The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2727 The Great Heist of Scipio (Part 2)

2727. The Scipio Heist (Part 2)
Cassian-Ando quickly connected a miniature jammer to the control panel in the maintenance room. The alarm light at the end of the corridor suddenly went out, and a low hum came from the ventilation ducts.

He lowered his voice and ordered, "Seal off the passage to Sector B, activate the electromagnetic lock."

The rebel members, disguised as soldiers, immediately dispersed. Seconds later, a muffled sound came from deep within the ship as metal gates closed. The monitors in the control room began to flicker, but at that moment, the crew of Rear Admiral Comona's flagship, the USS Black, did not notice anything amiss.

But this is only one passage; he still needs to block three other passages to completely cut off the access from the barracks area to other areas of the warship.

The barracks of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer are located in the third tier of the ship's midships structure. It has five floors and a building area of ​​over 100,000 square meters. It can support up to 10000 soldiers and can also be equipped with corresponding weapons and even armored vehicles.

The main elevator between here and the fourth floor is currently locked by an electromagnetic lock, but several other passages are still passable, including one very wide passage that can accommodate armored personnel carriers and heavy machinery.

Cassian-Andor quickly pulled up the warship's structural diagram and discovered that the unblocked passage led directly to the main engine room. If it wasn't closed in time, the patrol team would soon notice the anomaly.

He and several other volunteers, disguised as a patrol squad, swaggered over to a transportation depot where several Imperial engineers were busy at work. As they approached, one of the engineers casually leaned in, shoved a cipher tube into Ando's hand, and whispered, "This leads to the armory on the second floor. It contains high-pressure explosive gas; once detonated, it can cut off traffic in this direction."

Ando nodded and led a few soldiers to continue their patrol, heading towards the armory.

In fact, this is why the Dawn Kingdom's military intelligence department had to join forces with the rebel alliance to plan this operation. Such pervasive infiltration is something that the Dawn Kingdom's intelligence department could never achieve even if they tried their hardest.

As 'White Lotus' said before, the rebel alliance doesn't need 'infiltration' at all, because many of their members were originally members of various key departments of the empire.

Now, the Rebel Alliance has officially stepped into the limelight through the 'Yawen Declaration,' integrating its forces. The forces hidden within the Empire have almost instantly left the Empire riddled with holes.

Even the Galactic Empire's highly confidential plan to transfer rare alloys had many Rebel Alliance sympathizers on Major General Comona's flagship. They weren't necessarily formally members of the Rebel Alliance, but they were very willing to give the Rebel Alliance the green light within their own duties.

Therefore, in this operation to rob the K-7 transport fleet, the Kingdom of Dawn could only send Nova to assist, while the real protagonists were the Rebel Alliance.

boom! ! !
A deafening explosion shook the hull of the USS Black, the violent sound echoing inside the warship, and shockwaves and flames spreading instantly! The warship's automatic emergency response system activated immediately, explosion-proof compartments closed to seal off the blast area, and red warning lights flashed in the corridors.

The alarm blared, and the ship's communication channels were instantly filled with chaotic shouts. The more than 7000 Imperial Marines in the barracks immediately went on alert, but they quickly discovered that the explosion was near the barracks. The commander immediately dispatched two companies to investigate. However, the disaster continued. On the main passageway of the barracks, a transport vehicle carrying AT-AT walkers suddenly went out of control and crashed into the passageway wall, triggering a chain of explosions. Because the AT-AT walkers were so large, they were transported inside the warship by folding their four long legs together using anti-gravity transport vehicles. In this collision, although the sturdy AT-AT was not destroyed, it still lay askew on the road, blocking the passageway.

Just as chaos reigned in the barracks area, death finally arrived!
With a soft thud, an Imperial officer's head exploded, splattering blood and brain matter all over the faces of those around him.

Within a short period of time, dozens of officers of various ranks were shot dead, and the command inside the warship fell into chaos.

Rear Admiral Comona, who was directing operations on the bridge, quickly ordered Marines to move in and control the situation. However, this was destined to be futile. The barracks were in chaos, with passageways blocked by explosions, gates, or overturned AT-AT walkers, preventing more than 7000 soldiers from getting out!
Marines were clearing the passageway under the command of their officers, but since this was inside a warship, planting bombs to blow it open was absolutely out of the question. They could only use cutting machines to cut through the heavy gates and use the robotic arms on engineering vehicles to move the overturned AT-AT with great difficulty.

At that moment, Cassian-Andor had already led the Rebel Alliance warriors to take control of the warship's main engine control room. With the assistance of the engineering department, they directly activated the emergency system and shut down the warship's power supply!

As the roar of the main engines gradually ceased, the entire warship was plunged into darkness, with only the emergency lights flickering faintly.

Rear Admiral Rocco Comona roared, "Get the surrounding warships to come and reinforce us immediately! We're under attack! Quickly!!"

“My advice is, don’t.” A cold voice suddenly rang out behind him. With a flash of lightning, Nova, dressed in a tight-fitting combat suit, appeared and stood behind Comona, a blaster pistol pressed against the back of his head.

"You!" Comona felt as if the blood in her body had frozen.

Several guards tried to rush over, but Nova was faster. With lightning speed, she grabbed another blaster pistol and fired instantly! The blast beam accurately struck the guard's neck through the gap in his polymer alloy armor, killing him instantly!
Nova flipped her hand and took out a memory device, saying coldly, "Connect this directly to the warship's central control system."

"What...what do you want to do?" Comona asked through gritted teeth.

“Ah, I’m looking for some pocket money.” Nova tapped the back of his head with her pistol. “Quick! Or I can just kill everyone in the bridge, it’ll be about the same.”

Major General Comona trembled. He could only obey orders, handing over the control personnel and connecting the memory to the warship's mainframe.

At this moment, Cassian-Andor led several militia technicians into the ship from outside the bridge. They went straight to the control panel of the warship, pushed the Imperial officers aside, and sat down to operate the controls rapidly.

The entire warship's systems were quickly taken over, the main engines were restarted, and the warship regained power. However, at this moment, control had already changed hands.