StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Ginara's statement satisfied Augustus. He had no doubt that the current high-ranking lord was eager for revenge, but any promise of Alarak could only be half-believed.

Augustus did not expect Alarak to do his best in the battle to attack the void, but he had to get it.

On the other side, the elder of the Ihanli Protoss also stood up immediately. His name was Esmael. He spoke in ancient Protoss language in excitement. Augustus translated it and it roughly meant to kill Amon.

Anyway, it was all vulgar language.

The Purifiers and Ihanli were the few Protoss factions that had already begun to attack the void. The former even established a huge outpost at the junction of Urna and the void. Every day, day after day, the sentinels of Executive Officer Korlarion had to face countless terrible void creatures.

However, rather than saying that the Purifiers were resisting the attacks of the void creatures, it was better to say that the other party was desperate to prevent this huge army composed of a large number of intelligent machines and holographic images from advancing into the depths of the void.

The Purifiers awakened very early, and were able to build solar furnaces and automatic manufacturing workshops without any care on those harsh planets where even the Zerg could hardly survive, so they had plenty of time to realize their terrifying war potential.

So much so that today, the Purifiers have become a major force against the Void. They have burned and purified more Zerg hive worlds than any other Protoss forces combined, which is very efficient.

As for the Ihanli Protoss, their attack on the Void was entirely due to their deep understanding of the origin of the Void and their hatred of Amon.

Augustus still remembers the reaction of the Ihanli Protoss when they saw Ulna's "Corpse of the Gods". A large group of antiques whose ages can be traced back to BC cried like children, and at the same time there were so many psychic creatures whose emotions were out of control that the huge fluctuations they produced even affected the Void.

This is understandable. Since the Ihanli parted ways with their other relatives for thousands of years, they have been on a pilgrimage to pursue the Xel'Naga. Their love for the gods is almost fanatical, over-glorified, and they refuse to believe that it was Amon who transformed the former Protoss in Aiur.

Obviously, in the eyes of Ihanli, the reason why they did not get a response from the Xel'Naga has also been explained. Everything stems from Amon's despicable betrayal of deceiving the world and stealing the name, and they believe that this is a shameless villain's sneak attack from behind.

In addition, although the Ihanli Protoss have admitted that the gods are dead, they all believe in Zeratul's prophecy and still believe that there is still a kind-hearted god imprisoned in the void, waiting for their salvation.

In fact, it is not just the Ihanli Protoss. As the war continues, more and more Protoss and individuals with powerful psychic powers can hear the calls from the void that extend to the primary life consciousness, guiding them to the void.

"We still have a debt to settle with Amon." Augustus said to the Ihanli elder: "So many planets, so many lives."

"What a good land, what good people."

Augustus's feelings are by no means fake, this is a true expression of his feelings, he does not have to go against Amon, but who told the Dark God not to give everyone a chance to live.

No matter how powerful the Dark God is, Augustus now only regards him as a mental patient who just escaped from a lunatic asylum, a giant baby who happens to have powerful power, and he will not say a good word about him.

"It's the same for us." Aldaris, the representative of the Daram Protoss, said: "During the days when we were controlled by Amon, we suffered a lot and had to watch ourselves kill our former homes and compatriots."

Aldaris's experience is legendary. He is a very prestigious arbitrator and a representative and consultant for the Supreme Council to convey its will to the outside world.

Just like the other arbitrators, Aldaris adheres to tradition and is a staunch defender of Kara, stubborn to the point of being pedantic. However, now that his faith has collapsed, the arbitrator now feels somewhat enlightened.

In the past, Aldaris was an enemy of the Terran Empire, but now he is a representative figure who advocates uniting humans to fight against Amon. Even many former revolutionary soldiers of the Empire, including Augustus, actually don't mind killing Aldaris along with Amon.

Augustus nodded and simply agreed.

At this time, one of Arcturus's attendants came over, pointing to the time on the watch and whispering something in the former's ear.

Then, Arcturus immediately told Augustus that he had to leave immediately to attend a memorial service for the fallen soldiers.

The last hundred or so coffins of the martyrs of the Second Battle of Aiur had just arrived in Alexandria, a few hours earlier than expected.

The battle to prevent Amon from being reborn in the real universe lasted only a dozen days, but it took several months to search for remains, piece together the wreckage, and confirm the final death list in order to determine the pension.

More than a hundred people in an imperial company died in the boiling void energy in an instant, leaving no fragments of body tissue. Even when the Daram Protoss recaptured Aiur and rebuilt a new city, they dug out the remains of the former Korhal Revolutionary Army soldiers from the ruins of the past.

