"Unregistered hyperspace jump!!" Orson Krennic's heart seemed to stop. What did this mean? It meant an enemy invasion!
It meant that the Empire's highest-level secret project had been leaked!
If he had still clung to a shred of hope after Prophetess Tana drove away that stealth operative, believing it might merely be some new Geonosian equipment, then this enemy invasion proved that the DS-1 battle station project had already been discovered by the Kingdom of Dawn and the Rebel Alliance!
Whichever side learned this information would certainly share it with the other. Orson Krennic did not need to think about that—the Death Star's deterrent power, and His Majesty Palpatine's earlier public address to the Senate, had already made everything clear.
Sure enough, amid flashes of blinding white light, warship after warship dropped out of hyperspace and appeared from nowhere in the outer space around Tarassia!
"Quick! Have the fleet intercept them!! Destroy those invaders!!" Orson Krennic was now somewhat glad that he had left the flagship Ravager. If he had still been aboard the flagship and been caught up in the fleet battle, then if it got sunk, he would truly lose everything.
But when he saw the attacking warships, he also let out a breath of relief.
There were not many enemy vessels. Victory II-class Star Destroyers and Kohl-class Battlecruisers totaled only thirty ships. There should also be two Sova-class Carriers and some smaller warships.
The Imperial defense fleet immediately began turning to engage the enemy. With ten Imperial-class Star Destroyers and fifty Aquitenes-class light cruisers, the Imperial fleet held an utterly crushing advantage over these outdated warships.
"It has been confirmed to be the Kingdom of Dawn fleet! But these are not their current frontline warships!" the Fleet Commander shouted over comms. "Also, a large number of transport