The Miracle Battle of Mount Narita (5.1K) (Continued)

No!

He knew, he understood this situation intimately, so clearly that it terrified him, and this fear forced him to recognize it.

But he still felt... even so, even so, couldn't he do something for those caught up in the war, to alleviate their deaths and suffering?

"Yeah, but it's really something we can't help... Oh, right, hasn't Cecile come back yet? Did she go to the bathroom? Ah, she's a girl after all..."

Lloyd, observing the complex emotions flickering across the face of the best "part," kindly changed the subject. Unfortunately, "Count Earl's " rare attempt to divert attention yielded the following result—

The sound abruptly stopped.

"... I'm right here, Mr. Lloyd. May I take what you just said as ***?"

"Alas?!"

Lloyd suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, only to see Cecile standing behind him with a "nuclear-sounding" smile on his face.

She held a huge wrench in her hand, which she had somehow acquired. The alloy wrench, as thick as her wrist, felt as light as a straw in her hand.

However, Lloyd knew perfectly well that the wrench was definitely not a prop, and it was quite heavy!

"Ee!? Ahhh, no, no, that's... ugh!"

A series of knocking and banging sounds came through the communication, and Lloyd's voice fell silent as a result.

The world finally became quiet again.

Suzaku Kururugi in the cockpit simply gave an awkward laugh; such things were nothing new to him.

Moreover, Suzaku Kururugi was more concerned about the base vehicle than this area.

On the bridge of the mobile base vehicle, which remained stationary as the main camp, a huge instrument panel was set up in the spacious command room, displaying all military troop movements and deployments.

Cornelia, the governor of Area 11 and the commander-in-chief of this operation, sat in the command seat, propping her head up and looking with a hint of satisfaction at the girl standing in front of the huge strategic instrument panel.

Although she was only a teenager and not yet an adult, her position was that of a vice governor, a position that was completely unattainable for her peers.

Because she is the third princess of the Holy Britannian Empire, Euphemia Li Britannia, the vice governor of Area 11, Cornelia's younger sister.

Her still-childish face was taut.

This is understandable; although she wasn't an ordinary person who hadn't received any training, this was her first time going to the battlefield.

However, the tension stemmed more from within, not from fear of the battlefield, but from worry about the enemy.

A few days ago, she had talked with her teacher whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and she was also watching the happy Nunnally and Lelouch from afar, and she vowed to do something for them.

She has indeed been working on these matters these days, and has discussed them with her elder brother Schneizel several times behind her sister's back.

My elder brother was also very supportive.

But Euphemia didn't expect that her elder sister would suddenly announce a campaign to encircle and annihilate the Japan forces entrenched in the Narita Mountain Range!

Moreover, this was not just a simple siege; they deliberately leaked information to lure Zero and Shadow into arriving...

Euphemia was very worried, so she followed along under the pretext of observing the battlefield.

"We are certain that the main headquarters of the Japanese Liberation Front is in this area. We have now divided our four battalions into seven and laid ambushes around the perimeter. Now we await the governor's signal to tighten the encirclement and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

Cornelia's staff officer, General Dalton, examined the coordinates on the radar.

On one hand, it was a report to Cornelia, and on the other hand, it was an explanation to Princess Euphemia.

"Couldn't the enemy emerge from outside the encirclement?"

Euphemia li Britannia suddenly asked this question, which was also very pointed, because the troops were currently moving towards the Narita Mountain Range to tighten the encirclement, but they had no means to fight back against external enemies.

Cornelia nodded slightly, satisfied with the question Euphemia li Britannia had raised.

Euphemia li Britannia was referring to nothing more than the Black Knights and the Shadow Garden, two terrorist organizations.

"Rest assured, the surrounding roads and mountain paths will be blocked as soon as the operation begins! Moreover, we have friendly forces and reinforcements. If any other enemies show up to attack, it will be their doom!"