In the past, Augustus personally presided over the memorial service, but now most of them are attended by his brothers.

One of the sad reasons is that there are too many soldiers transported back from various battlefields, and the memorial ceremonies have become more frequent and trivial. Even Arcturus can't spare much time to welcome each batch of martyrs returning to Augustgrad.

Perhaps Augustus is more fragile than he thought, even if he thinks he should be numb to death and injury.

The Terran Empire faces either the Protoss and the Zerg, or the monsters from the void.

The Imperial Square is still full of cheers, but Augustus is ready to leave here. Maybe sometimes his people don't need to know every battle the Empire is fighting, so they don't have to worry.

Augustus nodded to Arcturus as a farewell.

At the same time, another transport ship was ready, and all the camera drones aimed at the central stand noticed that the emperor was leaving the Imperial Square.

This is a common occurrence. Sometimes Augustus even has to break away from his speech to hold another military meeting to deal with the sudden large-scale attack on the Imperial world by the Zerg or Hybrid army.

Including Jinara and Aldaris, all diplomats present were allowed to take the same spaceship with the Emperor.

The leaders of the Protoss and humans were not here. This was the critical period for the joint attack on the Void. Tassadar and others were busy with affairs and had no time to spare. It was impossible for them to come to Korhal with great fanfare and tell the enemy that they were going to do something big.

They did not expect such a large-scale military mobilization to be concealed, but there was no need to make a fuss.

The Royal Arbiter, escorted by twice the previous escort force, drove directly upward into Korhal's high-altitude orbit. Even in orbit, Augustgrad was still extremely eye-catching, and the brilliant lights outlined the edge of the city's polygon.

Not long ago, Augustus's guests were among the boiling crowd, with the scorching sun overhead. Now the Sky Shield orbital platform has slowly moved to their feet, and a huge sign that can encompass six Imperial Squares is rising.

This huge orbital platform has become even larger than before, with missile launch nests the size of buildings all over, and huge cooling towers wrapped in misty shield light.

Looking down from the sky above the Sky Shield orbital platform, the mobilization of troops is already obvious. There are soldiers and large trailers full of luggage everywhere. There are more siege tanks and large mechas waiting to enter the troop transporters than other vehicles on the road now. For every warship that enters the port, there are more that leave the orbital platform, and then these assembled ships full of personnel and supplies will form a huge fleet to jump to the Otarion Rift.

These dense jump traces are not difficult to observe. The waterway of Augustgrad is simply bustling.

But Augustus' destination was not Sky Shield, and the transport ship finally landed at the Ursa Shipyard. Augustus was an emperor who preferred to lead the army in person, and he came here for only one purpose.

After today's ceremony, Xantos would also be packed and sent to the transport ship together with Tychus.

This is a giant shipyard located on a natural satellite. It is huge in scale and is one of the few imperial shipyards with the full set of capabilities to build and transform Gorgon-class battlecruisers. Half of the Empire's Gorgons were built in Ursa, and the rest came from Theros, Dalarion and other shipyards, with amazing production capacity.

Otherwise, with the number of warships lost by the Empire in the Doomsday War, they would have been broken by Amon.

Augustus' opponents all said that the foundation of the emperor's rule was nothing more than huge warships, and once they were lost, they would be nothing.

They were only half right.

When Augustus's Royal Arbiter just stopped, a huge Gorgon was approaching the port, like a brightly lit city passing over them, and also like a burning sky. The mountain-like hull of this steel giant ship is full of turrets, enough to scare any enemy of the empire.

Except for a few super battle cruisers, the Gorgon is undoubtedly the largest warship in the empire, capable of almost all combat missions, and there are few enemies in the Koprulu sector that can threaten them.

Even so, the Gorgon that just arrived at the Ursa Shipyard looked embarrassed, part of the armor fell off like rotten scales, and the exposed part was black and cracked. One of the two ship islands was completely wiped out by some unspeakable terrible force, as if the fingernail was lifted, revealing the tender flesh underneath.

Such injuries are a serious injury even for the Minotaur class, but even if the enemy can severely damage the Gorgon, it is difficult to prevent it from evacuating the battlefield.

In Ursa, this Gorgon will undergo a long period of repairs, and finally be polished and polished, making it as good as new.

As soon as this Gorgon passed by, another one followed it into the port, as if they were queuing to enter the port in a hurry.

The condition of this Gorgon is much better. Augustus was told that it came from Antiga Prime and was under the command of Warfield. In Ursa, they will replenish food, spare parts, armaments and important cargo, as well as new crew members, soldiers and other personnel, and wait nervously for the next order during a short rest period.

