Chapter 711: Ghost of the Empire

Flying over the solemn Wolf Central Square in Augustgrad, several transport planes of the Imperial Special Forces arrived at the battlefield with blue and white trails.

Augustgrad is a unique city, with unparalleled majesty and grandeur. The straight streets and strict checkerboard road network continue to extend under the moving horizon. The city layout with countless straight lines and right angles gives this majestic city a king-like coldness.

Nova Terra sat in the last row of seats, leaning her head in the shadow of the lights, silently looking through the observation window at the central city of Augustgrad that quickly passed by the window. Outside, a strange red light was reflected, covering the jagged skyline of the skyscraper complex, and the gray traffic network and the park dotted with green were also bloody.

This is an unusual color, not belonging to the red glow of the sunset or the colorful neon lights, not belonging to natural and artificial light sources, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

The culprit for all this is the huge stone pillar in front of us that occupies the entire field of vision. All the sky towers in Augustgrad pale in comparison. Its sharp spires support the sky and penetrate deep into the rolling clouds. The scene is really shocking.

This supernatural thing called the void fragment is beyond people's imagination. It almost appears out of thin air. Thousands of people have seen it rise from nothingness with their own eyes, as if it came from another dimension.

Nova has lived in Augustgrad for several years. She spent the last period of her life before she grew up here. At first, Nova came to Augustgrad just to receive training at the Ghost Military Academy. She decided to forget the sad past and start a new life.

Because of the support of the royal family, the Terra family's industry has shrunk a lot compared to the Federation era, but it is still a giant in Tarsonis. Even if Nova does not have the right of inheritance, she will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in the future.

However, Nova still chose to become a ghost agent because she believed that her life was destined to be different from others.

Nova has been following Kerrigan to "practice", strengthening her ability to control psychic energy by tempering her spirit and meditation like the high-level templars and dark templars of the Protoss. But to do this, you must have extremely high talent.

In fact, the power possessed by high-level telepaths like Nova is already very, very powerful, but they cannot control it, so there is no need to improve their power.

As the transport plane got closer and closer to the void fragment rising from the center of the Queen's Business District, Nova clearly felt that the fuselage was shaking more and more. The tremor did not come from the strong air disturbance, but the void energy that was tearing the hull.

The anti-aircraft firepower network in the city below has been firing all the time, and the furious anti-aircraft missiles have created a series of gorgeous fireworks in the sky. It is hard to imagine what kind of enemy they are fighting against.

At the same time, rows of Viking fighters formed into four-plane formations passed by at high speed from both sides, with bright lights flashing in front of the dark black painted cockpits, and advanced twin engines driving dazzling flames. The Viking fighters were as flexible as a giant bird with wings spread in the sky, but in fact they were steel behemoths spewing flames. They were the most important aircraft models of the Terran Empire at present, and were also equipped with local air forces and naval fleets in the planetary atmosphere.

Viking fighters climbed up and disappeared from Nova's sight. A large number of death heat missiles carrying antimatter warheads were launched into the sky. Large pieces of rising smoke pointed directly at the void fragment flashing red, creating a series of terrible explosions in the sky as far as the eye could see.

Nova knew that the pilots of the Viking fighters would use these powerful missiles to deal with groups of alien dragons or those king insects that were powerless to resist the attack, but she was not sure whether it would be effective against void fragments.

If this thing really came from the void as said above, how could they deal with such a mysterious thing. As the old saying goes, you have to fight magic with magic, and fight psionics with psionics, so that's why Nova is here.

Yes, their mission is to destroy these void fragments and completely wipe them out from the territory of Augustgrad.

This is a direct order from the Augustgrad Palace, from Queen Sarah Kerrigan herself. She is the most powerful woman in the empire, standing on the throne and giving orders like a queen.

She assigned a group of beasts to complete this task.

Soon, the vibrations of the transport ship became more and more violent, and Nova felt like she was riding on a mad bear-toothed beast. The marines in the seats next to them were still whispering in the communication channel, talking about everything from which girl was the most beautiful to the emperor's dirty laundry, and there was no sign of nervousness at all.

The Imperial Special Forces did not only accept those experienced veterans, but tended to recruit the elite among the Marines. There are many ways to join the special forces, which may come from the recommendation of the superiors or open selection.

Like the special forces of the Sons of Korhal and Nova Squadron, the Imperial Special Forces are equipped with the best weapons and perform the most dangerous and exciting missions. After joining the special forces, everyone will receive a new contract, including a staggering triple salary and a considerable pension guarantee.

High risk and high reward, but Nova joined the special forces only because the emperor wanted her to command this army, and for this reason, he almost never refused any of her requests.

Nova used to worry that Augustus would become her father inexplicably one day, so her feelings towards him were complicated.

In any case, Nova believed that Augustus was neither great nor perfect. He also had many unbearable shortcomings, such as his occasional arrogance, pettiness, bad taste, and a sense of superiority that everything was under control, as if he really knew the direction of the situation, which of course he could not feel.

Putting aside Augustus's kindness, Nova was loyal to the empire just to fulfill her duties, because she believed that the empire was indeed loyal to her people.

"What the hell are these pillars? They crushed my house. Luckily I bought extra insurance!"

"A void fragment appeared in the Enfield area. Damn, my new car is ruined again."

"I hope my family has evacuated safely. Even Augustgrad was attacked. Is there any safe place in this universe?"

"Dude, how can you find a clean place in a rotten toilet?"

