The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 352 Either don’t fight, or if you fight, make it a final decision and eliminate all future troubles!

In fact, the Imperial Army's AT series armored walkers were not equipped with any outstanding anti-kinetic weapon armor, and the main function of the armor was to reflect energy beams.

When faced with the Chimera, an AI killing robot that can fire armor-piercing bullets, the AT walker is simply unable to withstand it.

On the front battlefield, the Astartes warriors of the Universal Corporation completely suppressed the Imperial Army's ground forces. No one could stop the impact of these "iron cans".

The AT walkers that used to be able to dominate the heads of the rebels were now completely reduced to mobile iron coffins under the absolute firepower suppression of the expeditionary corps of the global giant enterprise.

In addition, the Decepticons led by Megatron are also relying on their high mobility to continuously launch fatal attacks on the walkers on the ground.

Although the AT series of walkers can reach a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, it is considered outstanding among the many imperial armored forces.

But you have to know that the Decepticons are the fastest group among Transformers, and their top speed can reach an astonishing Mach 2.8.

That is 3430 kilometers per hour!

Obviously, in front of these Decepticons, the Imperial Army under them were like slow caterpillars, and the prey could be easily caught with just a simple grab by the hawk.

The most terrifying thing is that these Decepticons can transform into mecha form at lightning speed while moving at high speed.

The AT walkers were then disassembled and dismembered.

This is the true strength of the ground forces of the Universal Corporation Expeditionary Force. When it comes to ground warfare, even in the entire Galactic Empire, no force can be the opponent of the Universal Corporation.

Under the cover of the expeditionary force of the global giant enterprise, Paul and Cheryl rushed to the landing point of the transforming spacecraft.

Halfway through, an AT-ST rushed forward and tried to trample the two to death, but before Paul could draw his lightsaber, it killed it on the spot.

A fighter jet suddenly flew over the sky and knocked the AT-ST walker over with force. The momentum was like a meteorite falling to the ground.

After knocking the walker away, the fighter suddenly transformed into a ten-meter-tall steel giant. The high-temperature heat-sensing mantis knife popped out from its wrist and cleanly cut the AT-ST into two halves.

The whole set of combos flows smoothly without any drag.

Obviously, the Transformer was Megatron on the Dreadnought. It landed with the Astartes warriors and other Megatrons to assist Paul in bringing the data back to the flagship headquarters.

"You are lucky, you can come back alive."

As Megatron spoke, he pulled out a hard light cannon from behind him and blasted another approaching AT walker into pieces.

"I underestimated myself. It took me less than 15 minutes to get everything done. You should have come down earlier." Paul said with a smile.

After realizing that they could not fight against the expeditionary corps of the giant enterprise, the Imperial Army immediately changed its combat strategy, which was to kill Paul who stole the Death Star design at all costs!
For a time, Paul became the target of public criticism and was targeted for killing by all the imperial troops. If it were not for the giant enterprise expeditionary force as cover, he would have been submerged in the wave of soldiers.

After all, no matter how strong Paul's swordsmanship is, it is not strong enough to "open the sky with one sword", and there is no way to instantly deal with the Imperial Stormtroopers in front of him.

At this time, an F22 Raptor fighter jet swooped down from the sky. It was the Decepticon lieutenant Starscream!
The fighter's cabin door quickly popped open, signaling Paul to get on board quickly. In terms of flying speed, Red Spider was still quite confident.

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here quickly. Commander David has been waiting for you for a long time!" Megatron said to Paul.

Afterwards, it helped to block the stormtroopers that were chasing from behind. With Megatron, the iron god of death, blocking the way, the Imperial Army was like hitting an insurmountable wall of steel.

"Thanks!"

Paul and Chini got into the cockpit of Starscream and sped all the way to a safe landing point. Then they boarded their respective transforming spaceships and headed back to the Mantle in space.

After Paul successfully evacuated the ground, the expeditionary force of the global giant company organized its retreat in an orderly manner.

They didn't come here to fight the Imperial Army. Now that Paul has returned with the information, the next task should be handed over to the space fleet.

However, even after Paul entered the space environment, the Imperial Army continued to pursue him relentlessly.

With the arrival of Imperial reinforcements, more and more Imperial Star Destroyers came to the orbit above Scarif.

The intensity of fighting in the space battlefield has far exceeded the firepower confrontation on the ground.

A large number of Imperial carrier-based TIE aircraft were thrown into outer space as if they were free, and entangled with the Rebel X-wing fighters.

But after they discovered that the transforming spaceship Paul was on had left the atmosphere, they all rushed over to chase and bite it.

"This is really exaggerated. This is the first time I've been chased by so many people."

