A journey through the Gundam world

Originally, I had hoped to use a heretic plan to attract him to rescue Heliopolis, but now I see that I was still too naive.

It can only be said that he is worthy of his role as the final BOSS of the Gaiden. This person is as ruthless as Cruze.

It's just that Ke's ambition is to destroy mankind, while Gena's goal is to rule all mankind.

Obviously, in terms of 'consciousness' as a villain, he lags behind the Ke team.

So in order to ensure the safety of Cagalli and others, he suggested that the Archangel leave quickly.

Even with the current world level and the changed world line, who knows if Gena and Cruze will suddenly join forces.

Several people have reached a consensus on evacuating immediately. The next question is where to evacuate?

Archangel's original plan was to go to the Union Army base on the far side of the moon. Unfortunately, in their current state, they were unable to complete this journey independently.

The journey from L3 to the lunar base takes a long time, and it also has to pass through the ZAFT military defense zone.

With the Archangel currently short of major generals and insufficient supplies, this will be a mission that is difficult to complete.

On the screen above the bridge, several possible routes were displayed.

However, whether it is to go directly to the moon or to take a detour and use the earth's gravity to accelerate to the moon, it is obviously very difficult.

No matter what, you can't avoid contact with the enemy along the way.

"Captain, I suggest going to Artemis."

Before Alex could say that he had access to the black market, Bucky Lulu made his own suggestion.

"Artemis? The military fortress of the Eurasian Federation?"

Malu was quite impressed with this fortress.

Mu also stabilized his body and sat on his seat.

"Is that the one, Artemis of the Umbrella?"

Bucky Lulu nodded and then operated on the keyboard.

On the screen, in addition to the four routes leading to the moon, there is another route leading to the same L3 space, with the end point being Artemis.

This route is very short. At the speed of the Archangel, it only takes a few hours.

"However, neither the Archangel nor the Assault has friendly force identification signals."

Ma Liu was worried about this. If the other party didn't open the door to let them in, it would be embarrassing.

Bucky Lulu was thinking more about the current status of the Archangel.

Although the ship is not full of people, it can still sustain it for a period of time even if supplies are insufficient.

But the ship is still carrying a considerable number of refugees, and these people also need food and water.

"The Archangel and the attack are top-secret plans of the Atlantic Federation. It is normal for friendly forces not to know about it. But we set off in a hurry before completing the loading of supplies. We need to get supplies from friendly forces anyway."

"But are you sure the Eurasian Federation will provide you with supplies?"

Alex cautiously raised his objection.

"They must also be coveting the Archangel and Strike Force. When the time comes, they are afraid that it will be easy to get in, but it will be difficult to leave."

After what he said, others felt that it was indeed the same as before. Now they could not contact the moon base, which was equivalent to a state of loss of contact.

In this case, if they were secretly detained by the Eurasian Federation, the Atlantic Federation would not know about them at all and would not be able to rescue them.

Although Bucky Lulu was dissatisfied with his behavior of pouring cold water on him, she had to admit that what he said was the truth.

"However, this is the only feasible route for us at the moment. We can't go half way and let the people on the ship not eat or drink, right? I believe the Eurasian Federation will understand us."

He did not argue with Bucky Lulu over this, because what both parties said was true.

"Then it's up to Captain Malu to make the decision."

Alex understands that as an 'outsider', he can only make suggestions now, and the specific decisions need to be made by people from the Atlantic Federation.

Although he has other ways, it is obvious that the members of the Archangel who have never suffered a loss or been deceived will not easily believe his way.

Sure enough, just as he thought, Malu and others thought about it for a while and finally agreed to the plan to go to Artemis.

After all, although there is turmoil between the Atlantic Federation and the Eurasian Federation, they are still friendly forces.

"Artemis, will they cooperate as we wish?"

Mu was also slightly worried in his heart.

"But now we really have no other option."

Although Ma Liu's words were meant for others to listen to, they were more like comforting herself.

After the decision was made, the bridge of the Archangel became busy.

Chapter 46 The End of Heliopolis

Although they had decided on their destination, it was obvious that they couldn't just speed up and head there like this.

You must know that there are enemies around you, so you must use some techniques to delay the enemy.

"Prepare the decoy. While launching the decoy, the main engine ejects and adjusts the trajectory toward Artemis. Then the main engine shuts down and switches to inertial navigation."

Malu gave the order in an orderly manner. As a technical officer and the original deputy captain, she also had two skills.

"Remember, the orbit correction must be completed in the shortest possible time!"

In Alex's opinion, this plan is quite simple and practical. It involves launching a large infrared decoy towards the moon to simulate a ship engine.

