Insect Extermination Plan

A few days later.

After the Psi Disrupter was first used and showed initial effectiveness in Ansadar, the Korhal Revolutionary Army immediately announced that the Zerg threat had been effectively contained, and the entire city was under the protection of the army and new weapons.

The houses and order in Ansadar, the main city, which had been damaged in the prolonged chaos, have been rebuilt, and the military government, composed of the Marshal's headquarters of the Revolutionary Army and the August National Security Council, has temporarily taken over the city.

After removing the influence of the Confederacy from local laws, Augustus and his officers continued to use the laws familiar to the locals, rather than those of Korhal IV, to govern the city's residents in order to maintain order.

Meanwhile, the series of robberies and armed conflicts between various gangs caused by the Swarm invasion and government shutdown have decreased significantly, and those who wanted to make a fortune in the chaos or who were plotting to create chaos were sent to prison by the soldiers.

After the new government took a series of decisive measures aimed at quickly restoring order, the industrial zones that supported the city's economic lifeline, such as manufacturing plants and crystal smelting plants, resumed operation to produce supplies and military vehicles for the Revolutionary Army.

Meanwhile, under the oppressive and somber Level 1 military blockade established to defend against the Zerg invasion, young people who had lost their jobs due to the war and had nothing to do, along with the large number of local street punk bikers, turned to the Revolutionary Army's Recruitment Center in Ansadar.

Unlike the Confederacy soldiers who are attracted to join the army by the advertised cool walking mechs, generous benefits, and comfortable routine vacations, the recruiters of the Korhal Revolutionary Army never rely on deception, coercion, or other shady methods to recruit soldiers. New recruit candidates are fully informed of the significance of enlisting and the consequences that come with it when they join the Revolutionary Army.

Even so, wherever the Revolutionary Army Revolutionary Army went, countless people wanted to join. Some were simply there to defend their homeland, while others were captivated by the glorious yet illusory ideals behind the Revolutionary Army. They firmly believed that their bloody battles were not for the benefit of the Old Families of the Confederacy and the Confederacy officials, but for the re-establishment of freedom and a new order.

Especially on a planet like Antiga Prime, the title of "freedom fighter" is far more popular than "fellowship of the Confederacy."

Just minutes earlier, Marshal Augustus Mengsk of the Revolutionary Army had attended the induction ceremony of about two thousand new Antiga recruits, receiving their oath as the supreme commander of the Revolutionary Army.

Augustus emerged from a passageway on one side of the Recruitment Center, surrounded by Kerrigan, Faraday, Raynor, and other soldiers. To their left were two separate passageways enclosed by yellow and black partitions; one was a crowded line of new recruits, and the other was for militia members and veterans with military experience.

As Augustus, draped in a cloak adorned with bronze epaulettes, walked past the Antiga recruits preparing for their enlistment, the passionate young men idolized him like a superstar. Even the most rebellious street racers, professional crash racers, and even members of the Mafia regarded him as "a radiant and extraordinary figure."

For Augustus, such scenes were nothing new; he had become a symbol of revolution and freedom, a regular on propaganda posters, wanted posters, and in the UNN universe news studio.

The vehement denigration of Augustus's reputation by the mainstream media of the Terran Confederacy ironically made him a household name, even more famous than the members of the Confederate Congress.

Augustus said a few words of encouragement, as he often did, to the young men who were about to join his army, and then walked toward a block outside the Recruitment Center, amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd.

"Seeing those young people reminds me of when I first joined the army, sixteen or seventeen years old, naive and ignorant. I was more like an immature child than an adult capable of taking responsibility for my own choices," Augustus.

"These are the people who are most likely to die first on the battlefield. They are so nervous when facing the Zerg that they forget to fire. It has nothing to do with courage or wisdom. Many people die the first time they step onto the battlefield, and only the luckiest ones live to the year they retire," he said.

"... Some people always have to serve in the military, and some people always have to protect others."

