I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Upon hearing the Queen's words, Zagara, standing to the side, looked at Kerrigan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Your Majesty, we should cross the Bone Trench as soon as possible and not waste time fighting the Gorgon-class battlecruisers." Then, as if remembering something, Zagara said with a smug look, "If we can catch them off guard, we can cross here with minimal losses."

Just then, Abathur, who looked like a humanoid cub, suddenly spoke up: "The Queen Zagara is ignorant and foolish. If the human warships are not eliminated, the battle situation will easily become unfavorable."

Kerrigan, overhearing the conversation between the two insectoids, said to Zagara, "Abathar is right. Even if we do nothing and cross the Bone Trench directly to the Imperial fortress on the Dreadnought Heights, the enemy's Gorgon-class battlecruisers will still cause us a lot of trouble. As long as we deal with these troublesome Gorgon-class battlecruisers here, our next battle will be much easier."

As she spoke, Kerrigan looked at Zagara and said, "Zagara, you need to learn to be farsighted. If we fail here, our chances of reclaiming Char will be even smaller. If the Imperial fleet arrives to provide support, our plan to reclaim Char will completely fail. You need to be strategic and ruthless in this regard."

After saying that, Kerrigan looked towards Yohaka and asked, "Yoo, how are your preparations going?"

Upon hearing Kerrigan's question, Yuhaka stopped eating his jerky and gave Kerrigan a thumbs-up, saying, "Don't worry, you're so cute!"

After seeing that Yhaka indicated there were no problems, Kerrigan nodded and said to everyone, "Very good. Next, let's destroy those Gorgon-class battlecruisers, then head straight for Dreadnought Heights and destroy the human fortresses."

P.S.: There are so few pictures of Klein that I can't even find suitable ones on Pixiv, so I'll just use a chibi version instead.

Volume 2 [StarCraft II: Back to Home]: Chapter 1818 [The Fall of the Gorgon-class Battlecruiser]

Following Kerrigan's orders, she had Zagara lead the troops to the front lines, spreading a large number of fungal tumors as they advanced. This accelerated the spread of the fungal carpet and provided nutrients to the swarms of mosquitoes. Although the swarms were in a dormant state, they still had very little stored nutrients. To ensure they could exert their full potential, providing the necessary nutrition to the swarms was crucial.

Zagara led his troops toward the human positions at the Bone Trench. To prevent the Zerg swarm from crossing through, the Terran Empire's general, Warfield, had deployed a large force here to defend against any Zerg attacks attempting to breach the trench. Of course, the humans weren't trying to completely destroy the Bone Trench, but that would allow the Zerg swarm to come directly through the tunnels, which was not good news.

After all, the Zerg's Nydus Worm tactics have always been a major headache for the Terran Empire. They have no way to defend against the Nydus Worms from underground crossing their defenses and sneaking up on their rear. Although the Terran Empire has machines to detect the movement of Nydus Worms, it is still difficult to predict where the enemy will emerge from.

Meanwhile, on the human Empire's side, reports from the soldiers defending the front lines indicated that the Zerg swarm had launched another attack. Seeing the Zerg swarm return with renewed vigor, the commander in charge of guarding the area sneered, "Hmph, haven't those Zerg learned their lesson yet? They still dare to send troops to attack here. Communicator, contact the captain of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser and have him burn all these Zerg to ashes."

Upon hearing his superior's words, the communications officer at the Dead Bone Trench command center acknowledged that he understood and contacted the Gorgon-class battlecruiser patrolling outside. After receiving the order, the Gorgon-class battlecruiser patrolling outside headed towards the location of Dead Bone Trench.

After the Gorgon-class battlecruisers appeared in the Deadbone Trench, Kerrigan could see their enormous size and understood why two Gorgon-class battlecruisers couldn't be deployed. A single Gorgon-class battlecruiser would almost completely fill the Deadbone Trench, and if two Gorgon-class battlecruisers were to enter such a narrow space, they would likely get stuck and unable to get out.

Seeing this, Kerrigan asked Abathur, who was hiding in the main hive, "Abathur, how are the mosquito nests?"

Upon hearing Kerrigan's question, Abathur, who was in the evolution pit in the main hive, was doing various tasks and investigations while lying on a cradle-like organism. After checking the status of the Buzzwole Nest, Abathur replied, "The Buzzwole Nest has recovered and is ready to hatch at any time."

After receiving Abathur's reply, Kerrigan nodded and gave the order: "Very good. When the Gorgon-class battlecruisers are close enough, awaken the Mosquito Nest and give them a surprise."

