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It was simply that the light emitted by the psychic skeleton was so distinctive that the people on the Archangel habitually associated it with Ross.

The unicorn flew smoothly into the hangar, but did not land. Instead, it continued to move on an air cushion, drifted and turned, and landed steadily in its own hangar.

"Close the hatch!" As Madoc shouted, the Archangel's catapult deck closed the hatch and the violent wind stopped.

The maintenance crew members who had previously fled to avoid the strong wind appeared from various places and began to carry out maintenance work.

The red light on the unicorn dissipated, revealing its gray spiritual skeleton. The cracked outer armor was also retracted and returned to its original appearance.

"Transformation... So this machine has a second form?" Madoc's eyes widened as he watched the Unicorn before him, its V-shaped antenna closed and its horn transformed back into its original form. "This kind of machine... is a nightmare for the maintenance team!"

You know, the more complex the structure of the machine, the more the maintenance work of the maintenance team will increase by more than double. What's more, the Unicorn has a series of interconnected armor that can make the machine look taller. Madoc felt a headache just by relying on his own experience.

At this time, the hangar quickly completed the fixation of the unicorn and extended the plank road for the driver to enter and exit.

"Doctor! The doctor is there!"

Ross, wearing a red and white pilot suit, walked out of the cockpit, holding a figure in an Earth military uniform. "Someone's been shot! We need a doctor!"

In order to prevent Baki from causing further damage to the penetrating wound on her right shoulder due to excessive movement when she exited the cockpit, Ross simply carried her horizontally and walked out of the cockpit.

Looking at Bakirulu's slightly pale face due to blood loss, and the wound that continued to bleed even though Bakirulu covered it with her left hand, Ross felt anxious.

"Here! Put her on the stretcher quickly!" At this time, the ship's doctor who had just entered the hangar rushed to the plank road with a stretcher.

For some reason, Bakilulu felt light and airy, as if she had no strength left in her body.

Feeling the hard floor beneath him, he saw with blurry vision that Ross and the ship's doctor were frantically taking off their space suits and using bandages to temporarily stop the bleeding.

The lights in the hangar were a bit dazzling, and the pain in her right shoulder made Bakilulu squint subconsciously.

She looked to the side, at the unicorn quietly resting in the hangar, and compared it to her own appearance of being caught in mid-air.

"It's so beautiful..."

Then, she felt extremely dizzy and fell asleep.

……

At this time, Kaohsiung Mass Accelerator.

Murtagh was still wearing the same light blue suit. He was sitting in a waiting room, watching the mass accelerator in front of him methodically launching a large number of warships into space.

An officer opened the door of the waiting room, walked quickly to Murtagh, and said a few words in his ear.

After hearing what the officer said, Murtagh couldn't help but frown.

"Garuda 2 has lost signal...is it confirmed to have crashed?!"

"Surface forces have seen the wreckage that fell from the sky. The survival pods have been completely destroyed, leaving only shattered fragments. No one has survived." The officer paused, then continued, "Based on analysis of the recovered wreckage, it appears that some extremely high-temperature, high-powered weapon struck Garuda 2."

"Positron Cannon?" Murtagh recalled the most powerful weapon currently available for small-scale precision shooting. "Has the Archangel landed on Earth again?"

"I'm not sure... but the only thing I know for sure is that there's a problem at the Moon Base." The officer began analyzing the current intelligence. "Garuda 1's flight data is only available at the Atlantic Federation Headquarters, while Garuda 2's data was only available at the Moon Base."

"I suggest a thorough investigation of the lunar base. Last time, there was a sneak attack there, which destroyed the joint project between Blue Cosmos and the Kingdom of Findersen."

"Findersen? What is that guy Orphie doing on the moon again?" Hearing this name, Murtagh subconsciously felt a sense of disgust.

"Never mind... I heard ZAFT has created a new mobile suit, the 'Gundam,' to rival the 'G-series.'" After a moment's thought, Murtagh decided to handle this important intelligence first. "Our agents embedded in ZAFT have already located those mobile suits. Go organize a team of second-generation augmented humans and seize them."

"Although the name is similar to ours, you can never have too much new technology and new power."

……

After a few hours, Baki Lulu woke up from her coma.

The light in the infirmary made her squint her eyes, trying to adapt to the current lighting environment. The pain from her right shoulder made it impossible for her to raise her right hand.

"Are you awake?!" A familiar voice sounded beside her ear, causing Baki Lulu to subconsciously look to the side.

Maru was sitting in a chair, looking at Bakilulu who had regained consciousness, surprised but also a little worried. Ross and Mu were standing not far away, watching her.

"Malu..."

"How is it? Do you feel any other discomfort?"

Regarding the relationship with Mariu, Bakirulu didn't know what to say for a moment.

"It's a penetrating wound. Luckily, no fragments remain in your body." Ross was standing nearby, wearing his flight jacket and jeans. "When I saw your face, I almost thought you were going to die. Fortunately, the ship's doctor is very skilled."

"Otherwise, I'm probably going to be haunted by a new female space ghost... Ouch!"

Ross breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when Maru twisted his waist hard.

