Chapter 1398
The fear is approaching!
Chapter 1398 The fear is approaching!
A haze hung over the Supreme Council, causing many people who came here to discuss the next steps to feel the oppressive heaviness.
"There are only 7 hours left before Junius No. 24 arrives at the final defense line of Yakinduwei. Does the National Defense Committee have any corresponding countermeasures?"
Athalia Juul stood under the light and questioned the many representatives of the National Defense Committee sitting opposite her.
From the moment it was confirmed that Junius 7 was heading towards PLANT, apart from the ZAFT fleet led by the Minerva which was trying to stop the movement of Junius 7 and fighting with the increasing number of Blue Cosmos fleets, many PLANT's native space fleets had been slow to take any action.
Moreover, according to the information that Isalia Juul had, Yakin Duwei had only issued an order to be on alert and did not make any further preparations for response.
To put it more seriously, the National Defense Committee can be held accountable for dereliction of duty.
However, when seeing Gilbert Durandal sitting in the Speaker's seat, Isalia Juul's faction did not want to take action.
After all, behind the battlefield where Junius 7 was located, many civilian ships that were affected by the verbal offensive they launched were following closely.
"The nearest fleet has already begun its support mission. In the next 5 to 10 hours, we can gather at least 8 to 10 fleets to support the fleet led by Minerva. When Junius 7 approaches Yakinduwei, our ZAFT fleet will be fully equipped to fight! Please rest assured, Senator Juul and other senators!"
As a representative of the National Defense Committee and a loyal figure to Gilbert Durandal, Eduardo Lee slowly spoke out the arrangements of the National Defense Committee and made guarantees.
"PLANT is also our home, our motherland! We will not allow anyone to cause any harm to it again, and let our compatriots suffer the same disaster as that year."
Azalia Juul stared at Edward Lee closely, and then looked at Gilbert Durandal again. Only after the latter nodded slightly and made a promise did she accept the other party's statement.
“We will monitor the entire process...”
Suddenly, Azalia Juul, who had just been loudly questioning the National Defense Committee's countermeasures, became weak all over and fainted on the spot.
The chair she was using was pushed away by the impact of the fall, making a piercing sound, which woke up everyone who was unable to react and made them rush up.
"Senator Juul, wake up! Doctor! Doctor, go call a doctor!"
The councilman from the same faction who was sitting next to Isalia Juul reached out to help her up and placed her on the sofa beside her, while shouting loudly.
"Let me take a look!"
Gilbert Durandal's expression changed. He turned around and signaled others to call medical personnel. At the same time, he quickly stepped forward and asked to confirm the situation first.
Since Gilbert Durandal was a genetic researcher with certain medical experience before becoming the Chairman of the Supreme Council, no one objected but quietly made way for him.
"this···"
Gilbert Durandal apologized and reached out to hold Isalia Juul's right hand. Then his expression changed and he reached out to touch her forehead, and immediately felt something was wrong.
"How was Councillor Juul's spirit when he came to the meeting today?"
Gilbert Durandal looked at the others and asked.
Everyone looked at each other, lowered their heads and thought for a while, then shook their heads.
"There's nothing wrong. Moreover, in the morning, Councillor Juul was in good spirits and even loudly rebuked several ZAFT soldiers who had ridiculed the situation on Junius 7."
"That is to say, before the meeting, Councillor Juel should be in good health..."
Gilbert Durandal frowned slightly, but before he could sort out his thoughts, a muffled sound of falling to the ground attracted everyone's attention. "Senator Alyssa?! You..."
When everyone saw the figure fainted on the ground, their expressions suddenly changed drastically and they all looked at the people around them, especially the only few female members of the Supreme Council.
The gazes of the crowd made the faces of the remaining female parliamentarians gradually turn pale.
Then, a female congressman who subconsciously stepped back to avoid the crowd's gaze seemed to step on something soft, and her body swayed and she fell to the ground.
In a trance, the congresswoman seemed to touch a soft and somewhat familiar outline.
She looked closely and found that it was a face, a ZAFT soldier who had been standing on duty in the corner of the meeting room before the meeting.
“Ah!!! He…he…he’s dead?!”
The shrill screams not only caused panic among the crowd, but also made them discover the ZAFT soldiers who were guarding in the corner but had fallen to the ground at some point.
“What…what happened?!”
The frightened questions became the source of panic for the crowd at this moment.
Even the ZAFT soldiers on duty fell to the ground silently, and these MPs who had little fighting ability...
"Calm down! We need to figure out the situation as quickly as possible!"
Gilbert Durandal shouted, pulling everyone back from the brink of collapse.
However, before he could say the next sentence, another congressman fainted on the spot, scaring the people around him so much that they moved away from him.
one,
two,
As more and more people fell, everyone's mental defenses were almost pushed to the brink of collapse.
Being killed is not scary.
The most terrifying thing was that when he looked at his colleagues and congressmen lying on the ground, he had no idea what the reason was or what means had caused it.
It was as if a pair of hands from the god of death were silently reaping their lives.
At this moment, Gilbert Durandal stopped talking and checked the conditions of the fallen people one by one.
Without exception, all of them showed symptoms of high temperature and fever.
"Poisoning..."
The moment this thought came into his mind, Gilbert Durandal immediately reached out and touched his forehead, then unbuttoned his clothes and reached in to check his body temperature.
Although the method was crude and unreliable, it gave Gilbert Durandal peace of mind.
On the other hand, when others were faced with the panic of the unknown and fell to the ground due to unknown symptoms, they looked panicked, breathing rapidly, and their faces became increasingly flushed.
Afterwards, except Gilbert Durandal, no other congressman was able to stand up. Only a few congressmen who could still hold on lay on the ground, groaning in pain.
(End of this chapter)