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

But the next moment, the cockpit of the Gates was pierced by a short sword L, driven by Lieutenant Rand.

"Miss Elsa, are you alright?"

"Thank you for covering me, Lieutenant."

As soon as Aisha finished speaking, a plasma beam emitted from the Phoenix backpack streaked across the side of the Eternity, dispersing the ZAFT aircraft that was pouncing on the Eternity from the other side.

Crimson Strike, equipped with a phoenix-patterned backpack and piloted by Cagalli, achieved impressive results by cooperating with the M1 frigate squad aboard the Kusanagi.

"The barrage on the port side is too thin! If the enemy continues to get closer, the Eternity will really sink!"

Andrew was directing the battle from the captain's seat, while Lux, sitting in the command seat behind him, kept her eyes glued to the screen showing the changing situation between the two sides, her brows furrowing more and more.

The Three-Warship Alliance's combat power is undoubtedly elite, but its manpower is still too small. No matter how high their fighting spirit is, their space for maneuver is constantly being squeezed by the superior strength of the ZAFT forces.

As the MS's battery and the pilots' stamina gradually dwindle, the seemingly formidable offensive of the three-ship alliance will eventually run out of steam.

'Raven, what would you do if you were in his shoes?'

But in the next moment, the situation changed.

First came a barrage of missiles, followed by several powerful beams of light, instantly turning the ZAFT aircraft besieging the Three-Ship Alliance into mere skeletal figures.

Freedom and justice, aboard the Meteor, stormed into the battlefield of the Jachin-Duve Fortress from the side.

"Lacus, justice and freedom will pave the way for you, and the Eternity will charge toward the Genesis!"

Aslan's voice came through.

"Justice and freedom, the Earth Forces' nuclear weapons have been dealt with? What about Mr. Raven?"

Lux glanced around but didn't spot any Deep Strike aircraft.

"The Earth Force's fleet is in chaos. The instructor said he would take care of the Earth Force's remaining nuclear weapons and asked us to come here to provide support."

Kira explained.

“Mr. Raven alone… I understand. We’ll trust Mr. Raven’s judgment here. Captain Butterfield, please move the Eternity to Genesis at maximum speed.”

Even though the Earth Forces were in dire straits, the fact that Raven was able to challenge the entire remaining Earth Force fleet with just one Deep Strike mobile suit made Lacus constantly worry about him. An ominous premonition lingered in Lacus's mind.

However, now that Raven has made his decision, all Lux has to do is trust his judgment.

Even with the support of freedom and justice, getting the Eternity close to Genesis by breaking through ZAFT's defenses was no easy task.

Even with its high speed, the Eternal could not survive the concentrated fire of the ZAFT forces.

However, the arrival of another unit changed the current situation.

"This is the Eighth Fleet of the Earth Alliance Space Force, flagship Menelaus. I am Rear Admiral Halbarton, Commander of the Eighth Fleet. My forces will now launch a full-scale attack on the garrison of Jachin-Devi, paving the way for your conquest of Genesis. Go, end this war!"

One after another, beams of light appeared in the space behind the Eternity; these were the lights emitted by mobile suits launching from the battleship.

Hundreds of mobile suits crossed the Three Ships Alliance's warships and began fierce fighting with ZAFT forces. The enemy density that had been suffocating the Three Ships Alliance was visibly reduced under the Eighth Fleet's onslaught.

"Eternity, next, the Archangel and Kusanagi will simultaneously launch a salvo with their positron cannons at the ZAFT forces. Once a gap appears in the ZAFT lines, the Eternity will seize that opportunity to break through the enemy lines at full speed. Genesis is in your hands!"

Maru's voice came through the communication, and then the Archangel and Kusanagi passed over the Eternity from both sides, deploying the positron cannons mounted on their hulls.

"Captain Maru, the spare A and B parts of the S Gundam are still on the Archangel, right?"

Lacus seized the last few seconds before the positron cannon finished charging to establish communication with the Archangel.

That's right.

"After that, please immediately turn around and go to support Mr. Raven. I have a feeling he will need this."

As soon as Lacus finished speaking, the Archangel and Kusanagi completed their recharge, and six high-energy beams of red and white light instantly sank several Nazca-class ships, tearing a gap in the ZAFT army's defenses.

The Eternity's engines instantly roared to maximum power, propelling it at full speed toward the gap. Freedom and Justice flanked the ship on either side, clearing away the ZAFT aircraft that kept closing in to intercept it.

Meanwhile, the Archangel changed course and sailed at full speed toward the location of the deep strike.

Chapter 97 Dissipation (4000 words)

The coalition fleet, having barely escaped the pursuit of ZAFT forces, is now undergoing a difficult reorganization.

The command chain was completely disrupted, and the MS and MA units also needed to be resupplied and repaired. However, Azrael had no patience for these complicated tasks and repeatedly urged Brigadier General Shazaland to start a new offensive immediately.

