Chapter 211 - Collapse Of The Right Flank (1/2)
”Kakakakakaka... Harahar!!!”
”Kill... Kill... Kill!”
”Sir? Sir!”
”Kill... Them all... Kakakaka...”
”Sir! Wake up!”
”Kill!!!”
”Uff! Ugh...”
Dageer put his hand on his head, trying to stop the throbbing pain, but his helmet was on the way. Taking it off, he was finally able to open his eyes.
Blood dropped off his old scar, now reopened, and he wiped it with the back of his hand. Three-four was next to him, his armor covered in dust, his helmet nowhere to be seen. The other members of Hell Squad were m.o.a.ning on the ground, together with Twi'leks and clones.
Glancing at the surroundings, Dageer realized he could hear almost nothing. His ears were buzzing, and every noise sounded... distant. He knew this was a sign he had hit his head badly. That would also explain the pain. However, his hearing was slowly but surely returning.
”Ugh...”
He heard a trooper m.o.a.n next to him, and turned to see the clone getting up. He had been closer to where the AAT hit than Dageer, and was visibly dizzy.
Dageer and the clone saw the same thing at the same time. B1 battle droids, and a B2 super battle droid, towered above them, their blasters aiming directly at the poor soldier's face.
”Ahhh!!!”
Dageer half jumped, half rolled, out of the way just in time to dodge. He heard more freedom fighters and clones scream as they were brutally executed, and heard Dab and Tech yell in pain.
For the second time this day, he grabbed his vibroblade. He threw it, and the weapon pierced the chest of a clancker. That got the attention of the others, and they turned to him.
Just when Dageer thought he was going to die, a storm of blue lasers destroyed the nearby droids. He looked behind him, and saw Metal with his back on the ground, holding his double-barrel repeating blaster above him.
Nodding his thanks to the clone, Dageer grabbed a DC-15S on the ground, put his helmet on, and fired at the droids.
”Commander?! Are you there? The seppies are breaching our defenses. The right flank won't be able to hold for much longer!”
”Wait.”
There was a long pause after Commander Keeli said that, as if he was talking to someone else who Dageer couldn't hear. After a while, he heard the voice of the commander again, a lot somber this time.
”Fall back, Dageer. Get Hell Squad to stay on the back. We need time to move our troops.”
”Move the troops? Why?”
Dageer was confused when he heard Commander Keeli through the comlink. He had been told multiple times that this was their last stand. Either they defeated the droids there, or they all died.
”General's orders. Syndulla is fleeing with his people. That is, if he is able to. Do as I said, and retreat. The general will explain his idea later.”
”Yes, sir.”
Dageer became even more confused. There was nowhere for Syndulla to flee, even more after the right flank collapsed. And those orders from General Di were very weird. The only reason to move the troops would be if...
Suddenly, Dageer understood what the Jedi wanted. And if he was right, then he had to meet with General Di as soon as possible.
”Hell Squad! We are covering the retreat. Everyone, fall back!”