For Augustus, it was just a matter of a moment for Zeratul's Xel'Naga spaceship, the Void Seeker, to jump him from the ground onto the ship. The surrounding things first darkened, and then the ground beneath his feet

It turned into a solid black cabin.

"Why don't you turn on the lights?" Raynor naturally accepted the protoss' magical technology without making a fuss.

The cabin was very dark at first, but as they appeared, the surrounding bulkheads and the ground began to glow with green light. This green light was like the light refracted by lush vegetation in the sun rather than something unnatural.

Artificial light source. The green light flowing back along the spiral and mysterious symbols finally formed fan-shaped and hexagonal patterns with grids, like the buds of ferns.

The floor is not carpeted or non-slip tiles, but some kind of soft sound-absorbing material similar to black sponge. Even if the power armor's alloy stabilizing boots step on it, it will not make any sound.

"It's so cold here." Tychus opened his helmet visor and looked around: "It's like being in an ice cave. Damn it, we are not in the ice cellar of those dark protoss."

The cabin of the Void Seeker is large enough to accommodate Augustus and others and their mobile vehicles. On the edge of the cabin, you can also see some sharp prism-shaped crystal clusters emitting green light. The crystal clusters are rooted in the cabin.

The junction of the four walls seems to grow from the inside.

The cabin is not silent. In addition to the crisp resonance of the crystal matrix, there are also sounds similar to the turbulence of water and the sound of wind and sand, giving people a strange feeling that they are in nature rather than on a ship.

"This is undoubtedly a Xel'Naga spaceship, a creation of the gods that once gave the protoss knowledge and wisdom." Taldarin walked with his long dragon knight mechanical appendage: "It is not a Xel'Naga

Those spaceships left behind in El...this spaceship contains powerful void energy, and perhaps the Xel'Naga drove it through the universe in the past."

"It's so great. Even today, our spaceships are nothing more than imitations of the Xel'Naga battleships."

"A long time ago, the Dark Priest drove this spaceship to shuttle through the universe, looking for traces of Xel'Naga's travels in the universe and those murmuring prophecies in the void." The Dark Templar walked to Augustus.

All in front of the Tal'darin.

At this time, a projection appeared in front of Augustus. The picture was the main nest of the Zerg located between the magma islands. The scene inside shocked all humans and protoss present. Countless black geometric figures

It has a butyric carapace, spikes, a gray-brown spine skeleton, flesh-colored vesicle membrane wings, and a zerg organism building oozing with mucus and dark purple fungi.

These buildings are as if they are alive. Their surfaces are expanding, contracting, and multiplying all the time. The tops of the buildings are contracting like breathing holes, and the tendons and meridians on the main trunks are crawling to transport blood and nutrients everywhere, as if the entire building is alive.

The ground is alive, just a piece of flesh and blood under the skin exposed to the air.

The entire screen is filled with pulsing organic structures of zerg, the tallest of which is even the Sky Tower of the Creation Family, which exceeds the main planet of Tarsonis. At the center of these buildings is the extremely huge zerg master, its body is as long as 10 meters in diameter.

It reaches several miles, and most of it is still buried deep under the surface of hard volcanic rock. Above the dominator, thousands of spikes pierce the sky, and a huge eye is watching everything around it coldly.

Augustus, Tal'darin and Raynor all came over, and the rest of the Protoss Templars couldn't hide their curiosity. Protoss and human warriors wearing golden-blue armor or golden-red power armor surrounded each other, hugging each other.

Next, their relationship has clearly improved due to the experience of fighting side by side.

"That is the master and master of all zerg." The Dark Templar said to Augustus: "The years it has survived may be as long as the zerg race itself."

"Why do bad people always live longer than good people?" Tychus mocked both the Overlord and the Protoss at the same time.

"The Overlord is likely to be immortal. The research of Dr. Francos and Stetman shows that the cell renewal rate of Zerg is much faster than that of humans, but they do not age." Augustus explained.

explain.

"But it's also possible that the bug was killed by us not long after it was born." Renault pointed at the illusory light and shadow, staring at the hazy shadow above the main nest.

"Is that a wormhole? On the surface of Char?"

"That's right, a wormhole built using psychic energy." Tal'darin said: "This shows that the psychic intensity of the Zerg Master has exceeded the limit of a creature. In other words, it is originally an endless Zerg.

the sum total of will.”

"In the past, our expedition fleets occasionally entered natural wormholes, which can reduce journeys of tens of thousands of light years or even longer to the distance from your doorstep to your neighbor's nursery." Has Renault ever been a captain?

