As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but those who watch are clear.
Ever since Allen analyzed the war between Coordinators and Naturals from an outsider's perspective, Lacuss·Clyne realized that his father's approach simply didn't work.
Over the next few days, she began to use her time in solitary confinement to think hard about possible solutions.
He didn't even pay much attention to Kira who kindly came to deliver the meal.
Obviously, due to the appearance of Allen, the lovers in the original plot will most likely part ways in the end.
After all, Lacuss is a typical political creature. He has been influenced by his father since he was very young, and he is unusually sensitive to political situations.
Compared to finding a way to harmoniously coexist between Naturals and Coordinators to end the war, it doesn't matter whether they have such things as love and boyfriend.
In fact, Allen attracted her attention far more than Kira.
Because from Allen, Lacuss felt the ability to analyze the causes and possible consequences of this war from a higher perspective with absolute rationality.
And she always felt that the other party still had a lot to say.
Unfortunately, Allen has not shown up since the last conversation.
Just like that, time passed by minute by minute.
When Archangel collected enough fresh water resources to prepare to set off, the pursuit team led by Law Lu Cruze finally appeared.
I don't know if it was because of the loss he suffered last time, but this time he actually brought four warships instead of the two before.
After capturing the traces of Archangel, this man who always wore a mask couldn't help but pursed his lips and showed a chilling smile, "Ah! This is really a fateful encounter. Unexpectedly, the prey that we thought had escaped appears in front of us again."
"Captain! What are we going to do this time?" Yzak asked loudly, suppressing the burning revenge in his heart.
It is not difficult to see from those two vicious eyes how much humiliation and blow Allen had to tear up the Gundam last time.
Although Duel Gundam has obtained stronger weapons and power systems under the transformation of the ZAFT Army, the mental damage is not so easy to heal.
"Calm down! The first task given to us by the council is to win back the speaker's daughter - Miss Lacuss·Clyne." Law·Lu·Cruze said meaningfully.
"You mean... do we need to negotiate with the other party first?" Athrun asked in an uncertain tone.
He looked obviously hesitant and anxious, and there was always an indescribable melancholy between his eyebrows.
Of course, this is not surprising.
You must know that on Archangel, there is not only the fiancée Lacuss, but also the strongest driver Sakura in the team, and the best friend in childhood Kira.
Law Lu Cruze was keenly aware of this and deliberately replied in a casual tone, "That's right! You must know that the enemy captured not only Miss Lacuss, but also our Red Queen. Do you know what Mr. Patrick Sara said to me when he came here?"
"Father? What did he say?" Athrun raised his head suddenly.
"He said that for Ms. Lacuss·Clyne, you can either choose to bring her back alive like an upright hero, or bring her body back crying like a tragic hero. But Sakura, we have to bring her back alive no matter what. Because the former is at best a tool for political propaganda and rallying people's hearts, but the latter can bring real victory to the ZAFT Army."
When saying these words, Law Lu Cruze had no intention of covering up for Patrick Sala.
Obviously, this hawkish leader, who is second only to the Speaker in the parliament, can no longer bear the urge to use some dirty means to quickly replace Sigel Clyne in power in a short period of time.
Unfortunately, Athrun was too young and did not realize what his father wanted to do. Instead, he was shocked that his father was so cold.
Although he himself is not very interested in this kind of arranged marriage, many times approaching Lacuss is just out of politeness rather than emotional liking.
But no matter what, Athrun will not allow himself to watch Lacuss die.
"Captain, do you think that if the other party knows the identity of the prisoner, they will really be willing to negotiate with us and hand over the hostage willingly?" Diego seemed a little disapproving.
Compare your heart to your heart!
He felt that if he became the captain of Archangel, he would never hand over the hostages easily. Instead, he would use this as a bargaining chip to blackmail ZAFT Army not to pursue him.
"Haha, how will you know if you don't try. You have to understand that human nature is very complicated. Maybe our enemies have unimaginable moral standards and will strictly abide by the human rights treaties they have signed before."
Having said that, Law·Lu·Cruze began to try to establish contact with Archangel through the public channel.
After a while, Murrue·Mwu La Flaga responded.
Since they had previous experience with each other, Archangel acted extra cautiously.
Law Lu Cruze, who had the advantage in military strength, chose to send a large number of MS, intending to use force as a deterrent to force the other party to surrender and agree to its terms.
Suddenly, surrounding the wreckage of Junius 7, a battle could break out at any time.
Among them, the Coordinators party saw the corpses of the victims floating in space with their own eyes, and immediately recalled in their minds the shocking death list given by the official after the explosion of the nuclear bomb a year ago, and at the same time, a lot of anger and hatred emerged in their hearts.
The Earth Alliance soldiers on Archangel also showed images of the disintegration of Heliopolis, as well as their comrades who died on the colonial satellite, and were filled with naked and undisguised hatred for the ZAFT Army.
Seeing that the atmosphere began to become more and more tense, Nataru·Bucky Lululu immediately used the bridge's command communication system to ask, "Allen, can your aircraft still attack now?"
"Sorry, no. You can only count on Teresa and Mu to perform well this time." Allen gave a straightforward negative answer.
"Don't worry! Although our ace is temporarily unable to attack, isn't the opponent's ace also locked up by us and unable to participate in the battle?" Mu comforted him in a half-joking tone while sitting in the cockpit.
He obviously knew very well that if a battle really broke out this time, he would have to face more than a dozen Ginns with superior performance, and he might even lose his life.
But even so, he still didn't show any timidity.
"Can't you fly Strike to attack?" Murrue suddenly interrupted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Teresa immediately objected loudly. "Don't think about it! Strike is my body now! No one can take it away from me."
"Oh - well, I didn't say that." Murrue held his forehead and sighed.
