"The whole ship is in level one combat status! The whole ship is in level one combat status! Anti-air, anti-MS, and anti-ship combat status. Prepare! MS team, attack immediately!"
The moment the first ray of fire lit up from the outer wall of Artemis, the Polar Star hidden on one side immediately entered a first-level combat state.
"The gunner reduces the main gun energy to 60%!"
Feng Yun's words immediately stunned the gunner.
"Captain? What is this?"
The gunner blinked, somewhat confused as to what Feng Yun meant.
"Such a good target! We can't let it go bad like this!"
Feng Yun chuckled, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
no way!
In previous drills, the Polaris' air and MS combat drills have been completed many times, and the crew's level has basically met the requirements.
But the only pity is that it is difficult to conduct anti-ship combat drills.
After all, during silent stealth, where can I find a target for the Polar Star to practice on?
Therefore, at this moment, due to Cruze's departure, the Kamoka Lorathia class, which was left alone to pursue the Archangel, became the best target.
Of course, judging from the apparent firepower configuration, the Kamoka Lorathia class will not be the opponent of the Polaris at all.
The two positron siege guns alone were enough to kill the Kamoka Lorathia-class battleship in the moment of the confrontation.
Therefore, based on drill considerations, Feng Yun "shamefully" asked the gunners to reduce the energy density of the beam cannon except the positron siege cannon to 60%.
"Is that okay? Captain."
The gunner glanced at the combat commander on the side, but the latter looked away vaguely, not looking at the gunner.
All right!
The gunner understood.
The battle commander of Qinglian Lotus all had the same idea as Feng Yun, not wanting to ruin this lonely Lorathia-class ship so quickly.
"Yes, Captain."
True.
Feng Yun still has the confidence to dare to play like this.
Among the four mobile suits on the Polar Star, in addition to Opportunity No. 1 to Opportunity No. 3 flown by He Ming, Sergei and Lockon, Opportunity No. 4 piloted by Salamandini stayed on the ship and was on standby, and did
The link with the Polaris power furnace has been established to deal with emergencies.
Relying on the instantaneous output of the No. 4 machine that is comparable to the main gun of a battleship, even if there is an emergency, it can be dealt with in time.
This scene that happened on the bridge was also known by He Ming.
But He Ming didn't say much.
What a rare opportunity!
Let this lonely Lorathia battleship play the role of a sandbag.
"The line is clear! The catapult is ready, the launch authority is transferred! You can attack at any time! Colonel He!"
"Understood! What's the name, Unit 1, attack!"
With the Polaris's two catapults operating in turn, the aircraft piloted by He Ming, Sergei and Lockon completed a rapid assault formation and flew directly towards Artemis.
"Sergei and Lockon intercept the mobile suits launching from the Lorathia class! I'm in charge of the enemy planes that invade Artemis."
"learn!"
"clear!"
Before setting off, He Ming had already told Sergei and Lockon the information about the storm and the duel between the two Gundams.
He Ming believed that the two men, who had experienced hundreds of battles, could handle the storm and duel the two Gundams.
As for the Thunder Gundam that invaded Artemis, I left it to He Ming to handle.
The next moment the three of them took action separately, the radar mounted on the No. 2 aircraft piloted by Sergei immediately discovered the target.
"Lok'ang, the enemy is coming."
"I saw it! Two aircraft with unknown signals and moving at high speed. Well, I heard they are also named Gundam."
Lockon raised his hand and patted Harrow in front of him, who was already connected to the system, and immediately activated the scope.
"That Gundam named Storm is mine."
"Then, leave Duel Gundam to me!"
In just a few words, the two of them assigned a target.
The first shot was fired by Lockon.
In the scope, the figure of the Storm Gundam moving at high speed is clearly visible.
"Let me see how capable the Gundams in this world are! Lockon Stratos, aim and snipe!!"
"Buzz!"
In the darkness, the moment a sharp beam of light pierced the sky, a biting chill in the cockpit of the Storm Gundam shocked Diego. His body instinct overcame his consciousness and directly controlled Diego's body, controlling the Storm Gundam.
Made an emergency evasive action.
"Diego!"
The strange behavior of the Storm Gundam immediately attracted Yitzhak's attention.
