Amir rose onto his toes and quickly moved toward the Dead Hand member ahead of him. The scattered machinery provided the best cover for concealing his figure.
But moving quickly inevitably made noise. The bare-armed young man with a mohawk seemed to sense something and looked back.
Amir had no time to dodge, so he stepped forward, activated his lightsaber, and stabbed it into the man's chest.
The blade pierced straight through him. Before he could make a sound, his strength had already left him, and he collapsed to the ground.
Although he made no noise, the brief flash of the lightsaber still attracted the attention of someone on another rooftop.
At that moment, 32 and Valera, who had been one step behind, jumped up as well. If they did not come up now, the people below would discover them!
But their sudden appearance was seen immediately. On a nearby rooftop, a large Trandoshan lizard widened his eyes and roared toward them, "Who's there?!"
That shout drew every nearby gaze onto the small rooftop. Naturally, they saw the corpse of their companion lying on the ground, as well as the people who had not had time to hide.
Joan and Millisyn hid tightly behind a large piece of equipment. 32 and Valera were not so lucky.
Behind them, a human on patrol heard the noise and immediately raised his blaster, looking upward.
"Draw them away!" Amir mouthed to 32 and Valera. He himself had already been discovered, so he could not stay where he was. He could only hope that Millisyn and Joan could remain hidden.
After receiving Amir's instruction, 32 turned decisively. His legs burst with powerful force, and he launched himself toward another rooftop. Valera, meanwhile, dropped toward the Dead Hand member below. Her legs drew an elegant arc in midair and kicked the man's head apart.
Amir glanced toward Joan and Millisyn, then flipped down into a side passage.
At that moment, all the attention concentrated on the rooftop had already been diverted. Even so, Joan kept Millisyn pinned down and did not move, quietly waiting.
Sneaking into the camp was almost impossible now. The number of people here was far denser than expected. Patrols covered almost every blind spot.
"Stay close to me in a moment." Joan patted Millisyn's shoulder. She had decided to move.
The two crouched low and gradually retreated through the shadows until they reached the edge of the rooftop.
The nearby people had all been drawn away by Amir and the others. In the distance, several strings of blaster bolts could still be seen chasing a figure in a black robe. That was 32 running across the rooftops.
As the disturbance moved farther away, Joan brought Millisyn over the edge and dropped down.
When they had jumped up earlier, there had been an entrance to the Rat Tunnels here. It should connect to various places in this area.
Joan brought Millisyn straight inside.
Amir had not expected them to be discovered so easily. Ultimately, they had brought too many people. Once they moved, it was inevitable that they would leave a long tail.
Now that they had split up, Amir quickly shook off the eyes chasing him and hid in the corner of a building.
As for the door, he had already opened it easily with the Force.
When Amir jumped down earlier, BD-4 had clung tightly to his back. Now it was at the window, observing the situation outside.
"Looks like we'll have to act separately." Amir was not too worried about the others' safety.
32 went without saying. If he wanted to run, no one could stop him. After the modifications, ordinary blasters would find it difficult to seriously damage his outer shell.
Millisyn had a lightsaber and an intelligent combat backpack, so she also had a certain ability to protect herself. Joan would protect her too.
Now Amir only needed to consider how he should act.
Inside the Rat Tunnels, Joan heard footsteps not far away as soon as they entered.
She moved forward on tiptoe. In the light ahead, swaying human silhouettes appeared.
Millisyn and Joan quickly turned into a branching tunnel and ran away from the direction of the approaching people.
But they had not gone far before more people came from the opposite direction.
Meeting in a narrow passage, Joan did not dodge. She directly took out her blaster and fired first, killing the two who had just shown themselves.
After the gunshots sounded, dense footsteps and shouts quickly came from around the corner.
Joan glanced back at the passage in the opposite direction and urged Millisyn, "Run!"
Millisyn knew the situation was urgent. She activated the intelligent combat backpack and ran forward. Joan followed close behind her, her attention fixed on the corner behind them.
Suddenly, someone else rushed out. Joan immediately fired and forced him back behind the wall.
It was clear that as the gunfire continued, more and more people were gathering toward them.
Joan grew more and more anxious.
"We need to get out of the Rat Tunnels quickly. It's too easy to be boxed in here!"
"We need to find an exit!" Millisyn ran ahead of Joan to scout the way. When she reached another fork, she looked left and right, not knowing which direction to take.
"Keep moving in one direction. There will definitely be an exit!" Joan fired backward again, killing a Dead Hand member who had advanced too recklessly.
Millisyn kept running ahead. Suddenly, three enemies holding blasters rushed out directly in front of her. As Millisyn raised her hand, the backpack fired forward, dropping the man at the front, and continued pouring fire.
The other two were startled and hurriedly rolled back around the corner, deeply shaken. If they had been one second slower, they would have died too.
What the hell was that thing on the little girl's back?
But they could not hide forever.
One of them pushed his companion, telling him to go forward and take a look.
But his companion was not stupid either. You want me to go? What if I get my head blown off?
No. Not going. Not even if you beat me to death.
So the two of them froze there, neither advancing nor retreating.
Time passed second by second. They realized they could no longer hear anything nearby, only the occasional gunshot from farther away.
So they grew bolder.
One of them quietly poked his head out, only to discover that the little girl was gone from the passage.
"She's gone!" he shouted to the cowardly companion behind him.
"Gone?"
Gone was good. The two of them walked out.
At that moment, a woman holding a blaster suddenly rushed out from the bend ahead. The first thing she did was look around.
"Where's Millisyn?!" Joan had just been delayed by the pursuers behind her and had failed to watch Millisyn scouting ahead. Now that she had finally caught up, Millisyn had disappeared.
Facing the murderous Joan, the two men panicked and opened fire, but Joan had already charged forward and activated the shield on her arm, blocking all the attacks.
After closing the distance, she shot one man in the head, then used her slender arm to lift the other into the air and violently threw him over her head, smashing him onto the ground.
"Where is that little girl?" Joan demanded.
"I-I don't know. She suddenly disappeared."
Joan raised her hand and knocked the man unconscious. Then she suddenly saw a small opening in the nearby wall, and Millisyn's little head poked out from inside.
"Joan, I'm here!" Millisyn shouted.
Seeing Millisyn safe and sound, Joan let out a breath of relief, then looked at the opening in confusion.
"What is this place?"
"It was him." Millisyn looked into the hole. A filthy, ash-covered child poked his head out from inside.
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