Chapter 627 Endless Swarm
"archbishop………."
Artanis was wearing golden armor that emitted a dazzling light. He took firm steps and slowly climbed up the platform, like an unshakable mountain.
In front of Artanis was a devastated scene. Tens of thousands of warship wreckages were floating in the sea of stars. These once majestic warships now looked so fragile and helpless.
They are like bodies without souls, drifting aimlessly, as if telling the story of their past glory and tragedy.
Artanis' eyes were filled with worry and determination. He glanced at the many Protoss executors in front of him, and then slowly spoke: "Report the losses and the number of fleets currently in the universe."
The Protoss executors lowered their heads, their faces filled with heaviness and sadness.
One of the executive officers stepped forward and answered in a low and serious voice: "At present, we can mobilize about 20 warships in the entire universe. We currently have only tens of millions of people left, and most of them have gathered here."
Artanis frowned slightly, a heavy pressure welling up in his heart. This number shocked him, and he also realized how serious the situation they were facing was.
At this time, another Protoss executor who looked like an old man walked up to Artanis, his eyes revealing deep worry: "Archbishop, this is the only time we have assembled such a large force since the War in Heaven. In addition to the Zerg we have to face, there are also threats from the Warp. Those Warp creatures may take advantage of the situation and bring us more trouble."
"The great Khala will connect us, and we will be invincible!" shouted a tall Protoss executor on the side.
(Note: I slightly modified it here. The reason why the Protoss are not afraid of the subspace is because of the protection of Khala, just like the local area network of the green skins. So even if a Protoss is forcibly corrupted, its connection will be cut off in time to prevent the whole race from being corrupted.)
(Note: The forces are only referenced from the Protoss, not all are written according to the Protoss, so readers please be lenient.)
At this time, another executive said, "A small group of us woke up about a few decades ago. At that time, the country that ruled the galaxy was called the Human Federation. In addition to the Human Federation, there was also an alliance formed by many alien countries. Do you remember how someone called us at that time?"
"Yes, the man's expression was as if he had seen us before, and he called us - Protoss." Executor Sessler also added.
"Now that you mention it, I remember. I remember that person had an unusual aura. It seemed to come from this world."
"Yes, that person does not have the aura of this world. Currently, we can only sense this aura from some people in the human empire."
As several executive officers were talking, Artanis interrupted them and said, "Everyone, I don't think now is the time to discuss this. Our enemies haven't retreated yet."
He looked at everyone with a sharp gaze, and the determination in his eyes made everyone else quiet down.
"The main force in the galaxy right now is the Human Empire, which has occupied more than 2 million planets. It is said that the Human Empire was established less than two years ago..." Artanis looked at the star map in front of him, and his fingers gently ran across the shining dots. Each dot represented a planet occupied by humans. His voice was low and serious, as if he was telling a heavy history.
"Two years? How is that possible?"
Several Protoss executors listened to Artanis' words with expressions of shock and confusion on their faces. They couldn't believe that the human empire could achieve such a great achievement in such a short time. One of them couldn't help but ask: "How is this possible? How did the human empire do it?"
Artanis calmed down and his voice became low, as if with a hint of awe and doubt: "According to our intelligence, the Human Empire is an extremely theocratic country, and the leader of the empire is called the Emperor..."
Artanis's eyes swept over everyone present and continued, "And this Emperor is likely related to the Warp, because I have heard descriptions of the power of the Human Emperor from other races more than once."
He paused, then continued, "It is said that the Emperor of Mankind can tear open the veil between the Warp and reality with his bare hands, can easily shatter a star into molecules, and then reassemble it into a new star, can use psychic power to create black holes with his bare hands, and can also use the power of the Warp to build an army..."
Artanis told him everything he knew so far, his tone serious and heavy, as if he was telling an incredible legend.
However, his eyes revealed that he took the information seriously.
After learning all this, the first reaction of all the Protoss executives present was - are these aliens trying to bluff me? Are they trying to take advantage of me because I have slept for tens of millions of years and don't know what the universe looks like?
These Protoss executive officers were filled with doubt and confusion, because they felt that these descriptions were too exaggerated and might even over-deify the human empire.
"Is this true, Archbishop? Are you sure those aliens didn't deceive us?" Sessler widened his eyes and looked at Artanis in disbelief, his tone full of doubt and confusion.
“I’m sure, Sessler.” Artanis nodded solemnly. “Not only did the people of other races tell us about this, but even a few of our compatriots who had just awakened told me that they encountered the fleet of the Human Empire and were attacked by it.”
After Artanis briefly explained the current situation in the universe to Sessler, he began to carefully observe the current situation of the Zerg. He noticed that the Zerg seemed to have undergone new changes.
“They are evolving again!” Artanis exclaimed, a trace of worry in his eyes. “They are now able to corrupt machinery and use it for their own purposes.”
As Artanis looked over, he saw hundreds of warships that once belonged to other alien countries suddenly appearing among the Zerg that were fighting fiercely with the fleet in the distance.
However, the hulls of these warships have been covered with dense fungal blankets, and the originally hard steel materials have been hidden without a trace.
Wrapped in fungal blankets, these warships rushed towards the Protoss fleet, and then detonated the sulfuric acid bombs inside the warships to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy.