Dalton's voice was full of confidence.

The allies he referred to were naturally the two Knights of the Rounds, plus a guide weapon.

Although the pilot of the guide weapon Lancelot was Eleven, whom he looked down upon, it must be said that the seventh generation's performance was indeed very strong, easily surpassing the sixth and fifth generation Knightmare.

Not to mention that the current seventh-generation Lancelot is not a finished product, but merely an experiment.

This time, in order to wipe out the terrorists in the Narita Mountain Range, the Britannia army mobilized 50,000 troops, countless armored vehicles, and more than 300 Knightmare helicopters. No matter how powerful the enemy is, they will be crushed into dust by this invincible force!

"Governor, it's time!"

Just as Euphemia li Britannia was about to ask something else, Operations Officer Guilford interrupted her thoughts.

"Very well, then... let the operation begin!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Cornelia immediately rose from the command seat, tossed her magnificent royal cloak, turned and left the combat command center, boarding her personal mech.

And with Cornelia's command, her aircraft was the first to be ejected from the launch port of the base vehicle.

That gleaming, dark purple metallic armor was like the rising sun at the end of dawn—dazzling, captivating, and intense!

"The Japanese Liberation Front... people discarded by the times, people who have forgotten compassion..."

Inside the cockpit of her speeding personal vehicle, the Gloucester, Cornelia's lips were gradually curving upwards into a smile.

The battlefield is right before our eyes.

A killing Abyss that can amplify death, terror, and chaos many times over, giving her a thrill, is right before her eyes!

"Now let you decay and vanish along with this illusory dream!"

In an instant, the murderous aura of war, along with Cornelia's fierce shout and the roar of Knightmare and tank engines like a pack of wild beasts, shattered the tranquility of this wilderness.

"Are you really going to do this? We'll die!"

Just as Cornelia's army launched its attack on the Narita Mountain Range, Kaname Ohgi panicked voice came from halfway up the mountain, near the summit.

This is a mountainside area on a peak in Mount Narita. The drill-like machines brought in by the Black Knights are working hard, and many veiled girls dressed in black can be seen digging the ground at a speed even faster than the drills.

At the same time, they placed cylindrical objects with pure metal shells into the dug pits and buried them.

Those were all high explosives developed by Shadow Garden. Their stability and power far exceeded C4, and their quantity was so great that they could easily blast the Narita Mountain Range into collapse, causing a landslide.

This is essentially Lelouch's old tactic: professional floor-lifting.

However, Kaname Ohgi others were unaware of this and did not know what was buried in the ground.

All they knew was that hundreds of Knightmare, thousands of chariots, and tens of thousands of soldiers were launching a surprise attack on them from below.

The sheer number of heads moving about in the woods was enough to trigger trypophobia in anyone.

And their Black Knights only numbered a hundred or so.

Even if you include the Japanese Liberation Front, they probably wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of these tens of thousands of troops!

"Yeah! You're kidding, right, ZERO?! This number is outrageous! How are we supposed to fight?! We don't even have a way out!"

Tamaki pointed at the overwhelming number of transport planes in the sky, his face filled with terror.

"Ah, yes, we are surrounded. Even if we wanted to run now, there's no way out. So, if you want to survive, fight here, fight the Britannia army!"

Lelouch remained calm and composed, without the slightest hint of panic.

Because that's his goal: to wage a desperate battle, to push these people into a corner, forcing them to fight with their lives on the line as a final test of loyalty.

As long as they obey his commands, he will bring them victory and reap the fruits of that victory.

Of course, if they ultimately choose to resist, Lelouch will not hesitate to use Geass.

"Are you kidding me? The other side is Cornelia! This is a completely different force from Clovis's!"

It seems this group of people had also heard of Cornelia's many illustrious reputations.

In an instant, the entire Black Knights were in an uproar. The total number of Black Knights was barely over five hundred. This time, they brought all elites, but even that only amounted to a little over a hundred people.

