Chapter 368: Escalation
In the strange space with no end in sight, the stars really walked aimlessly with the three of Asuka in the many crystals hidden by the mist.
After a brief observation, they finally determined that there were humans among the crystals that existed here...
"That guy Gonto..."
Zhuxingzhen's face was full of anger, making Mai behind him a little afraid to speak.
"What's wrong with you?"
Mai didn't dare to talk, Asuka looked confused, only Kirino Mufu kept it cold, and asked Zhuxingzhen, who was walking briskly in front.
“... According to the plan of action we have made, Gondo should quickly and forcibly disperse the people who are still in the Crystal City after we enter the Crystal City before proceeding further. ”
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhu Xingzhen told Asuka and Kirino Mufu some of the processes of this operation in a stiff tone.
"But these people..."
Hearing this, Kirino Mufu already understood why Zhuxing was really angry, and there were thousands of crystals among them, indicating that the 'Gonto' in his mouth did not act according to the original plan.
At least, he didn't forcibly disperse the people in Crystal City.
"And this kind of thing?!" Asuka, who was not present during the discussion of the battle, looked furious and pointed to the crystals around him and shouted, "Then why are they still inside??" ”
"Maybe it's to prevent 'Asmantis' from being alarmed."
Pushing the frame, Kirino Mufu answered Asuka's question for Zhu Xingzhen.
"Although I don't know what your specific actions are, it should be very secretive, in order not to alarm 'Asmantis', that 'Gonto' thinks he is going to sacrifice everyone here."
"How so?!"
Asuka gasped, and then his heart was furious, and when he was about to say something, he was pulled by Mai on the side, and pointed to the angry stars in front of him and shook his head.
Asuka was stunned when he saw this, and after understanding Mai's meaning, he reluctantly suppressed the words he was about to say, and closed his mouth with an angry face.
"I'm afraid it's not just these people he wants to sacrifice."
Zhu Xingzhen stopped and paused for a moment before continuing.
"We are now probably on the list of sacrifices he is ready to make."
"What?! Gondo counseled him..."
This time it was Mai's turn not to be calm, and I wanted to deny the conjecture that Zhuxing really was, but thinking about the attitude of Gonto Staff Officer towards SUPER-GUTS on weekdays, I felt that it was not impossible, and my heart suddenly became anxious.
"So what do we do now??"
"What else can I do?" Asuka, who was already aware of Gonto's behavior, said without thinking about it, "Of course it's to find a way to save everyone!" ”
"That's true, but..."Mai looked embarrassed, "how can we save it?" ”
"This..."
Asuka was stunned.
If you think about it, if you want to get out of this crystal, either the person in the crystal will leave voluntarily, or an external force will intervene and forcibly take the person inside, and there is no other way.
However, the people in this group did not come in to collect the actual data of the 'ideal country' on purpose, but came in voluntarily, and if they wanted to leave, not to mention how to communicate with all of them, just convincing them was a big problem.
Not to mention forcibly entering the crystal one by one and bringing it out, not to mention that they can still enter the crystal again at any time after bringing it out, even this number of circumstances does not allow them to leave with everyone...
Asuka doesn't know what to say now...
All four of them fell silent.
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on the square.
The huge floating body of the Mirror Doll slowly moved, and the Marine Tanks on the ground were firing frantically, one after another shells bombarding the smooth mirror body of the Mirror Doll, splattering with blazing fire and bits of debris, like brilliant light powder.
But the ammunition of these land tanks is not the Flying Eagle missile, although it has been improved, but in terms of power, it can only be regarded as barely causing damage to the mirror puppet, but it has not been able to break it for a long time.
Fortunately, the task of preventing it from leaving was completed, and although the mirror puppet entangled in artillery fire remained undamaged, it could not get out of the way, forming a stalemate with the ground forces.
Staff Officer Gondo, who witnessed the whole process from a distance, couldn't help but clench his fists, almost all of the Eagle missile units equipped with the Flying Eagle missile units that could cause damage to the Mirror Puppet were transferred to Sabora Rika to carry out another annihilation operation, and the ground troops who remained here were really difficult to deal with the Mirror Puppet's seemingly fragile, but actually extremely strong mirror armor.
