Gundam SEED: Eastern Enlightenment

"It's a little late! Duel Daggers! M1 Heretic, go block the attack!" When Lin Chu arrived, he saw that the Archangel was about to be sunk. It was something he gave, but he didn't expect that ZAFT would engage in actual combat so soon.

Lin Chu looked at the wormhole in front of the Archangel. Unlike Solomon's wormhole which was green, this one was pitch black, and the sea water below was still rolling. Lin Chu's eyelids were twitching, and he felt that one or two machines were not safe.

Two duel daggers holding shields in the independent logistics space appeared between the Archangel and the wormhole, holding up shields. Three heretics also appeared behind the daggers holding shields.

The next moment, the Decisive Gundam's beam cannon blasted out from the wormhole, first hitting the beam-resistant shield of the Duel Dagger. Unfortunately, the first Duel Dagger was directly blown up, followed by the second, the third M1 Astray, and the fourth M1 Astray, until the last M1 Astray blocked the remaining power and was pushed onto the deck of the Archangel. Its shield was broken, but at least it blocked it.

After the Decisive Gundam captured the Artemis Fortress, ZAFT felt that since this machine had been positioned as a long-range fire support type, and the heavy artillery could not fire continuously and the phantom particles needed an interval to guide the space force field, it would be better to strengthen the firepower of the Decisive Gundam. At least the caliber of the machine's main gun "shuttle" should be increased to be stronger than the main gun of a conventional battleship. In this way, the Decisive Gundam would be an unrivaled strategic machine in a duel. Under the cover of the mass-produced model, fixed large targets would not be able to escape at all.

"What a terrifying power!" Kira looked in shock at the beam cannon that pierced through four MSs in a row. It felt even more powerful than the Yangcheng electron cannon. If it weren't for these MS that suddenly appeared from nowhere, the Archangel would have exploded on the spot.

Archangel, everything is alright.

"Freya!" Kira then remembered that there was Freya!

Before the Aegis's Siren Cannon hit Frey, the Hijack Gundam used its MA-form mechanical claws to rescue Frey's malfunctioning Heretic machine. The Hijack Gundam was also directly dropped by Lin Chu next to Frey's machine.

"When did he appear!" Aslan watched helplessly as the Gundam appeared out of nowhere and rescued Frey.

"Great, everyone is fine." Kira finally reached the deck driving the Assault and looked at the last Heretic, which was covered in scars.

Four of the ships that risked their lives to save the Archangel were also destroyed. Kira was shocked to see others sacrifice their lives, and at the same time felt a little guilty.

"Are you okay?" Kira, who had rushed over, flew to the last heretic machine and asked. The cold AI would not answer without Lin Chu's order.

"Where did the machine come from? Is it Orb?" Mariu on the bridge was still in shock as she watched four of the five machines that risked their lives to save the Archangel being blown up.

Except for Aslan, everyone present was relieved to see that the Archangel was fine, but they couldn't understand how these machines suddenly appeared.

This is all thanks to Lin Chu's system. Fortunately, the aircraft in the system's independent logistics space can be deployed within the line of sight when it is deployed. This is the experience Lin Chu has gained from practice. That is, as long as Lin Chu can see the Archangel, he can place the aircraft in front of the Archangel.

Lin Chu turned the independent logistics space into a combat talent. It was really convenient to directly deploy the machines in the space to block the bullets. If he had known earlier, he would have brought the Forbidden Gundam here as well, and put more machines with strong defense in the space in the future.

"Is it this one?" Lin Chu's Disaster Gundam also emerged from invisibility, and the beam cannon on its shoulder directly hit the last Dean in the sky.

"Were they all invisible from the beginning?"

Everyone also thought that the machine that suddenly appeared just now was also invisible like the Disaster Gundam.

At this time, Izaak's Duel also jumped out of the sea with a storm with exhausted energy. Aslan also looked at the Disaster Gundam in front of him vigilantly, and his Holy Shield energy was running low.

"Yitzhak, let's retreat first."

"Damn it, it's always like this! Every time someone comes to rescue Long Legs!"

The three machines saw that the situation was not suitable for further fighting and quietly distanced themselves.

Lin Chu saw that the Dean in the sky should be the machine that reported the coordinates of the unknown weapon behind it.

"Archangel, change position, we are not out of danger yet." Lin Chu's voice sounded in the channel.

Are they friendly forces? Everyone on the bridge was confused.

"Captain, it's a friendly fire identification code.

Atlantic Federation, GAT-X131 Disaster Gundam, GAT-X370 Hijack Gundam.

