"It seems that we don't need to use the large MED warhead anymore." Mary looked at the two Mechs, Freedom and Infinite Justice, who were protecting the Lord's Angel in front of her. She then looked at the many Mechs that had broken through the surface of the moon and were fighting with the last line of defense of Requiem. She did not hide her relief.
It was best not to use the large MED warhead if possible. Unlike MED's miniature missiles, the large MED warhead's range was too large. Even if it could not be compared to the size of the moon, one could definitely see a small black sphere next to the moon clearly even from Earth. If one were to compare it to PLANT's colonial satellite, a large MED warhead would definitely be able to swallow the entire satellite.
If she had no other choice, if she had to use the large MED warhead, she would not hesitate to use it to ensure her side's victory. But looking at the current situation, there was indeed no need to use the large MED warhead.
The joint defense line had begun to collapse gradually. Especially after Dilandar's speech, many of the soldiers of the joint defense line chose to surrender. They were not willing to continue resisting in such a battle. Among these soldiers, many of them had the idea of using Requiem to attack PLANT, but it did not mean that they agreed that Requiem could attack Earth. Humans did not appear in this world for no reason. They only existed because they had parents. Many of these soldiers' relatives were also on Earth at this time. If Requiem was launched at Earth, these soldiers knew very well what the final result would be.
They could not win, they were shaken, or they were afraid. All these factors combined made the soldiers of the joint defense line quickly withdraw from the battlefield after Dilandar's speech. This made the attack of Aube's Zaft Alliance speed up again. However, those who did not withdraw from the battlefield and chose to surrender were also the kind of people who wanted to live and die with the joint defense line. On the contrary, these people's reckless attacks also brought some losses to Aube's Zaft Alliance.
Now the battlefield was almost divided. The trump card battle on the surface of the moon and the encirclement and suppression at the rear. The front could not care less about the rear, and the rear could not care less about the front. On one hand, they wanted to get rid of the dozen Destruction Gundams as soon as possible and then destroy Requiem. On the other hand, they wanted to find ways to break through the joint defense line and then support the front.
Both sides were in a hurry, so neither side could provide much help to the other side. Fortunately, although the trump card MS troops broke through the joint defense line and arrived at the periphery of Requiem to fight with the Destruction Gundams, the two super trump cards, Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam, were still in the fleet formation. They could bring great help to the fleet and also put a lot of pressure on the joint defense line.
In the battle between the two super trump cards, the last resistance of the joint defense line could be said to be losing ground step by step. With many battleships and MS troops choosing to surrender, it was only a matter of time before these remaining forces were defeated by Aube's Zaft Alliance troops who were united and full of morale.
The real difficult battle was still the trump card battle on the surface of the moon. One Destruction Gundam was a firepower fortress, and now there were more than a dozen Destruction Gundams. The number and strength of the attacks they caused were also quite terrifying. Although there were only a dozen Destruction Gundams, their firepower was comparable to that of one or two fleets.
The range of the battle was not wide, and the firepower of the dozen or so Destruction Gundams was extraordinarily powerful. This made it difficult for the MS to get close to the enemy in such a situation. Just dodging the attacks of these Destruction Gundams was already exhausting for many of the pilots. Pure long-range attacks were basically useless. With the energy intensity of the Destruction Gundams, the VPS armor alone was enough to ignore most of the normal beam attacks, not to mention the defensive measures such as beam shields. With the concentrated firepower of these Destruction Gundams forming a beam barrage, most of the pilots from the Silver Hand and ZAFT had no chance of getting close to the enemy. In the end, they could only distance themselves and harass the enemy from a distance to create opportunities for their teammates.
The only ones who could really decide the direction of the battle and change the current situation were the Justice Gundam piloted by Xiao Ran, the Dawn and Midnight piloted by Mu and Mayo, the Crimson Forbidden piloted by Billy, and the Gundams of Destiny and Legendary piloted by Zhen, Rei, and Henie.
These Gundams were all B-grade Gundams. No matter where they were placed, they were a powerful force that could change the outcome of a battle. The Justice Gundam, Destiny Gundam, and Legendary Gundam may have to dodge as carefully as possible when facing the powerful firepower of a dozen Destruction Gundams. However, the Dawn Gundam and Midnight Gundam had to dodge the typical physical attacks of the Destruction Gundam. The Yata no Kagami armor was the perfect counter to the Destruction Gundam, which was almost entirely based on beam attacks. It could completely ignore all beam attacks and go on a rampage.
As for the Crimson Forbidden Gundam, because of its beam attack armor, it could also ignore most of the Destruction Gundam's attacks and slowly advance. On the other hand, the two sides of the battle could only defend in one place, while the other side could take advantage of the battle environment to make a large detour. They also had the ability to ignore beam attacks and had the strongest combat ability in this world. It could be said that the outcome of the battle was already decided from the beginning. The difference was only a matter of time.
When the Dawn Gundam and Midnight Gundam worked together to destroy the first Destruction Gundam, the Justice Gundam and the Destiny Gundam also seized the opportunity to destroy one Destruction Gundam each. Even Henie, who preferred to fight with mid-range shooting, had no choice but to learn from Zhen and pick up the Battleship Slicing Blade to attack at close range.
Losing four of the dozen Destruction Gundams in one go instantly instantly reduced the offensive strength of these defensive forces by a level. The firepower of the Destruction Gundams was indeed incomparably powerful, but their large size also affected the mobility of the Gundams to a certain extent. Once the enemy truly closed in on them, the Destruction Gundams basically had no ability to resist.