After all, there is a limit to the time that the ground forces can delay, and if Sabo Rika can't bring back the troops before all the ammunition is exhausted, then the mirror puppet will probably be able to escape and chase all the way to Tokyo Bay.
If this happens, I don't know how much ground construction will have to be lost, which is something that Gondo's staff officer does not want to see.
"Staff officer!"
Just as Staff Officer Gondo was anxiously waiting for the battle report from the front, the communicator in the temporary command room hurriedly ran out and brought with him a piece of news that was definitely not good.
"The security department at the front sent an urgent report, saying that the evacuated people were rioting en masse, and they were about to lose the line of defense!"
"What!?"
This news caught Gondo's staff officers off guard.
The security department, which thought it was the most unlikely to have an accident, actually had an accident, which made Gonto's face change again and again.
The public's support and maintenance of 'Asmantis' would be so crazy, but he never imagined.
He had thought that destroying the mirror puppet would cause panic among the people, and perhaps cause public resentment and controversy...
But that was a problem to deal with only after the war, when Asmontis was gone, and the anger of the people would only last for a short time, and it would soon subside, and the incident would be brought to a happy end.
But now the situation is that the people's madness towards 'Asmantis' has far exceeded Gondo's expectations, and they are no longer satisfied with staying in verbal disputes, and have begun to cause large-scale riots, which makes Gondo's face very ugly.
"Tell them! By any means, isolate the crowd from the square, and never allow them to enter the square! ”
The order was given almost with a roar, and the face of the staff officer Gondo was gloomy, and the correspondent was startled and hurriedly ran back to the temporary command room to relay the latest order.
"Whew..."
Staff Officer Gondo exhaled a deep breath of turbidity, as if he wanted to spit out the uneasiness in his heart as well.
He is now in a difficult situation, with the superiors and the people firmly opposing the plan he implements, which can be described as a dilemma.
But this only strengthened his resolve, and the greater the pressure on him, the more correct his actions were.
Turning his gaze to the mirror puppet in the square that was also struggling, Gondo's eyes flashed with fierceness.
"IS THE BETA OF SUPER-GUTS STILL ON STANDBY?"
Striding into the temporary command room, Staff Officer Gondo asked in a rough voice.
"Yes, yes!"
The communicator was nervous by the appearance of Gondo's staff officer, and hurriedly replied after calling up the location of the Beta on the interface.
"The Beta has completed the loading of the Flying Eagle missile, and it is ready to attack at any time!"
"Very good, the herald tells Captain Hibi to attack in the Beta, and be sure to destroy the mirror puppet in the square as quickly as possible!"
Regardless of the Mirror Puppet and the others, Gondo only wants to destroy the source of the popular uprising, and as for whether Captain Kibi will obey his orders, he can't worry about it.
He is the highest person in charge of this operation, and it is not the turn of the captain of the super-GUTS to raise objections!
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On the Beta.
The three Captain Hibi, who had been on standby for a long time, also saw the mirror puppet in the square that was being shelled by the tank troops on the ground from the communicator, and the fire caused by each shelling was like a hammer beating hard in their hearts.
Their teammates are inside the mirror puppet right now...
Just as they were staring at the screen in silence, the order from Gondo's staff officer finally came.
“... Let's go. ”
Staring at the mission instructions coming from the screen, Captain Hibi was silent for a moment before ordering.
"Captain?!"
Nakajima shouted with a reluctant face.
"Already... There is no time left. ”
Kaya, who was on the side, lowered his head and replied in a deep voice for the tired Captain Kibi.
"But, but..."
Nakajima, one of the developers of the Flying Eagle missile, knows the power of this missile best, and if he devotes himself to the attack on the mirror puppet...
"Asuka is still inside, Mai is too, and the Star Advisors..."
Nakajima muttered to himself, his words full of struggle.
"Does it have to be like this..."
"It's an order, that's all we can do." Captain Kibi's voice paused, "If you really can't attack, just stay, I'll just go with Kaya." ”
“... No, I could..."
The captain is suffering like everyone else, how can he escape at such a time.
"Let's go, then."
With a deep sigh, Captain Hibi activated the Beta's engine that was on standby.
The hunter on the side silently assisted Captain Kibi's operation, and in the fire gushing out of the thrusters, the Beta slowly rose from the ground and headed for the target point at full speed.
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