Gundam, the Gundam journey of a certain glue guy and his mecha girl.

The Atlantic Federation must seize the most important Dawn Corporation and Kaguya Mass Accelerator before the East Asian fleet arrives.

"At maximum speed, we must reach that place before Onogoro Island and Kaguya Space Port fall!"

Chapter 81 Entrustment

The Atlantic Federation, the flagship of the Fourth Maritime Fleet.

The air inside the bridge was stifling and oppressive. Azrael, who was closely watching the battle, looked extremely grim.

Yesterday, we only deployed three elite mobile suits: Forbidden, Calamity, and Robbery. It was understandable that we couldn't take down those few enemy mobile suits of unknown type. But today, even with so many elite units deployed, we still couldn't defeat the enemy.

The Slaughter Dagger has the same performance specifications as the first-generation GAT series mobile suits, while the performance of the second-generation GAT series mobile suits such as Forbidden, Steal, and Winged Calamity far surpasses that of the first generation.

However, the current situation is that most of the 12 Killer Daggers have been shot down by the enemy, and the Forbidden and Stealed Bio-CPUs have been fighting until the effects of the drug wear off but have not been able to take down the red and winged enemy aircraft.

The blue and white enemy plane that sniped Calamity yesterday, with the help of the Strike Force, also shot down all six Killer Daggers and Flying Wing Calamities sent to deal with him.

What exactly is going on?

Is it a problem with the machine's performance, a difference in the pilot's skills, or both?

The second-generation Forbidden, Calamity, Stealth, and Winged Calamity are the most advanced mobile suits that Blue Cosmos can offer. They are the result of the Atlantic Federation bringing together all its mobile suit development teams, based on data from the G Project.

If there's anyone in the world who could develop a mobile suit that surpasses the second-generation GAT series, it would probably be Raven, who led the G Project team.

But wasn't that annoying guy who shared the same political views as Halbarton already dead in battle?

Putting aside the machine's performance, those three troublesome machines have been fighting on the front lines non-stop since the start of the battle. Even if the pilots inside are all modifiers with superhuman physical abilities, the machines' batteries should still need time to recharge.

'Could it be... nuclear energy? But nuclear energy should have been rendered ineffective due to the neutron jammers that ZAFT has indiscriminately deployed throughout the Earth Sphere.'

If there is only one possibility, then even if that possibility is impossible, it will still be the answer to the mystery.

At that moment, Azrael concluded that the three enemy planes must have been equipped with some kind of device that could disable the neutron jammer.

'If we could acquire that technology, ZAFT and PLANT would be nothing to fear. We'd make those cosmic monsters truly remember the pain of that bloody Valentine's Day!'

The thought of being able to use nuclear weapons again made Azrael's heart race uncontrollably.

"Hey, Commander! Give me orders to the front-line troops to capture one of the enemy's new aircraft, no matter the cost!"

The commander's face turned green instantly.

If a leader has a sudden inspiration and just smacks his lips, all they have to do is get into trouble.

Even the elite troops he sent out failed to take down those new aircraft, so how could he possibly complete the mission with the remaining assault daggers in his hands?

But soon, the commander no longer had to worry about this matter.

"Our unit is the Western Pacific Task Force of the Republic of East Asia. The United Arab Emirates of Abu is now under our protection. Both sides must immediately cease all combat operations. I repeat, both sides must immediately cease all combat operations!"

The announcement from the East Asian fleet made Azrael's face contort.

"Those East Asians, they actually came out to reap the benefits at a time like this!"

Even Azrael, as the leader of the Blue Cosmos Alliance, cannot easily decide to turn against the Republic of East Asia, one of the three giants of the Earth Union. However, this war, which has already been launched to a great extent, does not allow Azrael to give up.

We need to secure the Mass Accelerator and Dawn Society before the East Asian Army can even consider this battle a break-even point.

In order to avoid the war affecting the Mass Accelerator and the Dawn Society, the Atlantic Federation's forces focused their attack on Orb Island, hoping to take over the Mass Accelerator and the Dawn Society without loss by forcing the Orb government to surrender.

But the entry of the East Asian team completely thwarted Azrael's plans.

"Move the remaining troops to Onogoro Island and Kaguya Port and launch a full-scale attack!"

Now is not the time to care about those things.

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Uzmi personally led Orb's last reserve force from the main island to Kaguya Space Port.

After the East Asian Army's advance detachment arrived in the territorial waters of Orb, Uzmi realized that the final battle was about to break out along the line between Onogoro Island and Kaguya Port.

The Atlantic Federation will go all out to attack this place, and the condition of the Mass Accelerator and the Dawn Society located here will directly determine Orb's position in the postwar system.

Whether Orb remains an unknown figure or becomes a core member of Halbarton's envisioned third force depends on the outcome of this battle.

