Archangel number.

In the hangar, when Kira appeared in a driver's suit, Mu spoke in a tone that seemed to tease him. "Seeing you dressed like this, have you finally figured it out?"

Kira pursed her lips and replied with some embarrassment. "The captain said it, we are the only ones who can protect this ship now. Of course I still don't want to fight, but I want to protect the ship. Because everybody's on it. ”

"Why don't we?" Mu responded, "No one in the world likes a meaningless battle. It's a pity that if you don't fight, you can't protect people, so you have to fight. ”

Kira looked back at the person in front of her. I see, he thought. I used to think that the military and myself were out of reach, but now it seems that the basic mood is the same.

"The Laoya class is approaching the rear 90!"

"Captain, it's almost time. It's time to go! ”

"Yes, I'm sorry for you."

The messages transmitted on the bridge, as well as the conversation between Mu and Maliu, leaked in from the lines of communication.

"I've also explained the plan to my little brother." Battle plan, Mu's proposal. Since sooner or later he was going to be caught up, he simply took advantage of the enemy's attack to concentrate on the Archangel in the bright place, and Yumu secretly drove the "Zero" to the front and smashed the Nazca-class enemy ships in front. "The key to this plan is to master the timing, and the rest is up to you!"

"I see. Please be careful. ”

After ending the communication with the bridge, Mu also spoke to Kira. "I'm leaving, little brother. Anyway, you just have to think about taking care of the ship and yourself. ”

"Ah, yes! Captain, be careful, too! ”

On the screen, Mu smiled casually, and then cut off the communication. "Mu. Pull. Flada, dispatch! - Don't sink the ship until I get back! ”

The fuselage of the "Zero" sank and left the ship as if it had fallen. Kira watched him from the cockpit and said to herself, "... Can it be successful? ”

Before Mu fully approached the enemy ship. Enough time must be bought for him; During this time, Kira had to keep the Archangel number.

Can it be done? Kira couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure. At this moment, a familiar voice jumped in from the communicator. "Kira."

"Miriaria?"

Wearing a headset and microphone, Mirialia looks serious on the screen.

"From then on, I was in charge of combat control for MS and MA. Thank you for your care. After saying the last sentence, she still blinked and smiled shyly, but was reprimanded by Jackie in the back, "To say, 'Please advise!'" Kira couldn't help but laugh, and her nervousness was finally relieved.

The overhead crane hangs down and is mounted on the back of the body. Like wings, this set features four sets of fine-tuned rocket thrusters that can greatly improve the maneuverability of the Strike Gundam in space or the atmosphere. The other weapons are a lightsaber and a 57mm beam rifle that are stored on both shoulders.

At the same time as the installation. After Kira confirmed that the wings were deployed in a cross shape, she asked the Strike Gundam to move forward and take the catapult into position.

"Start the engine! Shoot the main cannon at the same time! The goal is the NASCAR class ahead! ”

As Malu gave the order, the low roar of the engine increased. The 225cm two-company high-energy retractable fire line gun was raised from both sides.

"Main cannon fire!" The muzzle of the cannon emitted a dazzling light.

The floodgates slowly opened, and on the opposite side was a sea of stars that was constantly glittering. The illusion of being inhaled, and the horror of the previous battles, all came together, and the hand holding the joystick naturally trembled. Kira closed her eyes tightly. However, in the darkness after closing his eyes, the face of his partner appeared.

I'm not single. Kira opened her eyes. Look firmly ahead. "Kira. Yamato! Strike Gundam, Attack! ”

The catapult catapults the Gundam out. The elongated, taut charging cable rebounds from the fuselage; The sharp momentum of the Imakira's face was also distorted. But in the next instant, he had been thrown into the void.

"Phase transfer armor starts. The weapon control lock is lifted. "The iron-gray armor appeared in red, blue and white, and Kira began to look for traces of the enemy on the screen and radar.

Dalida on the bridge had already caught the enemy's shadow one step earlier. "There are three heat sources approaching in the rear! Distance 67! It's MS! ”

Natal's voice rang out. "Prepare for MS battle! Missile Tubes 13 to 24 filled Corinthian missiles! The barion guns on both sides are activated! Enter the target data as soon as possible! ”

Mixed in with the regular soldiers, Thor and the others also focused on the console with serious expressions.

Just as preparations for the battle were in full swing, Dalida, who was in charge of analyzing the intelligence of the enemy planes, gasped. "The model has been confirmed. This is! It's the X series, X102, X103, X207! ”

"What?!" The crew was stunned, and only the dry voice of Malu murmured. "They put all the G's they grabbed into the front line?"

