One by one, the spots of light representing the so-called "Shadow Troops" disappeared. Even the last point of light marked as the captain's plane held out a little longer than the previous team member's point of light for a while, and it could not escape the fate of being extinguished from the main screen.

"How, how?" Artis, who had been told by Kreuzer from the beginning that this MS force was an ace, could not believe that this so-called ace had left the field so easily and in such a ridiculous way. They didn't show any strength worthy of their so-called "Shadow Force" name.

Artis's astonishment and disbelief were seen by Kreuzer. Although he knew the true identity of the "Shadow Force", he had no intention of breaking it. Although the morale of the current fleet has also been hit after this force was inexplicably broken, the damage caused to him is much less than that of this "shadow force" after its true identity was revealed.

"Yetis, it seems that I am really a man of bad luck!" Kreuzer seemed a little self-pitying.

"What? Captain, what are you talking about? Artes didn't react for a moment.

The silver mask faced Artes, and Cruze's magnetic voice sounded slowly. "I hate to admit it, but it's a mistake I made because I wasn't mature enough. Artis, remember Nichol? ”

"Nicol?" Artis was stunned for a moment, and immediately jumped up from his chair. "That's right! Thunderbolt Gundam!! ”

Although the Thunderbolt Gundam was not in Nichol's possession for long, its sudden stealth ability was still fresh in Artis's memory. You must know that accompanying this stealth ability is the defeat of the unsinkable fortress moon of the Earth Union. In this case, anyone who has experienced it will remember it deeply.

"All ship-to-air firepower!"

Artis's sudden order made the entire bridge a little confused.

"It doesn't matter if you have a goal or not! The enemy who broke through the Shadow Force is suspected to have stealth capabilities, so it is very likely that they will invade the space around our fleet now. Full ship, maximum anti-aircraft firepower. ”

Artis's loud shout soon made the bridge crew understand the meaning of the order. In the next moment, countless anti-aircraft artillery fire built a barrage around the Vesallius. Coincidentally, at the same time as the barrage appeared, it happened that the Thunderbolt Gundam, which was still in a state of stealth, approached.

"Huh? Spotted? He frowned inexplicably. Although I expected to be recognized, it was a little early. It seems that the enemy has capable people. If Ho inexplicably guessed correctly, this capable man is likely to be Rau Rue Kreuzer. Although he guessed the answer, He inexplicably still had no intention of forcibly launching an attack at the time when the barrage was the most dense. After all, the Thunderbolt Gundam is only a special-purpose stealth mech, so it's better to wash and sleep if you forcibly break through the barrage or something!

The sudden explosion of the anti-aircraft barrage did keep the Thunderbolt Gundam out, but Arteis didn't let go. Although the barrage looks very dense and ferocious, after a long time, I am afraid that the enemy will inevitably see the flaw, so as to launch a fatal blow.

"Captain." Artis shouted.

Cruzer, who was thinking, glanced up at Artis, he knew what Artis wanted to ask. But at the moment, there is no other way but that way. But Kreuzer was really unwilling. When he was about to successfully suppress the enemy and enjoy the fruits of victory, the Thunderbolt Gundam, which had disappeared for so long, suddenly jumped out and quietly killed more than a dozen MS of his own side with its unique stealth ability. Such a powerful and invisible enemy was a real problem for Kreuzer.

Kreuzer looked up at the home screen, where the battlefield map was still playing. All of your MSs are either entangled with the enemy's MS or are trying to attack the Advance Flagship and the Archangel. All of a sudden, all of a sudden, your own maneuvering forces were held back. For the time being, the mothership can only rely on its own air defense to block the surrounding airspace and drive away the Thunderbolt Gundam as much as possible. Although the barrage at this time is very abundant and dense, but...

"If you don't hit, there's nothing." Kreuzer muttered under his breath. "Artis, prepare..."

Just as Kreuzer was about to say the command in his heart, CIC's voice suddenly sounded.

"Report! A full-range signal is discovered. The source of the signal is the Archangel number! ”

Kreuzer was immediately refreshed.

"Take it in."

Under the operation of CIC, a picture from the Archangel number suddenly appeared on the main screen. And the moment the picture appeared, the entire bridge was amazed.

I saw that in the light pink long hair, a beautiful face that all the people of PLANT were familiar with and fell for appeared, and the owner of this face was being pointed at a swarthy muzzle.

"Kill this girl!"

“ZAFT！ Damn monsters! If I fire at Daddy's boat, I'll kill this girl!! ”

With a scream full of rage, madness, a distorted face emerges from the edge of the frame. It's a young girl, a girl with long, burgundy hair. At this moment, two girls who seemed to be about the same age appeared in everyone's eyes as the hostage and the hostage.

"Pull, Lux?!!"

"Miss Lux Klein!?"

