StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 408

To the west of Koshaka Province, the Temple of the Protector.

"You can't drive a noble cerebrate, enslaving him is like controlling a humble servant."

Creep grows in huge sterile glass containers, creating a warm and humid environment.A TV screen covered with whiskers and chitinous carapace glowed brightly, and an advertisement for Umoyan dairy products was playing on it, which would later be transferred to the Miss Tarsonis selection program.

Lying on its side in front of the TV screen was a fat, fair-skinned cerebrate, its worm-like head tilted sideways at a strange angle, as if supported by an invisible hand underneath.

At first glance, the cerebrate seems to be talking to someone on TV.Brainworms get bored too, studies have proven.

The young apprentice Egon Stetman excitedly walked through a heavy alloy door to the glass container, holding up his Coke and fish and chips.

Stetman is a new star in the Alien Laboratory of the Revolutionary Army. He is talented and can be called a genius.He was wearing a white coat that was too big for him, a pair of glasses on his forehead, and a pair of well-polished leather boots stained with the feathers of some kind of ayr bird.

"Aigon, dear friend."

The cerebrate turned around, his creepy mouthparts squirmed, exuding flashes representing his emotional fluctuations: "I miss you very much."

Perhaps due to being too young, the voice of the brain worm sounds immature and slender, like a child.Calculated by the age of a human being, this brain worm is no more than a child under one year old.

"Oh, no, no, don't move." The joyful expression on Stetman's face froze, and he obviously felt extremely afraid of the brain worm in his heart.

"Stand still—if you have legs."

Stetman stopped in front of the console outside the glass container. Under his operation, the four mechanical arms in the container gently approached the brain worm, twisting its fat body from the creep , like pinching a slug's tail.

"Don't act rashly, understand? There are people on duty at the monitoring station at all times, and more than two Cerberus companies guarding the place. If you want to use your incredible spiritual power to control my mind, then the alarm I hide in the hat will There will be a bang, do you understand, it's a bang." Stetmann rarely can complete a complete sentence without making mistakes, which means that this kind of thing is not for him. Words are already familiar.

As in the past, Stetman has a different focus on many things than others.

"It's just a routine inspection, to check the psionic index, take some tissue samples to study the DNA fragments of the zerg, and, yes, I will tell you later." Stetman operated the mechanical arm The brain worm was placed on a silver stand, and the over-rotating blade carefully cut off a small section of the brain worm's tail.

Cerebral worms have a strong self-healing ability. Their genes store a large number of patchwork DNA fragments, and cutting a small piece of tissue can't even make them bleed.

The Revolutionary Army is also imitating the models of the cerebrates and the main hive mind to manufacture instruments that can bypass the cerebrates and control the Zerg. This is currently a project that is in progress at the same time as the Cybrus cyborgs.

"Just do that, Aegon, I'm out of chewing gum." The cerebrate uttered an orderly oops - oops - oops, moving its obese body restlessly to make itself more comfortable.

"That bit of chewing gum is our last stock. It's useless to roll around. This place is far away from the human world. If there is nothing, there is nothing." Stetman breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the brain worms hadn't made trouble.

He shook the paper bag in his hand like coaxing a child: "If you cooperate, these snacks will all belong to you."

Stetman doesn't really like his job, which he refers to privately as a cerebrate breeder.But brain worms are by no means harmless pets. They are extremely fragile, but their spiritual energy is extremely powerful.

"Okay, so how about those Umoyan cheeses?" The cerebrum pointed to the TV with its tail: "Star Express, frozen preservation. Also, I have taken a fancy to a Tarsonis hand-operated ice cream machine."

In the world of these few months, the smart cerebrate has been able to skillfully use human speech to communicate with the human scientists who monitor him, and regards getting fed through rhetoric as a kind of pastime.More than 100 days ago, the cerebrate was still thinking about escaping, but he finally gave up.

