I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Renault waved to Dr. Ariel, then went straight to the point and asked:

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Doctor. You can call me Jim. How's the situation on your end?"

Upon hearing Renault's question, Ariel immediately explained the situation to him and the others:

"The Zerg swarm has now breached our planetary defenses, and our colony has fallen. For the past 12 hours, we have been evacuating civilians to the starport, but the Zerg offensive is becoming increasingly fierce, making the evacuation work more and more difficult. It is now very difficult to continue the evacuation work."

As she spoke, Ariel pulled up a map, marked the important roads, and then said to Raynor and the others:

“If you can hold this highway, we can send a group of people away in a few hours.”

Upon hearing Dr. Ariel's words, Renault acknowledged that he understood.

"Don't worry, Doctor, we will help you get your people safely to the starport."

"I hope you can do it, Commander. Those bugs are more terrifying than I imagined."

At this moment, Dr. Ariel seemed to have little trust in Raynor's Rangers. After all, being abandoned by the Imperial Army and the terrifying onslaught of the Zerg swarm had left the female doctor quite exhausted.

Reno didn't pay much attention to what Dr. Ariel said; he could understand it. Then, Reno began to call for Stargazer and the others.

Upon hearing Renault's call, Guanxing and the others arrived at the bridge. Guanxing, holding a feather fan, approached Renault and the others and said:

"Mr. Renault, what happened to you?"

"Is such that......"

Renault told Guanxing and the others about the Agrija settlement. Upon hearing Renault's words, Guanxing nodded in understanding and said:

"Overall, this mission is relatively simple. Even with the interference of the swarm of insects, as long as we hold the positions at those crossroads, there shouldn't be any major problems. The only difficulty is the time involved."

Upon hearing what Guan Xing said, Renault nodded and said:

"Yes, this mission is much simpler than the previous ones. The only problem is the time. The more time we spend, the more bugs we'll encounter."

Then, Guan Xing inquired and said:

"But on the other hand, can't our transport ships be used for rescue operations?"

Renault shook his head in denial regarding the stargazing question. Currently, the number of transport ships on the Hyperion is not high, and there are not enough fighters to escort them. Otherwise, the transport ships would just be targets for the Zerg swarm. Moreover, the transport ships have no defensive capabilities; basically, a single Xenomorph can shoot them down.

After going through some routines, the only solution to the problem of intersection reaction is to deploy enough spider mines and bunkers on both sides of the target route. In addition, Stetman has two more research projects: one is the Venomous Fang Turret that can be installed on the bunker, and the other is the Enhanced Bunker Armor Plate. These two research projects have made the Rangers' bunkers much stronger, which can also strengthen the defense of the route in this operation.

Where are the personnel involved in this operation?

Upon hearing the stargazing question, Renault also spoke to the stargazing:

“I’ll set off with my lads to deal with the situation. Mr. Stargazer, I’ll leave it to you and Matt to defend the Starport.”

Stargazer and Horner nodded in agreement with Renault's words, expressing their confidence in his command abilities and capabilities. Theresa, standing nearby, also spoke to Renault:

"Um, Mr. Renault, shall I go with you? The stronger the team, the higher the success rate of this operation, right?"

Upon hearing Theresa's words, Renault naturally nodded in agreement to let Theresa participate in the operation. Then, as if remembering something, Renault said to Yuhaka:

"By the way, Youyou, you can't go down for this mission."

Yuhaka looked at Renault with a question mark above his head after hearing his words, then tilted his head and looked at Renault curiously, asking:

"Why, Uncle O-O?"

Seeing Yuhaka tilting her little head and looking at him with a puzzled expression, Renault turned his head away. After all, most of the older crew members on the Hyperion doted on Yuhaka like a granddaughter or daughter, just like Theresa and the others had done before.

Renault turned his head away, trying to avoid looking into Yuhaka's adorable big eyes, lest he be unable to refuse her request. At the same time, Renault offered his explanation:

"Regarding this issue, Youyou, if your current appearance changes, it could very likely cause panic among the immigrants."

After hearing Reno's words, Yuhaka and the others understood why Reno wouldn't let Yuhaka go down. Yuhaka expressed her understanding, since during Monster Hunter, Rorota and the others had told her to be careful to hide herself and not be discovered by others, except for Milia.

Upon hearing Renault's words, Yuhaka, as if remembering something, also raised his little hand and said to Renault:

"What if Youyou goes invisible?"