Paul shook his head and chuckled playfully, but he had expected that he wouldn't be able to leave so easily.

After all, the Galactic Empire's space navy force is the foundation of Palpatine's sole power, and they would not allow other forces to obtain the design drawings of the Death Star.

However, the main fleet of the Universal Corporation was also approaching Paul.

In order to prevent Paul from returning, the Imperial Star Destroyer even followed suit and launched a suicide attack with the Mantle, regardless of the cost, just like the TIE carrier-based aircraft.

Although the Mantle is a larger steel monster, reaching hundreds of kilometers in length, it looks like a small planet.

In comparison, the Imperial-class Star Destroyers are like paper boats, but even so, they still choose to rush forward without hesitation.

However, the size difference between the two sides is there, and the Mantle has a stasis field and a traction field, as well as an array of tens of thousands of artillery groups.

Even if the Imperial Star Destroyers rammed the Mantle one by one, they would be powerless to improve the overall situation.

In desperation, they could only send countless TIE fighters to surround Paul's transforming spaceship.

To this end, the Empire even ignored the AI ​​drones and carrier-based aircraft of the Rebel Alliance and the Giant Corporation, and only focused all its energy on destroying Paul.

This decision is quite correct.

For the Galactic Empire, nothing on this space battlefield is more valuable than the Death Star design drawings, otherwise they would not use Star Destroyers and TIE carrier-based aircraft as disposable consumables.

However, the Imperial Army obviously underestimated the air combat performance of the transforming spaceship. Their TIE carrier-based aircraft were indeed fast, but they could not compare with the transforming spaceship of the giant enterprise.

Here, Paul was driving a transformable spaceship, like a fluttering butterfly on the space battlefield, with a messy and disordered flight trajectory, cleverly allowing the spaceship to weave between TIE carrier-based aircraft and the laser cannons of the Imperial Star Destroyer.

Laser beams flew across the dark universe, weaving a web of death. The Empire tried to use this web to completely wipe out the cunning and agile Paul.

However, all these attacks missed the spaceship Paul was on, and instead the Empire's TIE carrier-based aircraft were constantly bombarded by friendly beams.

They exploded into bright and gorgeous fireworks in space, and the entire battlefield became more chaotic and congested.

The scattered and dismembered wreckage of the spacecraft formed a galaxy of parts, floating all over the battlefield. If you were not careful, you would crash into it and be shattered along with the wreckage.

Such operations that test extreme reaction speed and driving skills are just basic operations for a warrior like Paul who has been developed with spices and has short-term foresight.

The reaction games he usually trained in were much more terrifying and perverted than what he saw before him.

At this moment, with the help of his absolute reaction speed and predictive ability, Paul didn't even need to open fire to fight back. He just needed to control the spaceship to dodge continuously.

Any TIE fighter that dared to approach him would soon be destroyed by the laser cannons of the Imperial Star Destroyer.

Soon, Paul drove the transforming spaceship and rushed back into the cabin of the Mantle, while the TIE carrier-based aircraft that were chasing him were all shot down by AI drones.

[Is this guy really human? He keeps spinning for so long without slowing down. This is crazy!]

Seeing this scene, the pilots of the Rebel Alliance were all dumbfounded. They were also experienced fighter pilots.

But this was the first time they had seen such outrageous micro-manipulation. It was simply not something a normal person could do!
After all, this not only places extremely high demands on the performance of the fighter, but also requires the pilot to have sufficient reaction ability and a certain predictive ability.

There are many laser barrages with tricky angles. It is impossible to avoid them in time just by relying on reaction speed. You can only be aware of them in advance.

Without the help of AI, basically no one can do it!
What's more, the spacecraft's flight trajectory made large changes in direction one after another, which was also a great physical torture for the pilots in the cockpit.

The vestibular system in the human inner ear cannot withstand such high-intensity and prolonged speed changes and turns. Even a well-trained pilot would have passed out long ago.

But judging from the state of the spaceship Paul was driving, he didn't seem to be affected at all.

However, these are the superpower warriors developed by spices. As the best among them, Paul is more than capable of escaping smoothly.

Paul rushed back into the cabin of the Mantle and was finally able to relax and take a good break. During this mission, he was almost dying on the planet Scarif.

Fortunately, there was no danger. After returning this time, Paul only waited for promotion and salary increase, and officially stepped into the management of the Vanguard Team of the Heavens!
And here, the Death Star, the ultimate weapon of the Galactic Empire, finally arrived at this chaotic and cramped space battlefield.

The Death Star emerged from the hyperspace channel like a satellite hanging in orbit outside Scarif. Its appearance immediately made many rebels feel panic-stricken.

