Kallen had been waiting for precisely this opening.
Propelled by its flight thrusters, the Guren Shen Hu closed the distance in an instant, its right-arm Radiation Fluctuation mechanism reaching straight for the Lancelot's chest. Suzaku turned his machine sideways and caught the Guren Shen Hu's palm with his right-arm shield. High-frequency energy erupted between the two layers of light, heating the air until it warped violently.
Suzaku forced a connection to the public communications channel.
"Pilot of the red machine, stop attacking! Our mission is to retrieve dangerous samples and arrest illegally armed personnel, not launch an all-out war against Great Han."
Kallen did not answer. The Lancelot drew its High-Frequency Vibration Sword and slashed upward at the Guren Shen Hu's right arm. Kallen released the shield of her own accord, and the flight unit at her machine's waist blasted backward. Within a space of less than ten meters, the machine completed a backflip, then fired its Rope Dart, snaring the Lancelot's left Hover Unit.
Suzaku severed the cable and opened the distance again.
"If you keep resisting, you'll only get the ordinary people in the Special Settlement hurt. This so-called Government-in-Exile is relying on foreign troops to restart the war, but in the end, the people living in Area 11 will still be the ones who suffer the consequences."
Kallen still did not answer. She drove the Guren Shen Hu forward again, its Laser Blade skimming the Lancelot's shoulder and slicing through a layer of white armor. Suzaku anchored his Flying Swallow Claws in a high-rise building and forced his machine sideways, then thrust his sword backhanded toward the space above the Guren Shen Hu's cockpit.
The two machines crossed in midair. This time, Suzaku volunteered his identity.
"I'm Suzaku Kururugi, son of Genbu Kururugi, Area 11's last prime