Chapter 707
: The Archangel Flees
Chapter 707: The Archangel Flees (15)
Outside the space where the Pillar of Heaven is located, the Earth Federation's Eighth Fleet and the Archangel are rushing towards the Pillar of Heaven at full speed.
Behind the Eighth Fleet and Archangel, and on the right side, the ZAFT Fleet, whose strength far exceeds that of the Eighth Fleet and Archangel, is holding on tightly.
Although the Eighth Fleet was not bad in terms of the number of warships, what it lacked was exactly what the Earth Federation lacked at that time - MS.
Even with the addition of Archangel and Strike Gundam, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Moreover, ZAFT's war situation has changed since the speech that has become known as the Black Suit Declaration.
Regardless of whether the situation is favorable to ZAFT, as long as the ZAFT fleet participates in the battle, the MS will adopt an attitude of fighting to the death, which is frightening.
No one knows what exactly happened.
Because even if the Earth United Fleet wins the battle, they will be scared by this madman ZAFT.
Although many have successfully won the battle, the number of Earth Federation soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, commonly known as PTSD, is increasing at a high level.
"Captain Malu Ramyas. Will the Pillar of Heaven really accept us?"
After the Archangel received a reply from the Eighth Fleet, George Alstar, one of the members of the advance team, Vice Foreign Minister of the Earth Federation and father of Freya Alstar, one of the civilians on the Archangel, successfully reunited with the Archangel in advance, and with the permission of Maliu Lamias, boarded the Archangel to reunite with his beloved daughter.
Now, the Vice Foreign Minister is worried about the current situation.
"Lord George, this is a decision made by Admiral Halberdon himself. Although we have doubts about whether the Pillar of Heaven will send a fleet to support us, we can only and must trust Admiral Halberdon's decision."
Maliu Ramias said firmly.
Compared with George Alstar, Malu Ramyas not only trusts the judgment of his teacher Halberdon, but also trusts the suggestions of his partner Natal Bakilulu.
Because the decision to abandon the original descent plan and retreat towards the Pillar of Heaven was proposed by Natal Bakilulu.
At that time, the Archangel, which was supposed to be carrying out a descent mission under the cover of the Eighth Fleet and heading to the Alaska headquarters, was suddenly attacked by the ZAFT fleet. At the same time, on Earth, the surface fleet sent by the ZAFT Carpantaria base in Oceania was accelerating towards the Alaska headquarters.
Faced with attacks from two directions, the Archangel's descent mission could be declared a failure before it even began.
Therefore, in order to get out of this situation, while giving orders to prepare for battle, Halberdon also asked Malu and Natal Bakilulu about their ideas.
At first, Natal Bakilulu did not speak, but gave the initiative to Malu and waited for the other party's decision. Unfortunately, after thinking hard for a while, Malu still could not think of a way to break the deadlock.
Halberdon was not disappointed at all.
Just as the ZAFT fleet appeared behind the Eighth Fleet, Halberton had already received an urgent encrypted message from the moon.
The encrypted message mentioned more than once the abnormality of ZAFT's all-out attacks on all fronts, and also mentioned the chaos that occurred after the Earth Federation was attacked, and that it was unable to form effective command and resistance for a while.
In this situation, Halberdon also felt extremely troubled.
"Admiral, Captain, I may have a solution."
Just then, Natal Bakilulu came up with an idea.
The idea was to have the Eighth Fleet escort the Archangel to the Pillar of Heaven and request support from the other side.
"But, I heard from my colleagues that since the East Asian Republic and Orb joined forces to turn the Heavenly Pillar into a solar power generation system, they have begun to show a lack of interest in the affairs of the Earth Federation."
As the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Earth Federation, George Alstar's information channels all seem to be not very optimistic about the existence of the Pillar of Heaven.
"But this is the only choice we have."
Maru sighed.
If ZAFT had not suddenly launched an all-out attack, the Archangel would not have been caught in such a dilemma.
"Report! The ZAFT fleet is accelerating and approaching, and has begun releasing mobile suits! We expect to make contact with us in five minutes!"
Mirialia Haw, who served as CIC, reported with a serious expression.
Although she was forced to serve as the CIC of the Archangel due to the current situation, Mirialia Haou gradually became calm during the voyage. "Sorry! Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, I have to command the battle now!"
After Malu apologized, he gave the order.
"All ships, enter level one combat status immediately! Kira Yamato, Major Mu, prepare to attack!"
Inside the hangar, Kira Yamato stood in front of the cockpit of the Strike Gundam, holding his helmet.
"What are you thinking about, kid?"
Kojiro Madoc, a mechanic from the Archangel's maintenance team, patted Kira Yamato on the shoulder.
"You're about to strike. Don't worry about all that crap. Just remember how to keep you and your friends alive."
"Mr. Maddock."
"Hey! Let's go! Don't keep Major Mu waiting too long!"
After Kojiro Madoc pushed Kira Yamato into the cockpit, he activated the elevator and gave the attack channel to the Strike Gundam.
On the other side, Mu La Frada, driving the Mobius Zero, had already attacked.
"At least thirty ZAFT warships and hundreds of mobile suits? Is ZAFT crazy? A force of this magnitude is enough to attack the Earth Federation's satellite fortress. Why were they sent to chase us?"
After Mu La Frada took off in the Mobius Zero, he also noticed that the Eighth Fleet also began to release MA Mobius.
Although in terms of quantity, the Earth Federation's MA Mobius is far more than ZAFT's MS.
But considering the actual exchange ratio, Mu La Frada did not feel confident at all.
"Major Mu. Here I come!"
While he was thinking, the Strike Gundam also successfully attacked.
"Kira. Protect the Archangel. There are a lot of enemies this time! Do you understand? It is your mission to protect the Archangel!"
Mu La Vlada narrowed his gaze and warned.
He believed that Admiral Halberton of the Eighth Fleet thought the same.
The current mission of the Eighth Fleet is to protect the Archangel and the Strike Gundam driven by Kira.
"Yes! Understood!"
Kira responded.
But just when the countdown for the contact between the two sides was approaching zero, CIC Milialia Hao suddenly shouted on the channel.
"Major Mu! Kira! Please maintain your current position and do not enter the firefight area with the ZAFT fleet!"
"What? What happened? Mirialia."
Mu La Vlada's expression changed, and he intuitively felt that something must have happened.
"Yes! It's the Pillar of Heaven! The Pillar of Heaven just sent an urgent message! Reinforcements are about to arrive, and we are required to maintain the current route and speed to avoid accidental injuries!"
Mu and Kira didn't know that within the maximum range that the Archangel's radar could detect, an unidentified figure appeared with a strong signal, which was resolved by the radar to be at least a hundred meters in size and flying at high speed.
At the same time, its appearance also brought about a recovery in the Pillar of Heaven.
"A warning to the Earth Federation's Eighth Fleet and the Archangel. You must maintain your route, direction, and speed. You must not make any moves or behaviors that attack our reinforcements. Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences!"
I was so tired last night. I'm so sorry! Today, I'll update five more chapters! Just consider it as a small apology for not updating yesterday!
(End of this chapter)