"Then if there's a battle, can we escape as fast as possible? This is a very good high-speed ship, "Mu said from the side.
"The enemy also has a high-speed Nazca class ship. It's not guaranteed that we can escape." Hearing Mu's question, Margaret turned to look at him and said with a serious expression.
"Then surrender obediently?" Mu said softly, then looked at the surprised Margaret and chuckled, "This is actually also a way."
"What did you say?" Before Margaret could refute, Bakilulu, who had just quieted down, said loudly with suppressed anger, "Wait a minute, who approved this?"
"Second Lieutenant Bakilulu, what's wrong?" Margaret, who was puzzled by Bakilulu's mood, asked aloud.
"The Assault Gundam has returned, but it also came back with a lifeboat." Bakilulu looked up at Margaret and reported.
"What do you mean by not approved? Its thrusters are damaged and it's drifting. Why give up? There are refugees inside. Are you going to ignore it? "Kira's incredulous voice came from the ship's communication channel.
"The rescue ship will be here soon. The Archangel is now in battle. How can it have time to receive refugees?" Bakilulu retorted.
"Forget it, approve it." Margaret was having a headache about the next itinerary of the Archangel. She didn't have time to waste here listening to the quarrel between Bakilulu and Kira. She frowned and said in a low voice.
"Captain." Bucky Lulu looked at Maureen in surprise and also called out in a low voice.
"Don't waste time on this kind of thing now. Hurry up and retrieve it." Margaret first explained to Bakilulu in a low voice. Then she ordered loudly.
"Yes, Captain." Since Margaret, as the captain, had already given the order, as a subordinate, Bakilulu, although she may not agree with it psychologically, it was the duty of a soldier to obey orders. She immediately saluted Margaret.
"It seems that you did a good job changing your role," Sei Itō floated aside and said to Margaret, who was sitting in the captain's seat. Then he turned to look at the remains of Heliopolis on the screen and said, "But there's not much time left. Like I said, escape in the chaos. Or do you want to surrender obediently like Mu said? You have to make a decision now. "
"Hey, hey, don't make it sound like I'm surrendering," Sei Itō said. Mu protested from the side.
"I understand." "Although the current situation is dangerous, I have no intention of surrendering. This ship and the assault gundam cannot be handed over to Zaft. No matter what, we must bring them safely back to the Atlantic Federation headquarters. "
"Captain, I suggest we go to Artemis Military Fortress." At this time, Bucky Lulu, who had completed the Gundam containment command, floated to Margaret's side after hearing her decision and said.
"Artemis? It's the military stronghold of Ulasia, right? "Margaret confirmed.
"Do you mean Artemis Fortress with an umbrella?" Mu asked in confusion.
Bucky Lulu first nodded at Mu to answer his doubts, then looked at the space chart that was suddenly switched to by CIC on the screen directly in front of her and said, "According to the route of this ship, that is the place where it is easiest to contact allies."
"But neither G nor this ship has an ally identification signal, and Ulasia also …" Margaret expressed her concerns. Although Margaret and Artemis Fortress were military organizations under the Earth Federation, their respective affiliations were fundamentally different. The Fifth Special Division, where Margaret was from, and the Seventh and Eighth Fleets, where Sei Itō and Mu were, were all under the Atlantic Federation, while Artemis Fortress belonged to the Eurasian Federation. The two sides had been at odds with each other since the beginning of the AD era. Even now, there was no end to the conspiracy between the two sides. If Bucky Lulu said to let Artemis fly there, it would be no different from delivering cooked meat to a hungry dog.
"Of course, I know very well that Artemis and Assault Gundam are the top secrets of the Atlantic Federation. But even if we choose the route to the moon, it is difficult to imagine that we will reach the destination without encountering a battle along the way. For us who set off in a hurry without completing the supplies, the first thing we need is to resupply, "Bucky Lulu explained.
"I see." Hearing about supplies, Margaret also sighed with a headache. She raised her right hand and clenched her fist against her cheek. She said with her eyes closed.
