Chapter 29: Prelude (2)

"Admiral, we've done our job", George clicked on the communicator in the Dominator's Nest**, and next to him was a medic injecting the Juggernaut with neurotoxins.

"Very well, Captain George, the ship will come to meet you soon", Dugar seemed very happy, the capture of the Juggernaut had succeeded in dispelling part of the gloom of Stukov's death, "It seems that he will soon be returning home", he seems to think of his wife.

"Report, sir, the probe has spotted Lieutenant Duran's ship, and he appears to be followed by a large number of insects," the Adjutant de Synthesises reported

"What, how dare he show up? Hmph, just looking for him to settle accounts", Dugar remembered something, "How about the Juggernaut's side?" ”

"I just received the latest news from Captain George, the spacecraft has begun to return"

"Now it's all right"

"A new signal is coming", the communication device above the console flashed, and soon the figures of Kerrigan and Duran appeared on the screen.

"I'm sorry Admiral", Duran spoke, but there was no sorry request on his face, more mockery, "I want to introduce you to someone... ”

"Duran? What the hell does that mean, you damned traitor? Are you trying to stop me? Dugar became more and more unable to understand this person

"Traitor? No, I should say that I didn't mean to be loyal to you all along, I think we are more of a partnership", Duran defended, "After the overthrow of the Tyranid Empire, our cooperation ended, I thought you would recognize that, but obviously. ", the lieutenant made a regretful gesture.

"Admiral Dugal, I've heard quite a few things about you", Kerrigan bowed slightly, yes, she thought that was enough, well, the Queen of Blades was really arrogant.

"Who are you... What the hell are you? Dugal looked at the creature in front of him in shock, the other party could barely call it a human, but what the hell was the dark red bone armor and the wanton bone wings behind it?

"You're so rude, this doesn't fit your identity, Mr. Admiral", Kerrigan seemed a little angry, angry look If Renault was present, he would definitely be fascinated, "I'm Kerrigan, you can call me the Queen of Blades." The insects you have killed here and the masters you have captured belong to me. "As for our mutual friend, Lieutenant Duran, who has always been subordinate to me, so let's put it this way, Admiral... There are several organizations in this sector that have complained about your actions here, and my comrades and I aim to bring your reign to an early end."

"Hmph, arrogance", Mr. Admiral's contemptuous voice sounded, he didn't think that the other party could turn the sky upside down, "I'm afraid it's difficult, you think too much, Queen of Blades, after all, I can directly interfere with your control of the insects"

"Oh, you mean the psionic jammer, right? It won't last long, Admiral. I'm going to destroy it sooner or later, and then, I'll show you the true strength of the worms", Kerrigan stretched his body, "Oh, by the way, Admiral, your friend Stukov is much better than you, if he's still around, I'll really have to spend some time and feet, thank you for saving me the trouble of getting rid of him"

"Damn, damn it, destroy them for me!" As if poked in the sore spot, Dugal frantically gave the order, and the cruiser began to turn its guns and fire at Kerrigan.

"Angry? Let's go", after paying some air units, the swarm was successfully taken away from the planet by Leviathan, and disappeared into Char under Dugal's annoyed gaze.

A month later, UED held a grand triumphal ceremony on the planet Keha.

"Good evening everybody, this is UEN Channel, and I'm the host Fett. Here's the newsletter: Admiral Dugal, wearing a ribbon and smiling, inspects his troops, and he says that the next step for the United Earth Council will be to completely sweep away the opposition in this star field", in the newly completed TV station, he successfully transformed into a civilian to a host, and it can be seen that he is enjoying his current post, "As we all know, the terrible race of insects, which we rarely talk about, has once again shrouded everyone in the shadow of fear, but now we can sit back and relax, Because we have captured Char and captured their leader, the Juggernaut", he paused, as if to let the listener digest the information, "The Juggernaut is a huge brain that can give orders to the countless insects under him, they have caused us a lot of trouble, but they cannot stop our valiant soldiers"

"Of course, there are casualties in any war, and the great Lieutenant General Stukov left us forever, and it was his final attack in Char that allowed us to achieve the final victory", the truth is often hidden in the fog, in the picture, his coffin crosses the orbit of the platform, slowly rushing into the dark universe.

"However, his sacrifice is not meaningless, the Juggernaut is the greatest trophy, it is the work of the Creator, it is currently sleeping under the influence of the potion, we will continue to study it, and we are committed to the peace of the Hereafter"

In the fortress of Tarsanis, the fortress of Kerrigan, the TV screen finally stopped at the scene of Dugar waving his arms, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for interrupting, the visitor you were expecting has arrived"

"Oh, it's exciting, isn't it?" , Kerrigan pointed to Dugal on TV, "looking at his smug appearance, as if he embraced the whole universe in his arms", and then she seemed to have just heard the other party's words, "Are you here?" Connect the communication, I'm going to have a good talk with them."

On the Hyperion, Renault looked at the planet outside with a slight sigh. Not so long ago, they fought side by side to overthrow the Confederacy, but now, they have become enemies of each other because of the insects, and they have chosen to cooperate in the face of a common threat.

Compared to him, Mengsk is clearly much calmer, he is indifferent to everything here, in his point of view, everything is irrefutable for the loser, and the other side will not listen to your reasons for failure.

"The signal is coming", and soon, several people appeared on their respective screens at the same time, "It's finally here, you guys are really slow"

"Oh, yes, we weren't in a hurry to meet you, Sarah."

"Hehe, what did I say on the El? The United Earth Council wants to control the Juggernaut, and it is clear that they have done so, and have tamed him initially, and through it, most of the insects have been controlled", Kerrigan recounted all this, but Renault was indifferent

"You want us to help you defeat them, and then you can control the insects?" , Phoenix's disdainful taunt, "Hey, that's a great ploy"

"No, I'm going to defeat them, and if I don't, they're going to enslave us all, Jimmy, think...

"Tell me your purpose, Kerrigan, we're not interested in going around in circles with you," said Mengsk, who had been observing for a long time.

Renault watched from the sidelines, she still wanted to control him, she really didn't know where she got her confidence, or was she sure that the star spirit wouldn't make a move on her? She clearly underestimated Atanis, but he didn't break it.

"Oh? You think I'm going to kill you for an old vendetta? Now that the enemy is present, we must be united"

"That's reassuring"

"Listen, Arcturus, I need the psionic launcher in your hand, with which I can muster troops to destroy the Council's psionic jammer, and...

"I'm not interested in hearing your big plans, what do I get?"

"How about helping you get back to the country?"

"The offer is tempting, but what guarantees?"

"The only thing I can guarantee is that without my help, you can only be the emperor in the spaceship for the rest of your life"

"Well, you won", Mengsk smiled as expected, "I'll provide you with a batch of launchers, hopefully you'll be the talk"

"Of course", but what the queen didn't expect was that Renaud watched all this quietly on the sidelines, but admired Artanis, the other party was simply divine, and guessed all the details of this meeting, "Sarah, you have ignored the person who cannot be ignored, good luck"