Chapter 298 The Stalker Arrives
The battle in the water was fierce, but the sky was much better.
“Hey! It’s so difficult!”
The Air King was bitten by the tail of a [Dean], and it was difficult to get rid of it for a while. The opponent seemed not to care about life or death. Generally ignoring the Archangel's anti-aircraft fire, keeping a close eye on the Sky Overlord.
At this moment, the sea stirred up waves, and [Gunn]’s explosion caused [Dean]’s pilot to lose consciousness for a moment.
"Good opportunity!"
As an excellent sniper, Lyle would never let go of an opportunity. After blocking the attack of the Marco plane, he directly dropped his shield and locked onto [Dean] who was chasing the Sky King. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
The unpredictable sniper shot penetrated [Dean]’s waist like a meteor, leaving a ferocious hole.
"Well done!"
[Dean] was defeated, and Mu's pressure was greatly reduced. The Air King turned around and shot, breaking the balance wing on one side of the Marco plane.
"Damn it!"
The Marco Machine was about to turn back to deal with the Sky Overlord, but in an instant his hair stood on end, and his survival instinct made him pull the control lever.
The next second, golden lightning struck, amputating his right leg at the root.
On one side is the bombardment and harassment of the Sky Overlord, and on the other side is the deadly sniper attack of [Jean], leaving Marco Morasim in a dilemma.
At this time, the sea surface was churning with waves one after another, and the signals from friendly forces were dropped one after another. He knew that this battle could not go on.
"Has Team [Gunn] been killed? Damn it, all aircraft are retreating!"
Dragging his broken body, [Dean] quickly retreated. His subordinates received the order and also abandoned the Archangel and left. Fight, but they did not have the skills and good luck of Marco Morasim. As soon as they turned around, two electromagnetic artillery shells penetrated them. Before they exploded, they were completely torn apart by the fire network of the [Porcupine Formation]. , scattered fragments scattered into the sea.
"Huh~ Fortunately I didn't make a mistake." Yang Hui wiped his sweat and raised a thankful smile on his lips.
[Heroic Style] The rotation angle of the linear cannon is only 360 degrees vertically. The chances for enemy aircraft to enter the shooting range are very rare and fleeting. Yang Hui, who can only operate it with one hand, missed it. However, Fortunately, enemy planes gave him a chance to wash away his shame during the final evacuation.
"Good job, Yang Hui!" Bucky Lulu shouted happily.
This shout attracted everyone's attention. Bucky Lulu actually still had such a side, and the battle was not completely over. Is this still the iron-blooded Captain Bucky Lulu?
Feeling the surprised looks of everyone, Bucky blushed and immediately returned to normal and scolded: "Ahem, the battle is not over yet, don't get distracted."
Everyone turned around, not daring to laugh out loud. Yang Hui was right. Such a contrast was indeed very cute.
However, they also agreed with Bucky Lulu’s praise. The opportunity just now was indeed rare, and the angle was also very tricky. Yang Hui only had one hand, so it was inevitable that it would be inconvenient to operate, but Yang Hui was able to seize this opportunity. Defeating the two remaining [Deans] at the same time is already the most advanced weapon control.
“Hehehe.” Ma Liu smiled softly and immediately asked the radar control: “The location of the enemy plane?”
"The radar is not responding, and the interference is disappearing. It can be judged that the ZAFT army is retreating!"
"Yoshi!"
"Great!"
......
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although there was no loss in this battle, if there could be no battle or no battle, from the time they landed on the earth until they arrived in Alaska, every battle might be an invitation from the King of Hell. .
"Where's Kira? Let him return to the ship."
"Understood, please reply to the attack! Ensign Yamato, please reply to me!"
"This is Kira Yamato "Is the Archangel okay?" Kira's tired and nervous voice came through when the communication was connected.
"The enemy has retreated. How is the situation over there?"
"Well, they have all been defeated."
"That's good, the battle is over, return to the ship immediately."
"...Understood."
The Archangel successfully survived the first crisis after entering the sea, but they did not What we know is that such a crisis will come again, and it will even become more and more dangerous, and... the persevering stalkers will soon meet them.
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ZAFT Army Gibraltar Base, two small boats that had just descended from space landed on the ground, the hatches opened, and four aircrafts, Duel, Storm, Thunder, and Holy Shield, walked out of it at once out.
After parking the aircraft, the four Aslans got off the aircraft one after another and followed Cruze to the second briefing room to gather.
"Captain Cruze, where are the long legs now?" When he came to the briefing room, Yitzhak asked anxiously. He failed to sink the Archangel in the universe and let it land on the earth. Even the Desert Tiger collapsed in their hands, and the proud Yitzhak felt extremely humiliated.
