There were no incidents as Justice Gundam was driven out from beneath the Cardias residence and arrived at the Galaxy Diva. Cardias had kept a firm grasp on the situation at City Hall. It was not until Xiao Ran returned to the Galaxy Diva that Mwu told him Basak had reported through the Team Communicator that people over there had begun signing the prepared documents and recording a video that would soon be broadcast throughout the entire Earth Sphere.
Xiao Ran was not surprised by this. After all, if those people wanted to live, they had no choice but to make such a decision. There would always be cowardly deadweight who took the initiative to set the pace. Whether they were sincere or merely putting on an act, it would at least throw the Federation into chaos. As long as enough momentum was created among the public and the Federation's lower ranks, Xiao Ran considered it sufficient.
Xiao Ran smiled at everyone on the bridge. "Any news from the Frontier?"
Mwu nodded. Only after Xiao Ran sat down did she say, "Everything is proceeding according to plan. We're in the first phase. The purge of personnel planted within the Federation and Old Zeon is expected to be completed within three hours."
"Three hours?" Xiao Ran shook his head with a smile. "The situation in New Zeon can be resolved in three hours. It seems El-Elf has done quite a bit of preparation during this time." He then asked, "What about the Federation's response? They should have received news of the fleet's total destruction by now."
"There has been no movement in space, and no large-scale targets have been detected. However, Zechs just reported destroying a Federation reconnaissance squad. The other cities on the Moon have also entered full lockdown. In