At the same time, the ship took the opportunity to correct its course, shut down its engines, and relied on inertia to silently move toward Artemis.

If it were replaced by ordinary ZAFT pursuers, there is a high probability that they would be fooled.

At least it was only after chasing him for a while that he was confirmed to have been fooled. But by then, the Archangel, which had gained the upper hand, had already reached its destination.

Unfortunately, their opponent is Kruse, a very difficult guy to deal with.

"The decoy bombs are ready!"

"The helmsman is in position, ready!"

"The engine is in normal condition!"

Each position continuously reports the preparation status to the captain.

"It will take about 2 hours to get to Artemis."

Mu and Alex, who couldn't help, looked on.

"Yes, it depends on our luck from now on, but I always feel that it won't be so smooth."

Bucky Lulu looked dissatisfied at the two people who didn't help and were still making sarcastic remarks.

When the two saw this, they smiled at each other and shrugged helplessly.

Ma Liu ignored the two of them and gave the order decisively.

"Lay the bait!"

A large infrared decoy was shot from the launcher on the stern of the ship and flew toward the moon, simulating the infrared signature of the warship.

When the bait exploded, Malu ordered again.

"Engine jet! Battleship turns!"

The main engine of the Archangel drove the hull to turn rapidly, completing the correction in the direction of Artemis.

"The direction has been corrected! The acceleration is normal!"

"Stop the engine!"

As the ship began to move, the main engines were shut down before the infrared decoys became ineffective.

With the newly generated thrust, the Archangel performs inertial navigation.

On the Vesalis, Addis looked at the wreckage floating in front of him in shock.

Although he was mentally prepared, when it happened, he still couldn't help but feel scared.

"I didn't expect that things would develop like this. We would... Well, what should we do, Captain Cruze? We destroyed the colonial satellite of the neutral country. Over there with the Council..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cruze nonchalantly.

"The country that helps the Earth Army manufacture new weapons is not neutral."

There was no trace of confusion or regret in the other party's voice, and it even had a matter-of-fact tone.

"But……"

"And most of the residents have escaped, so there won't be any big problems."

He turned to look at Addis.

"Compared with the tragedy of Blood Valentine's Day, they are already very lucky."

Hearing his cold words in a normal tone, Addis could only swallow back what he originally wanted to say.

The mask on Cruze's face made it impossible for him to see the man's expression.

'However, you can actually compare what we do with Bloody Valentine's Day so calmly...'

Addis couldn't help feeling a little afraid of the extremely calm Cruze in front of him.

Kruse asked CIC.

"Can you capture the location of the enemy's new warship?"

CIC looked at the screen in front of him and shook his head in embarrassment.

"No, it's difficult given the current situation."

"Captain, do you still want to continue the pursuit? But we have no more usable MSs."

Kruse's words surprised Addis.

He didn't expect that in this situation, the other party would still want to pursue him.

"Aren't there four more available?"

Cruze said indifferently.

"Captain, do you want to put the mobile suits captured from the Earth Army into battle?"

"Anyway, we already have the information, so it doesn't matter. But we must not let the battleship and mobile suit escape. Give me the space map."

Staring at the space map, he thought quickly.

"Could they have escaped by taking advantage of the chaos caused by the collapse of Heliopolis?"

Addis's inference made Cruze shake his head.

"No, they are probably just like us, just lurking quietly somewhere. Because they are not sure whether we have left. Both of us are assassins in the dark now, carefully exploring the surrounding situation, who will go first? Whoever lights the fire becomes a target.”

"We must find a way to make the other party jump out."

After thinking for a while, he formulated a plan to lure the enemy.

"The Gamow will go first, and the Vesalis will stay where it is, waiting for the enemy to appear. When the time comes, they will attack from both front and rear."

Just then, CIC reports.

"Captain! A battleship heat source appears behind our ship! It's the Orb Army! The number of battleships is three! The dispatch of M/A troops has been detected!"

"Orb Army!"

Addis was startled, and Cruze also showed a surprised expression, but he quickly returned to normal and shook his head with a hint of regret.

"They came so fast. It seems we have to retreat first."

At this time, CIC reported again.

"A large heat source was found in the wreckage. It is judged to be a battleship. The route is predicted. The target is the moon, Atlantic Federation Command!"

"Great! They showed up! Sure enough, they fled to their lair!"

Addis is in high spirits!

However, Cruze showed a thoughtful expression, and his eyes under his mask quickly scanned the space map and stopped at another place.

"No, we're not going to the moon, we're going here."