The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2101. Twilight Covenant vs. Inquisition (VI)

Boom~~~!!!

The apartment building in front of him suddenly shattered! Countless steel and concrete debris shot towards this side like bullets. Xiao Yan had already dodged in tacit understanding, but Cáceres was the first to bear the brunt!

He had to swing his lightsaber to block the rubble, and at the same time he had to divide his attention to lock onto Xiao Yan's position to prevent her from taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

However, at this moment he saw an extremely terrifying figure walking towards him from the opposite side.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The other party seemed to be doing it on purpose, with heavy steps, gradually coming from the other side of the apartment building. It was a terrifying body that was four meters tall, a complete giant!

Amidst the countless dust and rubble, Cáceres couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, but he could see a pair of vertical pupils emitting fierce light!

At this moment, Cáceres made a judgment - he would die! He would definitely die here!

He immediately shouted, "Wait a minute! I vote..."

  But before he could finish his words, he saw the huge monster suddenly speed up and rush over! A huge axe appeared in her hand, and with a hum, a blood-red light lit up at the position of the axe blade - this is the light axe!

Boom~~Swish!!!

The two-meter-long axe chopped down directly on his head, and the huge force directly split Cáceres in half! It was really split in the middle! The two halves of the body flew to both sides under the huge impact and fell to the ground.

The hilt of the lightsaber that was broken into two pieces rolled to the side, and the light blade had long been extinguished.

Boom boom boom... A dull sound came from behind, and the dust spread wildly. The apartment building finally couldn't bear the weight and collapsed.

This building was built in an outer colony during the early development period of the planet Dawn. It was constructed using local materials. Later, as Dawn City continued to expand, these colonies were included, and this place became a suburb of Dawn City.

Now, this building built with local materials has finally completed its 20-year journey and has become a pile of rubble.

Xiao Yan quickly jumped out of the area covered by the sand and dust. She shouted into the sand and dust: "Sister Dinosaur! Why did you kill him? He was about to surrender..."

In response, there were two thumps, and Cáceres' body, which had been chopped into two pieces, was thrown out. Karina took heavy steps, her body covered with a mixture of dust and blood, like a demon from the abyss.

As she walked, her body gradually shrank, finally returning to its normal height of about 3.5 meters.

At this time, the fierce light in Karina's eyes subsided slightly. She came to Xiao Yan, stared at her for a while, suddenly grabbed Xiao Yan, and put her on her shoulders.

"Eh? Sister Dinosaur, what are you doing?" Xiao Yan was shocked.

"I think she wants to apologize to you, but she doesn't know what to say." Shen Yuanhao rubbed his forehead and walked over, patting Karina's knee. "Since we plan to let Karina take action, this will inevitably be the result. I have never seen her leave anyone with an intact body."

At this time, Talia and Zhang Xucheng also came over.

"Are you okay, Xiaocheng?" Xiao Yan waved at them excitedly.

"Ah, I'm fine. Except that I want to take a shower now." Zhang Xucheng's skills are much worse than those of the others, and he is now covered in dust.

"You did a great job, Xiao Cheng. Ahem..." Talia coughed, "Not everyone can face the pressure of two judges... Ahem."

"Are you sure it's the judge?" Shen Yuanhao asked from the side.

"Confirmed." Talia nodded. "The Inquisitor's appearance in our country shows that the Galactic Empire's strategy has begun to change. Because before, the Inquisitor hunted Jedi Knights on the Empire's side. In other words, the Empire's claws are gradually extending outward."

"Are you okay, Talia?" Zhang Xucheng asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. That bald fat guy may not be good at other things, but he is really tough. His understanding of the Force barrier is stronger than many Jedi Knights." Talia replied, "I also followed the teacher's instructions. Before I truly complete my training, each battle will not last more than 10 minutes."

"Can that practice really solve the problem?" Xiao Yan asked, "If it doesn't work, how about using the strengthening potion from Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group?"

