The swarm covered the land
Lin En stood on the bridge watching the swarm of insects pour into the planet.
He asked the system in his mind, "System."
[exist.]
"Where is the plot of Pariah Nexus at now?"
The system reported, "[We're a bit late. The Necrons have already deployed their Blackstone Array, and the planet's defenses have been Necrons. The orbital defense network has been destroyed, the ground defenses are largely lost, and the remnants of the Imperium are hiding and fighting in the ruins, desperately holding on.]"
Lin En frowned slightly.
The system then said: [However, there's also good news: it's still before the animation starts, and Sa'kan and his Thunderhawk haven't crashed yet.]
Many people died, but there was still time to save some.
Lin En, focused on the swarm of insects on the planet, replied, "Okay."
[Current Situation: Paradis III's ground defenses have collapsed, and large numbers of Imperium troops, civilians, and Ecclesiarchy personnel are trapped in the ruins. The Necrons are clearing them out area by area.]
The system says: [There are two options available. Which one should the host choose?]
[Option A: A conservative rescue strategy, focusing only on rescuing Thunderhawk and those who are still mentally sound.]
[The advantage of Option A is its simplicity and speed; the disadvantage is that the plagued Bone Skeleton Zeras continues to wreak havoc on the galaxy.]
[Option B: A complete turnaround strategy, directly ending Zeras, dispelling the planet's Stasis Field, and rescuing the entire planet's population.]
[The advantages are obvious, but the disadvantages are extremely high risk and difficulty. Zeras is the Necrons Master Technomandrite, roughly equivalent to Dora Cawl of the Imperium. An old friend of the Silent King, the Zeras, his strength far surpasses that of ordinary Necron Overlord. His Shield, weapons, guards, and the entire structure of the tomb beneath Paradis III far exceed the conventional combat power of the current Imperium battlefield. Even with a Zerg swarm, this should be a tough battle.]
Lin En's psionic energy was suppressed within the Blackstone Array's coverage area. Fighting deep into the tomb, his psionic output was limited, and the Yellow Pelt couldn't provide timely support. If they were to lose, Lin En would likely be captured.
Lin En smiled.
The Tyranids's unit production rate can't keep up with the Necrons's regrouping rate, and the entire Purple Carapace Chapter will likely be wiped out here.
"What do you think I'd choose? Is that even a question?"
He had sworn an oath before.
When he has the ability, he will definitely not just save people and run away.
He wants to drive all the Xenos and Chaos out of the Milky Way.
Choosing option B may seem difficult, but it's actually not that hard.
The first step is to destroy the local Blackstone Stasis Node of Paradis III.
The Stasis Field is the greatest curse of the Necrons's Blackstone Array. It detaches human emotions and souls, numbing and despairing people, and is also the environmental basis for the Zeras experiment to continue.
Locate the Blackstone Obelisk on this planet, dismantle them directly, and break the stasis effect of the entire planet.
Once the force field disappears, civilian soldiers will no longer be continuously ripped from their souls, the Warp link will be restored, Lin En's psionic energy will be restored, Imperium Astropathic Communication will be restored, and large-scale reinforcements from the orbital Imperial Navy can be called directly.
The second step is to directly attack Zeras's underground Tomb Laboratory.
Xerath the Enlightened is the ruler of this planet. He has been conducting forbidden experiments to revert the undead metal back to flesh, and a large number of captured Krieg and Cadia soldiers are imprisoned in the experimental chambers.
Break through the tomb's defenses directly, subdue Zeras, or permanently seal his core to prevent the Necrons's resurrection mechanism from restoring him, and rescue all the surviving experimental prisoners.
The third step is to eliminate the Necrons guards on the planet.
Clear out all Necron Warrior, Immortals, Skorpekh Destroyer, Necrons Gun Emplacement, and Tomb Defenses; eliminate all Necrons garrisons.
Then they can carry out a planetary population rescue.
Paradis III was originally Sanctuary World, with a complete city population, a large number of pilgrims, clergy, and the Astra Militarum guarding it before the war.
Scan and locate all survivors, including those whose minds have been corrupted by the Astra Militarum, provide them with full medical care, and repair the mental damage caused by the Stasis Field.
The Blackstone Array suppresses the Warp, weakens psychic energy, and drains emotions and souls. Those corrupted gradually become numb, lose consciousness, and eventually become Blank.
The degree of irreversibility of this process depends on the duration of exposure. Mild erosion can be reversed, moderate erosion should also be recoverable, but severe erosion...
He'll think of a way to help those who are severely affected by the erosion.
What if?
There can't be only one way to go: elimination.
The passenger capacity of the Night Goddess and the Mother of Tears, plus the transport barges, plus the internal space of the twelve Tyranids Mothership, plus the Imperial Navy warships behind them...
Their fleet was operating at full capacity for large-scale transport, which theoretically could save the entire surviving population of the planet.
The prerequisite is that a safe evacuation route must first be cleared.
Lin En Gaze at the planet.
Necrons are natural nemesis of psionic energy and the pinnacle of physical abilities, with few rivals within the Milky Way.
Fortunately, his Tyranids is also purely physical-based.
Necrons are indeed a natural enemy of the Tyranids, being Tyranids only natural nemesis.
Conversely, the Tyranids also counter the Necrons. The Necrons can only kill the Tyranids by sheer numbers. Necrons resurrection is not without its costs, making it the Necrons' only natural enemy.
Lin En gave orders to the Tyranids.
Upon seeing the Blackstone Obelisk, they smashed or gnawed it all.
Upon seeing the machine's Bone Skeleton, smash or gnaw it all apart.
Once you see the Tomb Worlds, charge in without regard to the cost.
Seeing an eight-legged, Spider-Man-shaped Bone Skeleton, I recklessly fed my soldiers, crushed it, and brought its head to me.
The hissing suddenly intensified, and the Hive Node flickered wildly.
Now it all comes down to which of the two natural disasters can prevail.
The insect swarm ravaged the planet, rushing towards all places where there were signs of the Necrons.
Wherever there is Blackstone Obelisk, that's where we rush towards.
The Blackstone Obelisk is suspended about two meters above the ground.
An endless swarm of insects surged into the square, leaping up to bite and engulf the Blackstone Obelisk, crunching and gnawing at it.
Fragments of the Blackstone Obelisk flew everywhere.
The Necrons's ground forces began to panic. The Blackstone Obelisk was the Necrons's core facility; if the Zerg swarm attacked the Obelisk, the Necrons would have to go and rescue it.
The Necron Warrior emerged from the ruins, charged forward, and fired a volley of Gauss Flayer, felling a swarm of insects.
But the insect swarm covered the land.
More insects were gnawing at the Obelisk, while some that couldn't squeeze in turned back to attack the Necron Warrior.
The entire ground battlefield was in complete chaos.
The chat was completely silent.
[My God, the Tyranids are saving the Pariah Nexus... How could I have such a dream?]
[... I could never even dream of such a scene.]
[Insects! Gnawing at the Necrons and Obelisk!]
[The Zerg swarm was chasing the Necrons! It's reversed! The Zerg swarm is chasing the Necrons!]
Who was the boss of the Pariah Nexus again?
[It is Zeras, the Master Technomandrite of the Zeras Necrons.]
[He wants to wipe out all the Necrons? Kill Zeras????]
[Kill Zeras directly?!]
[Inject troops at any cost! Inject troops!! Inject troops!!!!! I'm shuddering.]
(I finished writing two chapters last night, but I fell asleep right after I finished and was about to update. Oh my god (◍•͈⌔•͈◍))