At the same time, the moment a sharp beam of light passed by the left shoulder of the Storm Gundam, it actually detonated the 220mm six-unit missile pod equipped on its shoulder.
"boom!!"
The violent explosion caused the Storm Gundam to freeze, causing the Storm Gundam to fall directly from its current flight path and roll away not far away.
"Diego!! Cheer up!"
Yitzhak quickly spoke up, shouting for Diego to cheer up.
The aftermath of the violent explosion made Diego feel quite uncomfortable, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
"I'm fine! It's an enemy attack!! There are MSs nearby that are sniping at us!!"
"What?!"
Yitzhak was stunned.
The next second, battle fluctuations were also heard from the Kamoka.
"Kamoka!! What happened?!"
Yitzhak looked at the beam of light that appeared around the Kamoka in shock.
That was clearly the sound of a warship bombarding a target!
"It's an enemy attack!! An unknown warship is attacking from the right side of our ship!! Don't worry about us!! You continue to attack Artemis! We can solve it!"
The captain of the Kamoka kept shouting on the communication channel for Yitzhak and Diego to continue their mission.
"Tsk! I understand!"
Yitzhak gritted his teeth, already realizing that this was a trap.
But there is nothing he can do!
Now that the turtle shell of Artemis has been cracked, there is no need to leave her alone!
What's more, the Thunder Gundam driven by Nigel is still fighting alone inside!
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!"
The snipers from Unit 3 were still coming, but after reacting, Yitzhak and Diego were still able to barely support the situation, dodging while adjusting their movement routes and flying towards Artemis.
"Yitzhak, I'm here to attract the enemy's attention! You speed up, rush to Artemis, and support that coward!"
Diego set his sights in the direction of Unit 3.
"Okay! Hold on!"
Yitzhak didn't say too much nonsense and just let the Duel Gundam move forward at full speed.
However, before the Duel Gundam could fly far, a black shadow suddenly rushed out of the dark void and fired an airtight barrage towards the Duel Gundam.
The whizzing barrage directly bombarded the Duel Gundam's PS armor, sending up bursts of sparks, but it failed to break through the PS armor's defense at all.
"What?!"
The impact caused by the barrage bombardment on the PS armor took Yitzhak by surprise. He responded more quickly, adjusted his posture, and after continuously maneuvering to dodge, he cautiously faced the direction of the barrage.
"That...that is!"
Looking at the enlarging silhouette of the figure on the screen in front of him, Yitzhak suddenly remembered the caution shown by the instructors when facing similar silhouettes in the military academy.
"That's the Earth United's new MS!!"
After the Nova War, as the prisoners were released and returned to PLANT, the MS used by the East Asian Republic in the Nova War gradually spread among ZAFT.
Among them, the No. 4 machine, which relied on the help of the solar wireless transmission energy system, destroyed most of the ZAFT fleet in one blow, and then used a stand-alone attitude to play with the ZAFT fleet wantonly, and at the scale of the fleet
Amidst the anti-aircraft barrage, the No. 1 machine rushed back and forth, destroyed several ZAFT warships, and then flew away.
As for Unit 2 and Unit 3, they were overshadowed by the brilliant achievements of Unit 1 and Unit 4, and were only paid attention to by a small number of ZAFT senior officials.
Therefore, when the No. 2 machine piloted by Sergey appeared in front of Yitzhak, he just subconsciously thought that it was the new mobile suit of the Earth Alliance.
Under Yitzhak's gaze, the No. 2 machine piloted by Sergei opened his right hand, released the 80mm assault machine gun that had not yet been emptied of ammunition, then reached for his waist again and held the beam rifle in his hand.
And this action, in Yitzhak's view, was almost provocative!
"Are you saying that if it had been a beam just now, I would have been killed by you?"
The arrogant Yitzhak roared angrily and took the lead in launching an offensive.
He finally saw clearly that the other party would never let him pass.
If you want to get past it, deal with the other party first.
The decisive battle Gundam that hit like a strong wind made Sergey's expression slightly condensed.
"As expected, just as the commander said, a little provocation can attract people!"
For a moment, Unit 2 was in front and the Duel Gundam was behind. The two sides continued to dodge and attack each other, gradually moving away from the location of the Storm Gundam.
