Chapter IX: Rescue
The Hyperion was gone, and Renault breathed a sigh of relief, but what about the other ships, they couldn't help at all now.
"Commander, I'm Rena, the Aria has invaded our transport, we are organizing a defense, but there are heavy casualties, please support us..."
"Hold on, Rena, I'll figure it out" He had a fart solution, all his transports were driven away by the insects, including Duke's, God bless them were safe and sound, suddenly there was a loud bang, the signal was interrupted, Renault looked into the sky, there were traces of a firefight, his ship had been shot down.
Damn, who the hell attacked his ship, but before he could think about it, explosions came one after another, multiple ships were shot down, and the wreckage burned and fell.
He turned on the full communication channel, "What the hell is going on, is anyone there, who is attacking us?" ”
"Commander, this is the Discovery, the ship of the Protos clan, and their ships are firing at us... Protos? Damn, he should have thought of it a long time ago, Mark had warned him just now, but the situation was urgent and didn't get his attention, but why did they attack his ship, was it because there was an invasion of insects on it?
Thinking of this, he jumped up from the ground, "Guys, the rest time is over, the Protos attacked our ship, now, we are going to search for survivors" He just saw the blurred figure of a small ship falling, and quickly turned on the improvised ground hotspot scanner, he wanted to find them before the insects found them, and now they were truly alone, they had to survive on a strange and enemy-infested planet like their ancestors.
Soon, Renault received a distress signal, "Emergency call, can anyone hear me" was a female voice
"Roger, what's the matter," Duke's voice rang out
"Sir, the Amerigo is under attack"
"Who's firing the Protos?"
"It's not them, it's the internal invasion, the Zegs...
"Sir, this is the Chandler, and there's an invasion from the Zeg Clan... There are alarms everywhere, and it seems that Duke is just as uncomfortable at this time, and it is hoped that the next target of the Protos is them.
With this in mind, he answered Duke's call, "Duke, this is James Renault, listen, I know we're hostile to each other, but our ships have been invaded by the Zeg Clan, and I need you to send troops to clean up my ships or rescue my people." I know your ship has been hacked as well, listen, if you don't, everyone will be finished."
"Haha, why should I follow your orders, what does it matter to me whether you live or die" Duke sneered, "Why did I help you and rescue your people?" I wish they were all dead."
"Duke, you can do whatever you want with me, but don't implicate innocent people, I beg you"
"Innocent? Haha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard, you just slowly watch your people wait for death"
End of communication
Renaud lowered his head, and the people next to him looked at him without speaking, they were waiting for his orders.
"Keep Rescue"
The Queen of Blades had already spotted the Protos ships when they appeared, but she had already gotten what she wanted, leading the swarm to evacuate all the ships and dare to return to the lair before they were blown up.
Renault turned on the search and rescue radar, and the light spots on it appeared and disappeared one after another, and the Protos didn't even let go of those who escaped?
However, three ships dodged the shot and fell in the direction of not far from them, "there are survivors, hurry over"
Soon, they felt the nearest ship to him, and fortunately, they were not very badly damaged, and several people had already walked out of the ship. Renault walked forward happily, "Lieutenant, I'm glad you're still alive."
"But sir, the Chandler...
"Don't worry about that, the important thing is that the people are still alive," Renault interrupted, "Now, let's continue to search for survivors, leave some people, and help them clean up this place, this will be our temporary base from now on"
"Yes, sir," Cam nodded
The second was a shuttle with four survivors on board, and the ship was hit by the Protos as it landed, but the main thrusters were not completely destroyed.
By this time, it was already early, and Renault had to find the remaining people as soon as possible, otherwise the sun would go down and it would be time for the insects to move.
The last escape pod landed near a crater, and the billowing smoke signaled that it was a volcano ready to erupt. Renault looked at the ship, he had never been equipped with something so advanced, it may have been in Duke's team, but no matter what, life was at stake.
"Anyone? Please answer," he shouted
The hatch was damaged, and several people worked together to open the broken hatch and walk inside. The entire interior of the chamber was in shambles, and two of the three seats inside were confirmed dead, in a rather tragic state, one with a broken neck from the impact and twisting irregularly, and the other being nailed to the chair with a stick from nowhere.
"Help... Help me" A faint voice came from the mouth of a third person, who hurried over to find that the man was also seriously injured, and Renault poured some water on the man while looking for first aid medicine.
When everything was in order, the man was lowered to the ground and a tube of painkillers was injected into his body. "Which ship are you on?"
"Amerigo, when the Zeg came in, we fled... There's a monster."
"Monster, what do you mean?"
"It's not a bug, it's a woman with the appearance of a bug"
He knew that it was indeed her. "What is she going to do?"
The other party paused, a little hesitant, but understood that there was no America at this time, and the life was saved by the other party, so what else could not be said.
"The Amerigo is the Empire's scientific research ship, and on this kind of ship, there is a ghost project ... "The other party was breathing a little heavily
"Okay, I understand, don't say it, pay attention to rest" Everything is understood, Kerrigan really won't be untargeted, she is going for these. He didn't dare to imagine how powerful Kerrigan would be after this, and perhaps, only the Protos could stop her.
Meanwhile, the Danus system, the Astral Nexus
Artanis, who was ready to go, had delayed long enough, causing great displeasure among Aldaris, the magistrate who was spying on him, to think that he was shielding his teacher.
He didn't deny this, he just bought enough time for his teacher, and at the same time, he was also fully prepared for the possible Astral Spirit Civil War this time.
But now, the preparations are complete, and he must rush to the battlefield to arrest his teacher.
Thinking of this, he was a little expectant, what would the look of the mentor be when he knew that he had taken over his position and mission?
That must be interesting