The morning light shines on the sea, and the Minerva sets sail amid the chirping of seagulls.
The reason for such hasty sailing is not only due to the changes in the situation, but also related to the communication received from the private sector yesterday.
The other party vaguely revealed his true identity, Andrew Barutfeldt, a former ZAFT legendary commander with the title of Desert Tiger.
Although the other party did not provide any information that could prove his identity, Captain Curatis still chose to believe it.
Because the opponent's judgment in his words was correct, it was impossible for the ZAFT Army to remain indifferent after suffering a nuclear attack.
It is inevitable to launch a landing operation and rescue the surrounded Carpentaria base. In that case, Orb's position may quickly shift to the Earth United Nations.
Therefore, Captain Kuratis made his own decision.
However, it seems that it is still a step too late.
As soon as the Minerva sailed out of Orb's territorial waters, it was ambushed by the combined fleet.
A total of four aircraft carriers, eight cruisers and other types of ships formed two aircraft carrier battle groups and surrounded the Minerva from the left and right sides.
At the same time, the Orb fleet behind also put up a battle formation, indicating its intention to not allow the Minerva to return to Orb territorial waters.
In a desperate situation, Curatis made a final battle mobilization to the crew member Ben through the ship's broadcast, trying to inspire the crew's determination to fight by explaining the despair of the current situation.
Facts have proved that Captain Curatis's mobilization was very effective.
"Asshole, are those guys from Orb really partnering with the Earth Army?"
Faced with Orb's behavior, Zhen was extremely angry.
The country in the past failed to protect its family, and now it wants to betray the troops it belongs to.
Regarding Orb's betrayal, there were many people who were as angry as Zhen. Everyone was silent and prepared for the battle that was about to begin.
Shihe also had some disdain for Orb's behavior, but more importantly, he was determined to survive this battle.
I haven't seen him again, how could he die casually in a place like this.
"Maintenance squad, use machine guns and recoilless rifles as weapons. Remove the swords and replace them with reserve magazines."
After boarding his Jean, Shihe chose the appropriate equipment according to the battlefield.
Under such circumstances, Jean and others can only be used as a turret fixed on the deck of the Minerva to fight, so firepower is what needs to be prioritized.
The maintenance team quickly put weapons on Jean according to Shihe's instructions, and then waited for the order to attack.
The first to attack was the True Air Combat Pulse.
Next is Zaku from Ray and Luna, and finally Gene from Shiwa.
The battle begins!
The Earth Army also dispatched the first wave of Windhams. A total of twelve Windhams equipped with air combat backpacks took off to form a formation and rushed toward the Minerva.
As the only aviation force on Minerva's side, Zhenpi's Pulse used an aggressive single aircraft to contain the opponent's first wave of offensive.
However, the Union's first goal was obviously to sink the Minerva. Only one team was separated to intercept the pulse, and the rest of the mobile suits still flew towards the Minerva.
"Three enemy planes at ten o'clock and six at three o'clock are coming soon," Lei reminded.
"First one!"
The artillery-type Zaku piloted by Luna opened fire first, dragging a thick red ion column in an arc in the air, and successfully shot down an enemy aircraft while distracting the enemy's formation.
"Well done!"
Shi He praised and kept working on his hands.
Jean raised the machine gun in his left hand and started firing. After blocking the target's movement, he hit it with one shot from the recoilless rifle in his right hand.
On the other side, Lei also achieved a result, and Zaft got a good start.
But the real cruel battle had just begun. As time went by, the Earth Army dispatched the second and third waves of MS formations, and at the same time dispatched MA Zamzaza equipped with positron catapults.
As soon as this four-legged MA that looked like a crab appeared on the scene, it blocked one of the Minerva's positron cannons with an iron-headed posture.
Then this MA held back Pulse, which was killing everyone, so that Pulse could not play its role in containing Wendam's formation.
This greatly increased the pressure on Minerva in an instant. Facing the overwhelmingly superior Wendam formation, Minerva was shot continuously.
Suddenly, the Minerva was in danger.
Captain Kuratis had no choice but to take a circuitous route in an attempt to avoid the Earth Army's concentrated fire, but was met with ruthless bombardment warnings from the Orb Army.
"Damn it, those guys from Orb..."
But at this very dangerous time, Zamzaza caught Zhenzhao's attention and caught the flaw.
His ability was already close to the pulse of the dangerous zone. Zamzaza grabbed his right leg with a thermal claw. Then, during the struggle, he simply exhausted the energy that could provide the VPS armor with effectiveness. His right leg was torn apart by Zamzaza, and his body was even worse. It lost its maneuverability and was thrown to the sea by Zamzaza.
"Oops!"
"real!"
"don't want……"
The crisis of Pulse tugged at the heartstrings of everyone on the Minerva.
"Damn it, how could I die in a place like this for such a bastard reason!"
Just when Zamzaza wanted to hit the target, Zhen. Asuka woke up in a revolving lantern with anger.
After one operation, he avoided Zamzaza's last strike, and his red eyes were burning with boundless anger in the calmness.
SEED!
Requests were made to the Minerva for in-flight helium recharging and replacement of parts and equipment.
Asuka operated the machine body to avoid the enemy's attack while moving closer to the Minerva.
"Really, don't worry about changing your clothes. I'll leave the backup to me."
Shihe realized that this was the only hope for his side to make a comeback in a desperate situation, and simply entered the explosive state.
The 500MM recoilless cannon fired three shells in succession, drawing three arcs in the air, and miraculously hit three Wendhams that wanted to pursue the pulse.
"Amazing……"
Looking at the three sparks in the air, Lunamaria looked shocked, and then a sense of unwillingness arose in her heart.
If I could have this kind of technology myself...
With the support of Shihe, Zhen successfully charged the pulse in the air.
Then there was an erratic maneuver close to Zamzaza, the beam sword inserted into Zamzaza's cockpit, and then he pulled hard.
Counterattack successful!
Next, it’s Zhen. Asuka’s personal performance.
Pulse put on the sword suit and successfully landed on the local aircraft carrier. The ship-cutting knife in his hand was doing its job of destruction as its name suggests.
The pulsing red figure was like a demon, leaping up on the battleships one after another, and using the giant sword in its hand to destroy the hulls unscrupulously.
Two aircraft carriers and four cruisers became the stepping stones for Zhen Asuka to become famous.
After losing half of their main ships, the remaining coalition forces timidly chose to retreat.
After this battle, Asuka showed his prowess for the first time, showing the qualities to become a super ace.
