After the announcement of LOGOS, many forces withdrew from the World Security Alliance led by the United Nations. Some even cut ties with the Alliance itself. The withdrawal of the entire East Asian Federation was enough to hurt the Alliance made up of most of the world's forces. In addition, many countries, large and small, withdrew from the Alliance due to the public pressure caused by LOGOS. The Alliance no longer had its original power and influence.
The Eurasian Federation and the Atlantic Federation were not unified countries with independent sovereignty. Like the United Nations, they were also unified military alliances formed by various regions. After the Eurasian Federation's civilians were massacred by LOGOS, the Eurasian Federation also fell apart. The Atlantic Federation, the most powerful force controlled by LOGOS, also had some regions and forces choose to leave the Atlantic Federation, which had completely fallen into a quagmire.
Now, almost only LOGOS and the forces that couldn't break away from LOGOS were left. These forces were led by the remnants of the Atlantic Federation and supported by the remnants of the Eurasian Federation. In the face of the world's forces, the defeat of Earth's forces was already certain.
But the Alliance still controlled the moon, and their main force was on the moon. A force with a huge number of forces, and a terrifying weapon that Xiao Ran knew could destroy Aube with a single blow. So even if they won this battle, it didn't mean that the war against LOGOS was over. Only when the moon base that belonged to the Alliance was completely destroyed could the war against LOGOS and the Alliance be considered over.
Although this base, which could be regarded as the headquarters of the United Nations, had a powerful armed force, under the joint attack of Aub, Zaft, and other forces, even if they could cause great losses to Aub, Zaft, and other allied forces, they could not slow down the pace of their defeat in this battle. The first line of defense was breached, the second line of defense was breached, and the Gundam, which the United Nations had placed their greatest hopes on, was also breached one after another. Witnessing all this, Gabriel, the leader of the Logos, began to quietly leave the command center of the base with his trusted aides and a group of senior officers who could guarantee him the greatest power on the lunar base.
In the original plot, after leaving the base, Gabriel chose to go to Aube and then fled to the moon. But now, under the leadership of Xiao Ran, Aube had already drawn a clear line with the Alliance, LOGOS, and the World Security Alliance. At this time, Gabriel could only risk the danger and chaos and set off directly from here to the universe.
The battle outside the base was very fierce. Even if one didn't see it with their own eyes, they could feel the intensity of the battle in the base. The trembling under their feet and the roaring in their ears indicated that Aube and ZAFT were getting closer and closer to the base headquarters. At this time, Gabriel's face was gloomy. Anger flashed in his eyes. His fists were clenched tightly, but his feet did not hesitate to trot to the escape route that he had prepared long ago with his men.
Along the way, only the sound of footsteps could be heard. The atmosphere was terrifyingly heavy. When they finally boarded the shuttle, Gabriel slammed the armrest beside her. She suppressed her voice and roared with hatred and anger, "Xiao Ran, Dilandar, I will definitely teach you a lesson!"
The person who controlled LOGOS and changed the direction of the whole world had finally turned from the noblest Hidden Emperor to a well-known stray dog under the joint efforts of Aube and ZAFT. But even if he was ready to escape from Earth like a stray dog and had no choice but to give up everything on Earth, Gabriel's heart had no intention of giving up at all. Because he still had a final trump card, a real trump card that was enough to make ZAFT tremble, destroy Aube, and bring the whole world back under his control again. The real trump card was enough to make ZAFT tremble, destroy Aube, and bring the whole world back under his control again.
As long as he could reach the moon, he could order the joint lunar base to directly launch the Requiem attack on PLANT and Aube. The threat of death would once again shroud the whole world and eliminate anyone who opposed him. The ultimate weapon that could destroy Aube with one shot and tear apart all the satellites of PLANT with a few shots was his real trump card, the trump card that could allow him to reverse the current situation.
