In the boundless darkness, a dazzling light flashed like lightning.

"Boom!!"

As the light faded, a huge explosion occurred.

The shock wave generated by the explosion suddenly caused the entire battleship to shake violently and shake.

"What's going on?!" Artis steadied himself and cried out. On the other side, Kreuzer grabbed the chair handle without saying a word, silently looking at the home screen.

"Report, report! The main artillery was attacked. Now in a damaged state, it is impossible to continue shooting. ”

"What?! Where did the shooting come from? Is it Thunderbolt Gundam? Artis said incredulously. Although it was decided to retreat just now, the anti-aircraft artillery fire did not stop. It stands to reason that the Thunderbolt Gundam lurking on the side can't rush in. So, where did the attack come from?

"Attis, retreat!" At this time, the silent Kreuzer spoke. He looked at Artis and said slowly, "The results of this battle are enough. Someone doesn't want us to go any further. Retreat! ”

Ever since the battle began, Artis has been a little unable to understand what Kreuzer is saying. However, Artes performed his captain's duties well, once again informing all the surviving MS to retreat and return to the mothership.

In the end, as Kreuzer said, their results were sufficient. The advance party that came to meet the Archangel was wiped out. Although the Veesalius' main gun was damaged by an incoming fire, the beam that had been deflected by the explosion still swept past the flagship. As long as they saw the huge wound on the flagship's body, no one would doubt how long it would last, and even some people would believe that in the next second, the next moment, the battleship would be swallowed by an explosion. Therefore, Kreuzer is very satisfied with this result. But there are people who are completely crazy because of it.

"No!!" Frey, who witnessed the huge beam of light passing past the flagship of the advance team, suddenly lost her mind. I saw that her eyes were incomparably huge, and her face was extremely hideous, and she raised her pistol to Lux's forehead, and shouted hysterically, "Die!" Monster!! ”

"Phew!"

Before Malu and the others could regain their weight from the pressure of the battle, gunshots rang out. However, Lux, who should have been shot in the head by a bullet, was unharmed and stood in place with a look of astonishment. Frey, who pulled the trigger, was caught in both hands by a figure and robbed of the pistol she was holding tightly.

It turned out that the moment Frey pulled the trigger, a green figure suddenly jumped up from the corner and slammed into Frey's arm at great speed, causing the bullet that should have been fired at Lux into the ceiling of the bridge in vain. At the same time, since the beginning of the war, Lin Mingmei, who has been silently staying in the bridge and acting as air, also took a stride to control Frei when Midori hit Frei's arm.

"Calm down! The killer is not Lux! Lin Mingmei clasped Frey's hands with her left hand, and handed the pistol to Bucky Lulu, who came up after reacting.

Maybe it was Lin Mingmei's voice that played a role, or maybe it was because the scarred battleship on the main screen hadn't exploded yet, Frei hung her arms weakly and fell limply into Lin Mingmei's arms and cried bitterly.

Lin Mingmei comforted Frey softly as she winked at Bucky Lulu. Knowing this, Bucky Lulu immediately called Mirialia and left the bridge with Lux Klein.

"Captain, release the full-range broadcast right away. Maybe there will be survivors. Lin Mingmei patted Frei's back and said seriously.

Marlu nodded, and the search began. Although ZAFT has now retreated, this airspace is not completely safe. ZAFT could be back at any time. In this case, without Bucky Lulu's refutation, Malu made a decisive decision to violate the rules of war.

"Your name is Frey, right? Come, I'll send you back to rest, okay? Now that the captain is giving orders to search for survivors, maybe your dad will be fine! Lin Mingmei gently pulled Frei up and helped the crying girl who had woken up from extreme madness to leave the bridge.

This is the end of a hijacking storm. But the aftermath of the battle is far from over.

In the distance, the Tengyun, which was already speeding up, slowly changed course and headed in the opposite direction to the Archangel.

On the deck of the Tengyun, the Force Angel Gundam, who was half-crouching on it, slowly put away the beam sniper rifle in his hand and stood up again.

"Whew, what a mess of requests!" After Locoon let go of the scope, he couldn't help but complain about the order he sent back inexplicably just now.

Just now, after Lok Ang discovered the attack intention of the Vethalius, he immediately locked on to the key points of the Vethalius and prepared to preemptively kill the Vethalius. As a result, before he could pull the trigger, He inexplicable order came. When Lockon opened it, he was asked to destroy the main gun of the Vethalius and deflect the main gun's shot. This chaotic order immediately made Lockon vomit bitterness. But in the end, it was inexplicably rejected by Ho.

