After the Gadi Lu entered Meteor Belt, Xiao Ran was also ready to attack, but this time, when there was a possibility of meeting participants to join the battle, Xiao Ran still chose to put on Space Combat Suit just in case. After checking the condition of the machine again, Xiao Ran asked Ian Lee to start the attack program of Chaos Gundam.
After entering the universe through the ejection chute, Xiao Ran turned off its main thruster and used the initial speed of the ejection to move forward unhurriedly. The Gadi Lu also shut down its engine after launching an induced missile, and used the anchor bolt to nail a large asteroid to make the warship complete a sharp turn and hide the huge warship behind the asteroid.
After the battleship's propeller was shut down, the high-energy heat source of the induction missile also successfully attracted the attention of Minerva, who was pursuing from behind. Minerva, which had not noticed the action of the Gadi Lu at all, also accelerated its speed and headed in the direction of the induction missile. Impulse Gundam, which was composed of core fighters and brand-new components, was also released, and Gatling Gun Equipment was equipped with Gatling Gun Equipment to start the pursuit.
At the same time, in addition to Impulse Gundam, five Zaku Phantom followed Impulse Gundam at full speed and chased towards the heat source emitted by the induced missile. The red Zaku Warrior driven by Lunamaria and three Gears R carefully escorted Minerva.
The reason why Minerva did this was naturally caused by Xiao Ran's previous actions in Armory One. Talia·Murrue Ramius was also worried that if Impulse Gundam plus five Zaku Phantom were involved in the battle, they would not be able to intercept the unreasonably powerful one. If Yu's Aegis Gundam Dagger is eventually rushed to the vicinity of the battleship by the Aegis Gundam Dagger, at least there will still be a few airframes that can carry out personal interception, without turning the Minerva into a living target in front of that airframe with no ability to fight back.
After all, there are also important Durandal and Orb's Prime Minister Cagalli on the ship, so even the pursuit must be foolproof.
"Arthur, tell them to be careful." Talia·Murrue Ramius said to the adjutant beside him, "The enemy is the three latest Gundams we produced, and there are also powerful enemies like bogeyone. The opponent is not so easy to deal with. Although the opponent will not drill into the depths of Debris Belt, they may fight in dangerous places."
"Got it." Arthur nodded, sat directly on the chair and sent Talia's order to Zhen Feiniao, Lei and the four participants.
"The unknown machine bogeyone seems to be very similar to the Aegis Gundam that was active on the battlefield during the last war." Durandal, who was sitting behind Talia with long black hair, suddenly smiled and looked sideways at a pair of silent young men and women not far from him.
This man and woman looked to be less than twenty years old, but they appeared to be more stable and mature than ordinary young people. However, the slight frown on their brows seemed to indicate what they were thinking in their hearts.
The young man who might be a boy, after Durandal spoke, his pupils shrank and turned to look at Durandal. After seeing the boy paying attention to him, Durandal continued calmly, "That MS is bogeyone, that battleship is bogeytow, but what are their real names?"
"Huh?" The boy was stunned, but he didn't expect that Durandal's topic would turn to the name, but Durandal did not give the boy more time at all, and continued, "The name is the expression of its existence, but if it is false, then its existence is also false, is it like this?"
After saying that, Durandal smiled at the boy again and said, "Alex... No, Mr. Athrun."
The boy's pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked blankly at Durandal, who had completely turned around to face him, and Cagalli next to Athrun also looked at Durandal in astonishment.
The shocked expressions of the two were caught by Durandal, who even heard Durandal say the words Athrun, Talia·Murrue Ramius, her adjutant Arthur, and the bridge CIC Meyrin Hawke·*** * also looked at Durandal, Athrun and Cagalli. Compared to Durandal's calmness and smile, the expressions on the faces of Talia were almost the same as those on Athrun Cagalli.
Durandal seemed to have firmly controlled the rhythm of the conversation between the few people. After seeing Athrun and Cagalli's shock and confusion, he also smiled slightly and said gently, "Asaha Prime Minister No need Worry, I didn't intend to embarrass him, and at the request of the adult Orb, all the guilt that Athrun and his wife should not have been implicated in has been wiped out. Mr. Athrun is now a free man without any guilt, and it is normal for him to work for whomever he wants."
