met free Chapter 367: The Storm is Coming
Chapter 367: The Storm is Coming
After being silent for several days, Lin Luoba came to Lin Heng's residence again with a sad face. He looked particularly tired today. Lin Heng could sense the sadness in his heart even without using his psychic power.
"problem occurs?"
Lin Luoba nodded and said, "Just now, we received news from the First Outpost World. They said they discovered an abnormal astronomical phenomenon in space.
However, due to the magnification factor of the observation base station equipment, only a shadow can be seen, and as the spectacle approaches, the electronic equipment is also affected..."
Lin Heng sighed, thinking that this was normal for the empire. After the message for help was sent out, by the time the empire's aid troops arrived, the planet might have already become someone else's wedding dress.
But seeing Lin Luoba's worried look, he said helplessly: "It will probably take a long time for the First Outpost World to receive the news of the evacuation, right?"
Lin Luoba nodded reluctantly. Even though they had responded as quickly as possible, the transmission of information still took too much time.
The message was clear: abandon all existing resources, immediately transport all Tau warriors to gather on the Fuyi-Pojiamen world, and do not attempt to resist the Zerg's attack.
However, even if the message could be delivered in time, and the Tau on the First Outpost world reacted quickly, by the time they were ready to set sail, the slow acceleration of their ships would not be enough to escape the Zerg's pursuit.
In this way, the lives on the First Outpost World were basically sentenced to death, facing the impending death in the unknown. If the news was only conveyed at the moment of death, Lin Luoba felt heartbroken just thinking about the despair.
"Time... time, the Tau people are short of time. They still feel the urgency of the situation even when they are racing against time... Now I understand Master An. Lagon a little bit.
Indeed, we, the Titans, are one step slower than all other living creatures. In such a dark universe, speed is the most fundamental cornerstone. Without speed, we will be trapped in a corner forever.
I still see it too superficially..."
Lin Heng understood the other party very well. Compared with him who had nothing, Lin Luoba, as the commander of the Fire Clan, had to protect too many things and bear too much responsibility.
The threat of the Zerg is the top priority for the Death Watch. Fighting such a powerful enemy, the psychological pressure increases exponentially every second.
So he patted Lin Luoba on the shoulder and said with emotion:
"The sewer pipes of the hive city...the space hulks in the warp...and the even more outrageous awakened Genestealer sect...well...come to think of it, I have fought the Zerg quite a few times, each one more thrilling and more difficult than the last."
"Do you have detailed information about the corresponding Zerg troops?" Lin Luoba asked anxiously.
Lin Heng shook his head, indicating that it was not that he did not want to give it, but that it would be useless even if he said it. The Tyranids were highly evolved creatures, and they could even re-evolve on the battlefield to cope with situations they had never experienced before.
New Zerg troops will be generated depending on the enemy they are facing, just like the Death Watch will use different killing tactics according to the different enemies.
"It's scary to think about a group of powerful predators executing tactics. And in terms of commanding a battle that is highly expected... I may not be as smart as 'Foresight'..."
"Vision? A celebrity in your Tau Empire?"
Lin Heng heard this unfamiliar name and combined it with the situation of the Fire Clan, thinking that this guy must be some powerful warrior, otherwise Lin Luoba would not have said such a thing.
"Of course... Although he is listed as a traitor in our Tau Empire, he is still a hero in the hearts of every Fire Caste warrior. He is one of the three heroes along with Shadow Sun and..."
The reason for the rebellion...I can't say whether it is right or wrong, but his fighting wit is unmatched by ten of me. If he were here, he would have a better response, and his courage would surely prevent more deaths."
Lin Heng took note of it silently to avoid being tricked by the other party. However, he did not expect that there would be traitors in the Titanium Empire. It seems that even their own people cannot accept the Greater Good.
"Don't worry, I will help if necessary. After all, helping you is helping the human empire and the entire galaxy.
When facing a powerful enemy, past conflicts will be resolved at the critical moment. If we do not work together to fight the enemy, everything will eventually turn into dust."
Lin Luoba sighed, nodded and said with emotion:
"I didn't understand Master Ether's intention before. I thought that one less enemy like you would reduce the threat to the Tau Empire, so I would kill you as soon as possible.
But now... although I am embarrassed to say it, it is true that maybe you can become a friend of our Tau people... of course, if you are willing."
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"Friends... those who are friends with me will end up in bad situations..."
Lin Heng drank the second best drink left by Jack Upton, looked at the empty pub, and muttered to himself about his previous experience.
