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Then Rhodes put the muzzle of his gun to the forehead of the unfortunate man who was being controlled and fired a bullet, killing him.

Without relaxing, Rhodes kicked the guard on the left of the unlucky man against the wall, holding the guard tightly, and continued to shoot two more guards in the torso. He then shot the guard who was kicked against the wall in the head with his backhand.

He continued to move forward, suppressing the remaining two guards' mobility. After Ross walked up to them, he raised his hand and shot one of them in the head.

Just as Rhodes was about to give the last guard a "brain-opening" idea.

"Click, click..." "Tsk..." Rhodes smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, stepped on the guard who was struggling to fight back, and quickly took out a new magazine from his pocket with his left hand and replaced the bullets.

"Bang..." As Rhodes put the muzzle of his gun to the last guard's head and pulled the trigger, the encounter ended.

Although it seemed like a long time had passed, it was actually less than ten seconds.

This series of attacks stunned Malu and others behind Ross. Even Mu, who prided himself on being knowledgeable, couldn't help but be a little surprised.

You know, if we follow the Earth Army's training process, if it is this kind of attack and defense battle at a corner, without explosives, there will be more or less some people who will be injured. Mu even prepared to be a meat shield himself.

"Hurry up... It's ZAFT, the Artemis Umbrella has been destroyed!"

After hearing what Christina said in the headset, Ross began to run quickly towards the airport terminal with Malu and others.

"Without any alarm being raised and Artemis detecting the target, the ZAFT approached."

Rhodes explained the situation as he ran.

"It's the Thunderbolt Gundam. That Gundam has a mirage camouflage system!"

As the captain of the Archangel, Mariu was naturally well aware of the Gundams that were supposed to be loaded on the Archangel, and could even skillfully recite the characteristics and special weapons of these Gundams.

"Mu, take them to the bridge later. I'll go straight to the hangar and attack!"

Ross gritted his teeth. He had thought that after crippling Cruze's two warships, he only needed to rush out of the Artemis Fortress. Unexpectedly, he was still caught up by Cruze.

Is it some kind of correction of world consciousness?

Ross didn't know for sure, but it was obvious that they should rush out of the Artemis Fortress first.

……

After running all the way, they finally returned to the Archangel.

"Bridge, this is Ross. Captain Malu and the others have been picked up. Quickly, take off the battleship!"

Ross separated from Mariu and the others on the Archangel and ran towards the locker room.

Meanwhile, Mariu and the others, who had already memorized the Archangel's route by heart, arrived at the bridge just as Ross arrived at the locker room.

At the originally calm airport, one Earth Army fighter plane after another and several warships that had just completed their launch flew over the Archangel and headed towards the opened port.

At this time, at the other side of the opened port gate, two Nazca-class high-speed warships could be seen with the naked eye flying towards the Artemis Fortress.

"captain!"

When the crew members on the bridge of the Archangel saw Mariu and others return to the bridge, it was as if they had found their soul mate, and the originally chaotic scene became orderly.

"The Archangel turns and heads in the direction away from the opened gate!"

Malu sat in the captain's seat and began to give orders in an orderly manner.

"Yes, the Archangel is turning." Helmsman Arnold skillfully maneuvered the Archangel to a swift turn. Although he was not well-known on the Archangel, he was an ace pilot in his original fleet.

"Captain, Kira has launched the attack according to Ross's arrangement!" At this time, a girl who also served as a communicator among Kira's friends spoke.

Under the gazes of Mari and Bakilulu, the Strike Gundam, equipped with a gun-mounted backpack, flew from the launch port to the deck of the Archangel.

"Kira, blow up that closed door!" Ross, wearing a pilot's suit, ran madly, boarded the Jegan that the maintenance team had already prepared, and stepped onto the catapult.

"I understand... I can do it... Of course I can do it..." Kira took a deep breath, controlled the Strike Gundam, and aimed the muzzle of the Flame God Pulse Cannon at the closed airport gate.

"Fire!" Kira pulled the trigger on the joystick, and a thick ray was fired from the muzzle of the Flame God Pulse Cannon, easily melting the armor of the gate.

Kira began to use the pulse beam to cut the gate in front of him. This obviously took some time, and the sound of explosions from the Earth warships behind him became more and more frequent.

Suddenly, a black machine appeared above the Archangel.

Nicol, who was driving the Mirage System all the way, finally discovered the Archangel preparing to evacuate and the Strike Gundam that was cutting the gate. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity and planned to destroy these targets here.

"Ah... is it Thunder?" Hearing the locked prompt sound in the cockpit, Kira subconsciously wanted to fight back.

"You continue cutting the gate, I'll take care of him!" Ross's voice came over the comms. Jegan, having just been ejected from the Archangel, suddenly turned less than ten meters from the ejection port, quickly aimed his beam rifle at the Blitz Gundam, and fired.

"How could this happen?! This is a blind spot!" Nicol quickly operated the machine to avoid the incoming light, looking in disbelief at Jegan who had already joined the battle.