"Roz, don't say those things in front of the patient!"

Mariu couldn't help but feel a headache when she saw Ross's way of easing the atmosphere by making dirty talk.

"Well, while these two good friends are reuniting, let's go out and give them some space." Mu took a look at the atmosphere at the scene. It was obvious that Marilu and Bakilulu still had a lot to say.

So, Mu reached out, put his arm around Ross's neck, and led him out of the infirmary.

"Ahem...let go, I can walk by myself!" Rhodes coughed twice and patted Mu's arm.

Seeing that they had arrived at the corridor outside the infirmary, Mu released his arm from around Ross's neck and leaned against the wall.

"Huh... I'm lucky they didn't strangle me." Ross took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then reached out and closed the infirmary door. "If I lose this brain, it would be a loss to the world!"

"You'd better not exaggerate...hiss, it seems to be true?!" Mu Gang wanted to refute the arrogance in Ross's words, but when he recalled what he had seen, Ross's talent in mechanics and various green-skin-style works, he subconsciously accepted Ross's statement from the bottom of his heart.

"By the way, I don't think I've seen you go to the bar recently?" Ross narrowed his eyes, thinking back to the short time he had been recuperating in Orb, when Mr. Mu would disappear for half a day.

"Hey, do you think everyone is a genius pilot like you? They need training." Mu waved his hand and said proudly, "Besides, I've found a lover, so I have to accompany the little girl for a while."

"...Who?" In an instant, several names flashed through Ross's mind, and he kept deleting most of them.

"Look, it's her." Mu didn't hide anything. He took out his communicator and showed a photo of him and a girl taking an intimate photo together in their driving suits.

"Mayura? The test pilot of the Orb M1 Heretic?" Ross looked at the vaguely familiar face in the photo with a strange expression. "What's with the weird old man and the young girl? How did you two get together?"

"What weird uncle? Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation!" Mu retracted the communicator and explained, "I've been intensively training in MS piloting to catch up with you and Kira lately, so I challenged her to spar with me, and we became familiar with each other."

"Besides, you know the situation now. We could be killed in a large-scale battle anytime soon, so everyone just listened to him." Mu spread his hands. "So, I don't know what happened, but I confessed to her without thinking."

Seeing Mu giving a thumbs-up with a subtle smile on his face, Ross was silent for a long time.

"I remember she has two close friends, right? Be careful not to be fooled by the military advisor." Rhodes patted Mu's shoulder, feeling sad for the man who was about to be besieged.

"Hmph... How can two mere little girls compare to me, a weird uncle who hangs out in bars!" Mu said proudly, obviously not taking Mayura's two best friends seriously.

……

"Has the news been released?"

In an office in ZAFT, Cruze watched the scene on the big screen with great interest.

"Of course it was released. Did you stuff the information into the machine?" Durandal looked at the information in his hand, as if thinking about something.

On the big screen, a machine that was somewhat similar to the Assault was fighting against several Jinns.

"I've only been a test pilot for a few days, but I already have a rough idea of how to operate this machine." Cruze laughed. "Although I'm not as good as those geniuses who can operate a machine smoothly in a day, I'm also like the elite in red."

"The red coat isn't his limit. I know that better than you." Glancing at a red-lined value on the real medical report, Durandal narrowed his eyes. "As long as he can break free of that limitation..."

I have done everything I can now. Now I just have to wait for Zhen to become proficient in operating this new machine and for the Earth Army to carry out the plan to steal the machine.

……

PS: Today’s update.

Today, the Delta Secret Dam was attacked five times and finally went bankrupt. It has now become a common dam rat. Please be informed.

Volume 98: Chapter Lei: Oh no, my teammate is a money-grubber.

A lot has happened on Archangel, a lot has changed, and yet it feels like nothing has changed.

When Baki Lulu had almost recovered and came to the bridge while enduring the pain in her right shoulder, this was what she was thinking at the moment.

Along the way, I saw the twisted violence of the Blue Cosmos, and also met my companions who had been through life and death together. After going around in circles, I finally returned to the starting point.

The people on the bridge were seen saluting Bucky Lulu at the gate of Cambridge.

"Welcome back, Major Bakirulu." Maru said to Bakirulu with a smile. "Everyone misses you."

Bakilulu subconsciously wanted to salute, but the pain in her right shoulder and the wound that was almost bleeding due to the large movements reminded her of her current physical condition.

"...I missed you guys too." After a long moment, Baki Lulu sighed, "Sorry, due to my health, I have to cancel some of the ceremonies."

"We are no longer the Earth Army, and we don't value these things." Malu asked the crew members who were saluting to lower their hands. "To be honest, we are fighting to survive now, and we are also looking for a way to stop this war."

"You've sensed it, Natal, right? This is just the calm before the storm. The next time a large-scale battle breaks out, it will be the moment of mutual destruction."

"Speaking of which, can we contact General Halberton? It's something very important." Bakilulu's tone was a little hurried, as if recalling what the Cosmos officer had said aboard Garuda 2. "The Cosmos expert aboard Garuda 2 isn't the project manager for the wetware project. That project manager has already arrived at the Kaohsiung Mass Accelerator aboard Garuda 1!"

