66: Light and Shadow
Although the scientists and engineers of the United Earth Council, who claim to be from the Revolutionary Federation, have repeatedly assured that the static force field they use is foolproof, even for 10,000 years.
But Jim Renaud was still uneasy about Misr Shan putting the Queen of Blades on the Hyperion.
Seriously, Jim Renaud is grateful for this decision, but Jim Renaud, who has seen how powerful Kerrigan is when he becomes the Queen of Blades, is by his girlfriend's side almost every day.
As a result, Jim Renaud, who may be considered the best man in the Koplu Star District, suffers from the sarcasm and ridicule of his ex-girlfriend every day.
Sometimes I can't help it, and Jim Renaud will take out the that the other party did after becoming the Queen of Blades and complain back.
But no matter how excited Jim Reynolds is, he will always be the loser of the couple's quarrel.
Never quarrel with a woman, even if the woman turns into a bug...... Or that women who have become bugs are more terrible when they quarrel.
After another argument goes dark, Kerrigan, who is still in the mentality of the Queen of Blades, inadvertently reveals a message to Jim Reno.
That is, the swarm is out of her domination, and nothing will change.
She had already prepared her back, and this time, without the swarm she led, there was only the goal of destroying all living beings in the Koplu Star Zone.
If Mishan hears this, Mishan will definitely complain, "Wow, Queen of Blades, where are you from the Lich King?" ”
However, Rice Shan, who has played the heart of the swarm, can be sure that Kerrigan is not bluffing.
In the Age of Domination, the Ruler relied on a brain worm like the rice worm to command the entire swarm.
And because of the inextricable connection between the master and the brain worm, after the death of the master, some powerful brain worms will evolve into new masters.
So in order to ensure his control over the swarm, Kerrigan wiped all the brain worms.
If it weren't for the rice worm running in time, it would also be clicked.
After wiping all the brain worms, the Queen of Blades needs to face the problem of how to better control the swarm under her command.
To solve this problem, the Queen of Blades improved the Bug Queen, allowing the Bug Queen to take the place of the Brain Worm.
These Bug Queens have copied the Blade Queen's thoughts, memories, and plans, and are in no way inferior to the Queen of Blades herself in their ability to command the swarm.
And compared with the brain worm, which can command several or even dozens of nests, each queen can only command one nest group.
Even if there is a queen who wants to rebel, it can be extinguished with a backhand.
…… Wait, how does this process sound so similar to the Warhammer 40K world dominated by the genetic prototype Killiman, in order to avoid the strength of a certain Space Marine legion, and split the original legion into a warband for the second army?
Putting aside this seriously suspected way of "paying tribute", once something happens to the Queen of Blades herself, such as being "captured" or "killed" like now
Then those queen worms will completely lose control and begin to lead the swarm to attack everyone they can attack for no reason.
And in the melee, complete its own integration, and give birth to a new queen who can be compared to the Queen of Blades.
This is how the insect survives.
Jim Renault, who doesn't know whether it's true or not, finally remembered his identity as the Ranger commander, and whether the insect is really like what Kerrigan said, just need to investigate to know.
Or go to the bar and watch the UNN news live of the Tyrann Empire, I really don't know how that little girl in Rockville became the chief reporter of UNN under the control of Arcturus's speech.
Jim Renault, who was walking in the inner passage of the Hyperion, picked up the flask and shook it because he was so preoccupied.
There is only one last sip left, and after drinking, ask Cooper to add more.
Unscrewed the lid to finish the last sip of Jim Renault, as the passage lights flickered and paused.
Jim Leno looked up at the area where the lights flickered, and was about to complain about the fact that the old ship really should be repaired, when there was a "click" and the lights in an area behind him went out.
Immediately after that, the lights in the other areas of the passage were also rhythmically extinguished, one by one.
Knowing very well that this was definitely not the case of the ship's equipment malfunctioning, Jim Renaud, like a cowboy, put his hand on the holster that had been hanging on his belt.
Inside was a small revolver with only one bullet.
As Jim Renault was on guard, a fluctuating voice rang out in the passage:
"Gigi Jim Renault."
“…… I brought the tide of doom. ”
The erratic voice was accompanied by a figure all too familiar to Jim Renaud, whose torn cloak and logo-like mask were his symbols.
"Zeratul?"
"I lifted the veil of the future, but I only saw ...... Annihilation. After saying this, Zeratul, who appeared in front of Jim Reno, knelt on the ground with his arms covered, looking seriously injured.
In terms of timeline, when Zeratul was severely injured by Queen of Blades, it was before the Battle of Terador.
The Queen of Blades was the artifact fragment that Ou began to search for after Ou had finished beating the No. 1 Divine Stick in the Koplu Star Zone.
Seeing that Zeratul's injury was not light, Jim Renaud hurriedly squatted down to support the other party.
Zeratul, who breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and said in a serious tone to Jim Renault, who was close to him:
"But there is still a silver lining, you hold her destiny in your hands......"
“…… Although her sins are heinous, only She can save us. ”
Although there is a slight difference in the details (more than a little), the lines that are exactly the same as the prophecies of Rice Shan in terms of meaning, immediately reminded Jim Renaud of Kerrigan who was still arguing with him a few minutes ago:
“…… Wait a minute? You're talking about Kerrigan? ”
However, before telling Zeratul that the savior is now locked up on the ship, Jim Renault wants to complain about Zeratul's elusiveness:
"It's been four years! You pop up out of ......"
Before Jim Renault could finish speaking, Zeratul raised his hand and grabbed his arm and pulled him to him, then put a small badge-like gadget in Jim Renault's hand and said:
"Time is of the essence! You have to understand! ”
"The answer you're looking for is inside, take a good look."
After saying this, Zeratul stood up and said as he stepped back into the shadows because the lights had gone out, "The fate of all things is precarious......
Before the last word "danger" could be uttered, the lights of the passage where Zeratul was located came back on, bathing the dark patriarch in light.
Zeratul, who was a little stunned by this situation of not playing cards according to CG, ignited his "Master Curved Light Blade" in the next second, and turned around and swung it behind him.
The green warblade of warp light was stopped in mid-air by a blue psionic blade, and Misugi, who appeared in the form of a high-ranking Templar, blocked Zeratul's move and said:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Dark Sect of Nerazim."
In addition to the lighted psionic blade in his hand, Mishan's body also has this spark-like psionic energy, and the lights that went out because of Zeratul's appearance were touched by this spark-like psionic energy, not only re-lit, but also emitted a more dazzling light.
The scene of the confrontation between Mishan and Zeratu is like the confrontation between light and shadow.