Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 215

"It is estimated that the Earth's military fleet has lost 50% of its combat effectiveness."

"Start cooling! Let's start the replacement of the sighting mirror."

The operators who were also dumbfounded took a while to come to their senses and continue reporting.

Yuki stood behind and watched all this with dull eyes.

In the entire command room, there was nothing but voices reporting on the battlefield.

"Aisalia, what are you waiting for? Let the soldiers sweep them away!"

Patrick LS opened the communication with cold eyes and called the military satellite.

Aisalia Jiuer on the screen also looked stunned when she heard this.

"If the war is not won, there is no point in it!"

After being yelled by Patrick Sara, Aisalia Jiuer came back to her senses and issued a mopping up order to the entire army.

Yuuki stood behind him and secretly made a sad expression.

He really didn't like mopping up battles;

Especially since Genesis has demonstrated its power, the enemy army lost half of its friendly forces in the blink of an eye, and was completely in a state of losing its will to fight.

Sweeping under such circumstances made him feel despicable and cruel.

However, what Speaker Sara said is not wrong. Now is not the time to criticize despicable or cruel people. The enemy has already launched a nuclear bomb at PLANT.

Although he was saved this time, if one of the shots unfortunately hit, the outcome would be more than cruel.

They must take this opportunity to completely defeat the remaining enemy forces;

Because there must be an annoying number of fleets, mobile suit fleets, and even nuclear bombs on the moon.

...To protect PLANT, they must do whatever it takes.

On the bridge of the Archangel, the crew could not believe what they saw.

After ZAFT's new weapon was launched, the terrifying stream of light poured out, almost passing by the tip of their noses.

"Major Bucky Lulu...this...!"

The wingmen who also had the chance to escape were completely confused and began to send out communications one after another.

Natal Bakilulu quickly mustered up her self-control and ordered: "Don't panic! Find out the number of remaining ships immediately! How is the flagship Washington now?"

Hearing her stern shout, the passenger suddenly woke up and quickly looked towards the dashboard. The operator breathlessly replied.

"—Washington's identification code has disappeared!"

"Kruger and Grant didn't respond either!"

Natal Baqilulu was stunned for a while.

Both the flagship and quasi-flagship were swallowed up by the light.

Judging from visual inspection alone, less than half of the Earth's army has lost its main force. Now that it has lost its commanding class, it is at a loss what to do and is in chaos.

Natal Bakirulu, who was aware of this fact, tried hard not to let the wavering in her heart show on her face. Now was not the time to panic.

At the same time, he glanced at the observation seat beside him. Chairman Murtagh, who usually made absurd remarks about everything he encountered, was probably too angry to speak at this moment.

He stared with a livid face at the space originally filled by his own warships and fighter planes, clutching the armrest tightly, his eyes bloodshot.

However, since this person is here, it should not be objectionable for the Lord Angel to intervene in the command system to exercise command.

Natal Bakirulu thought of this and ordered: "Launch the signal flare! The remaining troops leave the current space area! Use this ship as the target to assemble!"

She hoped that the voice would sound calm and collected to the ears of the crew.

"We are waiting for the brave ZAFT soldiers——"

Patrick Sara's voice suddenly resounded throughout the battle space.

Other ships, including the Archangel, also heard this full-cycle broadcast.

"——We can no longer tolerate the arrogant atrocities of natural man."

"Captain Maru!"

At the same time, Andrew from the Eternal also sent a message: "We have to retreat, call all the MS back!"

Malu nodded vaguely and gave Mirialia the same instructions.

During this period, Patrick's speech continued: "Sending nuclear bombs on PLANT is no longer a war!"

Sitting in the cockpit of the Freedom Gundam, Kira was also listening to his triumphant tone.

"——But massacre!"

A wave of dizziness came over me.

——So, what does what you just did count?

"Natural people commit such acts without caring! We will never let them off lightly again!"

As if stirred by this, Keen and Xigu began to attack the Assault Daggers who were afraid of the tragic situation before them and had lost their will to fight.

The positions of man and prey are reversed, and the victim becomes the perpetrator.

The MS and MA lost their mothership and didn't know where to flee;

The Lunar Fleet is turning to retreat, but most of the hulls are badly damaged.

The remaining ship, unable to accelerate smoothly, was quickly surrounded by a swarm of ZAFT's MS.

