The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2289: Fist of Vader

2290: Fist of Vader

In the sky, dozens of CR-25 landing ships were diving towards the battlefield under the escort of TIE/LN light fighters.

CR-25登陆船是科雷利亚工程公司在克隆人战争期间研发的登陆船，60米长，可以搭载40名士兵、2架LAAT/I突击运输艇、14台74-Z悬浮摩托和4台AT-PT双足步行机，基本上就是4个战术小队的搭载量。

This type of landing craft inherits the consistent characteristics of Corellia Engineering Company. It is very low-key and very reliable. Even in the army of the Galactic Empire, it is still used in large quantities.

However, this time, the CR-25 transport ships reduced their transport capacity, with each ship carrying only 20 soldiers.

The transport fleet descended rapidly and soon approached the battlefield area where the Scorpion Annihilator robot was wreaking havoc. Soon, the transport ships were suspended in the air 100 meters above the ground and opened their hatches.

All I saw was tall and burly figures appearing at the cabin door one after another, and then jumping down without hesitation!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! There were dull sounds of things hitting the ground, as if the ground was shaking.

In the flying dust, heavy footsteps sounded, and tall figures walked out one after another! These people seemed to be similar to stormtroopers, but they were completely different.

Because all of these people were wearing power armor that was 2.3 meters high! This power armor was extremely thick, with a large number of weapons installed on the back and wrists. And from their walking posture, it didn't seem to affect their flexibility and mobility. And it seemed that each soldier's power armor was slightly different, probably because they had different modifications based on their different combat habits.

  The imperial soldiers at the scene were all stunned. They had never seen such equipment!

These soldiers wearing power armor continued to jump off the CR-25 transport ships and join the queue here. In just a few minutes, hundreds of soldiers had completed the organization and assembly.

  On the forehead of these soldiers' helmets, there was a line of small characters written: 501.

This is the 501st Legion! The Fist of Vader!

After the Galactic Empire was reorganized and established, the 501st Legion was assigned to Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars, and then naturally inherited by Darth Vader and became his direct legion. Unlike the Imperial Army, which had already begun to replace a large number of natural soldiers, the 501st Legion always used clone soldiers, and later readjusted the growth rate of clone soldiers to make them live longer.

  This army is considered to be the most powerful legion in the Galactic Empire!

Now, they appeared here, and equipped with this powerful power armor. This also explained Darth Vader's goal - to win the battle in one battle and completely occupy the planet Cato Neimoidia!

"We have detected the presence of Scorpion Annihilators, destroy them immediately!" A captain of the 501st Legion waved his hand, and his soldiers immediately divided into dozens of battlefield teams and ran quickly in the direction of the fierce fighting.

In the sky, those CR-25 transport ships were still constantly transporting back and forth, delivering shiploads of 501st Legion soldiers to every corner of the city to support combat.

  501st Legion, join the battle!

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A team of 501st Legion soldiers turned on the acceleration mode of their power armor and ran at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. The obstacles and debris along the way could not stop them, and they either went around them or jumped over them.

The burning wreckage of an AT-TE walker lay on the side of the road, and the operator's body, which had been burned to a skeleton, could be seen in the shattered cockpit.

"The top military officials actually sent this kind of outdated equipment to the battlefield. It seems like they really have no shortage of manpower," said a soldier.

"Don't talk nonsense, the Annihilator is 300 meters ahead, get ready to engage!" the captain said. All soldiers immediately stopped accelerating and separated into individual units. Two of the soldiers pressed a button, and the hatch behind the power armor opened, and several micro drones flew out and flew forward.

The drone images were immediately transmitted to their helmets. "Oh my God, this is a massacre!"

  Only the Scorpion Annihilator was still roaming the battlefield, cleaning up the scattered soldiers who were still resisting. The wreckage of AT-TE and AT-ST was everywhere around, at least 3 AT-TE and 8 AT-ST were destroyed, but the particle shield of this robot was still as strong as before!

"Attention all units! Since last month, the Trade Federation has updated the combat algorithm of the Scorpion Annihilator. Now they will hide inside buildings when the shield is weakened to avoid attacks from heavily armored units. We must ensure success at once!" said the captain.

"Yes!"

The soldiers of the 501st Legion immediately spread out and surrounded the Scorpion Annihilator from all directions.

  The Scorpion Annihilator also immediately spotted the target. It instantly turned its gun barrel, took aim, and fired! Boom!!!

A violent explosion suddenly exploded in the target direction, but in the explosion, a figure was blown away! The soldier was not blown to pieces, but survived under the protection of the power armor.

  Deflector shields! These 501st Legion soldiers are equipped with individual-level micro-deflector shields! Although this shield can only withstand one shot from the Scorpion Annihilator, for these battle-hardened clone soldiers, one shot is enough!

The attacked soldiers rolled on the ground and soon escaped from the scorpion annihilator's shooting range. At the same time, people in other directions immediately opened fire, firing light rockets from their wrists, using flamethrowers, and some used plasma weapons to try to neutralize the robot's particle shield.

The Scorpion Annihilator immediately turned to attack others, but the soldiers of the 501st Legion were very experienced. They left the battlefield immediately after being attacked, leaving no chance for the Scorpion Annihilator to fire a second shot.

There were some combat robots providing cover around them, but they were no threat to the 501st Legion in heavy power armor! The firepower these soldiers carried was enough to destroy even the Destroyer Robots head-on.

  Under the cover of those combat units, a soldier finally managed to get within 10 meters of the Scorpion Destroyer after turning on the optical camouflage. At this moment, the Scorpion Destroyer's spherical electronic sensor suddenly turned and discovered the soldier's presence, and it immediately turned and fired!

But it was too late. The soldier had already rushed over and slid through the shield. As he passed through the shield, the hatch on his shoulder opened and more than a dozen small sticky bombs were fired from it.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The sticky bomb exploded from under the Scorpion Annihilator, and this almost invincible combat robot finally turned into pieces.

This is also the last Scorpion Annihilator on the entire planet of Cato-Neimoidia.

In the sky, a pitch-black Lambda-class shuttle flew over the battlefield and landed directly. The hatch opened, and a tall black figure walked down, accompanied by heavy footsteps and breathing.

Darth Vader!

He looked at the remains of the Scorpion Annihilator on the ground, sneered under his mask, and then looked towards the direction of the City Hall. Swish~~!! A blood-red lightsaber appeared in his hand.

"Continue the attack! End the battle today!" Darth Vader said slowly.

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