You don't need to ask to know that she still believes in Allen's driving skills more than Teresa.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a very strong energy reaction suddenly appeared on the other side of the endless deep space.
I saw a fleet approaching Archangel at an extremely fast speed. The flagship headed by it was clearly spray-painted with the logo of Earth Eighth Fleet.
"That's...Montgomery? Our reinforcements have arrived!" Nataru·Bucky Lululu suddenly stood up from the chair, with an ecstatic expression on his face.
In fact, Archangel sent a request for help to Moon base after getting rid of the pursuit of Law·Lu·Cruze.
But what she never expected was that Eighth Fleet actually took huge risks and sent a fleet to respond.
You must know that the entire universe is now within the sphere of influence of the ZAFT Army, and there may be a danger of the entire army being annihilated.
"Archangel! This is Atlantic Federation Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs George Alsta! Please call back if you hear it!" The voice and image of a middle-aged man appeared in front of everyone through the communication system.
"Dad?!"
Frey, who happened to be passing by, saw this scene and immediately jumped up excitedly. Completely ignoring that Archangel was in the first level of combat readiness, he rushed up and shouted, "Dad! It's me! I'm Frey! Are you here to take me home?"
"Of course! Dad is so happy to see you are okay." The middle-aged man who called himself George Alsta suddenly showed a fatherly smile.
You don't need to ask to know that the reason why the response fleet appeared so quickly was entirely because he used the power in his hands just to welcome his daughter out of the battlefield safely.
"Great!"
Frey cheered excitedly.
As a pampered young lady, she had long been fed up with the feeling that her life was constantly threatened on Archangel, and she couldn't wait to seek refuge in her father's warm and safe arms.
Obviously, the world is never fair.
If it were anyone else who dared to yell like this in the bridge command room, or even interfere with the captain's command of operations and orders, he would most likely be taken away and detained for two days.
But as the daughter of Atlantic Federation Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, not only will Frey not be punished, but no one will try to expel her at all.
Captain Murrue ignored the eldest lady and warned bluntly, "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister! Please be careful! The one who is confronting us is the elite of the ZAFT Army led by Law Lu Cruze."
"What? Rau·lu·Cruze!"
Upon hearing this name, George Alsta did not bother to reminisce with his daughter, and immediately turned around and gave the order to the captain, "Expand the battle formation! Release the MA!"
"Understood!"
"Battle formation unfolds!"
"Each ship releases MA!"
In the blink of an eye, this fleet, which was much larger than ZAFT Army, quickly entered combat mode.
The number of densely packed MAs is estimated to be more than ten times the number of opponents Ginn.
But what is shocking is that the side with overwhelming numbers is actually in a defensive formation.
That's right!
It's defense!
Instead of attacking!
Obviously, Earth Alliance has been frightened by the ZAFT Army's MS and new tactics.
When Allen saw this scene, he couldn't help complaining in a low voice. "I'm really a coward. No wonder ZAFT Army's soldiers always have a sense of superiority. It turns out they were created by fighting."
"No matter how many sheep there are, they can't beat a lion. It seems that Earth Alliance's morale has to be saved by us." With that said, Teresa put on his helmet and jumped deep into the cockpit of Strike.
Kira, who was responsible for daily maintenance, maintenance and system parameter adjustment, hurriedly ran down from the steel frame and watched the machine body step onto the electromagnetic catapult and then be launched.
"Do you regret it?" Allen suddenly asked confusedly.
"Regret? What regret?" Kira asked with wide eyes.
Allen smiled and explained, "Of course it refers to becoming the Strike pilot. If you were driving that machine now, maybe the pink-haired Coordinators girl would look at you differently."
"Hey?!!! Please don't talk nonsense! Lacuss is Athrun's fiancée. I... how could I have such thoughts about my friend's fiancée." Kira blushed and waved his hands incoherently.
"Hahahaha! Tauren? Wouldn't that be more exciting?" Allen couldn't help laughing.
To be honest, in his opinion, the pairing of Kira and Lacuss can finally come together, basically relying on the latter's initiative and high emotional intelligence.
Otherwise, given the former's shyness and insensitivity, he would probably be played to death by the scheming bitch.
"What are you talking about? I seem to vaguely hear the words Tauren and stimulation?"
Mu, an old gangster, drove by slowly in his MA, with strong curiosity in his eyes.
"No! It's nothing! Mr. Allen is talking nonsense!" Kira decisively interrupted Allen.
He didn't want any problems to arise in his friendship with Athrun.
And for Lacuss, I only had a little favorable impression, but it was far from the level of liking.
"Yeah, that's really regrettable."
Mu was obviously a little disappointed. He immediately started the engine and used the electromagnetic injection device to accelerate, and suddenly rushed into the dark universe.
Watching the Naturals ace pilot leave completely, Allen joked meaningfully, "Did you know that in P. L. A. N. T., marriage is enforced through genetic matching? In other words, Athrun and his fiancée may not be as close and loving as you think. Maybe they are considering breaking this bondage to enjoy the freedom of pursuing love. Or maybe Athrun just likes Tauren?"
Instantly!
Kira was shocked by the huge amount of information in these words.
He wanted to retort several times, but in the end he couldn't say a word.
The reason is simple!
Allen has predicted the future more than once, and almost every time it will definitely come true.
This gave him the title of "Prophet" on Archangel.
Even captains Murrue and Nataru·Bucky Lululu would consider the possible impact of "metaphysics" when formulating plans.
The most important thing is that Kira has not seen Athrun for many years and has no idea what this childhood friend has been through since the two separated. Why did he join ZAFT Army and Earth Alliance to fight?
With huge doubts, he slowly turned around and walked towards the rear passage, intending to ask Lacuss and Athrun how they had been these past years.