Invasion Like Fire (Part 1)
Stop immediately!! A sharp shout came over the public channel.
"Who is it?" Lin Nanyi frowned slightly and turned to the communications officer.
"General, it's a ship that entered the system using our military IFF codes earlier... its model is unknown, but it's extremely... uh, outdated," the communications officer replied over his shoulder.
"State your identity!" Lin Nanyi pressed the button and spoke on the public channel. "I'll give you one minute! Otherwise, your ship will be shot down!"
I am General Grievous!
Lin Nanyi's expression shifted slightly. "General Grievous? I thought you had been killed."
Stop your military operation immediately! We'll discuss this after I return! General Grievous said decisively.
"General?" The adjutant turned to Lin Nanyi, seeking his opinion.
Lin Nanyi's expression kept changing. His fists clenched and his teeth ground together. General Grievous had returned without warning and bluntly overruled his orders. The matter filled him with rage.
"General, the tractor beam has secured that ship. Retrieval procedures are underway," the adjutant said again.
Lin Nanyi's clenched fists suddenly relaxed. He let out a long breath and said, "All forces, suspend operations! Keep the engines running! Get General Grievous here as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!"
In truth, he had wanted to ignore General Grievous and lead the fleet according to plan to wipe out The Eye of Palpatine. But General Grievous's tone had inexplicably reminded him of someone—Sefrans Tann.
That confident, unquestionable, resolute tone was exactly like Sefrans Tann's! Lin Nanyi could not help recalling the Clone Wars, when he had followed Admiral Tann at her side, watching with reverence as she calmly commanded the battle and annihilated every powerful enemy one by one.
In fact, Lin Nanyi had arrived this time with a degree of hostility toward General Grievous, seeing him