Facing General Grievous's utterly unreasonable army bearing down on him, Galactic Empire Admiral Gideon Tarkin was now completely out of options.
His fleet had indeed taken only one day to return from Lothal Planet to Boonta and rendezvous with the main force. It was still a powerful force that included more than 400 capital ships.
But after once again witnessing the might of the Kingdom of Dawn fleet, Gideon Tarkin did not dare leave the fire cover of Boonta's armed space station and planetary fixed-defense installations to face General Grievous head-on in space.
Moreover, General Grievous had not given him any time to react at all. Although he had returned to his position two days before Grievous, he still did not dare sortie again and exploit the time difference to attack Lothal Planet's stargate.
Because now, he could very clearly sense that this Kingdom of Dawn fleet seemed to have been completely transformed!
If they had previously been a slow sloth, armed with claws and fangs yet utterly harmless, then now they were a swift, savage cheetah! Fast and lethal! The slightest opening would see him disemboweled and torn to pieces in an instant!!
General Grievous advanced with his forces divided, moving like the wind and striking like fire. Every step seemed mad, yet was in fact filled with foresight, piercing straight at the vital point!
He did not waste time untangling who was right or wrong between the Quarren and Mon Calamari of Dak Planet, judging whether the Mon Calamari had truly betrayed them, or considering whether civil war would erupt on Dak Planet. He simply brought the stick down on the Mon Calamari's heads, suppressing them without asking questions.
Nor did he bother considering Jabiim planet's stance—whether military action would drive them into the Galactic Empire's arms, or