The battle had reached a stalemate.
The allied forces were packed together in terrifying numbers.
"Have the Millennium and the Archangel still not arrived?"
Durandal asked.
"No." Satonus appeared on the screen.
"I'd love to wipe them all out right now, but this probably isn't the time. There are too many enemies. Sooner or later, they'll find a way through our defenses... If Genesis attacks Requiem Base One now, how much damage will it do to the enemy?"
"Roughly half of their attacking force will be caught in the blast."
"Then do it. They need my key to activate Requiem, but they're already planning to bypass it and restart the weapon... Destroy the base before they can. Wipe out those useless Moon Military troops too."
"Yes."
Then Messiah Fortress began to blaze with light.
"What's that light?!"
"What?! Weren't they supposed to need another few hours to repair Genesis?!" The allied soldiers were stunned by what they saw.
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!"
The allied forces had arrived in overwhelming strength, their army drawn from countless nations. But that was as far as they got.
Genesis fired. Every mobile suit and warship caught in its path vanished.
"Repairs would indeed have taken a long time. But it's much simpler when you have replacement parts ready. That was an excellent suggestion, Satonus." Durandal looked toward the AI in the room.
Replace, don't repair.
That was how they had solved the problem.
Genesis had been restored far faster than ever before.
They hadn't repaired it at all. They had stripped out the old components and installed new ones.
Kira was still making her way toward the battlefield when she heard the news, and it shocked her.
"...Assessment: The enemy didn't repair the weapon. They replaced its components."
Inori Yuzuriha confirmed what had happened.
"Right...