At the same time, upon seeing Jang Droga, Darth Malthael finally confirmed that Darth Sidious was controlling this man remotely, much like a puppet.
But what kind of puppet could possess enough power to contend with him even under remote control, like the hulking man before him!?
Darth Malthael knew very well that, in the current Milky Way Galaxy, there were no more than five people capable of fighting him! In other words, unless Darth Sidious himself acted personally, no one should possibly have been his match.
What kind of puppetry could achieve something like this?
Moreover, this situation filled Darth Malthael with immense apprehension! When had Darth Sidious mastered such power? This was completely different from the original plot, wasn't it? And if the other side truly possessed this power, it would be terrifying!
If he could casually send out a puppet with strength nearly equal to his own, didn't that mean Darth Sidious could enter battle at will and appear on any battlefield?
Darth Sidious, Count Dooku, and Darth Malthael were all among the most powerful beings in the Milky Way Galaxy, but they also controlled enormously vast factions. Keeping such forces running according to their will kept them extremely busy in ordinary times. Once they became hands-off bosses, it would not take long for their factions to stray from their original course—and most likely crash headlong in a terribly wrong direction.
In fact, that was exactly what happened to the Galactic Empire in the original plot. In the later years of his reign, Darth Sidious had all but ignored state affairs and devoted himself entirely to studying the Dark Side Force. As a result, the Galactic Empire decayed toward a state of warlords everywhere, reckless militarism, tyranny, corruption, and stagnation.
In the end, it provoked ever more