The vast number of Hatcheries stretched before us, stored within were a huge cache of resources harvested from the last mission. Zerg tendrils curled through the creep, the hatcheries and the Infested Command Centres. Never before have I as a Cerebrate had the pleasure of commanding a hive cluster of such magnitude. The battle at Korhal will be truly worthwhile.
Quickly I mutated drones at all four Hatcheries. With so many larvae under my command, an army of Drones was created and harvesting in seconds. The Creep Colonies were quickly mutated into Sunken Colonies for defence. The enemy did not hesitate to attack us, a Ultralisk under the UED's command stampeded into our cluster, only to be ripped apart by the Sunkens. Once around 24 Drones were mutated, I began base construction.
Extrator
Zerglings at all four Hatcheries
Infested Marines at both Infested Command Centers
Evolve Zergling Movement Speed
Upgrade to Lair
Hydralisk Din
Evolve Hydralisk Range
Evolve Overlord Speed
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As the Infested marines were churned from the Command Centers, I know that at least I had a weapon neither of them has. In single file, I send them out one by one, destroying any Bunkers on site. The weakened fortification was then easy pray for the swarm of Zerglings. In this way the fortifications at B crumpled beneath my mighty swarm. Quickly a second base was constructed there
and 2 Sunken Colonies were made there.
The Terran sent many attacks through this. Despite the fact that most threatened to overwhelm me, the Infested Marines did a great job at exploding the middle of the enemy offence. Sending them into disarray. Once again, I thanked the Supernatural Swarms that I was able to infest 2 Command Centers in my previous assignment.
With two bases established, I quickly continued their advancement:
Spire
Hydralisk/Zerglings, Ratio 1:2
Mutate about 4 Mutalisks
Evolution Chamber
Evolve Zerg Carapace Level 1
Evolve Hydralisk Speed
Queens Nest
Upgrade to Hive
Mutate around 4 Queens
Research Broodling
Research Adrenal Glands
Through this, more Infested marines were trained. These explosive horrors now turned their attention to the outpost at C. Once again I sent each up, dealing death to the Sunken Colonies who guarded the expansion. Once most Sunken Colonies were dead, I sent a force of 24 Zerglings and 12 Hydralisks, these easily destroyed what defences that remained. Very soon another of my Hatcheries was at C. 2 More Sunken Colonies were constructed to safe guard it.
The enemy Zerg and Terran staged many attacks, including Tanks, Hydralisks, Lurkers, Infantry and everything else they could master.
However the 4 Hatcheries at Main Base proved ever vigilant, pumping out enough Zerg Numbers to overwhelm the enemies offence. Now
my army was split in two groups. 8 Zerglings and 10 Hydralisks guarded my new Expansion of C, while around 24 Zerglings, 16 Hydralisks and 4 Mutalisk hang about guarding the main base and Expansion D. With another extra expansion, we slowly advanced...
Second Evolution Chamber
Evolve Zerg Missile Weapons Level 1
Evolve Zerg Carapace Level 2
Ultralisk Cavern
Evolove Ultralisk Speed
Once again using Infested Marine tactics, I bombarded all the defences at D, then followed by the Sunken Colonies at E. Any enemy Goliath or marines that were in the way exploded to dust. Infested Marines were cheap, and hence should be used like any other member of the Swarm. Once again the enemy was weakened enough for my Zerg swarm of 36 Zerglings and 24 Hydralisks to charge forward. Ultralisks and Lurkers can to the Zergs aid, but these proved no match against the Swarm of Hydralisks and Ultra fast attacking Zerglings. This proved especially so when the 4 Ultralisk reinforcements turned into nothing but Broodlings. With one foul swoop, I had gained expansions D, E and F. The command Centers were once again infested.
The victorious forced all gathered around the newly made hatchery at F. Here a Nydus Canal was constructed, linking the main base to H, shortening the swarms journey considerably. With resources everywhere and all 8 Hatcheries, an awe-inspiring force was made in the blink of an eye. Technologies also advanced at alarming speeds
Zergling/Hydralisk/Ultralisk Ratio: 3:3:1
Evolve Zerg Carapace Level 3
Thirde Evolution Chamber
Evolve Zerg Melee Weapons Level 1
Evolve Ultralisk Armour
Evolve Zerg Missile Weapons Level 2
Research Ensnare
Evolve Queen Energy
Evolve Zerg Air Weapon Level 1
Build up to 8 Mutalisks
Evolve Zerg Melee Weapons Level 2
Evolve Zerg Missile Weapons Level 3
Throughout this, the queens scouted the way to G. Casting Broodling on any Ultralisks they could see. The 8 Infested
Marines were sent one by one, destroying any Zerg Defences, be it Hydralisks, Ultralisks or Sunken Colonies. And all the while the Zerg army swelled beyond anyone's imagination at F, carefully I assigned them into 9 groups.
On my command, I issued a charge straight for G. The 10 Ultralisks charged forwards, followed closely behind them were 48 Zerglings. Finally 26 Hydralisks covered the rear for anti air support while 8 Mutalisks fluttered lazily overhead. 12 Overlords also accompanied the attack, for cloak detection. The utter force of destruction ripped through the enemy Zerg's defences. Although the enemy brood valiantly tried to fight off with Ultralisks, Hydralisks and Guardians of their own, they were no much for my completely overwhelming swarm. It took just over a minute to level the Zerg defences and only a few seconds to destroy the Hive Clusters. Quickly I ordered my creatures the regroup, surveying for losses. The result was a few injured Ultralisks, around 24 Dead Zergling and 6 Dead Hydralisks. These were replaced by fresh troops in minutes. Also the melee Weapons of the Zerg were evolved to Level 3
Massing up, I ordered I final strike at where the UED resides. Despite the massive amounts of Spider Mines and Siege Tanks for defence, the Ultralisks managed to charge forward and take the grunt of the damage. The Zerglings followed their attack of extreme speeds ripping everything to shred. Finally the Hydralisks came in for range support, destroying any aerial threats. Once again the Battle with won with the minimal loss of only a dozen Zerglings... Elated, I pressed on Eastwards, destroying the anti air stationed there.
Acturus seemed pleased with the victory, he will remain pleased till tomorrow. Let's hope he makes the most of it...
