From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 552: The "Traditional Skills" of Old Man Sparta

The two people who were exclaiming in the hotel were the "capture" targets of Sparta's operation.

Han Solo and Chewbacca.

Although the information of the Intelligence Department comes from the guidance of the Emperor, even so, it is impossible to "predict" or "foresee" all changes in things 100%.

Han Solo and Chewbacca were indeed in a tavern in Mos Eisley not long ago, enjoying a rare leisure time.

However, as fierce fighting broke out in low-Earth orbit, their situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

To make matters worse, they were being chased by Jabba's men.

Jabba is one of the most "notorious" criminal masters in the outer regions of the galaxy, with his headquarters in a massive palace deep in the desert of Tatooine.

Its appearance is like a legless, wrinkled, and sticky slug. Its image is disgusting, but its power is enough to make gangs in the outer star regions of the entire galaxy tremble in fear.

As for why Han Solo angered the gang leader, it was due to a failed smuggling mission.

At that time, Han Solo was hired by Jabba to transport a batch of contraband goods.

However, during the voyage, the Millennium Falcon was intercepted and searched by an Imperial patrol.

Faced with the threat of imperial soldiers, Han Solo had no choice but to throw all the cargo into space to avoid being captured by the Empire.

Although this action saved his and Chewbacca's freedom, it also completely angered Jabba.

Since then, Jabba's thugs and mercenaries have been looking for Han Solo from time to time, trying to recover the loss of the cargo, and Han Solo and Chewbacca have had to hide everywhere.

Seeing Jabba's thugs and mercenaries breaking into the tavern, the two were forced to engage in a fierce fight with each other.

Gunshots suddenly rang out in the pub, and tables, chairs and bottles were turned to pieces in the crossfire.

With his years of combat experience, Han Solo quickly took a favorable position and accurately knocked down several enemies with his blaster pistol.

Chewbacca brandished his crossbow, let out a low roar, and repelled the enemies who rushed forward one by one, but the number of enemies was far beyond their expectations.

The two fought and retreated, and finally escaped to the warehouse where the Millennium Falcon was hidden.

However, when they rushed into the warehouse, the scene before them made them feel depressed.
The Millennium Falcon had been damaged, its engines and control systems severely destroyed, and it was obviously unable to take off immediately.

Han Solo's expression instantly turned ugly, and he cursed under his breath, knowing in his heart that he and his friend were in a desperate situation.

Just when the two were almost in despair, an "old man" in a brown robe and with white hair suddenly appeared.

His figure appeared like a ghost in the shadows of the warehouse, holding a lightsaber that seemed to have long been extinct.

The blade of the lightsaber made a low humming sound and flashed a light blue light, as if announcing its extraordinaryness to everyone present.

The old man said nothing more, and rushed towards the group of thugs and mercenaries, brandishing his lightsaber.

Although the old man's body looked like rotten wood, his movements were swift and graceful. Facing the intensive shooting of blaster beams, the old man was not afraid at all. The lightsaber in his hand was like an indestructible shield, deflecting the blaster beams one by one.

What's even more shocking is that the old man can also twist the angle of the blaster beam to kill the enemy.

Faced with the old man's unrivaled "absolute defense" and "cheating" fighting style, all the thugs and mercenaries were caught off guard and retreated one after another. They dared not launch an offensive rashly again, otherwise, their lives might be lost here inexplicably.

Han Solo and Chewbacca watched all this in amazement, their hearts filled with shock and confusion.

However, they had no time to consider the old man's identity and origins, and could only follow him and take the opportunity to escape from the warehouse.

The three of them quickly jumped into a hover car and drove away from Mos Eisley.

As they left the city, thousands of airdrop pods suddenly appeared in the sky and fell to the ground like meteors.

The entire Mos Eisley fell into complete chaos, with explosions and gunshots rang out one after another. For the Galactic Empire troops stationed there, it seemed as if the end of the world had come. Naturally, they had no time to pay attention to the previous gang fight, and no one cared about others' reports of "an old man holding a lightsaber."

Han Solo and Chewbacca witnessed all this in the hovercraft, and their confusion grew even greater.

