Chapter 460

"Abathur, what the hell is this thing you made? That flying dragonfly scorpion, I can accept.

But this one looks more like a tree? Are you sure it's a Zerg unit?" Luode pointed at the two special units in front of him and looked at Abathur.

"Great Master, this is exactly my masterpiece. I only did a preliminary analysis of the genes you brought.

I found that each one is extremely powerful and very suitable for cultivating into powerful units, making the Zerg's combat power more efficient and stronger.

This tree, the Zerg unit with a tree-like form, has pretty good melee capabilities, even second only to the Thunder Beast, and it also has the ability to entangle with roots.

It can extend its body's roots underground to attack opponents, and to some extent, it can replace the burrowers.

Moreover, the branches on its body can be shot out like the bone spears of a spine crawler for a certain degree of ranged attack, though the attack range and penetration are not as strong as the spine crawler's.

Most importantly, it can constantly emit a life energy that heals surrounding Zerg units.

During battle, the Zerg creep cannot always follow the swarm to expand, but this unit can not only serve as a combat unit but also as a supply unit, making it very efficient and convenient." Abathur spoke.

This tree-person unit is very good, with a huge body, melee capabilities second only to the Thunder Beast, making it an excellent meat shield in the front line, and it also consumes fewer resources than the Thunder Beast.

It can entangle enemies, burrow underground, perform ranged attacks, and also supply nearby Zerg units.

In Abathur's view, it is a unit close to perfect, and it must be widely applied to the swarm.

After hearing these words, Luode also nodded. Well! It seems the tree demons in the Black Myth World are indeed very suitable for these traits. Although they are still trees, they have already cultivated into demons, so they have a certain organic gene sequence that the Zerg can just make use of.

Unlike the treemen of the Azeroth World or other fantasy worlds, these tree demons from the Black Myth World, although they look like trees on the outside, are actually flesh and blood on the inside, making them very suitable for Zerg development.

"I see, then let's produce some of these units! And record their gene maps into the databases of other Zerg queens so they can also breed this special unit there." Luode nodded and spoke.

"Wise choice, Master. This unit is very suitable for the Zerg. I will now upload its gene map to the Zerg network, and only Zerg queens loyal to you can unlock this powerful unit." Abathur nodded.

After receiving Luode's order, he immediately spread this newest unit across the Zerg network, allowing all Zerg queens to produce this powerful unit.

"Then what about this guy that can fly long and looks like a scorpion and dragonfly? Explain to me what it is." Luode looked at another newly developed unit and asked.

Since Abathur felt these units were very powerful and could even be added to the Zerg unit roster, there must be some merits to them.

"Master Luode, please allow me to introduce this new flying unit. Our Zerg flying units are relatively scarce; previously, we had the viper and the explosive mosquito, and the Leviathan warship, all of which belong to flying units, but the main force has always been the brood lord, or what is called the dragon unit.

The dragon unit can almost fight in the air under any weather and any environment, but it also has some imperfect aspects, such as their armor being relatively fragile.

And they lack ranged attacks. When fighting in the sky against Terran and Protoss units, they sometimes find themselves at a disadvantage, only able to fight by relying on their numerical advantage." Abathur spoke.

Almost all Zerg units are developed by him, and each one can respond to a sudden situation and fight in a certain environment.

But there are also some imperfect aspects. He had always wanted to improve this brood lord unit to make their combat power stronger and more efficient, but he could never find a suitable gene substitute until the new Master sent over a completely new gene, giving him hope for a new flying unit.

"But the units I newly developed are different. First, their flying ability is very flexible, allowing them to fight in mid-low altitude. I used the genes of the brood lord to make up for some of their space combat deficiencies, allowing them to survive in space and conduct space warfare.

They combined with the genes of this golden scorpion, so they have very strong exoskeleton armor, and I will also strengthen them with some exoskeleton armor obtained by the Zerg.

Their bodies are very strong; the two pincers can be used as melee weapons, and the tail at the back can release venom.

The six arms on their abdomen are very flexible; they can even wield weapons like humans.

I plan to give them some of the Empire's guns to use, and in the future, on the Zerg production line, we will produce some ranged weapons for them to use." Abathur spoke.

The Zerg's ranged attacks are generally from firing some kind of spine from the body or spraying venom. This new flying unit, with six arms, can use weapons, which is an advantage for the Zerg.

In the future, this unit can cooperate with the brood lord in combat: the brood lord goes up for melee, while this unit performs ranged attacks, and when necessary, uses venom to attack. Their armor can also better protect them from artillery fire.

