Barbatos ascended into the air, soaring past Mu's Mobius Zero, and raised its mace, charging towards Higuchi. Because Higuchi was caught off guard by Mu's sneak attack earlier, his left thruster malfunctioned slightly, causing a half-second delay in his reaction.
Thud. Higuchi's right arm was slammed down by the mace. Cruze looked at the red warning on his display: immense energy consumption plus severe damage. If it were only Mu's Mobile Armor, he might have continued fighting, but the unknown mobile suit in front of him left him feeling unsure. But it wasn't over yet; an even more vexing scene appeared.
Deep within the mountains underground where the explosion occurred in District 7, the Archangel's startup was complete. Natarl, sitting in the Captain's chair, waved her hand. "After the positron cannon fires, the Archangel will advance at maximum combat speed!" The Archangel's legs unfolded two oval muzzle ports. Two energy masses gathered, and crimson light fired under the helmsman's control.
Boom! The attention of the outside world was drawn by the explosion nearby. Mikazuki zoomed in the camera. A huge white and red battleship charged out from the burning battlefield in the distance.
"This is..." Higuchi's Cruze let out a resentful tsk. "As expected, that level of explosives couldn't destroy it, Long Legs." This was the codename ZAFT gave to the Archangel, full of humiliation. Just as Cruze was contemplating countermeasures, the communication connected.
"Captain Cruze, we're here to support you." Two GINN units appeared through the hole Cruze had blasted. A smile finally appeared on Cruze's face; they had arrived just in time. "Finally here, huh? Very good. Listen, the intelligence has some discrepancies. The Earth Alliance might have six new mobile suits. That one with the long spear is not simple. Also, be careful of that Mobile Armor and Long Legs; don't let them sneak attack you. As for the one on the ground... leave it to me."
"Yes!" The addition of the two new GINN units made Murrue's face even uglier. Launching such an operation in the neutral territory of Orb was not something that could be done with just enough courage. But the appearance of the Archangel also relieved her. With the Archangel's cover, the pressure on that allied Mobile Armor and Barbatos should be greatly reduced.
Natarl in the Archangel immediately saw the five mobile suits confronting each other ahead, with Barbatos being the most noticeable. "That mobile suit is..." Cruze took a heavy rifle that a GINN had thrown to him. He fired two shots in Mikazuki's direction, then turned to attack Mobius Zero. Mobius Zero contacted Mikazuki in Barbatos via short-range radio communication.
"Hey, friend, I don't know what's going on with you, but you seem to be on our side, right? Let's..."
"Annoying. Get lost." Mikazuki coldly uttered a sentence and unceremoniously hung up Mu's communication, leaving Mu on the Mobius Zero stunned. "That voice... is it a child?"
Mikazuki ignored the two newly joined GINN units. His thrusters went full throttle, and he charged towards Higuchi at astonishing speed. Cruze was startled by Barbatos's burst of speed. "How can it have such speed...?" What vexed him most was why it kept chasing him.
He had thought the addition of the two GINN units would attract Mikazuki's attention, allowing him to take the opportunity to destroy the Gundam on the ground. But now... damn it. It completely ignored the two GINN units and just stared at him. However, he was still a white-clad pilot, and his battle experience was no joke. He quickly adjusted his gun, aimed, locked on, and fired.
"Mikazuki, these bullets are useless against Barbatos. No need to worry." Orga immediately analyzed whether the bullets would cause damage to Barbatos. Mikazuki, hearing the result, his eyes flashed, ignoring Cruze's shots, and charged forward. The bullets hit Barbatos's armor with a crisp sound.
These physical bullets were much weaker than the others, simply unable to penetrate the nano-laminate armor's defense. "PS armor, huh? Tsk, it really is a hidden mobile suit." Cruze, on the other hand, misunderstood, thinking Barbatos was PS armor and also a hidden trump card left by the Earth Alliance. If physical bullets were useless, then the rifle in his hand was unnecessary. Cruze drew his beam saber. Since PS armor was only effective against physical ammunition, then the beam saber should be fine.
However, this idea was completely wrong. Beams were the most useless against Barbatos's nano-laminate armor. But the two GINN units wouldn't just stand by and watch their captain get bullied. The targets of all three mobile suits converged on Barbatos. Natarl in the Archangel also recognized Barbatos as an ally and said to the surrounding operators, "Prepare missile launchers 5 to 10 at the stern for launch. Target: enemy Mobile Suits. Support the blue, white, and red unknown mobile suit." "Understood."
Mikazuki in the air successfully attracted the attention of three GINN units and lured them closer. But just as he was about to eliminate all three GINN units in one go, the Archangel's missiles launched. Six large missiles directly scared away all the GINN units approaching Barbatos. Mikazuki got angry and opened communication with Murrue on the ground.
"Hey, tell your guys not to interfere."
"But..." Mikazuki hung up the communication after dropping a sentence. He saw the Strike on the ground still changing equipment and charged towards the ground, stopping beside the Strike. "Lend me that." Saying that, without waiting for Kira and Murrue's permission, he pushed the Strike aside and picked up the 320mm "Agni" ultra-high impulse cannon from its weapon pack. The simulated organs formed by the Alaya-Vijnana System in his brain rapidly fed back and calculated the result. So the aiming was instantaneous. Mikazuki raised his hand and fired a shot.
Boom!
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