2776. Escape
Thrawn turned around suddenly, and the person holding him was a man wearing a black robe, with curly brown hair, and his face was originally very handsome, but the right half of his face had been transformed into a machine, and his right eye also had a mechanical prosthetic eye.
Imperial Inquisitorius, which is on the verge of disbandment, is one of the last High Inquisitors - Antillis-Trimein (Antinnis Tremayne). At the same time, he is also one of the most trusted judges of Emperor Palpatine.
In fact, Imperial Inquisitorius would have been able to suppress Imperial Inquisitorius within the Dark Theocracy force, had it not gone through a series of tragic defeats that resulted in almost all major members being wiped out.
Whether it is Imperial Inquisitorius who controls Imperial Intelligence Bureau, Supreme Advisor Blackhole who is deeply trusted by the emperor, or even several of his subordinates Grand Judge and High Inquisitor who have followed the emperor in many actions, it is enough to prove his power.
When Palpatine excavated the tomb of Arden-Lin, he was followed by Grand Judge Latinal-Tobin and Antillis-Trimein; Palpatine personally went out to attack Night Queen Gethzerion When, he was followed by High Inquisitor Jerec and Antillis-Trimein; when Palpatine went to explore God of Destruction Coleman-Rau's planet-level temple, he was followed by Blackhole and Jerec.
For such critical actions, Palpatine would never go to Imperial Inquisitorius's people to work with him.
Therefore, Imperial Inquisitorius in its heyday had four Grand Judges, while Judicial Department had only one. There was also a big gap in the staffing and strength of its subordinates.
Antillis-Trimein is one of Imperial Inquisitor who is often accompanied by His Majesty the Emperor and is deeply trusted. He is also the most respected one among the surviving magistrates, even though Imperial Inquisitorius has almost disbanded.
Sending him to execute the rebels who were chasing Arden-Lin and Demetrius-Zaarin was a reasonable choice, but it also showed the helplessness of the Empire's talent decline.. After all, although Trimein was also one of the people who cut off Arden-Lin's arm back then, the real main force at that time was Latinal-Tobin, who was just covering from the side.
In other words, although he is trusted by Emperor Palpatine, his strength is far from Arden-Lin's opponent. Therefore, Antillis-Trimein has not acted alone, but has always stayed with Thrawn's fleet.
At present, the cooperation between Thrawn and Antillis-Trimein is actually quite harmonious, because Trimein does not have the sense of superiority and alienation that other magistrates often have. On the contrary, he has a very cheerful personality and often gets along with those the Empire officials, so he is very popular in the officialdom.
But now, Trimein's face was solemn. He grabbed Thrawn's shoulders and said seriously, "Keep going, you will enter a situation of no return! I am taking things for you!"
"What?" Thrawn frowned.
Trimein did not answer immediately, but turned to look ahead. Through the battleship's porthole, he looked in the direction of the Olegar's Fist fleet.
"Is there any problem with Zaarin's fleet and the pirates?" Thrawn asked again.
"That's not a fleet! There are almost stormy waves in the long river of the Force! Maybe you don't know, in my opinion, what we have in front of us is not a miscellaneous pirates, but a huge and terrifying Dark Side Force! Get out of here and leave immediately!" Trimein said.
Thrawn also had a look on his face. He didn't say much and immediately issued an order, "This ship will immediately begin calculations for a hyperspace jump! Instruct all ships to adjust their attack formations and focus on detouring the two wings of the enemy fleet!"
"Yes!"
Trimein frowned and said, "Shouldn't we adjust to a defensive formation immediately?"
"No. We have just performed a hyperspace jump, and it will take at least an hour for the hyperspace engine to re-cool and cycle. No matter what existence you are talking about, this hour is his opportunity." Thrawn said in a deep voice, "And what I can do is to completely suppress the opponent's fleet. The rest is left to you."
Even though what Trimein said was very serious, Thrawn still looked as normal. He put his hands behind his back and stood straight with his feet like compasses, without wavering at all.
