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Volume 1: Chapter 5 Why is your Jie Gang so angry?

In the Archangel's crew quarters, Kira and his friends are confronting Mariu, who is wearing a uniform.

But rather than a confrontation, it was more like Mari made a request and Kira Yamato refused.

Compared with the original world line, because of Ross, Kira seemed quite resistant to the idea of driving the Gundam, and even said at one point, "Anyway, you already have the protection of that space scrap dealer, so you don't need me to drive that machine anymore."

If Bakilulu were present, she would surely use all sorts of coercion and inducement to get Kira to pilot the Strike Gundam. With this in mind, Mariu volunteered to persuade Kira to pilot the Strike Gundam.

But Malu was helpless against Kira's resistance. Before coming here, Malu, Bakilulu, and Mu, the only second combat force on the Archangel, had gathered together for a small meeting.

With all the reserve pilots sacrificed, Mu had not participated in any MS driving training, let alone using the body OS temporarily modified by Kira. Ross said that the OS used by Jegan was also specially written by him.

It can be said that the only one who can drive the Strike Gundam now is Kira. Considering that ZAFT outside is determined to destroy the Archangel, it is not enough to rely on Ross alone. This is also the reason why Mari came here.

"Drip drip..."

Just when the conversation between the two sides reached a deadlock, the communicator on the wall rang.

Malu skillfully tapped the panel and connected the communication.

"Captain Lamias, please return to the bridge and take command immediately. The ZAFT mobile suits are arriving, and the Scrap Trader wants to attack."

In the communication, Baki Lulu's urgent voice sounded, quickly conveying the known information.

"Huh? Command? Me?"

Malu was stunned for a moment. Obviously, she had not yet fully accepted her identity as the captain of the Archangel.

"Have you forgotten? You are the captain of the Archangel now, so of course you are in command."

Baki Lulu continued.

"Also, Miss Christina helped us hack into Heliopos's surveillance cameras. The ZAFTs are crazy. They brought D-equipment used on fortresses. They want to destroy Heliopos and the Archangel together!"

……

In the Gnarkuli, Rhodes did not receive permission to attack and could only check the ammunition carried by the aircraft.

"Three bazooka magazines, beam rifle status... Grenade, grenade, good, status normal..."

Suddenly, the red Hello on the console started up.

"Rods, be careful. ZAFT used equipment designed for attacking fortresses. Please refer to Jegan's assault equipment for details. Also, because there is no adapter, Jegan didn't charge just now."

"Understood, I will pay attention."

Just as Rhodes responded to Christina's words, the next moment, the view in the Quan Zhoutian cockpit changed, and Jay began to move towards the ejection channel.

At this moment, Ross also saw the boy who had expressed strong resistance on the ejection deck not long ago, and who was rescued by Mari after Mu exposed his identity as the Adjuster, boarded the Strike Gundam.

Ross thought for a moment, operated the panel on his left hand, and dialed the contact channel that had just been sent to Ross.

On the other side, Kira had just sat in the cockpit and started the machine when a call came in.

After the call was connected, Ross's face appeared on the small screen beside him.

"Ah... who are you..."

Kira was stunned for a moment.

"Rods, your name is Kira, right... Why aren't you wearing a pilot's suit?"

Ross glanced at Kira and frowned.

"In that case, you just stay near the Archangel and protect the ship. I'll go deal with those ZAFTs."

Ross estimated the machine's power level, considered Kira's situation, and expressed his judgment.

Ross had at least undergone a long period of MS training in the Jegan cockpit, and even though Kira was a "genius pilot" in the Gundam world, this was only his second time flying a Gundam.

"Feel sorry."

How could Kira not understand what Ross said? It was obvious that Ross planned to handle the pressure on his own.

"Don't apologize. You did nothing wrong. After all, you and I are both riding these machines to protect something."

Ross watched as his Jegan was already fixed to the ejection rack and gripped the joystick tightly.

"I might not be able to take care of you later, so be careful."

"Oh, okay...ok."

After hearing Ross's words, Kira couldn't help but tighten his grip on the joystick.

It was not until now that he felt that "this was a life-and-death battle."

As soon as Ross hung up the call with Kira, another call came in.

"Roz, now we can only rely on you and Kira. We will cover you later."

Malu's voice came from the communication.

"I understand. You must also be prepared for the disintegration of Heliopos."

To be honest, Ross was a little unsure about protecting Heliopos in such a fierce battle.

But no matter what, it's never wrong to prepare for the worst.

"Boom..."

The machine's radio detected the sound of an explosion.

"ZAFT exploded!"

Ross reached out and pulled off the visor of his helmet.

"Roz Links, Jegan, attack!"

Jegan's knees were slightly bent, and the ejection frame that fixed his feet moved the body at high speed under the electromagnetic drive. The indicator lights in the ejection channel turned into streams of light that passed over Jegan.

As the ejection tunnel reached the end, the ejection rack at his feet launched the Jegan. Ross, just like in the simulated training, skillfully pushed the accelerator and stepped on the pedal. Flames erupted from the Jegan's propulsion nozzles, and it flew into the sky.

In the cockpit of the Quan Zhoutian, the ZAFT machine that had just entered Heliopos had been marked out.

"Four Kinn... and a Gundam?"

Seeing the red Gundam following behind King, Ross couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"It's the X-303 Aegis Gundam. Be careful, the PS armor is immune to live ammunition." Mariu's reminder came over the communication.

"I know, but as long as he destroys his weapons, his PS armor will be just a turtle shell."

Ross controlled the Jegan, with the bazooka tucked into the crook of his right arm, and began to rush towards the ZAFT in front of him.

