The aroma of coffee drifted in the bridge, causing everyone in the bridge to gulp.
"Captain! Now is not the time to drink coffee! "
The aroma of the coffee was too alluring, and the young adjutant couldn't help but protest.
"Oh? Martin. I don't understand! This is to celebrate the successful completion of our first voyage, isn't it? "
A hearty smile hung at the corner of his mouth as he held the aroma of the coffee in his hand. The man who had been missing for a long time, known as the "Desert Tiger", seemed to be implying something.
"This isn't the way to celebrate the success of the first voyage! Besides, the SS Eternity hasn't even set sail yet! "
Martin couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The great name of the Desert Tiger was extremely resounding, whether it was in the Earth Alliance or in Zaft.
In order to complete this infiltration and seize the SS Eternity, they had spent a lot of effort to successfully seize the ship.
Now, they were only one step away from success.
That was to drive the SS Eternity away from PLANT's Zaft base and head towards the colonial satellite Mendel to meet up with Ray Mingkai, Lacus, and the others.
"Why isn't it like this? No matter how mellow the wine is, I have no interest in it. So, I want to use my own method to celebrate the first voyage. Is that not okay? "
After the Desert Tiger raised his cup, he turned his head to look at the woman sitting at the side of the table.
"Aisha. Don't you think so too? "
The woman who was called by the Desert Tiger turned her head and replied helplessly,
"Andy. If you continue like this, once the SS Eternity activates, the coffee in the cup will fly everywhere. "
The Desert Tiger was taken aback for a moment before he burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! That's true! That's true! The next destination of the SS Eternity is not a place where you can enjoy your coffee! "
That being said, the Desert Tiger raised his cup again and pointed it at the large closed gate in front of him.
"To Her Highness the Princess! Cheers! "
The bitter, slightly hot black coffee slid down his throat. The Desert Tiger tossed the cup aside and picked up the microphone on the chair.
"This is the bridge! I'm Captain Andy Butterfield! Now, this ship will make the final preparations! Repeat! I will make the final preparations! "
This was an order, and at the same time, a secret signal!
The soldiers who had infiltrated the ship with the Desert Tiger raised their guns and chased the Zaft soldiers who weren't on their side out of the ship.
Naturally, the changes within the SS Eternity could not be hidden from the control center.
"The SS Eternity! SS Eternity! What happened over there? Many soldiers had suddenly retreated from the SS Eternity! SS Eternity! Please reply if you get it! "
Desert Tiger shrugged when he heard the command center's call. He then nodded at aisha.
Aisha understood and connected to the control center.
"This is the SS Eternity! Now, this ship is about to make its first voyage! Repeat! This ship is about to make its first voyage! "
Pausing for a moment, the corners of aisha's mouth curled up.
"If it's possible, could I trouble you to open the door for the SS Eternity? After all, I don't want this port to be temporarily shut down! "
Isha's words stunned the control center, but the well-trained staff changed the password on the spot.
"Captain! The gate password has been changed! "
Martin yelled loudly.
Bartfield sighed and gave aisha a reproachful look.
Under her 'it's not my fault' look, he raised his hand and gave the order.
"SS Eternity, activate the main cannon! Target, the door ahead! Unfortunately, we didn't want to do this, but if we continue wasting time like this, we will miss our agreement with the princess and the Knight protecting her! "
The moment the orders were given, the SS Eternity's main cannon, the beam cannon, began to hum as it aimed at the door blocking the SS Eternity's path into the endless expanse of space.
"SS Eternity! Please stop all attacks immediately! Please stop all attacks immediately! Otherwise, we will execute everyone on board for treason!! "
Seeing the S.S. Eternity ready to fire its beam cannons, the command center became nervous. They couldn't help but use their most threatening words to stop the S.S. Eternity from firing.
"Treason? It seems to be very serious! What do we do? "
At first, Butterfield revealed an awkward expression. Then, he clapped his hands as if he had suddenly realized something.