"There are wars everywhere. There is no peace anywhere. I heard that the scale of the battlefield this time is larger than the previous ones combined. But the most terrifying thing is that the above can't explain it clearly. Who is our enemy? Is it human, Protoss, Zerg or hybrid? "

"Some people say that the enemy is a god of the Protoss. This is the biggest joke I have ever heard in my life. Hey, we have to invite God to deal with him."

"I have to tell you that God is in the palace."

"Guys, are we there yet? Maybe I should wash my face?"

"Get ready." When Nova spoke in the channel, everyone fell silent: "The transport plane will land in one minute."

In the eyes of many people, Nova is just a little girl who just turned twenty. Before that, she was just a spoiled little princess of Tarsonis. But just after entering the Marine Corps, Nova has established absolute authority in the army.

Powerful, reliable, and most importantly, no one will refuse a beautiful blonde ghost.

Probably.

"Understood, sir." The answers in the channel were surprisingly consistent.

Nova couldn't help but smile on her delicate face. Many people thought she wouldn't smile, but that was not the case. Now, Nova has finally come out of the death of her father Constantine, because she at least has her mother and brother.

"Action begins."

Amidst the violent turbulence, the transport ship finally landed. One by one, the Imperial Special Forces Marines in blue-black power armor jumped down from the loading ramp at the rear, and the heavily armored raiders stepped on a large cloud of dust with heavy footsteps.

At this time, Nova realized how huge the void fragment in front of her was. Its towering spire penetrated into the sky and split the entire city in two. The void fragment was so tall that the nearby anti-aircraft firepower could easily lock on to this conspicuous target.

But both the anti-aircraft missiles and the Lanzer flying thunder of the Viking fighter were intercepted by a layer of void shield on the surface of the void fragment and exploded around.

To destroy it, they can only use high explosives for directional blasting, or use the powerful pulse cannons of the Khar defense network, but the latter will definitely send the entire city into the sky.

Maybe they have other better means, but now they can only use the simplest and most effective way.

This is the commercial center in the central city of Augustgrad. A few hours ago, there was a bustling flow of people, but now it is a mess.

Nova is sure that there are still people who have not completely evacuated here. The situation is more complicated than expected. They must allocate personnel to evacuate people. Obviously, the void fragments that have emerged everywhere in the city have not only caused great damage, but also blocked transportation and communications.

Some friendly troops that have arrived long ago are nearby, and the sound of fierce exchanges of fire is endless. They are fighting with a very bizarre void creature, including humanoids and more terrifying images.

These void creatures seem to be able to simulate the existence of existing creatures in the universe after entering reality, and even hybrids.

It must be said that Nova has not figured out why those void creatures that look like marines are also shooting with weapons made of void energy. If their bullets are pure void energy, why don’t they make them into more powerful weapons.

Obviously, these void creatures have no obvious intelligence, and everything seems to be just a convergent imitation.

When the special forces arrived, several uniformed men rushed out of a building called Singularity Travel Agency. This is a large travel company, whose business even covers Char's wilderness survival program. These people were obviously missed in the chaos.

The staff of the travel agency were still in a panic. They were at a loss and couldn't figure out where those terrifying void creatures came from. As soon as they saw the imperial soldiers, they immediately seemed to have seen their saviors.

Nova immediately asked someone to take them to her transport ship, and these people were very grateful.

"Move, we must destroy this mission target." Nova ordered in the communication channel: "Quick!"

Several special operations teams carried fusion explosives and manually went to the expected target point to plant the explosives. The streets in front of them were filled with debris left by the explosives. They were not the only force involved in this operation, as all the Imperial legions on Korhal sent their best forces.

Prince Arcturus even gave up the defense of the palace and sent most of the royal guards to join the battle, which allowed the royal family to win the hearts of the people.

Suddenly, a thunder beast condensed from void energy appeared from the alley on one side, roaring and rushing towards Nova.

Only then did Nova see the appearance of this void creature at close range. It was an entity made of condensed energy, and its black body was flashing with spots of red light. In addition, both the body structure and the details of the huge crown and thick armor are the same as a real Thunder Beast.

A ridiculous idea suddenly came to Nova's mind, that is, they could even simulate their own appearance, including people like Kerrigan, Raynor, and Tychus. Perhaps these void creations can also simulate their abilities, or even fake them.

But if Amon is really so powerful, does he really need to use other powers to destroy the world?

The special forces team immediately opened fire on this thunder beast, summoning a large number of armor-piercing rifle bullets and grenades towards its ugly giant face, making it roar again and again. Although these weapons did not seem to be able to hurt it, Nova could clearly sense that the monster's energy was weakening.

At this time, more special forces transport planes arrived on the battlefield. Two huge Thors descended from the sky and occupied the entire street. The siege tanks of the Imperial Shock Team were set up and artillery fire roared. This is a battle between a giant beast and a giant mecha. Everything is just like the blood-spraying scene in a holographic movie.

There's nothing more reassuring than the unwavering rumble of tank tracks and walking mechs on the move.

"Stone, Pierce." Nova summoned his Imperial Ghost agents: "Don't worry about those monsters. Our mission is to blow up the void fragment and leave them to others to solve."

Just as he was talking, more than a dozen springtails transformed from void creations broke into the neighborhood unexpectedly and were immediately defeated by the Marines of the special operations team. A springtail came into Nova's sight, and golden light flashed in her eyes. The hateful little monster immediately exploded into pieces.