Yes, compared to Tychus who doesn't listen, learn or practice, at least he will study seriously.

"But we have no way to figure out what is behind a seemingly stable wormhole, and how long they can last, whether it is minutes, years or longer...Everything has an end."

"If we can master this technology, we can connect distant colonies and frontier systems and establish a stable transportation network where technology and trade complement each other." Augustus sighed.

"I don't think this is possible, unless we capture the zerg masters and make them work for us," Tychus said.

"If you want to die, I won't stop you." Renault chuckled.

"Where do they want to go?" Taldarin stared closely at the wormhole in the light and shadow.

It was a hazy black vortex composed entirely of void energy and dark matter, rotating in the remaining atmosphere of Char. At first, the vortex was surrounded by strange colorful lights and tearing earth's surface.

In the end, all that was left of the storm was a black circle.

The extreme black in the center of the circle absorbs natural light like a black hole. A huge swarm of worms, Leviathan, is passing through this black wormhole, and its giant solar sail-like fins and membrane wings are swaying in the strong wind. They are countless.

Flying zerg creatures surround it.

The Leviathan of the Swarm is a super-giant creature that is more aggressive than Behemoth. It can also make time jumps in the universe. Even when facing humans, the Leviathan does not appear. It is hard to imagine that it is

What kind of enemy caused the swarm to unleash these terrifying creatures.

"I hope it's Tarsonis..." Tychus said: "When the bugs kill the Federation, we can go back and clean up the mess."

"We are here." At this time, the Dark Templar reminded the passengers of the Void Seeker: "The Void Seeker is above this main nest."

"Where is your Archon?" Taldarin asked the Dark Templar seriously and urgently.

"It's at an observation post near the main nest, on the top of the highest volcano nearby." The Dark Templar replied.

"Leap me there immediately." Tal'darin said in a commanding tone.

"Count me in." Augustus said: "Zeratul must have discovered more clues about the strange behavior of the swarm."

"As you wish." The Dark Templar immediately contacted the companion responsible for managing the core of the central node's warp matrix.

The moment Augustus closed his eyes and opened them again, the ground beneath his feet changed from the black sound-absorbing sponge floor to the ashes of Char again.

He was standing on the top of a huge crater, surrounded by rugged rocks and ashes. Black smoke and heat waves were rising from behind, and the ground trembled slightly from time to time.

The clouds were like white smoke rings surrounding the top of the mountain. When Augustus looked down from his position, he could only see billowing clouds of ash. These clouds were composed of tiny ash fragments, and sometimes they split.

, revealing cracks.

Dark Patriarch Zeratul stood behind a huge black volcanic rock. He stood alone in the biting wind of the mountain.

This was a scene that impressed Augustus deeply. Zeratul's dim deep purple robes were showing a rusty color due to the erosion of the years. The cloak under his clothes sewn with brown fur was blowing in the mountain wind.

Like a hunting flag.

Zeratul lowered his head, obviously deep in thought.

This elder with a high reputation among the Nerazim Dark Templars is one of the few remaining Dark Priests, and is also the Archon second only to the matriarch Rashagal. But Zella

Tu never manages the affairs within the clan. He is just a figure like a wandering cloud and a crane, a traveler who explores the unknown and mysteries in the universe.

"Zeratu, elder." Augustus walked towards Zeratul, showing obvious respect. His sincerity was by no means a pretense, which was also an important reason why Zeratul looked at Augustus differently.

Every protoss, whether civilian or warrior, is a mind reader, so that when they come into contact with humans, they do not consider it an offensive act. Even if Zeratul does not explore the depths of Augustus's heart,

He could also feel the true feelings of this young human being.

This is Augustus's respect for Zeratul that is so real that it makes him feel strange. Zeratul always suspects that Augustus has known him for a long time, but he does not ask for details, just takes it as a

part of destiny.

The Dark Templar have always shown the same respect to those who respect them.

"You are here." Zeratul looked at Augustus.

Zeratul bowed deeply as he glanced at the Protoss Templar Grand Archon Tal'darin beside Augustus.

"Homage to the High Templar, the Archon and the Great Dragon Knight Tal'darin... Perhaps the Matriarch still remembers you, I am the Dark Master Zeratul, these Dark Templars

leader of."

Zeratul said with great respect: "You are all warriors of Adun's time. Compared with you, I am just an ignorant child with shallow knowledge."

Ever since the Tal'darim's army landed on Char, Zeratul had been observing them.

