"Lost Fleet (IV)"
"You said you found 200 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers? And every crew member is dead?" Tang Xiao was so shocked by the holographic projection that he nearly cried out.
Now that his Dark Side Force had grown ever more powerful, there were very few situations that could make him lose his composure like this.
"That is correct. I am investigating why this fleet is here, but the most urgent matter is to send reinforcements as quickly as possible and take over the fleet. I do not have many personnel left under my command," Sefrans-Tann said.
"How many do you have left?" Tang Xiao asked.
"Excluding the crew remaining aboard the Plague, I can deploy at most 800 people, along with 500 B-1 battle droids originally assigned to miscellaneous tasks. At most, we can activate five warships," Sefrans-Tann replied. "According to our calculations, the closest location to us is the Halm system, situated in a void with no direct hyperspace route connecting it to anywhere."
"The Halm system?!" Tang Xiao hurriedly turned to check the star map, and his expression immediately brightened. "The Halm system is close to Cerea—less than ten seconds away! In other words, your random jump actually took you into the Mid Rim! This place is not far from our controlled territory!"
"That is right, but there are no hyperspace routes directly connected to this place. It will probably be difficult to navigate here directly. Only the finest navigators can do so, or... they can use the Force to sense the way," Sefrans-Tann said. "We do not have much time. The Republic fleet could follow my trail here at any moment. And the Jedi Order certainly has people capable of navigating through Force sense."
Tang Xiao's expression turned grave. Sensing hyperspace routes through the Force happened