"Yitzhak! What are you doing! Come back quickly!"
Diego was anxious and wanted to support Yitzhak, but was suppressed by the No. 3 machine piloted by Lockon.
"Sorry! This road is blocked, so just play with me!"
On the other side, the interior of Artemis has been in chaos due to the invasion of Thunder Gundam.
The Artemis garrison of the Eurasian Federation, which originally relied on the existence of the "Umbrella" system to sit back and relax, never thought that Artemis would one day be captured.
Moreover, it was captured by just one mobile suit, a mobile suit secretly developed by the Earth Alliance!
If this news is known to the outside world, I am afraid that the Eurasian Federation will become a big joke internationally.
But, what will happen to the jokes in the future?
The garrison in Artemis is unknown.
The only thing they know is to stabilize the situation as soon as possible and drive out the damn mobile suit.
In this panic situation, Malu, Natal Bakirulu and Mu Zai, who managed to escape, couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief after seeing that the Archangel had finished starting its engine and was ready to attack.
When the three people were under house arrest, everyone on the Archangel was not idle and responded in time.
"We can't let our hands go here!"
After sitting firmly, Ma Liu immediately issued the order to attack.
The sound of the Archangel setting sail immediately attracted the attention of the Strike Gundam and Thunder Gundam that were fighting.
Kira, who was piloting the Strike Gundam, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Archangel take off. He endured the discomfort of being pointed out by Garcia to his face as the traitor of the Adjuster, and plucked up the courage to fly the Gundam.
Raid Gundam launches an attack.
Faced with the Strike Gundam volleying down in the air and the blades attacking him one after another, Nicol felt a huge increase in pressure and his scalp became numb.
"We can't delay this any longer! Where is the support from Yitzhak and the others?"
After continuously avoiding the pursuit of Strike Gundam, Nigel suddenly found that there seemed to be more enemies around him.
Even though it's just an MA like Mobius that can't threaten the Thunder Gundam, if there are more of them, it will always be a problem.
"Are Yitzhak and Diego trapped by the enemy? If support doesn't come, I'm afraid I will retreat!"
The Strike Gundam's attacks became more and more fierce, forcing Nigel to continuously retreat in the Thunder Gundam.
At the same time, Mobius who appeared around was also trying to join the battle and chase the Thunder Gundam.
Facing the encirclement that was about to form, Nigel gritted his teeth and decisively chose to retreat.
However, it's too late.
"What are you still doing? Send our battleships out quickly!"
Garcia looked at the Thunder Gundam fighting with the Strike Gundam and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Artemis, who is said to be indestructible and never silent, was actually destroyed by a mere MS!
Such a record is simply a stain on Garcia's military resume!
If word spreads, it will definitely affect his future career!
At this moment, CIC, who was sweating profusely and busy mobilizing Mobius troops to attack and the battleships to set sail, looked surprised.
"Commander!! A friendly force contact signal has been found! The other party claims to be the battleship of the East Asia Republic, the Polaris."
"What? Polaris? Whose battleship is that?"
The Republic of East Asia has not yet announced the existence of the Polaris to the outside world, so Garcia looked confused when he heard the name.
Fortunately, Artemis' controller Lez remembered something crucial.
"Commander. Recently, isn't it rumored that Nova has manufactured a new type of mobile suit and used it to defeat ZAFT's fleet? I'm afraid the Polaris is the newly rolled off-line battleship from Nova."
"Xinxing? Aren't they over there at L4? How did they end up here?"
Garcia was stunned for a moment, but he threw the question to the back of his mind.
More than this, Garcia is more concerned about whether the so-called Polaris can help them?
"Nice to meet you, Artemis. I am the North Star, captain of the MS group of the East Asia Republic. What is your name? I have been ordered to come to conduct offensive and defensive drills with you! I don't know why you started it alone before our warships arrived.
What about offensive and defensive drills?”
The words that came through the communication stunned Garcia.
"Attack and defense drill?! You, you are?"
"Commander, the designer of the solar power generation system and the new MS over at Nova seems to be named He."
"What? It's him?!"
Once the solar power generation system was announced, even Garcia, who was in the L3 space, heard about the upsurge of public opinion.