The cockpit of the Strike Gundam also sounded the sound of an enemy plane approaching. Kira starts the thrusters. Raise the beam to reuse the gun. The bright red mech is approaching, and it's the Aegis Gundam.

"Aslan?" The two planes approached at high speed, passing by by a fraction of a beat.

"Kira!" As they met, Aslan's voice came over the loudspeaker. "Stop! We are not enemies! Right! ”

Kira snapped. Yes, this battle has nothing to do with him at all. He and Aslan had been friends long before that, so what reason did they have to fight against each other?

"You're also a adjuster, why do you have to fight us?" Aslan's every word pierced Kira's heart, and Kira's own confusion was once again enveloped in her heart. "Why are you in the Earth Army? Why help natural persons? ”

"I'm not an Earth Army!" Kira's retort without thinking. "It's just that there are my companions on that ship, and my friends on it!"

When Kira and Aslan were negotiating, the Archangel was beaten very miserably by three Gundams. Seeing this, Kira prepares to rescue the Archangel, but ......

Stopped by Aslan. "Don't!"

"Aslan!" Anxiety was urging, and when Aslan blocked him and unable to attack, Kira's anger that had nowhere to go erupted. "You are, why are you in Zaft! Didn't you yourself say that you hate war the most? ”

Kira's cry was struck by a beam of light. Another new type of MS rushed lightning between Kira and Aslan. The two of them snapped into their senses, dodging the blow with the reflexes characteristic of the adjuster.

"What are you rubbing? Aslan! "Izhak's communication came in.

Kira looked at the other party's stats and couldn't help but take her breath away. "X102 Duel Gundam? That. This is also ......"

It is one of the X series that was taken away, Duel Gundam. The blue and white two-tone fuselage has the most standard specifications of the five, and the shoulders are equipped with lightsabers, and the weapons in the hands are 175mm howitzer shell barrels and 57mm beam rifles, which are the basic equipment common to the Strike Gundam.

In the Kaohsiung defense battle, Yitzhak was bullied very miserably by Zheng Shuanglong, and Jean who was driving him became a human stick several times, but this does not mean that Yitzhak's level is poor. No matter how you say it, they are all red-clothed elites, and it's no problem to bully Kira, who has just come into contact with MS.

"If you can't handle it, let me come! Retire! Yitzhak, who had overwhelmed the Strike Gundam that Kira was driving, shouted at Aslan.

Kira was bullied by Yitzhak, and the Archangel was not having a good time, and was beaten by the Storm Gundam driven by Diaca and the Thunderbolt Gundam driven by Nigol.

If it weren't for the composite armor used by the Archangel, it is estimated that the Archangel would have been blown up a long time ago. This era is the era of MS. In the intercontinental missile is not available now. Battleships are just props used to support MS.

"Reflective Beam Burst Launch! Balkan guns, don't let the MS approach this ship! Anti-aircraft missiles are set to fire automatically! ”

As soon as the thunderbolt hits out, it immediately explodes into tiny particles and scatters. Sixteen 75mm anti-aircraft Vulcan turrets on both sides. Automatically tracking the two MSs, a barrage was fired, and the air defense missiles at the rear of the bridge were also fired one after another.

Gundam Tempest uses its 94mm high-energy beam rifle. Reflective beamblast detonator particles dispersed its power, but a small part still penetrated and hit the side side. The whole ship shook rapidly from the impact. The pure white armor suddenly turned red and white-hot. Thor and the others on the bridge involuntarily screamed.

Immediately after that, the Thunderbolt Gundam circled around the bottom of the battleship, where the Balkan gun muzzles were fully open. Then Malu exclaimed. "With Gottfried! The whole ship adopts a left-hand angle of 30 and a left-turn rudder of 20! ”

In order to bring the muzzle downward, the battleship made a sharp flip. The gravity zone where the refugees are located has also been affected. People with unstable centers of gravity let out a cry of grief.

"Really, I don't let people rest." Zheng Shuanglong, who was resting with Athena in his arms in the dormitory, felt the vibration of the archangel, opened his eyes, and added an enchantment again. Then, the tremors never affected the dormitory, which was surrounded by enchantments. Zheng Shuanglong happily kissed Liliana beside him, squinted his eyes, and fell asleep again.

[I hope it's a little more interesting.] 】

The Archangel, whose skin was a little thicker, was difficult to defend under the attack of the two Gundams. However, the Strike Gundam that was able to break the siege was driven crazy by Itsark's Duel Gundam. Just dodging the barrage of beams was enough to overwhelm Kira.