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Upon receiving a report of a large number of Zerg appearing in the Bone Trench, the crew of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser quickly rushed over from the bridge. After all, there was nothing more satisfying than being able to easily defeat the helpless Zerg. The crew of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser treated this as a form of entertainment.

Soon, after the Gorgon-class battlecruisers reached the passageway of the Bone Trench, the bridge crew had to carefully navigate the ship through the winding, narrow passage. If they accidentally crashed into the rock wall, it could cause unnecessary damage to the ship's fuselage on both sides, which would be more serious than just getting a scolding.

If a large-scale collapse of the rock wall is accidentally caused, or if the surging underground magma is ejected, the Gorgon-class battlecruiser may be swept up and the entire battlecruiser may sink into the lava.

Subsequently, under the careful control of the pilot, the Gorgon-class battlecruiser spotted the Zerg forces moving on the ground. Upon seeing this, the captain of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser ordered the crew to launch an attack. However, before they could launch their attack for long, the Zerg forces retreated at a very fast speed.

Upon seeing this, the captain of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser immediately wore a puzzled expression. After all, they were the ones who had previously carried out the mission to clear the Zerg swarm from the Bone Trench. Back then, when the Zerg forces encountered them, they charged desperately towards the other side of the Bone Trench as if they were on drugs. Unfortunately, the powerful firepower of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser acted like a wall of sighs, blocking the Zerg's offensive and leaving them with no way to advance their defensive line. This also led the Zerg forces to attempt a counterattack.

However, as mentioned before, those Zerg forces were completely helpless against the Gorgon-class battlecruisers, practically courting death. As a result, the Gorgon-class battlecruisers easily dealt with the Zerg forces.

However, the current Zerg forces seem to flee like mice from a cat when they encounter Gorgon-class battlecruisers, leading one to wonder if the opposing Zerg forces have changed their nature.

The captain of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser also began to ponder this, and the adjutant beside him, seeing his superior's thoughtful expression, asked, "Captain, should we pursue the Zerg swarm?"

Upon hearing his adjutant's words, the captain, whose train of thought had been interrupted, hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Give the order to pursue them, but be careful. These bugs are moving too fast; it's hard not to suspect that there might be a trap."

"Captain, do you mean those Zerg have a way to deal with the Gorgon-class battlecruiser?" Upon hearing the captain's words, the first mate looked at his captain with an incredulous expression, finding it hard to believe that the Zerg swarm could take down the Empire's newest battlecruiser. The captain himself was a veteran of many years, and he had been present during the attack on Char. He was very familiar with the Zerg's cunning tactics, and seeing the Zerg's unusual behavior, he couldn't help but wonder if there was a big problem, or if the Zerg had some kind of secret weapon.

"That's a possibility. In any case, we need to be careful with this operation. It's always better to be cautious." After saying that, the captain took a puff of his cigar and exhaled a cloud of smoke. The adjutant, upon hearing the captain's words, simply indicated that he understood and relayed the order to the other crew members.

After the crew received the order, although some crew members were very attentive in monitoring the surrounding situation, there were still some careless crew members who did not listen to the captain's orders. After all, what could those insects possibly have to threaten this powerful Gorgon-class battlecruiser?

Unless it's a Zerg Leviathan coming, they're not afraid of anything the Zerg might send to deal with them. In such a confined space, the Zerg's air force also has difficulty using its agility to evade the anti-aircraft fire of the Gorgon-class battlecruisers.

Under the onslaught of the Gorgon-class battlecruisers, the Zerg forces were basically fleeing in disarray. The crew members who saw this were immediately relieved, while the captain looked puzzled. Based on his understanding of the Zerg, their current escape seemed very suspicious, but he was not sure what the Zerg were up to, which gave the captain a bit of a headache.

However, at that moment, a large number of swarms of biological signals appeared on the radar of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser. The crew member responsible for monitoring the radar quickly checked the situation and, upon seeing the dense array of biological signals on the radar, immediately informed the captain:

"Sir! A large number of Zerg biological signals have appeared on the radar!"

Upon hearing the radar monitor's words, the captain immediately ordered the crew member in charge of the monitoring cameras to display the footage from that side. Hearing the captain's words, the crew member in charge of the monitoring cameras quickly transmitted the situation from the monitoring side to the bridge. Then, everyone saw a swarm of mosquitoes flying towards them.

Upon seeing the swarms of mosquitoes, the captain immediately shouted to his crew, "Activate the shields! All firepower at those mosquitoes! Quickly!"

