This strike not only carried tremendous force, Joan's toes were also extremely sharp. The Fifth Brother could not ignore it, so he could only continue retreating.
Did she not care about the relic anymore?
The Fifth Brother grew increasingly furious. Joan once again smashed the case containing the relic toward him. Unable to dodge, he could only angle his lightsaber aside and block it with his shoulder. But the force behind the case was unexpectedly huge. He felt as if he had been rammed by a wild beast, and his entire body was slapped into the wall beside him, leaving his head buzzing.
What the hell was this thing? Was this the strength a normal living creature should have?
Finally, the Seventh Sister behind him picked up her lightsaber and caught up. With the two of them facing Joan together, things became a little easier, but they still did not dare attack. As soon as either of them raised a hand, the case containing the relic would be shoved directly into the path of the strike.
Although she was not under immediate threat, Joan had also fallen into a difficult position. She had brute strength, yes, but if she pressed them too hard and the two Inquisitors attacked her regardless of the relic, it would still be very dangerous.
Just as she was thinking of a plan, a familiar voice came from behind her.
"Doctor!"
Was that Valera?
Before Joan could even turn around, blaster fire sounded behind her. With perfect tacit understanding, Joan immediately jumped backward and opened up distance.
Sure enough, all the blaster bolts were fired toward the Fifth Brother at the front. While he dodged, Joan had already run far away.
Millisyn's marksmanship was hard to describe, and she had given her blaster to Corsi, so she could only stand to the side and watch.
Under Valera's cover, the three of them quickly left the mouseway exit and slipped into another entrance.
The Fifth Brother was furious, but he could only keep chasing.
On the other side, Amir climbed onto a rooftop and discovered that BD-4 had actually appeared nearby.
"What are you doing?" Amir asked.
BD-4 buzzed and chirped, pointing in the direction of the assassin droid.
"You're saying you found the assassin droid sneaking away with that case? Why did you follow it?"
"Beep-beep-bzzz-beep!"
"What?" Amir did not quite understand, so he looked at the assassin droid again.
On top of the assassin droid's head, there was actually a tiny spider droid clinging to it. The little droid stayed in the assassin droid's blind spot and had not been discovered.
The spider droid had scanning functions and could detect the general properties of objects inside containers, such as heat, energy levels, and so on. The data received by the spider droid had been configured by Amir to synchronize directly with BD-4. In a way, the spider droid had become half of BD-4's assistant.
BD-4 had probably discovered something abnormal about the case and started following the assassin droid.
Looking at the adorably clumsy BD-4, Amir smiled and praised it a few times.
"I know you're best at finding things. You even found a very important holocron before."
That had been back on Coruscant.
After saying that, Amir continued following the assassin droid and sent a communication request to 32.
The call connected very quickly.
"Where are you?"
"I didn't find Joan. I'm hiding on a rooftop now."
"Then come to me. I found something suspicious."
"Mm."
After 32 responded, Amir directly sent his location outward through brainwaves. Once 32 received it, he would arrive quickly.
It was about time to install some convenient small accessories into 32's mechanical body, such as a built-in communicator, a scanner similar to the one carried by the spider droid, and a positioning system. Future operations would be much more convenient that way.
After finishing that, Amir quietly followed the assassin droid.
He could have acted directly and ordered the spider droid to release an electric shock to paralyze it, but Amir did not do so.
He wanted to see where the assassin droid was taking the case.
According to Amir's reasoning, even if Nuruddin was burning his bridges and planning to fight the Imperial Inquisitors to the death, he would not hand the case to a droid. No matter how much he trusted it, it was still an outsider.
The most suitable method would be to hide the relic somewhere secret and leave the information about its location to Lindsey. Even if Nuruddin died, Lindsey could still use the relic as capital to settle down and build a life.
So the question of how the assassin droid got the case was worth considering. Could this assassin droid really be someone Nuruddin trusted that much?
The assassin droid was very alert, constantly observing its surroundings, so Amir had to hide himself even more deeply. But he did not need to worry about losing it. The spider droid was on its head. No matter what, it could not escape.
"Where was this case originally placed?" Amir asked BD-4.
"Beep-beep-beep-goo-beep~"
"You only noticed it after it left the building?"
Would Nuruddin put the relic inside the camp?
Amir thought of what he had said earlier. If the Empire had brought his child, then so what if he gave them the relic?
Deep down, Nuruddin still hoped the transaction could succeed, because that would mean his child was safe.
But the result had disappointed him.
So he had made two preparations. If the transaction succeeded, he would give the Empire the real item. If it failed, he would send the assassin droid away with the relic?
Amir could not confirm his guess, so he could only continue following.
The assassin droid wove back and forth through the city's side streets. Not long after, it left Dead Hand's territory and arrived in front of a peculiar building.
Unlike the square, orderly buildings around it, this building had a twisted beauty, like a palace rising out of a swamp. Its gray-green color and irregular structure gave it a strange kind of luxury.
Amir suddenly sensed someone walking toward him from behind.
He turned around and saw that it was actually a child.
And Amir had seen this child before. Millisyn had once given him meat skewers, only for him to snatch them and run away.
At this moment, the child was wearing Millisyn's bat backpack and holding Millisyn's blaster pistol.
Amir felt no malice from him.
Corsi looked a little nervous. From a distance, he spoke first. "My name is Corsi. I saw you on the rooftop, so I followed you. I thought I might be able to help."
Amir looked at the child. He was quite a bit younger than Millisyn. Compared with the fear and anxiety Amir had sensed from him the first time they met, the child had changed a lot. It was as if he had resolved something weighing on his heart, and he was no longer timid.
"You've seen Millisyn?" Amir asked. Although Joan had been acting alone, Amir trusted that Millisyn was safe.
"Mm. Millisyn helped me. She rescued my friends from Dead Hand."
"Where is she now?"
"She stayed behind in Dead Hand's camp..."
Amir became less certain.
Millisyn was not the kind of child who behaved herself. He should have thought of that earlier. Sure enough, she had run off again.
"Don't worry!" At that moment, a sturdy droid ran over from not far away. It was 32. After approaching Amir, he said, "I saw Millisyn and Valera together from a distance. It was right after we ended the call."
"Mm." Amir nodded. "Valera and Millisyn most likely went to help Joan."
"What about that side? Should I have followed them just now?" 32 seemed somewhat worried about the situation on the other side.
"I already told Joan that the thing in her hands might be fake. So if necessary, she'll throw it away and escape. She won't be in danger."
After confirming that, the three of them looked at the assassin droid together.
"That's the palace of Zaku the Hutt!" Corsi suddenly said.
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