Omni-Zerg quest.

[Weiss Deathwind]

>I wonder if it is possible to graft those weapons onto my Zerglings...

The idea beckons to you. perhaps if you could give zerglings ranged capabilities...
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The idea of zerglings gaining dakka is amazing, but you realize that grafting the weapons onto your zerglings directly would simply lead to a silly gun strapped to their side. but maybe, if you put your mental prowess in handling DNA to the test, you could find some way to incorporate weapons into zerg biology.
You believe if you took the time, you could likely create zerglings with grasper arms that could fire such weapons. these "handlings" would be terrible at melee combat compared to their zergling brethrens as a result. there's a reason the zerg opted for an overall hands-free biology, after all.
alternately, you could morph additional zerg that would be capable of incorporating the weaponry into their own biology - potentially even supplying the ammunition for the weapons from their own body.
While the zerglings could likely incorporate the flamethrowers and small arms you've recovered from the scuffle, however, you're pretty sure the C-14 gauss rifles might have too much recoil to be used by the little critters. Zerglings might be strong, but they're neither heavy nor built to handle recoil. Perhaps if you attached them to a different creature...



>Those sweet resources too! I feel like we need them pretty badly. For now, we'll convert the unguarded sites into new hives and build up some defenses for them. And work on creating a large force to deal with the Terrans guarding the best site. They'll rue the day when they forsook my message of peace and attacked my poor Zerg.

>We need more cash. focus on mining minerals while the new hives develop.


You first put your herculean mental prowess to ensuring that new hatcheries are created near the mineral patches nearby. this also expands the amount of larva you can use to create further zerg, and soon your drones are mining both the new expansions - as well as your existing ones - at maximum efficiency. you also create and stock extractors nearby with drones, increasing your supplies of valuable vespene gas. at this point, you doubt you can pull more minerals in without new mining sites, or getting creative.


you also focus on creating a few hatcheries within your bounds to expand larva production, as well as bulking up your bases technology: A Defiler's mound springs up near your primary hive, and your spire soon mutates into a greater spire.

With every zerg DNA strain now available to you, you work on creating a stronger offensive force, intent on destroying the terran base with the full fury of the zerg.
dozens of mutalisks guard  the skies above, your zerglings and hydralisks number in the thousands, and your ultralisks reach the double digits. You also add several new additions to your army: The fierce guardians are ready to bathe any foe of the swarm with bursts of plasma. Defilers and queens join your army as well, and You're relatively certain your newfound army's just below ten thousand strong.
you think of the corpses you can make with an army this size. the idea delights you.


Wait... your body feels a bit... off.
you don't know if it's due to eating the human innards, or simply a result of your aging, but your frame starts mutating, bulging.
it takes several minutes of pain, but you feel yourself growing larger... more armored... and with a vastly expanded mind.
Congratulations! The cerebrate has evolved!
The armor of your carapace has grown thicker!(though given you're basically an immortal regenerator with no method of being killed, you're not sure if it really matters)
Your passive psychic control has grown stronger, allowing you to psychically perceive anything within 2 kilometers of yourself with a casual glance.

you have gained the ability to change the frequency of your psychic send/receive, allowing you to hear radio signals passing within a kilometer of your massive body.