"Zhaolushan was sunk! Hushan was unable to sail!
"The Sixth Mobile Air Force, please head to the Yin Zhenaki coast! Repeat, the Sixth Mobile Air Force——"
The National Defense Headquarters kept hearing the voices of operators reporting on the battle situation and relaying instructions, while on the other end were search reports from various places.
"District 9, no trace of Jibril found."
"There is no abnormality in the tenth area!"
Cagalli bit her hand in anxiety as she listened to this series of reports.
"Damn it! Where is that guy hiding?"
The search line has spread throughout Orb, but Jibril's whereabouts are still missing.
But finding him in such a chaotic situation would be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
Don't be afraid - Cagalli thought while suppressing her anxiety.
The route to escape abroad has been blocked, and the mass projection device has been completely closed. As long as we can block ZAFT's offensive at the moment, we can slowly extract him later.
The situation in the war has gradually turned in favor of Orb.
Looking at the fighting figures of the national army on various screens, Cagalli felt her heart tighten.
―Everyone...you must hold on...!
When she was closing her eyes and praying, she suddenly heard an operator screaming loudly.
"There are planes taking off from the three districts of this island!"
Cagalli opened her eyes and looked at her husband.
Third District! The report just came in, saying there was nothing unusual.
"What's going on? Call District 3!"
Cagalli shouted while looking at the map.
From here, the third area is on the back side of the main island - where there is a space shuttle launch site.
No way!
A chill ran down Cagalli's spine as she watched the space shuttle take off on the screen, with a familiar emblem of Cagalli painted on its tail.
"This...is the space shuttle under Sailan's name!"
"What?"
Trembling ran through my body like lightning.
The people in that space shuttle were--
Cagalli woke up from the shock and shouted with all her strength: "Ask Murasame to rush over! It doesn't matter if you shoot it down! We must not let it go into space!"
Minerva, located off the coast of Yunengqilu, also captured the movement of the space shuttle.
"Luna Maria, go quickly! Stop the space shuttle that is taking off!"
Luna Maria is on call on the landline.
After listening to Thalia's instructions, her expression immediately became serious.
"That is probably Jibril's escape plane! If necessary, you are allowed to shoot it down!"
"yes!"
Sensing the urgency of the situation, Lunamaria's plane immediately flew out of the ship.
The integration time of the Impulse Gundam was extremely short, but Thalia could hardly wait at this moment. Fortunately, the combined mobile suit rushed straight towards the space shuttle in the sky with faster acceleration.
At the same time, several Murasame appeared in the direction of Orb and chased the space shuttle and fired with beams. Unfortunately, they were too far away to shoot it down.
Watching the Pulse Gundam rush past the group of Orb fighters in the blink of an eye, suddenly closing the distance to the space shuttle, and stretched out its rifle, aiming at the climbing target.
――It’s a hit!
Thalia watched this scene and prayed in her heart.
The person in that space shuttle must be Jibril.
They deliberately avoided Victoria and Panama and chose to live in Orb, not only for the mass projector here, but also for the concealed space shuttle launch station.
If he escapes to the moon, he will pose a great threat to PLANT.
A flash of light erupted from the Pulse Gundam's muzzle.
One shot, two shots -
But it was unable to hit, and the speed of the space shuttle did not slow down at all——
"this--"
"It seems that you still need to practice your shooting skills——"
"Eh?"
Just when Luna Maria was stiffened by her mistake.
Noel's voice suddenly entered the cockpit.
When she turned her head, the Eternal Covenant, which spread its wings of light, suddenly accelerated past the Pulse Gundam.
As he turned around, the rifles in his hands were connected.
The beam shot out from bottom to top, straight through the space shuttle.
Boom——
The space shuttle exploded at high altitude, scattering debris like fireworks.
Lodo Jibril ended his life when he evacuated the earth.
"Captain Noel——"
Luna Maria looked stiffly at the machine next to her that contained the rifle.