"The Moon Fleet has been suspected, and now General Halberdon is in danger!"

"...Actually, the Lunar Fleet has already been suspected." At this time, Ross, who was leaning on the railing, spoke up. "The Blue Cosmos at the Lunar Base is collaborating with a force called the Findersen Kingdom to build secret weapons on the Moon."

"Although I destroyed the secret weapon in a surprise attack, it seems the Findersen Kingdom is quite wealthy and is still repairing it." Ross sighed. "The lunar base is currently undergoing self-inspection. General Halberton's communication is basically silent, and I can't reach him."

"Is that so..." After hearing Ross's explanation, although she was anxious, with no way to contact General Halberton, Baki Lulu could only try to calm herself down. "Then your mission now is..."

"Our current route is to the Kingdom of Findersen for an investigation," Maru said, opening several images on the bridge screen. "The investigation includes the giant mobile suits that attacked Orb, the black mobile suits, and their cooperation with the Blue Cosmos."

"Destroy them when necessary?" Hearing the name "Blue Cosmos," Baki Lulu could probably guess their thoughts. "How are we going to get in? Sail directly across the sea? They must have their own troops."

"No, we plan to dive there." Mariu shook his head. "When we were repairing Industrial 7 in Orb, the Aurora Society modified our ship with diving capabilities. Now the Archangel can also be used as a submarine."

Although Orb is now willing to produce more Izumo-class warships, due to time and resource issues, it can only ensure the combat effectiveness of existing warships, so it has spent a lot of effort to strengthen the remaining warships.

However, the development of new MS based on the M1 Heresy has never stopped. It seems that Erica, the director of the MS R&D center, has some new ideas.

"I understand." Baki Lulu thought for a moment and nodded. "When does the mission start?"

"Right now, let's go back to the deputy captain's seat." Malu pointed to the seat that had been vacant for a long time. "This seat has been reserved for you."

Baki Lulu walked skillfully to the lower deck of the bridge, sat down in her seat, touched the familiar armrest, and sighed, "It's been... a long time."

"Start landing on the sea now." At this time, Malu's voice came, "Everyone, get ready!"

The Archangel, hidden in the clouds, began to lower its altitude. The huge hull broke through the clouds, revealing the blue sea.

As the Archangel continued to descend, the flames from its thrusters struck the sea surface, sending up a spray of water. This was followed by a violent vibration caused by the friction between the seawater and the outer armor.

"Slowly... no problem at all!" After experiencing the last landing operation on Earth, Arnold skillfully slowed down the throttle and allowed the Archangel to stop steadily on the sea.

"Enter submarine mode!" After seeing the Archangel sailing on the sea at a steady speed, Arnold pushed a few buttons and pushed the rudder.

The air holes on the Archangel closed, and the ballast tanks distributed in the hull began to fill with water. The hull began to sink at a steady speed, and a large number of bubbles appeared around it.

In fact, the Archangel's hull shape is not suitable for diving, but the hard structural support and outer armor allow the Archangel to successfully withstand the water pressure.

Finally, before the Atlantic Federation's surface fleet arrived, the Archangel completed its dive and disappeared from the sea.

……

At this time, in a private airport in the Kingdom of Findersen, Aoife had just stepped off a shuttle.

Although he was in a bad mood because of the postponement of the Requiem project and the loss of two Black Knights, Aoife subconsciously smiled when he saw the figure greeting him not far away.

"I'm back, mother." Looking at the petite figure in front of her who had the same blonde hair as herself, Aoife bent down slightly and performed a noble salute.

The petite blonde girl in front of him was none other than the queen of the Findersen Kingdom: Ola Maha Hebel, also Aoife's mother.

"You're back, Aoife." Aola fiddled with her folding fan and asked Aoife, "How's the project going?"

"There was an accident. The 'White Devil' attacked the lunar base, and the Requiem project was delayed." Thinking of the machine that had pierced the Earth Army at an extremely fast speed, Orphee felt a headache. "Also, his output has increased. We lost two Black Knights, and a total of three to him."

"It doesn't matter... With the assistance of ZAFT's Councillor Durandal and the terms of cooperation with Blue Cosmos, we will be able to make up for these losses soon." Aura closed her folding fan and looked at Aofei.

Although the Kingdom of Findersen became independent from the Eurasian Federation with the funding of Durandal, it served as a backup for Durandal's plan on the one hand, and as a nail secretly inserted into the Earth by the ZAFT war faction on the other.

Given the current situation on Earth, Aura happened to accept Cosmos' invitation to cooperate, and continued her research by playing both sides between Cosmos and ZAFT.

And what she was researching...

Feeling a familiar mental force sweeping over him, and several voices faintly echoing in his mind, Aoife took a deep breath.

"It looks like you're making great progress on your new Adjuster project, Mother."

"By the time you left, the latest generation of Neo-Adjuster surgery had already achieved simple telepathic reading and communication." Aura glanced at several young men wearing black noble uniforms not far away. "Also, the FT armor has entered the next stage. Although its beam resistance is now slightly reduced, it no longer requires a reactor for power."