"Plasma Cannon! Fire!"
"Ship stern launch tubes, one through six, load all anti-air spread missiles."
"Bariante Linear Electromagnetic Cannon, stand by!"
"Multi-purpose Launch Tube Anti-Beam Flashbangs, fire!"
"Remember! Do not let the enemy approach the Archangel from the front or the air!"
As one order after another was issued, everyone aboard the battleship grew tense and busy.
Nataru Bagiru, who was in charge of directing the weapons systems, barely paused for even a second. She was either nervously observing the battlefield or staring fixedly at the enemy MS positions on the radar.
Whenever an enemy unit broke through the firepower net, she immediately notified Teresa, who was piloting the Strike, or Mu, who was circling overhead, to carry out a precise strike.
It could be said that the battle entered its most intense phase the moment it began.
After all, both sides already knew each other very well. They skipped the probing attacks entirely and launched directly into an all-out assault.
"Allen! Watch out! That special enemy unit is flying toward you from your nine o'clock!" captain Mwu La Flaga shouted over the communications channel.
"Yeah! I see it! Don't worry, this unit has gone through two upgrades and iterations. It's different from before."
While speaking, Allen, standing above the Archangel's deck, immediately activated the nuclear-powered engine. Amid the waves splashing across the sea, he flew straight toward the rapidly approaching MS on the left.
Likewise, Sakura saw how drastically changed the unit before her was and immediately said to the Red Uniform Elites following beside her, "Spread out! Follow the original plan. Leave this unit to me. You go and surround the Archangel!"
"Understood! Diego! Nicol! Yzak! Let's go!"
Athrun immediately responded and called for the other three companions to change direction.
But what he had not expected