In summary, these two units developed by Abathur are relatively perfect, able to make up for the current shortcomings of the swarm and compensate for some deficient combat power.

"You really are something, Abathur! This is indeed not bad! No problem, this flying unit will also be recorded into the Zerg's gene database, uploading their gene maps out so that future larvae can hatch from them." Luode spoke while stroking his chin.

It seems the genes of the demon race from the Black Myth World are indeed useful; with just a few of them, Abathur has developed these two units.

If we give him some more gene maps from the Black Myth World or the Azeroth World, who knows how strong the Zerg forces will become.

After discussing the two new units, Luode left the evolution chamber and returned to the main control room.

"Great Master, what are your next moves?" Izsha came before Luode and asked.

"Not long after, the Blade Queen Kerrigan will come here, and you will temporarily hand over the usage rights of this Leviathan warship to her. I will hide on the Leviathan.

You must not tell her where I am; just pretend to obey his command." Luode spoke.

Since we need to cultivate Kerrigan, we must give her a suitable Zerg army. Now that Amon has been exiled by me back into the void, I must take Amon's place to put some pressure on Kerrigan.

"I don't understand, Great Master, why do you want to hand over the Zerg command to the Blade Queen?

Your strength is far superior to Kerrigan's; the swarm would be stronger under your leadership. Doing this makes no sense." Izsha spoke.

The Zerg are an absolutely rational force; everything serves the development of the swarm. They accept what is good for the Zerg and oppose what is bad for the Zerg.

"This relates to my future plan, and it's only letting him have partial usage rights, not handing over the Zerg to him. The Zerg are still under my leadership, and you, my first commander, are still me." Luode spoke.

"I understand, Master Luode. You are the Great Master; your will is above all, and your commands we must obey." Izsha bowed before Luode and spoke.

"Well! I will arrange some things. When Kerrigan comes, you will understand this, right?" Luode told part of his plan to the Zerg maiden before him.

This girl is now the true core of the entire Leviathan warship, and even to a certain extent, the Leviathan's outer body is part of her. Her authority is second only to Luode's.

When the Blade Queen comes, although the ruling power appears to be in her hands on the surface, the real control is actually in Izsha's hands.

"I understand, Master Luode. I will inform Abathur of this." Izsha spoke.

Luode nodded in satisfaction and then instantly vanished, heading for the capital planet Khar of the Terran Empire, where he now goes to meet a certain human emperor, Mengsk.

This old Deng is thoroughly rotten, but he is a suitable villainous material. Luode plans to do something with this human emperor. In the original Zhang Zhong, this final boss of the campaign performed terribly, being completely crushed by Kerrigan the whole time, giving her no pressure at all.

Only that artifact allowed the Valkyrie Queen Kerrigan to barely eat some dirt, as a major villain spanning the Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm expansions.

Mengsk, you must perk up for me; you must become fierce.

In the palace of the Terran Emperor Mengsk, several intelligence officers were reporting the latest situation to Emperor Mengsk.

For example, not long ago, the human army that had just taken Char was forced to retreat, Kerrigan was defeated, and the rebels were defeated by the imperial army.

These good news were widely publicized, but the empire's crown prince, who even said he had betrayed his own father, and Raynor the Ranger were the true leaders of this war, which the imperial media never mentioned.

"Report to Your Majesty the Emperor, Prince Valerian has not obeyed your command; he is still secretly in the Umojan region, researching Kerrigan." A attendant, heart pounding with fear, knelt on the ground and spoke.

"What a rebellious child, unwilling to obey his father's command, actually mingling with those rebellious fellows, especially that extremely dangerous woman.

At the very first moment of defeating that woman, he should have blown his brains out with a single shot. Valerian is truly useless." Emperor Mengsk shook his head and spoke.

He released Jimmy Raynor's friend Valerian Mengsk out on the condition of freedom, allowing this former friend to lurk near Jimmy Raynor, while the ultimate goal was to kill the Zerg Queen Kerrigan.

But in the end, this idiot failed, and Jim Raynor successfully rescued the Blademade Empress Kerrigan, even turning her back into a human.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, perhaps you should trust your prince; he might be able to subdue those traitors and make them repent, uh!"

Bang! Before the official could finish speaking, Mengsk pulled out a pistol from his pocket and blew the man's head off.

"Jim Raynor, along with Sarah Kerrigan and my son, are now traitors to the Empire. Order the Imperial Strike Forces and Ghost Agents to deploy together—target the Yumoon region: Kerrigan, the human Blademade Empress, must be killed, the greatest threat to humanity.

