The adjutant came in from outside.
"No, it's fine. We don't need it for now."
There was, of course, a reason the drones had changed their movements. It was simple: Blue Cosmos had knocked PLANT's Super AI offline.
Now the entire system needed to be restarted.
"A computer that large... if it isn't hidden in Berlin, where could it be? Paris? Washington? Los Angeles? Or... the moon?"
Holding Rome had been an unexpected bonus for Durandal.
He had expected Cruze's sniping attempt to fail, though.
"If they've started making their move, I'll have to make mine... At least that thing..."
The scene shifted again, this time to a shuttle.
Le Creuset was listening to Snow Lotus's report.
Snow Lotus then gave Le Creuset a startling piece of news.
"The Black Coffin? A legacy of Mendel? Those monsters in the heavens were hiding a secret like that?!"
It was astonishing news.
Delight and greed spread across Le Creuset's face...
Author's note:
Fifth update? Bonus update for chapter 21?
Kira: Inori, help me!
Berlin.
"The Reichstag has been secured."
After occupying the target, Heine looked into the distance.
Blue Cosmos had not expected an attack on Berlin. The city had defenses, but ZAFT's army had already arrived.
With the Super AI effectively "unbanned," ZAFT had also begun deploying its latest forces.
"And that ship..."
Heine looked toward the distant Archangel.
"If their main force isn't in Berlin, it must be in the south."
Heine thought of the Minerva.
"Tch. He got away?"
Mu clicked his tongue and flew his fighter back to the Archangel.
He still had a mobile suit, but a fighter was better suited to a pursuit.
Cruze had fled in his new machine without firing a single shot. That was infuriating.
The fighter could keep up with him, but