"That's right! The man known as the Desert Tiger is already 'MIA' on Zaft's list. Then, the current Andy Bartfield isn't considered Zaft, and he isn't even considered a member of PLANT! If that's the case, he can't be convicted of treason! "
"Tsk tsk! Martin, don't you think so? "
Bartfield's twisted argument left Martin at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't know how to respond to his captain's words.
"Sigh. Aisha. Looks like our adjutant Martin doesn't know how to liven up the atmosphere! "
Bartfield saw his adjutant's dumbfounded expression and sighed. Suddenly, he said with a serious expression.
"SS Eternity! Main cannon! Fire! "
"Weng!"
In the next second, under the despairing eyes of the control center's staff, the SS Eternity's main cannon fired, blasting the door blocking the SS Eternity at close range.
The powerful explosion not only destroyed the door, but also threw the control center into chaos. They only had enough time to issue a warning to the patrolling Weisalius outside PLANT.
Amidst the explosion, the SS Eternity tore through the thick smoke and rushed into space without any hindrance. At the same time, it revealed its existence without reservation.
The warning came from the control center.
Thick smoke rose from the port.
And that unfamiliar warship with peach red paint.
It immediately attracted the attention of the Weisalius.
However, by the time the Weisalius reacted to the SS Eternity's sudden attack, the SS Eternity had already used its high speed to escape from the Weisalius' pursuit range.
"Captain Kreutzer, should we give chase?"
The Weisalius' CIC was stunned and subconsciously asked.
They naturally received the warning from the control center.
But from the current situation, the Weisalius had no chance of catching up to the SS Eternity.
"No. That ship's speed is incomparable to the Weisalius. Even if we give chase at full speed, we'll only be able to watch the enemy's shadow disappear before our eyes. We'll leave it to the Yakin Duwei defense line to deal with! "
Having been summoned back to PLANT for a period of time, Kreutzer felt that it was great to be able to stay in PLANT.
He had thought that he had missed the opportunity to meet Gao Da, but in reality, he had seen the SS Eternity escape from PLANT!
If he guessed correctly, the SS Eternity's next move would be to meet up with Gao Da.
When that time came, Patrick Sala would not be able to sit still.
That meant that Kreutzer's opportunity had arrived.
Ignoring Kreutzer's plans, the fact that the SS Eternity had escaped from PLANT at full speed was enough to shock Zaft.
Especially the Yakin Duwei defense line's Zaft troops. They had never imagined that they would face an enemy from their homeland.
From the emergency order from PLANT's defense department, the SS Eternity was on Zaft's kill list.
There was no persuasion to surrender.
There was no need to persuade them to surrender.
As long as the Yakin Duwei defense line's Zaft troops discovered the SS Eternity, they could attack without reason until the SS Eternity was sunk.
"Andy! There's movement at Yakin Duwei's defense line! One Sig Gu, 19 Jin En, a total of 20 MS fighters are intercepting the SS Eternity. In addition, from the heat patterns and speed, the enemy seems to be carrying heavy equipment. "
Isha's gaze was fixed on the screen in front of her. She reported the data from the radar and her own speculations to Baltfield.
"Mm! That's inevitable. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to watch the SS Eternity swagger past Yakin Duwei's defense line! Therefore, this will be the final obstacle to meeting up with Her Highness the Princess! All ships, level one combat mode! Aerial combat! Begin! "
He clearly understood the situation the SS Eternity was in.
He also understood the actions he had to take.
Baltfield did not hesitate to give the order to attack.
Thus, the beam cannons that had destroyed the port gates were raised once more.
This time, their target was the MS forces that were carrying heavy equipment capable of destroying the SS Eternity.
"There's no need to lock onto the target. Just the general range is enough! The SS Eternity's main cannon is not some small water gun! "
"Main cannon! Fire! "
A dazzling light erupted from the bow of the SS Eternity.
