571 Roots
What the hell is going on in this world?
This is the question that Lockon and Graham constantly ask from their hearts after witnessing the corpses that strew the mountains.
At this moment, in front of their eyes, nearly a hundred men and women with ruddy faces, old and young, were lining up in front of the VF-25 in its humanoid state. Under the muzzle of the VF-25 of the MS, which seemed to them to be ZAFT, everyone nervously followed the words of Lockon and Graham.
"You! Come here. What the hell is going on here? What is the situation with the corpses scattered all over the mountains outside? After searching the crowd for a while, Lockon's gaze directly raised his hand and shouted to the middle-aged man who looked a little cowering under his forced gaze.
"Huh?"
"Say it!!" Lockon, who had been deeply stimulated by the tragic image outside, had lost his former maturity and stability, and directly stepped forward rudely and grabbed the middle-aged man's collar and shouted. Graham, piloting the VF-25, also aimed the VF-25's Gatling cannon at the crowd as Lockang moved.
Say. I say!!! No, don't hit me! In the combination of Lockon's fierce gaze and the swarthy muzzle of the VF-25, the middle-aged man's psychological defense was easily broken.
"Speak quickly!" After letting go of the middle-aged man's collar, Lok Ang scolded again.
The middle-aged man staggered a few steps, his balance was out of control, and after he sat on the ground, he sighed and said, "I am a resident of that city not far away, he is, she is too, and we are all residents of that city." Not so long ago, ZAFT spread neutron jammers to Earth. The nuclear power plant that supplies our city ceased to operate on that day. Our lives were plunged into darkness. In desperation, we tried to leave the city where we had settled and began to move towards the surrounding cities. But after going around and around, we finally came here under the leadership of the troops sent by the nearby military base faction, and came to this logistics base jointly built by the earth. ”
"Since it's a logistics base, how can so many people die?" Locheon asked.
"Yes! How could so many people have died? Hahaha..." The more the middle-aged man recalls the situation at that time, the more decadent he becomes. "Didn't you talk about neutron jammers before? Not only did we not expect it, but even the army that led us over did not expect it. The reactor responsible for supplying electricity to the underground base had been out of order since the neutron jammers dispersed by ZAFT began to operate. When we got here, the last backup energy was being supplied to the base. We didn't notice this at all, even in the military. ”
"In the end, you were lucky enough to hide in this base just before you ran out of energy. And more people are blocked out by the iron gates that have lost power and closed, right? Graham's voice came from inside the VF-25 through an external amplifier.
"Yes. Although the entire base lost energy and was shut down urgently. But there were emergency facilities to provide lighting and plenty of water and food, so we survived until the MS broke through the heavy iron door. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he directly lowered his head, covered his face with his hands and cried. For just now, as he recounted his memories from a short time ago, the breeze had blown in the ominous, rancid smell of the outside through the iron door that had been broken by VF-25.
As the smell of rancid smell spread, the crowd finally realized what was really going on outside. The person who was weaker finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed directly to the corner and began to vomit.
"Is that what it is? Is this the war of this world? VF-25's hand slowly lowered, and Graham leaned back in the driver's seat, with a hint of mockery, a hint of disgust.
"That's it! Graham, remember our idea of celestial beings? Lockon's gaze swept over the frightened crowd, and finally fixed on the face of a child hiding in his mother's arms.
"Remember!" Graham closed his eyes and recalled, then opened them again and said, "Undeniable! If you celestials come to this world, you will definitely become heroes! ”
"Heroes? I don't need this kind of thing at all! Lockon said scoffingly.
"Click, click..."
At this moment, the rancid smell blowing through the hole in the iron door suddenly stopped. A figure walked in slowly with the sound of unhurried footsteps.
After looking back at the door, Lockon turned his head towards the crowd and said, "Boss, everything has been asked. ”
After his eyes, hidden under the large sunglasses, slowly swept over the faces full of fear, He said inexplicably: "I already know the matter." I just listened to "them" when I was outside. I probably know more than you do. ”
"They? Is it really scary? Lockon caught the point of He inexplicable words and couldn't help but complain.