"It is still uncertain whether this strengthening potion will have any effect on the Force. So, let's wait until Umbrella Pharmaceuticals Group completes the clinical trials." Talia said.

Shen Yuanhao raised his hand and looked at the information on the universal tool, then said: "Anyway, let's go and rest for a while and wait for the reply from the priestess."

"Oh~~~! The teacher is here!" Xiao Yan was overjoyed.

"Of course. Except for Xiao Cheng, none of you can even sense him, which shows how powerful he is. And he seems to want to harm General Cheng Shitao. In this case, the priestess must take action." Shen Yuanhao rubbed his forehead, "We can't let Judgment take action in our own territory, right?"

When they heard the word "judgment", the boys and girls trembled slightly.

……

At the same time, at the administrative center of Dawn Planet, the Ministry of Defense Office.

The priestess picked up a cup of black tea, put it to her lips under the mask, took a sip, feeling the fragrance of the black tea, nodded slightly, and put down the cup.

"Although I don't mind you drinking tea here, Madam Priestess. But we are in the Ministry of Defense now. Are you really sure that someone will come to assassinate me in person?" Cheng Shitao said.

In the previous departmental restructuring, the Principality of Dawn separated the Ministry of National Defense from the Supreme Military Command and further refined the departmental responsibilities. Tang Xiao continued to serve as the commander of the Supreme Military Command, while Cheng Shitao served as the Minister of National Defense.

The two of them, together with Army Commander-in-Chief Xian Hui, Navy Commander-in-Chief Matt Horner, and Chief of Staff Qi Jian, together constitute the highest military command center of the Principality of Dawn.

Below them were Severance Tann, Ling Liang and Volgograd Kanidi. The three of them were not only the governors of the star regions, but also directly commanded their respective fleets, similar to the commanders of the fronts, with the next level of star region-level command authority.

Further down the list are the commanders of the main arms or main fleets, such as Dai Hongkui, Trench, and Xiao Guanghua.

The next level is the squadron commanders, such as Lin Nanyi, Malcolm Granger, Tom Wens, He Ru, Brent and others. Therefore, what Admiral Cheng Shitao said now is very correct. Given the current strategic position of the Ministry of National Defense, someone actually wants to assassinate the Minister of Defense in the office of the Ministry of National Defense? This is simply ridiculous.

If the two of them were not very familiar with each other, Cheng Shitao would have wanted to ask the priestess if she was coveting the box of top-grade Dahongpao that she had.

"The current situation is different from the past, General Cheng Shitao." The priestess said lightly, "Before this, in fact, the struggle between the entire Dawn Principality and the Force-sensitive people was completely handled by Grand Duke Tang Xiao and a few of us. Even on the battlefield, once a Jedi or Dark Jedi appeared, we would get a foreknowledge and immediately go to the battlefield to deal with it. So during the Clone Wars, the war between ordinary people and the war between Force-sensitive people were actually separate."

She sat on the sofa very dignifiedly, the black gem on her forehead occasionally flashing a dark ominous light. "The main reason was that the Jedi Order still existed at that time, and the dark side warriors under Darth Sidious were not numerous in number and did not dare to act too high-profile. But later, the situation changed."

"The Jedi Order was destroyed, and tens of thousands of Jedi Knights fell apart. Thanks to Grand Duke Tang Xiao's advance deployment and warning, at least half of the Jedi Knights escaped. However, except for a small number of these people who hid, many of them fell to the dark side in the process, or were caught and killed." The priestess continued, "So, now in the Galactic Empire, the number of dark side Force-sensitive people has greatly increased, and they no longer have any scruples in their actions."

Cheng Shitao said: "You mean, in the future, we will encounter more attacks from the Galactic Empire's Force-sensitives? And even the Ghost Agents can't fight against these Force-sensitives, and we have to rely on our own Force-sensitives, such as your Twilight Covenant?"

