The Lost Fleet (Final)
One Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser after another powered up its engines, ejected large numbers of shriveled Republic Judicial Fleet crew corpses from their hatches, raised their shields, and turned their guns on the Republic fleet led by Octavian Grant.
The Luukri-Hok-class battleship piloted by Cun Te had arrived at the Blade Fleet nearly forty minutes ahead of schedule, and that became the decisive factor in this struggle.
Although that Luukri-Hok-class battleship had collided with the Plague, more than 50,000 Gran Marines still poured out to seize the Blade Fleet's Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers. Over the following hour, another 15,000 or so Marines recovered from their minor collision injuries and joined the battle.
They seized more than 150 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers in total.
When the main fleets of both sides arrived on the battlefield, most of those warships were still warming up their engines. Yet seven or eight had already joined the fighting. As time passed, more and more Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers would enter the battle. It was an advantage that would snowball.
The fleets led by General Trench and Octavian Grant were locked in a chaotic melee around the Blade Fleet. Neither side gave an inch, dispatching large numbers of Marines to board Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers and seize ships with reckless abandon.
Meanwhile, inside the Plague, the end had arrived as well.
The battered Jedi Master Ith Koth leaned against a corner of the wall. Only by doing so could he remain standing. Even the hands gripping his Lightsaber were trembling, and the several blaster wounds on his arms had left him almost unable to wield it.
More than a dozen B-2 super battle droids raised their right arms, exposing their blaster cannons and aiming them at the cornered Jedi Master. More Gran soldiers stood far away, not