StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 272

"Report your location, Tychus."

Augustus stood still on a riverbed that had already dried up, and signaled the soldiers of the [-]st Brigade of the Guards behind him to stop.Following Augustus's order, about [-] Revolutionary Army soldiers behind him in crimson CMC power armor immediately stopped in a uniform order within a few movements.

This is a unit directly under the command of Marshal Augustus, and only the resocialized soldiers can do the same as they are strictly prohibited.

The right wing of the Guards Division is Jim Raynor's more than 500 rangers riding light vehicles, and the left wing is armored by more than forty arc siege tanks and several regiments of Goliath armed robots force.

Standing at the position where Augustus is, one can already vaguely see the outline of a city. Colonial buildings with domes stand tall in the dim yellow sand, and the black shadows of high-rise buildings separate the orange sky into jagged shapes.

That is Andasal, the capital city of Antiga's main planet.

And Augustus had already heard of this place name many years ago. Since more than ten years ago, this city has set off rebellions against the Tyrannian Federation government many times, and the news of the rebellion has been spread to Keha IV.

Since then, the city has been under the control of the Tyrann Federation's strict military control and high-pressure policy.The people of Andassar are also one of the forces most closely related to the revolutionaries of Keha. The local resistance organization was secretly supported by Augustus' father, Angus Mengsk.

This is why Augustus chose to come to the main star of Antiga first. With the support of the locals, the rescue operation will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.If possible, Augustus would be happy to temporarily take over the Tyrann Federation to control the entire Antiga main star, announcing to the world that this place has become independent.

"I'm Tychus Finlay, the Stilling wolfhunter approaching Andathar. Hopefully the Confederacy officials there are ready to meet us." Tychus' voice came clearly from Augustus' helmet. from the internal communication device.

Although the number of federal troops stationed on the main star of Antiga far exceeds the sum of the troops stationed on the two planets of the Sara galaxy, they are still at an extremely disadvantageous position when fighting the Zerg.

Therefore, when the government of Antiga began to seek support from other surrounding planets and Tarsonis, Augustus' fleet received a large number of distress signals before reaching this planet.

The information revealed in the signal all without exception indicated that the main defense force and military fortress of Antiga's main star had been destroyed by the Zerg.The federal army has been defeated, and the weakly defended cities of the Anticans are exposed to the zerg's fangs and claws.

In the past few weeks, the governor of Antiga personally commanded several battles aimed at defending the main city of Antiga, but the random command of this layman led to disastrous consequences.

The governor of Antiga mistakenly believed that the zerg were just a group of beasts without any intelligence, so he hastily gathered all the troops and marched towards the seemingly unsuspecting zerg main nest.

However, the facts proved that this was an obvious trap. Antiga's planetary defense force, colonial marines, and militia were wiped out. Even the federal general who commanded this army was dragged into an underground lair by the Zerg. middle.The governor of Antiga, who was hiding in the governor's office, fled the planet overnight, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Since then, before the federal fleet reached the main star of Antiga, all the federal military forces in Antiga were wiped out, and the Keha Revolutionary Army who arrived in Antiga at this time became the only one who could save The military power of the Anticans.

Augustus is leading his own army to rescue Andazar who is surrounded by swarms.And because the federal defenders stationed in the city refused to open the airport to the revolutionary army, the revolutionary army had to go to the main city of Andassar by land from the nearest landing point.

"We met quite a few bug 'scouts' along the way. Damn, there are bugs everywhere, like a red rotten apple with a rotten bug." Tychus in Augustus' helmet The voice suddenly became intermittent and interrupted from time to time.

"I have to remind you that the bugs here are faster and stronger than those in the Sara galaxy. As soon as they appear, they rush to destroy you immediately. Compared with this, the Zerg Zerg in the Sarah galaxy is just a A cat that only slowly teases mice."

Immediately afterwards, as if suffering from strong signal interference, Tychus' voice was interrupted by a burst of electrical noise.

But Augustus didn't worry much about Tychus' safety. What he should worry about was the enemy who was about to face the revolutionary tyrannosaurus.The only thing Augustus needs to worry about is that out of control Tychus will destroy everything in his path like a mad beast.

