The shining Shoko Toyokawa

As more and more enemy mobile suits rushed over, the Hyaku Shiki completely lost its maneuvering space and was forced into the wreckage of another Magellan-class ship by several mobile suits.

"Surrender! You've done well. Even if you surrender, the Thornless won't blame you!"

Caius rarely tried to persuade them to surrender, not because they were merciful or had sympathy for their opponents,

It was simply because Maya had caused such a huge mess this time that although the British ship did not explode,

But the bridge and the fleet command were no longer in contact, and many people were wondering if the combat command and Vice Admiral Douglas had been completely wiped out.

They are all fine, but the leader is gone...

There is absolutely no way to escape punishment.

But if the main culprit can be caught, then everyone will be affected.

If we manage it well, this matter may be resolved.

Maya threw away the empty beam rifle, the Hundred-style rocket launcher had long been empty and thrown away as bait, and the head Vulcan cannon had run out of ammunition.

Now her only weapon is the beam saber.

"Surrender..."

"Who would surrender to someone whose soul is bound by past wars?!"

Maya interrupted the attempt to persuade him to surrender, "I'm here now, if you want to capture me alive, just come!"

She had already prepared herself to die here.

At this point of desperation, she did not feel any fear.

All I have in my heart is regret and apologies to my friends...

After waking up, Maya also wanted to go find her friends.

But how could she, who would abandon everyone and run away at any moment and even stand against them, have the right to go looking for them...

Maya…

Or maybe Xiangzi was afraid.

I’m afraid of seeing disgust in everyone’s eyes.

if…

If we can really create a better world,

Xiangzi hopes to meet everyone again in that world...

But now, her journey seems to have come to an end.

"Five seconds left. If you don't surrender, we will blow up the wreckage of this battleship!"

"five!"

"I'm sorry, Jina, for putting you in danger..."

"Four!"

"Xiao Deng... I... I miss you so much..."

Maya gripped the joystick tightly.

If she were to die, she would die on the way to the charge, not be trampled to death like a rat in the gutter!

"three!"

"Maya-san!"

"!!!"

Nina's voice came through the radio waves.

The dazzling beam of the giant Mega Particle Cannon pierced through the darkness and instantly penetrated a Salamis-class ship near the battleship 'graveyard'.

"Nina!"

Maya increased the power of the Hyakushiki and used the beam saber to quickly cut a large hole in the hull.

The next moment, the firepower of Caius's warship poured down on the wreckage.

Baishishi broke through the smoke and scattered debris, and what came into Maya's sight was a group of retrograde stars.

Jinna, Xiaozhi, Subaru, George, and almost all the mobile suits that can move have come.

The tail flames of the MS and the flight pedals are like the tails of meteors.

The dark universe is illuminated by meteors,

Caius's MS's attack arrived as expected.

Maya felt that—

There is nothing to be afraid of anymore!

Chapter 60: Her Encounter with That Girl

It was difficult for Maya to describe her feelings at the moment.

It's like a person who has lost his way, trudging through the jungle with difficulty. When he is in despair, he finds people calling his name not far away.

At this moment, she seemed to burst out with endless power, the corners of her mouth raised inadvertently, her eyes were full of joy, but her eyes were a little sore.

"I'm here!"

She cried out, her body light as a bird,

Deadly firepower follows closely, but when a bird has the courage to spread its wings, no matter how strong the wind is, it will be left behind!

The battle between Wuci and Caius started again. This time, they came prepared and had a clear goal, but Caius lost control and the orders for the mobilization of the ships and MS units were not unified.

This was the evil consequence of Vice Admiral Douglas's attempt to centralize power. If he had given each fleet the right to make its own decision,

The MS troops coming to the rescue will surely suffer heavy losses.

But now, before the ships and departments completed the coordination and command, Wu Ci defeated the MS troops on the front line, picked up Maya, and escaped.

Caius's chaotic dispatch made Maya sure that the giant Mega Particle Cannon must have achieved miraculous success.

"We win! We win!"

This battle lasted ten hours, and Wuci achieved a great victory in terms of both strategic goals and casualty ratio.

When the ships of the Thornless Fleet were clearly visible, cheers rang out in the communication channel.

Some people started crying while laughing.

In this victorious battle, more than half of the Thornless MS troops were lost.

