Stellaris from the Automata Era

They waited until the Zerg's first appearance, quickly occupied Char, and used the harsh environment here to deduce their own evolution.

After the Queen of Blades became the new ruler of the Zerg, she buried three Tyranid fleets in Char. Since then, Char, the main star of the Zerg, has become famous all over the world.

It is undeniable that Renault did not have much confidence in marching into Char to face the Queen of Blades.

But when the prince of the Terran Empire came to him with half of the fleet to seek cooperation, the size of the Rangers expanded to an unprecedented level.

If it is not clearly understood that the basis of everyone's cooperation is to deal with the Queen of Blades, Raynor can simply turn his guns around, shout "Are there any kings, princes, generals, or ministers who are not of the same kind?", and then go to the Emperor Mengsk to settle the accounts.

Maybe the fox calls in StarCraft sound different...

In short, this can only be considered an ideal situation. The reality is that the people brought by the prince can only be regarded as allies, and he has no power over them at all.

Not to mention that the commander of the ally was a strong and stubborn old man. He knew that this was the Zerg's lair, but he chose to log in forcibly.

Wrong time, wrong place, wrong approach, which directly led to the rapid forwarding of Charles's campaign from Normandy to Iwo Jima. (Note)

"Well, at least we are still alive. How are you?" Renault, who had just survived Char's landing, patted his head and asked about the injuries of the humanoid next to him.

These fighters, brought over from his new friends, had suffered the greatest losses yet.

Of course, the main reason for this is that the landing capsule was forced to land at the wrong location. Anyway, it is quite normal for airborne troops to fail to reach the designated location.

Even the best fighters would be drowned in the face of a sea of ​​insects.

However, he was amazed that this group of humanoids were able to fight their way out of the sea of ​​insects and find a way to join up with the main force.

"I don't feel well." 7b waved his left hand, and the once pure white skin on it faded away, revealing its true mechanical form. "I can't feel my hand anymore."

Her current hand is not her original one. She lost it after she escaped from the sea of ​​insects.

It is indeed a big problem to replace spare parts for humanoids on the battlefield. Fortunately, the amazing engineers of Terran always bring unexpected surprises and got 7b a barely usable one.

However, due to compatibility issues, 7b no longer feels tactile.

"Just use this for now. When this war is over you can go home and get a better one."

Renault was not surprised by the humanoid mechanical body.

The Tyranids themselves are the exiled descendants of mutants and psychics, and can be considered the result of genetic ascension and psychic ascension.

Therefore, they will not look at humanoids with alien eyes. Moreover, given the perfect personality and intelligence of humanoids, it is difficult for them to think that the opposite party is essentially a machine.

At most... I can only sigh that there really is a race that has some mechanical ascension.

Moreover, the young ladies are so beautiful, and their values ​​are also based on the Terrans' facial features. It is really hard not to admit that they are intelligent life.

"Um, by the way, do you want to change your clothes?"

Because of the previous war, the cloth, which is more fragile than their bodies, should not be able to withstand such high-intensity combat.

Although it is not too revealing, sometimes it is more eye-catching to be vague.

In fact, when 7b heard this, he turned his head immediately, and then saw many Marines quickly turning their heads away.

It was obvious that this group of people had tried to peek a lot just now.

"Thank you, we need it." 7b paused, then added, "I hope you have enough medics. After all, you only have two hands."

"Please show some mercy, at least don't damage the power armor, thank you."

Anyway, when they were in Hyperion, it had become a regular occurrence for the Marines to lose hands every day, so Renault simply didn't want to care about it.

Only after those strong guys go crying to the medic sister will they understand what it means to restrain themselves.

At least the only thing that comforted Renault now was that the person whose hand had been twisted did not appear in his peeping eyes just now, and he didn't even look at the unreliable Tychus.

It seems the lesson is profound enough.

Of course, 7b didn't twist those people's hands one by one in the end. The main reason was that it was not easy to have non-combat casualties on the battlefield.

Also, she already felt the humans looking at her, so at this moment she acted more ladylike and elegant.

Finally... when they all changed into more concealing clothes, the battle on Char had changed rapidly.

It was obvious that the Empire's fleet was at a disadvantage in operations in the surrounding orbits and was unable to protect the safe landing of ground forces.

As countless meteors fell to the ground from the sky, it indicated that some Terran troops had unfortunately landed on this planet.

Although this was one of their goals, the fact that they did not smash it at the designated location proved that the goddess of misfortune had visited them today.

Especially since there are still so many bugs on the main star of this Zerg swarm and there are no teammates around to help, it is only a matter of time before the swarm divides the food.

It is true that not every Terran is a Korhal Superman who, after receiving an injection of stimulants, can compete with insects in running speed.

Not everyone has super personal combat power like a humanoid, able to break out from the sea of ​​countless insects.

