The battle in the water was fierce, but the sky was much better.

"Huh! It's so difficult! ”

The Airlord was bitten by a [Dean] on the tail, and it was difficult to shake it off for a while, and the other party ignored the Archangel's anti-aircraft fire as if he didn't care about life and death, and stared at the Airlord tightly.

At this moment, the sea rolled up and the explosion caused Dean's pilot to lose his mind for a moment.

"Good chance!"

As an excellent sniper, Lyle will never let go of the opportunity, and after blocking the attack of the Marco plane, he directly threw away the shield and locked the [Dean] chasing the Airlord, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The ghostly sniper shot pierced Dean's waist like a meteor, leaving a hideous void.

"Well done!"

[Dean] was broken, and Mu's pressure was greatly reduced, and the Airlord turned around, breaking the balance wing on the side of Marco's plane.

"Damn it!"

Marco was about to turn around to deal with the Airlord, but in an instant, his hairs stood on end, and his survival instinct made him pull the lever.

In the next second, golden lightning struck, cutting off his right leg at the root.

On one side is the artillery harassment of the Airlord, and on the other side is the deadly sniper of [Jean], which makes Marco Morasim difficult to deal with.

At this time, the sea was churning and the signals of friendly forces were falling one after another, and he knew that this battle could not be fought.

"Has Team Gunn been killed? Damn, the whole machine retreats! ”

Dragging the broken body, [Dean] quickly retreated, and his subordinates were ordered to give up the Archangel and get out of the battle, but they did not have the skills and good luck of Marco Moracim, as soon as they turned around, two electromagnetic shells pierced them, and before they exploded, they were completely torn apart by the fire network of the [Porcupine Array], and scattered fragments were scattered into the sea.

"Whew~ Fortunately, there was no mistake." Yang Hui wiped his sweat, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The rotation angle of the linear cannon is only 360 degrees vertical, and the opportunity for the enemy aircraft to enter the firing range is very rare, and it is fleeting, and Yang Hui, who can only operate it with one hand, misses it, but fortunately, the enemy aircraft gave him a chance to wash away his shame when he finally evacuated.

"Well done, Yang Hui!" Bucky Lulu shouted in joy.

This shout attracted everyone's attention, Bucky Lulu actually has such a side, and the battle is not completely over, is this still the iron-blooded Captain Bucky Lulu?

Feeling everyone's surprised eyes, Bucky Lulu's face flushed, and he immediately returned to his normal state and reprimanded: "Ahem, the battle is not over yet, don't be distracted." ”

Everyone turned around, and they all didn't dare to laugh out loud, Yang Hui was really right, such a contrast is indeed cute.

However, they also agreed with Bucky Lulu's praise, the opportunity just now was really rare, and the angle was also very tricky, Yang Hui only had one hand, and it was inevitable that the operation would be inconvenient, but Yang Hui could seize this opportunity to break the remaining two [Dean] at the same time, which was already the top weapon control.

"Hehehe." Malu smiled softly and immediately asked the radar control: "Where is the enemy plane?" ”

"The radar is not responding, the interference is disappearing, it can be judged that the ZAFT army is retreating!"

"Yo Xi!"

"Great!"

……

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, although there was no loss in this battle, but if there was no battle, or no battle, from the time they landed on Earth until they arrived in Alaska, every battle could be an invitation from Hades.

"Where's Kira? Let him return to the ship. ”

"Understood, please reply to the assault! Yamato Ensign, please reply when you receive it! ”

"This is Kira Yamato, is the Archangel okay?" The communication was connected, and Kira's tired and nervous voice was heard.

"The enemy army has retreated, is the situation on your side okay?"

"Well, it's all broken."

"That's good, the battle is over, and the ship will return immediately."

“…… Understand. ”

The Archangel number managed to survive the first crisis after entering the sea, but what they did not know was that such a crisis would come, even more and more dangerous, and ...... The persevering pursuers are also about to meet them.

……

At the Gibraltar base of the ZAFT Army, the two small boats that had just descended from the universe landed on the ground, the hatches opened, and the four bodies of Duel, Tempest, Thunderbolt, and Aegis walked out of it at once.

After parking the airframe, the four Aslan got off the plane one after another, and followed Kreuzer to the second briefing room to assemble.

"Captain Kreuzer, where are the longlegs now?" When he came to the briefing room, Yitzhak asked anxiously, failing to sink the Archangel in the universe and letting it descend to the earth, even the [Desert Tiger] was broken in their hands and sunk in the sand, and the proud Yitzhak felt extremely humiliated.

"Yitzhak, don't be so impulsive." Kreuzer reassured that this time they came down to the earth, not to pursue the Archangel, [Breaking the Situation] is the most important task given to him by the Supreme Council, and it is also a very important part of his plan, compared to the variable of the Archangel, the priority of [Breaking the Action] is higher.