"Damn!" Kira, who had been dodging and blindly defending, finally couldn't help but pull the sight in front of him. He raised the beam rifle and pulled the trigger after aiming.

But how could it be hit, Yitzhak was not Kira, a rookie who had just come into contact with MS, but the Duel Gundam easily dodged.

The initial hesitation to launch an attack gradually turned to anxiety and fear that no matter what, he would not be able to shoot the enemy plane. Under the effect of fear and anxiety, Kira's Strike Gundam's rifle fires wildly, but in the blink of an eye, the Duel Gundam is approaching.

Hand-to-hand combat is the decisive means of Gundam.

"Wow!" Kira was in desperation and raised her reflective shield to block the blow.

The two planes collided and then separated. The Strike Gundam, which fires repeat guns without letting the enemy get close, and the Duel Gundam, which tries to get close to the enemy planes to fight it out, unknowingly approach the Archangel. Unable to attack, the Storm Gundam noticed them and immediately turned around as if it had spotted its prey. It mounts a 350mm shell tube mounted on its right shoulder around its waist and fires at the Gundam.

Dealing with the Duel Gundam has already made Kira use all his energy, plus the Storm Gundam, how can this be bearable, and having to deal with two opponents at the same time at once, it is inevitable to take care of one or the other. In the universe where there is no distinction between up, down, left, or right, Kira has long been unable to tell which side he is facing and who he is opposing. I only know how to follow the crosshairs in one go, and try my best to dodge the beam of light that is shooting at me; In front of him, the energy meter was falling one bar at a time, and the indicator was already approaching the red zone, and he didn't notice it.

Perhaps, after a while, the Archangel and the Strike Gundam will be knocked down with this, but fortunately, Mu's plan has succeeded.

Kreuzer, who was on the bridge, suddenly raised his head. A peculiar sensation seems to be rushing up the skin, a sensation that is too familiar to be familiar. It was forcing him to wake up the trembling of hatred and pleasure in his heart.

"Addis! The engine department is maximized and the bow is lowered! Depression angle 60! A command jumped out of Kreuzer's mouth for no apparent reason.

Ardis looked at Kreuzer in confusion. And it's no wonder. It's impossible to convey that feeling. However, Ardis was only slow to react for a moment, which made Kreuzer extremely impatient in his heart.

The controller cried out in surprise. "There is a heat source at the bottom of the ship. It's MA! ”

"Drink, ah, ah!" Mu roared furiously and rushed towards the Vesalis with maximum acceleration. Seeing that the sound of the Vesalis's engines suddenly rose and the thrusters began to squirt, it was too late. The Zero gently dodged the onslaught of the enemy ship's automatic defense and extended the barrel of the wire-controlled gun. The target is the huge turbine department that is still increasing its power. Mu continuous firing cannon. Bet all your firepower on it.

The engine department brushed in front of him. Seeing it spewing fire, Mu excitedly raised his arms and shouted, "Wow! ”

At the same time, the Zero passed through the top of Vesalis at unabated speed, shooting a tightrope. After the anchor hook pierced the outer wall of Vesalis. The inertia caused the Zero's fuselage to change direction like a pendulum, and Mu immediately took advantage of the situation to cut the steel cable and quickly broke away from this celestial domain.

The bridge of Vesalis shook violently, and the sirens sounded.

"The engine area is badly damaged! Thrust reduced! ”

"Fifth sodium wall damage! There's a fire! Damage control. Compartment blockade! ”

The crew's wailing voices conveyed the situation of the battleship one after another. "Enemy MA breakaway!"

"Captain Vlada has sent a laser communication!' The battle is successful, and the ship is about to return'! "There was thunder of joy on the ships of the Archangel. Thor and the others couldn't help but glance at each other. I felt relieved.

As soon as Malu's clenched fists relaxed, she straightened her waist again. "Don't miss the opportunity! Attack the Nazca class ahead! ”

"Roger! Lohengrin 1 and 2, ready for launch! "The positive electron slot is filled to a critical value, and the muzzle cluster ring potential is stable!"

"Launch!" At Natal's command, the special gun Lohengrin erupts with fire. Extremely overwhelming firepower.

The vortex of the positive electrons pierced through the universe, grazing the starboard side of Vesalis, who had been battered but was still trying to avoid action. A poignant shock swept the ship. At this point, Vesalis had completely lost his ability to fight, and had no choice but to break away from the battle line.