"Ding ding."
The doorbell rang, but Lin Heng didn't turn around. He waited for the visitor to sit at the bar. After a gesture, he saw that it was He Li, the ambassador of the Shui clan.
"Mr. Lin Heng, would you like to visit our sanctuary? Perhaps the peaceful atmosphere there will be more effective than alcohol."
"Gudong... Gudong..."
"I thought you wouldn't come back. Being away for so long is not like your style." Lin Heng laughed to himself.
"You have a sharp eye. You missed me, didn't you?"
He Li laughed dryly twice, and then green ripples swayed on his body, and he transformed into Tarasim himself.
The wine glass stopped at his lips, Lin Heng curled his lips and nodded:
"Compared to the others, you're really easy to get along with. I thought you were afraid of a head-on confrontation with Terran and ran away."
"Hahahaha, you are so humorous, just like a child telling an adult joke. If I had teeth, I would definitely laugh at what you said.
The Swarm is not the problem, the Empire is not the problem, Chaos is not the problem, the Orks are not the problem, there is no problem... the problem is us."
Trazyn looked at the face reflected in the amber wine in the glass and said with a little disappointment.
"Fuck... this is not like you. Why are you so depressed all of a sudden?"
Taraxin looked at Lin Heng with a half-smile, stretched out his left index finger and moved it downward in the air, saying:
"It's nothing, just the incomplete soul playing tricks on me, like the sudden flash of past memories, a burst of emotion for no reason."
As the other party's fingers passed, the air seemed to be cut open, creating a crack leading to another dimension. It was not the madness of the subspace, but only stable order.
Trazyn thrust his hand into the dimensional crack, and when he slowly withdrew his arm, a long sword so dark that it absorbed light appeared.
Looking closely, the 2-meter-long sword was engraved with strange purple patterns. Taraxin knocked on the blade casually, and a crisp jade sound vibrated out.
"If we don't place some bets, how can we get those gamblers to get deeper into the game?"
Tarazim handed over the sword, and Lin Heng frowned slightly. He knew without thinking that this two-handed sword was quite extraordinary. The feedback displayed under the "Astral Vision" showed that this thing was also made of black stone, but it was several times more advanced than the ones in the test field.
It's like the difference between crude ore and a supersonic aircraft. Although they are both metals, the levels they represent are completely different.
"Fuck? What do you mean, give it to me? Tsk... I'm not telling you, I'm not that thing, you know that."
Lin Heng spoke incoherently while pulling away Taraxin's palm, feeling the cold air coming from the sword. The breath of silence made him shiver.
He stretched out his fingers and pressed them on the edge of the blade. With a slight force, Lin Heng's fingers were split into two halves. If he used more force, half of his palm might have fallen to the ground.
"Fuck me!"
"The End, its name is The End, born in the War in Heaven, it is a weapon made of refined black stone by the Star God." Taraxin said it very simply, but a huge wave rose in Lin Heng's heart.
Although it is a creation of black stone, it does not block its own psychic energy. On the contrary, one's own psychic energy can be transferred into it. It feels like the black stone circle encountered during the battle with Typhus.
Not knowing what was going on, he rubbed both sides of the hilt and discovered that there was a raised inscription on each end. After pressing it, the sword vibrated with a "humming" sound, and a familiar feeling instantly ran through Lin Heng's body.
"Fuck..."
That feeling is the feeling that appears when the second evil god symbol lights up, it is a transfer of the flow of life energy.
By this stage, Lin Heng had long understood that the so-called system was not a plug-in that would allow him to soar to the sky, but a blessing that would allow him to gradually approach the evil god.
Every time he lights up a symbol, an unchanging fate is locked in him.
If the first god of conspiracy and fraud (Tzeentch) brought him a fateful journey, then the god of death and plague (Nurgle) conveyed the perception of the flow of life.
After all, some cults or Chaos Cans call him the other side of the Chaos Law: the God of Magic and Wisdom, the God of Life and Love.
He actually has many psychic skills that he can use directly, but the power they contain comes from other evil gods.
Therefore, he seldom uses psychic power at this level, in order to avoid deepening the marks of those evil gods.
"Think about how I, Lin Heng, have gone through many twists and turns, experienced many hardships and dangers, and struggled in this dark galaxy. But all the little I have learned has become someone else's wedding dress. If I had the magic weapon in my hand earlier, what would I be afraid of those monsters and demons?"