And if Jim Raynor and Kerrigan are together, kill him; if they are separated, then upon seeing Jim Raynor, you must capture him alive." Mengsk the Emperor stood up and spoke.

The grudge between him and Sarah Kerrigan is fundamentally irreconcilable—he wants the Blademade Empress dead, and she wants his life.

Mengsk is fully aware of the Blademade Empress's power. His Zerg swarm forces possess terrifying strength!

Now this is a rare opportunity—a perfect chance to kill this woman. As long as he can kill her, he can rest easy, even if it means sacrificing his own son.

"Your Majesty, we will now begin arranging the Ghost Agents and the Imperial Fleet; we will soon head to the Yumoon region."

"Also, our newly developed Armor Thor must be given to me—I don't know, it is our weapon against the Zerg.

And that alien artifact, already transported back, must also be moved into my palace." Mengsk the Emperor spoke.

It is known that the only weapon in the world capable of dealing with Sarah Kerrigan, the Blademade Empress, is that alien artifact. No matter what, he must place it in the palace; otherwise, he won't even be able to sleep.

Several Imperial generals, upon receiving the order, immediately departed to make arrangements, leaving only Mengsk the Emperor standing alone by the window.

"How tragic! The Emperor of the Terran Empire rules hundreds of planets, billions of humans." Luode suddenly appeared in Mengsk the Emperor's room, gazing at this Terran Emperor.

"Who are you? How did you get in? Guards, guards, someone has infiltrated the Imperial High Command guards!" Mengsk the Emperor, upon seeing Luode, was instantly startled and began shouting, simultaneously drawing his sidearm and pointing it at Luode.

"Don't bother shouting—I've tampered with the entire room. Even if you scream your throat raw, no one will come to save you." Luode spoke.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

Mengsk the Emperor snorted coldly, drew his gun, and unleashed a barrage of fire at Luode, but unfortunately.

These bullets were blocked by an invisible force just a few centimeters from Luode—even energy bullets were no exception; they could not harm Luode in the slightest.

"Your little toys can't hurt me—I am a god, a true god in the real sense." Luode smiled and spoke.

Mengsk the Emperor ignored Luode, instead continuously triggering the room's alarm, but to his disappointment, no matter how he activated the alarm inside the room.

Outside, there was not even a hint of movement—indeed, his own room seemed to be held by a strange shield.

"Are you a Ghost Agent? You've infiltrated the Emperor's palace; even if you kill me, you cannot leave here. But if you have any conditions, you can tell me—if reasonable, I can fulfill them." Mengsk spoke.

In Mengsk's view, Luode's ability was merely a psionic technique, and calling himself a god was utterly arrogant.

"It seems you don't believe me—then I must demonstrate." Luode smiled, approached Mengsk, patted his body, and Mengsk instantly vanished, appearing above the Zerg territory.

"What, what is this place? You, what did you do to me?" Mengsk stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the outside world—just moments ago he was clearly in his own imperial palace, yet in the blink of an eye, he found himself on a planet teeming with Zerg. "This is a Zerg planet; as for its name? I can't recall it temporarily—you can call it whatever you like." Luode spoke.

This time, he randomly selected a planet where a Zerg broodmother resided and directly teleported Mengsk there.

"Impossible—this, this must be an illusion. You used psionic energy to invade my brain, I created the illusion—this is all fake." Mengsk the Emperor spoke.

How could it be? Someone merely tapped me, and I was transported to another planet—this surpasses even spatial fold technology! Moreover, the Zerg before me have no reason to obey a human's command, yet they came to attack him—absolutely impossible for Zerg to follow a human's order.

If I truly appeared in any Zerg territory, the first thing the Zerg would do is swarm forward and tear me to pieces.

So all of this is an illusion.

"Hahaha! You think this is an illusion? Come, little dogs, give him a bite—bite off his hand." Luode laughed and issued a command to the nearby raptor Zerg.

Wow wow!

After receiving Luode's order, several raptor Zerg lunged forward, instantly pinning Mengsk the Emperor to the ground, then tore open their bloodied maws and ripped off one of his arms.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Mengsk clutched his severed arm, emitting a pig-slaughtering scream.

At this moment, he finally confirmed he had not been attacked by an illusion.

"Hahaha! Want me to try another experiment—bite off his leg too." Luode issued another command.

"No! No! Don't! Please, ah ah!" Mengsk screamed again with heart-rending agony.

After receiving Luode's command, the raptor Zerg lunged forward once more and tore off one of his legs, (End of Chapter)