In a space colony belonging to ZAFT, Patrick Zala watched the images coming through the space telescope. A corridor had been cleared through the densely packed swarm, and his expression was grave.
He had never imagined that Genesis, a weapon that had ushered in a new era, could ever lack enough firepower!
It was a doomsday weapon powerful enough to wipe out all life on Earth's surface!
Yet against the overwhelming swarm, it had only managed to blast open a path...
"At this rate, even if every shot has the same effect as this one, it'll take dozens of shots, maybe even a hundred or more..."
As Athrun's father, Patrick Zala had become one of the most hardline advocates for war among the Adjusters after his wife died in the Bloody Valentine Incident. He was an absolute hawk, with an iron will.
Yet even he felt utterly powerless as he watched the endless swarm pour out of the asteroid belt.
Once the swarm thinned out, Genesis would surely become less effective too!
"I told you we needed to build more Genesises. One wasn't enough, but you refused to go over budget."
Patrick Zala grumbled at his political rival, the chairman and Lacus's father, Sieghel Klein.
"That was my mistake. I never expected an alien enemy to appear..."
Sieghel Klein's expression was equally grave.
They had surrendered earlier under the tremendous pressure brought by Tao Yu's side. Their space colonies couldn't withstand the destruction, and Genesis was useless against such agile individuals.
But the most fundamental reason was that, based on their actions, they had judged that Tao Yu's side wasn't made up of merciless villains.
Surrendering for real would save the lives of countless Adjusters. That was entirely acceptable.
But when it came to the grotesque-looking Zerg before them, they