"Invisible?"

Upon hearing Yhaka's words, Raynor and Theresa stared at him in utter bewilderment, as if they were unaware that Yhaka could become invisible. Soon, before everyone's eyes, Yhaka suddenly vanished like a wisp of black smoke. Raynor, witnessing this, was so shocked that his jaw nearly dropped. What shocked Raynor wasn't Yhaka's ability to become invisible, but rather the way Yhaka became invisible—it was exactly the same as the way his Protoss friend Zeratul became invisible.

Theresa and the others looked somewhat surprised when they saw Yhaka disappear. As Yhaka deactivated his invisibility, he stood with his hands on his hips, a smug expression on his face, and said to Reno and Theresa:

"How about that~ Isn't Youyou amazing? =w=?"

Hearing Yhaka's words, Theresa was at a loss for words, while Renault looked at Yhaka with a shocked expression and asked:

"Youyou, how did you learn all this stuff???"

When asked about Renault's question, Yhaka tilted his head with a puzzled expression. Did he really have to learn these things?

If the Nerazim Protoss knew what Yhwach said, he would surely be attacked by the Shadow Fury of the Dark Templars.

Chapter 1043 [The Beginning of the Rescue Operation]

Theresa and the others were amazed to see Yhaka disappearing into the shadows on the bridge, while Reno looked puzzled, as if he didn't know how Yhaka had learned the Dark Templar's invisibility technique from Nerazim.

According to the information he knew, Dark Templars used psionic energy drawn from the Void to become invisible. However, according to Stetman's examination report, Yhaka had Zerg genes as well as genes from other organisms, but no Protoss genes.

How did Yhaka manage to do that?

Regardless, the operation still needs to proceed. However, if Yhaka can use permanent invisibility, Renault has no objection. As long as Yhaka isn't seen by the immigrants, there shouldn't be any problem with Yhaka participating in this operation.

After getting everything ready, Renault took Theresa and Yuhaka with him. After arriving at the armory, Swann gave Theresa an all-environment combat suit. The all-environment protective suit was custom-made so that it could be used with Theresa's Valkyrie armor without affecting the performance of the Valkyrie armor and the all-environment combat suit.

Having changed into the custom-made all-environment combat suit, Theresa now looks like a ghost agent. Swan, seeing Theresa in her new gear, asked her if the suit fit.

"So, Miss Theresa, is the equipment suitable?"

After putting on the helmet and finding it wasn't too tight, Theresa lifted the visor and said to Swann:

"Uncle Swann, this combat suit fits perfectly. I don't think it needs any alterations."

After hearing Theresa's answer, Swan checked the data on Theresa's all-environment combat suit briefly and, finding nothing amiss, nodded and said to Theresa:

"Okay, it seems there are no problems now. If there are any unusual situations, please let me know and I'll see if I can make any changes."

Theresa nodded to indicate she understood and then headed towards the hangar. After boarding the transport plane, Raynor and his group arrived at the Argyria settlement. As the transport plane landed in a spacious area, Raynor and his group emerged, weapons in hand. Seeing no Zerglings in sight, Raynor signaled Horner, saying:

"Matt, has your radar detected any bugs near us?"

Matt also used the Hyperion's scanning system to scan Raynor's landing site. After the radar scan, Matt found no Zerg biosignals and told Raynor:

"Sir, no Zerg biosignals have been detected around you, so you are safe for now. However, there are Zerg biosignals at the mission objective location to the east. I think you should head there as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Matt's reminder, Raynor acknowledged that he had received the message. After confirming that there were no Zerg nearby, Raynor then spoke to his troops:

"Alright, guys, check your weapons and equipment, we're ready to go."

Theresa, standing to the side, looked around but couldn't see Yhaka. She looked puzzled and called out:

"Youyou, where are you?"

Theresa was puzzled when she suddenly couldn't see Yuhaka, whom she had just seen on the transport ship. Then, she felt a sudden poke in her waist and jumped in fright. She quickly turned around and looked around, somewhat angrily, shouting:

"Youyou! Stop playing pranks!"

Upon hearing Theresa's words, Yuhaka also transformed back from stealth mode. Seeing Yuhaka wagging its big tail with an "OwO~" expression, it was clear that it was very happy that its prank had succeeded.

Seeing Yhaka's smug look, Theresa felt a twitch in her eye, as if she wanted to punch him. However, Theresa coughed slightly and then said to Yhaka:

"Youyou, don't wander around during this mission. We're here to protect civilians from leaving this planet. You need to protect them from the Zerg, understand?"

