Just as Sei Itō sat down in front of the Fire God Cannon console, Sei, Dole, Mirialia, and Katz, who were supposed to retire from the Archangel, came to the bridge one after another and sat in their usual seats.
"You guys are …" Margaret looked at the four people who floated into the bridge and sat down in surprise.
"They are volunteers, recognized by Colonel Hoffman, and approved by me," Bakilu explained, revealing her face.
Then, all the crew members of the Archangel were quickly ready and waiting for Admiral Halbarton's order to enter the battle. But after waiting for a long time, they still didn't receive any orders from Admiral Halbarton. They could only watch the dozens of Gold, Holy Shield, Duel, Storm, and Thunderbolt gundam wreak havoc on the battlefield, carrying out an almost one-sided slaughter of the Eighth Fleet. Even if there were occasional retreating warships that were spared by Holy Shield and Thunderbolt gundam, they would be destroyed by the main cannons of the Nazca class warships behind them.
"Hey, why did you tell me to wait! Even the Eighth Fleet is in danger against those four airframes. " At this time, Mu, who also waited for a long time and didn't receive any orders to attack, took the initiative to contact Margaret's landline and said loudly.
"Captain Flagg," Margaret said in a low voice with a hesitant expression.
"Although it doesn't make much of a difference with me," Mu also felt that his tone was a bit harsh just now, so he lowered his voice and said.
"I haven't received any orders to attack yet, please wait a moment." Margaret quickly replied to Mu, then immediately cut off the communication, turned her head, and ordered with a firm expression, "Connect to the Minilaos."
"What's the matter?" Soon, Halbarton's figure appeared on the optical screen, and Halbarton, who was wearing a space protective suit, asked aloud.
"I want to leave the fleet immediately and enter the descent channel. Please allow me, "Margaret asked with a serious expression.
"What did you say?" Halbarton said in surprise.
"You want to escape by yourself first?" The short and fat colonel said angrily.
"The enemy's target is our ship, if we don't leave the main force. If we continue like this, we will be wiped out. " Margaret ignored the malicious speculation of the short and fat officer and said calmly to Halbarton, "It may be difficult to go to Alaska, but from this position, we can land in the area controlled by the Earth Army. As long as we persist until the breakthrough point, we can get rid of the Gold and Zaft warships. Commander! "
"You're still as reckless as ever, Mariolamias," Halbarton said after a short silence. However, it was not hard to tell from his words that he agreed with Maureen's suggestion.
"Like leader, like subordinate," Margaret replied calmly.
"Alright, Archangel, prepare to descend immediately. I will send you to the critical point. Even a vicious wolf wouldn't let him pass. "Halbarton said in a deep voice.
"Yes," Ma Liu replied. After hanging up the communication, Amber ordered loudly, "Confirm the landing procedure and test the heat-resistant spray …"
A dozen protrusions immediately appeared on the bottom deck of the Archangel. A layer of mercury-like soft substance surged out from the protrusions and quickly merged with the surrounding silver-gray gelatinous substance. It covered the entire bottom of the Archangel.
"The descent procedure has been checked. Everything is normal. Adjust the trajectory. The angle of incidence is 6.1 seaer + 3," the deputy helmsman, Dore, reported immediately after the heat-resistant agent was spread out.
"Commander." Margaret, who reconnected with Halbarton, called out.
"Well, Archangel's descent begins." Halbarton, who knew that the Archangel was ready, immediately ordered.
"Beginning descent. Thrusters at 40%, moving forward at a slight speed, starting in four seconds … "The ship's information control officer reported the operation status of the Archangel loudly.
As the Archangel descended, the Eighth Fleet, which was originally densely packed together, suddenly made a change. They quickly blocked all the paths leading to the Archangel and used themselves as a shield to protect the safety of the Archangel's descent.
Seeing the Archangel's action, the Holy Shield, Duel, Storm, and Thunderbolt that had been fighting on the periphery quickly changed their target and rushed toward the Archangel's location. Along the way, all the Ma and Ma battleships that blocked the four Gundams were killed on the spot by the powerful performance and firepower of the four Gundams. They became space garbage floating outside the Earth's orbit.
"Descending the first stage of the passage. Seven minutes to the critical point of atmospheric entry," the information control officer said loudly.
Not even a minute had passed when several battleships exploded under the attack of the four Gundams. Then a passage leading to the Archangel was cleared out by the four Gundams. The Duel and Storm Gundams immediately rushed toward the Archangel.
"Duel and Storm Gundams are suddenly at the front line. The Minilaus is ready to fight," the radar officer reported.
"Captain, let us attack until we enter the atmosphere." Just then, Mu contacted Margaret again and requested.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Margaret instinctively retorted. Then she suddenly remembered the word Mu just said. "We?"
