Under Anakin Skywalker's protection, Luna-Dream and Luna-Illusion returned to the fleet and were immediately sent to medical pods for emergency treatment. Governor Tarkin also had his personal shuttle take them back to Coruscant.
Their injuries were severe. Both physically and mentally, they had suffered devastating damage.
Karness-Muur's all-out strike had come from within the dreamscape, a subjective, idealistic world—and the Dream Sisters had been inside that dreamscape at the time.
It was impossible to imagine just how powerful the mind and soul of Karness-Muur, a Sith Lord from seven thousand years ago, truly were. Even Darth Malthael had needed several months to absorb him bit by bit, let alone the Dream Sisters in their current state.
The offensive on Dexen Satellite continued. Countless Galactic Republic soldiers charged one after another against Steel City's defenses.
After a prolonged siege, Steel City's city-scale shield was finally shattered completely. The instant its coolant ran dry, the overheated shield capacitors erupted into towering flames, even entering an ionized state under the extreme heat. The terrifying blaze engulfed the entire massive structure like a volcano.
Under General Kalani's command, every Separatist robot legion began withdrawing deeper into the city. Even the Scorpion tank cluster, after circling outside the city, broke through the encirclement and reentered, then split into more than a dozen mobile combat groups.
The battle had officially entered the street-fighting stage.
With the city shield destroyed, the Galactic Republic Army's overwhelming firepower advantage began to show. Fighter formations screamed continuously over the city, braving intense anti-air fire to drop devastating bombs and launch Proton Torpedoes and missiles.
AV-7 self-propelled artillery and AT-TE walkers also kept bombarding the city's interior with heavy guns.
Under the deep fire coverage, Steel City's anti-air and long-range firepower suffered crippling losses, further weakening its outer defenses.
Nothing could