"Kira, don't be impulsive. We have to solve the nuclear bomb, and we also have to solve Genesis." Mu shook his head at Kira and said, "But with our current military strength, if we randomly break into the fight between the two sides, people on both sides may treat us as enemies and attack us at the same time."
After saying this, Mu shrugged his shoulders and smiled bitterly, "If it's like you, it's okay, but for people like us, we might not be able to get out after rushing in. It's not that we are afraid of death, but even if we die, it is more meaningful to die, right? In such a melee, even you Kira must be careful, but what about the M1 Astray pilots who came up with us? Do they really have the ability to protect themselves?"
"Kira, don't forget, those M1 Astray are Orb's last fire."
What Mu said made everyone look at him in astonishment, followed by a short silence. Although what Mu said sounded problematic, the meaning of the words was very clear, and it was also a very realistic problem.
In the melee between the two armies, based on the level of M1 Astray's pilots, there is a high probability that they do not have much ability to protect themselves. Maybe they will join the fight to end ZAFT and Earth Force. During the war, most people will no longer be able to see the sun the next day. Without these powers, how can Orb talk about restoring the country? After the restoration, what power will it have to deter other shadows that still look at Orb.
Kira was silent for a while, glanced at Cagalli and then nodded slightly. "It will be very dangerous for M1 Astray to join the battle. It is true that their sacrifice should not be in vain, but even if I am alone, I will go to prevent the nuclear bombs they launch from hitting PLANT."
Lacus stood next to Kira, gently hugged Kira's arm and said to everyone, "Yes, not a single nuclear bomb can hit PLANT again. People who are forced to endure the disaster will be worse than before if they are hurt by nuclear bombs again." To bring more tears and hatred, the same is true for nuclear bombs, and the same is true for Genesis. We must not let the final light of Genesis hit the earth. We must stop the war between ZAFT and Earth Force, and we must not let their war bring more havoc to people. "
"I will lead Eternal and Kira together. No matter how many obstacles there are ahead, we will definitely complete our mission."
"And once PLANT is breached by Earth Force, Orb's restoration is just an unrealistic fantasy. Without ZAFT's restraint, Earth Force will become more unscrupulous, and it will be a nightmare for the entire world. And if the Genesis fortress is launched towards the earth, it will also be a nightmare for the earth."
"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say I won't participate." Mu sighed helplessly and said, "What I mean is that you can't blindly participate in it. You must choose a suitable time, so that we can preserve the power we currently have to the maximum extent."
"I know." Lacus smiled slightly and said, "I know what Mr. Mu means. The power we currently have is indeed too weak for the two behemoths ZAFT and Earth Force, and we should indeed act with caution. But we cannot just watch the tragedy happen in front of our eyes because of our weakness. Even if we are weak, we must contribute our strength to this world."
Lacus said, turned to face Xiao Ran, and said in a sincere tone, "Mr. Xiao Ran, you are a person with courage, wisdom and strength. You have always done a lot of things and preparations for everyone, for Orb, and for this world. I beg you to lend us your power and lead us to bring peace to this world again, okay?"
After Lacus finished speaking, everyone in Archangel turned their attention to Xiao Ran, who did not participate in the discussion at all and was just standing alone.
Xiao Ran nodded slowly under the eyes of everyone. "Lacus, you are right, you cannot not use this power just because you don't have strong power, but Mu is also right, our power is too small, so we must act according to circumstances."
"Ending the war between Earth Force and ZAFT has been decided a long time ago. To prevent even one of Earth Force's nuclear bombs from hitting PLANT, and to destroy ZAFT's Genesis is what we must do. We have no right to choose, and we have no way out."
Xiao Ran glanced at everyone present and nodded lightly. "Let's go, everyone is willing to participate in this operation. Those who are unwilling to join, Luo, can you let them stay on your ship temporarily?"
"Of course." Luo nodded to Xiao Ran with a smile, gave a thumbs up and said, "Our ship will not join the battle, but I will. A little girl has such courage, of course I will not choose to retreat."
"Haha, PLANT is my and Nicol's home. Of course we will not quit." Dearka said, and Nicol looked at each other and smiled.
Murrue Ramius nodded lightly. "I have already collected the money and will complete the task. This is the professional ethics of a mercenary."
Cagalli also expressed his position loudly. "Crimson Strike is finished, I can fight too."
Mu smiled, "Count me in. Anyway, I never said I would back down. It's just that it doesn't feel good to be misunderstood."
