"General... the Divinity-class battleships are ready to fire," the adjutant reported as he approached.
"Keep advancing!" General Grievous growled, saying nothing more.
"Yes..." The adjutant immediately saluted and relayed the order.
The Divinity-class battleships had six Flagship-class laser arrays mounted separately along their flanks, three on each side. To fire, the ships had to turn broadside. But that meant they could not maintain full speed while firing straight ahead.
Yet General Grievous's choice was to forgo firing and continue the charge!
He had only one objective—to send these ten Divinity-class battleships into close-quarters chaos with the Galactic Empire's fleet!
Under his command, the Dunov II-class Heavy Cruisers continuously provided the Divinity-class battleships with additional engine output and shield capacity, ensuring that these vessels could unleash combat power far beyond their normal limits.
Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Lin Nanyi had gone pale, sinking into deep self-doubt. Clutching his head, he muttered, "Impossible! This is impossible! Why would they appear at Lothal Planet? Why?"
General Grievous glanced back at him and said coldly, "The Eye of Palpatine is out of control. The Galactic Empire fleet must take the initiative, so the only question is when they would move. Considering the disparity in strength between both sides, if a route takes three days to reach a combat objective, then unless that time can be compressed to within a single day, any operation would be suicidal. Therefore, the Galactic Empire could not have chosen Lothal Planet. They would have chosen another target."
His voice was as grating as a broken bellows, and it was clear that something was seriously wrong with his condition. Still, he continued, "But according to the intelligence, the Galactic Empire's fleet did not choose any target and simply remained where it was. That was the abnormality. And if it was abnormal,