"Are you... kidding!"
Murrue·Mwu La Flaga suddenly stood up from the chair and stared dumbly at the picture transmitted back from the information network platform. His whole body was shaking violently uncontrollably.
As the captain of Archangel, she had seen Allen's miraculous performance in driving the new machine body to easily destroy one Ginn one after another. She had also seen the brilliance of Strike in the hands of Teresa, but she never thought that any MS could cause irreparable and terrible damage to Eighth Fleet in an instant.
Especially this ZAFT Army machine, which was unveiled for the first time, its limbs shone with abnormal silvery light, as if it captured light from the energy released by the star. It was definitely not a technology or principle used by any energy weapon before.
The longest section is several thousand meters long.
Most of the destroyed battleships and MAs were melted by the high-temperature ion flow formed by these beams, and eventually exploded and disintegrated from the inside.
This terrifying distance even exceeds the longest range of some energy guns and energy cannons, not to mention the need to maintain it for a long time.
As a semi-technical officer, Murrue doesn't think any battery can withstand such exaggerated consumption.
"Nuclear energy! It's nuclear energy! That aircraft must be equipped with a nuclear power source!" Nataru·Bucky Lululu suddenly recovered from the shock and shouted.
"Impossible! Neutron Jammer is partly ours! This has been proven in previous battles! If ZAFT Army's MS is equipped with a small nuclear reactor, it will inevitably be affected by Neutron Jammer." Murrue retorted through gritted teeth.
But Nataru·Bucky Lululu immediately reminded, "Don't forget! Neutron Jammer is something invented by the ZAFT Army! It is not unacceptable that they can develop corresponding solutions, but they have not achieved miniaturization before."
Hearing these words, Murrue's face suddenly changed. He raised his fist and hit the armrest of the chair hard. "Damn it! How could this happen! Obviously our G Project will succeed soon!"
"Captain! His Excellency Duane Hal Barton has sent a gold and communication signal!"
Just when everyone was in disbelief at Sakura's performance, the young communications soldier suddenly turned around and interrupted their thoughts.
"Take it right away!" Murrue responded without even thinking.
The next second...
Commander Eighth Fleet's influence suddenly appeared on the big screen in the command room.
At this moment, he no longer had the gentle temperament of the uncle next door that he usually had, but was replaced by perseverance, calmness and the determination to look forward to death.
"Everyone! The current situation is irreversible, and Eighth Fleet's destruction is imminent. In the name of the supreme commander, I now order Archangel to immediately descend to Atmospheric Break. Remember! You are Earth Alliance's last hope, and you should not die here in any case. Next, I will fight for you with the remaining strength of Eighth Fleet for time to retreat."
"What?! Are you trying to make us deserters?" Murrue asked in an excited tone.
If there is anyone here who has the deepest feelings for Eighth Fleet, it must be her.
After all, Duane Hal Barton to Murrue is not only a good boss who loves and cares for his subordinates, but also a bit like the complex and subtle emotions between a daughter and her father.
"No! You are not deserters! You are carrying more important tasks and missions. Promise me! Murrue! Don't let G Project's efforts be in vain!"
After saying this, the fleet commander ignored everyone's reaction and directly ended the communication.
Not only that!
Just thirty seconds later, Eighth Fleet's flagship began to take the lead in launching a desperate counterattack against the ZAFT Army's mobile suits and battleships.
All the naval guns were concentrated and fired again and again in the most intensive manner.
During this period, those warships had no intention of opening fire to defend themselves even if they were faced by Ginn, just to optimize their firepower.
With fearless courage that was not afraid of death or casualties, ZAFT Army's mobile suits began to suffer casualties.
Some Ginn who had no time to maneuver and dodge were instantly shot in two by the terrifying power of the naval gun.
The pilot in the cabin had no time to escape and was immediately engulfed by the flames generated by the explosion.
crazy!
Kill!
die!
The most cruel side of war is vividly displayed!
Since both sides had a high will to fight and had no intention of collapsing, the battle was extremely bloody.
