2036, Self-Sacrifice (Part 2)
Alfred Ashford took his captain and, under the protection of several dozen combat droids, rode the elevator down to the lower level before heading toward the Hangar Platform through the express passage.
He had already issued orders for every combat droid on the ship to gather and make absolutely certain that the invading Jedi Knight was chopped into pieces!
After the Clone Wars, no one dared question the power of Jedi Knights anymore. Especially within the Duchy of Dawn, where the propaganda machine constantly educated the public about the power of the Force. Alfred Ashford therefore knew very well that even a single Jedi Knight boarding the warship likely meant the ship was beyond saving.
"Damn it! I knew there had to be a Jedi Knight behind all this!" Alfred cursed as he hurried along, having completely forgotten how he had used the Jedi Knights' situation to rebuke Sergei Vladimir just days earlier.
"This Jedi Knight was probably driven into a corner by us and decided to make one last gamble." The captain quickened his pace as well. "We encountered this situation many times during the previous war. Whenever we surrounded a Jedi Knight, they always found a chance to break into the core of our forces and kill the commander. Quite a few mid- and high-ranking officers died at the hands of Jedi Knights during the war." "He wants to kill me? He's too early for that!" Alfred snarled through gritted teeth.
"Don't worry. There are plenty of combat droids on this ship. He's alone. He won't get a chance." The captain looked around nervously.
In fact, most officers assigned to serve as military commanders in corporations such as Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group had retired from frontline units of the Fourth Civilization.
Since the war had