Upon hearing the captain's words, the crew members present scrambled to prepare to defend against the swarm of mosquitoes. Clearly, the crew members had not expected such a sudden appearance of a large number of mosquitoes.

The reason why this situation was not anticipated was because the Zerglings had not been seen on Char for a long time. The officers believed that the Zerg hives on Char had lost the ability to hatch these terrifying, self-destructing flying insects. Otherwise, the Zerglings would have posed too great a threat to the Imperial air force. Otherwise, the Empire would not have dared to deploy battlecruisers on Char, because a single volley of Zergling suicide attacks would have been enough to overwhelm an entire battlecruiser.

The crew responsible for operating the weapon systems tried to eliminate the hundreds and thousands of swarms of explosive mosquitoes, but unfortunately, the mosquitoes attacked from below, making it difficult for the Gorgon-class battlecruiser to use its anti-aircraft fire to attack them. Furthermore, the ground-attack systems were different from the anti-aircraft systems, making it extremely difficult to eliminate the mosquitoes.

As the alarm for shield failure blared from the bridge, the crew members present wore expressions of terror. Although the armor of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser was much stronger than that of the Minotaur-class battlecruiser, they did not believe that the Gorgon-class battlecruiser could withstand so many suicide attacks from the Mosquitoes.

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With a loud explosion, the Gorgon-class battlecruiser, billowing smoke, plunged into the lava as if it had lost power. The commotion caused by the Gorgon-class battlecruiser hitting the ground also caused a considerable earthquake. Fortunately, the geological environment here was solid enough, otherwise the entire Dead Bone Trench might have been buried by rocks.

Looking at the Gorgon-class battlecruiser lying amidst rocks and lava, Kerrigan smiled and said, "Very well, your end is near, Warfield."

...At the same time that the Gorgon-class battlecruiser was destroyed by the Mosquito, Warfield, who was handling business in his office at the Imperial fortress located on Dreadnought Heights, also received the news of the destruction of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser.

"What?! The Gorgon-class battlecruiser has been destroyed?!" Warfield exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the commander on the other side of the Bone Trench in the holographic image. The commander, wiping the cold sweat from his brow, nodded with a grim expression and said, "Yes, General. That Gorgon-class battlecruiser was attacked by a sudden swarm of Mosquitoes. Before we could even send air support, it was shot down by the Mosquitoes."

Upon hearing the commander's message, Warfield calmed down a bit. To be honest, he hadn't expected that there would still be exploding mosquitoes in the Bone Trench. After all, these mosquitoes hadn't appeared for a while after the Battle of Char, and they thought the Char mosquitoes had become extinct.

However, when Warfield thought of this, he also recalled the news that the Imperial fleet patrolling the area around Char had lost signal. Could it be that an alien swarm of insects had come here?

Thinking of this, Warfield looked at the commander in the Bone Trench with a serious expression and asked, "Commander, are there any surviving crew members on those Gorgon-class battlecruisers?"

Upon hearing Warfield's question, the commander hesitated before replying, "They... are still alive, but that place is quite close to the Zerg hive, so I'm afraid... their chances of survival are slim now."

In response to the commander's words, Warfield slammed his fist on the table and looked at him with a serious expression, saying, "But this is not a matter of abandoning them. Immediately assemble a search and rescue team to rescue the crew of the Gorgon-class battlecruisers! Now, quickly!"

Upon hearing Warfield's order, the commander immediately saluted Warfield to indicate that he understood. Warfield then turned off the communication and sighed slightly. He looked out the window at the scene, which resembled a hellish volcano. The view filled his tired eyes. He looked at the surging lava as if he could see the undercurrents below. He felt that this might only be the beginning.

P.S.: I haven't played StarCraft 2 in so long, I almost let the pros down. I'm not very good at managing Abathur.

Volume 2 [StarCraft II: Back to Home]: Chapter 1819 [The Shadow of the Destroyer Ship]

At the Zerg hive where Kerrigan and her companions were located, Kerrigan was hiding inside, observing the Zerg swarm's attack. Seeing Kerrigan using psionic links to the Eyebugs to survey the surroundings, Yhwaka asked her with a curious expression, "Kerrigan, why aren't you going out to fight?"

Upon hearing Yhaka's question, Kerrigan, while directing the forces through the Eye Bug, explained to Yhaka, "The reason is simple: Warfield doesn't know I'm here. If they knew I was here directing the Zerg swarm to try and capture Char, they would not hesitate to call for Imperial fleet support. That would take longer to retake Char, which would be a problem for us."

