Chapter 1686
The First Tokyo Metropolitan Area! The Attack Begins!
Chapter 1686 The First Tokyo Metropolitan Area! The Offensive Begins! (Bonus Chapter)
early morning.
District 11
In the First Tokyo urban cluster, Ashford Academy presents a peaceful and vibrant scene.
Students from all over the city entered the school gates in twos and threes, ready to embrace a day full of knowledge and vitality.
Among these students, two were preparing to sneak out on a three-wheeled motorcycle to do odd jobs.
Unexpectedly, before they could even take any action, they were stopped by a girl with long orange-red hair.
"Lelouch! Rival!! You're trying to sneak out again!!! Stop right there!!"
Amidst the girl's loud shouts, her pretty figure stood directly in front of the three-wheeled motorcycle.
The girl's stern expression and "you'll regret it if you dare to take a step" look gave the young man, Rival Caldimonte, a headache as he sat in the driver's seat.
(Lival Caludimonte)
He turned his head slightly and asked his close friend sitting next to him in a soft voice.
"Lelouch, say something! If Shirley keeps blocking our way like this, we're afraid we won't be able to get out."
"What are you saying? I heard everything!! Rival, don't ask Lelouch for help! You're the one who corrupted Lelouch!!"
A girl named Shirley Finette put her hands on her hips, then pointed her right index finger at Rival and launched into a tirade of questions, leaving Rival to smile apologetically and repeatedly plead for help from his best friend beside him.
(Charlie Finette)
However, no matter how much Rival pleaded for help, his close friend seemed not to say a word.
Normally, as long as her best friend speaks, no matter how angry Shirley is, Lelouch can always divert her attention in a few moments, allowing them to make a smooth escape.
"Lelouch, Lelouch..."
When Rival was about to be overwhelmed, he subconsciously turned around to look at his best friend beside him, only to find that the other person was not looking at them, but was looking up at the distant sky.
"Lelouch, what are you looking at?"
As soon as Rival finished speaking, Lelouch's expression turned serious.
"I'm sorry, Rival, we probably won't be able to get out today."
"what?!"
Rival was taken aback, and even Shirley, who was blaming them, was stunned by what the other party said.
"Shirley, could you please inform the student council president and the others to guide the students to evacuate?"
"Huh? Evacuation?!"
Shirley was completely taken aback.
"Yes! War has come! Shirley, do you believe me?"
"Eh, um, I believe you, Lelouch."
"Then we must get moving!! I need to pick up Nunnally now! Rival, could you please give me a ride? That will be faster!"
After watching Shirley leave, Lelouch looked at Rival with a serious expression, his gaze leaving Rival speechless.
"Ah! Good! But why do you think war is coming, Lelouch?"
Rival didn't dare to delay and quickly turned the car around, heading towards the middle school where Nanali was.
"One month. A month has passed. Although the city has been placed under information blockade by the Empire, given His Majesty the Emperor's personality, he will definitely launch a war. And now, those shadows appearing over the First Tokyo metropolitan area should be the Earth Federation Forces' response to His Majesty the Emperor!"
While Rival and Shirley were arguing, Lelouch noticed that there were many shadowy figures lingering in the airspace above the First Tokyo metropolitan area.
Considering what had happened on Earth over the past month, Lelouch had basically concluded that war had broken out.
That was not a war between humans and monsters from another dimension.
It was a civil war between humans!
"Charles DI Britannia!!! Is it not enough to conquer the Earth of the past? Do you also want to take this super-Earth, which is suffering from dimensional disasters and becoming increasingly deformed, into your possession?" Under Lelouch's increasingly tense gaze, the dark shadow that was hovering in the outer sea suddenly accelerated and rushed into the sky above the First Tokyo metropolitan area at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, a series of explosions suddenly rang out on the outskirts of the city.
"Has the attack begun?"
The sudden explosion startled Rival.
"No! It's the military base. Rival, we still have time! The Earth Federation Forces are attacking the city's military facilities! Hurry!"
"boom!!!"
Amid Lelouch's anxious voice, several figures of steel giants riding on flying platforms swept across the sky above Ashford Academy, startling the students who hadn't yet reacted.
Suddenly, screams erupted throughout the academy, and chaos descended upon the place.
Even if it was just a war machine passing overhead, it was enough to terrify these students who were enjoying peace.
"Federal Army mobile suits!!"
Lelouch's eyes gradually turned red.
The Earth Federation Forces' mobile suits brazenly entering the airspace above the city will inevitably provoke an attack from the Imperial forces in that city.
Even if the Earth Federation Forces' mobile suits don't attack civilians, the stray bullets from the battle will be enough to kill ordinary people instantly.
"Rival! Quick!! We must get Nunnally into the shelter immediately!"
"Alright! Lelouch! Hold on tight, I'm about to accelerate!"
Livar dared not delay and gritted his teeth to increase the speed of the three-wheeled motorcycle.
For a moment, the roar of motorcycle engines and the roar of war machines flying overhead made Lelouch unable to tell whether what he was seeing was real or not.
The first Tokyo metropolitan area offshore.
Following orders from the Earth Federation Forces headquarters, the Pacific Fleet, usually known as a retired force, had no choice but to deploy the majority of its forces to assist He Ming's Punishment Force in sealing off the city.
"Colonel Ming! Our fleet has dispatched the first batch of mobile suits equipped with flight ramps to the airspace above the target city, and so far there have been no signs of resistance from the Imperial forces."
The Pacific Fleet's first mate was responsible for communicating with He Ming, while the fleet commander, citing illness, handed over all command authority to He Ming.
It must be said that this Pacific Fleet commander, whom I had never met, was very good at dealing with people. After receiving the order from the General Staff, he decisively handed over all his power, only hoping to stay in the position of fleet commander until retirement.
This approach saved He Ming a lot of effort and also relieved the entire Pacific Fleet.
After all, if we were to get to the bottom of this, the Pacific Fleet would be the one in the most difficult position, caught in a dilemma.
"Excellent! The second batch of MS is ready to depart, providing cover for our Garuda formation as it enters the airspace above the target city. Also, have the ground forces begin their advance!"
"Yes, Colonel Ming!"
The offensive plan targeting the First Tokyo urban cluster was carried out step by step.
The expected resistance has not yet occurred.
This city, which on the surface appears to be afraid of the powerful Earth Federation Army and dares not attack, actually hides a great deal of mystery.
"The third prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, Clovis LA Britannia, must be trembling with fear in his governorship, right?"
of course.
Besides the third prince of the empire, there is another abandoned child hidden in this city, discarded by the tyrannical emperor.
According to the original timeline, this seems to be the crucial day for that abandoned child to reverse his life.
(End of this chapter)