The firewood that filled the clearing was set on fire.

In the blink of an eye, the rapid flames surrounded the corpses placed on the pyre.

Gradually,

There was an eerie smell of meat in the air.

Gradually,

There was a heart-rending cry of pain from the surrounding crowd, and there was a hateful gaze mixed with it.

Gradually,

In the crowd, several, dozens, and dozens of monks wearing monk's robes walked out one after another. They consciously knelt down towards the fire, folded their hands, and silently recited the verses of Aslan that they did not understand, but knew what they were.

"It's miserable." Not far away, Luna Maria sat in her own body, watching through the screen what was happening in the clearing not far away.

Although the newly war-torn city quickly calmed down with the evacuation of the enemy, the calm was temporary.

As the plague that swept through the children spreads, perhaps the peace will be shattered in the next moment by the angry parents.

And this anger will fall on the ZAFT Army, led by the Minerva.

Except for Le Aslan, who left the airframe without permission and came to the city in person regardless of the risk of infection, and met with ZAFT's intelligence officers, the other pilots all stayed on the airframe temporarily under the orders and suggestions of Captain Talia and Aslan to avoid the risk of infection as much as possible.

However, one person ignored the ban and recklessly left the body, taking the infected person with him to the emergency station set up by the Minerva.

"Really-Asuka!!" From a distance, I watched the real bird drive the Pulse Gundam to send people over, but even left the body, running forward and backward regardless of the risk of infection. That eager expression suddenly made Aslan not know how to scold this reckless subordinate.

However, unlike Aslan, who was a little entangled, the real bird who was stopped by him stopped his body and said in an indifferent tone: "Oh! I know. You can't leave the body without permission, you can't ignore the risk of infection, and you can't come into contact with an infected person without permission, right? I'll submit a review report later. Now ......"

"Smack!"

A crisp sound knocked back the indifferent words of the real bird, and knocked the drinking water in his hand to the ground.

Just when the real bird was beaten and didn't have time to stand firm, Aslan grabbed the real bird by the collar.

"Give! I! Enough is enough! ”

Aslan's eyes lit up with rage.

Although the subordinates of the real Asuka are a little rebellious in ordinary times, this is also one of the characteristics of young people, and it is good to temper it a little.

But now, Aslan is furious! Angry!

He didn't expect this rebellious subordinate to ignore the ban and leave the body without authorization and come into direct contact with the infected!

If Aslan hadn't been bumped into by Aslan at that scene, the daring teenager might have swaggered back to the Minerva with the plague.

Time to ......

Thinking of this, Aslan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Really-Asuka! It's not like you kill me, I'll kill you, just pull the trigger and let you be a hero's battlefield! Now, this is a place where the slightest mistake can kill you and even cause others to die! ”

Aslan's voice continued to roar in the ears of the real bird.

"If you want to save people, you can! But what is your current identity! The pilot of the Minerva, the pilot of the Pulse Gundam! Now your duty is not to save people, but to be on the lookout for a possible counter-offensive by the enemy! ”

As he spoke, Aslan found that the light that flashed in the eyes of the real bird was not a glint of shame, but a stubbornness that was unconvinced.

"Smack!"

Angry to the extreme.

Aslan slapped him with a backhand again.

He knew why the real Asuka was not convinced.

There is no other reason.

That is, Aslan himself was the first to make an exception to leave the body and stand on this land shrouded in an unknown plague.

"Do you think that just because I can stand here means you can stand here? Right? What a bird! ”

Facing Aslan's questioning, the real bird raised his hand, wiped the corners of his mouth vigorously, shook off Aslan's hand suddenly, took a step back, stood up straight, stiffened his neck, and said stiffly: "Yes! If you can stand here, then I can stand here too! I'm also a Gundam pilot, so why can't I!! ”

Asuka's answer was unsurprising.

The corners of Aslan's eyes twitched sharply, and with anger, he raised his hand and pressed the headset.

"Minerva, this is Aslan Sarah. Please answer. ”

"Do you want to call the gendarmes to arrest me? I didn't do anything wrong at all!! As soon as Aslan opened the communication with Minerva, the real bird immediately shouted.

