After glancing at the radar display, Felix continued piloting the Genesis Gundam at ultra-low altitude.
One hour later,
Felix brought the Genesis Gundam to a halt, gradually landing it on the lunar surface under his control.
The specially equipped landing gear of the Meteor deployed, supporting the combined massive weight along with the Genesis Gundam's legs.
"Five more hours!"
Checking the time, Felix murmured to himself before closing his eyes and waiting silently for the time to pass.
...
Five hours flashed by. A crisp chime sounded in the Genesis Gundam's cockpit. Felix opened his eyes, saw the displayed time, and reactivated the Genesis Gundam.
As Felix initiated the startup sequence, the Genesis Gundam rapidly ascended. Maintaining an altitude of about fifty meters above the lunar surface, Felix firmly pressed the forward pedal.
Powerful thrust erupted from the Meteor's thrusters. The Genesis Gundam equipped with the Meteor advanced at extreme speed, quickly breaking the sound barrier.
Watching the speed indicator, Felix pressed the forward pedal even deeper.
"What trick is ZAFT playing this time?"
Entering the bridge, Thurman took his seat and glanced at Adjutant Landon as he asked. Landon turned to his superior, saluted, and replied.
"So far, no significant changes!"
The moment he finished speaking, a contradicting report echoed through the bridge.
"Chief of Staff, that special MS of ZAFT has appeared on the battlefield!"
Landon responded with an awkward smile.
Noticing Landon's discomfort, Thurman shifted his gaze forward and immediately issued an order.
"Locate the position of ZAFT's special MS!"
"Yes!"
The response rang out across the bridge as the order was executed with maximum speed.
Regaining his composure, Landon looked at his superior and proposed.
"Commander, I believe we should focus on our flanks and rear."
Thurman nodded slightly.
"Agreed."
Landon promptly converted the suggestion into commands, transmitting them to the other battleships.
"Captain, high-speed object approaching our position!"
A soldier's urgent voice echoed through the bridge of a Drake-class Space Frigate.
The frigate's captain immediately ordered.
"Confirm enemy status and report to command!"
"Yes!"
Hearing the acknowledgment, the captain issued another command.
"Hard to port!"
"Yes!"
The helmsman manipulated the rudder for a hard port turn. Under this control, the Drake-class Space Frigate shifted leftward.
The maneuver barely avoided beams fired from a distance.
"Open fire!"
In the Genesis Gundam's cockpit
Felix continued to pilot the Genesis Gundam forward when his Intuition flared up once more, accompanied by a trajectory map appearing in his mind.
With the aid of both, Felix maneuvered the Genesis Gundam to evade the incoming Beam.
After dodging the shot, the 120cm High-Energy Beam Cannon fired, sending two thick beams straight ahead.
As the beams traveled, two bursts of explosive light flared up in the distance.
Watching the flashes, Felix pressed both feet on the reverse pedals and made fine adjustments with the control stick, causing the Genesis Gundam to shift left and backward to avoid the attack.
His finger pressed a button on the control stick.
The Multiple Lock-on System activated!
As soon as the lock was complete, Felix pressed the firing button.
A torrent of overwhelming firepower erupted instantly!
After unleashing the full barrage mode, the Genesis Gundam retracted the Whale Plasma Cluster Beam Cannon and the Sailfish Railgun. With the Meteor's thrusters engaging, the Genesis Gundam surged forward rapidly.
The Beam Saber ignited, and the mechanical arm swept horizontally.
More than a dozen Strike Daggers blocking the path were instantly wiped out.
The 120cm High-Energy Beam Cannon fired again!
A thick beam instantly pierced through a Drake-class Space Frigate.
Watching the fiery glow, Felix piloted the Genesis Gundam to circle around and continued advancing deeper into the Earth Alliance Forces fleet.
With the trajectory map displayed in his mind, Felix executed swift maneuvers.
The Genesis Gundam moved right and backward to evade an attack, then shifted right and forward to dodge another.
The 93.7cm High-Energy Beam Cannon fired.
Under the beams, two more explosions lit up.
Amid the blazing light, Felix guided the Genesis Gundam left and backward as a beam shot through its previous position.
Before Felix could catch his breath, his Intuition triggered once more.
Sensing danger, Felix followed the trajectory map in his mind, first moving the Genesis Gundam upward and left, then downward and right.
These two movements successfully evaded the attacks, after which the Genesis Gundam swiftly used its Beam Saber to bisect two Strike Daggers that had attempted a sneak attack.
After dealing with them, the Genesis Gundam shifted left.
A beam fired by a Nelson-class Heavy Firepower Battleship missed its mark, while the Meteor-equipped 120cm High-Energy Beam Cannon simultaneously destroyed the thrusters of a Drake-class Space Frigate.
...
Near Earth's low orbit
"With these, we can definitely wipe out all these Coordinator heretics!"
A soldier, his eyes fanatical as he stared at the nuclear warheads, spoke excitedly yet coldly. His comrade beside him nodded fervently and wildly in agreement.
Gazing at the nuclear warheads before him, he declared loudly,
"Fight for a pure and blue world!"
"Stop standing around here, you two. There's still a lot of work to be done."
Just then, a voice called out from a distance.
Hearing this, the two looked over at the person urging them, nodded calmly, and then walked forward.
After they left, the one who had spoken earlier glanced at the weapons marked with nuclear symbols, his face clouded with worry before he murmured uneasily,
"Using these things again... who knows if it's for better or worse."
Muttering to himself, he pushed aside his troubled expression, took one last look at the nuclear warheads, and silently turned to leave.
At the Earth Alliance Forces General Headquarters
Williams looked over the freshly finalized operation plan and sent it out without hesitation. After completing this task, Williams made a call to Ptolemy Military Base.
"Commander, good day!"
Hearing Richard's greeting, Williams gave a slight nod before speaking with a grave expression.
"Richard, according to the leadership's requirements, you may need to hold out for a longer period!"
"Hold out longer?" Richard muttered while frowning, then asked with a serious expression. "Commander, how long exactly is this extended period?"
Upon hearing this, Williams responded gravely.
"The longer, the better!"
"I understand."After a moment of contemplation, Richard replied with heaviness."
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