Xiao Ran was not the only one to see that this motley force was composed entirely of elites. Kira, Athrun, and the others who had entered the battlefield first, as well as Ruri Hoshino and Miss Huang, who arrived later, had all noticed that the enemy units were made up solely of elite soldiers.
While they were astonished that AmbriO had managed to gather so many elite forces in such a short time, they also worried about what even more troublesome enemies they might encounter later. Just as Xiao Ran believed that AmbriO had orchestrated everything to delight in humans slaughtering one another, Ruri Hoshino and Miss Huang likewise felt pained by the losses among the Federal Army's elite forces here.
If such strength had been used to protect Earth, to oppose AmbriO, or to prepare for any threats Earth might face in the future, then the impact of such a powerful force, such an elite army, would have been enormous. Yet now, merely because of a god humanity had to defeat, they were being sacrificed for no reason on a battlefield with no meaning whatsoever.
They had originally been a force meant to protect humanity, yet they were giving their lives for an evil god and dying here without value. To Ruri Hoshino, it was truly heartbreaking, and it further strengthened everyone's resolve to utterly defeat and eliminate AmbriO.
Xiao Ran sighed softly and opened the public communications channel. To the complete surprise of Ruri Hoshino, Miss Huang, Kira, Athrun, Mai Senpuuji, and everyone else, his voice rang across the entire battlefield.
"I am Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran of Orb, Unit Commander of the Earth Federation Independent Operations Force."
"I am now issuing a notice to all forces attacking Yajenar. Stop your current actions immediately. Whether you belong to