"But ......"

"I understand your feelings, Yitzhak, and in any case, to stop the long legs from arriving in Alaska with data, but this is already the mission of the Carbonylia base."

"It's our job, Captain, we've got to kill that guy with our own hands!"

"That's right, I feel the same way, Captain!"

Itzhak suggested that Diego, who is a good buddy, naturally have to support him, and he, like Yitzhak, are quite proud people, and it was their mistake to let the Archangel land on Earth, and they both wanted to wash away the shame with their own hands.

Aslan and Nigaul didn't speak, they didn't have that much obsession with chasing the Archangel, especially Aslan, who didn't want to fight Kira and was the most reluctant of the four to pursue the Archangel.

"Of course, I'm in the same mood as you, but unfortunately, I can't take a break in order to prepare for [Breaking the Situation]." Kreuzer pretended to regret.

"Then we'll go by ourselves!" Yitzhak said anxiously.

"Since that's what you've said...... Why don't you try it yourself? ”

"Yes!" With Kreuzer's permission, Yitzhak and Diego were happy, especially Yitzhak, if they went by themselves, it would be a new squad, so they naturally had to choose a new captain, he thought that he was very capable, and his Duel Gundam was already the captain in terms of positioning, so he thought he was the most suitable candidate.

But Kreuzer's choice disappointed him.

"Then it's up to Yitzhak, Diego, Nigaul, and Aslan to form a squad and continue the mission of pursuing Long Legg, as for the command...... Aslan, I'll leave it to you. ”

"Huh?" Aslan was stunned, and both Yitzhak and Diego had ugly expressions on their faces, because of Aslan's serious injury experience, the bond between the four has been strengthened, but it does not mean that the competition is gone.

"I'll arrange for the Carpentaria base to prepare a mothership for you, so let's leave immediately."

"Captain, I'll take the command?" Aslan asked puzzled, it stands to reason that he is the least likely of the four to become a commander, in the previous battle, because of his friendship with Kira, he has been paddling, and the only time he used all his strength was seriously injured, and Kreuzer also knew his relationship with Kira, even if it was to avoid suspicion, he would not let him be the commander.

"That ship has a deep relationship with you." Kreuzer walked over to Aslan and patted him on the shoulder, "I know your difficulties, but I'm looking forward to your performance, Aslan." ”

"Team Sarah......"

"Hmph, it's obviously a defeated person, it's really shameless."

"Yitzhak! Diego! ”

"It's rude~"

"Oh, that's the truth."

At this time, Aslan didn't care about the quarrel between the three of them at all, but was immersed in complicated thoughts.

……

On the other hand, the Archangel did not choose the shortest route to the Alaska base because it was going to Orb for replenishment, and also chose the shallow sea area to advance in order to avoid the threat of the deep sea.

"Ah, I really want to get to Orb soon." Looking at the route map in the cafeteria, Kaz became more and more anxious.

"I'd like to, too, but it's not in a hurry." Thor said.

"That's right, it's hard to get to Orb on the way, after all, our final destination is the Alaska base, and it's going to take a big detour to pass through Orb." Say said.

"Uh-huh, so you should be content, if it weren't for Yang Hui, we wouldn't even be able to go back, after all, we can't retire halfway during the war." Mirialia said.

"I know, but I'm still going to think about it......"

"Isn't it good to have a thought? So don't talk about Kaz. ”

"Yang Hui?" X4

"Yo, I'm hungry, I'll get something to eat." Yang Hui took the plate and sat down next to the four of them.

"Thank you, Yang Hui, for giving us the opportunity to go back to Orb." Milia thanked.

"I didn't let the Archangel go to Orb for your sake, it's just a deal, so you don't have to thank me."

"Yes, yes, we all understand, political deals." The four of them joked that after a long period of contact, they recognized Yang Hui more and more, and the original resentment and anger had dissipated between Sumeru, although sometimes the mouth was very poisonous and the attitude of speaking was not merciless, but they also knew that it was all for their good.

Moreover, they also felt the changes in Yang Hui, unlike before, they could always feel estranged, and now they communicate with him more sincerely.

Still, some things won't be told to them, but they can understand them.

Just like this trip to Orb, Yang Hui went to North Africa to find Cagalli, can't he return to Cagalli without the Archangel?

Of course not, isn't the reason why he commissioned the Archangel to escort him and Cagalli back to Orb, and even had a diplomatic exchange with the Atlantic Federation, is it just to help them?

It's just that because of Yang Hui's position, he can't publicize the truth, and everyone just knows it.

At this time, Kira arrives in the cafeteria, and the four of Thor become silent, especially Say, who keeps his head down and doesn't look at Kira.

(End of chapter)