The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 752

Bloody Battle at Jabiim (Part 2)

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As the night entered its latter half, the Clone Troopers taking shifts to rest were stripping off their soaked combat armor and drying their sodden linings...

The Series A battle droids hidden in the sewers activated silently, their four electronic eyes instantly glowing red!

They rose from the rushing waters of the sewers, completed their self-checks within seconds, then moved upstream through torrents that would sweep away an ordinary person in less than a minute.

Series A robots had originally been developed with Hutt investment for assassination purposes. After Count Dooku acquired them, production was expanded with funding from the Trade Federation. Standing 2.4 meters tall, these robots had compact frames, sturdy armor, and formidable firepower. They were exceptionally capable in both individual and group combat, and because they had been designed to carry out assassinations in varied environments, they were far more adaptable to harsh conditions.

Swamps and heavy rain were among those conditions.

Several kilometers from Chuka City, a massive droid legion began to move.

IG-227 Hailfire droids sped forward on their two enormous wheels and launched hundreds of missiles toward Chuka City!

Boom! Boom! Boom!!! The dense barrage of missiles erupted with terrifying force, striking several Republic Army AT-TE walkers. Their immense power punched straight through the walkers' armor before blowing them apart from within!

The Galactic Republic clone army reacted with astonishing speed, immediately deploying forces to counterattack. Units stationed along the perimeter began advancing in dispersed formations, while AV-7 self-propelled artillery and the heavy cannons aboard the AT-TEs unleashed saturating fire toward the source of the missiles.

LAAT/I assault transports forced their way into the air through the rain, carrying Clone Trooper tactical squads to maneuver across the battlefield and launch aerial strikes against the droid legion.

Within just ten minutes, the once-silent Chuka City

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