In the blink of an eye, the light that split the darkness apart pierced through the MS forces that were surrounding the SS Eternity in a crescent formation.
In the next second, four bright sparks lit up in the darkness.
One hit.
The SS Eternity's second hit ended with four Jin En being shot down.
"This cannon … everyone! Spread out! "
The SS Eternity's stunning display caused the Sig Gu pilot to be greatly shaken.
"Captain! The SS Eternity's left and right sides are surrounded by Jin En! "
"Don't panic! Begin the attack! Anti-air missiles, fire! Don't miss a single MS attack! We can't let anything happen to Her Highness' dowry!! "
"Eh?!"
The adjutant was dumbfounded once more!
"Martin! Focus! Now is not the time to be distracted! "
Isha sighed and reminded Martin not to be distracted.
Anti-air missiles continuously rose from the launchers and intercepted the heavy missiles fired by the Jin En.
But no matter how effective the SS Eternity's anti-air missiles were, they were facing Yakin Duwei, an elite from the frontline fortress of the Earth Alliance Army.
How to surround and destroy a warship was a common occurrence for these elites.
Even if the warship they were hunting was the newest warship from Zaft, the SS Eternity, it was still the same.
Under Butterfield's command, the SS Eternity not only fired anti-air missiles at full power, but also activated the Automatic Fire God Cannons used for mid-range defense to supplement the SS Eternity's anti-air network.
However, just as mentioned earlier, the elite pilots of Yakin Duwei were very proficient in hunting down a warship with excellent anti-air capabilities.
Six Jin En and eight Jin En formed two assault squads that attacked the SS Eternity in waves.
The first wave of attacks, led by the six Jin En, didn't care if their attacks could damage the SS Eternity. Instead, they rained down all their heavy equipment on the SS Eternity.
The purpose of this was to deplete the SS Eternity's firepower reserves in a short period of time, thus reducing the SS Eternity's firepower density to allow for a second wave of Jin En attacks.
This coordinated attack was effective.
The seamless wave of attacks left the SS Eternity unable to fend for itself, exposing a fatal flaw in the dense anti-air network.
This flaw allowed the Jin En's heavy missiles to strike the SS Eternity's engines.
"Captain! The SS Eternity can't evade the attack!! "
"Everyone! Defend against the attack!! "
Faced with the threat of the missiles heading straight for the SS Eternity's engines, both the SS Eternity and Butterfield were out of options. They could only choose the worst and most passive option.
But.
Heaven never bars one's way!
Just as the missiles were about to hit the SS Eternity, a multicolored light appeared out of thin air, like a net that blocked all the missiles that were about to hit the SS Eternity.
Then, a stream of light appeared in the endless darkness.
An afterimage blossomed with a pair of resplendent radiant wings.
In the blink of an eye, the afterimage appeared between the SS Eternity and the Jin En troops.
"Whoosh!"
Thunderous roars seemed to resound in the void, attracting Butterfield's attention and sending King's troops chasing after the SS Eternity into the abyss of endless darkness.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
After the SS Eternity successfully escaped from the encirclement, dazzling flowers bloomed behind it.
"Eh … We've shaken off the enemy?"
Martin, who had just recovered from the dazzling fireworks, was somewhat confused.
"Yes! The SS Eternity has already escaped from Yakin Duwei's defensive line. "
Butterfield let out a sigh of relief and exchanged glances with isha.
"Looks like we've been saved by Knight again."
"Knight?!"
Martin was stunned. He quickly tapped on the keyboard a few times and looked at the information displayed on the screen.
"Freedom Gao Da?! How can that be? Freedom Gao Da doesn't have that kind of speed? He's practically turning into a ray of light! "
"Martin! Nothing is absolute in this world! Looks like we've missed out on something wonderful. "
Butterfield showed a smile, looked at the face that appeared on the screen, and greeted him.
"Yo! Long time no see! The princess's Knight! "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
