Seeing the Earth Force fleet trying to flee, Xiao Ran piloted his unit at top speed, clearing out the nearby MS before charging straight toward the retreating warships. His unit's tremendous speed carved a long trail of light across the battlefield, weaving through countless chaotic beams as it rapidly closed in on the Earth Force fleet without any attempt at concealment.
Justice Gundam's obvious movement immediately drew the Combined Fleet's attention. Their retreat accelerated at once, while even more MS, acting under their commander's orders, launched desperate attacks on Justice Gundam. Countless other MS fought to place themselves in its path.
Countless beams came hurtling in from behind Justice Gundam, while Earth Force units ahead desperately tried to stop it. Attacks from the front and rear almost completely sealed off every available route of movement. Yet this also further reduced the pressure on the clearly attacking ZAFT MS. The suddenly less burdened ZAFT units swiftly caught the Earth Force off guard, destroying many of the MS reckless enough to turn their backs on the enemy in order to attack Justice Gundam.
After noticing Justice Gundam's actions, Shinn and Ray also stopped tangling with the nearby enemies and began pursuing it. Seeing the countless attacks before and behind Justice Gundam completely lock down the surrounding space, neither of them worried in the slightest. Even they had ways to deal with attacks flying in from every direction like that, much less Xiao Ran, whose Piloting Skill surpassed theirs. Besides, Justice Gundam itself possessed special abilities they did not fully understand, such as the Teleportation they had witnessed before. Naturally, they did not think attacks coming from all directions but lacking true density could pose any threat to Justice Gundam.
The two pilots swung around from opposite sides and charged forward. Their first