Although the Britannia army in the Narita Mountain Range was not the entire force of Area 11, it still had tens of thousands of infantrymen and hundreds of Knightmare aircraft, which was hundreds of times the number of Black Knights participating in this battle!

One against five hundred, how exactly is this battle going to be fought...?

"Then let's create a miracle, won't that solve the problem?"

Just as the Black Knights were in turmoil, Mahiro's voice suddenly rang out.

He sat on the edge of the cliff, swinging his legs, letting the howling wind from the mountain stream blow his fake silver hair, his scarlet pupils reflecting the menacing army below.

The Nation-Protector Divine Machine was parked behind him, with CC in a white straitjacket and a jet-black girl with silver and light blue hair beside him.

"Shadow?! You've come at the right time! What exactly are you and ZERO planning to do?!"

Tamaki remained as noisy as ever, shouting and yelling like a clown.

However, Mahiro lazy to pay attention to him, and instead looked at the army marching below and said leisurely:

"If the Messiah doesn't create miracles, she won't gain the world's recognition. If your Black Knights want recognition, then create another miracle for the world to see, let the world know that the supposedly invincible Britannia army, the so-called witch of the empire, is not unbeatable."

Creation, miracles...

It's fair to say that no one believed this absurd claim.

If miracles could be created at will, how could they be called miracles?

"... I understand, I choose to believe you!"

"Hey, Kallen, are you serious?!"

Just when everyone was questioning, Kallen spoke up and silenced their doubts.

She didn't choose to believe ZERO, but rather trusted Mahiro, the man with the clearest identity, yet still seemingly shrouded in mystery!

She even completely disregarded her companions' objections and boarded her own mecha.

Crimson Lotus Mk-II.

With its slender fuselage, it's immediately recognizable as an agile, close-combat Knightmare. Its crimson exterior resembles a phoenix bathed in blood and flames, while its silver-white arms, equipped with wave-like devices, look like the claws of death.

However, Kallen's outburst caused an immediate silence to fall over the room, and everyone fell silent.

What else can they say?

If even Kallen, the main force in the fight, chooses to believe, then what other way out do they have?

No, our escape route was blocked from the very beginning!

So, given the current situation, what other options do they have but to follow ZERO down this path to the bitter end?

With nowhere else to go, the members of the Black Knights began to bustle about in order to survive, heading to their designated positions as arranged by ZERO.

Lelouch, on the other hand, pulled Mahiro, who had just stood up from the edge of the cliff, to the side.

"Teacher, is it alright to entrust the Knights of the Rounds to you?"

"Don't worry, I'll keep those two kids pinned to the spot as long as they dare to fight."

Mahiro casually waved his hand and said, "But if you ask me, you might as well leave Lancelot to me to deal with. Anyway, the operator inside is your good buddy, and with your indecisive personality, I guess you'll have a hard time doing it."

Moreover, Kallen Kouzuki is a top-tier gem; letting her spar with the Knights of the Rounds more often would only bring benefits, not harm.

And then there's Cornelia..."

"Cornelia, I have a way of dealing with this."

Perhaps annoyed by his nagging, Lelouch waved his hand to interrupt, "But teacher, what about the Lancelot operator you mentioned earlier...?"

"Hmm? Don't you know? Lancelot's pilot is your best buddy Suzaku Kururugi ~"

"What--?!"

Mahiro looked at Lelouch in his ZERO suit as if he were looking at some rare animal; even through the mask, he could clearly sense Lelouch's astonishment.

"No way, no way, this is so obvious, you didn't even guess it by now? I've hinted at it to you so many times, both overtly and covertly."

"..."

Lelouch silent.

It was as if I had heard the most absurd thing in the world.

That white mecha, like the monstrous Lancelot, was piloted by Suzaku Kururugi...

Although he had suspected it from the beginning, he still couldn't believe it when he heard it with his own ears.