As the Destruction Gundams exploded one after another, under Xiao Ran's command, the Dawn Gundam and Midnight Gundam set their sights on Requiem. They released the backpacks on their backs and passed through Requiem's beam shield without any resistance. In an instant, the entire moon's surface was illuminated as bright as day, accompanied by a huge shockwave that swept across the entire battlefield.
The first to bear the brunt of the shockwave were the Destruction Gundams that were protecting Requiem. Under the huge shockwave, they were swept away without any resistance. The Destruction Gundams closest to Requiem completely disappeared along with the huge explosion, while the Gundams that were slightly further away were blown out of control by this huge shockwave. In the end, they were destroyed one after another by the participants who had long been prepared.
Requiem, which had been checked and started charging, was destroyed before it could even fire a single shot. The explosion caused by the huge energy was extremely terrifying. It was as if a pillar of light had erupted from the moon, or as if the gods had given Requiem a divine punishment. This scene instantly stopped all attacks on the battlefield.
The destruction of Requiem was like a fuse. The final weapon was destroyed, and even the joint army base under Requiem was annihilated in the explosion. The disappearance of the highest command also determined the demise of the Alliance. Even those who desperately wanted to fight suddenly had no reason to continue fighting. A battle that would determine the future direction of the world gradually drew the curtains.
The final clean-up work lasted less than three hours. Under the leadership of some of the last officials, the remaining members of the Alliance chose to surrender. Signals representing the surrender lit up near the moon, and Aube's ZAFT Alliance's return signal flare also appeared. The battle was finally over.
All that was left was to clean up the battlefield, accept the surrendered Alliance troops and forces, and then make the Alliance completely disappear from this world. There was no one to stop them from doing this. The Alliance that chose to surrender did not have any more power to start a new war. But no matter what, after the Alliance chose to surrender and the destruction of Requiem, Xiao Ran and the rest of the participants' mission could be said to be over.
The disappearance of the 24-hour maximum time limit allowed the remaining participants to breathe a sigh of relief. In addition, the Alliance chose to surrender and could not continue to fight, so their mission was considered complete. Even if Prometheus did not really acknowledge the completion of the mission, everyone knew that once the battlefield was cleaned up and Aube and ZAFT successfully received all the Alliance's forces, they could return to Prometheus.
In the time that followed, Xiao Ran did not personally participate in the final wrapping up work. Instead, he left it all to Myna, Buggy, Lulu, and Mu. Compared to Dilandar who did everything himself, Xiao Ran could be said to be very relaxed after the battle.
There was no need to worry about the mission, but this also meant that Xiao Ran did not have anything else to deal with. Although Xiao Ran did not deliberately announce his existence as a participant, his Android Justice Gundam had indirectly announced his identity to all the existing participants.
There were many reasons why many participants did not think in this direction before. Maybe it was because they wanted to complete the mission smoothly, or maybe it was because they were not sure. But no matter why they deliberately ignored the fact that the leader of Aube's faction was a participant, after the mission was over and they could return to Prometheus at any time, these participants had no choice but to face this problem seriously.
Now that the leader of Aube's faction, Xiao Ran, was a participant, this was confirmed. The participants knew very well that the solar furnace, MED warheads, and high-explosive missiles were not things that belonged to this world. Now that the pressure of the mission had disappeared, how to communicate with Xiao Ran, in fact a participant, and how to communicate with Xiao Ran, who had inexplicably become the leader of the faction, was a very important matter.
Among these participants, some had ulterior motives, and naturally, there were also those who wanted to curry favor with Xiao Ran. The Aeschi quartet was the team that had the most contact with Xiao Ran, so they were naturally regarded as Xiao Ran's people. In any case, in the whole world, only Aube had the majority of participants. Perhaps ZAFT also had a few participants, but they were just a few small fries that could not change the situation.
This was especially true for the participants in Aube's faction. Since they were in the same faction, it was impossible for them to do anything inappropriate or destructive to the current faction. Therefore, even if some of them were extremely curious and wanted to know the process of how Xiao Ran became the leader of the faction, it was impossible for them to stop, let alone do something like kidnapping and hurting Xiao Ran.
Therefore, the Aeschi quartet became the most important link between the participants and Xiao Ran. Whether it was the participants in Aube's faction or the small fries in ZAFT's faction, they all found the Aeschi quartet at the same time and requested to meet with Xiao Ran.
When Aeschi found Xiao Ran and told him this, Xiao Ran was not too surprised. After he piloted the Justice Gundam, Xiao Ran was already prepared for his identity to be exposed. It was normal for his identity to be exposed. If not, Xiao Ran would have found it strange. These participants were not fools. Perhaps because of the different environment they grew up in, their way of thinking on various matters was completely different from the people on Earth. However, this did not mean that these participants were brainless people. Brainless people would not survive for long in Prometheus. Even if they were not smart, at least they were not stupid.
But for them to find Aeschi's quartet at the same time and request to meet with Xiao Ran at the same time, it was worth thinking about how many connections these participants had and what their purpose was. The key was that if these participants did not have any connections with each other, how could they find Aeschi's quartet at the same time? No matter how you looked at it, Xiao Ran was still prepared to have a talk with these participants.
Xiao Ran also thought about recruiting most of the participants in this mission into his own army to enrich the structure of his army. However, Xiao Ran would not just shove everyone into his army. He needed to meet these participants in person to know who was worthy of an invitation and who was not.
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