Chapter 720 Narud! Change Now!
It is said that although the emperor never prayed to the god of war, he was favored by him. Augustus Mengsk's ascension to the throne was destiny, for Fate kissed the boy from Khastilling at his birth.
This is a joke.
I could crush him to death with one finger. Alarak thought with malice.
But Alarak knew that he had to be cautious. In this huge military alliance led by the Tyranid Empire, he was really outnumbered. Before being promoted to a high position, Alarak was just an unknown person in the chain of promotions where ruthless people appeared. He had not yet become a promotion, so he also knew how to be patient and patient.
At least, that was the case before becoming a high-ranking lord.
To put it harshly, he was just a beggar standing around, but he was certain that Augustus and Artanis had to help him.
"There is no need for me to remind you of the importance of military speed." Alarak narrowed his scarlet slender eyes and stared at Augustus, who was walking towards him.
He put aside what had just happened and adopted a condescending tone, as if he was the one giving the orders:
"Augustus Mengsk, the only way to defeat your enemies is to do better than them. While Marash's supporters are dispersed among the death fleets fighting the primitive zerg swarm, you should immediately send a force The army attacks Slane!"
"You are right." Augustus glanced at Alarak. Alarak said exactly what he did, but he didn't want to appear more anxious than the other person.
There was one of the largest leading party in front of him, and he had been left alone for a while, eager to fight his way back to Slane.
"So you agree?" Alarak walked to the other side of Augustus and walked side by side with him. He wears armor and is much taller than humans without power armor.
Artanis walked on the other side of Augustus, with Alarak on the left and right, very conspicuous.
"Why not?" Augustus asked Alarak: "As you said, we should send an army to Slane."
"Led by me?" Alarak was very satisfied with Augustus's attitude, but he did not show it. In the past, Augustus either always contradicted him, or he just ignored him.
Except for the few upgraders who stood at the top of the chain of promotion in the past, Alarak had never suffered this kind of injustice.
This idiot emperor thinks he can sit on the head of the future high-ranking lord and dictate what he wants. Does this make him look very powerful?
childish.
"Commanded by Artanis." Augustus looked at Artanis next to him, who also agreed.
"Artanis. I hope you are not mistaken." Alarak was not annoyed. Although Tal'darin looked down on the Templars, he also recognized their strength.
"But we still need your strength." Augustus emphasized again.
"Hmph." Alarak snorted softly: "As expected."
Augustus glanced at Alarak again. I don’t know if Alarak would have been stunned by the Dog Emperor if he had said “Hong Guo Guo, you are so cute”.
"The most powerful Templars and Dark Templars under my command volunteered to join this expedition to save the Tal'darin compatriots enslaved by Amon and give them freedom." Artanis continued.
"Freedom? Freedom is just an illusion given by the strong to the weak. They don't need freedom." Alarak said: "Don't get it wrong, Artanis, why do you always have to struggle with freedom."
"Some people are born to be ruled, and others rule others. This is Tal'darin. But the chain of promotion is fair. Through strategy and killing, the strong can still achieve class ascension, unlike the eldest son of your god. "
"It's really cruel fairness. Our concepts are indeed very different." Artanis admitted: "The past system of the Protoss Empire was too rigid. My mentor and I worked hard to reform, but there were many obstacles."
"At least now you don't have to worry about it anymore." Alarak said sarcastically.
"I will not give up on my people as long as there is a glimmer of hope," Artanis snapped.
"What a waste of time, they have long been hopeless, you know this very well." Alarak said: "When I seize the position of high-ranking lord of Marash, the Death Fleet will immediately declare war on Amon. "
"We will only do it when we feel the time is right," Artanis shot back.
Alarak was very dissatisfied that he had been excluded from high-level decision-making. He knew that Augustus and others had a plan in mind, but he knew nothing about the details. In general, Augustus was not as lacking in confidence as he appeared, and was even confident. He was definitely not pretending, otherwise Alarak would not have wronged himself to follow a fool.
They still don't trust themselves, that's for sure.
