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"Eli is dead? Impossible!"

When they learned of Eli's death, the people who reacted the most in the entire Earth Sphere were not Amuro and his group, but the Basques on Earth.

The Granada sniper Zaku I was merely a casual pawn; in Basque's original plan, it wouldn't even appear before Eli, let alone be seen. Letting Eli know about his Titans' deployment on the moon, and even just giving Eli a warning, would be an extraordinary achievement.

Not to mention a Zaku I, a Zaku I that a Zeon veteran painstakingly repaired himself by piecing together parts, could actually break through numerous defenses and directly threaten Eli.

But when he saw the grotesque gap in the building, Basque silently sat back down on the sofa, his head, wearing special glasses, staring at the photos on the screen.

"It's just a cover-up."

Basque ignored the self-important and smug guys in the lunar city, casually tossed the tablet aside, leaned back, and tried to recover from his lapse in composure.

Although a complete chain of evidence was laid bare before him to prove Eli was indeed dead, the Basque, with his background in special forces, remained skeptical. This was tantamount to being assassinated by remnants of Al-Qaeda while inspecting a U.S. military base.

Does this align with intuition?

"Let the troops at Sedan Gate advance, and if they encounter fierce resistance, they should quickly return to avoid unnecessary sacrifices."

Despite their doubts, the Basques were not hesitant to cooperate with Eli and see what Eli was really up to.

Thus, Silver Thunder, which had been waiting patiently on its orbit since the end of the previous offensive and defensive battle, emerged once again from the Gate of Sedan.

However, it did not take any further action. It only accompanied the fleet of the Sedan Gate for half the journey before stopping in place. Then the fleet of the Sedan Gate moved forward on its own, crashing towards the moon.

Eli took all of this into account.

He was on a flight from the moon to Earth, and was slowing down because of the Titans' actions, making way for them.

Eli still couldn't figure out why the Titans hadn't deployed a weapon of Silver Lightning's caliber to the front lines. At first, it could be attributed to Silver Lightning's incomplete state, but after so much time, it had been patrolling more than once or twice. Could it be that it wasn't finished yet?

"Mr. Shuji, what would you like a drink?"

The cabin crew pushed a food cart to Eli's side, bringing him out of his thoughts and making him look at the crew member who was waiting for his answer.

"Water is fine, thank you."

Eli responded politely, his carefully groomed face and voice giving him no reason to worry about revealing his identity. Turning his gaze away from the twinkling lights of the Titans fleet, Eli sat inside the ferry, observing the truly powerful figures around him.

Just as Hathaway would travel to Earth with his staff on the Hornet before launching an attack, with the mindset of "wanting to see what kind of people I'll kill," Eli held a similar attitude towards this group of elites.

Eli won't attack them directly, but what he's going to do might be even more abhorrent and terrifying than launching an attack.

Pick up the glass of water—yes, a glass. Even in space, the wealthy and powerful don't want to use sealed bags with straws for safety and stability; flights are equipped with only glasses, and even flammable alcoholic beverages are usually served in open glasses.

Although UC has been developing for over eighty years and its preventative measures in this area are quite comprehensive, this scene still displeased Eli.

"Look, everyone, what's emerging from the Under Tek fleet right now is the vehicle of Eli Lee, one of Under Tek's strongest pilots, leader, and former Silver Meteor!"

The flight wasn't idle; instead, it used the ship's observation equipment to focus on the distant battlefield where fighting had already broken out. After another round of electronic magnification, the transformed MA posture, which was close to a triangle, could be seen.

"Rumors have circulated that Eli Lee was killed in the recent Zeon remnant attack on the lunar city of Granada, but the reality before you now clearly refutes this absurd claim!"

The ship's crew was getting a little too excited; they started giving a live commentary.

Of course, the real reason was that the airline operating the flight was based in Granada, which was on Ander Tec's control list. Although they might not review the flight records afterward, it was better to be cautious. And in the short time the service staff member was explaining this, Gaplan on the screen had already charged in and out of the Titans' formation three times, achieving four or five kills in the blink of an eye!
It was visibly that the Titans' troops were in disarray, as if they wanted to get away from the rampaging Gaplan.

"So it really was just a smokescreen."

