Battle of Christophsis (12)

When Anakin Skywalker received the urgent report from the rear, he was leading Rex and Torrent Company in an assault against the Confederacy of Independent Systems' droid legion. They had just descended by cable through the buildings, destroyed a squad of three-legged droids, and were preparing to push deeper when the sudden alarm made Anakin's face turn pale.

"General! The situation seems bad! Every unit we sent to investigate the crash sites of those transports has lost contact! According to their last transmissions, it seemed they were attacked by monsters," the clone commander holding the rear said over the comm.

"Monsters? Did the Separatists bring something with them?" Anakin frowned.

"General, what should we do now? This city is simply too large. We scanned it with our instruments and found nothing unusual. There are too many crash sites, and they're too scattered. We don't have enough manpower to investigate every location, and I don't think the Christophsian local forces are capable of handling a situation like this."

"Any more information?" Anakin asked.

"Unfortunately, General, that's all," the clone commander replied.

"I think this was why the Separatists scattered their transports during their advance. And in the darkness of the city, I can sense many... I don't know how to describe it. Presences that make people feel very uncomfortable." Ahsoka Tano stared into the darkness in the distance, her face full of concern.

Watching the mass of B-2 battle droids charging toward them from afar, Anakin Skywalker cursed under his breath and said, "Our operation's been discovered. Fall back! Command center, find the nearest crash site to us. I'll take Rex and the others to investigate immediately."

"Understood. The nearest crash site is approximately eight kilometers from your current position. I've marked it," the commander said.

Anakin picked up his personal