2 unidentified machines have been destroyed, and 1 M3 heretic machines, 1 survived. "

G series? A new machine developed by the Federation?

Are you here to support the Archangel?

But how can the Federation also have M1 heretics? Director Simmons had said before that M1 heretics only existed in Orb and another non-Atlantic Federation partner country.

Could it be that these were the same people who saved the Archangel in the desert!

"Archangel, turn left 120 degrees and continue to fire smoke.

Are you Major Lin Tiankuo? Which unit are you from? "

Malu commanded the Archangel to change its direction while replenishing the thick fog.

He also asked which unit Lin Chu belonged to.

Baki Lulu also recognized Lin Chu's voice. She didn't expect that he was the one who saved the Archangel again. He clearly said that he would be away for a while. Was he coming back because of her?

Always timely.

Lin Chu did not answer Malu's question. It seemed that it was useless to talk about his identity at this time, so he simply did not reply. Lin Chu also knew that he was about to be exposed.

When the Archangel saw that Lin Chu did not answer, the heretics on the deck also quietly left the battlefield. They probably realized that it was the same person who saved them last time, the East Asian Republic?

Second Lieutenant Lin Chu's country...

The surviving M1 Heretic has returned to Lin Chu's independent logistics space after flying away from the battlefield. This time, the 8 machines in Lin Chu's space were reduced to 4, including two Murasame, one M1 Heretic, and one Dolphin Heretic.

On the sea surface, the Disaster relied on its powerful propulsion power to float on the sea surface. It seized the Gundam and captured Frey's body but did not return Frey to the Archangel.

Frey has now become Lin Chu's contract object and is considered a citizen of the East Asian Republic. It is no longer suitable for her to stay on the Archangel. He just takes this opportunity to take Frey back, seizes the Gundam and grabs Frey's body and rushes to the mothership of the East Asian Republic.

On the Archangel, everyone also realized where Frey was?

Why is it missing?

"Where are our machines? Although you saved us, please return our machines to us."

Lin Chu felt a little embarrassed. He was going to take Frey back to the East Asian Republic, so it was impossible for him to send her back. Seeing Aslan and his men about to retreat, Lin Chu also planned to slip away.

"Where are you going! Give Frey back to you!" Baki Lulu's voice rang out, and Lin Chu ran even faster after hearing it.

"Asshole!" BuckyLulu cursed angrily.

"Well, anyway, the machine was given to Frey by Dongya, so they might want to recycle it." Mariu also had a headache.

The point of Bakilulu is not the machine, but she feels a little uncomfortable when he takes another woman away in front of her.

Kira watched Athrun and the Calamity Gundam retreat, and didn't know which one to chase.

"Everyone come back, we need to get out of here and go back to Alaska as soon as possible."

After Malu finished speaking, the Strike and the two Sky Kings returned to the Archangel.

"Leave the battlefield as soon as possible, cross the Tropic of Cancer, and head for Alaska's air defense circle. How long do you estimate it will take to arrive?"

"Captain, we expect to reach the Alaska air defense zone tomorrow night."

"Huh, full speed ahead, while trying to contact Alaska headquarters."

"Yes!"

After issuing the order, Malu was a little dazed.

Now that there are so many new machines on both sides, is there any point in me sticking to Commodore Halberdon's last wish and bringing the Strike and Archangel back to Alaska?

Mariu always felt that even if the Archangel returned to Alaska, this ship and the assault would not be of much use to Alaska. This made the efforts of everyone on the Archangel seem ridiculous. She didn't know what happened, why there were suddenly so many new Gundam machines on both sides.

On the other side, on the East Asian submarine carrier, Frey was rescued from the machine.

"Lieutenant Lin."

"Call me General Lin. From now on, you will be the MS pilot of the East Asian Republic. As long as you are alive, you will continue to serve in my fleet. This is the price of gaining power."

"The price? I don't have a home anymore anyway. As long as I can get revenge, it doesn't matter where I go after that."

"Then this machine should be suitable for you. Get familiar with it. It will be yours from now on."

Lin Chu pointed at Qiangduo and said to Frey, yes, he thought it would be a good idea to let Frey drive Qiangduo, so that his fleet would have more ace pilots.

Frey looked up at the black and red Raider Gundam, her eyes lighting up. This is my new machine.

"Keep an eye on the Archangel and tell me if there is any movement." Lin Chu turned and instructed the captain of the submarine mothership.

"Yes!" Although everyone was curious about why the general went out and brought back a female soldier, they did not dare to ask more.

On ZAFT's Bosgolov-class flagship, Isaac got a little mad when he heard the order to return.

"Damn it, we've been chasing for so long! Are we going to just go back like this?"