But before he could adjust his attack target, several more beams of light came towards the Thunderbolt Gundam. Although Nicol kept dodging, two beams of light still grazed the armor of the Thunderbolt Gundam, causing it to melt slightly.

Ross controlled the Jegan, circling near the Archangel, and used the beam rifle in his hand to force the Thunderbolt Gundam back.

Under normal circumstances, Ross might have thought about destroying the Thunderbolt Gundam, but the focus now was on escaping, so it would be better to wait for next time if there was any fighting.

"The gate is destroyed!" Just when the negotiation between Ross and Nicol became tense, Kira finally brought good news.

Seeing this, Ross controlled Jegan and threw out a few grenades, causing them to explode between Jegan and the Thunderbolt Gundam, disrupting the vision of both sides.

"Archangel, set sail at full speed!" After seeing Jiegang land on the deck where the Strike Gundam was, Mari made a quick decision.

The Archangel's thrusters began to run at full speed, directly knocking open the gate that had just been cut off and had not yet cooled down, and escaped.

All that remained was the Artemis Fortress, which was constantly exploding, and ZAFT, which was still destroying the fortress.

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"Tsk... I didn't catch up. You ran so fast."

Nicol sat on the Thunderbolt Gundam and looked at the Archangel which was moving away at an extremely fast speed. He couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Behind him was the Artemis Fortress which was constantly exploding.

Although the mobility of the Thunderbolt Gundam is only slightly inferior to that of the Aegis Gundam, in order to catch up with the Archangel sailing at full speed, it is estimated that only the triple-speed Jegan that previously raided Cruze's fleet can do it.

"Nigel, if you can't catch up, forget about Long Legs. Destroying Fortress Artemis is a great achievement."

Cruze's voice came over the comms. Seeing this, Nicol gave up the pursuit and flew towards the exploding Artemis Fortress.

……

After parking the Jegan back in the hangar, Ross didn't even have time to change into his pilot's suit before he hurriedly detached from the Jegan's cockpit and ran towards his dormitory.

"Rods? Why are you running so fast?" Kira, who had just sorted himself out, saw Ross running all the way as soon as he left the cockpit.

There were still some bodies of Artemis Marines lying in the corridor, and the crew members belonging to the Archangel had just begun the cleanup work.

Rhodes walked over the bodies lying on the ground and came to his dormitory.

"Christina…are you okay?"

"...Please...come in." After a long time, Christina's voice was finally heard in the room, but while she was speaking, meaningless noises appeared in the vocal system.

When Ross opened the door, the scene in the room came into view.

Christina sat upright on the bed, her torn clothes stained with a lot of blood. A few drops of blood even stuck to her face and had solidified.

The mantis blade on the arm has not been retracted, but it has not shown any aggressiveness. Obviously, Christina has cut off most of the control over the brain and body, leaving only the prosthesis that observes the outside world and makes sounds.

"Christina, can you hear me?" Rhodes closed the door and walked to Christina's side. He held Christina's cheek with one hand and used the other hand to move around the mantis knife that had not yet been recovered and held her trembling hand tightly.

"It's over. Don't worry, I'm right here." Rhodes looked at Christina's blue pupils trembling at a weird level.

It seemed to be Ross's voice, or perhaps the warmth from Ross's hands, that caused Christina's pupils to tremble at an extremely slow pace.

"Relax... Christina, relax..." Rhodes pressed his forehead against Christina's forehead. The hand that was supporting Christina's cheek slowly touched the back of Christina's head and lifted a small cover.

His other hand released Christina's grip and pulled out a pneumatic syringe from the pocket of his cockpit. He had just taken it from the medical kit in the Jegan cockpit. Although he hadn't had time to change into his cockpit suit, there were still one or two pockets on his suit that could hold small items.

Connect the pneumatic syringe to the interface on the back of Christina's head, press the button, and the liquid medicine inside will begin to be slowly injected into Christina's body. The liquid medicine will enter the circulatory system through this interface and quickly begin to take effect.

This was also the "insurance" that Ross had created for the brains that had returned to human society after being taken from him. After all, in the original world, "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker" was also a popular anime, so how could Ross not have seen it?

Christina's eyes remained unfocused, but soon after the liquid entered the circulation device, her fingers began to tremble slightly. The mantis blade, which had not yet been retracted, was also retracted as Christina gradually regained control of her body.

Roz laid Christina flat on the bed and watched her every move closely.

Finally, after a sudden tremor, Christina's chest subconsciously began to breathe, and her originally dilated pupils finally refocused.

"Huh...Rhodes?" Although there was still some noise in Christina's pronunciation system, it gradually returned to normal.

"I'm here." Rhodes still didn't let go of Christina's hand, but he felt relieved in his heart.

"I'm back." Christina turned her head and looked at Rhodes with her blue eyes. He was sweating profusely and hadn't even changed his driving suit.

"Thank you for your hard work, and welcome back." Ross's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he slumped down on the edge of the bed, as if he had lost all his strength.