It all happened so fast that her mind was still a little dazed.
"gone."
Noel called out.
Driving the Eternal Covenant, he turned around and flew towards Aslan and the others below.
The moment he saw the space shuttle appear, Noel rushed over.
That thing about Requiem must not inspire.
In fact, at first, Noel thought about informing Yin Zak and others about the existence of Requiem, but after thinking about it later, this was not realistic.
Equipped with a large beam shield Requiem repeater, it is not something that Yin Zak and the others can break through in a short time.
So the best solution is to kill Jibril on Earth.
With Jibril dead, Requiem lost the person who gave the order, so naturally there would be no action.
Of course, this does not mean that people at the lunar base will not use Requiem.
But without Jibril, a crazy person, the people at the lunar base will most likely only make the Requiem a deterrent weapon. After all, not everyone has the courage to order the Requiem to fire directly at the colony.
"It moves pretty fast."
In the space shuttle launch site, Preia couldn't help but smile while looking at the bombed space shuttle.
After putting the detonating device in his hand into his pocket, he turned around and got into the vehicle that had been prepared behind him.
Jibril's death has long been doomed.
"Ah...this..."
Arthur stared blankly at the fragments scattered in the air. Is this - solved?
By the way, I don’t know whether the person sitting above is Jibril.
Thalia also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don’t know if the person riding above is Jibril, the result is good, so let’s just assume it is him for the time being.
"Since the flagship was sunk, from now on, this ship will take over command of the fleet."
Everyone on the bridge was still staring at the screen as if they had lost their souls. After hearing Thalia's order, they came back to their senses and began to send this message to the remaining friendly forces.
Write a book
Thalia continued to give the order: "Set off the signal flare and our army will retreat temporarily!"
"Um?"
"What? Captain——"
Arthur jumped up in shock and looked at her, but saw that Thalia just said mechanically: "The battle situation has turned against our side, and Jibrel's existence cannot be confirmed, so there is no point in continuing to fight."
"But... what about the speaker..."
Arthur timidly wanted to object, but Thalia did not let him continue and interrupted him sternly: "The Speaker's order is to arrest or kill Jibril, not to fight Orb! Now we just need to wait. Just follow up with Orb’s evidence.”
"ah......"
Arthur seemed to understand the situation they were in, so he nodded and sat back at the console.
Maybe, this is the truth of the matter - Thalia couldn't help but think with a cold heart.
Perhaps conquering Orb is Durandal's real purpose, and Jibril is just a cover.
But this doesn't mean that I should let him influence this decision.
Durandal's recent behavior is so abnormal that it is a bit difficult to understand.
Moreover, whether it was to continue fighting and reduce the strength of the troops, or to successfully conquer Orb, neither of these two results was what she wanted.
Just think of it as her small rebellion against Durandal.
So, she resolutely issued the order: "MS returns. All troops evacuate and withdraw from Orb's territorial waters!"
Minerva fired a flare and exploded in the smoke-filled sky.
"retreat?"
Colonel Sokai was stunned when he saw this scene at the Orb Defense Headquarters.
And Cagalli felt a warm feeling in her heart when she saw the MS fleet returning home with the flares.
"Captain Kuradis..."
This is indeed like Captain Minerva's behavior and style.
She may have her reasons, but Cagalli still couldn't help but thank her for letting go at the right time.
Therefore, she immediately gave an order in a stern voice: "The opponent has retreated, we must not pursue! Pass this order to the entire army!"
"yes!"
The operators in the command room immediately conveyed Cagalli's instructions to the various units.
Although the sacrifice was heavy, they finally managed to defend their country by gathering the strength of everyone.
But this is not the end.
Whether Jibril is dead or alive, he must provide strong evidence to prove this.
If this matter does not give a definite answer, Orb will inevitably suffer setbacks in the future.
Thinking of this, Cagalli turned around and rushed towards the third area with a few soldiers.
The space airport has not been hit hard and there should be what you want there.
