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On the bridge of the Gamow, alarms blared incessantly.
"Captain, detecting high heat source reactions from the enemy! It's a Positron Blaster Cannon!"
Captain Salman's face was grim as he slammed his hand on the armrest.
"Damn it, was that explosion a trap set by Van before the war even started? Evade!"
"No, it's too late!"
Although the helmsman shouted this, his reaction was incredibly swift. Without waiting for the captain's order, he turned the ship's body.
The Archangel fired as the Gamow turned. The Positron Blaster Cannon, full of destructive energy, blasted out, passing below Mikazuki and two GINNs.
Just before the Gamow was about to be hit, Buster (Storm) suddenly descended from above, combining its right arm's launcher and left arm's high-energy converging beam rifle to form a super high-pulse long-range sniper rifle.
A shot blasted out, colliding with the Positron Blaster Cannon on the left, canceling each other out.
However, another Positron Blaster Cannon hit one of the Gamow's auxiliary thrusters and penetrated its hangar. Fortunately for the Gamow, the Positron Blaster Cannon had just fired…
Mu then sent a apologetic message to the Archangel.
"Sorry, that pilot's skills are really good. I got hit…"
"It's alright, you've done very well, please return, Captain Flaga."
Murrue simply comforted him, then opened the catapult deck for the Moebius Zero to return. This battle result was already very good, or rather, it completely exceeded Murrue's expectations. Murrue had originally thought that just escaping would be the best outcome.
All of this was thanks to Mikazuki.
Salman's face was ashen. This battle was definitely the most frustrating he had ever fought since becoming captain.
"Send the retreat signal! Retreat!"
The Gamow fired three shells, but they were retreat flares.
"Damn it, what a joke!"
Yzak was unwilling to accept this, defying orders to continue fighting Kira.
"Why? Why do you keep fighting? War will cause many deaths!"
Kira shouted at Yzak through the public channel while fending off his attacks. He didn't understand why such a thing as war existed.
Yzak roared,
"Stop blabbering, you Coordinator traitor! Have you forgotten what Naturals did to us? They didn't just destroy Junius Seven, they also created Gundams! In the end, they started all the wars, what's wrong with us fighting back?"
Just then, Dearka sent a message.
"Yzak, give up!"
"Shut up! Today, I will definitely eliminate that mobile suit and the Archangel!"
"Yzak…"
The enraged Yzak immediately cut off communications and charged at Kira recklessly.
When Kira heard Yzak say he would destroy the Archangel, he couldn't help but think of some things: Flay and that girl he met before deployment… and his friends.
Suddenly, something within him—no, more accurately, a genetic switch—flipped open.
Kira in the cockpit raised his eyes expressionlessly, his gaze becoming cold and emotionless.
Barbatos, having just dealt with two GINNs, landed on the central deck of the Archangel. Mikazuki's brow furrowed.
"It feels… different…"
"Mikazuki, aren't you going to help Kira-kun?"
Murrue spoke up.
Mikazuki shook his head and squinted his eyes.
"No, there's no need. Kira… he seems to have awakened."
Murrue was stunned, not understanding Mikazuki's meaning.
"Huh? Awakened? What awakened?"
"I don't know, it seems to be… a battle instinct has been roused."
Their conversation was on a public channel, and everyone on the bridge, as well as Mu in the Moebius Zero, could hear it.
Mu looked at the screen, frowning.
"Is it my imagination? Why does Strike's movements seem different? Not only have they become sharper, but his reactions also seem faster…"
Barbatos put away its katana, looking up at the battle, and said indifferently,
"It's not your imagination, it has indeed changed. That speed and reaction… if I were to fight him, it would be troublesome."
As Mikazuki spoke, Kira's movements were like flowing water, parrying Duel Gundam's beam saber with his shield.
Then he threw away his beam rifle with his right hand and directly stabbed a knife into the cockpit's location.
Although PS Armor is immune to physical weapon damage, it's different for gaps. The knife was inserted slightly below the cockpit, a spot unprotected by PS Armor.
A small explosion occurred in the cockpit, even injuring Yzak's right eye.
"Ah!"
Yzak cried out in pain, clutching his eye.
"Yzak!"
Dearka, piloting Buster Gundam, rushed over, grabbed Duel Gundam's hand, and with thrusters fully open, pulled Yzak away from the battlefield, returning to the Gamow. Nicol had already returned when the Archangel fired.
Thus, this interception battle ended with ZAFT's retreat.
Barbatos entered the catapult deck and moved to the hangar.
"Duel Gundam's cockpit was hit, the pilot inside should be dead, right?"
Orga spoke.
Mikazuki tossed a date into his mouth, his eyes fixed on the returning Strike Gundam.
"No, the position was probably a bit off, not enough to be fatal."
"Is that so? A bit of a shame."
After a regretful remark, Orga continued,
"But what exactly was Kira Yamato displaying just now? While those movements aren't as good as yours, they're not something a normal person could do."