Stellaris from the Automata Era

Of course, all her previous efforts seemed to be in vain, but fate was quite favorable and brought the final result to her.

The fully assembled Xel'Naga artifact appeared before her.

Having only tried its effects once, the Queen of Blades immediately realized that she could not allow the Terrans to take the artifact away when they escaped.

She has to let go like crazy, in one word, it's dragging!

Drag the rest of the Zerg out of the Empire's sniper circle and rush to Char.

Drag the Zerg to restore the nest production of flying dragons and other air forces.

The Tyranid troops that were dragged to their front were unable to escape and died in despair surrounded by the Zerg swarm.

Or... until the soul of Sarah Kerrigan inside her is freed.

Yes, the Queen of Blades has already felt that in addition to the dark will, the soul of a certain Terran is also under the power of the artifact and can quietly influence herself.

It seems that the boundary between humans and insects has been opened a little.

"We can't let the Empire have its free time, otherwise they'll have time to think something's wrong. All Zerg, listen up! I need to attack them repeatedly, but not enough to destroy them. I need to wear them down before we completely cut off their retreat!"

Kerrigan gave her orders decisively but hesitantly.

Chapter 233: The End of Wings of Freedom

A dramatic scene unfolds between the Tyranids and the Zerg.

Soon, the imperial soldiers trapped in the Char quagmire discovered that the swarm of insects in front of them seemed to have entered a state of working without putting in any effort.

It’s not that there’s no sense of oppression from these non-human creatures opposite.

Instead, they repeatedly broke through the Tyranid front line of defense, and the miserable SCVs entered 007-style overtime, providing economically devastating repairs to the front-line bunkers.

But they soon gave up this pointless act, as the bunkers had evolved from not having a single original screw to not having a single original foundation.

This is enough to represent the intensity of the confrontation between the two sides.

However, because of this, the Tyranids soon discovered that after the Zerg broke through the front line, they were not very enthusiastic about subsequent attacks.

After several perfectly elastic defenses turning into counterattacks, we were able to almost push them back.

As a result, both sides were strangely caught in a turn-based game of fighting for supremacy around the front line.

"This guy Jim must have colluded with his old lover!"

It is undeniable that the commanders on both sides are definitely acting in the current situation.

I just don't know who puts in more effort.

But no matter what, this does not prevent Tychus from venting his emotions in a frivolous way.

As a bandit who makes a living by robbery, he should have escaped from this quagmire of war long ago.

Especially after removing the power armor equipped with bombs, the universe is like a place where birds can fly freely.

Instead of helping his good brother find a wife, why not spend more time robbing the rich, helping the poor, and talking to young ladies about his life ideals?

It was just like now! Surrounded by a group of dolls who were indeed good-looking but also very capable fighters!

Not to mention anything else, the fact that they can keep the medical station overcrowded all year round makes Taichus dare not move.

"Seriously, don't you humanoids have any other lines of defense?"

"The artifact's recharge is almost in its final stages. Commander Raynor seems to be planning to use us as the last line of defense. He's afraid the Zerg will launch a frenzied counterattack."

After glancing at Tychus and then at the artifact not far behind him that was clearly covered in a blue electric current effect, 7b still responded to him.

"I just received his order. The Zerg seem to be intensifying their offensive. Unlike the previous small-scale attacks, they seem to be putting all their eggs in one basket. The surrounding troops have been forced to retreat in our direction."

"This is going to be a big event."

...

As for the Zerg, it has indeed entered the stage of counterattack.

The strange sound emitted by the Xel'Naga artifact when it was about to be fully charged had already been noticed by the detection units sent by the Queen of Blades.

As it shone with a strange light, the Queen of Blades finally realized that the war between her and the Tyranids must be decided as soon as possible.

It's not that she's afraid of how much of a threat the artifact will pose to her. As the most powerful psychic in the universe, she has enough strength to be confident.

However, what she feared was that after seeing that the artifact could not effectively harm her, Terran would immediately run away with it.

The more troublesome problem is that the encirclement of Char that she built has not been completed even now.

"Mengsk!" The Queen of Blades recalled Kerrigan's enemies in her memory and gritted her teeth for a moment.

She deeply regretted not killing him immediately when she had used him to seize the position of leader of the Zerg.

The biggest dilemma facing Char now is that all Zerg troops that want to return to defend are blocked by the Empire.

This forced the Queen of Blades to admit that it was her mistake.

The head of the empire, who is usually very cautious, will burst out with strong willpower at the critical moment and will stop her from returning to support even if his entire army is exhausted.

"It's too late to say anything at this point," the Blade Queen said coldly, looking at her Zerg Queen. "We can't let the Tyranids escape safely with the artifact."

"From now on, attack their camp with all your might and kill every living thing you see!"

This order was naturally obeyed by all the insect queens. The instincts engraved in the genes of the insect swarm had long made them unable to restrain their desire to kill.

However, due to their queen's order, they could only drool at the biomass of the Terrans next door.

However, now their queen's latest order has undoubtedly freed them from the shackles that had previously restricted them.

Almost in an instant they used their psychic powers to connect to their own command, and countless Zerg armies began to swarm towards the Tyranid camp.

Of course, they are not charging indiscriminately without any plan.

Having learned from the experience of the Xel'Naga artifact's fatal damage to Zerg units, the Zerg Queen chose a multi-stage reinforcement strategy.

It can be understood as a tactic of continuously sending troops to prevent being wiped out by the artifact, but the subsequent military forces have always been outside the safety line.

After all, the insect queen is not a fool.