If they are lucky enough, the soldiers on the ship can stay here for a while, enough for them to contact their families and receive letters and packages from their hometown.

For the imperial soldiers in the fleet, every voyage is a lonely adventure. Even in those barren primitive worlds, they have to dig out some "supplies" from the ground like primitive people.

At this time, a truck full of mail was whizzing past Augustus. The tarpaulin of the truck had the logo of the Renault Rangers, and their original badges were covered with the shield of the Terran Empire.

This is a guard unit unique to Admiral Renault. They are all good guys he calls good brothers. They are loyal, tenacious, tenacious, and endless. The rangers are all versatile. These warriors also like to carry out mobile operations in airdrop pods. Orbital airdrops are as common to them as eating and drinking.

There are also several transport trucks carrying Strike Goliaths whizzing past, and Augustus just caught up to wave to them. Compared with those old models in the Federation era, the Strike Goliath is larger and newer, and its anti-aircraft firepower network equipped with locking warheads is enough to instantly paralyze the enemy's air force.

The soldiers escorting the armored vehicles were well-equipped, and their heavy Gauss rifles were equipped with axes instead of traditional bayonets.

Jinara, the first person to be promoted to the Tal'darim, was also walking down from the transport ship. It was not the first time she had seen the human Gorgon battlecruiser. What surprised her even more was the Ursa shipyard, which was armed to the teeth. Just like the buildings of the Tal'darim, every brick and tile here was practical, solid and harsh.

Then, Augustus took Jinara and others to inspect the Ursa shipyard by car. Even the latter had to admit that even one of the airports was terrifyingly large. There were people and vehicles everywhere, a large number of soldiers, shouting officers, running mechanics, and overwhelmed dispatchers. The plane took them away from the ground one moment and sent down another group of people the next moment.

Humans are a short-lived species, but they can reproduce much more than the Protoss.

The most incredible thing is Augustus's prestige among these people. The Tal'darim rule others with fear, and they can hardly imagine how anyone can be loved.

Finally, Augustus drove to a dry dock in the Ursa Shipyard, where a battlecruiser with outstanding achievements was moored.

Hyperion.

What everyone except Augustus did not expect was that the Imperial Queen Sarah Kerrigan was waiting for them in this battleship.

Kerrigan was once a famous ghost agent, but since Augustus ascended the throne, she has never appeared on the battlefield, so that many people have forgotten how terrible she used to be.

Humans, especially Imperial humans, are difficult for Jinara to understand, and the upper and lower limits are amazing.

Just like the Imperial merchants, these people are a kind of magical creatures that can penetrate everywhere. Since Augustus signed a treaty with the High Lord Alarak and opened up trade routes, they always refresh in various unexpected places, trying to sell their gorgeously packaged rags to the Protoss.

That's fine, but these people dared to dump cheap Basher and Galbandizine in the world of Tal'darim. Slane is undoubtedly the graveyard of literature and art, but the Empire humans actually promote literature of the lower overcoming the upper there, and what's even more incredible is that it actually sells well.

Jinara knows that the best-selling one is called the Revenge of the Dead Apostle, which tells the story of a dead apostle who was framed by a high-level lord and finally went through this kind of training, and successfully took revenge in the Rakshir ritual through a series of amazing serial strategies, and reached the top of the chain of ascension.

Although there are many loopholes and the logic is not sound, it is indeed well written.

The author's name is strange, called Big Alpha.

Humans, most of them are very weak, not more worth spending energy than a stink bug.

But Sarah Kerrigan is an exception.

Kerrigan has a set of combat uniforms, but there is no need to wear them now. If necessary, she can kill a hundred Augustus in high heels.

Even so, this human woman in ordinary clothes is still strong enough to scare Jinara, and a human should never have such power.

Jinara had seen Kerrigan, but she was never as terrifying as she is now. The most powerful psyker in the Empire is a level 10 Ghost, and the gap between them and Kerrigan is so big that they seem like two different species.

In Jinara's eyes, Kerrigan's powerful aura is almost tangible and visible to the naked eye, and it is even more oppressive than the high-level lords.

Kerrigan is undoubtedly the synonym of elegance, danger, and ruthlessness.

In front of such a strong man, Jinara had to listen attentively, cautiously, and well-behaved, and dared not speak.

It is hard to imagine that Augustus would be her husband.

And he has no psyker in his body, and his combat power is not as good as half a brainworm. (End of this chapter)