The Basques, who had been keeping a close watch on the situation, breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, if Eli had died suddenly, the Basques would have had a headache dealing with the remnants of the Ande Tek remnants. On this point, both units, which had previously been tasked with suppressing bandits, were of the same mind; neither wanted to witness the emergence of another Zeon remnant.

But just as Basque was thinking this, a communication came in from the front lines. Basque looked up, somewhat puzzled. There weren't many people at the front who were qualified to contact him directly, but they shouldn't have any reason to contact him. The contingency plans had already been clearly explained; now, all he needed to do was retreat with minimal losses.

It wasn't until the Basques realized who the sender was.

Silver Thunder.

After a moment of silence, Basque connected to the communication. However, no image came from the other end of the video call; the content of the communication was displayed as text on a black screen.

It was only a few words.

That's not Eli.

Basque stared at those words for a long time, lost in thought. Finally, he took the initiative to issue orders to the troops at the front.

"Maintain the front line... Silver Lightning is about to be deployed."

Silver Lightning's words almost shattered Basque's thoughts—that wasn't Eli, so why pretend to be Eli? The implications behind this made Basque ponder deeply. But just to be on the safe side, Basque still deployed the still-unstable Silver Lightning to the front lines.

Silver Thunder was still quite a distance from the front lines, and Basque, who had always held a disdainful attitude towards the New Humans, could not believe that a judgment could be made at such a distance that could be called "error".

He needs affirmation.

As a result, the passengers on the flight saw multiple points of light surrounding "Eli," and the Gaplan he was piloting immediately switched to evasive maneuvers, no longer engaging in direct confrontation.

But soon, those who were watching closely suddenly gasped. They saw it—an object that could cast a shadow at this distance had arrived at the front lines!
Even through the signal transmission barrier, Silver Thunder's massive body exuded immense pressure in the camera's view. The colossal machine seemed capable of crushing any obstacle in its path, forcefully plunging into the battle towards Nagaplan. Those unaware of the war's scale, merely witnessing the difference in size between the two sides, couldn't help but gasp, deeply worried for Eli.

They naturally wouldn't be worried about those who seized their property through violence, but they hadn't yet taken this opportunity to reach Earth and reason with its inhabitants. They hadn't even recovered their losses from this period yet, so Eli mustn't die at this critical juncture.

Just as the Federation Navy supports the remnants of Zeon in order to maintain its organizational structure, this group of elites also needs an excuse to seize more autonomy from the Federation Parliament, allowing the lunar city to have new opportunities for development in the ensuing turmoil.

Fortunately, Eli did not disappoint them. When faced with the dense missiles launched by Silver Thunder, the Vulcan Cannon and MEGA Particle Cannon fired simultaneously, successfully opening a gap for themselves. Then, a rain of missiles jumped out from this gap, seemingly heading straight for Silver Thunder's main body!

But suddenly, a beam of light from the side caused Gaplan to abruptly transform and retreat, so that the beams merely grazed his shield.

But another beam spreader was already closing in. Not only that, Silver Thunder's massive body itself had also set up a MEGA particle cannon with a beam diameter almost as thick as a warship. This weapon, named Bigway Cannon II, was already glowing, ready to eliminate Gaplan, who was surrounded by two beam spreaders, in the most swift and decisive way!
Everyone gasped in shock at the dramatic scene, but Eli was preoccupied with something else. This time, Silver Thunder hadn't used its onboard Kihar II.

Eli didn't believe that the Kihar II, which Silver Thunder had damaged last time, hadn't been replenished in such a long time. Therefore, the reason why the Kihar II hadn't been deployed should be related to the fact that Silver Thunder hadn't participated in the main battle for so long.

On the battlefield, several beams of light suddenly struck Silver Thunder's I-field, causing ripple-like changes.

This is naval gun-level light, and it's the support fire from Andre Tek!
Meanwhile, Nagaplan, with the assistance of NT-X, has escaped the beam spread cannon's entanglement and is retreating towards its own lines.

Eli knew that he had achieved his goal.

This time, Eli gulped down the water in his glass, feeling the vibration from the back of the seat—the flight had restarted and was officially heading to Earth. (End of Chapter)