Cowardly as a Mouse

"Please, you have to save me! I don't want to die, Lord Archangel of Death!" Nute Gunray begged Tang Xiao's hologram. "Lord Sidious won't let me go!"

It was only when he saw the victory report from Kato Neimoidia that Nute Gunray realized things had gone terribly wrong. He began second-guessing himself again, and the resolve he had gritted his teeth to make was tossed beyond the clouds.

In the surprise attack on Kato Neimoidia, the Galactic Republic's 2nd Legion, 7th Fleet was nearly wiped out, including six of its seven capital ships.

The two Commander-class Dreadnoughts that had served as flagships in succession were both destroyed by the Plague. One Prosecutor-class battlecruiser was swarmed by large numbers of Hyena-class Droid Bombers while attempting to rescue the flagship, eventually losing control and crashing into a moon.

The other two Prosecutor-class battlecruisers and one Governor-class battleship were also destroyed in the battle.

Of the 7th Fleet's seven massive capital ships, only one damaged Commander-class Dreadnought returned. Of its 3,000 fighters, barely more than 800 came back, while countless smaller warships were lost.

More than 200,000 Republic Navy personnel were killed in the battle, making it an exceptionally brutal defeat. Of the 86,000 crew aboard the two Commander-class Dreadnoughts, only a little over 3,000 survived. The other large warships were also older vessels, so enormous numbers of crewmen went down with their ships.

After the battle, the Plague Titan warship did not leave. Instead, it temporarily joined Kato Neimoidia's defensive forces and began undergoing repairs and resupply there.

With that terrifying warship stationed there, the Galactic Republic urgently recalled every reinforcement fleet that had been heading toward Kato Neimoidia.

One could only imagine how furious Darth Sidious was, having hoped to use this opportunity to destroy the Plague Titan warship.

No wonder