"Alright everyone, we are going to guide our lost companions back home."

Chapter 208: Two-in-One Are you humanoids corrupt?

For the Terrans, the environment on Char is extremely harsh, as its sun is composed of a subdwarf star and an M8 irregular variable star orbiting each other. In addition, its elliptical orbit means that at perihelion, the side closest to the sun will become an ocean of lava. As it moves towards aphelion, it will form a temporary archipelago due to rapid cooling.

Therefore, no one can be sure whether the place under their feet is a temporary volcano. Also, due to the high temperature environment, Tyranid soldiers who are not wearing power armor cannot survive on the surface of the planet.

Of course, this statement is completely untrue for humanoids. The unique advantages of the mechanical race allow them to move freely in today's environment without wearing any equipment.

In addition to their considerable mobility, since the Battle of Typhon, Raynor, as the Ranger Commander, has increasingly preferred to use them as vanguards.

After all, it is an all-round player that can be used for detection, confrontation, and decapitation. In terms of how to maximize the role of the army, Renault is even qualified to choose his favorite street lamp style.

However, for these humanoids who came out to collect combat data, it was actually a case of both sides willing to fight and be beaten.

"Well, there are a lot of bugs ahead. I need some artillery to pacify them."

After dispersing a small number of insect swarms, 7b looked ahead from afar.

It seems that those unlucky guys who landed from the sky attracted the attention of most of the insects, and now the insects are surrounding them in three layers inside and outside.

Because there were too many insects, it was too difficult to distinguish the exact location of those people. After all, finding trees in a jungle full of Vietcong was a test of eyesight. At least 7b's eyes could only see a vast sea of ​​insects.

However, relying on the humanoid's powerful five senses, 7b could at least hear the sound of the unlucky guy firing his rifle, which proved that they were still alive for the time being, but that might not be the case later.

"Okay, girls, stand back a little! Be careful not to get hurt."

Renault's voice was heard in the communication. Because the humanoids rushed too fast, they had just caught up to the effective range. However, there was still some distance, but it was enough to set up a tank to support the artillery fire.

Anyway, the humanoids probably didn't expect those weak Tyranids to be able to swing swords and fight in close combat in the sea of ​​insects like them. Not every race can use magic to deal large amounts of AoE damage in close combat.

Fortunately, the Terrans' technology still has their advantages.

Like the people on Earth, the Terrans also use explosives. Their weapons usually have a choice between stuffing explosives or stuffing more explosives.

Even the main guns of their battlecruisers use nuclear explosions as the main source of kinetic energy.

With this said, I guess everyone will know how good they are at handling explosives.

In fact, not long after the humanoid called for a fire strike, a whistling sound like breaking wind was heard in the sky. As the shells landed one by one, the distant place began to be immersed in the festive atmosphere of fireworks.

"When I get back, I'll suggest that you get some of this stuff too." After cooperating with the Terrans many times, the humanoids had to admit that Terran technology really has its merits.

In siege mode, the high-temperature tungsten bullets of the tank's 180mm main gun can directly evaporate most enemies on the battlefield.

Coupled with its huge artillery range, it is a natural nemesis for some enemies who like to charge in groups.

Of course, it is not without its drawbacks. Its attack range is too large, which makes it impossible to play any infantry-tank coordination, or the infantry-tank coordination of Tyran is different from what you think.

After all, they have a minimum shooting distance. For many soldiers who like close combat, once they get close to the face of the tank, it becomes their best toy.

Tanks that don't have time to retract their struts and switch to mobile mode will be bitten through by them, so this is the time for the infantry to play their role.

Generally speaking, tank units will be accompanied by a large number of marines, in case one round of firepower strikes cannot eliminate the enemy.

Let them push to the front line to buy time for the next round of heavy firepower.

But the tank's artillery range makes the battle very interesting. Sometimes the Marines in the front have to tremble and wonder whether the next round of artillery fire will hit their heads.

After all, this thing can not only evaporate the enemy, but also evaporate its own people.

Especially the Arclight Siege Tank from earlier, it was a well-known "traitor". Perhaps most of the enemy's achievements were achieved by our tanks.

Of course, Terran may have also discovered this problem. In the subsequent improvements, they replaced the tanks with more advanced siege-piercing tanks, added "Vortex" armor-piercing shells and new "smart shells", and it is said that accidental injuries and lethality were reduced by 75%.

But the experienced Terran soldiers still believed that there were too many people affected by the explosion, and when the whistling sound came from the sky, everyone would consciously find a place to lie down, which reduced the losses.

Otherwise, with their limited scientific knowledge, they would never be able to come up with any kind of smart explosives that could specifically target the enemy without causing accidental injuries.

"It looks like their shelling is over."