"You are the one who has worked hard, Ross." Christina suddenly leaned over to Ross's forehead and gave him a quick kiss.

……

The Archangel sailed at high speed for a long time before it began to slow down.

"Radar radius 5000, no trace of ZAFT detected."

"We are safe for now."

Only now did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, he had only chased Cruze away for a short while when he found two Nazca-class high-speed battleships to chase him. God knows where he might suddenly appear again.

"It seems that the Artemis Fortress has lured them away." Malu breathed a sigh of relief and slumped in his chair.

"This is normal, after all, it is one of the Earth Army's backbone fortresses in the universe, and it has never been taken down by ZAFT. How could ZAFT give up such a chance to destroy it?" Mu leaned back in his chair and turned around.

"The bodies on the ship have been cleared, leaving only some blood residue. A group of civilians have arrived to help clean up the blood." Bakilulu also turned and looked at Mari. "But we still have a few big problems."

"Water," Malu pointedly stated the Archangel's predicament. "While we secured a good supply of fuel and ammunition from Artemis Fortress and Heliopos, we had no water supplies. The water we replenished on Heliopos was enough to sustain our original crew's voyage to Earth, but after Kira retrieved those refugees, our water resources became scarce."

"The water resources on the ship are limited now... Is there any place to resupply?" Mu couldn't help but frowned when he thought of this situation.

"The nearest supply point right now... is the Lunar Fortress." Bakilulu pulled up a star map on her screen and did some calculations on the Archangel's computer. "And the fastest routes to the lunar base are these."

"...Is this the optimal solution?" Mariu looked at the lines on the screen and felt helpless for a while. Almost every line would cause the Archangel to remain in a state of water shortage for a long time. If ZAFT caught up with it again, the outcome would be hard to say.

"...I was wondering, why don't we ask the amazing Ross?" Mu looked at the circuit diagram and suddenly seemed to remember something, so he spoke up. "Have you forgotten? Ross is a space scrap dealer. Maybe he has some connections."

"Actually, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now." At this point, Bakilulu couldn't help but question Mu. "In Artemis Fortress, Captain Maru and I were both anxious, but you were the only one who seemed so certain about something, like you had a plan."

"Hey, you're wrong." Mu said in a slightly joking tone to ease the atmosphere. "Rather than saying I have a plan, it's better to say I believe Ross has a plan."

"Basically, every time he makes a plan, it comes true. For a while, I even suspected he possessed some mysterious power that allowed him to see the future." Mu's expression suddenly grew serious. "But, my observations over this period have at least disproven my idea of a 'mysterious power'."

"Rather than being 'prophetic,' it's more like he has a strong sense of danger. I've seen him maneuver his mobile suit to dodge enemy beam attacks more than once in combat logs." At this point, Mu couldn't help but put his hand on his chin, as if pondering something. "And, he seems to be able to guess some of our inner emotions or thoughts? When I reminded Kira to lock up the mobile suit, he pulled me aside to ask about my position..."

"Okay, let's stop talking for now, Mu." Malu interrupted Mu's brainstorming and sighed. "At least for now, he is protecting this ship and our companions."

"Besides, who doesn't have a secret? I'm sure he'll tell us one day."

"That's true...never mind, just think of it as me being overly sensitive." Mu laughed, moving on from the incident. "I'll ask Captain Mariu to invite Ross to the bridge later. He's probably asleep by now. After all, he fought his way from the Archangel to the reception room where we were held hostage, then led us back to the Archangel, and even had to fly a mobile suit to attack...when you think about it, he really is a busy man."

……

In the corridors of the Archangel, there are some residual bloodstains on the ground or walls from time to time. Some civilians with cleaning tools are also cleaning with the little water left.

Mariu walked in the corridor of the Archangel, passing by people who were cleaning, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

Mu sent Mari back to the dormitory. Even someone as tough as Bakilulu was sent to the restaurant to rest. Marilu had no choice but to agree to Mu's request to let her rest.

"Really... He's obviously tired too, what a stubborn guy..."

"Pfft..."

Just as she was heading towards her dormitory, she passed by a dormitory door when it opened.

Rhodes changed into a new set of clothes: a shirt and jeans, with a pilot jacket with a unicorn logo on the outside, and floated out holding the pilot suit and helmet he had just taken off.

"Roz? You're awake so early?"

Malu was stunned when she saw Ross appear. "Shouldn't you get a few more hours of sleep?"

"It's okay, I've rested enough." Ross subconsciously adjusted his sunglasses. After all, if others saw the dark circles and bloodshot eyes, they would probably think Ross would die on the street in the next second.

"What's our current course? Where's Kira?"

"We're heading towards the lunar base now. As for Kira... he's resting in the restaurant." Mariu carefully examined Ross and smiled inexplicably. "Your clothes suit you very well. You look very handsome."

"Huh? Me?" Ross froze for a moment, looking around in panic, trying to prove that Malu was referring to someone else. But sadly, the corridor was empty except for the two of them. Only after realizing that Malu was referring to him did he point at himself with his free hand.