"Yitzhak, don't be so impulsive." Cruze comforted him. This time they landed on Earth, they were not going to chase the Archangel. [Operation Breaking the Trouble] was assigned to him by the Supreme Council. The most important task is also a very important part of his plan. Compared with the variable Archangel, [Operation Breaking the Situation] has a higher priority. "But..."
"I understand your feelings, Yitzhak, and no matter what, we must prevent Long Legs from reaching Alaska with the data, but this is already Carpenta Leah base mission”
"This is our job, Captain, we must kill that guy with our own hands!"
"Yes, I feel the same way, Captain!"
Yitzhak suggested, as a good buddy Diego naturally wants to support it, and like Yitzhak, he is a very proud person. It was their mistake to let the Archangel land on the earth by mistake, and they both want to wash away the shame with their own hands.
Aslan and Nicol did not speak. They were not so obsessed with pursuing the Archangel, especially Aslan. He did not want to fight Kira and was the least willing of the four to pursue it. Archangel man.
“Of course I feel the same as you, but unfortunately, in order to prepare for [Operation Breaking the Game], I can’t get away.” Kruse pretended to be regretful.
"Then let's go by ourselves!" Yitzhak said anxiously.
"Since you guys have said so... how about you try it yourself?"
"Yes!" With Cruze's permission, Yitzhak and Diego were happy Especially Yitzhak. If they go by themselves, they will be a new team, and naturally they will have to choose a new captain. He considers himself to have excellent abilities, and his Duel Gundam is positioned as the captain's machine, so he thinks he is the best The right person.
But Kruse's choice disappointed him.
“Then Yitzhak, Diego, Nigel, and Aslan will form a team and continue the mission of chasing Long Legs. As for the command...Aslan, I’ll leave it to you. .”
"Eh?" Aslan was stunned. Yitzhak and Diego both had ugly expressions on their faces. Because of Aslan's experience of being seriously injured, the bond between the four of them has been strengthened, but it does not mean that The competition is gone.
"I will arrange for the Carpentaria base to prepare a mothership for you, and set off immediately."
"Captain, will I take command?" Aslan asked puzzledly , it stands to reason that he is the least likely to become a commander among the four. In the previous battle, because of his friendship with Kira, he was seriously injured the only time he used all his strength. Moreover, Cruze also knew that he and Kira Kira's relationship meant that even if it was to avoid suspicion, he would not be allowed to take the command.
“That ship has a deep connection with you.” Cruze walked to Aslan and patted him on the shoulder, “I know your difficulties, but I’m also looking forward to your performance. "Slan."
"Team Sarah..."
"Hmph, you are obviously the one who lost the battle. How shameless."
"Yitzhak! Diego!"
"I'm sorry~"
"Oh, it's true. That’s all.”
At this time, Aslan didn’t pay attention to the quarrel between the three of them, he was just immersed in complicated thoughts.
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On the other side, because the Archangel had to go to Orb for supplies, it did not choose the shortest route to the Alaska base. Also in order to avoid the threat of the deep sea, it chose the shallow sea area to advance.
“Ah, I really want to reach Orb as soon as possible.” Looking at the route map in the cafeteria, Kaz became more and more anxious.
"I want to, but I can't rush it." Thor said.
"Yes, it is rare to be able to go to Orb on the way. After all, our final destination is the Alaska base, and we have to go around a long way to pass through Orb." Sai said. .
"Hmm, so just be content. If it weren't for Yang Hui, we wouldn't even be able to go back to Orb. After all, we can't retire midway during the battle," Mirialia said.
"I know, but I still think about it..."
"Isn't it good to have thoughts? So don't talk about Kaz."
< br>"Yang Hui?"
"Thank you, Yang Hui, for giving us the opportunity to return to Orb." Mirialia thanked her.
“I didn’t let the Archangel go to Orb for you. It was just a transaction, so you don’t have to thank me.”
“Yes, we all understand, political transactions. "The four people joked that after a long period of contact, they recognized Yang Hui more and more. The original resentment and anger had dissipated among Xumi, although sometimes he was very venomous and his attitude was merciless. , but they all know that this is all for their own good.
Moreover, they all felt the changes in Yang Hui. Unlike before, when they always felt separated, they now communicated with him more sincerely.
However, some things are still not stated clearly to them, but they can understand it.
Just like this trip to Orb, Yang Hui went to North Africa to find Cagalli. Without the Archangel, couldn't he take Cagalli back to Orb?
Of course not. The reason why he entrusted the Archangel to escort him and Cagalli back to Orb, and even conducted diplomatic exchanges with the Atlantic Federation, wasn't it to help them?
It's just because of Yang Hui's position that he can't publicize the truth, so everyone can just keep it tacit.
At this time, Kira came to the cafeteria, and the four Thors became silent, especially Sai, who lowered his head and did not look at Kira.
(End of this chapter)