A round of artillery fire soon subsided. After all, in reality, there are limitations due to various factors such as ammunition, and they cannot use their firepower indefinitely.

From this point of view, the technology of the Terrans is still quite scientific. At least their quartermasters will not wonder how the small body of the humanoid auxiliary machine can consume tons of ammunition.

"The enemy has been reduced to considerable numbers."

After the bombing, a large area in front of the humanoid had been cleared, and the dense swarms of insects just now had mostly become barbecue.

However, although brilliant results were achieved, there were still many remaining insects, but the number was already within the acceptable range for humanoids.

In particular, the bombardment just now not only hit the scale of the Zerg, but also wiped out some units that even the humanoids found troublesome from the map.

For example, the Zerg's ground order thunder beast, this creature is simply the crystallization of the Zerg's biotechnology and almost has their thickest biological shell.

And with a size of around twenty, its huge body alone can intimidate many timid people.

But having the thickest armor also means it will be hit by the most severe blows. Coupled with its huge body, it has no room to move during the bombing. It is a follower with a taunting attribute. It has been hit hard by the high-temperature tungsten bullets alone and has to withstand everything.

This also led to these high-level insects being directly cleared out of the vast sea of ​​insects, and all of them became large barbecued meat. Even if there were still some alive, they were now lying on the ground dying.

"All auxiliary aircraft, focus on attacking these thunder beasts first. Don't be stingy with your missiles. We will go to the Tyranid quartermaster to report later."

Although these thunder beasts seemed to have lost their combat effectiveness, 7b decided to give them a finishing blow. The vitality and biotechnology of the Zerg were hard to imagine.

They didn't want these big bugs to crawl up as if to breathe and recover blood in the middle of the fight. They didn't look like units that could be dealt with by three YoRHa melee dolls.

"Now a salvo of fire!"

Hundreds of auxiliary machines quickly entered attack mode. Since they had just obtained a lot of missiles from the Terrans, this should be the peak period of their inventory. Even on the mother planet Earth, there is no more surplus than this war. After all, the humanoids' poor ammunition production is hard to describe.

In short, these hundreds of auxiliary aircraft launched a firepower coverage that was almost stronger than the previous bombing. With the addition of a series of high-explosive fragments, the thunder beast, which was already gasping for breath, was forced to swallow its last bite. At the same time, it had enough energy to spread to the surrounding area and send other insects to hell.

It was only at this time that the swarm of insects, which had just been stunned by the explosion, finally reacted and ended the state of wondering who they were, where they were, and who was bombing them.

Their command system instantly re-evaluated who posed a greater threat and began trying to regroup and attack the humanoid line.

"Don't stop using your superior firepower. Don't worry about your reserves. Fire me another round!"

However, in response to this swarm of insects, the YoRHa doll, who had just received the latest toy, felt that it was time to verify their latest tactical experience, and they seemed to be ready to make a three-meter depression in the ground in the area.

Anyway, there is no need for the invincible Yoerha to do it himself. The target that is really worth them strangling with their own hands can only be the strong one who rushes out from the sea of ​​artillery.

These fragile bugs were not worth their swords.

Well, the above are all excuses. In fact, the main reason is that high-explosive weapons are too efficient in clearing out mobs. After trying it once, Yoerha completely fell in love with this feeling.

Today, regardless of abcdef, all will be transferred to g (shooting) model on the spot.

What close combat? I'm not familiar with it. Let's wait until they get closer.

"I finally understand why you looked so distressed when you mentioned superior firepower." This is simply because the humanoids have wasted too much force on the road to scientific advancement.

If they had been able to continue following the explosives back then, there would still be no mechanical life forms suppressing the Earth.

Of course, Yan Luo didn't know what to say about Yoerha who deviated from collecting actual combat data.

Although they have now inherited the essence of human's explosive nature, wasn't the original purpose to test the strengths and weaknesses of these melee mages and various races?

What's the point of testing them by relying on explosives? However, this also indirectly proves their versatility. The invincible auxiliary machine and its accessories can really handle various battlefields and kill people indiscriminately.

Why not just change Yoerha's name to Auxiliary Legion...

With the help of various explosives, the YoRHa humanoid finally cleared all the bugs in its sight. The process was so fast that Raynor, who was in the back, was still running with his troops when it was completed.

Its speed is unbelievable.

However, the humanoids who had experience in fighting the Zerg several times understood that this was only a temporary illusion.

Just like the mechanical life forms next door to them, the Zerg often relies on sufficient numerical advantage to convert combat losses with other races.

Now they can easily break through, completely using explosives to clear a path at all costs, resulting in the end of the insect reserve forces before they can support the front line.

If we continue to procrastinate for a while, we might have to enter the tower defense game and defend again.

"Let's go, let's quickly pick up those unlucky guys and run away."