"stop-!"

Kira roared, firing at the weapons or head cameras of Keen and Gaz, who were still sweeping.

Justice Gundam also used meteors to lock multiple fighter planes at the same time, taking away their combat capabilities one by one.

Unfortunately, looking at the whole scene, such behavior was of no use at all. In just an instant, the damaged Earth warships became the dead souls under ZAFT's cannons, and the assault daggers that had lost their way home exploded one after another.

It is impossible for Kira and Aslan to save everyone.

Kira felt a dazed emptiness.

What do we want to hold on to?

What if people who are unwilling to give up the war are rescued?

The person rescued in this way will also fire on his attacker in retaliation.

This will never end, why not just let them kill each other?

And now I am actually firing at the person I just protected, so what can I hope for——?

——Then go and kill yourself! Since you like to kill each other so much!

If human existence itself is evil, then why should I protect...?

"Freedom and justice, come back!"

Andrew's voice called.

Kira bit her lip. Unless they returned to the ship, the Eternal would not be able to retreat.

The two had no choice but to leave this universe reluctantly.

Patrick Sala is still singing the praises.

"——With this light, from this day on, we adjusters will open the history of new humanity and write the first page of splendid glory!"

Inside the Divine Gundam returning to Genesis.

Ino listened in silence to Speaker Patrick Sala's speech.

To be honest, he didn't think what Patrick Sala did was wrong.

It is indeed a very despicable thing to massacre defenseless soldiers.

But the problem is that you have to look at the circumstances under which this happened.

Under the premise that the Earth United is launching nuclear bombs on the PLANT mainland, how ZAFT soldiers attack and massacre this group of soldiers cannot be said to be a mistake.

Don't say anything about orders, and don't say anything about being forced.

In this environment, no one who is a soldier can be described as having to do so, and there are no so-called innocent soldiers.

No soldier who steps on the battlefield is innocent, no matter what his understanding of war is.

Under the avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

soon.

The Divine Gundam arrived at Yakin Duwei's hangar.

The soldiers who had already received the order quickly took action. However, at this time, their faces were filled with excitement, and they even became motivated to work.

"How's it going?"

Patrick Sala's voice also reached Eno's side at this time.

"With luck, it's not a big problem."

Ino looked at the Divine Gundam not far away and replied.

Because of the close distance, the Divine Will radiates some heat, but fortunately it is not a nuclear bomb in the true sense.

In addition, it exploded in space, so its power was greatly reduced.

Otherwise, Ino might end up becoming an ace pilot who was taken away by the enemy MS's self-destruction.

"Hurry up. Replacing the mirror takes a lot of time. It's up to you."

Patrick Sala hasn't completely lost his mind just yet.

With Genesis being exposed, the most important thing is how to guard Genesis and delay the light of Genesis.

"clear."

Ino nodded.

Seeing this, Patrick Sala did not continue to say anything encouraging. After all, he had come to this point.

"——Yes, yes! Yes! Stop joking with me!"

The Lunar Fleet, which has evacuated PALNT and finally escaped the enemy's pursuit, is currently gathering behind the gravel belt.

Murtagh had been talking to the Moon Base on the bridge of the Archangel for quite some time, and the difference in tone was unflattering.

How miserable—somehow, the feelings of a bystander arose in the heart of Natal Baqilulu.

Looking at the dilapidated fleet, the broken assault daggers were collected one by one.

Then listen to the content of the calls exchanged within the ship and even between ships——

despair.

It's all despair.

The war will end. It turned out to be a mistake to get involved in nuclear bombs with such naive hope.

This calculation was wrong from the beginning.

Natal Bakilulu used to be convinced that it was inevitable to win by any means necessary, and she often opposed her superiors for this reason. Now that she really did this, she realized that her idea was wrong.

A huge force requires an even bigger force to fight against. This is inevitable.

Since we are unscrupulous, the other party will certainly have no scruples.

The massacre that was once restricted by neutron jammers has been lifted. How far will mankind go?

Will it self-destruct?

"Captain, the battleship Churchill is requesting rescue."

One of the crew members turned to Natal Bakilulu and said.

Although the Churchill managed to sail this far, its engine department was damaged, and it seemed that it was unable to repair it before calling for help.