Upon hearing Theresa's words, Yhaka nodded in understanding and then went into stealth mode. After seeing Yhaka go invisible, Theresa told him not to wander around and to follow them. Yhaka simply said he understood and didn't say anything more.

After the team was ready, Renault ordered everyone to head towards the eastern checkpoint. A while later, Theresa saw fruits and vegetables planted along both sides of the road, along with numerous greenhouse-like buildings. Curious, Theresa asked Renault:

"Mr. Renault, why are there so many vegetables growing here?"

Regarding Theresa's question, Renault explained to Theresa that:

"This is an agricultural resettlement area, so it's normal to have so many crops here. However, the fact that it's so quiet and there's not a soul in sight gives me a bad feeling."

As he spoke, Raynor urged everyone to quicken their pace. After Raynor and his group had walked for a while, they heard the roars of the Zerg. Raynor immediately told everyone to stop. Upon hearing Raynor's command, the troops he led quickly formed a formation to meet the Zerg swarm attack. On the outer perimeter of the formation, several firebats and raiders aimed their flamethrowers and grenade launchers outwards, while marines and medics provided firepower and support inside the formation.

Just as Reynolds gave the order, some springtails emerged from the crops on both sides of the road, letting out terrifying howls at Reynolds and his men. However, they were met with 8mm solid steel spikes from the Marines and Punisher grenades from the Marauders.

Amidst the flying insect corpses scattered by the explosion, Theresa looked at the cratered vegetable patch, a bead of cold sweat trickling down her forehead, and asked Renault:

"Um, Mr. Renault, you won't make us pay for the damaged vegetable gardens, will you?"

Regarding Theresa's question, Renault shrugged and said:

“I don’t think we need to worry about that. After all, those immigrants are leaving this place, and I don’t think they care about these material possessions.”

Hearing Renault's words, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Theresa heard a smacking sound of chewing next to her. When she turned around, she saw a tomato floating in the air as if it were being eaten by something unseen.

Seeing this, Theresa looked at Yhaka, who was in stealth mode, with a speechless expression and said:

"Youyou, don't eat other people's crops... What if they've been sprayed with pesticides...?"

"O~O?"

Chapter 1044 [Arrangement and Planning]

Hearing Theresa's words, Yuhaka promptly ate the tomato in his hand. He could smell whether it had pesticides or not. Theresa, seeing the tomato disappear into thin air, knew Yuhaka had eaten it. Helpless, Theresa shook her head, rubbing her forehead, and said:

"Really... don't go and get those things again later, okay?"

Hearing Theresa's words, Yuhaka nodded in understanding and said to Theresa:

"Youyou understands OwO~"

Although there was no visible sign of Yohaka nodding, Theresa realized from the sound alone that Yohaka had heard her.

In the following operation, Raynor led his troops toward the eastern highway checkpoint. Soon, when they arrived at a settlement, a number of Zerg rushed toward Raynor and his men, but they were quickly dealt with by Raynor and his men. Even Theresa and Yhaka did not have a chance to make a move.

"There are more and more alien insects here. It seems we need to speed things up."

Hearing Reno's words, everyone quickened their pace. At that moment, the Zerglings launched another attack, but unlike previous attacks, this one was a little unexpected.

Suddenly, for some unknown reason, a woman darted out of a small hut in the immigrant settlement. Her face contorted with fear, she cried out to Reno and his companions for help:

"Please help me!"

The woman's voice also caught the attention of Reno and his companions, as well as the attention of the Zerglings. Hearing the human's terrified cry for help, the Zerglings seemed to instinctively notice the weaker being, and those that had been drawn to Reno and his companions ran towards the woman who was calling for help.

"No! Damn it!"

Seeing this, Renault felt a sense of foreboding. They were far too far away to help the woman who had asked them for help. In addition, there were more than two or three Zerglings rushing towards the panicked woman, so Renault and his companions were unable to provide assistance. Moreover, the Zerglings were about to pounce on the panicked woman. Theresa tried to pull the woman over with her chains, but the chains were no match for the speed of the Zerglings that were about to pounce on her.

Just when everyone was at their wits' end, suddenly, Renault felt something step on his armored shoulder and then disappear. Meanwhile, the Zerglings on the woman's side who had called for help were instantly sliced ​​in half, and the other Zerglings were also cut off by an invisible blade.