"If this war, which is sweeping across multiple star systems, continues, then it is very likely that billions of warriors will die as a result," Kerrigan said. "But without you to build an army and get so many people fighting for a common goal, then even the largest army will ultimately be a disorganized mess."

"They joined us for a home or to become heroes, while people like Raynor or Matt Horner Matt Horner had a purer and nobler aspiration."

"Peace has long since left us." Augustus waved his hand, casting aside his sorrow. "Only you are always comforting me, Sarah, while Tychus and Hank only cause me trouble."

It must be said that in Augustus's eyes, Kerrigan, a beautiful girl with flowing, fiery red hair, was petite and charming, with a pretty face and a perfect figure. Apart from the harshness she displayed to protect herself, she was almost perfect.

Influenced by her past experiences, Kerrigan is like a small, seemingly strong but actually weak beast that has donned thorns and spikes to protect herself.

"Hmm." Kerrigan shrugged. "You have no idea how jealous Tychus and the others are of my standing in your eyes. They always assume we can't hear what they're saying, but they forget I can read minds—or, according to some planets, I'm a witch."

"You're not a witch, my dear." Augustus glanced at Kerrigan, sighed inwardly, and dropped the matter.

"The evacuation of other cities should also be completed. Once the remaining Psi Disrupter are activated, we can then focus on dealing with the Zerg's main nest in Antiga, eliminating the Zerg at its source and preventing a plague before it even begins."

"Have the Zerg and the Confederacy forces made any moves today?"

"After crushing the landing forces of Nova Squadron and Delta Squadron, the Garm Brood retreated to their main hive on the Antiga Red Plateau. The Confederacy Fleets attempted to engage our Fleets several times, but Warfield's Fleets avoided them in time," Kerrigan said.

"If the Zerg hadn't wiped them out, we don't know how much more sacrifice we would have made." Augustus seen the razed Confederacy landing force base. By the time Raynor's Raynor's Raiders arrived there, the Confederacy base had already been torn to pieces by the Garm Brood.

Raynor could hardly find a single intact corpse there. The brown Power Armor of Delta Squadron and the purple armor of Nova Squadron lay discarded like carelessly torn tin cans. Scattered pieces of flesh and blood had seeped into the deep purple Creep above the ground, absorbed as nutrients by the viscous, gelatinous substance.

That was an absolutely horrific scene, which Raynor described as a pot of burnt meat.

"Currently, our fleet, the Swarm, the Confederacy, and the Protoss Fleets are all in orbit around Antiga Prime."

"From the moment the Protoss Fleets appeared in the Antiga system, they launched an attack on the Zerg Fleets stationed in Antiga orbit," Kerrigan said.

"The blue arcs flashing on the horizon these past few days are signs that the Protoss Fleets is firing in orbit, and both our fleet and the Confederacy Fleets have no choice but to avoid their advance."

"It sounds like two Giant are fighting in a human garden. They could crush the garden and the house with one stomp, and we can only cower on the sidelines," Augustus.

"Currently, the Protoss Fleets appears to have an absolute advantage in space warfare. The aftershocks from the Fleets's main guns alone have destroyed the mountains south of the Antiga equator and created a massive trench," Kerrigan told Augustus.

"They will soon be able to free up forces to deal with the Zerg on Antiga Prime, but given that the Protoss destroyed Sara and Sara without hesitation, those in command are worried that they will do the same to Antiga."

"The Protoss Fleets commander Tassadar is a benevolent 'man' who would never take extreme measures unless he believed the planet was beyond saving." Augustus knew Tassadar far more than Kerrigan did.

"If we can work together to eliminate the Zerg in Antiga, then they won't have to destroy this planet."

At that moment, Augustus noticed several advertising airships flashing blue and red lights circling above Ansadar.

These large spaceships, powered by refined high energy, can serve as luxurious air cruises for the wealthy to enjoy sightseeing in cities and natural landscapes. They can also project Holographic Projection advertisements, often 65 feet (about 20 meters) wide, onto the ground during flight to promote imports from Tarsonis and other worlds.

