The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2698 The Sith War
2698, The War of the Sith

Darth Masai piloted the Red Comet fighter through space, constantly changing its speed. The fighter had activated its cloaking mechanism, making it invisible in the darkness of space. Only under the powerful radar of the Executor-class super star destroyer would it appear as a blurry shadow.

However, this did not stop another jet-black fighter jet from following closely behind and firing wildly with its twelve laser cannons!

A dense barrage of laser cannons followed the Red Comet relentlessly, like a shadow. Even a fraction of a second slower, and the Red Comet would be instantly torn apart by the concentrated firepower!
And this black fighter jet is none other than the elite prototype of the TIE Defender, currently the most advanced fighter jet in the Galactic Empire!

This is a super fighter developed by Imperial Marshal Demetrius Zarin, and it is the next-generation main fighter developed by the Galactic Empire to counter the Dawn Kingdom's new fighters, including the Saber Fighter and the Dagger Fighter.

According to Marshal Zarin's vision, the TIE Defender fighter would possess the combat capability of an entire TIE/LN fighter squadron, and would be able to gain a significant advantage against the Dawn Kingdom's Dagger and Viking fighters, as well as the Rebel Alliance's T-65B/X-wing fighters. Furthermore, when facing the Sabre fighter, it could at least be able to counter it by relying on the anti-aircraft firepower of surrounding warships.

The TIE Defender fighter jet is still under development, but the prototype of this fighter jet has been completed. Based on this prototype built to the highest standards, it has undergone extensive elite modifications, ultimately giving birth to this super fighter jet piloted by Darth Sidious!
The two sides chased each other at high speed in the universe, entangled with each other, and the shift in the offensive and defensive posture often took less than a second.

The Force's predictive power is extremely limited in this situation. Darth Malthael and Darth Sidious's Forces interfere with each other, making it impossible for them to foresee each other's deadly attacks. Yet, under these circumstances, they must still maintain extremely high acceleration.

How tall is it?
They had essentially reached the limit of the fighter jets they were piloting, all above 4000G, and some even reaching as high as 4500G! This had already exceeded the limits that any instrument or equipment could detect. You should know that even the fire control system of the Imperial Class II Star Destroyer could only lock onto targets with accelerations of 100G to 500G at most.

Many fighter jets can now achieve this acceleration, but this speed is not used for combat; rather, it's used for long-distance maneuvering at near-light speed. For example, it's often used when maneuvering between two planets in the same star system is necessary, but hyperspace jumps are not an option.

However, in the hands of the most powerful Force-sensitive individuals, such acceleration is used directly in combat!
At this incredible speed, there is a very clear Force prediction, and the Force is used to enhance their bodies, even allowing them to operate dozens of buttons simultaneously. This allows them to complete hundreds of operations several seconds in advance.

Such a fighter jet is simply beyond the reach of ordinary fleet air defense systems.

However, from another perspective, unless such a level of defense can be achieved, even the most advanced Saber-type fighter jets of the Dawn Kingdom would not be able to withstand the anti-aircraft firepower network constructed by hundreds of warships for long.

The battle between Darth Masaier and Darth Sidious, piloting fighter jets, is now just that perilous.

On one hand, they must maintain this extremely high speed, otherwise they will be destroyed by the anti-aircraft fire of both sides immediately. On the other hand, the Force of both sides is affecting each other, making it impossible for them to accurately predict the future related to each other.

Although there were no lightsabers or Force lightning in this battle, the mere confrontation based on Force foresight was already incredibly dangerous!

The battle between the two fighter jets was rapid and frantic, covering thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye. They fought from one end of the battlefield to the other with almost no pause.

Meanwhile, the exchange of fire between the two fleets continued unabated, with lasers and missiles constantly streaking past.

And this battlefield, filled with gunfire, is the perfect stage for the battle between Darth Malthael and Darth Sidious, the two strongest beings in the galaxy!
The battle continued, with Darth Malthael attempting to lure Darth Sidious into his fleet's anti-aircraft fire, while Darth Sidious was planning the same. The two forces became entangled, drifting further and further from the battlefield, eventually fighting while flying around the planet Palancy.

Finally, their fighter jets began to run out of energy, and the battle then spread to the space city on the outskirts of Planet Palancy.

The space city on Planet Palancy was a complex of more than ten large space stations connected together. Most of these facilities housed upscale commercial and entertainment areas. After the war began, these stations were towed to the other side of the planet, away from the battlefield. Most of the people inside had already been evacuated, leaving only staff and civilians who hadn't been able to leave in time.

The two fighter jets had slowed down by this point, but were still exchanging fire frantically. They traversed the complex space environment of the space city at high speed, firing their laser cannons continuously, which exploded into huge fireballs on the space station after missing their targets.

The shattered space station structure continues to disintegrate, with large amounts of debris constantly breaking off and flying around like bullets.

Even under such circumstances, Darth Masair and Darth Sidious did not stop. They both felt that such an environment might increase the complexity of the other's Force predictions, thus causing errors.

They continued their frenzied firing, and the space city was constantly being destroyed. A connector of a space botanical garden was hit by a barrage of laser cannons from the Red Comet. The powerful explosion severed the connection, and the hemispherical botanical garden, over 800 meters in diameter, lost its connection and crashed violently into the space station on the other side!

The massive flames instantly engulfed everything, and Darth Sidious's TIE Defender had no way to avoid it, so it plunged directly into the flames of the explosion.

However, the Red Comet was not spared either. Countless fragments shot out after the explosion, and the fighter, whose deflector shield was already shattered, was immediately struck by hundreds of tiny fragments, its outer armor instantly torn apart. Just a second before the fighter's energy system was damaged and triggered a secondary explosion, a blood-red sword flashed, and Darth Masaier sliced ​​through the fighter's cockpit with his sword, leaping out! He jumped onto the severed connecting passage, using the Force to press himself tightly against the outer shell of the passage.