"I believe that Ulasia can also understand our current situation. Now we must avoid fighting as much as possible, enter Artemis to resupply, and then get in touch with the moon headquarters. I think this is the most practical strategy at present, "Bucky Lulu finally concluded.
"Artemis, I hope it will go according to our plan," Mu said with uncertainty.
"I don't think things will go according to what you said." Sei Itō said in an affirmative tone when he heard them pin their hopes on uncertain allies.
"But this is the only way now." Although Margaret knew that Sei Itō was telling the truth, in the absence of other options, Margaret had to agree with Bucky Lulu's proposal.
"Everyone in position, the bait is ready. At the same time, in order to correct the course to Artemis, the main engine will be injected. In order to prevent being discovered midway, the second combat equipment, the hull rotation will be completed in the shortest time possible …" Since the decision was made, Margaret immediately ordered with the aura of a Captain.
Immediately, Sei Itō and Bucky Lulu floated back to the artillery console and sat down. The others also began to work according to Margaret's orders. After a while, with Bucky Lulu's "launch", the cabin of Artemis immediately shook violently. The six thrusters at the tail quickly turned around and applied the initial power, then the main engine was turned off and the ship sneaked in the direction of Artemis.
"The course correction is complete." After a while, Arnold Neumann, the helmsman of Artemis, said.
"All personnel change to the third combat equipment, pay attention to the surrounding situation." After receiving confirmation, Margaret immediately ordered loudly. Then, as soon as the standby order was finished, her body immediately relaxed, and she leaned back on the captain's chair and exhaled.
"I'm going to see how my MA is doing." Muraflag, who was sitting in the chair in front, got up from his seat after confirming that Artemis had entered Stealth and nothing was wrong for the time being. He said as he floated out of the bridge.
"Then I'll go back and rest too." Sei Itō on the side also pressed down on the chair at this time and floated up.
"Lieutenant Sei Itō." Bucky Lulu called out to Sei Itō who was about to float out.
"Huh?" Sei Itō supported himself with one hand. He stopped and looked at Bucky Lulu with a puzzled expression.
"Lieutenant Sei Itō, you can see the current situation. Artemis is very short of manpower, so I hope you can take the responsibility of an officer and manage the warship well. "Bucky Lulu looked at Sei Itō with a serious expression. She said with a serious face.
"You mean you want me to manage the people outside?" Sei Itō raised his eyebrows and said.
"Of course not, that kind of thing will naturally be handled by the subordinate officers." Bucky Lulu denied, then continued, "I mean, during the battle, Lieutenant, can you come to the bridge and become a fire control officer?"
"I see." Sei Itō looked up and down at Bucky Lulu and suddenly smiled. "But you are really a competent soldier, and I didn't notice it just now. Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu, you are very beautiful."
"Lieutenant!" It may be the first time that Bucky Lulu was praised by a young man who is also a soldier. Her cheeks immediately blushed and she shouted.
"Hahahaha." Sei Itō laughed, bent his hand on the wall, and quickly floated out of the bridge.
"What are you looking at?" After Sei Itō left the bridge. Bucky Lulu immediately found that the other men in the bridge were looking at her, and she yelled at them with some embarrassment.
After a day and a half of silent stealth, they could vaguely see Artemis Fortress hanging in space, protected by an irregular polygonal light shield composed of countless triangular light shields. A large heat source suddenly appeared on the thermal radar of Artemis.
"Enemy tracks found. Enemy tracks found. All personnel are in the first combat position. Those with military status are to take their positions immediately … "The urgent alarm immediately sounded throughout the warship.
"It seems that we are near Artemis. I can collect information about the light shield and compare it with the radiation waves studied by Royd and Lakshata to see if they are the same thing." In the room assigned to Sei Itō. Sei Itō, who used alchemy to create water and took a hot bath, then changed into the earth army uniform again. He walked out of the room to the bridge while thinking to himself.
