"Attention, Federal Army fleet. This is your final warning. Immediately withdraw from the battlefield, halt, and await takeover by the Unity Army. Otherwise, we will impose sanctions through force. You have one minute to decide. After one minute, we will attack all targets within visual range."
"Repeating the announcement: immediately withdraw from the battlefield and await takeover by the Unity Army. Otherwise, we will impose sanctions through force. You have one minute to decide. Warships and MS that leave the combat zone will be protected by our forces. Those who stubbornly continue their assault will become our targets."
One minute might have sounded like a long time, but for a fleet cluster like the Earth Federation's, even turning a warship around and changing course to leave the combat zone was already rather rushed. In truth, that time left this fleet with little room to think. They could either launch an all-out attack regardless of the consequences, or immediately shut down their engines and fire reverse thrusters to bring their ships to a stop, creating distance from the other vessels to show that they had no intention of fighting.
"Do you need me to sing?" Sheryl's voice came through the comms into the Justice Gundam's cockpit. Naturally, singing here did not mean singing in the ordinary sense, but using her voice to enhance the allied forces. Xiao Ran shook his head with a smile. "There's no need against enemies of this level. The Federal Army fleet on the other side isn't united, either. Just watch."
"All right." Sheryl giggled. "Cruze and the others have returned from Earth. They sent word that they'll begin attacking from the rear once the battle starts. But General Revil is aboard Ozma's unit. To be safe, they hope we can send someone to meet them."
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