"I never knew a cerebrum cared about a useless sense of taste," says Stetman. "We'll order it for you if you cooperate—God knows what I'm doing, talking to a worm and helping it shop online."

"It's kind of you, Aegon." Cerebral Worm said, "Praise benevolent Marshal Mengsk and the great revolution for the ten thousandth time."

"Okay, it's almost over, don't play any tricks." Stetman lamented, and he began to scold himself for taking the job happily two months ago.

"Do you understand, Cerebral Worm α, don't think I'm easy to mess with." Stetman stopped, and patted the electromagnetic pistol on his waist: "Thank God, α, you met me and no one else."

"Excuse me, I don't have hands, so I can't applaud you." The cerebrate got bored, "You'd better hurry up, or I'm going to scream. I don't know what you can get from that poor cerebrum tail, No matter what, even frying the thick meat won’t taste so good.”

"You know what that means, my screams can shatter glass, and this won't shut me up," he threatened Stetman.

"The cerebrate is hungry, and when he is hungry, he cannot guarantee that he will not eat animals with less than four legs. A noble lord of the swarm is about to lose his temper. This is a warning that not all cerebrates are like me Have a kind heart.”

"So I suggested that the tutor gave you a ban, that is, you are not allowed to sing." Stetman's focus is different.

While continuing to operate the robotic arm, Stetmann said: "I have brought new news about the cerebrate, I think you may be interested. There are many evidences that the oldest cerebrate Dagos Already left Ayr, nowhere to be found."

"Say." The brain worm chose to remain reserved at this time.

"In the past two weeks, Char's zerg have gone berserk once again, invading the surrounding human worlds and clearing our outposts one after another. What does this mean." Stetman continued Say.

"The answer is obvious. Dagos is driving other cerebrates to fuse into a new Zerg master. The Zerg cannot be without a master, just like French fries must not be without ketchup." The brain worm said.

"You are about to face disaster, the new master. Are you trying to trick me? Sly guy, this is not something that a box of Coke can solve. I need more to dispel the hatred."

"Oh, no, I just stopped to think, or in other words, I was in a daze." Stetmann's eyes widened: "You mean, the cerebrates can still merge to become a new master, this is Big news."

"I have to write a report, which may save many people." He praised the cerebrate and said, "You are a hero."

"Oh, I will eat this number of humans and make you cry, this day will not be too long." The cerebrum expressed contempt for the words salvation and hero, and the Zerg could not have any sense of identity with these human concepts .

"When I return, I must first unify the swarm, and then destroy the Protoss, so that humans will submit to my majesty."

"You have great potential." Stetmann clapped. "Once Overlord dies, you are free. Now, Aiur has many uncontrolled wild zerg waiting for you to control."

After finishing his work, Stetmann put Cerebral Worm α back next to the TV, and at the same time put down a container window and the mechanical arm to throw the snacks in his hand to Cerebral Worm.

"It should be so." The cerebrate raised his upper body proudly. If he had two arms, he would have supported them by his waist.

At this moment, the alloy door opened again, and a Revolutionary Army scientist with beautiful wavy blond hair walked in. Her graceful figure made Stetman blush.

The scientist was followed by a number of guards in burgundy armor, and they made Stetmann feel uneasy.After Augustus Mengsk and Jim Raynor stepped through the gates, followed by more Ghost agents in black or blue and white bodysuits, Stetmann realized that something big was going to happen up.

"Beauty, how can we make this brain worm obey our orders." Renault said as he took off his gloves.He wore a waistcoat with multiple pockets, and a revolver at his waist.

"Generally speaking, Cerebral Worm Alpha will not refuse a request that is detrimental to his dignity. You have to make him feel that he has received enough respect or even flattery." The blond scientist replied.

"It sounds like it won't be harder than scratching a cat's armpit." Reynolds stepped in front of the brain worm before Augustus, patted the shy Stetman on the shoulder, and signaled the young man not to nervous:

"Future Lord of the Swarm, we need you to do us a little favor right now."

