No, it should be said that they had come for DSSD.
—DSSD's ground launch center and headquarters were in Brazil.
After descending to Earth, the Archangel and Justice Gundam had come to South America.
The Archangel itself now belonged to DSSD,
so it had come here directly for maintenance before preparing to return to space. No one had expected this to happen.
Apogee Space Station was impossible to defeat.
It was also very close to Armory One, PLANT's arsenal, and had extremely powerful armaments.
But DSSD's ground headquarters were another matter. Being located in South America meant PLANT could not provide support.
"Still, their reaction was far too swift." Athrun vaguely felt that something was wrong.
After New York had been wiped out by a nuclear explosion, a period of chaos should have been unavoidable no matter what.
Yet the Atlantic Federation seemed utterly unfazed. The moment New York was gone, it coldly began the next stage of its retaliation and invasion plan.
Watching the Atlantic Federation's MS units spread across the mountains and plains, Athrun had a feeling that this would not end so easily.
The Gates of Hell
"Damn it, are these people trying to get themselves killed?" Asuka panted heavily.
The Earth Alliance—no, the Atlantic Federation—had completely gone mad.
The swarming MS units charged toward the Minerva without fear of death, like a cloud of bees.
Asuka's Impulse had already completed two charging cycles, yet the enemies still kept coming without end.
Rumble...
At that moment, the Minerva was nearing the Strait of Malacca, while dark clouds had already filled the sky.
Then raindrops began pouring down.
One drop, two drops, then more and more, until they became countless.
"Strait of Malacca—approaching!"
Aboard the Minerva, Talia was also studying the intelligence outside.
Freedom Gundam would escort the