……

Passing through the gap created by the explosion, Aslan once again saw the devastated Heliopos.

"Everyone, attention! We've spotted Cub and Long Legs. Let's begin the fight!"

Next to the Aegis Gundam, a King was directing the actions of the entire team.

"Athrun, you and I will deal with the 'Cub' and the Gundam."

The leading Jinn flew towards Jegan with the Holy Shield, and the remaining Jinn began to fly towards the Archangel.

"Athrun, be careful, the driver of that 'Cub' might... dodge quickly!"

Just as King's pilot was about to say a few more words, he saw two rockets flying towards him.

Long before setting off, the task force had already analyzed the Jegan, whom they called "Cub", but at present they could only analyze that the Jegan's driver was quite skilled in using the rocket launcher.

So, when facing the rockets fired by Jegan, everyone was sweating except Aslan's holy shield which was immune to live bullet damage.

"Kira, be careful, two Gins are heading towards the Archangel." The Gin's team naturally could not be hidden from Ross, who had already completed the attack, but when facing the combination of a Gin and a Gundam, Ross had no time to take care of the Gins of the other two teams.

Jegan raised his bazooka and fired two rockets at the King and the Aegis Gundam in front of him. The fragments of the rockets exploded like a localized rainstorm, rushing towards the two machines.

In contrast to King's evasive action, the Aegis Gundam relied on its PS armor, raised its shield and ignored the forging fragments caused by the two rockets, and quickly advanced towards Jegan.

Although there was no damage overall, the beam rifle on the Aegis was destroyed by the forging plate because it had no PS armor.

Athrun controlled the Aegis Gundam and threw away the beam rifle that was no longer usable. Instead, he extended the beam saber built into the body and slashed at Jegan.

I saw Jie Gang raised his left arm, extended his shield, and blocked the vertical strike of the Aegis Gundam.

"Tsk... As expected, there's still a performance gap between Jegan and Gundam."

The energy sparks produced by the beam saber's output on the shield surface hit the armor of the two machines, but did not cause any damage to the machines.

Ross gritted his teeth and controlled Jegan to deflect the force of the Aegis Gundam's attack.

As the two machines were deadlocked in mid-air, they began to rotate continuously along the direction of Jegan's force release.

"It's now!"

Ross suddenly stepped on the accelerator pedal, and while the Aegis Gundam was still in a stalemate, Jegan slid away from the Aegis Gundam and flew into the air.

"Wooooooa ...

Ross pulled the joystick hard, and Jegan drew an arc in the air. At the same time, his left hand ejected the hilt of the beam saber, which was held steadily in Jegan's hand.

"caught you!"

Jin En, who had just dodged the barrage of forging fragments, raised the sniper cannon on his shoulder and began to aim at Jegan who was still maneuvering.

Ross felt a surge of stimulation in his brain, like a flash of lightning, and he urgently stopped Jegan against inertia.

The next second, a thick yellow beam flashed in front of Jegan and hit the ground of Heliopos, creating a hole through which one could even see the dark universe outside.

"Beam sniper cannon? Using this power?!"

Although he had a premonition, Ross still broke out in a cold sweat after seeing the damage done to Heliopos by a beam sniper cannon of this power.

At this moment, an alarm sounded in the cockpit, indicating that the radar had detected a hostile aircraft.

Behind Jegan, the Aegis Gundam suddenly appeared, and the beam sword in its right hand slashed towards Jegan.

"caught you!"

"Don't even think about it!"

I saw Jie Gang twist his hips and turn around, and then he used his left leg to perform a very smooth roundhouse kick at the Aegis Gundam.

"Ohhhhh..."

As this roundhouse kick accurately hit the waist of the Aegis Gundam, the violent impact temporarily deformed the movement of the Aegis Gundam, and the beam saber that was originally chopped down also changed its trajectory and deviated from the position of Jegan.

Ross stepped on the pedal, and the leg of Jegan that kicked the Aegis Gundam began to spray flames, pushing the Aegis Gundam away.

Jie Gang flew towards the ground and approached Jin En who was holding the beam sniper cannon.

"Oh no... Beagle, be careful!"

Athrun finally adjusted the posture of the Aegis Gundam and saw Jegan approaching King. He controlled the Aegis Gundam and planned to continue chasing him.

"It's okay, I can handle him! Athrun, go take down the other Gundam!"

Sitting in Jinnli, a blond young man named Miguel aimed his beam sniper cannon at Jegan who was rushing towards him at low altitude.

"Okay... Miguel, be careful, he's very strong."

Aslan gritted his teeth, and the Aegis Gundam turned around and flew towards the attack stationed near the Archangel.

Jin continued to fire at the ground where Jegan was, and the beam sniper cannon blasted open one gap after another.

"A little closer... a little closer..."

Rhodes looked at the markings and ranging data on the King in the cockpit of the All-Around Sky.

Before approaching King, who was using the beam sniper cannon, Ross had already taken a look at the situation of the Archangel. Seeing that Kira could still hold on with the Archangel for a while, he planned to get rid of King in front of him first.

In any case, leaving a sniper with excellent sniping skills and weapon power alone on the battlefield is a very bad choice.

"It's now!"

Rhodes pulled the joystick and Jay began to climb, approaching Jinn in mid-air.

"Got you, nimble mouse!"

Miglu controlled Jin and fired a shot at the rapidly climbing Jegan.

Ross quickly adjusted the flight angle of Jegan and narrowly avoided the high-energy beam. Jegan raised the bazooka in his hand, aimed at Jin's position, and fired the remaining few rockets.