After a while, Sei Itō came to the bridge in a military uniform, just in time to hear Sei and others' request to join the army to assist in the battle. After a brief discussion with Bucky Lulu, Maru agreed to the request of Sei and others and allowed them to join the army.
"What's the situation?" Sei Itō, who stepped into the bridge, walked behind Bucky Lulu and asked aloud.
"Not good, we are being attacked from the front and back." Before Bucky Lulu turned around to speak, Mu took the lead to answer Sei Itō's question.
"But Captain Flagg seems to have thought of a way." After Mu finished speaking, Bucky Lulu said.
Sei Itō heard this and looked at Mu. The latter shrugged at Sei Itō and said, "The plan is a bit risky, I hope it will succeed."
"Oh." Sei Itō saw that Mu didn't want to say anything, so he didn't intend to ask. He just recalled the plot of the battle in his mind and immediately knew Mu's battle plan.
"I'll go prepare first." Mu said to Maru, Bucky Lulu, and Sei Itō and flew out of the bridge. Less than a minute after Mu left, Sei and the others, who were wearing the Earth Army's uniform, floated in under the guidance of the information control officer. After a simple greeting to the people in the bridge, they were assigned to the four positions of information controller, deputy helmsman, radar monitor, and data monitor according to their own choices. Then, under the guidance of helmsman Arnold Neumann, information controller Jackie Normura, and radar monitor Rommel Paar, they quickly learned and mastered the work of their respective positions.
After Sei and the others were familiar with the ship, Maru ordered, "Everyone in position, start the main engine, and fire the special cannon at the same time. Target the Naska-class battleship in front of us."
"Positron cannon, fire!" Bucky Lulu, as the battle commander, immediately shouted. Then, two thick scarlet beams of light with blue electric current flowing on the two outer layers of the Archangel shot straight into the distance.
Along the way, all meteorites and garbage that blocked its path were annihilated into dust and disappeared under the great power of the positron beam.
However, the Naska-class battleship was too far away from the Archangel. Before the positron beam reached it, the battleship had already dodged and evaded. Then, the Holy Shield Gundam, painted red with PS armor, flew out of the Naska-class battleship's entrance and hurried toward the Archangel. Correspondingly, the Archangel released the Assault Gundam as its last line of defense.
At this time, a radar alarm suddenly beeped in the bridge. Rommel Paar, who was the radar monitor, immediately said, "Three heat sources are approaching from behind. Distance 67, it's ms!"
"Prepare for battle!" Maru ordered in a deep voice.
"Missile launchers No. 13 to No. 24, increase the energy. Light Cannon Barriante, activate the main component and input the target data. Hurry up." Bucky Lulu immediately issued a series of orders in a concise and straightforward manner.
"Body identification, this is …" Rommel Paar looked at the data displayed on the radar and said in shock, "X-series, Duel, Thunderbolt, Storm."
As soon as Rommel Paar said this, everyone except Sei Itō was shocked. These bodies had just been taken away not long ago. In less than 48 hours, they were used in battle. What kind of technological strength and speed was this?
"All the stolen G-series were used in battle?" Maru muttered to herself in disbelief.
"Why are you all in a daze? Hurry up and fight. Are you waiting for them to sink?" Sei Itō, who was a freelance cannoneer, frowned and shouted at everyone.
"Yes!" After being shouted at by Sei Itō, Bucky Lulu immediately came back to her senses and responded loudly.
"Enemy MS, disperse." Rommel Paar, who also came back to his senses, immediately shouted.
"Start preparing for battle. What is CIC doing?" Maru ordered loudly.
"Laser aim. Missile launchers No. 13 to No. 18, fire." Bucky Lulu also changed the battle order according to the changes of the enemy.
Just like this, under Bucky Lulu's orderly command, the Archangel and the Duel, Thunderbolt, and Storm Gundams flew at high speed. Among them, Sei Itō's performance as the cannoneer was particularly eye-catching. Most of the time, he used the cannoneer's attack to force back the threat of the three Gundams.
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