course, during the discussion, there were suggestions that Warfield should lead his troops to retreat. After all, the Zerg forces were too strange this time. They had somehow managed to control a Gorgon-class battlecruiser, and the Zerg had evolved into many new types, which caught everyone off guard.

As for the suggestion to retreat, Warfield slammed his powerful mechanical arm down with a heavy thud, leaving a fist-sized dent in the metal conference table in front of him. The commanders present were immediately speechless. Warfield, his face contorted with rage, glared at his disgraced subordinates and shouted, "Are you even worthy of being called soldiers of the Empire?! You've disgraced the soldiers of the Terran Empire!"

"You're already thinking about running away before the battle has even started? Do you think running away will solve anything?" Warfield was furious to see his former subordinates, who had fought alongside him through thick and thin, suggesting that they should flee. He even suspected that someone had replaced them. After all, during the Battle of Char, these men had fought alongside him against various Zerg, but for some reason, they had all become cowards. This greatly displeased Warfield.

Seeing Warfield's furious expression, the commanders present didn't dare to utter a sound. However, Warfield quickly sighed and said to everyone, "We absolutely cannot lose this place. If we lose the military fortress on Char, it will be much more difficult for us to take it back from the Zerg, just like it was during the Battle of Char."

Upon hearing Warfield's words, the commanders present couldn't help but recall the scene of their troops being airdropped onto Char. The sight of the Zerg swarming on the ground and the dragons like dark clouds in the sky was chilling. To be honest, the commanders hesitated at the thought of it. After all, if they tried to escape, the Empire wouldn't let them off easily. The worst-case scenario might be that they would be sent back to continue the landing operation on Char.

The commanders broke out in a cold sweat at the thought. At that moment, Warfield looked at the commanders in front of him and said, "Moreover, if the Zerg completely takes over this place, the Zerg's attack on the various planets of the Terran Empire will happen again. Countless people of the Empire will be harmed, including our families."

Upon hearing the word "family," the commanders present couldn't help but think of the possibility that their own family members or relatives' planets would be attacked by the Zerg. The thought sent chills down their spines, and they were determined not to let such a thing happen to their families.

Seeing the determined looks on his commanders' faces, Warfield felt relieved; at least none of them were cowards. But just then, a Marine rushed in, looking extremely anxious. Before Warfield could say anything to the Marine, the Marine shouted, "General! The Queen of Blades is back!"

"What?!" Upon hearing the Marine's words, the commanders present were also shocked. The soldiers of the Terran Empire were very familiar with the title of Queen of Blades, especially the officers who had participated in the Battle of Char, who were even more familiar with the power of the Queen of Blades.

The images of the Queen of Blades fighting the Terran Empire's army, transmitted back from various planets, resembled a scythe harvesting wheat. If it weren't for the little guy who appeared during the Battle of Char and held off the enemy's offensive, the number of casualties in that battle would probably have been much heavier.

“How is this possible?” Warfield said, looking at the soldiers in front of him. “Shouldn’t Kerrigan have been turned back into a human a long time ago? Why is this happening—” But thinking about this, Warfield finally understood why the Zerg had performed so amazingly in the battle at Bone Trench, and why the patrol fleet that had lost contact above Char’s orbit was clearly being directed by someone behind the Zerg swarm.

Realizing this, Warfield quickly sent the soldier to request reinforcements from the Empire, while Warfield himself broadcasted a message to the soldiers to enter a state of high alert.

After announcing that everything was in order, Warfield had his mechanical adjutant bring the footage from outside to the war room. Then, as the projection screen showed Kerrigan leading the Zerg army, Warfield had no choice but to believe that it was indeed Kerrigan leading the Zerg swarm in an offensive.

On the screen, Kerrigan, as if she had discovered something, used psionic communication to speak to the humans present: "Long time no see, Warfield. It seems your Imperial soldiers have had a comfortable time on Char while I was away."

In response to Kerrigan's words, Warfield did not hesitate to use the Dreadnought Fortress's broadcast system to intimidate her, saying, "Kerrigan, what do you think you're doing?! This is Imperial territory. Any attack here will be considered an enemy of the Empire!"

“What I’m doing now is making an enemy of the Empire, old man…” Kerrigan said with a disdainful look, looking at the outer walls of the fortress in the distance, “While you still have a chance, you should take your troops and leave immediately, otherwise, I will kill every single one of you!”

With that, Kerrigan ordered her Zerg swarm to launch an attack. A massive swarm surged towards the fortress on the Dauntless Heights like a tidal wave. Seeing the swarm charging towards them, the soldiers on the walls shouted, "The Zerg are coming! Load!"

With the sound of bolts being pulled back, the Marines on the city wall aimed their weapons at the charging Zerg. As the sound of firing rang out, the Marines on the city wall pulled their triggers, and a barrage of metal rained down on the Zerg swarm. Many Zerg were shot down, but the massive swarm continued to crash against the city wall like a tidal wave.