In order to delay the enemy's attack speed as much as possible and cause more casualties, Duane Hal Barton ordered all surviving fleets to approach the earth's orbit, intending to use the influence of the earth's gravity to drag in more ZAFT Army's MS and battleships.
After all, most space battleships and mobile suits do not have protection devices for breaking through the atmosphere.
If they are accidentally captured by the earth's gravity, their bodies will generate terrifyingly high temperatures during the violent friction with the atmosphere.
If you are lucky, the temperature inside the cabin will rise sharply, and the whole person will slowly dehydrate at a high temperature that exceeds the limit of human tolerance.
A very small number of Coordinatorss with strong physical fitness may be able to withstand it, but more ordinary Coordinatorss will inevitably die.
As for bad luck...
Sensitive electrical components and connections can become overloaded at high temperatures and suddenly burst into flames and explosions.
The people inside were either burned alive or free-falling from an altitude of tens of thousands of meters.
If you are lucky enough not to fall into coma or die on the way due to lack of oxygen or suffocation, then the moment it touches the ground will be the most tragic death in the world.
Of course, as a price, all Eighth Fleet officers and soldiers will die like these enemies.
And they are Naturals, there is absolutely no chance of survival.
"General..."
Nataru·Bucky Lululu was undoubtedly moved by this fearless spirit of sacrifice. He stood up and gave a standard military salute to the warships and MAs that were burning with blazing flames and whose number was decreasing.
Not only her, but everyone else in the command room also made the same move.
There are many high-ranking officials and generals in the world who abandon their soldiers to cover their own retreat, but there are absolutely very few who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the former.
Today, Duane Hall Barton proved with practical actions that he is such a person.
Murrue, who was already in tears, took a deep breath and said to Strike and Mobius Zero, who were still fighting desperately outside. "Mu! Teresa! Find a chance to get rid of the enemy and come back. Archangel will enter the earth's orbit in five minutes."
"Get rid of it? You said it easily! ZAFT Army's mobile suit pilot doesn't seem to be planning to let us go."
As Mu spoke, he controlled the fighter plane in a large circle, barely able to avoid being chased by Duel Gundam like a mad dog.
At this moment, the Mobius Zero he was driving no longer had any floating turrets, and only the main weapon on the belly of the machine could still be used.
"Teresa! Where are you?"
Realizing that Mu might not be able to get rid of his opponent in a short period of time, Murrue immediately began to ask about Strike's situation.
"Sorry, I'm a little bit stuck here. But don't worry, if it doesn't work, I'll just break through the atmosphere alone. I remember that this machine is equipped with corresponding equipment." Teresa said with a hint of nonchalance in his tone.
Although she was dealing with Aegis Gundam and Buster Gundam at the same time, and there was a Sakura Tiger staring at her head, she didn't feel nervous at all.
Just the opposite!
Every nerve in this natural female Warrior's body became excited.
Sakura's performance just now aroused her competitive spirit, and she wanted to test the limits of herself and Strike Gundam.
Watching Teresa fighting one-on-two on the screen, and having to guard against the terrifying machine above him that almost knocked out Eighth Fleet with one blow, Murrue held back his sadness and nervousness with a serious look on his face. explained, "Although Strike is equipped with an atmospheric single-machine breakthrough module, it has not been tested in practice. Moreover, during the breakthrough process, the temperature inside the cockpit will become very high, which may endanger your life."
"Don't worry, I'm Coordinators, I won't die that easily."
While talking, Teresa suddenly dropped the Aegis Gundam driven by Athrun, and threw the huge Anti-ship Sword backhand at extremely fast speeds.
The big knife was seen spinning and flying dozens of meters away, just in time to hit Duel Gundam driven by Yzak.
Before the latter could react to what was happening, the terrifying blade struck PS Armor hard, and a dazzling Hanabi shot out.
"Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!"
The astonishing impact force generated by inertia immediately caused Duel Gundam's cockpit to shake violently, and Yzak also screamed.
Fortunately, the power was still enough. In the end, Anti-ship Sword only left a terrifying slash mark on the outer shell of Duel Gundam, but did not cut it in two on the spot.
"Thanks!"
Mu, who escaped the pursuit, immediately expressed his gratitude on his own channel.