Lin Heng stood up and 'changed his appearance', adjusting his body shape to become taller, and tried to swing 'The End'. The nearly half-ton sword was very handy, heavy yet flexible.
"Brother, why didn't you come to see me earlier?"
As he spoke, he pressed the second rune. The strange rune immediately emitted a deeper luster, and the sharpness of the phase weapon was fully revealed at this moment.
"The previous bet was too small for me to take seriously."
"So now you are also a gambler in the game?"
Lin Heng looked at End, then at Taraxin, and then at End again. When he turned around, he found himself trapped in the stasis field again.
"Tsk, I'll try. You won't die anyway."
Trazyn seemed to roll his eyes, then stood up and walked aside, saying:
"Both the entropy force field and the phase force field are driven by psychic energy. Once activated, they can either cut through everything or catalyze the extinction of life. Both are products of the end and the cornerstone of annihilation.
I don't like bugs because they are greedy and always hungry. If they eat up the galaxy, the flower of life will never bloom again. Compared to other species, I am indeed more partial to humans. "
With the departure of Taraxin, the stasis field attached to Lin Heng also disappeared.
Lin Heng then put the End back into his 'space pocket', thinking that the other party had sharp eyes.
Although the weapon was good, he could also sense the smell in it. Trazyn's kindness meant that the danger of this swarm of insects was self-evident. If he didn't give them some suitable weapons, they would definitely be in a very awkward situation when they really started fighting.
"I've already given them weapons, what's the use of giving them a set of armor? I think the orc's is pretty good..."
Just as he was mumbling, the real Water Clan ambassador He Li walked in, made a greeting gesture, and then asked respectfully:
"Mr. Lin Heng, the construction of the world's five major city-states is in full swing. I would like to invite you to take a transport plane to take a look around, so that you can provide us with some defensive experience."
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There are a total of 17 large gathering places in the entire Jiamen world, and now only five are retained as battle bases.
The three major city areas are built around the planet's equator. Within 2000 kilometers above and below the central Ether City, there are two other city-states connected to it.
Water, air, fire, earth, plus the largest etheric city. All the Titanium people changed their fixed occupations and became civil engineering construction workers to start large-scale infrastructure construction.
Population, weapons, minerals, food. A steady stream of supplies began to pour into the five major city-states, and the large and small aprons within the 200 square kilometers had more than a thousand take-offs and landings every hour.
The towering white city walls gradually rose up, super-large railguns began to be assembled, and anti-aircraft guns aimed at the sky were being built at a rate of nearly a hundred per day.
The Fire Clan and the Air Clan began their pre-war training, the Water Clan worked hard to stabilize the people's hearts in the turbulent society, and the Earth Clan worked overtime to build infrastructure. Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction.
It was not until 40 days later that the news from the second outpost world made all the leaders nervous. Although there were only a few pictures and a few lines of text, they showed the horror of the Zerg.
[I am the etheric mentor of the fifth outpost world, An. Luoda. If you receive this message, it means that the fifth outpost world and its fleet and personnel have all vanished.
Information cannot be transmitted, so we can only have the ships carry all the data and fly in all directions, hoping to reach the fourth or third outpost world in the shortest time possible.
We sent out a call for help to the Fourth Outpost World, but before the reinforcements showed up, the vast swarm of insects arrived first.
They are not mindless beasts, but terrifying hunters with high intelligence. Any means of communication will be invalid during the arrival of the other party, and we are isolated from the entire universe.
At 17:09, the extraterrestrial fleet launched an interception and exchanged fire with the vanguard of the Zerg. All 12 merchant-class cruisers and 4 emissary-class cruisers were destroyed.
Merchant-class cruiser, chess piece 95 points, about 15 points less than the Imperial light cruiser
Emissary-class cruiser, 110 points
At 18:35, the swarm arrived in the planet's low-Earth orbit, and those disgusting spore sacs with tentacles fell like raindrops, and the attack began.
At 18:49, the outpost's anti-aircraft firepower network was overloaded, and the number of the enemy's spore sacs was greater than the number of our rail projectiles.
At 19:02, the swarm of insects on the ground swarmed in, and missiles, railguns, combat uniforms, and all combat readiness resources were deployed.
At 19:20, we detonated the pre-buried explosives and successfully blocked the first wave of the Zerg attack. We thought we could get a respite, but reality gave us a heavy blow.
At 19:30, the outpost was breached. For the Greater Good...】
The sudden end of the news made everyone realize that the Fifth Outpost World was already a thing of the past.