Fortunately, Augustus has finally taught Tychus the principle of the supremacy of the people, and he will not smash the houses of the common people.

"Marshal, Zerg bugs were found at two o'clock, and the number is unknown." When Augustus tried to establish a communication link with Tychus again, Corporal Faraday beside him pointed to the front right of Augustus.

"It's the zerg, they are not good at dealing with them, I would rather deal with several times the federal soldiers." Renault took a few steps forward and took out his revolver.

"The Zerg's consciousness has increased significantly. The underground of this area has been eroded by them, and they are moving under our feet!" Sarah Kerrigan took her C-10 shotgun from behind and Pull down the eyepiece on your head.

The soil on the surface of Antiga Prime is dry and hard, but this does not prevent the Zerg from digging their caves underground, building a well-developed underground network of tunnels similar to ant nests.Through these underground passages connecting the various hives to the hatchery, the Zerg can appear on various battlefields in a very short period of time, launching a surprise attack or a blitzkrieg.

"Build a line of defense." Augustus said with a frown.

The soldiers behind Augustus reacted immediately. The soldiers drew and loaded their guns, and the arc tank stowed the dual 80mm cannons with the hissing sound of the pressure relief valve opening, and set up a stabilizer.

Goliath armed robots are walking heavy steps like giants, moving to the forefront of the front line together with the Firebat troops in heavy power armor, and the rotating cannon barrels are continuously calibrated according to the determination of the aiming system pointing angle.

"Brothers, pay attention to your back, be careful not to be bitten by bugs!" Renault added on the command channel.

At this time, a series of terrain data appeared on the HUD display screen on the helmet visor of the Augustus power armor.

Antiga Prime used to be a world with vast oceans and dense lakes, but now there are only scour marks all over the surface of the planet and dry oceans to prove that this planet was once a blue ocean planet.

Now there is not much difference between Antiga and Mar Sara. The only thing worthy of people's praise is the unique scenery of "desolate and barren" and the melancholy beauty in the poet's mouth.

It is precisely because of this that most of the surface of the main star of Antiga is flat alluvial plains, canyons, and hills and ravines that were once the seabed.There are almost no obstacles on the vast red plain in front of Augustus, and he can see everything at a glance.So he could easily see the swarm running in the distance.

Just a few miles away from Augustus, the sun seemed to be obscured by the dust kicked up by the running zerg.

"This is a new Hive force." The image on Augustus' helmet kept zooming in as the camera focused. He only needed a little comparison to find that the Yermungandrad race in the Sara galaxy and the Antioch Plus Zerg difference.

These zerg found on Antigah have bright orange crests and partially protruding carapaces of the same hue, compared to the purple Jormungardian swarm.Their speed is significantly faster, and their attacks are lightning fast.

"The Zerg in Antiga is clearly different from the Yermungandr in the Sara galaxy. Those crowns of different colors and decorative specialized tissues should be for the convenience of distinguishing each ethnic group." Kerrigan said.

Generally speaking, both the Tyranid Federation Joint Command and the Revolutionary Army Marshal Command will only name the Zerg that appear in each galaxy with the name of the galaxy, such as the Sarah Swarm or the Antiga Swarm.

But soon, humans discovered the obvious differences between the various hive groups, and they didn't just stay in the same galaxy and the same planet.

Every Hive Clan is different.

For example, some ethnic groups have a large number, and they will always overwhelm the enemies blocking the way with a flood of attacks, while some ethnic groups are rare in number but specialize in hunting or searching for good genes in the universe.

Others will be completely driven by the berserk genes and excess hormones in their bodies, and will slaughter everything until they die like crazy berserkers.These rampaging zerg only obey the masters of their own clan, and in some cases even attack their own kind.

It is this difference that makes humans invariably name the zerg in each hive with special names.

"In the code name of the Tyranid Federation command system, the zerg in front of us are named Garm swarm (garm, the hell dog in Norse mythology, the guardian of the gate of the underworld, always appears in the image of blood all over his body) ’” Kerrigan said to Augustus.