"But we only saw one enemy." The high-ranking Templars around Tal'darin were also redirected to the vicinity of Zeratul. They boarded the Dark Templar's Xel'Naga spacecraft, the Void Seeker.

I have always been nervous and walking on thin ice.

The high-ranking Templars displayed their shining blue psychic blades, pointing directly at Zeratul.

"Not an enemy, but a brother." Tal'darin's attitude towards Zeratul was so gentle that the Templars under him were always worried whether their Archons had been corrupted by the corrupt ideas of the Dark Templars.

"There should not be this battle between the Templars and the Dark Templars." Compared to the problem of the Dark Templars, Taldarin is more concerned with what is behind the wormhole.

"The zerg must be preparing to invade a planet or an entire civilized world." He said to Zeratul: "Have you figured it out?"

"I'm not sure..." Zeratul's body shook: "A terrifying and only master's will is being transmitted to the consciousness of the swarm. The brainworms are discussing the greatness of the master in the nest.

Plan, this is obviously an attack on the protoss."

"Our colony is far outside the Koprulu sector, and the Great Fleet of the Ori tribe is also stationed there." Tal'darin said worriedly: "The concerns of the Supreme Council come true. If

If we don't eliminate all the zerg in this sector, then this will turn into an all-out war that sweeps the entire Protoss Empire, and our people will be put under the flames of war."

"The Overlord's target may be Aiur." Zeratul said: "When I killed those Cerebrates, I came into contact with the Overlord's thoughts many times. Its tribe has been searching for the footprints of the protoss in the universe. Once the Zerg

After discovering us, they will seek a way to merge with the protoss. This is the mission given to it by the creator of the Overlord."

"Al is its target... It knows about Al's existence. It has always known about it. Why?"

"El! No!" Taldarin's emotions showed signs of losing control for the first time: "How is this possible? El's coordinates have always been a secret, and her location has always been hidden under the gravitational field we set.

."

"I hope this is just unfounded worry." Zeratul said: "During my last meditation, I seemed to foresee the darkness and endless war in the future...in the Koprulu sector..."

The technology of the Dark Templar is still very different from that of the Templar. Compared with the Aiur, which has a large population and many tribes, they are not as good at casting and driving warships as the Origa tribe in charge of the protoss fleet.

But they are even better at space-time technology.

It is said that those wise men among the Dark Templar who have penetrated the mysteries of time and space can foresee shards of the future and thus provide guidance to others - although the number of Nerazim Seers is extremely rare, their predictions are not always accurate.

Maybe Zeratul could really foresee something, but Augustus didn't think he knew the truth.

"I must state this matter to Executor Tassadar and the Supreme Council of Aiur to let them prepare, whether this is just a possibility." Tal'darin opened the communication device and communicated with the Protoss Expeditionary Force fleet.

The Star Shuttle made contact, but the next piece of bad news came one after another.

"What is the Supreme Council thinking?" After more than ten seconds of silence, Tal'darin suddenly roared.

"What's going on? Consul." Augustus approached Taldarin, already guessing something.

"...I shouldn't mention it to you...this happened when the fleet was still fighting the Zerg in the high-altitude orbit of Char." Tal'darin looked at Augustus:

"The Conclave of the Protoss Empire has announced that Tassadar is no longer the executive officer of the Koprulu Expedition because he has disobeyed orders to purge all infected human planets and even associates with the Fallen Dark Templar."

"The Supreme Council will send a new executive of the Akili tribe to take over Tassadar's position. Due to the disappointment with the Templar class, a respected arbiter will also set out together." He said sadly.

"Tassadar was ordered to return to Aiur alone to face trial in court, while the expeditionary force was to continue to carry out its original orders."

"Judgment, does the Supreme Council think others are fools?" Tychus glared fiercely.

"Even a fool will not be arrested after committing a crime, let alone take the initiative to go to the police station to surrender." He showed that he was quite familiar with this: "Let alone have to drive back who knows how many light years away."

"If it were me, I would have left the Supreme Council long ago."

"It's really ridiculous. Changing generals on the spot? Just for a few stupid reasons?" Renault was also puzzled: "What's going on?"

"I can't believe that those are the arbitrators who have always been in charge of the Protoss Empire with wisdom and foresight." Zeratul marveled.

"It is said that it is the arbitrators who define the law and guide the protoss on the right path at all times."

"This is their style." Augustus looked at Taldarin: "Then, during the period when Tassadar is no longer the executive officer, who will temporarily take his place."

"It's me," Taldarin said.
Chapter completed!