"Yes. They. He Mo's indifferent voice made the crowd tremble. Although Lok Ang and the MS who looked like it was supposed to be a ZAFT were fierce just now, in fact, they didn't do anything other than questioning. But now the man who walked in had a cold and inhuman aura all over his body, which made the already frightened crowd commotion again.
Ignoring the fearful performance of the crowd, He walked up to VF-25 and stood still, saying, "After this base lost energy and was shut down urgently, the troops stranded outside took the only food and left everyone outside the base. And the remains of the hillside we saw on our way here were left behind by people trying to survive trying to climb over the mountains. After looking up at the crowd inexplicably, He said again: "In those people outside, there are your relatives. Let's go see them one last time! This is also their last wish. ”
As soon as He inexplicable words were finished, the crowd boiled. I don't know who took the lead first, but in just a few breaths, a crowd of nearly 100 people rushed out of the base like a swarm of bees.
After the people went to the base, Lockon looked at He inexplicably and asked, "The reason has been found?" ”
"Hmm. Got it. After He inexplicably took off his sunglasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose, the golden light that had occupied He Inexplic's eyes for several days began to fade gradually. I didn't expect the resentment to be so great here. Huge enough to affect my mental power. This is where the changemakers lose control. ”
"What about resentment? Sounds a lot like a ghost in a horror movie. Lockon complained.
"Really? Originally, this was also the new strength that human beings have gained on the path of self-evolution. He inexplicably flipped his right hand and threw the sunglasses back into his personal reserve space, then turned around and left the base. Lockon and Graham, who was driving the VF-25, followed behind. When they walked out of the base and were about to leave, they were stopped by several people.
"What do you want to do?" He asked with a cold face.
"Are you the people of the United Earth?" The balding middle-aged man at the head asked.
"It's not." After inexplicably denying their inquiry, He directly passed over the few people who stopped them, and walked along the road he had come from without looking back.
The crowd that was gathering together wanted to follow, but the VF-25 was threatened by the Gatling cannon in his hand.
After rounding the mountain and blocking out the crowd's view, Graham switched VF-25 back into Guardian form, and after He Mo and Locoon jumped onto VF-25's outstretched palm, they accelerated back in the direction they came.
Facing the cool breeze blowing in the woods, Lockon let out a long sigh of relief. On the ground that was filled with the smell of death just now, Lockon felt an unimaginable pressure. I saw him say, "Is everything here over?" ”
"Well, it's over. Next, we should go to the East Asian Federation. He nodded inexplicably and said.
"East Asian Federation? What are you going to do? Lockon asked.
"Gain the trust of the top level of the East Asian Federation, and then get the most out of this war." He said inexplicably in silence.
"Don't want to stop this sick world?" Lockon asked, looking into the distance with a deep look in his eyes.
"The idea of celestial beings? We don't have much time to be in this world. Moreover, the contradictions in this world are more serious than those between the three major economies. I understand what you mean, Loqueon. But we don't have enough time to implement the idea of heaven and man here. He inexplicably looked at Lockang and said seriously, and finally he said: "Lockang, just now, what I felt when I became a changemaker was deeper and more intense than what you felt. ”
"I know!" Lockon shouted. I saw him look at He Inexplicable eyes with the same seriousness and said, "If there is even a slight possibility, will you end this distorted war?" As a changemaker, answer me. ”
The golden light bloomed again, and He Mo's deep eyes were once again filled with brilliant golden light, and a cold and firm voice sounded: "If there is even the slightest possibility, I will choose to end this war!" Swear by a changemaker!! ”
Lok Ang smiled slightly, and said loudly: "That's it!" That's it! Our philosophy is to eradicate any source of war! As long as you remember and follow through on this, I will willingly follow you and use it for you! He is inexplicable. The change-maker prophesied by Aeolia Schernberg! ”