Chapter 681: Chapter 386, Fatches Coup d’état_2
They would provide reliable Psychic Energy protection for Minnick and the numerous elites of the Fatches Family at the center of power.
The assassins would be caught the moment they invaded;
As for space teleportation, it was an even more critical target for prevention. Not only was there a Psychic Energy team working on this, but two years ago, the Fatches also bought a specialized anti-teleportation device, which made their countermeasures against Psychic Energy teleportation even stronger.
If the teleportation was initiated from outer space, no matter how many, how powerful the Psychic Energy users participating in the teleportation were, they would be severely disrupted. At best, they would be deflected and tossed into space; at worst, they would become “lost,” disappearing into Subspace, which was a dire fate indeed.
Even if the teleportation target was not the Era Royal Court but any place on the planet’s surface, the transmission would still face interference; and even if the interference failed, at the very least, it would be detected that someone had teleported toward the planet’s surface.
Within the Fatches Family, there were even contingency plans in place. As soon as any Psychic Energy teleportation to the planet’s surface was detected, the Fatches would immediately dissolve their Central Government, their ‘brain,’ and disperse on the spot, scattering to various parts of the entire planet, fearing decapitation.
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In fact, they didn’t need to wait for the moment of Psychic Energy teleportation to occur; they had already done so from the moment they expelled the Imperial Tax officer.
It’s just that there was no immediate threat at the time, so it wasn’t considered urgent.
But why were Interstellar Warriors still teleported before him?
There was clearly no information about surface teleportation received, so how did these Interstellar Warriors arrive on Fatches No.1?
Minnick didn’t know.
The giant in red armor standing before him clearly didn’t have the interest to provide an answer.
He even lacked the intent to let him live.
The dark muzzle was aimed at his head.
“Wait…”
“Bang.”
His chest turned completely to mush.
Salihoovich glanced around. Twenty-three Interstellar Warriors emerged from the teleportation array. The moment they appeared, they killed everyone in the court besides Salihoovich.
From the guards to Minnick himself, a ruler of the Fatches Family.
Initially, Salihoovich had considered whether to spare Minnick’s life.
After all, if a living leader of the Fatches Family could be brought to trial, it would symbolically mean more than presenting a death notice and bringing back a head.
However, Salihoovich thought again, deciding it would be better to ensure that the old Minnick would forever stay silent rather than risk him saying something inappropriate during a trial.
Killing Minnick was only the first step, and there was still a long way to go before concluding the events at the court center.
But Salihoovich’s job was temporarily over. Next, he had to stay in the court, waiting for someone’s arrival.
Before that, the commander of this Phoenix contingent, Captain Diego Calduzzo, was the main character.
He was one of the century-old veterans of the Phoenix Battle Group, one of the four survivors out of the seven Phoenix who came to Rage Owl Star, now the captain of Phoenix First Company, commanding a hundred Interstellar Warriors.
His company, along with half a Storm Mage Corps led by Dress, had arrived at Fatches No. 1 months ago.
The Alliance knew that the Fatches Family would certainly prepare for the Psychic Energy teleportation techniques previously revealed by the Alliance. To avoid alerting the Fatches, the Interstellar Warriors and Psychic Energy users snuck in aboard the transport ships supplying the Fatches with materials.
Actually, if not for the risks involved in a forced assault, they would prefer not even to use teleportation now. There was a small number of combat troops and fixed automatic turrets in the palace. These might not stop an assault by the Interstellar Warriors, but they could easily waste some time, and it would be problematic if Minnick managed to escape.
The number of Phoenix Warriors performing this teleportation was actually fifty, but only 22 arrived.
This was because the teleportation operation took place very close to the Era Royal Court, and also, on Salihoovich’s belt, there was a locator personally crafted by Governor Gu Hang.
It was precisely because of the combination of these two factors that the teleportation succeeded.
Yet, under the interference, they still lost 28 people.
But the good news was that at least no one was scattered too far, nor was anyone lost in Subspace. The remaining 28 were all within other areas of this palace, and now the sound of gunfire could already be heard.
They had indeed anticipated such a scenario before the operation.
Kalduce instructed Salihoovich to stay put here, leaving behind ten warriors to protect him and, incidentally, defend this core area of the palace.
A large number of palace guards, along with a few combat mechs, had already reacted and started to surge towards this location. The ten Phoenix warriors were tasked with holding this position.
As for himself, he led another twelve men on the offensive.
The Era Royal Court was not just the residence of the current head of the Fatches Family and his direct relatives, it was also the center of governance.
Even though some of the Fatches clan’s elite had been evacuated elsewhere to prevent a total wipeout, to storm the front hall and the offices of Fatches officials, to capture or kill even one more, to wreak just a bit more havoc—this was all for the best.
At the same time, it also served to gather the scattered Phoenix warriors.
In the city where the Era Royal Court was located, Fatches No.1’s capital city, the fifty interstellar warriors were not the only ones active within the palace.
Another fifty Phoenix warriors were divided into two groups, carrying out two different missions.
This concerned two high-ranking officials within the Fatches Family.
One of them was the Capital Defense Deputy Commander, a Major General in the Planetary Defense Force, named Bobby Fatches. Thirty interstellar warriors had been shipped into the Capital Guard Army barracks three days before through his authority, concealed within ammunition crates.
Today, the Phoenix warriors burst from their hiding, protecting Bobby as they found the Commander of the Capital Guards alongside another Deputy Commander.
When found, these two had just issued orders for the Capital Guard Army to head to the palace district, to eliminate the invaders and rescue the Family Head.
The Phoenix warriors executed both generals.
Afterward, Bobby Fatches took over the capital’s military district and demanded that all troops stay in place, declaring martial law and forbidding any rash actions.
Meanwhile, he urgently contacted the officers who had already received orders to return to defense, asking them to return to their barracks.
The officer was instantly confused.
The Major General realized something was amiss, but he didn’t know what to do.
But he soon found out.
A trusted unit loyal to Bobby Fatches pointed their guns at them, ordering them to follow the commander’s instructions.
Weighing the possibility of an exchange of fire with brother units on the capital’s streets, the officer ultimately did not make any rash decisions. Unable to find anyone higher in rank to issue any orders, he had no choice but to comply.
Meanwhile, another twenty Phoenix warriors were protecting a man named Petes Fatches, heading toward the Era Royal Court.
He could be considered the eighth leading figure within the Fatches Family, serving as the Minister of Commerce for the Fatches Regime.
The Fatches Family had an established set of rules specifying that should the Family Head be endangered due to death, disappearance, incapacity, impeachment… in short, if they were unable to fulfill their duties, the next in line would be the deputy head; if the deputy was not viable, then it would be the Clan Elders’ Council Chief, and so on down to the Marshal of the Planetary Defense Force… they listed eighteen positions in total that could be inherited through succession.
Moreover, the Fatches had a clan rule that, to avoid a total takedown, no more than two-thirds of the aforementioned personnel were allowed to be assembled at the same place at the same time, or to travel in the same means of transportation.
And this Minister of Commerce, Petes, was the old number eight.