The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 343 The Death Star is coming! The countdown begins! Go deep into the danger!

The strong light caused by the laser explosion flickered in the dust, which made all the resistance members present terrified.

They were worried that the hope they had waited for so long would be ruthlessly extinguished by the imperial army.

But a true Jedi Knight would not be afraid of blaster beams, because the lightsaber can bounce the beams back.

The Jedi Knight's own Force barrier can also allow him to withstand the damage caused by this explosion.

However, although Paul does not know these fancy Force moves, he has various technological products from global giants and can probably replicate similar operations!
It turned out that Paul had activated the bubble shield from the Halo universe the moment the laser cannon was approaching, and fully deployed the shield.

The flying projectiles and laser energy from all directions were quickly offset and absorbed by the shield, and the firepower of the Imperial Army did not hurt Paul at all.

After a while, an agile figure rushed out from the gray fog. Paul, holding a shining blue lightsaber, pounced on the AT-ST walker in the distance.

When the stormtroopers who were operating the walkers saw Paul, who was unharmed, suddenly pounce on them, they were shocked as if they had seen a ghost.

This guy can’t even be killed by this bomb...is he still human?

In desperation, the stormtrooper controlling the AT-ST could only continue to aim the laser cannon at Paul, but it was too late.

Paul had already approached the foot of the walker, which was a blind spot that the laser cannon could not attack, so the Stormtroopers could only control the steel claws on their feet and stomped hard at Paul.

Although the AT-ST is the most flexible model among the AT series of walkers, it is still much more clumsy compared to Paul's agility.

Before the walker's feet could even land, Paul swung his lightsaber in mid-air, and with a crisp stabbing sound, he instantly cut it off.

The AT-ST, having lost its balance, first swayed and then collapsed into a nearby residential area, crushing many houses.

Throughout this whole process, Paul displayed his personal heroism to the extreme, which moved everyone present.

"He's still alive! That Jedi Knight is not dead-!"

The rebels, who were shocked by Paul's move as if awakened from a dream, finally reacted and burst into cheers.

A Jedi Knight of this level, who could withstand laser cannons and cut down AT-ST in a flash, could definitely be called the savior of the rebels!

In an instant, the rebels' morale became stronger and their shouts became more frantic.

When the commanders of the various units of the Imperial Army saw this scene, they were all shocked as if they had seen a ghost and had to issue an order for an emergency retreat.

The sudden appearance of such a Jedi master in Jedha City means that the resurrected Jedi have already locked onto this area and are preparing to reoccupy Jedha City.

If we don’t retreat now, it will be too late!
"What happened? How did they escape?"

Looking at the stormtroopers retreating on all fronts, Paul felt a little confused. He didn't think that the Empire would retreat in a panic just because of the loss of an AT-ST walker.

What's more, there is an Imperial Star Destroyer parked above the city of Jedha. No matter how you look at this situation, the Imperial Army has the upper hand.

Soon, Paul saw that the Imperial-class Star Destroyer parked in mid-air actually started its engine and began to rise rapidly to evacuate the planet.

This suddenly gave Paul a bad feeling.

But the rebels at the moment didn't care about these things. They only saw the imperial army retreating, which meant that their counterattack was successful.

After fighting so many battles, they finally won a victory from the Imperial Army. Now all they wanted to do was laugh loudly and celebrate with each other.

Just as Paul was about to ask the headquarters about the reconnaissance situation, David Martinez, commander of the flagship headquarters, sent him an urgent notice.

[Paul, we have discovered a huge celestial-class battleship. It is approaching your planet. You must immediately arrange for the investigators on the front line to evacuate all of them!]

Hearing this, Paul realized that the situation was not good, and he hurriedly asked David: "How big is that warship, and how much time do we have?"

Normally, a celestial-class battleship would not move too fast. If he could buy more time, Paul was confident that he could complete more tasks.

[It is a dead star with a diameter of 160 kilometers. We have detected that the energy contained inside the dead star is extremely strong, and the magnetic field and gravity field it emits are far greater than those of ordinary planets.]

[That thing has already accumulated enough energy, just waiting to fire. When it does, the entire planet you are on will be reduced to dust!]