Upon hearing Kerrigan's words, Eohaka also had a "I understand!" expression. However, at that moment, Kerrigan suddenly received a report from Zagara saying, "Your Majesty, the humans have sent out another Gorgon-class battlecruiser, and their soldiers are heading towards the fallen Gorgon-class battlecruiser."

Kerrigan was slightly taken aback when she heard Zagara's report, but then she understood what Warfield was planning to do. He intended to use the firepower of the Gorgon-class battlecruisers to rescue the crew of the Gorgon-class battlecruisers that had crashed earlier. Kerrigan found Warfield's naiveté laughable. After all, sending Gorgon-class battlecruisers here before even knowing whether there were any Mosquitoes was a death wish.

Of course, Kerrigan misunderstood Warfield. After all, Warfield did not order the second Gorgon-class battlecruiser to enter the Deadbone Trench. The second Gorgon-class battlecruiser was summoned by the commander of the Deadbone Trench. Simply sending an Imperial search and rescue team to rescue the crew of the crashed Gorgon-class battlecruiser might result in the search and rescue team being caught in the crossfire.

In response, the commander of Deadbone Trench called in a second Gorgon-class battlecruiser as a precaution. However, the enemy was unaware of the swarm of swarming mosquitoes within Deadbone Trench. The commander of Deadbone Trench believed that the previous swarming mosquitoes had flown from the swarm, and that the previous Gorgon-class battlecruiser had been shot down by a massive swarm of swarming mosquitoes due to insufficient firepower or some other mistake.

It was this misunderstanding that led Kerrigan to believe that Warfield still dared to make the decision to send Gorgon-class battlecruisers into the Dead Bone Trench.

Kerrigan then looked at Abathur and said, "Abathur, mark the locations of the other Mosquito Nests for me, and then let me see what you've learned from Yoyo."

"Understood, organism Abathur begins to act."

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At the search and rescue team dispatched by the Terran Empire, the commander of the Bone Trench sent a combination of marines, raiders, firebats, and medics. There might be wounded soldiers unable to move, so the commander also sent several transport vehicles. Normally, a medical transport or a Hercules transport would be appropriate, but due to the presence of the Mosquitoes, the commander dared not make such a high-risk decision. Medical and Hercules transports would easily become targets for the Mosquitoes, and for them, the Hercules transport carrying large numbers of troops and the medical transport with medical capabilities are highly attractive.

Most importantly, the number of these two transport units is limited, so the commander of the Bone Trench can only send out cheap transport vehicles as transport units. Fortunately, the armament of these transport vehicles has been replaced with anti-air missiles, which can effectively defend against possible air attacks from the Zerg swarm.

However, just as the search and rescue team approached the fungal carpet laid by the insect swarm, a cracking sound suddenly rang out, and a liquid resembling excrement burst forth from beneath the carpet. The search and rescue team members, caught off guard, were drenched in this disgusting liquid. But before they could even complain, a pungent odor and hissing sound filled the air, and everyone quickly realized what the repulsive liquid was.

"It's a strong acid!!"

Upon discovering that the liquid was a strong acid, the search and rescue team members panicked. After all, the Zerg's acid was highly corrosive, and it wouldn't be long before it corroded the Marines' protective armor. The medics nearby quickly used nanotechnology to resist the corrosion. Nanotechnology can not only repair some wounds but also repair some light armor. Of course, if the damaged area is too large, it's more profitable to go to an SCV to replace the parts.

Although the medics provided timely treatment, many Marines still lost their combat capabilities, and a few unlucky Marines who were hit in the face with strong acid died.

The Marauders and Firebats, however, were unharmed. After all, such heavy armor had protective layers, and generally, it would take enough time for strong acid to completely corrode through it, allowing medics to neutralize the corrosiveness of the acid.

The loss of manpower before even reaching their destination put immense pressure on the search and rescue team. Even so, the team leader reported the situation to the Bone Trench command post, and they soon learned that the command post would activate radar scanning for reconnaissance.

Although they didn't receive support from the military, at least they had the benefit of radar scanning, which was not bad. Under the subsequent radar scan, the search and rescue team leader in charge of commanding the team found the things buried under the defenses through the signals displayed in his combat uniform. The dense red dots on the radar screen made the search and rescue team leader feel a chill run down his spine.

The sheer number of explosive, ant-like creatures beneath the fungal carpet was giving the search and rescue team leader a headache. If they couldn't clear a path through, it would be a waste of time, and if the swarm arrived, the subsequent rescue work would be much more difficult.

