The blast separated Lelouch from Rolo, sending him tumbling alone from the ground floor into the basement.
Since the Black Knights had attacked by airship, starting at the top of the Tower of Babel, the lower floors should not have been affected much...
That was what he thought, but the Sutherland Knightmare that appeared before him immediately proved him wrong.
"Damn it!"
They were Britannian troops, yet instead of fighting the terrorists, they had come down to the lower floors as though they were chasing him.
The countless soldiers aiming their guns at him only confirmed his suspicion.
There was no cover around him, and a Knightmare blocked the way ahead...
Nowhere to run!
"Hm?"
Seated in his Mecha, Baron Trish let out a puzzled sound.
"The real target hasn't shown up? Did he realize this was bait?"
Bait? What bait?
Were they trying to lure someone out through him?
Lelouch could not make sense of it. He desperately explained who he was, but the man seemed unwilling to believe a single word he said.
Baron Trish gave an irritated snort.
"If the real target isn't coming, the bait is useless. Kill him. Since the Black Knights attacked this place, that proves our real target must still be somewhere in this building. It seems we'll need the local officials' help to suppress this place."
At his words, the soldiers around him raised their guns and aimed at the boy standing opposite them.
However...
After an invisible ring of light swept past, the boy seemed to become a different person. The panic in his eyes gradually gave way to confidence and resolve.
"I have a question. Could you answer it for me?"
"Huh? Bait about to die, and you're still running your mouth? Hurry up and kill-"
"I want to know