Lohengrin Breakthrough Battle (8)

Bang bang bang—

The cannons fired in unison, and anti-air missiles broke away from the Minerva, trailing smoke behind them.

Ahead of the Minerva, the Gade-Ru class battleship returned fire.

The shockwaves from stray explosions spread across the desert.

For a moment, dust filled the air.

Below, the MS forces of the Radaal Troops began pouring fire toward Lohengrin.

Relying on their numerical advantage, the Radaal Troops finally reached the open ground beneath the cliffs of the Lohengrin base.

Bang bang bang—

Beam shells flew in every direction, and the cliffs trembled as countless rocks tumbled down.

Even the two MAs stationed before the Lohengrin turret were caught in the blast.

Just when ZAFT believed they could settle everything before the enemy finished charging its energy—

A piercing alarm suddenly rang out across the Minerva's bridge.

[Woo—Phantoma Particle fluctuations detected. It is the Mirage System!]

The radar operator's voice made the crew, who had only just regained their confidence, instinctively tense up.

"There's more?"

"Wasn't it over there?"

Arthur could not help asking.

"Did someone tell you the Earth Alliance only had one battleship equipped with Mirage Particles?!"

Talia was furious at Arthur's stupidity. Ignoring him, she turned to the radar operator and asked, "Can you determine its approximate location and distance?!"

Given the scale of the Earth Alliance, there was no way it possessed only one battleship equipped with Mirage Particles.

"It's—"

Beep beep—

Before the radar operator could finish, the sound of a radar lock abruptly rang out.

On the Minerva's left, another Gade-Ru class battleship slowly revealed itself.

"Evasive maneuver—!"

Seeing the enemy's gun barrels gradually light up, Talia shouted her order.

Almost at the exact moment Talia gave the command—

The Minerva suddenly tilted toward the cliff on the left side of the canyon.