Gabriel thought that his trump card could change everything, but he did not know that Dilandar had also started to scheme against the Requiem. He also did not know that Xiao Ran had a similar understanding of the Requiem. Among the three of them, Dilandar might have known that the construction of the Requiem was basically completed, and it was confirmed that it was a powerful and destructive weapon that was not inferior to the Genesis. However, he did not know about the various transit points scattered throughout the universe. It was precisely because of these transit points that the Requiem could attack any target on Earth. Whether it was PLANT or Aube, they would not be able to escape. Dilandar had only calculated that the Requiem could eliminate the threat that was Aube. Even if he had to pay some sacrifices, it was worth it.
However, Xiao Ran, who knew everything, had another idea. He would never allow the Requiem to have any chance of being launched. In the original plot, the first shot of the Requiem was to attack PLANT. Later on, it was controlled by Dilandar. However, in the current situation, who could guarantee that the first shot would not be Aube? For the sake of his own faction, Xiao Ran did not intend to let the terrifying power of the Requiem show. He would not give up the order to attack Gabriel and let him escape. Similarly, he would never let the Requiem fall into Dilandar's hands.
According to the information obtained before the battle, it was clear that Gabriel was currently in this joint base. Xiao Ran, who had read the original plot, naturally knew that Gabriel would choose to escape immediately if something went wrong. Although it was very shameless, it also showed his cautiousness. Now that he could not escape Aube, the Moon had become Gabriel's only choice. During normal battles, Xiao Ran had also been paying attention to everything around him, especially the shuttles that could appear at any time.
After destroying two Gundams, the Justice Gundam had become the leader of the attacking force. It cooperated with the other Gundams and steadily and quickly began to advance towards the headquarters of the joint army base. They continuously broke through several lines of defense. Now that the joint army's defense was in a state of collapse, more and more joint army MS-pilots stepped on the ground of the joint army base. While dealing with the joint army MS-pilots who were desperately resisting, they were also expanding the gap in the defense line that was torn apart by them.
Under the leadership of so many ace pilots, the joint army's speed of tearing through the defense line became faster and faster. One by one, the defense points were targeted and targeted. In addition to not having to face those powerful defense points because of the change of location, the joint army's morale was also low because of the continuous retreat of the joint army, which was an important reason why the joint army's attack was getting more and more effective.
It was until a shuttle suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes, its tail carrying thick smoke as it broke through the sky at an extremely fast speed. Xiao Ran, who was already prepared, suddenly stepped on the pedals with both feet, pulled the control stick, and began to drive the Justice Gundam directly towards the shuttle that suddenly appeared.
At the same time, Captain Thalia on the Minerva and Bakirulu on the Angel of the Dominion picked up the communicator beside them and quickly gave the same order, "Stop that transport ship!"
Countless MS pilots heard the two's orders and began to fly towards the transport ship that suddenly appeared. However, how could a transport ship dedicated to space be so easily stopped by these MS pilots? Not to mention the countless enemies in front of them, the speed of the shuttle was far beyond that of the MS pilots. Under the pursuit of countless MS pilots, the MS pilots were left behind due to their lack of speed. One by one, the MS pilots could only stop due to the attacks in front of them. Only Xiao Ran's Justice Gundam emitted a red light while the two solar furnaces once again ejected countless GN particles, turning into a blur as they chased after the shuttle that had already risen into the sky.
All of the GN Dragoons behind the Justice Gundam instantly shot out, bringing along red lights and afterimages as they closed in on the shuttle that was soaring into the sky. Xiao Ran's eyes instantly glowed, and at the same time, he used his ability to lock on to the shuttle. He raised his right hand, and in the next second, all of the GN Dragoons and weapons in their hands shot out countless beams of light, piercing through the shuttle's rear thrusters and emerging from the cockpit. A dozen beams of light struck the shuttle at the same time, and the shuttle didn't even have time to react before it exploded into a cloud of sparks, completely disappearing from this world.
However, Xiao Ran, who destroyed the shuttle, didn't relax or feel happy because his mission completion rate didn't increase by much. If Gabriel was on this shuttle, as the leader of LOGOS, the mission completion rate would definitely skyrocket. Since there wasn't much increase in the mission completion rate, it could only mean one thing. Gabriel wasn't on this shuttle at all, and this shuttle was just a distraction for Gabriel.
