The End

Towering waves of fire swept in every direction.

Collapsing ruins were blown away like scraps of paper.

The battlefield, once filled with beams, fell into a brief lull as a result.

Even the massive Destroyer Gundam was rocked by the blast.

"Fifteen minutes..."

Prea muttered as he watched the timer.

From Freedom Gundam's arrival on the battlefield to the first Destroyer being taken down, only fifteen minutes had passed.

Facing a powerful new mobile suit that had never appeared before, it had taken only fifteen minutes to grasp the opponent's attack rhythm and successfully shoot it down during the counterattack.

That time gap was terrifying.

"Should we make a move?"

Canard Pars asked calmly.

There was no sorrow in his voice over the deaths of his allies.

"We should do something. This isn't over yet, and we have to give Gibril an explanation."

As Prea spoke, Blizzard Destiny's cannons turned and aimed at Freedom Gundam below.

Bang—

The next moment, beams erupted.

Kira turned and raised his shield, blocking the beam as his cannons swung around and returned fire in an instant.

Seeing Blizzard Destiny move, Courage Gundam also joined the attack on Freedom Gundam.

"Kira!"

"I'm fine! Deal with those two units first!"

Athrun had just prepared to rush over in support when Kira stopped him.

Freedom might not have been able to defeat Blizzard Destiny and Courage Gundam, but those two alone could not threaten Freedom Gundam in the short term.

Their priority now was dealing with the two Destroyer Gundams. Once they were taken down, Blizzard Destiny and Courage Gundam would have no option but to retreat.

"Mudy—"

Swen looked at the Destroyer Gundam, torn apart by the nuclear reactor's explosion. A trace of sorrow flickered through his usually still eyes.

Of their three-man team, only he