"Oh——I'm all ears." Cerebral Worm looked at Renault without feeling the slightest bit of fear.

"What do you need a cerebrate for? The swarm kills, and that's what we do."

"In short, we need you to control multiple tunnel worms to open a road to the capital of the Protoss Empire." Lei Nuo smiled: "If you do it well, there will definitely be delicious food."

"It's easy." The brainworm was disappointed: "Is that all?"

"Maybe we still need your clan members to create some havoc in Koshaka Province." Augustus came over.

"But your scientists have never allowed me to control any zerg other than a few worker bees." The brain worms were shining brightly.

"So I mean maybe." Augustus looked at Stetmann.

"Aigon, it seems that you haven't tamed this cerebrum."

"Taming?" The brain worm was furious: "How dare you use this word, I am the lord of the swarm, not a lion in a cage in a circus."

"Don't worry, boy, you are much stronger than a lion," said Augustus.

"Ah, uh, you mean me? Yes, sir, not yet." Stetman didn't want to admit that he was distracted just now: "Cerebrate α is rebellious, eccentric and irritable, I think you may need someone who can The stepmother who gave him motherly care, not the one holding the reins."

"How could a cerebrum succumb to humans, you can't enslave me." The cerebrum shouted.

"Don't play tricks, α." Augustus shook his head: "Follow our order to drive the tunnel worms to dig the worm tunnel, and you will get a month's ration of Coke. Otherwise, you will suffer. Can no longer be reborn in him."

"You are a good boy."

"It's evil." The cerebrate responded, "I want the Cucinis Coke from Tarsonis. Don't get fooled. I can distinguish every bubble in it."

"Let's get started." Augustus also smiled: "I have high hopes for this plan, and I don't want him to make any mistakes. There are two tunnel worms underground in the laboratory, control them, and return to your lord of the swarm." identity."

"Do it, kid. Although you are just a brain worm, according to the revelation in the Naganaga's prophecy, maybe the savior of this universe is a Zerg." Zeratul appeared from a cloud of shadows.

"Protoss Dark Templar, don't come near me!" The cerebrate screamed, recalling the memories of his cerebrate brothers being slaughtered by Zeratul.

"Okay, I won't come near you." Zeratul said, "But you will understand that we are not enemies. There will be a day when the Zerg and other races will live in harmony."

As soon as Zeratul finished speaking, the alloy steel floor of the laboratory suddenly sank and opened like an open eye, and a huge lower cabin appeared in front of everyone.Among them, two giant tunnel worms were collapsing in it, their twisted worm eyes were tightly closed, and their huge bodies were deeply embedded in the ground.

"It looks like they're dead," Raynor said.

"Ignorant people, death is not important, essence is important." As the light on Cerebral Worm α's body became brighter, the two tunnel worms regained their vitality, and they slid along the underground cabin like terrifying giant beasts. Swimming inside the alloy steel, the terrifying screams were deafening.

"Tell them to shut up." Augustus said to the brain worm: "Then dig for me."

"You should be gentle with him." Renault shrugged.

"There is no need to be gentle with wild beasts, because they don't understand your feelings at all." Augustus thinks otherwise: "I will keep this brain worm until he is domesticated or proved to be too dangerous .”

"In the future, he is likely to be the only brain worm still alive in this world."

After a few seconds, the two tunnel worms burrowed into the ground again under the order of the brain worm. Their mouthparts and sharp claws specially designed for digging went deep into the ground, leaving open and closed intestinal entrances wriggling That's enough to make people have a bad impression.

Based on the special structure of the tunnel worm, all the tunnel networks are interconnected. It only takes a short time for the head of the tunnel worm to drill out of the ground and open a passage leading to the enemy's rear.

"Maybe, there will be a little nausea when entering it." Renault shook his head.

Seeing this scene, Zeratul said: "Although no dark templar has ever entered the body of a tunnel worm, it must not be much crueler than the worst environment in the universe."

"The Shadowguard is waiting."

(End of this chapter)