"Why?! Why is Miss Lux Klein on the Earth United battleship? ”

In the blink of an eye, this communication caused a huge upheaval in all the battleships belonging to ZAFT on this battlefield, MS. You must know that Lux Klein is the idol of all the people of PLANT, and even the vast majority of ZAFT. In the fierce battle, the weak and moving idol was actually held hostage by the enemy with a gun. This stunned everyone.

"Artis. Looks like I'm such a bad luck man! Kreuzer moved the corners of his mouth and said with a sigh. Although in the eyes of Artis, Kreuzer showed a look of reluctance. But he didn't know that at this time, Kreuzer was secretly relieved in his heart. Kreuzer did not expect that just when he was about to order a retreat and suffer defeat, someone would give him such a great opportunity to wash away the shadow of failure. What a "bad luck"!

Of course! Even so, Kreuzer would not immediately agree. He knew what he had to do, and he had to do it. It would be too timid to push the boat to retreat like this. The man in the ZAFT headquarters is not a foolish existence.

"Who are you? Who is the girl you are holding hostage? We are ZAFT, and we will not be deterred by an unidentified hostage! ”

Kreuzer's seemingly righteous speech suddenly plunged the already crazy girl into an even more violent state. I saw her hold the pistol tightly, press it hard against Lux's forehead, and shout frantically, "Say! Tell them who you are!! GET ZAFT TO STOP ATTACKING DADDY'S BOAT!! ”

As the swarthy muzzle of the gun pressed hard against his forehead, a mark quickly turned from pale red to blood red. But Lux didn't feel much about it, only to see her head slightly raised, ignoring the muzzle of the gun, she looked at the home screen and said, "I'm Lux Klein." ZAFT troops, do you want the place where the memorial group representative I represent is located as a battlefield? Please stop now! ”

With that, Lux's gaze shifted slightly, and after glancing at the extremely distorted face, she repeated again, "I'm Lux Klein." ZAFT troops, do you want the place where the memorial group representative I represent is located as a battlefield? Please stop now! ”

During Lux's non-stop speech, all the ZAFT soldiers present recognized that the girl on the screen who was pointed at gunpoint was none other than PLANT's full-name idol, Lux Klein, the daughter of the Supreme Council Speaker. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Kreuzer, who was standing tall and standing on the bridge.

"It's really hard! We don't know if this so-called Lux Klein is real or not. Kreuzer shook his head slightly, and it seemed clear from the meaning of his words that he would not change his mind because of the girl in front of him. At this moment, a communication from his own MS came in.

"Captain Kreuzer, please stop now! That girl is Lux Klein! Although Aslan also had unwillingness on his face, he still opened his mouth a little anxiously to admit the identity of the girl on the screen.

"Oh? Aslan Sarah. Are you sure? Now, at the crucial moment when we're about to win, can you confirm that she's Lux Klein? The corners of Kreuzer's mouth curled slightly, and he said.

"Yes. In the name of Aslan Sarah, I declare that she is Lux Klein. She is my Aslan Sarah's fiancée, Lux Klein. This fact is beyond doubt. Sure enough, Aslan immediately followed Kreuzer's guidance and said the words that Kreuzer had been waiting for for a long time.

Immediately, Kreuzer nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Send a retreat signal." Now, our Miss Lux Klein is in enemy hands. The whole army, immediately retreat. so as not to overstimulate the enemy to act unfavorably against Miss Lux Klein. ”

The order was given, and three flares hung high.

The fierce battle, which was supposed to last for a while, ended in such a hasty scene in the hands of the girl who had fallen into madness. Despite the fact that the facts were too nonsense, the United Earth Party couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at this. And ZAFT was not demoralized by this failure, on the contrary, it was more resentful, even angry. In their opinion, the act of holding a weak girl hostage and forcing the enemy to retreat if they can't be defeated is undoubtedly a cowardly act.

And at this time, the man with the silver mask had other plans.

"Artis. Is the main gun ready? ”

Artis was stunned for a moment, not yet understanding what Kreuzer meant.

"Target, the flagship of the enemy detachment. Main gun, fired. Kreuzer smiled slightly, and said this in a calm voice.

"Main gun fire?" Artis opened his mouth and immediately said, "But Miss Lux..."

Kreuzer shook his head slightly. "Don't worry! Now it's time to worry about the safety of Lux Klein not just us, it's the Archangel. So, the main cannon fired. ”

Although Artes had not yet figured out Kreuzer's intentions for a while, due to the high level of trust cultivated by his long-standing partner, Artes quickly gave the order to shoot.

At the sound of the main cannon firing, the corners of Kreuzer's mouth began to curl upward.

"Lux Klein. Very good. I didn't expect you to be on the Archangel. Then, let's do your part for the peace of PLANT!"

"The shooting is complete, and the target is locked."

"Main cannon, fire!"