"All battleships and mobile suits that are still operational, get back to the battlefield immediately!"

"But Your Excellency, our army has suffered severe losses. If we don't complete the reorganization..."

With the flagship USS Washington sinking in the bombardment of Genesis, Commodore Szadrand, who temporarily took command of the fleet, was in a very difficult position.

"So you're just going to watch those cosmic monsters point that cannon at Earth? We have to wipe them all out before they fire the next shot!"

Azrael's voice boomed through the call, his face devoid of its usual composure, his eyes twitching uncontrollably with his out-of-control emotions.

"Yes, Your Excellency! I will immediately order the fleet to attack the Yakin-Duvee fortress."

Unable to disobey Azrael's orders, Brigadier General Shazaland had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, offering the only feasible solution available at the moment.

“Just now, Rear Admiral Halbarton’s Eighth Fleet launched an offensive against Fort Jakin-Duvee. We can join in…”

"Who told you we were going to fight Yakin-Duvé?"

Azrael's voice suddenly turned cold.

"what?"

"The target of the attack is PLANT, of course!"

Azrael slammed his hands heavily on the table in front of him, making a loud noise.

"If we don't wipe out all those cosmic monsters, Earth will continue to be threatened. Don't you understand such a simple truth?!"

Brigadier General Shazaland was utterly stunned by Azrael's insane words.

Shouldn't the top priority be eliminating the threat to Genesis? What's the point of wasting precious resources and time fighting PLANT?

But now Azrael is like a gambler who has lost all his chips, and all that's left is the madness to overturn the gambling table.

However, Brigadier General Shazaland soon had no time to think about how to persuade Azrael, as a storm of beams approached the joint fleet's temporary anchorage while he was talking to Azrael.

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In terms of firepower per unit, the Divine Will is undoubtedly the most advanced in this era.

The 11 dragon knights are equipped with a total of 43 cannons. In addition, the Divine Will itself has a large judgment-type beam rifle and two beam cannons on the composite shield. In an instant, the Divine Will can unleash the firepower of 46 beam cannons.

While its single-shot firepower cannot compare to the massive beam cannon on the shoulder of the Deep Strike Force, which is comparable to a ship's cannon, the Divine Will's firepower is devastating against targets of the MS and MA class.

The advantage of Divine Will is even more obvious when facing opponents like Deep Strike, which are large and have low mobility.

The net of beams spread by the dragon knights of the Divine Will continuously restrained the Deep Strike, preventing it from unleashing its explosive acceleration. Meanwhile, the Divine Will itself remained constantly on the edge of the Deep Strike. As soon as the Deep Strike showed the slightest weakness, Ruze would pull the trigger without hesitation, and the high-energy beam would strike the Deep Strike's fuselage.

However, Raven always managed to catch Kruze's undisguised murderous intent.

Raven anticipated the attack routes of each Dragoon submachine gun. With El's assistance, Raven skillfully manipulated the various posture control nozzles on the Deep Strike, ensuring that each shot was fired at an extreme angle, causing Kruze's tricky fire to graz the armor.

The PS armor, which had been subjected to a deep assault, was now in a terrible state, covered with traces of melting left by the beams. It looked incredibly pathetic, but this was the result of Raven and El's best efforts.

However, Raven and El did not sit idly by. El operated the Deep Strike's fire control system, with the four beam cannons and the Elf beam cannon firing alternately, constantly driving away the Dragoon submachine guns that surrounded them. This allowed the Deep Strike to temporarily tear open the Dragoon encirclement and gave the Deep Strike room to maneuver with each volley of fire from the Dragoons.

Although they were constantly suppressed by the dragon riders of the divine will, the battlefield where the two machines were fighting was quietly changing position under Raven's deliberate guidance, moving towards the direction of the joint fleet.

The dense stray bullets generated during the deep strike and the battle between the divine will were like a natural disaster, engulfing everything that dared to approach the battlefield between the two aircraft.

The ZAFT forces, which had been pursuing the defeated Allied troops, were caught up in the battlefield of the Divine Will and Deep Strike, and had several mobile suits destroyed by stray bullets without warning. In the end, they were forced to abandon their pursuit of the remaining Allied troops.

Now, it's the coalition's turn to bear the brunt of this disaster.

Several powerful short swords that the pilots couldn't dodge in time pierced through the mechs before they could even understand what was happening.

This beam of light was just one of countless beams that the Deep Attack had evaded.

Not only mobile suits, but even heavily armored warships caught in it will only end up sinking.

A Drake-class ship, unable to dodge in time, was instantly pierced through its hull by several beams fired by the Dragon Knights. After being hit in the bridge by a beam, the entire warship became unresponsive.

