The Eighth Fleet was eventually destroyed.

Under the command of the premeditated Kreuzer, all the ZAFT warships in the nearby airspace were gathered, and a fatal blow was launched at the Eighth Fleet. Originally, in Kreuzer's budget, most of the ZAFT forces gathered were prepared for the Tengyun. However, on the eve of the attack, he was surprised to find that there was no Tengyun in the Eighth Fleet. Unexpectedly, Kreuzer suddenly let out a burst of laughter on the bridge uncontrollably.

After laughing, Kreuzer decisively gave the order for a general attack under the surprised gaze of Captain Artis.

Under the pressure of powerful ZAFT forces, the defense of the Eighth Fleet was as useless as a paper tiger. In this desperate situation, Halbarton once again made the decision to break the wrist of the strong man in the original book. Under the cover of the Eighth Fleet, the Archangel immediately carried out the operation of landing on Earth. But the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. In the midst of a fierce battle, the fate of the Archangel and the Strike Gundam was once again led to the vast African continent by the hand of fate.

With the final glow of the Eighth Fleet, the Archangel and Strike Gundam missed their chance to land in Alaska, and followed the fate of the desert to a man known as the Desert Tiger.

It's night.

This is already the third day that the Archangel has landed in this desert.

For three days, a man named Tiger was hiding on the side, quietly lurking, observing the flaws in his prey. As he expected, due to the influence of neutron interference, the Archangel could not turn to the nearby United Earth Force for help, which was exactly what the tiger wanted.

"Stay there for three days without saying a word. It's forbearance! The climate of this desert is not something that normal people can bear. Andrew Bartfield, known as the desert tiger, put down his binoculars, picked up the cup full of sweet coffee in his hand and took a sip. Suddenly, the desert tiger let out a scream. The scream startled the adjutant who was lying on the sand observing the Archangel.

Looking at the adjutant's somewhat panicked look, the desert tiger suddenly laughed and teased the adjutant in a good mood. "The coffee was very good! I like it. Next time, let's do what we do this time. ”

Immediately, the desert tiger sipped his cup of coffee as he turned and walked to the back of the dune. As the line of sight widens, on the flat ground behind the dunes, three helicopter gunships, several Baku and several military vehicles were placed in separate areas.

"Are you all rested? It's time to say hello to your prey. The desert tiger casually threw the cup back in his hand and looked at the subordinates who were waiting for his order not far away.

"Yes! Please order. The subordinates shouted in unison.

"Hey! It's very impressive! I like it though. This time, the prey is the Archangel, and our battle this time is to probe the enemy's reality, so it~ whatever you like! The desert tiger waved his hand and made a casual appearance.

The desert tiger's somewhat funny appearance immediately caused the subordinates to laugh.

"So what should we do if we accidentally sink the Archangel?" The subordinates laughed.

"That's going to be difficult! But if you can sink the legendary Archangel, I won't say anything. You know, it's an opponent that even the Kreuzer team can't solve. So, you give me attention! The desert tiger put away his hippie smile, and after finishing with a solemn face, he saluted his subordinates.

This is where the first battle of the Archangel landing on Earth begins.

Roars, explosions, lights, and powerful vibrations.

Neither the Archangel, nor the Strike Gundam, nor the people on it will be able to adapt to the desert environment created by this gravity environment in a short period of time. Not to mention, know the ropes of fighting in this desert terrain.

From the moment it was attacked, the Archangel number has been in a situation of being beaten. The unfamiliarity with the terrain, the airspace, and even the surrounding area made the people on the Archangel cautious about the road ahead. But the fierce battle in front of us can no longer be so cautious.

Malu, who was resting, quickly returned to her post. "How's it going?"

"The target number 3, is a helicopter gunship from the ZAFT."

"Lieutenant Bucky Lulu." At the time of the rendezvous with the Eighth Fleet, all those who chose to stay on the Archangel received a rank promotion. Therefore, at this time, Malu directly called out for Bucky Lululu's new rank.

"Anti-missile missile launch! Full fire on the air! I won't be left with a single crevice! Brook Lulu knew her position, so she immediately got into the groove when Malu called out to her.

Nevertheless, the situation in which the Archangel number is under beating does not improve because of this. At this time, Kira, who was supposed to be recuperating from the trauma she was supposed to have suffered during her breakthrough into the atmosphere, suddenly changed into a pilot's suit and boarded the Strike Gundam.

"Please let me strike! Miriaria. Kira's tone was very cold, and the eyes that had been full of gentle light were almost overwhelmed by a light called mania, a light called destruction. Under the eye contact with Kira, Milia forgot for a moment what to do. Because at that moment, Mirialia felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her whole body was frozen.

"Ki, Kira. No way. You didn't get permission to attack! Milia snorted and reluctantly spoke.