Before they could figure out what had happened on Tatooine, they were taken by the old man to the relatively remote town of Anchorhead.

After arriving at Anchorhead, the old man arranged a hotel for them as temporary accommodation, and Han Solo and Chuba could only settle down temporarily and wait for the war to end.

And Han Solo plans to return to Mos Eisley after the situation stabilizes a little, repair the Millennium Falcon and take the opportunity to escape from this troubled place.

As a prodigal son who yearns for freedom and money, Han Solo does not want to be trapped on this hopeless desert planet.

The endless desert of Tatooine was like a natural cage, and the only thought in his mind was to repair the Millennium Falcon as soon as possible and travel around the galaxy with his good friend Chewbacca.

However, fate did not seem to let him get away easily.

Just after the mysterious old man left, Han Solo and Chewbacca had just lay down in bed to rest for a while when they heard a loud noise outside.

At first, Han Solo thought nothing of it, thinking it was just a normal disturbance in town.

But as the sound got louder, he finally realized that something was wrong, so he quickly stood up, walked to the window, opened the curtains and looked out -

The scene before him made his heart sink.

Thousands of Sand People (Tusken Raiders) took advantage of the window when the Galactic Empire forces were tied down and launched a massive attack on Anchorhead Town. It seemed that their goal was clear, which was to plunder the population and resources.

The Sandmen's large vehicles raised clouds of dust in the desert, and the Sandmen armed with weapons surged towards the town like a tide.

The residents of the town panicked and fled in all directions, unable to fight back at all.

Even the few desert stormtroopers stationed here chose to flee without hesitation after seeing the Sand People attacking. They jumped into their vehicles and quickly drove out of the town, leaving the helpless people to face this disaster alone.

Han Solo stood at the window, brows furrowed, struggling with whether to intervene in this chaos.

He was not a hero and did not want to get involved in a pointless battle, but the tragic scene before him made him unable to ignore it.

Just as he was hesitating, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

boom--!
Dozens of missiles attacked from nowhere and destroyed the Sandman's large vehicle. The flames of the explosion shot up into the sky, and sand, dust and debris flew everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, overwhelming light beams descended from the sky, accurately striking the area where the sand people gathered. Each beam carried destructive power, completely disrupting the sand people's formation.

Han Solo watched all this in a daze. Before he could recover, he saw twenty blurry human-shaped afterimages rushing into the town like lightning.

Their speed was incredibly fast, and they shuttled through the sand people like ghosts, with unstoppable momentum in every step. And wherever their afterimages passed, the sand people fell down like straw, without any ability to fight back.

These figures are the Spartan warriors who chose to take the "hard landing" method to jump out of the Pelican and quickly reach the surface.

The four Spartan teams showed their cruelty and ruthlessness when fighting against the Sand People who were dozens of times larger than themselves, like sophisticated killing machines.

Jerome, Douglas, Alice and other Spartans could not contain their anger after seeing the miserable plight of the local residents.

The atrocities committed by the Sand People made them furious, and the information provided by the Intelligence Department clearly pointed out that the Sand People as a race could not be integrated into the order of the Human Empire.

Therefore, the Spartans had no remorse when "slaughtering" these enemies, as if they were carrying out a judgment that had already been predetermined.

Gradually, the screams of the Sand People and the roar of weapons began to intertwine, like a cruel symphony, and the Spartans were the leaders of this symphony.

The whistling of blaster beams, the melodious gunshots of gauss guns, the heavy footsteps of power armor, the wailing of sandmen, and the roar of collapsing buildings formed the background sound of this battle.

The Spartans ruthlessly reaped the lives of the Sand People. Their figures were looming in the sand and firelight, as if they were a group of gods descended from the sky, with unparalleled power and majesty.

Han Solo, who witnessed this scene, was suddenly filled with mixed emotions.

He was both grateful that the people in the town were saved and shocked by the power of these mysterious warriors.

His eyes tried to lock onto those Spartans and tried to find some clues from their actions.

However, the equipment, tactics, and even the ruthless fighting style of these warriors made him feel an unprecedented sense of oppression.

"Who are these guys?"

Han Solo muttered quietly, a hint of disbelief in his tone.

