Outside Battle Situation, a Chilling Noer

Outside~

Thanks to the support and distraction from Bakal and the others, Yzak, Nicol, and Diakka had already boarded the MS.

"Dada-da~"

As their fingers flew across the keyboard, countless lines of code danced on the display.

"Ding~"

"OK! Done!"

With the sound of the MS engine starting up, Yzak released his fingers with a smile.

Two beams of light flashed from the Gundam's head. The Gundam GAT-X102 Duel, standing 17.50 meters tall and weighing 61 tons, slowly rose from the transport vehicle.

The surviving Earth Alliance soldiers below watched with heartache and anxiety, but faced with the Gundam's ascent, they had no choice but to turn and flee.

They knew its combat power better than anyone else; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the strongest MS currently available. It was simply impossible to defeat with human strength.

Not long after the Duel Gundam stood up, the GAT-X103 Buster Gundam, which Diakka had been responsible for seizing, also rose from its transport vehicle.

"Nicol? What's the situation?"

Yzak noticed that the Gundam Nicol was in charge of hadn't stood up yet and couldn't help but ask.

However, his tone was completely different from when he spoke to Athrun.

"Just a moment, almost done!"

Inside the cockpit, Nicol's hands moved rapidly. As a pianist, his finger speed far surpassed Yzak's and the others'.

"It's fine, we'll wait for you," Yzak replied nonchalantly.

"Just a little longer, almost done, almost done..."

Nicol said as his fingers continued to fly.

Boom~

Soon, with a heavy clang of steel, Nicol's unit, the GAT-X207 Rage Gundam, also stood up from the transport vehicle.

With this, the seizure of the three MS was complete.

"Aren't Athrun and Rusty done yet? This is taking a while. I hope nothing's happened." Diakka looked at the silent hangar doors with some concern.

It was good that Bakal and the others were holding off the Ginn outside, but inside the hangar...

"Don't worry, they'll be fine."

Yzak replied. He indeed found Athrun annoying, but he wouldn't underestimate Athrun's abilities because of it.

He acknowledged Athrun's combat prowess; otherwise, he wouldn't be shouting about surpassing Athrun every day.

"In any case, let's take these three units back first. But be careful not to damage them before handing them over to Captain Cruze!"

With that, Yzak activated the power, and the four thrusters on Duel Gundam's back instantly ignited.

Boom~

With four jets of white light spewing out, immense thrust lifted the sixty-ton Gundam off the ground.

Buster Gundam and Rage Gundam followed closely behind.

Although Diakka and Nicol were worried about Athrun and Rusty's situation, they had to prioritize completing their mission.

"Bakal, Athrun and Rusty are still inside. Please hold on a little longer."

Yzak said as he piloted Duel Gundam towards the port.

"OK, copy that! You guys head back, don't worry."

Bakal replied, firing a shot that destroyed two approaching tanks in the distance.

Inside the hangar~

Without Ginn support, Athrun and Rusty were indeed in a tough fight.

As the remaining Earth Alliance soldiers poured in, their small squad could barely maintain their offense.

"Bang~"

"Rusty!"

Just as Athrun was reloading, Rusty, who was providing cover nearby, suddenly took a hit and fell.

"Ah~! Die!"

Athrun roared, charging out with his machine gun, firing wildly at the surrounding Earth Alliance soldiers.

With this reckless charge, Athrun quickly reached Rusty's side.

Under a hail of bullets, he dragged Rusty behind a nearby iron crate and said, "Rusty! You..."

"Ah... Ath..."

Blood flowed from the corner of Rusty's mouth as he tried to speak, choking off his words.

"It's okay, I'll get you out of here right away!"

Athrun looked at Rusty's state and forgot about the mission. He helped Rusty up and headed towards the hangar.

However, after only two steps, Rusty pushed Athrun back, took out the unexploded timed bomb, and pressed the emergency button.

"Rusty...!"

As Athrun turned, he reached out to grab him, but Rusty just smiled back and forcefully patted his combat suit chest.

Using the thrust from his combat suit, he leaped, carrying the bomb towards the Earth Alliance's hidden position.

"Rusty~!"

"Boom~"

This timed bomb was designed to destroy buildings and contained explosives stronger than C4.

With a roar of fire, Rusty and over a dozen Earth Alliance soldiers vanished in the flames.

"Ah~!"

Athrun could no longer hold back. Tears in his eyes, he charged out with his gun.

He killed the surviving Earth Alliance soldiers.

"Haa~"

"Havana!"

Marlu heard a familiar sound and turned to see the pilot of the Strike Gundam hit by stray fire, falling into the inferno.

Before she could recover from the shock, Athrun also spotted Marlu, turned, and shot her in the shoulder.

Just as Athrun used his combat suit's thrust to leap onto the Gundam, preparing to kill Marlu, a figure unexpectedly appeared in his sight.

It was a lean boy with brown hair and purple eyes. He must have inherited his mother's delicate features, his refined face still holding a hint of childishness.

At first glance, his race was indistinguishable, but he resembled someone of East Asian descent.

But that wasn't the key point. The key point was that his face was both familiar and strange to Athrun!

"Ki... Kira?" Athrun froze, looking at the other person in disbelief.

"Athrun?" Through the transparent visor of his combat suit's helmet, Kira on the other side vaguely recognized Athrun.

But like Athrun, he couldn't believe his eyes.

As the two stared at each other in a daze, Marlu, shot in the shoulder, got up from the ground, picked up her pistol, and aimed it at Athrun.

"Bang~"

"Pow~"

However, her arm couldn't withstand the recoil of the pistol, causing her to miss. The pistol itself flew out of her hand due to the recoil.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Just as Athrun was about to engage in close combat, explosions suddenly erupted in the distance.

Seeing this, Marlu grabbed the still-dazed Kira and jumped into the mobile suit's cockpit.

Athrun stopped in his tracks and turned to run towards a nearby mobile suit.

Meanwhile, while the battle raged outside.

Noer...

Did nothing. He could only sit in the escape pod, questioning his life, contemplating philosophy, remembering his past... No, remembering if he had committed some sin in his previous life.

Or perhaps if he had stepped in something foul when he transmigrated...

Because that woman was actually Flay, Flay Alster, Kira Yamato's wife, no, ex-wife... that doesn't seem right either, whatever.

Anyway, she was related to Kira Yamato.

As for how he knew, well, it couldn't be helped. Flay had a powerful father who directly contacted the escape pod, so he had no choice but to know!

"So this ship will be taken to the Archangel soon, and then I...?"

"Am I completely screwed?"