"Why not! Now the Archangel number is being beaten! Let me strike!! Kira's tone grew sharper and more irritable. Get me out! I can take care of all of these enemies!! ”

"Kira. But, but..." Mirialia tried to persuade her, but Kira didn't listen at all, and her tone became more and more hurtful.

Bucky Lulu, who was listening to the commotion, thought for a moment and called out to Maru and asked if she would release the Strike Gundam.

"Let him go! In this situation, there is an MS outside, which is better than being beaten now. Malu was also anxious about the situation in front of her, so when she heard the movement, she immediately made a decision.

Kira struck as she wished.

In the moment of sorting, Kira remembered a lot. He remembered the time when he failed to make a mad attempt to profess his heart to the goddess-like blonde woman and ask her to stay by his side when he joined the Eighth Fleet, the origami that the little girl gave him when he said goodbye to the cute little girl on the Archangel, the time when the Archangel landed, because of his own lack of ability, he watched the shuttle carrying the little girl be blown up by a shot from the Duel Gundam, and even more remembered the face he had longed for. Those eyes were full of hatred.

"Absolutely, absolutely no one else can be sacrificed anymore!" In this moment, Kira remembered her friend who was still on the Archangel, and remembered Sai, who was still unconscious. At this moment, Kira, who had never had such a strong desire, went crazy and attacked the new enemy that appeared from the back of the dunes - Baku.

Kira Yamato at this moment may be different from the Kira Yamato in the original book. After all, at this moment, the woman who was supposed to be in his pajama clothes had been sent early by Halbarton to the mainland of the Atlantic Federation, to the hospital in the capital with the most advanced medical technology for treatment. As a result, Kira, who has lost her gentle home, is constantly putting pressure on herself, hypnotizing herself, and carrying the lives of her friends on her back.

But Kira's realizations didn't give him any boost. Unlike space, Strike Gundam's OS system is not adapted to the terrain at all. Therefore, the Strike Gundam was extremely passive under the siege of Baku, who was familiar with the terrain of this area.

At this moment, the killer weapon of the desert tiger hiding on the side, ZAFT's land battleship Lesseps has completed the locking procedure. At that moment, there was a cannon attack that caught the Archangel off guard.

"Urgent ascent, avoidance!" Malu immediately shouted quickly.

Bright cannon fire pierced the night sky at a rapid pace, passing over the head of the Strike Gundam. In Kira's gaze, he flew towards the Archangel.

"Not good! Archangel number! Kira just wanted to go back to the rescue, but was chased by Baku and pestered to death.

At this moment, artillery fire roared. As the cannonballs exploded over the Archangel from nowhere, a violent vibration shook the Archangel continuously. In order to resist the impact, Malu had to lower her upper body.

The next moment, artillery fire came again. However, neither the Strike Gundam nor the Archangel that is under siege can no longer dodge.

Once again, the night sky was pierced with dazzling gunfire, so bright that the Archangel's bridge could be seen like a small sun.

"Return, avoid!!" Malu shouted.

Suddenly, the little sun became the big sun. A strong tremor then swept over the Archangel. Although the shock made everyone feel very uncomfortable. But at least for a moment, everyone knew they were alive.

"Archangel! Can you hear me? Here is the VF-25, Major Graham Ekka. Ordered to come to support your ship to Alaska. As the dazzling light faded, Bucky Lulu's familiar voice rang out in the communication channel.

"Graham? Major? Bucky Lulu was stunned. It's obviously a man who has already left, why did he run back again.

"I'm sorry! Because of a messy chief, I'm running on the Archangel number again now. Graham said with a smile. Captain Marlew, how's that? ”

"Well, boarding is permitted. But now the situation at hand must be resolved. Malu said with a quick mind. Now that the powerful VF-25 has suddenly appeared, the dilemma of the Archangel will also be opened.

"Understood!" Graham replied very dryly. "Oh, yes. Captain Malu. My chief has a letter for you. I'll leave it to you when this battle is over. ”

"Huh?" Malu was stunned.

Above the desert firmament, a white battleship was slowly moving towards the gravel belt. Feng Yun looked at the man standing beside him and couldn't help but think, "Sometimes I really can't understand this colleague. Countless wild ideas, that seemingly endless new technology, and that terrible MS piloting technique. Thinking of this, Feng Yun secretly glanced at He Mo's eyes, and added in his heart: "There is also a pair of eyes that can see through people's hearts." If these factors add up, it must be a monster. ”

As for the thoughts of his colleagues, He inexplicably didn't know, and he didn't have much interest in guessing. After all, his attention was now on the upcoming operation. For this reason, He inexplicably let Graham specially land on Earth to protect the Archangel and go to Alaska.