"Our objective is to capture Suzaku Kururugi and the Lancelot Mecha. Their forces here are thin. Make this quick!"
Lelouch gave the order.
With Kyoshiro Tohdoh commanding the front line, they swiftly broke through the defenses erected by the Britannian army, suffering almost no fatalities.
He truly lived up to his reputation as the only man from the Island Nation to have defeated Britannia.
In frontline command and experience alone, Lelouch was still a cut below him.
He piloted his Glasgow into the forest and hid there alone.
This Knightmare was an outdated fourth-generation model, the same type Britannia had used to invade the Island Nation.
Its combat performance lagged behind by considerably more than ten percent.
Combined with Lelouch's piloting skills, facing a fifth-generation Sutherland head-on would be like throwing an egg against a rock. He would not stand a chance.
But that was exactly what he wanted.
He deliberately left himself exposed, hiding somewhere the enemy could easily find him, all to lure them in with himself as bait.
His target was Suzaku Kururugi.
After Tōdō destroyed the last Sutherland before him, that familiar white Mecha leaped out from behind a white column.
"The target has appeared! Do not engage! Fall back to the designated location!"
Here he comes!
Lelouch perked up, burst out of the forest, and retreated alongside Tōdō's troops.
Seeing the Mecha suddenly appear, Suzaku, who had fought the Black Knights many times, immediately realized that the enemy's leader, Zero, was inside it.
He gave chase without hesitation.
However...
He took the bait!
A faint smile of success tugged at Lelouch's lips.
He piloted his Mecha into a circular sand pit, with the Lancelot close behind.
Suzaku realized this was probably a trap, but a trap with Zero himself as the bait...
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