Even the larger and more heavily armored Nelson-class battleships were not spared. A beam cannon shot hit a vulnerable part of the warship, and in the explosion of the ammunition, the entire warship was blown in two, turning into two large lumps of space debris.

"That bastard Kruze, what is he doing? The entire fleet retreats immediately and maintains a safe distance. Also, tell Divine Will to get out of the fleet's anchorage!"

Commodore Sazarand, seated on the bridge of the USS Doolittle, watched the approaching beam storm and issued a series of emergency orders to the remaining Allied fleet.

The USS Doolittle is a crucial nuclear warship and the coalition's ultimate trump card. If it is lost, it would mean the complete failure of the L5 campaign.

But Commodore Shazaland's panicked state and the immense sense of danger emanating from the USS Doolittle caught Raven's attention.

"That Agamemnon-class ship, could it be..."

Without any hesitation, Raven began charging the massive beam cannon on his shoulder. The Deep Assault suddenly came to a halt, and the posture control nozzles all over his body flashed continuously as he quickly aimed the cannons at the Doolittle.

Even the heavily armored Agamemnon-class could not withstand the full-power firing of Deep Strike's beam cannon.

Raven pulled the trigger, and a powerful beam comparable to a battleship's main gun was unleashed by the Deep Strike. The Doolittle's armor was pierced in an instant, and the beam burst through the hull on the other side.

The high-energy particle struck the Doolittle's power plant, triggering a violent explosion. The explosion from the power plant then triggered a chain reaction with the nuclear weapons stored on board.

Moments later, the terrifying nuclear warheads were detonated simultaneously, and the nuclear explosion instantly engulfed the USS Doolittle and several surrounding escort ships, along with the mobile suits and mobile armor units that had not yet taken off.

"Chairman, the Doolittle has been..."

Inside the bridge of the USS Archangel, everyone stared in disbelief at the USS Doolittle, which had been reduced to ashes.

"It's over, everything is over... No, as long as I'm alive, I'll be able to wipe out those cosmic monsters sooner or later."

Azrael, recovering from the massive shock of the nuclear explosion, was instantly gripped by the fear of death, having lost all his trump cards.

Not only Azrael, but all the remaining troops of the Allied Forces had their morale shattered by the nuclear explosion. Before Azrael could give the order to retreat, they all turned and retreated towards the moon.

The Archangel, now a defeated and disheveled vessel, fled the battlefield in a sorry state. Before it had gone very far, it collided head-on with the Archangel, which had come to support Raven.

Maru showed no mercy to the Archangel's sister ship.

"Lohengrin, deploy! Target: Archangel directly ahead!"

Unlike the composed Maru, the bridge of the Archangel, which was completely unprepared for battle, was in complete chaos.

"Quickly engage! Engage! We'll also use our positron cannons to shoot down that deserter ship!"

Azrael screamed wildly as the Archangel's operators furiously tapped the weapon control panel with trembling fingers.

But the Archangel was clearly a step too slow; the Archangel's Lohengrin had already begun charging, while the Archangel had only just opened its guns.

In order to nip the threat in the bud, the Mu, piloting the cannon-shaped assault ship, sped past the Archangel from the front. Its four wire-controlled cannons deployed and simultaneously locked onto the muzzles that had just opened on the Archangel's forelegs. Railgun shells and missiles were fired simultaneously, destroying the barrels of two positron cannons.

"Energy charged to 120%!"

"Lohengrin, fire!"

Destructive energy shot out from the Archangel.

“I am Murta Azrael, and I have a mission to annihilate all cosmic monsters…”

Before Azrael could finish speaking, the bridge of the Archangel was engulfed by Lohengrin's gunfire.

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At the same moment, inside the Jachin-Duvi fortress, a bloody battle was raging.

The pink hull of the Eternal was now battered and bruised. Under the cover of the Freedom and Justice aircraft, the Eternal braved the anti-tank fire of the Jachin-Duvee Fortress and forced its way into the fortress.

After the Eternity docked inside the fortress, the Marines, under Andrew's command, took up their rifles and engaged in battle with the fortress's defenders.

Most of these Marines were Andrew's old men who had fought alongside him in the North African desert. Although outnumbered, they used skillful tactics to suppress the resistance of the fortress garrison and steadily advance toward the control room deep within the fortress.

How much longer will it take for the Genesis launch procedure to be completed?

Hearing the sounds of battle constantly coming from outside the door, Patrick urged anxiously.

"Five minutes to go, Your Excellency."

"Can't you go any faster?!"

"That's the limit, Your Excellency."

The operator replied in a trembling voice.

As the operator watched the charging progress steadily increase on the screen in front of him, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

Once the charging progress is full, is he really going to press the launch button?

There are tens of billions of people living on Earth. Has this war really become so insane that it has to be wiped out?

But the corpses still floating above his head were telling him the consequences of disobeying orders.