Death Star Data
"Zangakkar? The Sali-Gal clan?" Galen Erso stared fixedly ahead. There was clearly nothing there, yet a voice rang distinctly in his mind.
His mind?
Wait!
Only then did Galen Erso realize that the voice had appeared directly in his head! And it even gave him a clear sense of direction!
He involuntarily took two steps back, terror filling his heart. "Y-you... who exactly are you? The Sali-Gal clan? What species is that? Who do you serve?"
"Unnecessary questions. You do not need to know." Zangakkar's voice continued to echo in his mind. "I am Nerazim, and I serve the Fourth Empire. Knowing that much is enough."
"How... how did you get in?" Galen Erso swallowed and asked.
"We are Nerazim. We wield the power of the Void and walk through the gaps in reality... Your sensors, your surveillance, your security—they are as if nonexistent to me," Zangakkar said. "The only problem was how to find this place, to find... the Scarif system."
Galen Erso took a deep breath. His fine composure allowed him to calm down quickly. "They say the Fourth Empire brought many mysterious species from the Unknown Regions. The Salarians are one of them. Fine... but the question is, you want the Death Star's data. Why should I trust you?"
"The Fourth Empire's Emperor—Tang Xiao—once told us that you would build a fatal flaw into the Death Star's design. Perhaps a ventilation shaft, perhaps an energy transfer conduit... but that flaw would be enough to trigger a chain reaction if a specific part of the Death Star came under attack," Zangakkar said.
At that moment, Galen Erso felt as though his entire heart had been seized by a hand. He almost stopped breathing!
His entire body turned cold and rigid, and he could not even