Chapter 20: The Truth in the Mist (9) (Revised)

Augustgrad was extremely nervous at this time, and some of the high-ranking members of the Sons of Keha began to stir. No one knows how long the broken ship of Mengsk can continue to sail under the attack of the United Earth Council, but if His Majesty the Great Emperor can't come up with something to turn the tables, then the fall of the empire is imminent, and these guys don't want to live and die with the empire at this time.

At this time, there was a panicked atmosphere in the Imperial Center Building, there were voices of walking, arguing, and even cursing everywhere, the rout of the front line kept coming, and the various military researchers were at a loss, they pinned their hopes on the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, and our Emperor His Majesty was listening to the report from the front line at this time.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect", Duke spoke to Mengsk on the Nord III, "it is almost impossible for us to turn the tables on this war, and a futile resistance will only cost us more strength"

Warfield has always been unaccustomed to Duke's arrogant appearance, it is undeniable that he is a capable person, but he agrees with his views on the battle situation, "Yes, Arcturus, I will let the front-line fighters open the gap as soon as possible, and then... ”

"And retreat?" Mengsk answered without expression, "My soldiers are fighting bloodily for their emperor, and we are here to discuss retreat?" His questioning left the two Imperial generals speechless, especially Duke, who was the result of his belated arrival that caused the Empire to lose control of the Dalarian Dockyard and began to tilt the entire battle in favor of the United Earth Council.

"Well, generals", the Emperor did not dwell on this, "it seems that our enemy is bound to win the Empire, however, the glory of the people cannot be desecrated, the unfinished business still needs fire, I will choose to retreat, but not now", after speaking, he turned to look at Warfield, "Old man, if I am unfortunately killed this time and go to find Valenrian, I know that he is dissatisfied with my father, but, tell him that the Empire is his"

"I will do everything in my power to protect you, Actulus"

"Hmph, it seems that our Emperor is still holding illusions", Stukov said mockingly, "and now he is surrounded"

"Alexey, don't be careless, our opponent can create such a big empire from scratch, this is a ruthless character", Dugar took a beautiful puff of cigarette next to him, "It's time to send our commandos in, you can't take this empire with artillery bombardment alone"

"We've already started to assemble, and in a while, I'm going to the front line too"

"Good luck"

At the same time, Lieutenant John found Samir Duran, who was located on the launch platform, "Lieutenant, is this preparing for battle?" ”

"Yes, we were born to work hard, but after this battle, we are considered successful"

"What are you going to do if the empire falls?"

"I don't know, my men and I joined the Combine Army because we opposed Mengsk's desire to take revenge on him, and after that, I didn't think about it"

"Or, you might consider coming back to Earth with us"

"Earth? I don't seem to have that qualification", Duran scoffed at this naked temptation and temptation, sure enough, the low-level creatures are like this, before the final victory, they began to fight for power and divide the factions, "I have to think about it, this is not my business after all, I can't abandon my subordinates, at least I have to seek a good development for them"

"Okay, I understand", John didn't show any disappointment on his face, as if the other party's answer didn't surprise him.

"Alright, boys, it's time for us to get on the scene", Duran urged his men, "get your gear ready, I don't want to collect your corpses"

"Understand sir"

"Well, I'm going to get ready, good luck, Lieutenant"

"You come on, too"

As the last member of the crew boarded the shuttle, the Alexander opened the hatch of the launch platform, and the cruiser next to it began to be released, and the entire sky was filled with shuttles.

"Attack the opposite fleet and provide cover for our boys", Dugar decisively ordered, but even so, nearly thirty percent of the shuttles were shot down, "Oh, that's terrible, but good luck to them"

"Damn, the empire should really train pilots", the Duran squadron, which had already landed, narrowly escaped the fate of the crash, but still ushered in a violent impact, and the adjutant next to him complained loudly.

"Alright, second lieutenant, hurry up and find the guy who can still breathe, we need to get out of here and complete the assembly, this is street fighting, if you don't want to be a target"

"Uh... Of course, sir", the adjutant turned to yell at the bio-machine gunners, "Hurry up, take care to protect the medics, we are all counting on her", the medic girl was said to be embarrassed, but looking at the appearance of the rough men around her, it is true.

"Command, this is Lieutenant Duran, please answer when you hear it", Duran turned on the communication device, "Hey, can you hear it from the other side?" ”

The signal was not very good, "Zizi" for a long time, "This is the command headquarters", and the voice of an operational staff officer on the opposite side came, "Hello lieutenant, it's nice to hear your voice"

"Okay, okay, there's not much time, what's our mission?"

"Wait, I need to confirm your location... Uh-huh, you're currently close to the Nexus, but you're heavily defended by the Empire to the north and east."

"So there's nothing wrong with the west?"

"That's right, but the center is in the northeast, so... , Well, he understood, the other party obviously asked him to choose the route, the west side has to be detoured, and the ghost knows what will be experienced on the way to the detour.

"I see, though, I need some artillery support"

"Understood, Lieutenant, we'll be airdropping heavy weapons to your location in 10 minutes, so stay by for help."

On the Alexander, Stukov looked at the green dots flashing here and there on the command platform, which meant that their troops had broken through and occupied most of the place, and the red dots disappeared in pieces, leaving only a part of the central building, "Victory is in sight, Gerald"

"Report to the commander, we have detected a ship launch in low-altitude orbit, which, according to observations, is Nord III, the flagship of the Reich", the adjutant's alarm sounded

"Oh? Is this an attempt to escape? Admiral Dugar smiled contemptuously, "Don't you feel that it's too late?" ”

"Communication signals are coming in", and soon, Mengsk's face appeared on the screen of the console

"I am the Emperor of the Tyranid Empire, Aktulos Monsk, and I want to negotiate with your Supreme Commander immediately"

"Ha, the Emperor Mengsk has finally appeared, and I want to talk to you before we clean up the battlefield", Admiral Dugar said mockingly, "I am Admiral Gerard Dugar, the commander of the United Earth Council Expeditionary Force, I must compliment you, sir, you have indeed held back our attack for a while, and you are an opponent worthy of a battle."

His words stung Mengsk deeply, but the Emperor knew that now was not the time to be angry, but he swore that if he had the chance, he would tear the people of the United Earth Council to pieces.

"Thank you for the compliment, but you should know that your victory here is worthless to me, just delaying time, and I am the one who overthrew the Federation, and it is no problem to overthrow you."

"Federal? Hahaha", as if hearing the funniest thing in the world, Dugar turned his head to Stukov and complained, "This guy actually compares us to the Federation, he still doesn't realize how terrible we are, how did he become the emperor?" ”

"Well, it can't be said that among the descendants of these criminals, he is considered an elite, but", the lieutenant general turned to the emperor to give trial, "I don't think it's likely, sir, because you will be publicly executed along with the other officials under your command"

"You dare!"

"Haha, it's ridiculous that a self-proclaimed emperor is here and says to me whether you dare or not, your scenery has come to an end, civilian", Dugar couldn't stand such a guy who didn't know how to lift up anymore, "Attention units, arrest this emperor for me!" ”