In desperation, Lockon had no choice but to bite the bullet. It didn't take long, and the results appeared. Lockon is indeed a sniper capable of sniping at targets outside the atmosphere, and as far as the results are concerned, the inexplicable mess has been achieved.

After a while, a huge steel figure slowly emerged from the boundless darkness, it was Thunderbolt Gundam.

"Worthy of Colonel Ho. The results are remarkable! Feng Yun's avatar appeared on the screen.

"It's just hiding to the side and shooting black guns. It's not a commendable record. He smiled inexplicably and said indifferently.

After Feng Yun praised a few words, he asked again, "Why didn't the colonel save that flagship?" ”

He Moming didn't feel any surprise that Feng Yun would ask this question, after all, Feng Yun should have thought that He Moming would save the flagship from the beginning. Judging from the current results, if Feng Yun didn't take the initiative to ask questions, He Mo might still wonder if this man who relied on He Mo's help to be promoted to the captain of a front-line combat warship would have other ideas?

"It doesn't make a difference to us whether we save it or not. First, even though we belong to the same Earth Union, don't forget how the Atlantic Federation cheated our East Asian Federation before this. Second, if the Archangel gets the help of that flagship, we will not be able to keep a short distance and follow all the way as we are now. Thirdly, this is my personal reason. And there is nothing worth saying. So, whether or not to save the flagship is just a matter of my mood. ”

Looking at He Inexplicable, who was wrenching his fingers and counting the main points, Feng Yun once again saw what it meant to be unpredictable. First, the second point is okay, he can understand. But what's the third point? Personal reasons? How could Feng Yun not know that this Colonel He still had this hobby?

No matter how Captain Feng thought, he couldn't imagine that he was actually looking forward to what the situation would be if Frey's father hadn't died? But then again, although it was not split in two by the main gun of the Vethalius, it is believed that the flagship, which suffered such heavy damage, would not have lasted long. What's more, He inexplicably remembers that in the original book, Frey's father seemed to be in Gnacur before he died, preparing to enter the lifeboat. Thinking back to the injured part of the flagship, He Moyin seemed to feel that his bad taste seemed to be unable to be realized.

Half an hour later, the Archangel, having completed all the survivor searches, started its engines and drove away at full speed from the wreckage-strewn battlefield. At this time, in the Archangel's Gnaku, a group of wounded and sick patients were lying limply in the corner, waiting for emergency treatment. In this corner full of pained wails, a heart-rending cry rang out.

"Dad, Dad!! Wake up! Wake up! Father!! Under the comfort of Lin Mingmei, Frey, who calmed down a little, found her father, George Alsta, as soon as she received it. Surprised, Frey didn't have time to hear what was going to happen and ran quickly to Gnaku. Under this joy full of reunion after the catastrophe and full of hope of reunion, Frey was once again struck by reality.

"Sorry! While the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs was retreating, he was hit by the explosion. He had been hit by a debris in the brain and was now in a deep coma. The flagship doctor who survived the catastrophe couldn't help but hesitate when he looked at the girl's face, which should have been full of joyful smiles after the reunion of father and daughter. If he doesn't wake up after 24 hours, the vice minister for foreign affairs will probably become a vegetative state. ”

The doctor's words immediately tore Frey into countless pieces, and the girl, who had just woken up from her extreme madness and had just calmed down a little, was suddenly completely shattered by the fact that she was lying on the hospital bed in front of her, wrapped in a thick strap of bright red blood that was constantly oozing outward.

"No !!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The girl's howl pierced Gnaku, drawing everyone's attention.

The doctor, who felt everyone's gaze, hesitated, stepped forward, patted the girl's shoulder, and said softly, "I'm sorry! It's my lack of ability! ”

Originally, this was an apologetic word, but at this time, it had a different meaning in the girl's ears.

The girl's sobbing stopped.

I saw her slowly turn her head, her eyes flashing with hatred. "Yes! It's your lack of ability!! It's your fault! It's all your fault! Dad turned out to be a vegetative person! It's your fault! ”

In the girl's hateful scolding, a figure suddenly appeared in her mind.

"Yes! It's your fault! It's all your fault! Why don't you save my dad!! Why? ”