However, Aslan only glanced at the noisy Shin Asuka and said indifferently in front of him, "The Shin-Asuka left the Pulse Gundam without permission, and is now judged to be a potential epidemic patient with a high risk of infection. With FAITH clearance, I recommend that the Minerva temporarily freeze the boarding permission of the real Asuka and the Pulse Gundam. ”

After receiving the confirmation, Aslan disconnected the communication, looked up at the real Asuka and said lightly, "Now, you, and the Pulse Gundam can't board the Minerva for the time being. Otherwise, it will be judged to be an infected person and destroyed along with the Pulse Gundam. ”

"What?" The real bird was suddenly blinded. The panicked face didn't see Fang Cai's stubborn look at all.

"Well, reflect on this land of death!" Aslan glanced back at the epidemic prevention stations that were successively filled with infected people from all directions, and said calmly: "I am standing here not to be a hero, but to take that glimmer of hope from the hands of death. True Bird, this isn't one of your pretend war games. ”

－－－－

At this time, on the sea east of the city where the Minerva was located, the surface fleet of the Earth United was rapidly approaching the city.

The battleship to the left of this fleet is the Archangel that has been magically modified.

At this moment, on the three take-off runways of the Archangel, all the members of the young phoenix team arrived and neatly made the final preparations for the next rescue operation.

"Unknown plague! I didn't expect that what was urgently sent from the rear turned out to be a field hospital kit. Mayo's gaze rhythmically swept back and forth between the screen and the list in her hand. After confirming the existence of the disease, the East Asian Federation urgently dispatched a batch of field hospitals and rapid components from front-line laboratories to the Archangel and prepared to send them to Ceylon, an island nation in the Indian Ocean.

"I've got it done here. Mayo, Sister Avril, how are you doing? "Stella is responsible for the front-line lab components. Due to the stricter factory outfit requirements than field hospitals, Stella only needed to make sure that all serial numbers were correct before all sortie checks were completed.

"Hmm. I've got it done here. Mayo? Avril was a little slower, but she was able to complete the examination in time.

“OK！ It's all done. Mayu casually put down the list in her hand and made an OK gesture.

At this time, He's inexplicable avatar appeared on the screen.

"Avril, Stella, Mayo. Your mission is to get these rapid components to the Minerva's emergency station as quickly as possible. After completing this task, you can stand by for a while, but you have to remember one thing about it! ”

He paused inexplicably, and said solemnly: "Until the front-line laboratory fails to detect and confirm the infection route and source of the epidemic, you must not leave the cockpit for half a step!" ”

"Yes! Understand! Avril Avril's three daughters replied in unison.

He nodded inexplicably, and added, "Don't worry! I arrived then. ”

Avril nodded and smiled.

"Yes. Checkmate. Then, the young phoenix squad, apply to attack. ”

"Approved!"

Driven by the catapult, the pedals carrying the three airframes of the Fledgling Phoenix Team and the fast components packed into packages rushed into the blue sky and quickly flew towards the city where the Minerva was located.

At the same time, on the right side of the fleet, a confrontation was taking place on the surface flagship of the Atlantic Federation, where Kreuzer and the others were located.

"Why did you let her board that plane!!" Neo stood hard in front of Kreuzer and left no stone unturned in protest.

"Why?" Kreuzer raised his eyebrows, as if he was extremely puzzled by Neo's attitude at this time.

"All the data is combined, she is the only one who is suitable for that body. After all, whether in the laboratory or on the battlefield, she is the only one who can show stable and efficient adaptability. I think you should be aware of this as well. ”

Speaking of the facts, Kreuzer said slowly: "This is not just my opinion, it is also an order from the Ministry. Colonel Neo. ”

As soon as he saw Kreuzer move out of the mountain, Neo gritted his teeth.

Go to the headquarters of TM!

Hell Headquarters!

As the commander of the Phantom Pain Force, Neo naturally knows who Kreuzer is referring to in his mouth!

"Any questions? Colonel Neo. Neo's struggle was watched by Kreuzer, and at the same time, he noticed the loosening of Neo's heart.

"I'm sorry! Colonel Neo. This is not what I want, even if we have to personally order the death of the boy and girl who is still in the age of youth, but after all, it is an order from the superiors. ”

Although Kreuzer was apologetic, Neo couldn't feel the apology in Kreuzer's heart for some reason.

meantime

Neo suddenly burst into an impulse.

The urge to smash Kreuzer's face flat.

But

Neo still used his strong self-control to suppress this impulse.

"When the time comes, I'll strike. I'll leave it to you here. Your Excellency! ”

"Understood! Your Excellency the Colonel. ”

Looking at Neo's back, which contained great anger but had to be forcibly endured, the corners of Kreuzer's mouth,

Gradually,

It's up.