"It's just..." After saying this, Durandal paused deliberately, and then said again with a regretful tone, "That adult seems to have not appeared for a long time. I heard the news that that adult seems to have disappeared. If it is true, then I express my regrets. If that adult is still there, the United Union will not dare to be here. In the past two years, we have put so much pressure on Orb and were forced to reduce the size of Akatsuki Works and the army. If this were not the case, perhaps this would not happen today. PLANT, Orb and the United Nations should also develop on the path of true peace."
Athrun gritted his teeth and lowered his head, while Cagalli clenched his fists tightly, blaming himself and speaking with extreme remorse, "It's all my fault... He obviously put such a Orb in my hands, but I failed to live up to his expectations. It's my fault, all because..."
"Cagalli!" Athrun suddenly shouted softly, causing Cagalli to raise his head in confusion.
As Durandal said, under the actions of Xiao Ran, Athrun, Dearka, Nicol and even Yzak Including, all the crimes of helping Three Ship Alliance or convicting ZAFT were wiped out. Athrun stayed in after PLANT solved all the remaining problems. Orb and Nicol quit the army after the war to focus on music. Yzak was promoted to white as in the original plot. Only Dearka did not stay in Orb did not return to PLANT. Instead, he ran around the world as a free man. From time to time, he would go back to Orb to hang out with PLANT and his friends, acting as an intermediary contact.
What's more, Athrun followed Xiao Ran for a short period of time at that time, and was influenced by Xiao Ran. Therefore, compared with the original plot, Athrun's current guilt for PLANT and ZAFT is not as deep as before. Uneasiness and escape thoughts that do not want to face them occupy the majority.
After all, he is from PLANT, an elite trained by PLANT. His father used to be the BOSS of ZAFT and also served as the speaker of PLANT. Under this status, he abandoned his motherland and went to Orb worked for him, and this time when he came to PLANT, he accompanied Cagalli to hold him accountable and make some unreasonable demands, so this contradiction also made Athrun feel a little uncomfortable.
But after all, Aslan has changed a lot during his contact with Xiao Ran and in the past two years in Orb. At least it is true that his mentality is better. So after stopping Cagalli from talking, Aslan also turned to look at Durandal: "The way you talk to him is very similar."
"Really?" Durandal smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "But after all, I am not him. I don't have the courage and ability of that adult, nor the high prestige of that adult. I can only maintain the stability of PLANT conscientiously, but I lack the strength to develop PLANT better."
"Impulse Gundam is 1400 away from the bogeytow. It's strange, why hasn't the other party responded yet?" Suddenly Radar Control felt a little inexplicable and opened his mouth. However, these words that were not deliberately suppressed were heard by everyone on the bridge. Athrun's eyes moved, and he leaned forward slightly and shouted loudly, "It's a bait!"
Durandal turned around, but out of the corner of his eyes he looked at Athrun who couldn't help but remind them, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At this time, Radar Control also reported loudly, "The bogeytow disappeared, left rear 18, angle 9, distance 500, huge heat pattern reflection appeared, it is the bogeytow, and the number of MSs is 5! Laser aiming irradiation detected!"
"What, the back?" Talia·Murrue Ramius's heart sank, and he ordered loudly, "Anti-Beam Flare launch, right rudder 30, Taurus prepare, let Lunamaria and the others go to attack, let Zhen and the others come back immediately."
Weapon Control said quickly, "No, from this angle, it will hit friendly forces!"
After Talia heard Weapon Control's words, he also clenched his teeth gently and ordered again, "Maximum engine processing, use the starboard asteroid as a shield to make a detour, get rid of the bogeytow's lock, and then turn."
Meyrin Hawke in the CIC position also reported loudly at this time, "MS from both sides have started fighting, and Impulse Gundam has also started fighting... It's Chaos Gundam, wait, there is only one machine!?"
"One machine?" Talia couldn't help being startled and asked in surprise, "Is it possible to only use one machine as bait?"
"Chaos Gundam, is that the machine with Dragon Fang!?" Athrun seemed to have thought of something and asked loudly.
Arthur turned to look at Athrun and nodded. "Yes, that's the green one."
"Quickly, let the people in front come back!" Athrun suddenly stood up, looked at Durandal and said, "The machine that appeared in Armory One before is definitely Aegis Gundam. Although it may be a new model, from my understanding, the machine of this model Aegis Gundam is absolutely unable to perform the maneuvers that the machine did just now."