"Woo~!"

Chewbacca stood beside him and let out a low whimper, as if in response to his question.

The Wookiees' eyes were also fixed on the battle outside. It was obvious that the strength of these Spartan warriors was beyond their understanding.

It won't take long.

The Red, Black, Gray and Omega teams easily wiped out the Sand People who were dozens of times their number, and for the Spartans, this battle was more like an efficient cleanup operation rather than a life-and-death struggle.

During the battle, the Spartans' ammunition, magazines and various props were quickly exhausted.

But this did not affect their fighting power. On the contrary, they made full use of Sparta's "traditional skills" -

That is, while punching or kicking the enemy to death, you can also grab the opponent's weapon and continue using it.

Han Solo, who was watching the battle in the hotel, vaguely saw the afterimage of Jerome's fist, which smashed the head of a sandman like a hammer, and then quickly picked up the blaster rifle dropped by the opponent and continued to shoot at the next enemy.

Douglas knocked a sandman to pieces with a fierce kick, snatched the spear from his hand, and pierced the chest of another enemy with his backhand, nailing him to the wall of a house.

Therefore, facing this kind of "low-intensity" street fighting, Jerome and his men don't have to worry about running out of ammunition.

Their fighting style is flexible and varied, including both ruthless killing and clever tactical coordination.

The Ghost fighter hovering in the sky, seeing that the battle was already decided, immediately chose to climb and quickly headed towards low-Earth orbit.

Unlike the Spartans, the Phantoms cannot obtain supplies anytime and anywhere. Therefore, after confirming that the four teams were not in any danger, the pilots decisively returned to the Valiant for supplies.

As for the Pelican, it slowly deployed its landing gear and anchored steadily in the center of Anchorhead Town.

2. At this moment, the situation in Anchor Town has basically stabilized.

The Black Team and the Gray Team were responsible for patrolling the outskirts of the town to ensure that no Sand People escaped.

The largest group of troops, the Omega Fire Team, "roamed" inside the town, checking every building one by one to make sure that no enemies were hiding inside.

At the same time, the Red Team arrived at the Pelican and prepared to resupply.

Jerome stood outside the cabin and opened the communication channel to report: "Sergeant, this is the Red Team. We have completed the assigned mission and request support from auxiliary troops or biological and mechanical weapons to ensure the complete safety of Anchorhead Town."

"This is 117, read."

John immediately replied from the other end of the communication, "Commander Sigismund has sent an auxiliary army to Anchorhead Town. You just need to wait for orders. When the support arrives, you can return to the team on the Pelican."

"Yes, Chief."

Jerome responded briefly and then cut off the communication.

His eyes swept across the fuselage of the Pelican, and when he was about to step into the cabin for supplies, he suddenly heard Alice's voice coming from the side.

"Hey! Stop moving forward!"

There was an obvious warning in Alice's voice, and her eyes under her helmet were fixed firmly on the right wing of the Pelican.

Jerome looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man in a brown robe who appeared on the right wing of the Pelican at some point in time. His figure looked particularly abrupt in the sunlight.

!

This made Jerome, who was under the helmet, show a slightly surprised expression.

After all, Thor's Hammer Power Armor is equipped with advanced dynamic detection and pulse scanning functions, which can theoretically capture any approaching biological or mechanical signals.

However, the old man also appeared silently like a ghost, completely avoiding all detection systems.

Jerome quickly adjusted his posture, raised the weapon in his hand slightly, and looked at the old man vigilantly, while his voice came out through the external speaker function of the helmet:
"Who are you? Why are you here?"

In addition to asking, Jerome also turned on screen sharing to let other teams know the situation here.

The old man did not answer immediately, but slowly raised his head and looked at Jerome through the shadow of the hood. His eyes were deep and calm, as if he saw through everything.

Douglas and Alice quickly dispersed and cooperated with Jerome to surround the old man. Douglas also walked forward slowly, hoping to catch him by surprise.

At this time, the old man suddenly spoke slowly, his voice was deep and powerful, and he could only hear:

"I'm Ben Kenobi, an old man about to die, and I'm here to make sure things don't get out of hand.
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(End of this chapter)