Besides that, Uzmi has another important thing to do.

"Go, Cagalli, board the Kusanagi and go to space with the Archangel."

"Father, are you asking me to desert? The East Asian fleet has already arrived in Orb's territorial waters. As long as we hold our ground for the last offensive, Orb will be safe, won't it?"

Uzmi looked at his daughter and nodded slightly.

Cagalli has started to think about the country, which is a sign of growth, but it's not enough.

The secret agreement between Halbarton and Uzmi will ensure that the troops stationed in East Asia maintain Ob's de facto independence and prevent Blue Cosmos and ZAFT from continuing to covet the island nation.

The country of Orb has been preserved, but Uzmi still needs to make some efforts to ensure the Asgar family's status in Orb.

In form, Orb will become a military district under the East Asian Army, and the Asha family's status as the uncrowned kings of Orb will certainly be challenged.

The other four major families had long harbored the idea of ​​replacing the Asha family, and they would certainly impeach the Asha family at the upcoming government meeting, placing all the blame for failing to avoid the war on the Asha family.

However, neither the Seran family, which is clearly pro-Atlantic Federation, nor the Hassak family, which acts recklessly, is qualified to lead Ob. The remaining two families do not have enough prestige to challenge for the position of national representative.

Therefore, Uzmi must put forward a successor who can be recognized by the people and the military of Ob.

Uzmi's choice was Cagalli.

A girl fighting on the front lines for peace—such a title would surely easily defeat candidates from other families.

As for Cagalli's naive political abilities, Uzmi, who has stepped down from his post, will gradually teach her his experience in the coming days.

"Colonel Kisaka, Cagalli is in your care."

Kisaka didn't say anything more, silently gave a military salute, and then dragged Cagalli onto the Kusanagi.

In the distance, the Archangel, having just completed emergency repairs to its hull, has already boarded the launch track of the mass accelerator and is awaiting the launch command.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the horizon, the Atlantic Federation's final offensive was launched.

Chapter 82 Death Fight

Shells and cruise missiles exploded on the Kaguya Harbor defense line. The sound of the explosions urged Raven to gulp down his energy drink and turn to board the S Gundam's cockpit.

“Raven, continuing to drink that stuff will put too much strain on your body.”

"Don't worry, this should be the last wave of the offensive. In less than an hour, the East Asian Army will be able to occupy Radiant Harbor. We just need to hold out until then, and then we can escape on the Archangel."

Raven reached out and ruffled El's hair amidst her displeasure before putting on the helmet of the pilot's suit.

Then the Archangel opened the hangar door, Raven stepped on the pedal, and the blue and white S Gundam once again soared into the sky, followed closely by the silhouettes of Freedom, Justice, and Phoenix Assault.

The Atlantic Federation's last remaining combat-ready vanguard fighters were storming into the battlefield from the sea when they collided with four Gundams that had just taken off.

With the gun ports of the four Gundams deployed simultaneously, the Vanguard was rendered useless by the barrage of missiles, beams, and railgun shells, and was quickly withdrawn from the battlefield.

After completely seizing air superiority over Kaguya Harbor, the four Gundams did not rest for a moment and immediately turned their attention to the Assault Daggers unit that had already landed on the shore.

The S Gundam swept past at low altitude and high speed. Several Assault Daggers were raising their shields and exchanging fire with the Orb army's M1 Heretics. Raven locked onto the enemy's position during his dive and fired his four beam cannons in turn, turning the unfortunate Assault Daggers into a pile of wreckage.

The S Gundam then ascended into the sky, and its fully charged Elf Beam Cannon fired at full power. Under the continuous irradiation of the red and white high-energy beams, another squad of Assault Daggers was taken out by the S Gundam.

Freedom, Justice, and the Phoenix Assault also dispersed, each targeting the weakest gaps in the Orb army's defenses.

With aerial fire support from four Gundams, the Orb army's weak defenses finally regained their footing.

But this situation did not last long, as waves of fierce killing intent entered Raven's perception range.

"This feeling... those two enhanced humans are here!"

Breaking through the clouds and reaching the battlefield were the two remaining enhanced humans piloting the Robbery and Forbidden Ones, followed by the last four Slaughter Daggers.

However, in Raven's perception, unlike the day before, the enhanced person's mind, which had been distorted by the drug, became even more insane, and at the same time, there was an inexplicable sense of chaos.

The remaining four special trainees were not as calm as the special trainees Raven had encountered before; instead, they became just as insane as the enhanced humans.

"Those guys with the blue cosmos flowers are treating people like disposable tools."

Raven was unusually enraged.

Just as Raven had guessed, Azrael had completely lost patience with the repeatedly defeated Kurot and Shani, and ordered that the enhanced humans be fed enhancement drugs far exceeding the safety threshold before they could go into battle.

