Chapter Twenty-Five: Falling Short
Aldaris ended his connection with Tassadar with a little annoyance, he really didn't expect that the other party would actually be mixed with Naira's mother. He couldn't help but worry about Artanis, if there were too few troops left for him, but in an instant, this idea was put to the back of his mind, the Star Spirit was sparsely populated, and it was worth the reasonable sacrifice in order to protect the El.
Phoenix just waited quietly for his orders, he was not good at words, and he was a little puzzled by the unreasonable behavior of his former superiors.
"If what Tassadar said is true, then, the insect is not invulnerable" In fact, most of the El has fallen, and only the heart of the Supreme Council, Antiok and other bases are still in the hands of the Star Spirit, and the once prosperous Kushaka has been opened at this time, if it cannot effectively contain the attack of the Alien Worm, what awaits the Star Spirit Empire is an unprecedented catastrophe.
"I'm willing to carry out this plan," Phoenix's face was full of determination, "we can't delay, the number of insects is increasing, and their destruction of the El is getting more and more violent"
"Then, I'll attack the hive on the other side to attract the attention of the insects and make it easier for you to infiltrate" The magistrate finally decided, no matter what, to try it, and if it succeeded, then he could get support from the council. The parliament is already seriously dissatisfied with his work, and the erosion of the situation is not his fault, damn Tassadar.
Phoenix returned to the camp and gave the order, but his heart was not at peace, was there something unspeakable about the fact that the respected Tassadar was actually mixed up with those degenerates? At the end of the call, he noticed that the other party seemed to have something to say, but the magistrate ended the call angrily, leaving him with a vague sense of unease about what to do.
"Chief, the fighters are ready," said the old fellow Marsal, "what are we going to do next?" ”
Phoenix didn't answer, "How's Aldarus doing?" ”
"He informed us that as soon as he attacked and attracted the attention of the swarm, we took action"
"So, that's it," Phoenix no longer thought, "the goal of our trip is brain worms"
Tassadar, I hope you're right, he said to himself.
The Worm Hive of the Baierlaug Tribe, which is currently located not far from the fortress of Antioch, is less than 100 kilometers if calculated according to the distance of humans.
The will of the "Daggs" lord descends, "You are doing well"
"Thank you for the compliment, your will is mine"
"Very well, the resistance of the Star Spirit is fiercer than expected, I need you to destroy the fortress in front of you to further weaken their will to resist"
"Yes, Master," Duggeth mused, "but I need help"
"I'll have other brainworms bring in the swarm and increase your power," Juggernaut's response was not unexpected, "You need to take this fortress as a welcome gift before my daughter, Kerrigan, arrives"
The will of the Lord left here, but Daggs was not in a good mood, no one wanted to make a wedding dress for someone else, not to mention that this person was still an outsider. Although he was loyal to the Juggernaut, he did not see the unexpected benefits that the Juggernaut said about her extreme ability to bring to the swarm, what he saw was her recklessness and impulsiveness, as well as her overconfidence in power and extreme expansion.
"I'll prove that the existence of the Queen of Blades doesn't matter," Daggs said to himself, or rather, that's what all brain worms resonate with.
Antioch Fortress, an hour later
The attack of the insect disrupted Aldaris's plan, and it seemed that the other party was not prepared to give him much time to think, but he had to send it.
"Phoenix," he said, looking at the Templar in front of him, "I'll do my best to hold them back, and you, as originally planned, will go straight to the worm's lair from the passage on the other side."
"Yes, magistrate"
"Show your blades, Templars, we are about to fight the insects that have invaded our homeland, defend the El, and we will be victorious!" Aldares was making the final pre-war mobilization
“En Taro Adun!” This is the response of the fighters
In order to make the most of this trick, Aldares has assembled all the Templar Zealots and high-ranking Templars that can be mobilized so far, which is already the highest combat power in today's world when the forbidden weapon has been sealed. The dragoons lined up silently behind the Templars, surrounded by the energy fields of mechanical sentinels that protected their fighters to the greatest extent possible.
"Attacking" passive defense is never the practice of the Star Spirits, they are the firstborn sons of the proud gods, the inquisitors of the universe, the inheritors of the gods, and they are inherently impossible to fail.
At this time, the El is no longer the scene of the past, full of strange insect colonies, unscrupulously expanding, these bacterial clusters can effectively provide protection for the alien insects, but also allow them to wreak havoc on it without any scruples.
"Be careful" Phoenix grabbed a star spirit who slipped due to accidentally stepping on a bulge, "Hurry up, the destination is close at hand"
They soon came to a low-lying area, and it seemed that the insects always liked to build their nests in low-lying places or underground. Insect-style buildings line the ground, with stinging snakes and jumping insects patrolling back and forth, and even a few thunderbeasts walking back and forth, the road to the hive is firmly blocked by them
"Looks like there's a tough battle going on," Phoenix said, turning to Marsal to the side, "Old man, I need you to lead our men away from those bugs," he pointed in the direction where the worms were, "and I'm going to lead a squad to storm in and destroy the brainworms."
"This... Wouldn't it be a little sloppy, we should observe more"
"There's no time, man, Antioch is being attacked, and that guy from Aldaris won't last long," Phoenix revealed some information, "And, you have to have faith in Tassadar, he told us the news that the Brain Worm is the command hub of the Alien Worm"
"Okay, I see" The worry on Marsal's face did not dissipate, he always felt that things would not be so simple, since the brain worm could be assassinated, it means that Tassadar and they have succeeded, and after the insects come to the El, they will definitely guard against this hand.
However, he thought about the current form, and it was true that assassinating the brain worm was the only thing they could do now.
Soon, he led the zealot towards the insects, and the base of the insects seemed to come to life, and what seemed to be plants began to writhe and whip the surrounding star spirits.
"Spread out, take care of it," Marsar linked the thoughts of each of the Star Spirits through Kara, "Watch out for the big guys, let's not be overshadowed by them"