Hunting Malevolence (III)

"Quick! We need to move fast!!" Anakin Skywalker skillfully piloted the shuttlecraft through countless fragments, with dozens of Vulture droid fighters close behind. Red blaster bolts fired wildly, exploding against the wreckage around them and scattering flames and debris everywhere.

But with the Force guiding him, Anakin perfectly evaded every attack, darting rapidly through the debris without losing any speed.

Several of the pursuing Vulture droid fighters failed to turn in time amid the complex wreckage, slamming into debris and exploding into fragments.

The shuttlecraft smashed through several pieces of wreckage blocking its path. Master Ploo Koon and several Clone Troopers were huddled beneath the hatch of an escape pod. Anakin swung the shuttlecraft around and stopped sharply beside the pod, then opened the hatch.

Master Ploo Koon immediately seized the inside of the shuttlecraft with the Force and flew in, then continued using the Force to pull the other Clone Troopers aboard.

By then, the Vulture droid fighters behind them had already rushed in. A fierce barrage of blaster cannon fire struck the shuttlecraft, its shields taking several hits. Before the hatch could even close, it accelerated again, heedlessly smashing through several pieces of wreckage. It returned fire, shot down two Vulture droid fighters, and sped toward the edge of the debris field.

At the same time, the Fang-class battleship finally detected the Nubian shuttlecraft. General Grievous roared, "Fire the directed energy pulse! Shoot that ship down!!"

"Roger roger!" the B-1 droid replied as it pressed the button.

Because it had been flying for quite some time, the energy accumulated within the Fang-class battleship's energy feedback system remained abundant, and charging was completed quickly.

"Fire!!" General Grievous gave the order. Dense electrical currents immediately began gathering around the directed energy pulse cannon on the side of the Fang-class battleship,