Today, these advertising airships are used to promote Augustus's revolutionary ideals and the numerous crimes of the Terran Confederacy. They also broadcast programs from the Revolutionary Army's radio station and the latest developments on the Antiga front, and at times, they broadcast selected UNN news programs.

Through these UNN news reports, Augustus could roughly understand Tarsonis's and other mainstream worlds' views on the destruction of the Sara System and the war on the Antiga front. Although the UNN had begun to emphasize the potential threat that the invading alien races posed to humanity, most of the people in the core worlds did not pay much attention, after all, the battlefield was still many, many star systems away.

Sometimes these propaganda airships would project an image of Augustus giving a powerful speech, and his father Angus Mengsk's speeches would also be recorded. In Augustus's view, this method of propaganda was not much different from loudspeakers in the fields.

As Augustus was walking towards an Armored Vehicle guarded by soldiers by the roadside, several high-speed A-17 Wraith flew overhead, chasing a strange Mutalisk that had gone out of Augustus due to a Psi Disrupter.

As Augustus looked up at the sky, he suddenly noticed that next to the lukewarm sun, another sun had appeared, lasting for more than ten seconds—it was a Protoss warship that had exploded with a deafening roar.

The war between the Protoss and the Zerg in space is about to come to a conclusion.

"Tassadar will contact us soon." Augustus didn't board the Armored Vehicle that was about to head to the Marshal's headquarters. Instead, he had his men take out the Holographic Projection communicators they carried. These were a gift from Augustus's Arcturus, on the Turaxis II.

A green Holographic Projection screen then unfolded in front of Augustus, displaying various data from the Marshal's command headquarters.

Augustus didn't wait long before receiving a report from Warfield in the Revolutionary Army Fleets, who stated that the Protoss Fleets had already defeated the Garm Brood's Fleets. The Confederacy Fleets nearby also witnessed this scene, which further convinced humanity that the Protoss and Zerg were irreconcilable enemies.

"If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have believed what had happened in Antiga's outer space orbit. The planet's geosynchronous orbit is now littered with Zerg corpses and Protoss warship wreckage. They've almost completely destroyed one of Antiga's moons, which was overrun by Zerg." Even the composed Warfield was shocked by what he saw.

"We received a communication request from the Protoss Fleets flagship and immediately transferred it to Antiga Command," he said.

"The Confederacy Fleets has retreated to the edge of the Antiga system; it seems what happened in Antiga's outer space orbit has terrified them."

After Warfield's image disappeared, the image of Tassadar, the Protoss Expeditionary Force Commander, appeared on the Holographic Projection screen composed of three-dimensional light and shadow in front of Augustus.

"En Taro Adun, the young human commander Augustus Mengsk." Even though the executor's voice came from a communication device rather than a direct expression of will into the human mind, Augustus could still hear the roar of waves crashing against the rock walls in it.

"Our probes witnessed your arrival on this planet and your valiant battle against the Zerg," Tassadar said. "Even among the human race, you are respectable warriors."

"We are willing to defend Antiga Prime at all costs, even if it comes at the cost of blood," Augustus.

"The Protoss Empire's Conclave ordered me to destroy this infected human planet because the Arbitrators believed that once a human planet is infected, it is beyond saving, and only purification by flames can prevent the Zerg from continuing to spread in the universe," Tassadar said.

"Your courage gives me hope that we can eliminate the Zerg without purifying this planet. I have decided to defy the Conclave's orders and send ground troops to help you clear the Zerg from Antiga."

"The Templar Knights of Sargas will help you wipe out the Zerg from this planet and show them the wrath of the Sons of Aiur!"

"This will certainly bring you blame and damage your reputation." Augustus was genuinely pleased, because before he could even ask for the Protoss cooperation, Tassadar had already decided to support him.

In reality, Tassadar was never willing to destroy a planet with life. He would have tried any other way to save it.

"I salute you, Executive Officer Tassadar," Augustus said sincerely.

"Salute to the soldiers and those who sacrificed their lives."

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