Of course, this tactic has its own shortcomings. Although they cannot be taken away by the artifact in one wave, it cannot put enough pressure on the Terrans.

The battle between the two sides remained stalemated until a light appeared in the distance.

"The artifact has been activated."

Chapter 234: How can an old battlecruiser lead a new fleet?

"It's so careless."

The Xel'Naga artifact is indeed something created to deal with its own people.

Although Yan Luo used his human eyes to observe its activation closely, it still had some impact on him when it exploded with full force.

Even though it was connected by psychic energy and was countless light years away, it still cut off Yan Luo's glory network along the network channel.

Of course, there may not be much actual damage here, but the psychic connection that was previously "painstakingly" created will take some time to maintain and reconnect.

All in all...not a big deal.

"Sir! This is a huge problem!"

Obviously, Yan Luo's answer did not satisfy the humanoid, and a group of humanoids had gathered around Yan Luo.

What is also quite rare is that N2 and his two mechanical life forms also rushed over after hearing the news.

But this time they seem to be on the same front as the humanoids.

"Ruler, due to the influence of your psychic fluctuations, nearly one-tenth of my life forms were forcibly disconnected and reconnected. Even some more distant explorers have lost contact."

It is undeniable that n2 has always been concerned about the sustainable evolution of mechanical life forms.

The reconnection of mechanical life forms from the Internet is an important step in their further evolution and development of intelligence, and generally speaking it should be a happy thing.

After all, such a huge number will soon produce a large number of intelligent machines. Based on their base number, mechanical life forms will soon no longer be subject to the minority law promulgated by Yan Luo before.

This should have been something worth celebrating, but n2 was not too satisfied.

The sudden expansion of the intelligence of mechanical life forms is not a good thing.

You have to know that mechanical life forms are originally tools without self-awareness. After they obtain personal intelligence, they don’t know what colors they will paint on a blank piece of paper.

The intelligent machines on Earth alone are enough to give N2 a headache, and now with the addition of the universe, no one can predict what kind of civilization diversity these cute round Android heads will develop.

Perhaps it is not impossible that there is another Iron-Hearted Jimie in the universe.

Of course, for N2, this is only a painful and happy thing. They will need to enter a working state with a dose that is lethal to organic life for a long time.

Compared to them, the real problem is with the humanoids.

"Sir, the exploration of the outer solar system has come to a standstill, and many of the ships have lost contact."

In fact, the Earth, which occupies part of the Koprulu galaxy, has not stopped exploring the area around the solar system.

However, compared to the rich star regions transformed by the God of Life, the area where the Earth is located seems a little barren.

It is unknown how many light years away the planets with suns suitable for life are. With the current navigation technology, it will probably take a long time for humans to conduct on-site exploration of them.

However, due to their complete control over the territory surrounding the Holy Earth, the humanoids still independently carried out exploration plans.

Anyway, the humanoids, who have no lifespan limit, have enough time to complete long explorations and journeys.

Yan Luo also expressed great admiration for the humanoid's autonomous activities and provided help to the best of his ability.

For example, you can play your own speech for the T-dolls who are traveling far away at regular intervals. If conditions permit, you can also randomly draw a lucky ship and have a one-on-one comfort chat.

After all, the expanded psychic power is indeed very convenient for communication across star regions.

However, the sudden interruption of the psychic network not long ago may have caused irreparable harm to the psychic equipment developed by humanoids.

Nearly 20% of the equipment suffered unknown impact damage and became unusable. What was even more terrifying was that many of those affected were explorers who were exploring the outer solar system.

It is conceivable that without Yan Luo's regular encouragement, they might soon return to the original route and head straight for the earth. Of course, this is based on the premise that their psychic locators can be fortunately preserved.

"So the next thing we need to deal with is finding the missing humanoid?" Yan Luo sighed. "I'll go ask our Director of Science and Technology later to see if she has any good ideas."

"My lord, I'm afraid it's not just the fleet that's traveling far away."

The speaker was Hong, a high-level representative of the humanoids. Their participation was definitely necessary for the discussion of such a major event.

Moreover, as humans nominally managing the entire humanoid society, they are even more overwhelmed.

"Most of the humanoids that expanded into the Koprulu sector have returned to Earth. It seems that rumors have spread about your misfortune following the previous incident. Many humanoids have begun gathering outside your palace, demanding to check on the safety of the humans.

Likewise...the latest fleet we had assembled with great difficulty lost contact when it was being mobilized back to Earth."

This... is really too bad!

The humanoids attacking the palace is relatively easy to deal with. At worst, Yan Luo will go outside and personally hold a concert or speech. I believe that the humanoids will calm down soon and return to their jobs obediently.

The newly formed fleet is the main force that brings together all the warships currently available for combat on Earth. Their disappearance means that the vast territory of the Earth has lost the only force that can be used for protection.

If any disturbance happens from now on, the earth will not even be able to withstand the pressure.

So compared to other things, this is the real emergency.

"Where did they disappear? Have any search parties been dispatched?"

"Before they disappeared, their last contact was through a wormhole near the solar system. At first we thought they would come back, but..."

But they just disappeared.

Speaking of this, Hong was also confused. It was clearly near the solar system and right under the nose of the earth, so there was no way anything would happen.

"Disappeared near the solar system? How is that possible?" Yan Luo expressed confusion at the right time.

Then Divara, who was standing beside him, gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, and then put her head close to Yan Luo's ear.

Then a small voice was heard.

"My Lord, the fleet's flagship is the Destiny Transcendence."

Destiny Extraordinary?

Yan Luo was stunned for a while before he reacted. He still had a deep impression of the name of this flagship.