The destruction of Jedha by the Death Star a few days ago is still fresh in their memory, and they don’t want to follow in her footsteps.

At this time, the order from the headquarters of the Wanjie Base was also delivered to the Yibo flagship.

[Everyone evacuates the battlefield in an orderly manner, and try to avoid confrontation with the Death Star! ] The person who issued the retreat order was none other than the Supreme Governor of the Universal Corporation, Leon.

After obtaining the Imperial military data on Scarif, the original information of Starkiller Base was also obtained.

Now, in the huge Galactic Empire, there are no more strategic weapons worth Leon's worry. What he should do next is not to continue fighting with the Imperial Army.

Instead, he should sit down and negotiate with the Galactic Empire and discuss with Palpatine about the integration and division of the rights and interests of the Star Wars universe.

As long as Palpatine is willing to make concessions, Leon can nod and let the other party serve as the interstellar governor of the 007 "Star Wars" universe.

There is no need to say much about Palpatine's ability to govern. If he is given more time and more help, his Galactic Empire regime will be more powerful than the Old Republic and his resources will be coordinated faster.

More importantly, the generals and officers in the Imperial Army, represented by Grand Marshal Thrawn, are really good at fighting!

In the original story of "Star Wars", with the help of the Jedi Knights, the rebels completely defeated the Imperial Army and completed the great cause of restoring the Republic.

However, Marshal Solong, who had extraordinary command and combat capabilities, faced with a disastrous disadvantage with only one main crystal base left, managed to perform a gorgeous operation comparable to "Tian Dan's Restoration of the Country".

The Imperial Army once reached the rebels' homeland, and relied on a wave of counterattacks to take away the rebel allies, thus turning the entire battle situation around!

But at this time, the rebels were no longer the dusty and dirty sewer rats that were chased around by the empire.

The forces standing behind them are the former nobles of the Republic, the consortium of the Trade Federation, and the Jedi Order that is eager for revival!

Grand Admiral Thrawn's counterattack, which was worthy of being recorded in history, also became the last swan song of the Galactic Empire.

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, the elite imperial army that survived never surrendered to puppet forces like the Rebels.

They knew very well that the rebels were merely pawns chosen by the old forces, or to put it bluntly, puppets being controlled.

In order to carry on Palpatine's great legacy of unifying the galaxy, the remaining imperial troops formed the "First Order" organization and continued to fight against the new Republic.

During this period, the First Order took out the ultimate version of the Death Star weapon - Starkiller Base, which destroyed the New Republic's capital, Hosniya, and the entire naval fleet.

The First Order's Starkiller Base almost wiped out all the nobles of the Republic with a single shot. Such a terrifying military force completely angered all forces in the galaxy.

In their eyes, the First Order is a madman with absolutely violent weapons who can overturn the table at any time. To deal with such an enemy, the only way is to destroy it completely.

So, only one year later, the First Order was defeated by the concentrated fire of all the forces in the galaxy, and the former Galactic Empire was completely destroyed.

This is also the reason why Leon is certain that there is a high probability that a Starkiller base exists in the database of Scarif.

Because according to the plot timeline of "Rogue One", now is before the Battle of Yavin, which is 0BBY.

The First Order was destroyed in 35ABY, more than 6 years later, and the Galactic Empire announced its unconditional surrender in ABY.

According to the actual time point and situation, the defeated imperial army was in difficult conditions with no resources, no powerful organizations, and no sufficient scientific researchers.

In less than thirty years, they were able to build the Starkiller Base, which was more powerful than the Death Star.

The only reasonable explanation is that Starkiller Base already had a basic design blueprint long before the collapse of the Galactic Empire, and even most of the technical difficulties had been overcome.

But the most important problem is that the resources required to build Starkiller Base are too many.

For the current Galactic Empire, there is absolutely no need to rush to build Starkiller Base.

After all, once this thing is activated, it can destroy an entire star system in the blink of an eye.

All that was destroyed was the Galactic Empire's own territory. Due to the fear of harming the enemy, the Death Star, which had a lower cost and a smaller killing range, would naturally be favored by Palpatine.

However, what Palpatine did not expect was that the rebels rose too quickly, and before he could make up his mind to build the Starkiller Base, his empire had already collapsed and been destroyed.

The First Order, which obtained the technology of Starkiller Base, continued to collect resources and build this ultimate weapon over the next thirty years.

This led to the subsequent bombardment of Hosnian and the head-on confrontation between the First Order and the New Republic.

"Boss, with the strength of the expeditionary fleet on the front line, it's easy to blow up the Death Star as well!"

"Dealing a more painful blow to the Galactic Empire will also be able to more thoroughly deter Palpatine, which will be more beneficial to our subsequent negotiations."