"You're welcome. We are about to enter the earth's orbit. Your MA cannot withstand the high temperature caused by the friction of the atmosphere, so go back first and leave the rest to me."
After saying this, Teresa pulled out two fighting knives, inserted them into the flanks of Aegis Gundam who was trying to get closer with extremely rapid movements, and snatched High-Energy Beam Rifle from the opponent's hands.
Because the external weapons of the G Project body are common to each other, this thing does not require any adjustment at all, you can just take it and put it into battle.
As she adapted to the body, her driving level was far above those of ZAFT Red Elite.
Unless Athrun can "explode", it is impossible to compete with Teresa.
After all, the two sides had different starting points from the beginning, and their body structure and soul strength were even different.
"Be careful! That purple machine is not ordinary!"
Seeing that Aegis Gundam and Duel Gundam were both half-disabled, Mu gave a reminder and quickly started the engine at full speed and rushed towards Archangel's open hangar entrance.
Perhaps due to the influence of the earth's gravity, he almost hit the battleship's armor several times during his return, which made the waiting maintenance personnel and captain Murrue sweat.
At the same time, a large number of battleships and MAs, including the Eighth Fleet flagship, entered the Earth's gravity capture range. The surface armor violently rubbed against the atmosphere, even causing the surface metal armor to begin to turn red.
Some light MAs that had never considered combat in the atmosphere began to melt soon after, turning into exploding fireballs during the crash landing.
Of course, ZAFT Army is not much better.
One battleship and more than ten Ginns were accidentally captured by gravity during the crossfire and joined in this horrific self-destruction.
Their hatred for each other made both sides shoot at each other during the fall, even though they knew the other would die.
If it were night on the ground right now, people would even be able to see one bright spot after another in the sky.
Just when Law·Lu·Cruze was about to issue the retreat order, Sakura suddenly moved without warning.
Just like the previous shocking attack, she first extended the astonishing beam in her hand to several thousand meters, and then suddenly accelerated and rushed out like a meteor.
"Well done!"
Teresa excitedly raised High-Energy Beam Rifle and fired rapidly.
Unlike most MS pilots in the world who rely on computers and various adjustment parameters for aiming, she prefers to trust her own intuition.
The result was no surprise, and several consecutive shots successfully hit the target.
Unfortunately, Sakura's new body has been built on the PS Armor system, and it still uses a high-power small nuclear reactor.
Hitting it with an ordinary beam weapon with such power is no different from scratching it.
Bang!
In the end, Sakura relied on her speed and the gravitational acceleration generated by the earth's gravity to hit Strike's body hard with Thunder.
That terrifying power even caused Teresa to crash into a Eighth Fleet battleship in synchronous orbit at extremely high speed.
The latter exploded instantly, and the red flames directly swallowed up Strike.
When the fire light dissipated, Strike could no longer resist the increasingly powerful gravity of the earth, and could only fall to the ground with countless wreckage and debris filled with reluctance.
At this moment, Archangel no longer had any cover around it, and was directly exposed to the attack range of the ZAFT Army's new body.
"It seems that I won this round! Allen!"
Sakura raised the corners of her mouth slightly and raised the thousands-meter-long High-Energy Ion Beam in her hand.
When people inside Archangel saw this scene, they couldn't help but show fear and despair in their eyes.
Similarly, the expression on Law Lu Cruze's face became extremely ferocious and terrifying, like a demon crawling out of Hell.
"Oh? Really?"
At the critical moment, another light point suddenly rushed out from the electromagnetic catapult entrance of Archangel, which had not been closed, and met the white light of death.
Before anyone else could realize what was happening, dazzling white light illuminated the sky for hundreds of kilometers in radius.
Sakura only felt a terrifying force coming from her body, and then the body began to fly backwards uncontrollably. She barely stopped until she hit a ZAFT Army battleship and sank it.
"If you want to win against me, you can't just rely on being clever." Allen joked in a meaningful tone through the spiritual connection.
I saw him standing in the earth's orbit driving the upgraded and modified body in a race against time, and then fell into the atmosphere together with his companion Archangel...