This will make their physical functions and thinking speed far exceed those of the past, but the price is that when the effects of the drug wear off, their bodies will not be able to withstand this level of overexertion.

Even special trainees who didn't originally need to rely on drugs in combat were forcibly given enhancement drugs.

"Teacher, we're here to help you!"

"I'm here right now to make amends for not being able to fix their mistake!"

Aslan and Kira's voices rang out from the communication channel, and freedom and justice soared into the air, flanking the enemy from the left and right.

"I'll help you too!"

Phoenix was about to join the fight for freedom and justice when Raven stopped her.

"Mu, don't come. You can't deal with these guys with a stun ram."

"Hey, I may not be as good at fighting as you guys, but I still have some skills..."

"Take a good look at them, something's wrong with them!"

Raven's S Gundam naturally rushed forward immediately, with the Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam simultaneously opening their gun ports from both sides.

The simultaneous firing of the three machines disrupted the enemy mobile suit formation, and at the intersection of the three machines' firing lines, they precisely blocked the evasive space of a Slaughter Dagger.

Based on the strength these specially trained soldiers had demonstrated in previous battles, this attack should have been enough to knock it down. However, just before the beam was about to hit, the Killer Dagger suddenly positioned itself in a strange posture, sacrificing one leg to survive this seemingly inescapable situation.

Immediately afterwards, the driver's maniacal laughter came through the communication channel.

Kira and Athrun felt a chill creeping up from the depths of their hearts.

At the forefront of the formation, the Plunder and Forbidden also set their sights on the most high-profile S Gundam.

"Die! Die! Die!"

Shani's voice continued to emanate from the forbidden area, interspersed with the firing of railguns.

"Ah ha ha ha ha! Explosive kill!"

Meanwhile, the powerful weapon on the side unleashed a barrage of bullets at the S Gundam, hurtling past at incredible speed.

Just as the S Gundam dodged the barrage of bullets, the Forbidden's emerald green body took advantage of the opening to approach, and the muzzle of the Feralas Plasma Cannon lit up with a deadly light, a thick, high-energy beam heading precisely in the direction the S Gundam had dodged.

Raven slammed on the pedals, bringing the S-Gundam's thrusters to a near stop. The Fierce Eagle's beam grazed the edge of its shoulder armor, but before he could catch his breath, the raging energy cannon that had just swept past had already circled around to the S-Gundam's rear, firing directly at the S-Gundam's back.

Raven caught the killing intent emanating from the strongman in time. The S Gundam suddenly slumped downwards, narrowly avoiding the sneak attack from behind. However, the beam of light that the S Gundam had dodged did not lose momentum and shot straight toward the forbidden direction.

Forbidden seemed to have anticipated this outcome. The energy deflection armor on both sides had already merged in front of him, deflecting the raging energy cannon and reflecting it back towards the position where the S Gundam had dodged.

Even Raven was finding it difficult to withstand the series of attacks from the two machines.

With no way to avoid it this time, Raven decisively pulled up the separation lever, and the S Gundam instantly split into three fighter jets, allowing the reflected beam to slice through the airspace between the three jets, finally stirring up a plume of steam on the sea surface.

"Those two guys are really troublesome. How are things going with El, Kira, and Athrun?"

“They are under pressure, and they probably won’t be able to help us for the time being.”

The four slaying daggers abandoned their previous tactics, disregarding their own injuries, and used a trade-off strategy to entangle freedom and justice.

Kira and Athrun were momentarily overwhelmed by the opponent's fearless momentum.

"With their skills, once they get used to the enemy's rhythm, the situation will naturally turn around."

Raven glanced at the forceful and forbidden pursuit that had caught up with him.

"I can't lose to them either."

"It seems you already have a plan to deal with the enemy."

"Of course, who do you think I am?"

Chapter 83 The End of the Battle of Orb

The S Gundam's biosensors captured Raven's brainwaves, and after Al translated them into electronic signals, he immediately understood Raven's intentions.

The three fighters that separated from the S Gundam dispersed in three different directions, while the Grab and Forbidden were not attracted by the G-Attack and G-Bomb, but instead focused on the Core Fighter where the pilot was located.

"You think you can escape by turning into a fighter jet?"

The forbidden Fire Arm machine gun and the dog-tooth railgun roared simultaneously, and a dense barrage of bullets closely followed the core fighter's flight path, driving it into the range of the attack.

"Hahahaha! Annihilation!"

Qiangzuo had already seized the interception position. As soon as the Core Fighter broke free from the forbidden fire, Qiangzuo transformed into MS form and hurled the Shattered Ball in its hand with all its might, smashing it straight towards the Core Fighter.