"Have they come?" A cold smile appeared at the corner of Darth Malthael's mouth.
Through the Force sense, at the other end of the Milky Way Galaxy, a pair of chaotic, dark eyes gazed back at him, colliding with Darth Malthael across countless light-years.
At the same time, he sensed an endless darkness rolling in from the other end of the Milky Way Galaxy like a terrifying tsunami, blotting out the sky and swallowing the earth, making even the countless stars lose their light!
At the end of that tide of darkness stood a shadow...
Dark, evil, powerful!
The most powerful Sith Lord in the Milky Way Galaxy—Darth Sidious!
"I've been waiting for you... for a long time," Darth Malthael murmured.
"Tha... that's right..." A faint whisper seemed to drift from the other end of the Force.
Without hesitation, Darth Malthael pressed his communicator and said into it, "All units, enter combat readiness immediately! The enemy has arrived!"
"Yes!" Volgograd Kanidi's deep voice came from the other end. He said nothing more and asked no questions. After replying, he cut the communication.
Yet only a few minutes later, every defense fleet around Annaj Planet began to move!
Near the asteroid where Darth Malthael was located, a visible space mine suddenly lit up with a green indicator. Then, the entire mine gradually faded and vanished into space.
Stealth systems!
The tens of billions of space mines deployed around Annaj Planet were all fitted with basic stealth systems! With their internal batteries, those systems could remain active for more than three days!
All Defense Fleets around the planet entered their combat positions. Fighter pilots took their places on the hangar decks, and the pilots scheduled for the first launch wave had already climbed into their fighters, ready to take off at any