"I don't know what is on the other side, but I will not leave your side." Trimein said.
Thrawn nodded, turned around, raised his arm, and said decisively, "Instruct all combat units to launch an attack immediately!"
Galactic Empire fleet immediately began to change its formation, detouring towards the two wings, and set the main attack direction to attack the side and rear of the Olegar's Fist fleet.
Thrawn's flagship is always located in the center of the battle formation, using precise tactical maneuvers to contain the enemy's main force. The battle has begun, with both sides firing wildly. The alarms in the flagship bridge continue to sound, and the red light flashes. However, Thrawn still stands like a mountain, staring at the distant starry sea through the portholes from time to time. Trimein closed his eyes and sensed the Force, and his face became more solemn.
"No matter what it is, I just need to know that it must be in that Deceiver-class destroyer, and that's enough." Thrawn said to himself.
"You only have one chance, Colonel Raveen." Olegar's powerful and heavy voice came in Commander Raven's mind, "I have marked the location of the flagship for you, launched a surprise attack, approached it, and established a soul connection with him."
"I understand, Master. I will do my best to achieve your wishes." Raven nodded and replied.
Then, he began to issue instructions in an orderly manner, and the squadrons were arranged in a diamond array, using a loose formation to deal with Imperial fleet, which had an absolute advantage in firepower and troops.
Almost as soon as the battle started, his fleet was overwhelmed by Imperial fleet, unable to fight back. In less than 10 minutes, more than ten battleships were lost. Among them were two Victory-class Star Destroyer!
But Raven did not waver at all. He just continued to command his motley army very calmly to face Galactic Empire's regular fleet with a neat military appearance.
At this moment, the terrifying voice of Olegar appeared in his mind again, "The opponent's formation has spread towards the two wings, why not attack their core directly?"
Raven shook his head and said, "No, this roundabout formation on both wings is fake. The opponent Commander is waiting for me to attack his core in the middle. His target is your flagship. If I want to attack the core array, I must use your flagship. At that time, he will surround you from both sides and besiege your flagship. The consequences will be very dangerous."
He waved his hand suddenly and said to his adjutant, "Continue to pull the opponent's formation, don't stop! My Lord, when the time is right, I will mark the core of the opponent's formation. When the time comes, please take action."
"Hehehe, I admire you very much, human being...Colonel Raveen." Olegar laughed sinisterly.
The combined fleets of Olegar's Fist and Zaarin are still launching the seemingly desperate attack, with countless lasers and missiles flying across the universe. The warships on both sides are firing on all cylinders, and the firepower is constantly intersecting. Armor fragments and warship wreckage are constantly flying around with explosions, turning this originally empty universe into a battlefield of killing.
The flames of the explosion shone on Raven's stern face. He was very calmly waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for his master Olegar to directly take control of some enemy warships. Only this was his only chance.
Otherwise, the ragtag group of Olegar's Fist would never be a match for the regular fleet of the Empire.
Raven felt that it was normal for Olegar to directly perform mental control. He would not even think about whether this kind of mental control would be used on himself. He just took it for granted that this was the power of his master, as normal as breathing.
He also knows that the master Olegar's mental control is not omnipotent, has a distance limit, and consumes a huge amount of Psionics, so most of the time, Olegar will only control the opponent's core characters. As for the middle and lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers under his command, it is only indirectly affected by the Psionics field radiating around him, making them gradually develop loyalty to the master.
And now, because the master Olegar has just used mind control to control Demetrius-Zaarin and himself, which consumes a lot of money, so if he wants to control Imperial fleet's Commander, he only has one chance, and he must hit it with one hit.
That's right, even if you think about it to this extent, Raven still won't have the slightest doubt about Olegar. Use mind control to control yourself? Isn't this a matter of course?
Under the command of Raven, Olegar's flagship, the Deceiver-class destroyer, began to approach the right wing of Imperial fleet. At this time, Raven immediately began to adjust its formation when he saw Imperial fleet, and continued to form an inconspicuous encirclement of Divine-class from a distance.