"This is exactly the purpose of our establishment." The priestess said, "It's not just the Twilight Covenant, but also the Holy Spirit Academy to teach the public to know more about the Force so that they don't have the unknown and fear of Force-sensitive people, the Holy Spirit Sect to spread the Force through faith, and the Ghost Academy to maximize the use of Force-sensitive people with less talent."

"Then this person who might come to assassinate me..." Cheng Shitao frowned.

"I can feel that he is observing you from a distance and feeling you through the Force. I don't know how he feels he can get close to you, but it is obvious that he can't sense the fear in your heart. He should run away." said the priestess.

"Can we catch him?" Cheng Shitao asked.

"I'm here to protect you. Although this man's power is very strong, it is not beyond the ability of the Sky Team to withstand. Leave it to them to deal with it." The priestess shook her head.

So you really came here to drink tea... Cheng Shitao smiled and said nothing.

……

At this moment, outside the administrative center area, a person wearing ordinary casual sportswear was pretending to run and running away from here.

It seemed obvious that he had lived here for a long time. While running, he waved and greeted the "acquaintances" he met on the road, although those people looked confused and didn't know why he was waving at them.

With this cover, the man quietly spoke through the communicator hidden on his arm, "Lord Seren... Following your instructions, I have left the surveillance area. It looks the same as usual here. With the cover of the security captain, I should be able to get closer. Why..."

A deep voice came from the other side, "Forget about that idiot Sidace, he has been exposed. If you don't leave, you will be the next to be exposed!"

"I understand Lord Salem. I will get out of here immediately," the runner said.

"I sent you an address. Go to the Xinyu Street suspension station, where I have placed a sum of money and a cloaking device. Make good use of these things and escape as soon as possible." said the deep voice.

"Yes! Yes! Thank you, Lord Seren! Thank you so much!" The runner hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Remember, the password to locker number three is 29774." In an inconspicuous old house in another block, a man wearing a black cloak and a hood covering his face said in a low voice.

Mas-Sellen. High Inquisitor of the Imperial Court.

"I understand. I'll go right away." The informant on the other end of the line seemed to have lost his gratitude in an instant, and his tone immediately returned to calm.

Mas-Seren suddenly felt that something was wrong. He threw away the communicator without hesitation, raised his hand and a metal sword handle fell into his hand. He turned and walked towards the window.

  "Hey! Hey!! I told you not to run!" The informant's voice suddenly became anxious from the communicator that fell to the ground, and seemed to carry some... sarcasm?

At this time, the informant who was pretending to run was tapping the communicator on his arm in confusion, "Lord Seren? Lord Seren? What was the password you said just now?"

"The password is 29774. Remember it. It may be useful in your next life." Suddenly a hoarse and cold voice came from behind him.

The informant turned his head suddenly and saw a man wearing a black tight combat suit and a full-coverage helmet emerging from the air, with a bright red tactical eyepiece flashing a blood-like light.

"Damn it! Ghost Agent!" The informant was horrified and turned around to run.

  However, the next second, he felt dizzy, followed by a burst of pain in his head like an explosion! !

He fell to the ground, holding his head and screaming loudly.

The ghost agent walked over and picked him up like a chicken, saying gloomily, "Don't worry, this mind blast won't kill you."

……

Mas-Terren looked at the two girls who appeared in front of him with a serious expression.

One of the two girls was an Ailu who looked to be around 18 years old, and the other was a human with a black ponytail. She had an incredibly good figure but looked to be only around fourteen years old.

"You are the ones who killed Angel and Cáceres?" Mas-Serren said gloomily, "I didn't expect you to find me so quickly."

"There are so many things you didn't expect, and there is no need for me to explain them to you. If you surrender now, you may still have a chance to survive." Talia said lightly.

"I'm just wondering about one thing..." Mas-Serren suddenly said, "Do you always hide that huge monster as a surprise weapon? What made you think I couldn't find it?" (End of this chapter)