Xiao Ran instantly drove his Justice Gundam towards the joint military base on the ground. The GN particles behind the Justice Gundam increased in speed again. Countless GN particles spread across the entire battlefield along with the particle storm produced by the solar furnace. This allowed Xiao Ran's consciousness to take in everything on the battlefield through these GN particles that ignored physical obstacles.
Soon, the shocked expression of a gloomy man with Golden Hair appeared in Xiao Ran's perception. This person was the leader of LOGOS that Xiao Ran was looking for, Gabriel.
Gabriel was currently sitting on another shuttle. On this shuttle, there were many officers wearing allied military uniforms. However, none of Gabriel's fellow LOGOS members were on this shuttle. They were all abandoned and left in the command center of the allied base. Perhaps those people only noticed that Gabriel and some of the allied high-ranking officers had disappeared because of the shuttle destroyed by the Justice Gundam. They also started running out of the command center one after another.
The reason why Gabriel was surprised was that he didn't expect the shuttle he used as bait to be shot down and exploded not long after he released it. The entire process was too short, so short that too many people couldn't react in time. The bait he used to attract more attention didn't work at all. But then, the Justice Gundam dodged countless attacks like a ghost and appeared directly at the launch port of the shuttle. It aimed the Fantasy Energy Cannon at the launch port that had opened up.
A red beam of light flashed by. An enormous amount of energy poured into the exposed ejection tunnel of the shuttle. The red beam of light penetrated the head of the shuttle without any resistance and completely vaporized it. Xiao Ran could feel his attack hitting the shuttle, sweeping through the pilot and vaporizing everyone in the shuttle. The beam of light struck the bottom of the ejection tunnel, causing flames and explosions. The moment the red beam of light dissipated, the Justice Gundam turned around and flew away. The mission completion rate rose sharply with Gabriel's death. It was much higher than Xiao Ran expected. A belated notification rang in Xiao Ran's ear.
"Ding! Main Mission 2: Eliminate LOGOS to complete the mission. Current mission completion rate is 80%. Do you wish to complete the current mission?"
"No."
Xiao Ran rejected it without hesitation. Gabriel was useless from the beginning. He was schemed against by Dilandar and LOGOS was almost destroyed. The people in the shuttle were also members of LOGOS and had great influence on the alliance and the moon base. Their deaths contributed to the mission completion rate. Basically, all the important members of LOGOS, as long as they were with Gabriel, were vaporized by Xiao Ran's attack.
The remaining 20% could be said to be a bonus. Capturing the LOGOS members who were still in the joint base and suppressing all the forces on Earth would definitely push the mission completion rate to more than 90%. How could Xiao Ran be so short-sighted as to choose to complete the mission now if he didn't take a higher evaluation?
Gabriel was dead, and the defense line of the joint base had collapsed and they were completely surrounded. Apart from the anger of being abandoned, they also felt helpless. Within a few minutes, the joint base released the signal of surrender, and the LOGOS members who were about to escape were all captured by the remaining officers of the base.
Under such circumstances, the battle began to subside. After the joint base chose to surrender, Aub, ZAFT, and the other forces immediately sent troops into the base to take over everything. At the same time, they also sent rescue teams to clean up the battlefield and rescue those who were injured in the battle. Xiao Ran also piloted his own mech back to the Dominion Angel.
As soon as he walked into the bridge of the Dominion Angel, everyone in the bridge saluted Xiao Ran. Bakirulu sat back down and said to Xiao Ran, "The leader of LOGOS, Gabriel, is dead. All the other members have been captured. This war should be over."
"No, not yet." Xiao Ran looked at the images on the big screen and shook his head slightly. He said slowly, "LOGOS is just the beginning. Next will be Aube's real battle."
When Bakirulu heard Xiao Ran's words, she turned her head and looked at Xiao Ran in surprise. She frowned slightly. "You mean ZAFT or the joint moon base?"