“However, we have already sacrificed several squads on Long Legs, and we still can’t do anything about it.

The Panama offensive and defensive battle is imminent, the Carpantaria base can no longer support us, and we also have to go back to prepare for the Panama offensive and defensive battle.

Long Legs has been helped by an unknown force. Even if it is not the Atlantic Federation's troops, it must be a force that is hostile to us. The base decided to give up chasing Long Legs before finding out what force they are. "

The captain of the flagship explained several reasons in one breath. Indeed, ZAFT had a long-legged ship, and after the long legs landed on Earth, several teams had already died in the pursuit.

Especially the Morassim team, which was an elite team for underwater combat, but they were completely wiped out.

"Is this really the only way we can do it?" Diego was unwilling to accept it.

"Isn't it because you don't know what you are doing? A few red-clad elites can't defeat one of the enemy's machines." Ash Gray couldn't help but speak.

"Asshole! What are you talking about! How do you know about the battle in front when you are hiding in the back with your machine!" Isaac couldn't help it. He actually dared to question us. You didn't even give me a cigarette in the main drama, yet you dared to question me.

Aslan saw that several people were about to fight again, and quickly stopped them.

"How about this, I'll talk to Captain Cruze once and launch another surprise attack on Long Legs. Even if we can't sink Long Legs this time, we must catch the unknown force. I've long wanted to know who is causing trouble in secret.

That force is the real murderer who killed Nicol. If they are not caught, they will be an enemy more terrifying than the Blue Universe. "

The clever Aslan, who had always been brooding over Nicol's death and reflecting on the war, suddenly realized that the people who had been protecting the Archangel in these past few times, although their machines were different, were just like the duel machines at the beginning. The feeling was the same, the feeling of being suppressed and powerless during the battle.

If it is true that it has always been the same force, then this force is an even more terrifying force hidden in the darkness of the Atlantic Federation.

Aslan also thought about whether it was Orb, but his intuition always felt that something was wrong. The information after the death of the pilot of the previous duel machine was exposed, and it was a natural person, an ordinary person. Orb has an adjuster, so there is no need to let a natural person drive it.

And how could an ordinary person pilot a mobile suit better than the Adjuster?

It only means that the technological level of this force has far surpassed that of ZAFT, and they are still researching ways to allow natural humans to pilot mobile suits as powerful as the Adjusters.

too frightening.

He was afraid that one day the hidden power would make trouble and ZAFT would encounter something more terrible than "Bloody Valentine". The tragedy of Junius 7 must not be repeated.

Aslan shared his analysis with everyone and also pointed it out in the message to Cruze.

Izak and Diego also recalled that the frustrating feeling of fighting along the way was exactly the same as facing the original Duel Gundam in the universe.

"Is that so? The people who have been trying to stop us are from the same faction!

You are really a rat in the gutter, hiding your head but showing your tail. You are smart, Aslan."

"That's right, I thought there was no way to avenge Nicol, but I didn't expect there was still a chance!" Diego was also a little excited.

"The opportunity for revenge has come. Pretend to attack the long-legged creatures, ambush them, and retreat after capturing one machine." Isaac also figured out the plan immediately.

It seems that Izak is unhappy with Aslan in every way, but in fact he is just arrogant. He doesn't get angry immediately when he sees other people talking about Aslan. The red-clothed guys have a very good relationship. They graduated from military school together and went to the battlefield.

I didn't expect that there would be a chance to avenge Nicol now.

"Don't be so excited. We need Captain Cruze's consent."

Cruze at the Gibraltar base touched his chin as he looked at the report and analysis sent by Aslan.

"A hidden force?" Cruze thought about Aslan's analysis while looking at the reports on the recent attempts to attack Panama.

In fact, he also felt something was wrong.

In the small-scale exchanges of fire in the past few days, there have been no reports of mass-produced M1 Heretics in Panama. It is impossible for Panama to leave the exposed machines unused. It can only be said that the M1 Heretic is indeed not the largest force in the Atlantic Federation, the Earth Union.

What if it is true as Captain Andre said that the other party claimed to be Orb’s troops?

That's impossible. As a small neutral country, Orb is not stupid enough to show off such an advanced machine in public. Normally, it should be kept hidden.

Moreover, a piece of information obtained by the intelligence department a few days ago also made Cruze certain. After all, how could one person steal his own machine?

The Atlantic Federation is still as stupid as ever, so it is really as Aslan said, there is a force hiding in the dark, and it is very powerful. Cruze feels that things are becoming more interesting.

"Operation approved! Bozeman team will provide assistance." Cruze sent a reply to Aslan.