As the explosions continued, the connecting passages spun rapidly, and the scenery around Darth Masaiel changed at breakneck speed. An ordinary person would have been dizzy and vomiting on the spot, but he simply stood still, observing the situation around him.

Suddenly! From within the massive fireball created by the collision of the main structure of the botanical garden with the space station, an incredibly powerful flame shot out! This flame, like a fire dragon, rushed directly towards him. Under the influence of the terrifying Force, the flame instantly split open in front of it, like a giant mouth, sweeping in from several directions simultaneously!

Darth Masaiel snorted coldly and directly swung his sword to sever the connecting passage beneath his feet. He was immediately carried into the air by the remnants of the passage. He thrust his blood-red lightsaber forward, and countless flames were immediately attracted by the lightsaber, constantly rotating and expanding, like a fiery tornado!

Immediately afterwards, the lightsaber flew out of his hand, carrying the endless flames back!

The next second, Darth Sidious’s terrifying figure suddenly appeared, accompanied by endless lightning striking from all directions!

Darth Malthael met the attack head-on, unleashing two bolts of crimson lightning in an instant! Although the crimson lightning didn't seem to possess the earth-shattering power of Darth Sidious's sky-filling lightning, it had far greater destructive power. Wherever the crimson lightning passed, even the slightest impact melted and annihilated the surrounding debris!
"Hehehehe! Without the corpse of that 'Trinity,' do you think you can shake my power? Death Angel!" Darth Sidious's terrifying and twisted voice echoed continuously amidst the fluctuations of the Force, even his voice carried the vibrations of the Force, making people dizzy.

An endless stream of Force lightning covered almost a thousand meters of space around him. The lightning continuously melted, electrolyzed, and attracted countless fragments, as if grasped by an invisible hand, gathering towards Darth Masair from all directions. It even formed a huge sphere around him!

The sphere began to shrink and converge, and countless lightning bolts leaped between the fragments. As the fragmented sphere shrank and converged, the lightning became more and more intense!

However, at that moment, Darth Sidious suddenly dodged to the side, and in that instant, a yellow sword light pierced straight through, even piercing Darth Sidious's robe!
Darth Sidious lashed out with a bolt of lightning, and at the same time, a terrifying Force storm formed around his body, instantly tearing apart anything that came near.

But in that moment of distraction, a crimson lightning bolt silently pierced through from behind! Sidious had no time to dodge, and could only step back, his hands, imbued with immense Force, instantly catching the crimson lightning. But that wasn't all!
The yellow sword light arrived once again in an instant, its power incredibly violent; even in the silent universe, one could feel the fury and roar of the Force.

All that could be seen was a woman wearing an ornate mask and a brown robe, wielding a yellow lightsaber. She leaped nimbly among the countless fragments, making it impossible to catch a glimpse of her figure.

The swordsmanship she used, her frenzied attacks and terrifying suppression, reminded Darth Sidious of someone else.

His expression beneath the hood began to contort, revealing yellowed teeth at the corners of his mouth. He let out a twisted, sickly laugh, "Hehehehe... Vapad Sword Technique... Hehehehe..."

The newcomer was none other than Depa Bilaba, a former member of the Jedi Order's Supreme Council, Master Windu's top disciple, and the successor of the seventh sword technique, Vapard, now under Tang Xiao's command...

"The Priestess!"
No one ever said that the Red Comet could only carry one person!

The priestess and Darth Malthael clearly had no interest in wasting words with Sidious. With a gentle tremor of the Force, the sound Sidious made through the Force vibration was instantly dispersed, and then the two charged forward again!
Bearing both old and new grudges over the destruction of the Galactic Republic and the annihilation of the Jedi Order, the Priestess's Vapard sword technique had reached its zenith. The Vapard technique originally utilized the rage of the dark side, but now, the Priestess's hatred and fury towards Darth Sidious had reached an unparalleled level! Under such emotional influence, the Vapard technique became even more terrifying!
Darth Sidious's Force storms have a countermeasure: they can now sense the location of the Force storms and thus avoid this invisible, destructive storm in advance.

Furthermore, Darth Sidious's condition is not good right now. He was injured twice by the corpse of his 'son', and his body has not fully recovered. Therefore, even without using his 'son', Darth Malthael can still team up with the priestess to fight against Darth Sidious, and may even have a chance to kill him.

But was this exactly what Darth Masaier had planned?

No! He just wants to fight Darth Sidious! To slaughter him! The dark side of the Force within him is growing stronger and more terrifying...

He needed to vent! He needed to fight! He needed to kill!
A civilian's corpse flew past Darth Sidious. The body, frozen solid by the vacuum of space, still grimaced, its stiff form struggling to move, trying to grab Sidious. Then, the corpse was annihilated by a bolt of lightning.

Without a doubt, everyone on this battlefield has been transformed into undead by the Death Force. But that's merely a side effect; the true terror of the Death Force lies in the fact that everyone who steps into it is constantly being corrupted! Just like Darth Sidious now!

Darth Sidious's lips moved as if he were saying something, but the Force vibrations were disrupted, and it was completely inaudible. However, it was clearly not something pleasant.

The next second, the three of them collided again!
Vapard's Sword Technique! Force Storm! Crimson Lightning! A frenzied clash of the most terrifying killing techniques in the galaxy!
The massive space city was constantly being battered by the fighting, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake! The space station's structure was severed, melted by lightning, and annihilated by Force storms, with debris and wreckage flying everywhere. Occasionally, the bodies of staff and civilians who couldn't escape could be seen flying by!

This is the battlefield that belongs to the Sith!