The Death Star that David mentioned can be regarded as one of the ultimate weapons of the Galactic Empire and is also Leon's target. He needs the technology of an upgraded version of the Death Star - Starkiller Base.

[As for the time left for you, the conservative estimate is less than 10 hours! ]

After learning about his current situation, Paul finally realized the purpose of the Imperial Army.

Since the Death Star is about to arrive at Jedha City, it means that the Empire has decided to destroy the resurrected Jedi Knights along with the entire Jedha Planet, and will not give the rebels any chance to gain momentum.

The rebels on Jedha have no space reconnaissance equipment, so they are completely clueless about the approaching Death Star!
Paul immediately made a prompt decision and ordered other investigators to evacuate urgently, but he himself had no intention of retreating.

"Sir, this is our only chance to get access to the Death Star, or even Starkiller Base manufacturing technology. I want to give it a try."

"Don't worry, I will find a way to get out of here!"

There are still a few hours left before the Death Star arrives at Jedha. Paul must seize the time and take advantage of this last opportunity to obtain the valuable technical data.

On the other end of the communication voice, David was silent for two seconds. After getting Leon's nod of approval, he responded:

[Okay, I will send a Sojourner Dreadnought over here immediately.]

[If you can't get away, I will intercept the Death Star as soon as possible.]

David knew that doing so might alert the upper echelons of the Galactic Empire and cause uncontrollable changes in the situation.

But the changes in reality can never go according to people's wishes. Even the strategy deployed by Li Ang himself may not be implemented 100%.

Now there is an opportunity to obtain the Starkiller Base technology. No matter what, it is worth it for the giant company to take the risk.

As long as we can get the blueprints of Starkiller Base, even if it has not been improved and perfected yet, it will be developed by the scientific research department of a giant company and have extremely strong industrial productivity.

The Universal Corporation could easily build several Starkiller Bases 30 years in advance in a short period of time and use them to suppress the Galactic Empire!
You know, compared to building weapons and warships, the giant corporation that controls multiple universes is stronger than the Galactic Empire in terms of both industrial system and technological reserves.

Unlike Paul, who was worried and thinking about the next decision, the rebels at the scene did not seem to realize that death was approaching.

They were still immersed in the joy of defeating the imperial army and successfully liberating the city of Jedha.

Of course, in their opinion, the biggest hero of this battle was the Jedi Knight Paul Atreides who suddenly appeared. If it weren't for Paul's help, it would be difficult for them to defeat the Imperial Army and win this uprising.

At this moment, the rebels began to gather around Paul. They shouted the name of Jedi Knight loudly and paid the highest respect to Paul.

Obviously, through his previous heroic combat performance, Paul has completely gained the trust of the rebels.

At this time, the leader of the rebel army came over and invited Paul:
"Respected Jedi Knight, would you be willing to go with us to meet our leader, Saw Gerrera?"

Seeing this, Paul nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Of course, I'd love to."

This is why Paul would continue to stay on Jedda to carry out his mission despite the danger to his life.

The pilot holds the Death Star design drawings and a lot of key intelligence, but they are still in the hands of the rebel leader Saw Gerrera. He cannot miss this opportunity.

On the other side, the rebels also noticed Captain Cassian and Jyn Erso, who had just killed their companions and were now enemies of the rebels.

Just when they were about to step forward to arrest the two men, they were stopped by Chinnie with a gun. Since Paul asked her to keep an eye on these two men, Chinnie would naturally not allow anyone to get close to here.

Seeing this, Paul stepped forward to rescue the two and said to the captain of the resistance army:

"I need to talk to them about something. Let me take care of this trouble here before I meet your leader."

The captain of the rebel army looked at the two people behind Chinny and nodded silently, agreeing with Paul's approach.

Soon, Paul came to Chinnie, but Jean Erso stared at Paul for a long time and really couldn't remember whether she had any connection with Paul.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I know you."

Qin said with some caution.

"I know your father. They can let you go for my sake, but now you have to follow me."