He smiled coldly and said to himself, "Thrawn? You know nothing about the master's power! It doesn't matter... soon, you will become the master's slave."
Raven was talking to himself while operating on the console, "I can feel that your military capabilities are far better than mine. Only you are qualified to command the thousands of battleships under the future master... Let the master dominate the galaxy and even the entire universe! But now, it is time for you to feel the power of the master."
He punched the last button on the console.
Almost at this moment, the deep voice of Olegar sounded in his mind, "I have received your request."
In this starry sky, there seems to be a pair of eyes everywhere, watching everything in the darkness...
At this moment, Thrawn is watching this completely unequal battle on the bridge.
If calculated according to normal conditions, the opponent's fleet would not be able to hold on for long and would be completely annihilated in half a day at most. However, High Inquisitor Antillis-Trimein's reminder told him that things were far from that simple.
That unknown and powerful force always shrouds the battlefield.
Suddenly, Trimein exclaimed, and then fell to his knees as if under terrible pressure, trembling continuously!
"No... no... what is this... it... it's too powerful..."
Before Thrawn could react, he only saw that among the fleet deployed on the right wing, five Imperial-class Star Destroyers suddenly cut off all contact with the command center, and then quickly turned their guns and fired at the warships on their side!
The scene suddenly became chaotic, and Imperial fleet's other warships fled one after another. They didn't know whether they should fight back at this time. There were constant yells and persuasion from the communication channel, but it had no effect at all.
Those five Imperial-class Star Destroyers just opened fire like crazy and accelerated toward the flagship of Thrawn!
The formation of Imperial fleet's right wing collapsed instantly, and Olegar's Fist's fleet, led by the Deceiver-class destroyer, directly rammed into the right wing, preparing to directly defeat the right wing!
"No... his power is constantly expanding! Get out of here as soon as possible!" Antillis-Trimein said loudly.
"How much longer?" Thrawn turned around and asked.
"There are still 20 minutes until the hyperspace engine completes its recirculation!" the navigator replied immediately.
Thrawn's eyes were blazing, "Did the other party use some method to make our warships kill each other..."
He began to quickly operate on the holographic star map, constantly issuing combat orders, and adjusting the actions of almost every warship with extremely precise command. He asked other warships in the fleet to build a solid line of defense to prevent the opponent from approaching him, and at the same time, he made his flagship begin to retreat.
However, less than 5 minutes later, the battle line he had just deployed was once again in chaos. Two more Imperial-class Star Destroyers suddenly opened fire on friendly forces! Not long after, two more ships were added!
High Inquisitor Trimein is already kneeling on the ground, using his full strength to resist the erosion of the dark and terrifying power. But it can be seen from his trembling body that he cannot hold on for long!
"So, do you plan to let me do the same?" Thrawn looked in that direction with a serious expression and said to the adjutant, "Set the battleship's self-destruction program immediately. Condition 1, as long as I give the opposite command to resist the enemy with all my strength, the self-destruction program will be started immediately. Condition 2, as long as the ship successfully enters hyperspace, the program will be canceled immediately."
"Yes!" The adjutant did not question it at all because of his usual rigorous training and absolute belief, but immediately executed it.
Warships constantly rebelled suddenly and opened fire on friendly forces. This quickly plunged the entire Imperial fleet into chaos. However, under the adjustment of Thrawn, this chaos did not last long. Instead, it continued to reorganize and integrate, building new lines of defense again and again.
The artillery fire fired by the remaining the Empire battleships formed a fire net. As long as the opponent's Deceiver-class destroyer approached, it would suffer a heavy blow.
The firepower of Imperial-class Star Destroyer is still extremely powerful, coupled with the cover of a large number of Light Cruiser and frigates, Deceiver-class destroyer where Olegar is located never dares to take risks.
At this moment, a burst of white light suddenly flashed, and Thrawn's flagship had started the hyperspace engine and disappeared into the universe.