Chapter 1922: Declaration
El-Elf's original plan had changed somewhat, but that was not important, because everything was still within his calculations. He had merely overestimated these people's mindset when facing trouble. They were nowhere near as shocked as Lilina.
What he needed to consider now was how to safely get this group of people out of here. They seemed like they could be useful during their upcoming year-long peacekeeping mission, after all. They were people with considerable value.
The initial plan definitely would not change. Zechs and the two girls who had protected Lilina earlier withdrew first. Gradually, everyone else also evacuated the reception hall. After imperiously appointing several people at the reception to maintain order, El-Elf turned and left the hall as well.
The group quickly left the hotel, passing through the route that had already been cleared and rapidly retreating toward the port. Outside the satellite, several B-class Pilots from the Burning Legion, along with four A-Class Pilots from the Overlord Legion, led three Small MACROSS-class Battleships in a charge, opening a passage for the additional two warships to enter the port. One of those ships was for El-Elf's use, while the other was for Zechs and the W Team.
The four A-Class Pilots, meanwhile, remained outside the port with the last warship and three squads of B-class Pilots, forcibly suppressing more than two hundred MS units with a small force.
The W Team members soon retrieved their units from their warship. They directly blasted a path through with firepower, creating a passage into the satellite's interior, then charged into the satellite with several small landing craft. As for whether this would cause damage to the satellite, that was completely outside their considerations.
They were only opening a passage, after all. The impact on the satellite's overall structure