"The Zerg that appeared on the other side of the planet had metallic blue crowns, and they were named Surtur Swarm (surtur, the first fire giant in Nordic mythology, with a huge flaming spear sword)."

"According to the information we got from the command center of the fallen Antiga Federation, the combat methods of the Garm swarm are quite different from those of the Jormungandr swarm. Even in the case of absolute superiority in numbers, They are also used to launching surprise attacks, and once the attack is blocked or at a disadvantage, the zerg of the garm swarm will immediately retreat," she said.

"Now we know that the control of each hive group is an unknown zerg creature called a cerebrum. The cerebrum of the Garm swarm seems to have a very cautious character. Usually, unless you are sure of winning with one blow , otherwise the Garm swarm would not take the initiative to attack. As for the Sutur swarm, they seem to rarely appear."

"So the brain worms of the Zerg have already eaten us?"

"Let them also see the human Cerberus missiles, where is our air support?" Augustus shouted in another channel.

"Squadron on the way, sir." His question was immediately answered by an Air Force lieutenant colonel flying a heavy bomber leading a formation that sprinted over the ground troops.

The pilots of the Revolutionary Army who have been promoted through many battles are the trump cards of the trump cards. Each of them has the courage and awareness to die with the enemies of Keha at any time.

"The ground is full of zerg, sir, where should we fire? They are everywhere." The voice of the air force lieutenant colonel came immediately.

"Then fire everywhere." Augustus gave his answer quickly and without hesitation.

"Follow me. Guys, we are flames, and everything I touch will be burned!"

Even though he has become a lieutenant colonel, this young and energetic pilot still always utters some amazing words like he did in junior high school, just because he thinks it is very imposing.

Augustus didn't have to wait long.

As the formation of bombers passing through the sky cast a shadow, a large number of incendiary bombs and high-explosive missiles fell in front of the Revolutionary Army's position.The ground immediately fell into a sea of ​​flames, and a large number of Zergs were blown to pieces, and the howls of the Zergs suddenly weakened a lot.

However, after a while of silence, the sound of Xixisuosuo sounded again.Although the bombardment killed a fair number of the zerg, it did nothing to stop them.

Compared with the Yermungandr swarm, the Gum swarm obviously has more springtails. These little monsters, which are as deadly as velociraptors, are the basis for the Gum swarm to launch surprise attacks, and they are the embodiment of the swarm spreading fear.

The arc tank fired first, and the destructive firepower of the 120mm shock gun immediately covered a batch of springtails at the front, followed by the ground-to-ground missiles carried by the revolutionary Goliath armed robots specially designed to deal with the zerg.

The fierce firepower slaughtered the frontal Gum swarm like a gust of wind and rain. Under the human artillery fire, even the hard carapace of the Zerg could not bear it.

However, at this moment, the red hard ground behind the revolutionary army's front suddenly began to collapse, and a large number of dark orange-skinned Gum swarms gushed out of the caverns inside.

"Damn it," Renault cursed in a low voice, "I knew these bugs would do this. They are much smarter than that cold-blooded and cruel bastard Duke."

"The front army moves forward, and the third and fifth battalions move closer to Major Nelifa's arc tanks. Stand firm, reinforcements will arrive soon." Augustus ordered.

"Where are the reinforcements?" Raynor asked a stupid question.

"Duke's Alpha Squadron is behind us." Augustus replied, "As long as we hold on, the offensive and defensive posture will be reversed, and it will be us who surround the bugs in turn.

"Although Duke has no brains, if you just tell him to go straight ahead, then his poor head may be able to understand." Renault was still laughing.Even in the face of tens of thousands of zerg, this brave man still did not change his face.

"The Garm swarm won't let us pass easily... because it may be very clear that human beings are extremely vulnerable when they are isolated and helpless, and when they enter the city to build fortifications, what they face is not a battle of siege in the wild but A siege battle with huge losses." Augustus' eyes were sharp.

"I thought the worm didn't care about losses at all." Renault shrugged.

"Jimmy," Augustus said.

"The most frightening thing is that we know that they may really not care about losses. Excessive losses on a local battlefield mean the failure of a battle to the cerebrum of the Zerg, and the master of the Zerg does not allow failure. "

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