Then the leaping insects flew over the high wall like locusts and attacked the marines on the wall. Because the wall was too narrow, the fire bats' flame-spitting attacks were not very effective here. After all, if they were not careful, they could easily burn their own men to death.

Upon seeing this, Warfield ordered his soldiers to retreat. After all, the fact that the Leap Bugs could easily scale the walls meant that the walls had fallen, and it was best to abandon the defenseless walls as soon as possible.

Not long after Warfield ordered his troops to retreat, a loud bang was heard, and the heavy metal door blocking the swarm of Zerg was blasted away. The heavy metal door scraped against the ground for a while before coming to a stop, and the Zerg army drove in. Kerrigan, standing in the middle of the swarm, spread her wing claws and slowly walked inside.

Just as Kerrigan led the Zerg army in the attack, Ehaka also launched her own attack. Although Dreadnought Highlands only had one gate, it didn't mean Ehaka had no other routes of attack.

At a supply base deep within the Fearless Heights, numerous heavy industrial facilities were producing heavy mechanical units for delivery to the battlefield. Just then, several enormous, primitive worms, resembling tunnel worms, burst forth from the earth. Regarding these...

These enormous creatures that suddenly emerged from the ground left the Imperial soldiers with expressions of disbelief. After all, the Dauntless Heights were built in a volcanic area, and the terrain there was excellent against the invasion of tunnel worms. This was also where the Imperial engineers established a logistics base.

However, to their surprise, the Zerg emerged from underground, causing panic among the Imperial soldiers present.

"The Zerg! The Zerg have emerged from underground?!"

Amidst the soldiers' screams and the sound of gunfire, the primitive worms that emerged also sprayed torrents of strong acid at the soldiers, instantly turning them into liquid.

At this moment, the siege tanks were set up and opened fire on the primitive worms. The powerful firepower bombarded the primitive worms that had emerged from the ground. The attacked primitive worms burrowed underground and then emerged from under the siege tanks, unleashing a barrage of acidic breath at the siege tanks that were unable to attack at close range.

At the same time, a large number of primitive Temagne worms emerged from the ground. They attacked the Marines who came to their aid with flesh-eating guns and devouring guns. The Marines were dumbfounded when they saw the primitive Temagne worms with "guns". They probably did not expect that some alien insects with "guns" would crawl out.

"The Zerg used weapons?! Am I still asleep?!" A Marine present was dumbfounded when he saw what was happening. Before he could understand what was going on, he was shot in the head.

The other Marines, witnessing this scene, took cover and exchanged fire with the primitive Temagne bugs. However, the primitive Zerg had no intention of continuing the firefight with the Marines.

With heavy footsteps, a monster resembling a siege tank appeared before the soldiers. Although not as large as the Thunder Beast, its intimidating appearance still instilled fear in the soldiers present. Then, to the incredulous gazes of the marines, the enormous, siege tank-like alien insect suddenly took a step and charged towards them. Before the soldiers could react, the giant alien insect smashed into the soldiers' hiding place, sending them flying.

Meanwhile, Yhaka remained invisible, watching as her primitive Zerg swarm destroyed the logistics base below. However, at that moment, Yhaka suddenly received a psionic communication from Kerrigan, who informed her that she had discovered a Zerg research laboratory nearby and that Kerrigan wanted her to destroy the facility.

Upon hearing Kerrigan's words, Yhaka naturally decided to visit the laboratory. After creating a clone to command the battle, Yhaka led another Primal Zerg force towards the laboratory.

Volume 2 [StarCraft II: Back to Home]: Chapter 1826 [The "Cerberus" Project in the Database]

At the Imperial fortress located on Dauntless Heights, Warfield and his commanders continued their defensive strategy against Kerrigan's attack, but the situation was far from ideal.

Having witnessed the main gate breached and the logistics base destroyed by a sudden underground attack by the Zerg swarm, with the remaining Gorgon-class battlecruisers and the Imperial fleet also engaged in battle with the Zerg's Leviathan fleet and unable to offer assistance, it's safe to say they were fortunate not to have fled. In short, the current situation at the Imperial fortress is quite dire.

Looking at the primitive Zerg projected on the conference room screen, Warfield was also very puzzled. He wondered why these Zerg looked so different from the others. After all, those Zerg wielding "guns"-like biological weapons didn't look like the vicious Zerg under Kerrigan's command at all.

However, these insect-like creatures are quite terrifying in appearance, especially since their weapons and ammunition are made by another kind of organism, which makes the scientists who are responsible for studying the insects feel a little incredulous.

At the same time, this is also a major headache for the medical department, since removing a living organism from the human body is extremely difficult, and this thing is also very aggressive, which could easily lead to injury to medical personnel.

Fortunately, these little insects don't live long after leaving their parasitic host, which is a very good thing.