"The operation manual says that the Assault Gundams can break into the atmosphere alone." While Margaret was still confused about the word "we" in Mu's words, Kira, who was wearing a protective suit, appeared on the small screen and said.
"Kira!" Margaret exclaimed in shock. Then she asked with hesitation and disbelief, "Why are you there?"
"It's too dangerous for the Minilaus to continue like this, Captain." Kira didn't answer Margaret's question. Instead, he emphasized again.
While Margaret was still shocked by Kira sitting on the Assault Gundams, Bucky Lulu immediately got up from the command seat, walked to Mirialia's side, and contacted Kira. "Understood, but you must return before the third stage. Even if the operation manual says so, no one has ever tried it. No one knows what will happen to the people inside the body. Always pay attention to the height and time. "
"Roger." Kira replied.
"Second Lieutenant Bucky Lulu!" Margaret got up from her seat with a face full of anger. She stared at Bucky Lulu condescendingly and shouted with a voice full of anger.
"If I'm sunk here, the sacrifice of the Eighth Fleet will all be in vain." Bucky Lulu turned around, looked at Margaret, and replied with an equally agitated voice.
Margaret, who was rendered speechless by Bucky Lulu's rebuttal, could only stand there. She looked at Bucky Lulu with a strange expression, as if she wanted to cry but couldn't. At the same time, she looked at Bucky Lulu with a strange expression.
With Bucky Lulu's permission, the two launch channels at the front of the Archangel opened one after another. Then the MA piloted by Mu and the Assault Gundam piloted by Kira flew out of the launch channel one after another. They each found the Storm Gundam and the Duel Gundam to fight.
"Descending the second stage of the channel. Four minutes until the critical point of atmospheric entry. "The information control officer said.
"The Lorasia class is approaching." Suddenly, the radar officer said loudly.
Immediately, a Zaft warship rushed into the Eighth Fleet's battle group without dodging. It used its heavy armor to resist the attacks of the surrounding warships and rushed straight toward the Minilaus. Along the way, the Lorasia class's main cannon kept bombarding the Minilaus. Obviously, this Laurasia-class was determined to destroy the Archangel even if it had to be destroyed.
Knowing that it might not be able to avoid mutual destruction, the Minilaus immediately released the space shuttle with the civilians of Heliopolis.
"Two minutes until the critical point of the third stage." The information control officer said.
At this time, the exterior of the Archangel was already covered in red flames due to the friction caused by the atmospheric entry. Violent tremors were immediately produced inside the Archangel, shaking everyone in the bridge and making them uncomfortable.
"Recall the Assault Gundam and State Zero." Bucky Lulu immediately ordered. Subsequently, after receiving the order, State Zero attacked the Duel Gundam twice and forced it away. Then, he retrieved the four auxiliary weapon boxes and returned to the landing apron outside the Archangel. In order to secure the apron, he even shot out an emergency fastener before landing and nailed it to the landing apron.
Just as State Zero landed on the Archangel, the Laurasia-class battleship and Admiral Halbarton's Minelaos finally reached their limits. They exploded and disintegrated amidst the red hot flames produced by the friction with the atmosphere.
Looking at the Minilaus gradually disintegrating on the screen, Margaret and Bucky Lulu stood up from their seats at the same time and silently saluted. Especially Margaret, a few drops of tears flew out from the corner of her eyes.
"Stage 3, atmospheric entry … heat-resistant agent spread!" The information officer said loudly.
"Kira, pay attention to the area diagonally above you. Push the Duel Gundam out of the battle range of the shuttle." Just as Margaret and Bucky Lulu were mourning for the Minilaus, Sei Itō floated to Mirialia's side and said to Kira, who was tangled with the Duel Gundam.
"I know." Kira hastily replied and immediately accelerated his attacks in an attempt to push the Duel Gundam away from the battlefield. However, due to the influence of Earth's gravity, the Duel Gundam was not pushed away by the Assault Force. Instead, the Duel Gundam counterattacked and sent the Assault Force flying with a kick. Then, the Duel Gundam that was about to end the Assault Force was blocked by the shuttle that suddenly rushed into the battlefield. After losing its best opportunity, the Duel Gundam tried to shoot a few times but to no avail. It immediately vented its anger on the shuttle. With just one shot, it pierced through the outer shell of the shuttle and caused a violent explosion. The Assault Force Gundam that had rushed over after seeing the Duel Gundam's actions was blasted away in the direction of Earth.
"Still can't save it …" Sei Itō looked at the image on the optical screen and frowned. He muttered to himself unhappily.
Then, in order to catch the Assault Force Gundam that had been blasted away, the Archangel had no choice but to change its landing route. Although it successfully caught the Assault Force Gundam in the end, it caused the Archangel to deviate from its flight path and land in a position that was completely different from what it had expected.
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