"Okay, the reply said we'll be there right away! The location is -"

Before Natal Baqilulu could finish speaking, someone from the communication desk suddenly dropped her voice and roared: "Are you kidding me?"

These words were abrupt and rude, and Natal Bakirulu looked up with half anger and surprise.

Murtagh unplugged the walkie-talkie at random and shouted angrily: "Rescue? Why is this warship doing such a thing as a rescue!"

"But……?"

Bucky looked shocked and wanted an explanation.

Not many battleships escaped unscathed. If the Archangel didn't rush over, the Churchill would have no choice but to sit back and wait for death.

Of course, Natal couldn't find any reason why she had to go to the rescue.

But seeing Murtagh's eyes widen in anger, he shouted at her: "The Lunar Headquarters will send reinforcements and supplies immediately, and prepare for a general attack immediately!"

"What kind of general attack... this is reckless!"

Natal couldn't believe it. She stood up involuntarily and asked Murtagh: "Don't you understand how heavy the casualties our army has suffered now? How can we launch a general offensive under such circumstances?"

More than half of the fleet has suffered casualties, and many warships are unable to move freely.

The MS team also lost a Calamity Gundam.

The other MS.MA pilots were either injured or mentally shocked, and no matter whether they were people or objects, they were no longer usable.

It is not a wise move to order the army to attack again in this state.

Do you want us to rush towards that new weapon and let it be slaughtered? What's the point of that act of suicide?

"You are the one who doesn't understand the situation! What nonsense are you talking about!"

After hearing this, Murtagh excitedly pointed in the direction of the Genesis: "——You want to keep that thing in that kind of place?"

At the same time, the instrument panel was controlled to bring up the schematic diagram of the weapon. The angle of the sight could be adjusted arbitrarily.

"If it aims at the Earth! Do you plan to cry and seek the servitude of the Adjuster?"

These words sent shivers down the spines of Natal Bakilulu and others.

She had been unconsciously excluding that horrific possibility from her thoughts.

Natal Bakilulu finally understood where his gaffe came from.

She originally believed that PLANT would not fire on the Earth, because to them, it was a unique and irreplaceable land.

But what if the adjusters have found a way to become completely self-sufficient?

By then, the mirror facing the Earth will become the most serious threat.

Behind the stunned Natal Bakilu, the "Churchill" that had been unable to wait for rescue finally caught fire and exploded from the engine department.

Murtagh didn't even look at it, but glared at Natal angrily: "-Before the earth is attacked! No matter how many casualties we pay, we must completely destroy it! Even if it is only ten thousand One chance will never allow it to continue to exist!@”

Natal Bakki subconsciously clenched her fists.

He's right - the Earth cannot be left to be attacked.

They are soldiers. The earth is such an indispensable existence. Even if they have to sacrifice their lives for it, they must move forward bravely.

"Earth... destroyed?"

At the same time, the Archangel was hiding in a gravel belt somewhere.

Lux and others also received the threat that Genesis could bring from Director Erica Simmons.

"If it were shot towards the earth... the intense energy radiation would burn the entire surface of the earth, and all living things would not be spared..."

After hearing this, Ma Liu couldn't help but turned her head and looked at Andrew: "...Do you think it's possible? Will the Speaker really launch it to the earth?"

Andrew heard this and replied with a stern face: "The original purpose of possessing powerful long-range destructive weapons is indeed to intimidate."

Before he could feel reassured by these words, he continued: "——But since the nuclear bomb and that thing have been launched, I think there should be nothing to worry about on both sides. After all, human beings are a very special species. Animals that get used to it easily, whether they kill people or kill each other, are like this.”

While everyone was trembling, another wave of unbelievable thoughts also came over everyone's mind.

If PLANT really had Genesis happen to the earth...

Kira came to Fleur's side at some point and found that she had been silent, but her face was pale.

He couldn't help but reached out and squeezed Fleur's palm.

Lacus stood aside and looked around calmly and said: "Whether it's a nuclear bomb or that light, we must never let them shoot at each other..."

Hearing Lux say this quietly, everyone turned to her.

Ma Liu, who was held by Mu's shoulders, also raised her head.

"——Otherwise, it will be too late..."

Fleur looked at the girl standing in the center, who was always determined and strong, and subconsciously squeezed Kira's palm with her hands.

(End of this chapter)