Chapter 247: Into the Lord's Lair
Even with sufficient preparation, when he really set off, Yang Yi still felt a sense of fear that sent chills down his spine. This was not only his first real time on the battlefield, but also the first time he had carried out such a mission that bordered on suicide.
Normally, he didn't feel anything when he let his people go on similar tasks, but now when he was really one of them, he really felt the chill that went deep into his bones.
Because radio interference still existed, Yang Yi had to try to arrange most of the things that needed to be arranged, including discussing with several executive officers who were currently acting in command of the Pride of Ortaris to send the signal and timing of the reinforcements, as well as the number of reinforcements, and so on.
One of the most crucial aspects of the plan is how they get to the main nest area. Yang Yi has decided to venture into the vicinity of the main nest where Kerrigan is located, and he thinks that Shantila is most likely there, because Shantila was still in contact with him, until he asked Shantila to stop by and go to the main nest to scout for it. If nothing else, he should be able to find at least some clues near Kerrigan's main lair.
He made a special trip to Hyperion to ask Renault for some information he had obtained from his previous assault on the main nest area. Renault didn't stop him when he learned what he was going to do, but only reminded him to be careful, perhaps the Ranger leader knew his feelings.
If you break through the traditional airborne warehouse, then the other shipwives will not agree to anything - the risk is too high, and the drop capsule carrying Yang Yi will be destroyed before it reaches the surface. Therefore, they decided to send a Tadarin death squad first, and use the remaining Titan Prism, which was idle in the Talis's hull at this time, to airdrop and establish a position in the main nest area.
According to the speculation of the ship's ladies and the general staff, even with the continuous reinforcement of Tadarin's troops, this group of troops would not be able to hold out for more than three hours. Yang Yi and his troops will enter the main nest area through this position, which will also be responsible for attracting the attention of the hive guards for them, and although they can continue the search after three hours, the search will undoubtedly become much more difficult by then.
With information from Renault, at least they can save time by taking a lot of detours.
Three hours after the final mission briefing, Yang Yi followed his separate company and a small group of Templars on the mission with him through the portal and leapt to the surface.
He was the last to enter the portal, and before entering, he glanced back at the shipwives who had come to see him off, but quickly turned back to him: he had a very ominous premonition about his trip. Although it was not a life-threatening warning, it added to his anxiety about the trip. He didn't want his shipwives to worry too much, because if they were too worried and did something irrational, it would only make the situation worse.
When the landscape reappeared before his eyes, the scene in front of him had changed from the pride of Ortaris to the dark red star of Char. He looked back, and the tall Titan Prism was slowly spinning itself like a planet in its unfolded state, and blood-red beams of light shot from its spire towards the swarm of insects that were fighting Tadarin's forces in the distance.
"Commander." Douglas's voice in the communication channel tugged him back, "We need to get off as soon as possible." ”
"yes, okay." He patted his helmet to sober himself up a bit, but Charl's air still smelled of sulfur even if there was air filtration really made him a little uncomfortable, "Prepare the team, let's go as soon as possible." The road ahead is up to you. ”
The team quickly saw the right moment and slipped out of the swarm under the cover of Tadarin. Despite the limited time, they couldn't really follow the shortest route to the main nest of Kerrigan, and they tried to design a route that could avoid most of the main defenses, and the biggest threat to them was the small number of piercing colonies left over from the battle of the spine reptiles and brooders, and in some places there were infected human bunkers left behind from the old days.
As for the swarm troops, they can only reduce their presence as much as possible, and with the Tadarin troops there to attract the attention of the swarm, they should not encounter particularly troublesome enemies as long as they are more careful—probably.
It was the first time Miles had traveled with the Commander himself, and it was still a mission like suicide. When he's not busy, Miles takes a peek at his commander, who basically doesn't see the end of the dragon.
Although he really wanted to know more about his commander, Yang Yi hadn't said a word since he left the encirclement and began to go deep into the main nest area, and the command was still in charge of Douglas and Kim, while he himself was silently escorted in the center of the team and followed the large army.
“…… Ral, you say the Commander won't really be the same as the rumors, right? Miles couldn't help but turn on a private channel and secretly ask Ral.
Ral glanced at the silent figure, who was also a little undecided. Because Yang Yi has very little contact with other people in the fleet, and most of the orders come from the hands of a few ship girls, there are rumors in the fleet that Yang Yi actually doesn't know how to command at all, and the command is actually delegated to a few ship girls, and he fishes on the bridge by himself...... Or touch those shipwives.
"It's as unimportant as it is rumored." Ral chose to be noncommittal, "He's our commander, and that's enough." At the very least, the commander can bring back a ship every once in a while to expand the fleet, can you? The captains also believed in the commander, explaining that the commander did have something we didn't know about, so let's not guess about the things above. ”
Yang Yi really can't command, but it's not just because he can't command this time. It's more because he has to calm down and keep trying to communicate with the two missing shipwives through the command network and Kara. Since it may be something like radio interference that is blocking contact, as long as there are frequent attempts as you advance, there is always a chance that you will be able to get in touch with his two shipwives at some point - and he did guess correctly.
As the team gradually advanced deeper into the main nest, Yang Yi's spirit began to appear in a trance during frequent contact, he suddenly noticed an indescribable change, so much so that he directly stopped, and a company technician who followed him almost hit the power furnace behind his power armor. The whole team was soon forced to stop as he stopped.
He closed his eyes to take a closer look, only to his horror to discover that Karari had all the other Star Spirits besides the Templars in his squad...... It's all gone.
“…… Partition Kara? What kind of technology can do this......"
But soon, he felt the sensation so familiar to him, and before he could react, Shantila's voice finally reappeared in his ears after hours of disappearance.
"Executive! We need help! ”