Lacus smiled apologetically at Mu: "I'm sorry, Mr. Mu, I didn't mean that."
"Forget it, forget it." Mu waved his hand indifferently.
Mwu, Bargyll, Kisaka and others also nodded.
In fact, according to Xiao Ran's idea, he hopes that as long as the nuclear bomb is shot down, Genesis will be allowed to fire the first shot at Earth Force's fleet, and then fire the second shot at the Earth Force base on the moon, so that ZAFT's Genesis will be greatly Earth Force's effective strength is reduced. As long as Genesis can fire these two guns, Earth Force's military strength can be greatly weakened. After destroying Genesis, he can also take advantage of the situation and directly lead people to rush back to Orb and capture Orb.
Similarly, only after Earth Force's cosmic power is greatly weakened can he truly be "equal" with ZAFT, and can Orb be given the time and opportunity to stand up again like in the original plot. More importantly, the world's trend will return to a more normal trajectory as time goes by.
However, Xiao Ran only thought about this idea, but did not say it out to anyone. Now everyone has been in favor of attacking immediately, so Xiao Ran nodded along with everyone's thoughts and said, "Since no one objects Yes, then start preparations immediately, notify all the pilots of MS Unit, tell them the danger of this operation, everyone can join voluntarily, and those who are unwilling to join will temporarily stay on the ship of the Scrap Merchant Guild to wait for new orders."
Xiao Ran looked at the time, and then said, "In one hour, everyone will set off."
"Yes." Bargyll, Mwu, and Mu saluted Xiao Ran at the same time. Dearka and Nicol also stood up straight and nodded heavily.
Everyone's expressions became serious, and soon Lacus, Cagalli and others left Archangel. Even Xiao Ran ran to Gnakuli and began to perform self-examination on Lightning Aegis.
An hour later, the three battleships Archangel, Eternal, Kusanagi brought freedom, justice, Lightning Aegis, Black Astray, MK-II, Black Hawk, Buster Gundam, Blitz Gundam, Strike, Crimson Strike, Astray Red Frame, Astray Blue Frame, these Gundams and a batch of M1 Astray drove in the direction of PLANT.
The ship of the Junk Guild, the ship of Tail of the Serpent, and another ship of the Scrap Merchant Guild headed towards the earth with a modified Ginn and another batch of M1 Astray.
Time quickly passed as all the pilots on the three battleships performed self-examinations on their own aircraft. On the bridges of the three battleships, the CIC reported the situation to their captains almost simultaneously.
In Eternal, CIC touched the earphones with one hand, turned to Andrew and Lacus and said, "We have arrived at the intersection War Zone area, ZAFT and Earth Force have engaged in battle. Intelligence personnel have discovered that the Earth Force fleet is on the side of PLANT and is releasing MA. It is initially determined that it is a nuclear bomb-carrying fleet. Please give instructions."
"Freedom Gundam, Justice Gundam attack, Meteor System prepare." Andrew suddenly frowned and said seriously, "Notify Archangel, Kusanagi, the big fish has appeared."
"Yes."
Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam were ejected from Eternal one after another. The meteor components on both sides of the front end of Eternal also separated from Eternal, free and normal. After forming a combination with the meteors, the two Yi machines suddenly turned into two real meteors, disappeared in front of Eternal in the blink of an eye, and rushed directly towards the Earth Force fleet on the side of the PLANT, which was releasing MA troops.
On Archangel, Black Hawk and Lightning Aegis were ejected at the same time. As soon as Lightning Aegis came out of Archangel, it directly transformed into MA Form. With Black Hawk, it was like two fleeting lights, quickly following behind Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam. Like arrows from a string, the four machines quickly turned into a point of light and disappeared completely in the universe.
Then, other airframes flew out from the three warships one after another, led by Black Astray, Strike Gundam, and Astray Blue Frame, leading the other airframes to rush into the battlefield. Only M1 Astray tightly surrounded the three warships, protecting and escorting the three warships.
"Earth Force MA troops began to drop bombs, targeting the mainland of PLANT! Two troops of ZAFT dispersed and were heading to intercept. They were blocked by Earth Force's Gundam. The two sides are fighting!"
Lacus listened to the report in his ears and looked at the enlarged picture on the big screen. Countless missiles rushed towards the direction of PLANT with long trajectories without any hindrance. There was also a worried expression on his face. His hands unconsciously just grabbed the sides of the armrests and said to himself, "Kira, Athrun, we must catch up!"