Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
A piercing alarm rang out in the command center of the Republic Fourth Army's Third Sub-fleet on Cona Planet.
Red warning lights flashed throughout the command center. All personnel began evacuating according to the combat manual, but despite having drilled for this many times, they were still terrified when the moment came.
This was the command center—the heart of the entire Third Sub-fleet! If an alarm had been raised here, did that mean the heart itself had come under attack? For a fleet, that could mean utter disaster!
Fully armed Clone Troopers immediately entered the command center. While directing the civilian personnel to move away as quickly as possible, they charged toward the source of the alarm.
The data center was surrounded on all sides, every exit sealed off. More than a hundred blaster rifles were aimed at the door, and two Clone Troopers had even raised rocket launchers!
The Clone Troopers at the entrance used hand signals to confirm their tactics, then concealed themselves behind the walls and reached back to press the door controls.
The moment the door opened a crack, the Clone Troopers on either side threw in several stun grenades. They had already confirmed the situation inside the data center, and the angles and ricochets of the grenades had been precisely calculated to ensure every corner inside would be covered by their effects.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Several muffled blasts rang out as the stun grenades detonated instantly. The intense flashes, ultrasonic waves, and tear gas could inflict harm through every sense.
At the same time, the Clone Troopers split into three teams. Each team formed a single-file column of five, with the soldiers packed tightly together and their weapons aimed in different directions—left, right, above, and below. They entered the