This was the first time Noel knew the power of words.
Sandy was disturbed by Lux's words, and her eyes that were originally full of hatred were gradually replaced by confusion.
Taking advantage of Sandy's uneasiness, Lux quietly retreated to Noel's side.
Noel looked back and forth between Lux and the gun in his hand.
Looking at Sandy's painful and confused eyes, Noel took it back with a sigh: "If hating me can make you feel better mentally, you can continue to hate me. If killing me can help you get over the sadness and go to tomorrow again, When I'm done with this, if I'm still alive, you can come and take my life anytime."
Although the possibility of this is almost zero.
"Noel——"
Lacus was stunned and looked at Noel in disbelief.
However, looking at Noel's calm eyes, Lux gradually understood.
"Haha, it's too late, everything is already too late."
Sandy smiled and said with tears in her eyes: "Everything is over, it is completely over, there is no going back."
"What's the meaning?"
Noel felt his heart tightening as he listened to Sandy's words.
Swish——
Sandy didn't answer, but suddenly raised his pistol towards Lux.
Seeing this, Noel pulled Lux behind him and aimed his gun at Sandy without hesitation.
boom--
The triggers of both pistols were pulled at almost the same time.
"Noel!"
At Lux's call, the dust scattered, and a red flower appeared on the chest of Sandy, who was wearing a white dress.
"How are you doing Noel?"
Lux looked at Noel who was half-kneeling with her hands on her shoulders, and couldn't help showing a hint of panic on her face.
"I'm fine."
As he spoke, Noel stood up and walked towards Sandy, covering his arm that was penetrated by the bullet.
The situation just now was too sudden. Noel did not aim at Sandy's head, but at her chest.
At this time, Sandy still had a breath left.
"Why? Why are you doing this?"
Noel looked at Sandy lying on the ground still breathing, and couldn't help asking questions that he couldn't understand.
He couldn't figure out why Sandy would raise a gun in this situation.
It's obviously over, she just needs to wait for reinforcements to arrive so she can continue to live.
Why did she seek death at the last moment?
Why attack Lux——
Incomprehensible, completely incomprehensible.
"If, if you weren't Noel Cassia -"
Sandy didn't answer Noel's doubts, but just stretched out his hand towards Noel trying to grab something.
In a daze, Noel saw a dazzling look in her eyes. This look was very familiar to him. It was what he had lost, the beautiful longing and longing of mankind for the future.
But with her heart and lungs damaged, she couldn't hold on for long.
She didn't even finish her last sentence before her consciousness was shrouded in darkness.
"What the hell is going on!"
Noel did not know the reason why Sandy raised the gun until the end.
Only Lux's eyes showed a hint of sadness and guilt.
Sandy's death did not cause any ripples in the world.
The battle above the ruins continues.
Rumble——
When the earth trembled, the last mass-produced MS of East Asia United also fell.
The only friendly aircraft surviving in the sky were the Golden Heretic, Strike Gundam E, and a crumbling Thunderbolt Gundam.
Five versus six.
Two sword-mounted Calamities - piloted by Sothis Seven and Thirteen.
The Golden Heretic is piloted by Mina Sahak.
Strike Gundam E is piloted by Kira Yamato.
As for Thunderbolt Gundam... you can basically ignore it.
Plus a Gadi Ru-class battleship that was almost unscathed——
beep——
A message suddenly popped up on the communication screen of the battleship's command chair.
"It came quite quickly——"
Mattis couldn't help but smile when he looked at the information above.
Didi——
[Enemy warship discovered - model identification, Lord Angel, Grass Pheasant! 】
At the same time, the radar detector on the bridge also discovered two battleships that came to support, the Archangel and the Grass Pheasant.
Because they needed supplies, the two battleships were about twenty minutes behind Kira and the others.
Mattis looked at the warship that appeared and gave the order: "Inform the entire army to retreat and suspend the attack. The empty warhead loading is preset. The warship's main gun is charged and activated - the target is locked on the Archangel and remains activated at any time."
Mattis issued combat orders in an orderly manner.
"What?"
"Retreat?"
"what the hell?"
The people who were fighting in front were all stunned, looking at the orders that appeared on the radar communication in disbelief.
But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and they are not yet high enough to disobey orders.
Not even Ash Gray has reached this point.
After all, compared to Ash Grey, who had experienced hundreds of battles, Mina did not bring him much danger or excitement.
"it's over?"
Inside the Thunderbolt Gundam, the exhausted Noyce suddenly felt relaxed as he looked at the retreating sword-mounted Disaster.
Do you know how he spent this time?
The battle, like a cat playing with a mouse, took a toll on him both physically and mentally.
If it weren't for the shadow of death that always loomed over him, he would have really wanted to give up his job.
"I don't know, but something is wrong. It's best not to let down your guard."
Mina Sahak's Golden Heretic did not suffer any substantial damage, it just lost some of its combat weapons.
Kira did not speak when he heard this, but slowly retreated and stood side by side with the Golden Heretic and Thunderbolt Gundam.
[Atlantic Federation, do you know what you are doing? Innocent people stir up trouble and massacre innocent civilians! Is this the justice you believe in? 】
Arriving aboard the Archangel on the battlefield, Fleur looked at the dilapidated town below, filled with rage.
This is real anger.
The Gadi Ru is different from those armed rebellions. It represents the Atlantic Federation and is a real army.
but now--
The army came and massacred civilians!
"Justice? Haha, a young tool came to me and asked me what justice is?"
While answering Fleur's question, Mattis typed with his hands on the battleship's command chair: "But I'm in a good mood today, so I can't help but tell you - the strong is justice!"
"Weak people will never have justice and justice!"
"Is this the reason why you massacre civilians!?" Fleur asked.
“Isn’t this a normal situation in this world where the weak eat the strong?”
Mattis asked back: "After all, humans are just animals. Have you ever considered those dead livestock when you are feasting?"
"Just because humans have self-esteem and wisdom, humans try to become advanced species and separate themselves from those livestock."
"But in the final analysis, humans can never escape from the nature of animals."
"So in your eyes, killing the same kind is a matter of course!"
Fleur was very angry when she heard Matisse's words.
Let’s not talk about the difference between humans and animals. Even animals will not do this kind of behavior of killing their own kind at will.
Di——
Mattis did not answer when he heard this. He just pressed the message send button and shouted coldly: "The main gun fires!"
Snapped--
The soldier in charge of the attack listened to Mattis's order and pressed the fire button for conditional launch.
boom--
The main gun, which had already been charged and locked, was instantly filled with energy, and six high-energy beams shot out from the muzzle, pouring towards the Archangel.
"avoid!"
At the moment when the energy reached the critical point, the Angel's radar issued a piercing alarm, and Bucky Lulu quickly issued an evasion order.
However, because the Main Angel was close to the battlefield, the straight-line distance between the two battleships was not too far. In addition, it was completely unexpected that the Gadi Lu was so unruly.
While the helmsman of the Archangel was avoiding it, the main gun beam of the Gadi Lu had already arrived in front of the Archangel.
Everything happened too fast and unexpectedly.
"Frey——!"
Even Kira could only let out a panicked cry at this time.
Boom——
In Kira's gradually narrowing pupils, the Archangel fell towards the ruined town below along with the explosion of fire.
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