Two supply ships and four Salamis-class ships sank, and a quarter of the Stingless Fleet's assets were lost.

Even so, when Maya landed the Shishiki in a messy state with one of its robotic arms missing, she was still greeted with solemn military salutes.

"Captain Maya!"

As soon as she stepped onto the deck of the Argama, a young girl rushed into her arms.

Because it was her first actual combat, she was in the lonely and dark universe for a whole day. The trembling of her body was transmitted to Maya's arms through the pilot suit.

"It's okay, it's okay, Subaru..."

Maya patted her back gently, her voice as gentle as a mother comforting a child awakened by a nightmare.

Maya was also very tired. If she were in a gravity environment, she might not even be able to stand steadily.

But a leader should never tire,

After comforting the girl in her arms, she looked around at everyone on the deck.

Raise your arms and declare——

"Everyone, we have won!"

The originally quiet channel immediately became lively, people cheered excitedly and hugged those around them.

The joy of victory spread rapidly among the fleet.

The oppressive atmosphere before the war was swept away, and the young people who lost their comrades also wiped away their tears.

They defeated the enemy with fewer troops and broke through the encirclement. They should be proud and cheer loudly!

There is nothing more suitable than victory as a sacrifice to those sacrificed comrades.

………………

But after the celebration, the quiet night came.

It was a sleepless night, the people on duty were sticking to their posts.

And those who should be sleeping are thinking about those who are no longer here...

………………

The second Captain's Meeting was to be held on the Argama, and many seats were left empty.

Everyone did not squeeze together, but sat in the seats they sat in last time.

It seems... there are still people sitting in those empty seats.

"Due to the chaos, we were attacked by enemy mobile suits and lost two supply ships.

Time is urgent, and we don’t have time to transport most of the supplies from the severely damaged ship that can’t sail…”

The temporary head of the logistics department had a gloomy expression. "A lot of these heavy equipment and supplies are crucial for landing operations on Earth. We have to go to the Aurora Colony, otherwise we'll just be wandering around in space."

"The attitude of the Governor of the Aurora Colony is very subtle right now."

Jeanna rubbed her temples tiredly.

"On the one hand, they gave Caius a lot of support, but on the other hand, they refused to treat us as terrorists in the media. I think they were hedging their bets."

The meeting room fell into silence.

It is difficult to reach any conclusion by discussing this kind of political issue.

"Captain Maya, what do you think?"

Makarov turned his attention to the hero who led everyone to victory this time.

"There are only three paths before us now,"

Maya took a deep breath and cheered herself up.

"One is to proceed according to the original plan, but our manpower is very limited right now, and we are also short on heavy equipment and supplies. It is definitely not feasible to rush directly to Earth now."

"The second is to abandon the plan to attack Caius's Singapore Port headquarters and deal with Caius in space. However, Caius's military strength and logistical supply capabilities are not comparable to ours.

If we do this, we will probably end up like Ave Mujica, becoming guerrillas in remote areas, no longer able to confront Caius head-on.”

Maya said so much just to pave the way for the third option.

"Although Aurora's attitude is not clear, they certainly don't want us to start a war near the L1 Lagrange point.

There are no large-scale colony expansion plans for the Aurora Colony Satellite Cluster in the short term.

The building material belt has little impact on the shipping route. After the last battle, Caius probably no longer dares to disperse his forces to surround us...

To sum up, the risks of going to the L1 colony satellite cluster are not as great as we imagined. We should at least try."

After Maya finished speaking, everyone discussed for a while and finally reached a consensus on going to the Aurora Colony.

"Captain Maya,"

After the meeting, Captain Makarov called Maya over.

Maya nodded to Jeanne, who was traveling with her, and motioned her to go out and wait for her.

Makarov is the stereotypical Slav. Nearly 50 years old, he is tall and strong, as strong as a bear, with a beard on his chin and cheeks that extends all the way to meet his brown hair.

"Captain Makarov, do you want to talk to me?"

"Nothing special, Captain. Didn't you say it was a mule or a horse that was pulled out for a walk?"

He smiled and said, "Now it seems that it is a horse, and it is a Budenovsky horse."

It's quite a coincidence that the horse Makarov mentioned, Maya... or rather, Xia Ya, had taken a pink-haired girl to ride.

That's Ying Lili's horse. Its English name is hard to pronounce. The pink-haired girl privately calls it "Carrot".