The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2728 The Great Heist of Scipio (Part 2)
2728. The Great Heist of Scipio (Part 2)

"Alright! Broadcast the order to the barracks and require all Marines to lay down their weapons and remove their armor! Otherwise, I will cut off the life support system in the barracks!" Cassian Andor walked over and said sternly to Major General Rocco Comona.

Comona's lips twitched, a flicker of despair and anger flashing in his eyes, as he said, "You can't succeed!"

“Wait a minute!” Nova suddenly said, “They also have a transport officer! This person has the highest authority and can activate the transport ship’s self-destruct mechanism!”

Major General Comona's eyes widened in horror, and his voice trembled as he spoke, "You... how did you know?"

He was absolutely certain that he was the only one in the entire fleet who knew about the escorting officer, and that he had been informed directly by the Imperial Navy Headquarters before departure! However, Nova's words had exposed his suspicions, which made him doubt everything around him.

"What? Who is the escort commissioner?" Ando patted Comona's face and asked with a ferocious expression.

“Don’t ask, he doesn’t know,” Nova said, frowning. “He’s not from the bridge either. I sensed their thoughts when we first came in.”

"You...you can read minds? You're a Jedi? And you use a gun?" This was the only conclusion Comonar could draw from his limited understanding. However, he couldn't understand why a Jedi would wear such advanced combat suits and not use a lightsaber.

“If we broadcast to the barracks, it could reveal that the warship is completely under our control. That would give the escorting officer the impression that the situation is out of control, and he might destroy the transport ship.” Cassian-Andor’s face darkened.

“Time is limited, those Marines could rush out at any moment!” Nova made a decisive decision. “No warnings, immediately cut off life support and kill all the Marines!”

"What did you say? Are you going to kill all those people?" Cassian-Ando exclaimed in shock.

“What? Those people are soldiers. What’s the difference between this and you pressing a button to sink an Imperial warship?” Nova retorted. “The difference is that they are ordinary people trapped in a barracks, not enemies on the battlefield!” Andor roared, “We are not the Empire! We cannot kill people this way!”

Nova gave a cold laugh and said, "I don't care. To me, even if that entire ship of rare alloys is blown up, we've achieved our goal. And what about you?"

She turned to Comona and added, "And you, stop trying to be a hero and get rid of those crooked thoughts in your head. If you try to sacrifice yourself to activate the alarm again, I'll blow your head off."

Cassian-Andor still disagreed with this approach, but Nova simply pushed him aside, walked to the control panel, glanced at the densely packed interface, and then pressed one of the buttons.

The oxygen supply to the barracks was cut off instantly, and the energy supply there was also immediately cut off. More than 7000 soldiers couldn't even scream; they suffocated to death within minutes.

Cassian-Andor was pale and trembling... but Nova walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said jokingly, "You're welcome."

She tossed aside her pistol, took the C-20A sniper rifle from behind her back, and said as she walked outside, "You continue with the plan. I'll try to find that escort officer. Don't forget to give me a tip when you do; this is extra work to make money for your rebel alliance."

"No need for that." A sinister voice suddenly came from the bridge entrance.

Suddenly, a blood-red lightsaber blade shone brightly in the dark corridor outside! The light illuminated the pale face of the man—a man dressed in a mechanic's uniform, whose eyes flashed with an inhuman red light.

"Ah! You actually walked right into our trap. That saves us trouble. Now, we don't have to worry about you blowing up that ship full of rare alloys." Nova spat out her chewing gum with a puff, immediately activated her invisibility device, and in a flash of electricity, her figure vanished without a trace. "Done. Mission accomplished."

"Walking into a trap? Heh heh heh... I've been observing you for a long time. There are only a few of you. Once I get rid of you, all the chaos will be quelled. Just a few of you aren't worth me activating the self-destruct system." The man grinned maliciously. "You're the ones who walked into the trap."

Cassian-Andor immediately drew his pistol and fired a burst of shots at the escorting officer, but the blast beams were all deflected by the lightsaber! The escorting officer raised his hand and grabbed a chair, which was torn off the floor and slammed onto the head of the volunteer operator in front of the control panel with a thud.

Head wounded and bleeding. In that instant, a barely perceptible gunshot rang out. The escorting officer quickly dodged to the side, and the bullet struck the wall beside him, actually creating a small hole in the alloy-structured interior of the warship!
The escort commissioner grinned maliciously, brandishing his blood-red lightsaber as he charged into the bridge, but did not rush toward the source of the gunfire.

His figure moved like a giant bird, suddenly turning and thrusting his sword into the air on the other side! Nova's chest was instantly pierced!

However, she flickered and vanished without a trace.

"A holographic projection?" The escort officer was taken aback and immediately rolled over.

Another shot hit the spot where he had just been standing, sending sparks flying.

The escort officer roared, wildly swinging his lightsaber, severing several pipes and filling the entire bridge with steam. His bloodshot eyes scanned the surroundings, suddenly locking onto a shadowy corner, and he hurled his lightsaber. The blade whistled through the air, spinning like a propeller, cutting countless sword marks into the space.

Molten metal flowed across the sword wound, and a barely perceptible gunshot rang out again. But this time, the gunshot came from a very close distance; clearly, Nova's figure had been spotted.

The escort officer rushed forward, wildly slashing in that direction, yelling, "You're also a Force-sensitive person! Haha! Hahaha! That's perfect! Die! Die!!"

With limited space on the bridge, the cloaking system was not very effective against the Dark Jedi Knights who possessed Force awareness. Nova could only use holographic projections to buy time while continuously firing.

She could tell that this person's strength was also limited, and he didn't dare to directly deflect the high-powered bullets of the C-20A sniper rifle with his lightsaber.

The problem is that although he dares not use his lightsaber to deflect the bullets, he manages to dodge them precisely every time.

The escort commissioner was becoming increasingly frenzied. He was clearly engrossed in the battle, and anyone who stood in his way, whether a rebel soldier or an Imperial officer on the bridge, was killed with a single sword strike!
But at that moment, a rebel soldier drove a single-person engineering machine directly into the bridge. He roared and lunged at the escorting officer!

The escort officer swung his sword, but failed to sever the giant steel arm. The soldier lunged at him, seemingly trying to use the engineering machinery to pin him down.

The escort officer quickly leaped backward and rolled, unleashing a burst of Force that smashed through the mechanical arm, while his lightsaber pierced directly through the cockpit!
However, at the same time, he heard a mocking voice, "Bingo!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three bullets were fired with pinpoint accuracy in a very short time, forming a triangular shape that blocked all escape routes for the escorting officers! That volunteer soldier had bought Nova time to fire her own shot!

*Pfft!* The escort officer's head exploded like a watermelon...

Nova revealed herself, lowered the smoking sniper rifle, and let out a long sigh. "This guy seems to have forgotten that his job is to be an escort officer, hasn't he?"

“Hmph! All these followers of the dark side are like this!” It was Major General Rocco Comona who made the sarcastic remark. He said coldly, “You win.”

That's right. They've taken control of the Imperial Class II Star Destroyer, eliminated the escorting agent, and cut off communications with Scipio. The Rebel Alliance has completely taken control of the situation.

The cargo being transported was a rare alloy, as Major General Komona now knew. This was a precious metal used by the Galactic Empire to forge credit ingots. Although the Galactic Empire issued credit currency at its inception and abandoned the precious metal standard, they still stored large quantities of rare alloys.

Now, this batch of rare alloys will become the spoils of the rebels.

“Mission accomplished.” Nova popped another piece of gum into her mouth and said cheerfully, “Now, they will definitely not want to send their precious metal reserves out of Scipio again.”