The signal to retreat came from the warships of both sides.

"Homing signal? Think beautifully! "Itzhak is still pestering Strike Gundam. Probably, you want to shoot down this MS at least before retreating, otherwise it will be a total failure.

Although he has been beaten very miserably by Zheng Shuanglong, Yitzhak still can't accept such a battle, and he loses to a natural person in such a battle.

"Yitzhak! The order to retreat is ordered! Aslan dissuaded, but he turned a deaf ear. Tiago doesn't seem to be willing to get out of the battle, it is obviously a battle with advantages, how can he accept such a battle without achieving a little result.

At the mercy of two X Series, the Strike Gundam simply can't get close to the Archangel.

"Kira!" Seeing this, Mirialia raised her voice uneasily.

"Cover him!" Marlu said.

"It's too difficult in this kind of war situation!" Natal replied.

These MS agile shifts and staggering are really difficult to master, and rash intervention will hit friendly aircraft.

"I'm worried about the amount of energy left in the Strike Gundam." There was anxiety in Natal's voice.

At the same time, this situation also spread to Zero's eyes with the laser communication. "'Can't go back'? Tut! That stupid! ”

Kira, who almost died at the hands of Yitzhak, finally relied on Aslan's help and Mu's rescue, and finally survived and returned to the Archangel alive.

Team Kreuzer, in the standby room, Aslan was slammed against the wall. "You guy, unexpectedly!" Itzhak's straight face contorted with anger, and he tugged at Aslan's chest. "If you hadn't done something like that!"

"Thanks to your ignorance of orders, this is a big shame." Diaca, who was leaning against the wall of the locker room, also said half-sarcastically. Aslan didn't say a word, just looked away.

Just as Yitzhak was about to question further, the door opened. Nigaul walked in and stopped at the sight. "What are you guys in! Please stop, don't be in this kind of place! ”

"We're four on the same page! It's not even solved! This humiliation! ”

"Then it's useless for you to blame him here, right?" Despite his mild-mannered appearance, Nigaul was unmoved by Yitzhak's anger.

Yitzhak glared at Aslan again before shaking him off and leaving the locker room. Diaca followed suit.

When they were the only ones left in the room, Nigaul looked at Aslan hesitantly. "Aslan... I don't think it's like yours, but ......."

Aslan turned his face away. "Let me be quiet for a moment, okay... Nigaul..."

Avoiding the worried look on the other party's face, Aslan walked out of the locker room dejectedly. Floating in the aisle, his expression suddenly became angry, and he punched the wall hard. "Kira..."

The name of this friend who was once within easy reach, but was only one step away.

Aslan thought that if he could convince him, they would be together again. They were compatriots, and he always believed that if you reasoned with him, he would understand......

Remembering what he had promised Kreuzer, a wave of despair arose that made the blood of his body cold.

Kira, do I really have to fire at you......

Archangel number.

When Mu stepped down from the hangar, the Strike Gundam, which had already returned to the ship, had not yet opened the floodgates. Mustadk was shouting inside.

Mu asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" ”

When he walked to the side and asked, he saw Madek turn his head in confusion. "No, that kid won't come down for a long time......"

"Oops."

Mu had already guessed the general situation, so he went straight to the outside lock and forcibly opened the gate.

Kira's hands were still gripping the joystick, and she froze in her seat. Mu leaned halfway through the hatch and leaned over to him. "Hey, what are you doing, alright! Kira. Yamato! ”

As soon as his name was called, Kira's entire body shook. There was a sound in his throat, as if he had just remembered to breathe, and he gasped for breath.

Suddenly, Mu felt that this young man was so pitiful. For Kira, this is almost his first appearance. This is often the case for recruits, and it's not uncommon for them to vomit or become incontinent due to excessive fear, and it's even more remarkable to come back alive. However, because of Kira's superior ability, they almost forgot that the boy was not even of sufficient age, and had not received any training, and was simply a layman who was suddenly thrown into actual combat.

Kira's eyes were still looking blankly ahead, and Mu looked straight into his eyes. "It's over, little brother."

He pulled the ten fingers that seemed to be glued to the joystick one by one, and tapped Kira's helmet. "Well done......"

Kira blinked. The body, stiffened by fear, began to move. Mu showed a fatherly smile and said, "Isn't it great that you and I are not dead, and the battleship is safe and sound?" ”

"Ah......h Mu gently patted him on the shoulder. In his heart, the teenager at this moment, like every ordinary recruit he had seen so far, was just a young and easily injured existence. (To be continued......)