In his heart, Alarak thinks everyone is a fool, but his cleverness lies in assuming that everyone is smart.
"You shouldn't be here." Kerrigan's red hair was scattered. The shoes under her feet had long gone, so she could only stand barefoot. Apart from this, the dress on her body showed no signs of being affected by the battle.
"I sense that Narud is still alive - even though he has been severely injured."
"I'm not afraid of him." Augustus' expression remained unchanged: "I think he should be afraid of me."
"How are you feeling? Are you hurt?"
"In fact, I feel good." The empress of the empire, who always presented a dignified and elegant image, cheered happily, clasped her hands together, and pushed them back to the top of her head, stretching out her almost perfect curves.
Kerrigan's figure is well maintained, and she has lost the immaturity of a girl and is full of the plumpness of a mature woman. There are no wrinkles on her face, which may be related to psychic power, but it is difficult to say for sure, because Tosh looks at least 20 years older than his actual age.
"When I was in the palace, I always felt that the power accumulated in my body could not be released."
"Then this is good news for me." Augustus's face seemed to be much older for a moment.
Augustus looked at the original position of Narud. At this time, the thick fog caused by the explosion had dissipated, and the bridge deck paved with huge rocks was full of gullies left by the war. Surprisingly, all the damaged hulls were shining with a bright green light, and they were repairing themselves while absorbing the surrounding void energy that had not yet dissipated.
Augustus still hadn't seen Narud at this moment, but he was sure that he was somewhere ahead.
The bridge of the world ship was flat and wide, and Narud could only hide behind the numerous control consoles, instrument panels and crystal cores.
"I'll go ahead and find out." Talandar felt deeply ashamed that he could only watch from the side just now. He had "died" once, and his psychic power was no longer as strong as before. He was really powerless.
Augustus didn't stop Talandar and let him go. Although Talandar's Archon Mech was unique, he had many such mechs on the Cybros as backup.
If we unfortunately lost a Talandar, we could immediately send more Talandars loaded with Revenge Protocol to the enemy's position.
Talandar strode forward, followed closely by Artanis, Vorazun and their respective warriors, and Augustus continued to move forward under the protection of the Royal Guard.
At this moment, a deep voice sounded: "This is just the beginning. Amon whispered everything from the nebula. He told you he would come back, and he predicted destruction, extinction, and the end of everything."
"Prophecy?" Augustus thought you were still playing tricks:
"I'm standing here. If Amon can predict my death, why doesn't he do it now?"
Then, Augustus thought that this might be a flag of "Who dares to kill me", which was not auspicious, so he didn't say anything more.
Although Amon can't predict a person's death, he will carve a prophecy in front of you, and then kill you personally, thus verifying the prophecy.
"And your end and destruction are on my blade." Talandar was not scared at all, he is now a real materialist warrior.
On the battlefield, Talandar's Archon Mecha is a real war weapon, a real steel beast, capable of wrestling with monsters like Omega Thundermon.
Talandar quickly found and pulled out Narud with his mechanical limbs that were strong enough to chop down giant trees. At that time, Narud's power was almost exhausted and he had recovered to the appearance of a human Narud. Even so, he was almost no longer in human form, and his carefully tailored dress was completely rotten on his body.
"Let me see Augustus Mengsk! Let me see Augustus Mengsk!" Finally, Narud was no longer mysterious and wanted to see Augustus. Since he didn't care about this incarnation, his attitude could actually be tougher.
The smartest way is that Narud can deceive Augustus that he has planted countless hidden dangers in the Terran Empire, forcing Augustus to launch a great purge and plunge humanity into an endless civil war.
"You can't erase my contribution to the Terran Empire!" Narud was still saying when he was carried by Talandar to Augustus.
Narud's face was already broken, and green light shone through the face that looked like a broken human skin mask, which was very creepy.
"You are right." Augustus saw the monster in front of him, but he was not worried that the other party would hurt him. He had Artanis Alarak, two red and blue gate gods standing here, and Kerrigan Volazon, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
"You will be left with a colorful page in the history books, and my historians will portray you as a true hero, but unfortunately you were corrupted by Amon and used by him, and eventually fell into irreversible depravity."
