Chapter 13: The Moment of Truth
Tassadar led the Templars through the mountains and depressions, looking for traces of insects, and in order to be realistic, they even jumped over a crystal tower as a temporary camp, and then carried out a reconnaissance operation with the crystal tower as the center, so as to give Kerrigan the illusion of a temporary station. He didn't know whether to trust the Dark Templar or not, but there seemed to be no other choice at this point.
"Executive, it seems that you have a lot of concerns, how can I help?" Zamara, the protector who had gone on his expedition, asked. She had been following Tassadar's expeditionary force and was responsible for recording the details of the expedition, and unlike the other protectors, she did not stick to the lessons, but silently observed Tassadar from the sidelines, hoping to notice what made him different.
At this time, the Giantrisol hovered over the interior of the planet Char, and all of the Templars were sent to the surface to prepare for the next battle, except for a few permanent personnel piloting the ship.
"I just feel a little suspicious, the impact of the war has caused me to temporarily put aside my long-held insistence and re-accept the Naira Mother as an ally, but...
"But I don't know if I should do that?" The protector took his words
"Yes, their appearance is too coincidental, we don't know anything about their purpose, and I can't find out what to do next."
"Executive, follow your heart, no need to be confused, no need to hesitate, when you are hesitating, in fact, your heart has already chosen the right answer, it is waiting for you to discover." The Protector's words were calm and warm, "As you feared, I will observe the Mother of Naira, and in accordance with your orders, I will monitor their movements on this ship, high in the sky, and if they really have bad intentions, then, I will notify you immediately"
Tassadar looked at the Protectors, as the Protectors of the knowledge in Kara, who were born to take care of the thoughts and history of the Astral Spirits, "Please, Protector, thank you for your enlightenment, I think, I know what to do"
At this time, a message came from the ground forces, "Executive officer, the insects have discovered us, we are ignoring it for the time being, please give instructions on the next step"
"Very good, the troops can temporarily withdraw to the assembly point, leaving some traces along the way, don't worry about them not taking the bait, and then, it's up to those Naira and their mothers"
Kerrigan did not return to the hive, preferring to be close to her own swarm compared to other brain worms, even though there was a brain worm in her swarm, and the brain worm was the core component of the control of the worm. Although she was reborn from the Juggernaut, but the Juggernaut in order to find hope against Aemon, did not erase the consciousness of Kerrigan, after the infection of the insect gene, the bloodthirsty and dark side of her bones was completely activated, although she could not completely get rid of the control of the Juggernaut, but she still showed great ambition, has a very strong independence, she is not afraid of the conflict with other brain worms, and even wanted to kill them at one point. The Juggernaut observes this silently, hoping to see the new hope that Kerrigan brings to the swarm, and only when she clashes with the other brainworms will he show up to stop her and favor her, and these only add to her arrogance.
"Queen, the Stars have been found, but another group of Dark Templar Warriors has not been found."
"Oh? It seems that they are indeed as they showed, although they resist us together, but the prejudice in their bones cannot be erased."
"Yes, Queen, but I'm always a little uneasy," said the brainworm who followed her, she didn't have a name, in fact, not all brainworms had names, only Zasz, Daggs, and Queen of Blades, the brainworms who communicated with the Juggernaut all the time, had names, and Kerrigan was subjected to varying degrees of hostility and envy from Zasz's cronies because he kept his original name.
"Are you worried about their schemes?" Kerrigan communicates with the brainworms through psychic links, and the brainworms are incapacitated, so they usually hide in the hive, "I will tell them that all tricks are just jokes in the face of absolute strength"
At this time, near the Zasz clan's hive, Zeratul and his Dark Templars are hurrying to search for the entrance, the Queen of Blades has been successfully lured by their compatriots, and next, they must prove their worth by assassinating the brain worms, otherwise, the already unstable covenant is at risk of breaking, and this is undoubtedly fatal for them in such a dangerous situation.
Visitors from the front reported that their sentinels had discovered the entrance, and since Kerrigan was almost moving with most of the swarm, the Worms guarding the Hive Hatchery were only the core units of the Zasz Clan, and the Worms had almost given up defending the perimeter, and in essence, they didn't think that the Star Spirits, who had become lost dogs, could come to attack them in their lair. But, after all, they are careless.
Zasz was fanning the swarm, or making his point clear to the Juggernaut, "The Queen of the Blades is not worthy of our support, she is risking all our strength for her impulses, and besides, she is not an alien", but unfortunately the Juggernaut did not respond to it, but that did not prevent it from whispering, "She is not yet mature, even if she is now transformed into an ancient being, she is not worthy of being the leader of the swarm"
"Zasz, her intelligence and extremes will benefit the biter, I have always believed that, prejudice has carried you away, however, I don't blame you, go ahead, try to look at what she does neutrally, you will eventually find her good" The Juggernaut finally responded to it, after all, this is the Juggernaut's swarm, it wants its men to fight, but it has to be benign.
When the will of the Lord was gone, Zeratul realized that the time had come for them to act. The moment the will of the Lord came down just now, he was about to order a retreat, but long experience told him that it was the best choice to hide his aura with all his might. Simply, the other party did not realize that this was due to the same source of power.
At this time, they were less than 100 meters away from the brain worm, and they were originally standing against the wall, but now, they appeared in shape, and they were concentrated, and the leader was the Dark Sect. The reaction of the insect swarm was swift, and the huge thunderbeast sprinted forward, the stinging snake tightly surrounding the brain worm, and the jumping worm surging in all directions.
Zeratul didn't give the order to attack, he just stood there, his hands raised, indicating that he had no ill intentions, "I'm Zeratul, a Dark Templar, I want to talk to you, Brain Worm"
The huge and bulky brain worm trembled slightly, "Star Spirit? Why should I talk to the enemy, aren't you being hunted down by Kerrigan, she's still unreliable"
"We're not with the Templars, in fact, they treat us prisoners and traitors," Zeratul said calmly and gracefully, "I think I know some of the weaknesses of the Queen of Blades, and I think you'll be very interested in that"
Zasz was a little unusual, but he was still very cautious, "Weakness? She is a sovereign creature and cannot have weaknesses" but the mocking tone had betrayed its heart.