He also knew that the Eurasian Federation was discussing how to connect with the East Asian Republics on the construction project of solar power generation systems, and get a free ride on this journey to get rid of the energy and food crisis.
"It can't really be that name, right?"
Lez said softly.
"I heard before that the Alaska headquarters wanted to put pressure on the Republic of East Asia to hand over He Ming, but in the end the East Asia Republic blocked it on the grounds that He Ming was participating in a secret mission."
Hearing this, Garcia reacted immediately.
"Yes! Yes! Yes. It's an offensive and defensive drill! This is an offensive and defensive drill to deal with the enemy using certain means to sneak into Artemis and cause damage! You came at the right time! Can you please immediately
Are you going to participate in this offensive and defensive drill?"
"If Artemis has no objections, we will assist Artemis in this offensive and defensive drill. However, I hope you can bear with the accidents that occur during this drill."
"Okay! Captain He, please participate in this drill immediately! We will provide all help!"
Whether Artemis falls or not is irrelevant!
If we could rely on our relationship with He Ming to hitch a ride on the solar power generation system, the fall of Artemis would be nothing more than a trivial matter!
The speeding Unit 1 rushed into the port through the gate that the Thunder Gundam broke through without any hindrance, attracting the attention of many Mobius pilots.
But under Garcia's order, they all stopped, stepped back, and watched the next scene.
"Thunder Gundam!"
Thunder Gundam's expression is clearly visible.
With a move of He Ming's right hand, Unit 1 immediately raised the 80mm assault machine gun in his hand and aimed at the Thunder Gundam and fired.
The moment the rapidly vomiting fire danced crazily at the muzzle, the Thunder Gundam that was trying to escape pursuit was suddenly drowned by a burst of explosive fire.
The strong impact made Nicol feel uncomfortable sitting in the Thunder Gundam.
"Second MS?! Earth United's new MS?!"
Thunder Gundam retreated again, but it had lost its last chance to leave Artemis.
There is the Strike Gundam in the front, and Unit 1 piloted by He Ming behind.
There were dozens of Mobius hovering around.
The escape route has been cut off.
Nigel gritted his teeth, his face struggling.
As a frontline combatant fighting against the United Earth, Nigel learned from his instructors during his time at the military academy what the situation would be like if it fell into the hands of the United Earth.
"Is that the end?"
Nigel's eyes drifted uncontrollably to the small keyboard on the side of his right hand.
That's the button used to initiate self-destruction.
Although Nicol had just learned the function of this small keyboard from the Thunder Gundam system.
But he knew that this small keyboard was prepared for this moment.
"That's it! ZAFT pilots, please surrender! In the name of the soldiers of the Republic of East Asia, I assure you that we will ensure that your life is safe and that you will not be abused by anyone or in any way.
.”
Suddenly, Nigel heard the announcement that appeared on the public channel.
"East Asia Republic?! Are you the MS pilot from Nova?!"
A memory of what he had just experienced appeared in Nicol's mind.
It was a ceremony when the East Asian Republic returned prisoners to ZAFT.
Nigel, who had not yet followed Cruze onto the battleship, was also among them.
Nigel still remembers the scene very clearly.
During the battle at Nova, the ZAFT soldiers captured by Nova were indeed not mistreated, but they were in low spirits and looked depressed.
"Yes. I am an MS pilot from Nova, East Asia Republic. I guarantee your safety in life!"
Once again receiving a promise, Nigel smiled bitterly, but finally chose to surrender.
Surrendering to the garrison of Artemis is worse than surrendering to the pilots of the East Asian Republic.
At least in the recent prisoner return ceremony, there was indeed no sign of abuse of prisoners by the East Asian Republic.
Although Nigel has some awakening, it is still a good choice to survive.
"Pilot of Strike Gundam, please guide Thunder Gundam back to Archangel! I will be there soon."
"Ah! Oh, good!"
With He Ming's intervention, the battle ended quickly.
But Kira seemed to be unable to react, and subconsciously followed what He Ming said, guiding the Thunder Gundam back to the Archangel.
Subsequently, He Ming sent a communication request to the Archangel.
As the screen flickered, He Ming saw a familiar face appear on the screen.
"Long time no see! Natal."
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Chapter completed!