At this point, Augustus sighed and showed a look of "Lord Na hurt me too deeply."
"I once thought that the person who was least likely to betray me was you."
"Hehe. I just want to ask you, when did you find out?" Narud didn't believe it at all.
"From the beginning." Augustus told the truth: "When you first appeared in front of me as Emil Narud."
"You lied." Narud stared at Augustus:
"Impossible!"
".Look." Augustus sighed: "Emile, when have I ever lied to you?"
"You dog." Narud thought that after becoming a Xel'Naga, he would no longer be angry with lower creatures, and Augustus was still pretending here.
Suddenly, Narud changed his appearance, and Augustus found that the old man in front of him turned into a little girl with silver-gray hair.
Augustus seemed to be slapped in the face.
"Get out of the way!" Alarak used his big hands covered with black claws to lift Augustus behind him, as if he were grabbing a sleeping cat on his lap:
"Don't hold me back!"
Alarak was not here to save Augustus. If he died, who would send troops to help him ascend to the position of high-ranking lord.
But Alarak soon discovered that Narud did not burst out with much power, and could not understand why Augustus looked so painful.
"I am the nightmare you can't escape." Narud changed many appearances in an instant, turning into Thomas Omo, the mecha pilot who died to protect Augustus and finally turned into him The authority who once fiercely resisted, the originally majestic patriarch, the hero of Korhal, the savior of the people.
His father, Angus Mengsk.
In Augustus' memory, Angus was once extremely tall, like a straight mountain, as if it could never be conquered.
But now Angus is much older, his hair is sparse, and his wrinkles are piled up. Suddenly, it seems incredible that he has shrunk by a whole circle, and he has truly become an old man. Still tormented by the destruction of Korhal and the sacrifice of countless men, Angus has become much more vulnerable.
Augustus could easily defeat him now, but all he felt was pain.
"Go ahead and execute the man in front of you." Narud said to Augustus in the form of Angus.
"Okay, do it." Augustus agreed to him without any mercy.
"No, you can never know my past."
Narud, you failed because you didn't bother to really understand me.
When Alarak crushed Narud with a violent psychic wave, he was still saying: "You have lost! Amon has returned!"
Some time later, Renault and Tychus found Augustus and reported the results of the battle to him.
"We have reoccupied the Xel'Naga world ship." Raynor said to Augustus: "But it was severely damaged. Swann told me that even if they had enough manpower and resources, it would take them at least four months to repair it. A battleship.”
This means that the world ship cannot keep up with the next battle plan.
"Tell Swann that any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem." Augustus knew what kind of commitment Swann wanted.
"Who doesn't know how to talk big words?" Renault expressed disdain.
"You are the only one who is not qualified to criticize me." Augustus choked back.
"So we still have to fight into the void?" Tychus said with a don't-trick-me expression.
"Hell, cowboys should roam the world." Reno said with high spirits: "The void is the ends of the world."
"Jimmy, you know what my motto is?"
"Eating, drinking, whoring and gambling?" Renault said "Ah".
"Damn it, I am the only one in heaven and on earth." Tychus's face darkened.
Out of politeness and respect for his old friend, Renault remained silent.
"Is that Narud dead?" Tychus asked Augustus nonchalantly: "I heard that he is an evil Xel'Naga shape-shifting creature and can change anything."
"Yes." Augustus nodded and said, "But I think we only destroyed Narud's incarnation, and his true body still survives somewhere in the void."
"Exactly like a real person." Renault said: "A perfect copy, a clone."
"You bastard reminded me that I never thought Narud could be used in this way." Tychus said: "If he can become anyone, I hope he can become Daisy."
"That girl with pink hair and big breasts? Believe me, Narud will never do that even if he dies." Renault was shocked. Tychus knows many heavy-handed ways to play, but he didn't expect that he could also attack inhuman creatures.
"When you see Narud's true form in the void, you will definitely regret what you said today." Augustus said to Tychus.