After that, Paul asked Cheney to continue escorting Cassian and Jyn, and follow him to the rebel base to meet the empire's biggest threat - Saw Gerrera.

Not long after, the rebels returned to the base cheering. After learning the news that the Imperial Army had been defeated and the Jedi Knights had returned triumphantly, everyone went out early to greet them.

The reason why these rebels were so ecstatic was not only because they defeated the Imperial Army, but they also observed that the Imperial garrison across the entire planet Jedha was retreating on a large scale.

This undoubtedly shows that the return of the Jedi Knights has posed a huge deterrent to the Imperial Army!

But only Paul knew that the Imperial Army was planning to use the Death Star to destroy the entire planet Jedha and completely wipe out the rebels and the resurrected Jedi.

Now, Paul can only hope that Saw Gerrera can see the situation clearly and not be blinded by the temporary victory, otherwise he can only take the defecting pilot away by force.

Along the way, Paul was welcomed by the rebels, many of whom wanted to see the Jedi Knight who had disappeared for many years.

Paul also hung the lightsaber around his waist openly, fearing that others would not be able to tell that he was a Jedi Knight.

Soon, under the leadership of the rebel captain, Paul finally met the local rebel leader Saw Gerrera.

Unlike what Paul had imagined, Guerrera was not a rough and powerful warrior, but an old man with a weathered face and gray hair.

Not to mention being rough and powerful, at this moment, Gerrera looked like he had one foot in a coffin, and it seemed like he would die suddenly at any time.

Not only does Gerrera need to use a cane to walk, he also needs to carry a respirator with him to ensure that his basic functions are maintained.

However, Saw Gerrera looked very weak and thin at the moment, but wearing combat power armor, he looked quite majestic.

He just raised his hand lightly, and the originally restless crowd instantly became silent.

At this time, Gerrera walked slowly in front of Paul, looked at him carefully with a pair of cloudy brown eyes, and asked: "Are you a Jedi Knight?"

"With so many people as witnesses, it's hard to fake it."

Paul smiled calmly. Although he was not used to lying, he would use another form of words to cover up the truth.

"Can I see your lightsaber?"

Gerrera stared at Paul's face, his vigilance was much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

But from Paul's extraordinary demeanor, Guerrera could at least be sure that the other party came from a powerful family and did not seem like a fake pretender from the lower class.

"of course can."

Paul took off the lightsaber from his waist and handed it over.

Although Paul asked the AI ​​drone to make a series of modifications to the lightsaber, they were only internal modifications. From the outside, it is absolutely impossible to tell whether it is real or fake.

Unless he is a genuine Jedi Knight, it would be easy to deceive the rebels with this original and authentic shell.

Gerrera took the lightsaber from Paul and first weighed it carefully with his hand, then looked at its appearance and muttered to himself:
"There are no external buttons, and the weight is just right. It's a genuine Force lightsaber. Ordinary people can't use it at all."

Gerrera's words were a disguised acknowledgement of Paul's identity as a Jedi Knight.

Chirrut, who followed Paul, said confidently, "Of course, this is the lightsaber left over from the Kyber Temple."

"Whether it's the manufacturing process or the Kyber crystal inside, they all strictly follow the most orthodox forging technology. It's impossible to fake it."

"And only a Jedi Knight can wield this sword!"

Seeing this, Gerrera returned the lightsaber to Paul. He now believed that Paul was indeed a Jedi Knight. Then he asked Paul:
"Sir, I wonder if you know Cal Kestis. He is a young Jedi Knight like you, but his skills are not as good as yours."

Cal was an apprentice to Jedi Master Jarrod Tapar and served in the Clone Wars.

But during the war, Palpatine issued Order 66, ordering the clone army to betray the Jedi Knights, resulting in heavy casualties among the Jedi Order.

In the end, Master Jarrow was unfortunately killed in this war, and Carl avoided being hunted down by the Imperial Army.

He returned to his home planet Bracca and lived in seclusion in a scrapyard, during which time he continued to try to rebuild the Jedi Order.

As the leader of the resistance army, Gerrera naturally came into contact with Carl who was hiding there, and gained some preliminary information about the Jedi Knights.

(End of this chapter)