StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

Chapter 185 The Magnificent Cathedral

Blinded by love, Sarnster didn't hear the rest of her sentence.

All I could think about was Qingqing inviting me to go out with her!

So happy!

My God, this is about to explode!

She arrived at the entrance of the passage without any obstacles and opened her arms to embrace the long-awaited sunshine.

Her hair was lifted by a gentle breeze, then lazily fell to her chest.

Andorra, who silently opened the channel switch for them, sighed softly behind the screen.

After instructing them to take good care of the insect mother, they still felt uneasy and sent more people.

As they walked along the road, they watched as the once magnificent Zerg architecture was destroyed, with only a few walls stubbornly holding on.

A sudden wave of gloom swept through my chest.

Shen Qingqing clutched her chest, feeling a little breathless.

Is this still the Zerg capital she once saw?

The scene was one of utter devastation, with ruins and ashes everywhere.

With a sudden lightness, Shen Qingqing was lifted up by Saenster, who had his arm around her waist.

She sat steadily on his shoulders, one hand supporting her leg to prevent her from falling.

"Qingqing, this is the former temple."

He was referring to the palaces where the Zerg Queens had lived throughout history.

Now it's just ruins.

"Take me to see where the church is."

The Zerg searched through the ruins for anything of even slight value and brought it into the dungeon.

As for those that were not found, they were taken away by other races that came to scavenge after the wolf clan retreated.

The towering, pointed church stands out starkly against the backdrop of ruins that have been almost completely leveled.

Even from a great distance, you can see that magnificent Gothic building standing amidst the ruins.

Sarnster led her toward the church, encountering no insectoids along the way, not even a single ant.

Pushing open the heavy church doors, the interior was also covered in cobwebs. Although the stained glass windows still hinted at its former grandeur, it now looked as if no insectoid inhabitants had lived there for a long time.

Dust was everywhere, and even the magnificent silver crystal chandelier hanging from the top of the church in the center was covered with dust, obscuring its former brilliance.

As the only building in the vicinity that survived the disaster, Shen Qingqing paid extra attention to it.

He patted Saenster on the shoulder, indicating that he should be put down.

Stepping onto the dark velvet carpet, Shen Qingqing still felt somewhat unreal.

I feel like this place shouldn't be like this.

It shouldn't be like this, filled with an atmosphere of dilapidation and corruption.

Beneath the crystal chandelier was a long, rectangular table. Judging from the marks on it, it could be inferred that the Zerg had once gathered here for a meal before the damage occurred.

Could it be something anomalous from the Holy Communion?

Thinking about it, Shen Qingqing stepped forward and gently touched the table.

No dust.

Although the silver plate on the table was empty, and the broken glass seemed to indicate that a fight had taken place there.

But there's no reason to wipe the table after a fight.

So he looked up and around, his gaze sweeping over the several-meter-high bookshelves filled with ancient books, and then over the burning brazier...

and many more!

Shen Qingqing quickly stepped forward, and her expression softened for a moment when she saw the brazier that had suddenly appeared.

Was there a brazier here when they first came in?

It wasn't a particularly cold season, yet the raging flames offered no warmth whatsoever.

A chill even seemed to creep in from nowhere.

Shen Qingqing instinctively hugged her arms, wanting to call Saenster to come and see, but found that her surroundings had changed without her noticing.

Looking up blankly at the surrounding walls, the brazier was still burning, but all the books on the bookshelf had vanished.

A chill ran down her spine. Shen Qingqing turned around, but found nothing.

Just as I was relieved to realize I had scared myself, I turned around and was met with a pale face.

"Ahhhhh!!"

She screamed and struggled to escape, but the owner of that face reached out his withered arm and grabbed her wrist.

Although that arm was thin and bony, it was surprisingly strong.

No matter how much Shen Qingqing cried and pounded on it, it didn't budge an inch.

Just wanting to see who had intruded into the illusion, Ryan was startled and straightened up, clutching the warm object in his hand.

Terrified and completely disoriented, Shen Qingqing's body trembled until she met the eyes of the person who owned that face.

Only then did I realize that he wasn't a ghost.

Ryan let go of her once she had recovered.

He took a small fire stick and started poking at the brazier, which was almost completely burned out.

Without saying a word, leaving Shen Qingqing feeling awkward.

After seeing his face clearly, Shen Qingqing noticed that the large robe he was wearing seemed to be the kind of slightly traditional clothing that only a pope would wear.

So he swallowed hard and tentatively asked, "Your Excellency, Bishop?"

But the young male insect holding the fire poker in front of him did not react at all.

They were still fiddling with the extinguished brazier.

The brazier was still burning, but after he disturbed it, it was quickly extinguished.

Shen Qingqing felt that his mind might not be quite right, so she casually pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from the wad of scraps of paper next to the bookshelf.

"Here, this will make it easier to start a fire."

The young male insect took the paper and, under Shen Qingqing's gaze, tucked it into his pocket.

He continued to stir the fire pit with that thin, black fire poker.

"..."

Shen Qingqing was speechless.

After confirming that he was a Zergling, I wasn't so scared anymore, so I found a piece of paper on the ground.

This time she didn't hand it to him, afraid that he would stuff the paper into his own pocket again.

So, taking advantage of his inattention, I threw the paper directly into the fire pit.

Black smoke gradually rose from the point of contact with the ash, then spread outwards from the center. The charred paper suddenly burst into flames, burning tremblingly in the air.

The male insect's dull eyes seemed to be ignited by firelight, and gradually began to glow.

However, the paper was quickly burned out, and the light in his eyes went out as well.

Then he remained silent and bent down to fiddle with the ashes.

She discovered that the insectoid creature in front of her only showed a slight emotional fluctuation when there was a fire in the brazier.

At other times, no matter how she called out to her, there was no response.

Helpless, Shen Qingqing had no choice but to find a few more sheets of paper.

Then, one by one, they threw the bills into the brazier, and as the flames rose, they began to subtly probe about the bishop.

Their faces are exactly the same, but...

Shen Qingqing recalled the information about Bishop Ryan that Andor had shown her.

It says that Bishop Ryan is gentle and kind, especially fond of sunbathing, and is also a chatterbox.

Can……

Looking at Ryan again, he felt more and more that this Zerg was quite different from what was described in the data.

Ryan stared at the tiny flame, then suddenly blurted out, "What did you just say?"

"..."

"I mean, Your Excellency, would you like to join our Zerg family?"

"The Zerg family?"

Ryan pondered the words carefully, then slapped his forehead.

"How could I forget that large families drink alcohol! I still have a few bottles of rum, as well as glasses and pastries... Please wait a moment, I will serve you the family dinner shortly."