"Both." Xiao Ran patted Bakirulu's shoulder. He nodded and said, "Dilandar's goal is definitely not as simple as destroying LOGOS. His real goal is to control the entire earth. If LOGOS is destroyed, the United Earth's forces will be disintegrated. But on the moon base, there is still a weapon like the Genesis that threatens us. So Aube is not really safe yet. We are Dilandar's obstacles, and also the enemy that the United Earth hates."
"After this matter is over, the battlefield will change to the universe. But at that time, I don't know if Aube and ZAFT will still stand together to fight against the United Earth, or if Aube and ZAFT will join forces and attack each other."
After Xiao Ran said this, Bakirulu frowned and thought for a moment. He said, "Let's give up this base and hand it over to ZAFT. But we can't let that old fox Dilandar take advantage of us so easily. Try to get as much loot as possible from the base, then leave here and prepare for the next battle."
"I understand." Bakirulu nodded. She picked up the communicator beside her and started making arrangements. When the call ended, the CIC officer turned to look at Bakirulu. He reported, "Sir, Captain, Minerva sent a message. They hope that you can meet with them to discuss the next step of the plan. They also asked me to tell you that PLANT's president, Dilandar, is on his way here. They hope to meet with you personally."
"Dilandar is coming over to meet with me? What does he want to do? " Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows. He nodded and said, "Tell them that we'll be waiting for them on the Angel."
Xiao Ran thought that Dilandar would definitely carry out his Destiny Plan, but he did not expect that Dilandar was not confident that he could successfully carry out his plan. That was why Dilandar decided to come to this not-so-safe place to meet with Xiao Ran personally right after the battle. His purpose was to have a good talk with Xiao Ran. Of course, he also wanted to find out what Xiao Ran's views on the situation on Mars. He wanted to know Xiao Ran's views on the Martian sphere. Only then would he decide whether to carry out his Destiny Plan.
From a certain perspective, Dilandar's Destiny Plan limited the future of mankind and gave everyone their responsibilities. However, it was also for the sake of true peace in this world. Everyone had their own responsibilities and determined their future path. In the future, no one would have conflicts of interest. As long as they did their own things, there would be no more disputes. From a genetic level, they would be bound within a framework that could not be crossed.
But in this way, the unlimited development of mankind would disappear. In more serious cases, mankind would fall into a state where they could not evolve forever. There would be no unpredictable consequences. Xiao Ran's view on this was the same as Lax's. Mankind had endless possibilities of evolution, so it should not be erased. Moreover, the Destiny Plan was a method that obliterated humanity. In the future, everyone might be very outstanding, but there would never be a truly outstanding person because their future was already limited. Because their path was also limited, a truly outstanding person could not be born just by relying on genetic constraints.
After all, Earth was not Mars. There were many colonized satellites on Mars. The environment was not as complicated as Earth, and the population was also not as high. Those with excellent genes would have a higher status, while those with poor genes would have no status at all. This method would inevitably lead to greater conflicts on Earth because this Destiny Plan would deprive those who were not born with good genes of the opportunity to climb up. Once the conflicts grew, there might be another war that would sweep across the world between those with excellent genes and those with poor genes. Moreover, this world already had Xiao Ran's faction territory. How could he allow Dilandar's Destiny Plan to continue? As long as he existed in this world, he would be able to ensure the world's peace and rapid development.
Dilandar wanted to know Xiao Ran's thoughts because he truly felt that Xiao Ran was completely out of his control. He was even more worried that the person beside Xiao Ran was really Kreutzer. Or rather, he was already somewhat certain that the pilot who was piloting the Gundam was Kreutzer. He was worried that the two trump cards in his hands were real and that Reyna and Reyna were out of his control. However, he was not willing to give up. He was not willing to put aside the plan that he had been planning for a long time. Hence, he came.
Dilandar wanted to see Xiao Ran, but he also wanted to see the person beside Xiao Ran. He wanted to personally see the Cruzet who should have been dead in fact. He wanted to know from Cruzet why he would choose to stand on Xiao Ran's side even though he was still alive.
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