At this time, Jack Wells advised that now that the imperial army's morale was frustrated, it was a perfect opportunity to strike hard at the downfall.

What's more, the rebel allies were watching nearby, and by flexing their muscles appropriately, they could let these rebels see clearly who the real boss was.

However, faced with Jack's proposal, Leon shook his head and said that this could not be done.

Because if the battle continues like this, there will be more and more imperial reinforcements coming, and the intensity and scale of this battle will become greater and greater.

By the time it develops into a large-scale battle, the situation will be completely different.

Leon's original goal was to obtain the technical data of Starkiller Base and beat up the Imperial Army at the same time, without causing too much conflict. Just stop at the right time.

After all, Leon still wanted to use fighting to promote negotiations with the Galactic Empire. If he easily destroyed the Empire's Death Star, it would be a big trouble.

The reason is simple. The Death Star is Palpatine's greatest confidence at present. With the Death Star, his imperial regime will be stable enough.

But if the giant company blew up the Death Star as if it were scrap metal, then Palpatine would definitely build the Starkiller Base at all costs!
When the Star Wars evolves into a galactic war that can destroy an entire star system in a single thought, the world giant will definitely be dragged into the quagmire of war by the Galactic Empire.

Even though there are always rebel armies and resistance forces seeking independence in various parts of the Galactic Empire, the empire is definitely at its peak right now!
With an army of tens of trillions, millions of warships, and a strong industrial system foundation, the empire has a powerful ability to increase its military strength.

Although the giant enterprise was the winner in the head-on confrontation with the global giant enterprise, the price Li Ang paid for victory would inevitably be extremely heavy.

For a sufficiently shrewd consul, letting himself be trapped in the quagmire of endless war is absolutely a sign of incompetence.

Li Ang's fighting style is to fight once and for all to eliminate future troubles, and never to drag things out and affect the production and development of the giant company.

If they showed weakness at this time and acted as if they were afraid of the Death Star, they could confuse Palpatine and buy time for the giant company to build the Starkiller Base.

This will also facilitate the negotiations between the Universal Corporation and the Galactic Empire, as well as winning over other galactic forces and making them support the Corporation's integration efforts.

Once I have won over most of my younger brothers and built a batch of Starkiller Bases, it won’t be too late to deal with the Galactic Empire then!

Of course, Leon hopes that Palpatine will recognize the times and surrender to the Cosmos Corporation as soon as possible.

With Palpatine's governing ability, once he chooses to form a powerful alliance with the world's giant corporation, Leon will be able to integrate the Star Wars universe even faster.

If the Empire is determined to fight the Global Corporation to the end, what Leon is doing now is to prepare for the final battle in advance and completely defeat the Empire in one fell swoop!
"Now is not the time to go to war with the Galactic Empire. It is better to quit while we are ahead."

Li Ang patiently explained the whole story to Jack. After hearing what his boss said, Jack suddenly realized a lot.

As expected of the chief executive of a giant enterprise, he can always stand at the height of the overall situation and clearly see the development trend of things!

After Leon's highest order was clearly passed down, the various units fighting on Scarif began to retreat quickly to the aircraft carrier.

After receiving the physical hardware containing the Death Star data from Paul, the employees of the intelligence department immediately transmitted all the information back to the base headquarters.

After seeing that there was no missing or omission in the data information, Paul finally breathed a sigh of relief. His mission was successfully completed.

"Paul, you've worked hard all the way."

David Martinez patted the junior on the shoulder, his eyes full of admiration. With this data information, he turned around and immediately reported the promotion to his superiors.

Let Paul serve as the operations team leader of the Heavens Vanguard.

Back then, David was the leader of the action team, and was promoted step by step to the department head. Now he is a member of the Ace Advance Team.

David knew very well how quickly this position could be promoted, so the key position could only be reserved for trustworthy people.

During this period, Paul went to the front line many times and brought such critical data information to the giant company. His ability to do things is unquestionable.

Therefore, it is worthy of being valued by giant companies around the world and placed in a more appropriate position.

Facing David's encouragement, Paul had no time to be happy. After taking a breath, he continued:

"We have to make a copy of the Death Star's data as soon as possible and send it to the rebel allies on the other side so that they can leave here quickly!"

After all, the fleet of the Rebel Alliance also paid a huge price. If they hadn't come to support, the giant enterprise would definitely take more time to deal with all this.

They suffered heavy losses for the Death Star designs, and it would be a bit unreasonable for the giant company if they returned empty-handed.

In addition, Paul also wanted to use this opportunity to tell the Rebel Alliance to evacuate quickly. The Empire's Death Star has arrived, and it will be too late if they don't leave!
(End of this chapter)