"Firebats, burn away that fungal carpet and the stuff underneath, and clear a path."

Upon hearing their captain's words, the firebats stepped forward and used their flamethrowers to scorch the ground. Instantly, the creep on the ground was cleared away, and the creep tumors and the highly toxic nests hidden beneath the creep were also destroyed.

Using this method, the search and rescue team members avoided the attacks of the highly toxic nest. Soon, they heard the sounds of battle coming from the front lines, indicating that the front lines were also fighting the swarm of insects.

They needed to rescue the crew of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser as quickly as possible. Soon, they arrived at the vicinity of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser and found a hole in the hull that allowed them to enter. The rescue team members entered the interior of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser. Perhaps due to a damaged power system, the interior of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser was pitch black. They could only search for the surviving crew members in the dim light by relying on the lighting system on the power armor.

However, for some reason, their communication system also seemed to be interfered with by something. The search and rescue team members believed that something on the Gorgon-class battlecruiser might have leaked, causing electromagnetic interference to the transmission of signals.

So the search and rescue team went deep into the interior of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser under these circumstances. Although there was no way to communicate, it did not mean that they could not use other methods to contact the crew members who might be surviving inside the ship.

Hey—! Is anyone here?!

A Marine stood on a platform and shouted at the darkness below, but he heard nothing but his own echo. This puzzled him, as his superiors had told him there were many surviving crew members here, but so far they hadn't seen a single one, not even a body, which seemed rather strange.

Have you found anything here?

Hearing his captain's voice from behind, the Marine turned around and said, "Sorry, Captain, I didn't see anything or hear any response."

After receiving a reply from his team members, the search and rescue team leader couldn't help but feel a little puzzled about this eerie place. After all, if a person is nowhere to be found, one can guess that they have hidden themselves, but if a body is nowhere to be found, it would be terrifying. After all, under such circumstances, it is impossible for anyone to collect the body, right?

The search and rescue team leader, feeling quite uneasy, said to his team members, "Alright, it seems something inexplicable has happened here. Let's leave after we've investigated and found no survivors."

Hearing their captain's words, the teammates present had no objections. After all, searching for someone in such a gloomy and eerie place was incredibly difficult, especially since the swarm of insects was still on its way to attack. If the swarm came, none of them would be able to escape.

Just as they were searching, a dark figure swept past them from behind, without their knowledge.

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After searching for about half an hour, they had searched most of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser, except for the parts submerged in lava. Only one area remained to be investigated: the workshop area. However, due to the crash, the door leading to the workshop was locked. The only solution was to use a cutter to cut open the door. Although the Marauders' grenade launchers could be used to destroy the door, the place was too narrow. If the Marauders launched grenades from there, they might get blown up themselves. This design was specifically to prevent the enemy from using projectile-type explosives. However, it was rather ironic that the enemy didn't use them but instead used them on their own people.

Fortunately, a metal cutter was found in the engineering department's warehouse, which allowed them to cut open the metal door. Since cutting the metal door would take a long time, the search and rescue team leader sent two Marines to cut the metal door, while the others went to investigate the other rooms of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser.

The Marines who stayed behind to cut open the metal door spent a considerable amount of time cutting open the heavy metal door of the workshop. After the Marines kicked open the cut section, they walked in through the opening. However, due to the darkness, the two Marines had to turn on their lights to check the situation.

However, because the workshop was filled with a large number of vehicles and weapons, it was quite messy, which made the two Marines feel a bit cumbersome. Just then, a strange noise suddenly rang out. Startled by the sound, the two Marines quickly pointed their guns at the direction of the noise not far away. They then saw an empty food can rolling on the ground. The Marines looked puzzled when they saw this. When they looked up, they saw several golden eyes, like those of beasts, staring at them from the shadows.

Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out from inside the workshop, followed by wild roars and screams, which quickly subsided.

Meanwhile, the rest of the search and rescue team had finished investigating the other rooms. Apart from bloodstains, they found nothing else and were preparing to return. Just as they arrived at the workshop and were about to tell the two Marines there to leave, a sudden burst of gunfire stunned the unsuspecting Marines. Before they could react, a barrage of 8mm bullets from Gauss rifles came whistling through the air, instantly wiping out the unsuspecting Marines.

The search and rescue team leader, because he was wearing a riot shield, was spared from being taken away immediately. However, he also quickly hid in a corner and ordered everyone to take cover.