Blaster fire was already hammering against the door from outside, accompanied by the curses of countless Caladanians. But because they were afraid of hurting General Dilar inside the conference room, they did not dare bring out weapons like rocket launchers.
But even this massive conference table weighing nearly a ton would not hold for long. Sass Tiin gritted his teeth, raised a hand, and used the Force to lift the unconscious Caladanian leaders from the floor and pile them against the door as well. Then he shouted outside, "Your leaders are all piled up by the door! If you want to come in, blow it open!"
He then seized this final window of time, placed one hand on General Dilar's forehead, and began using telepathy to read his thoughts.
Clattering sounds came from outside. Through the surveillance feed, the Caladanian soldiers saw what was happening inside the conference room. Sure enough, they did not even dare use their blasters now and could only dismantle the door by hand.
But the Caladanians were one thing—there were Geth here! Several Geth walked over and began ramming the door with all their might, their immense strength making it boom violently. But the other Caladanians quickly stopped them, worried that such forceful impacts would hurt the leaders as well. The Geth had no choice but to claw the door apart bit by bit.
Sass Tiin forcibly calmed himself and read General Dilar's mind. But General Dilar was unconscious, his thoughts extremely chaotic. Moreover, he was battle-hardened and possessed an incomparably resolute will. Reading his mind was harder than ever.
After a long while, the Geth outside had gouged a hole through the doorway. Several Caladanians extended blasters through it, intending to fire, but the moment the muzzles came in, Sass Tiin disarmed them with