Chapter 32: SEED – Fierce Battle
Tolle Koenig immediately gave chase as well, completely ignoring the presence of Flay Allster.
Running alongside Kira, he said,
"Kira, we're fighting side by side again, but this time I'll be piloting an MS.
Once we're on the battlefield, be careful out there—please watch my back."
Kira Yamato nodded.
"Alright, Tolle. You be careful too. If it gets too dangerous, fall back to the Archangel—I'll cover you."
"Thanks, Kira. But I just heard on the bridge—there aren't that many enemies.
Only three GINNs, plus the Aegis Gundam that ZAFT captured."
The moment Kira heard "Aegis Gundam," his expression darkened.
Seeing this change, Tolle continued,
"Kira, I'm counting on you to keep the Aegis occupied.
I'll handle the other three GINNs. Let's do our best."
"Don't worry about the Aegis, Tolle—I'll deal with it.
But are you sure you can handle three GINNs?"
"Well, we've still got the Federation's Moebius units and warships out there. I'll be fine.
Although… speaking of the Federation, since I'm piloting the Blitz Ginn, do you think they might mistake me for an enemy and shoot me?"
Kira shook his head. "Relax, Tolle. The ID signals have already been updated. They shouldn't mistake you for a target."
"Good. That's a relief."
The two quickly arrived at the Archangel's hangar, where Mu La Flaga was already ready, sitting in the cockpit of his Moebius Zero.
Tolle and Kira swiftly donned their spacesuits to prepare for launch.
Once suited up, Tolle approached his Blitz Ginn and spotted Sergeant Murdoch nearby. Grinning, he teased,
"Heh, Uncle Murdoch, looks like you lost.
Better keep your promise—make sure you finish upgrading my Moebius Kai soon."
Sergeant Murdoch groaned in defeat. "Yeah, yeah… lost again. Guess I'll be working overtime.
But listen, brat—this is your first time sortieing in an MS. Stay safe, and good hunting."
Tolle chuckled. "Don't worry. I'll be back—I'm counting on that upgraded Moebius Kai."
Nearby, Kira settled into the cockpit of the Strike Gundam. Through the comms, Miriallia Haw's voice came through,
"Kira, the enemy has a Nazca-class warship and three GINNs, plus the Aegis Gundam. Be extra careful."
Kira nodded. "Thanks, Miriallia. Tolle already told me."
Just as he was about to launch, Sai Argyle's voice came over the comms.
"Kira, Flay Allster's father is in the advance fleet. Please…"
"I understand," Kira replied.
He then launched in the Aile Strike Gundam, flying out of the Archangel.
Right after, Tolle—about to sortie in his Blitz Ginn—heard Miriallia's voice in his own comms.
"Tolle, stay safe. I'll be waiting for you to come back, and then we…"
Tolle broke into a sweat and quickly cut her off.
"Miriallia—stop, stop!
Don't say another word. You're setting me up with a death flag here—way too unlucky!"
Then, in a gentler tone,
"Miriallia—Tolle Koenig, Blitz Ginn—launching."
With that, he took off, flying out of the Archangel.
On the battlefield, the Federation's Moebius units were already nearly wiped out by the three GINNs and the Aegis Gundam.
The warships had all taken varying degrees of damage, and the situation looked grim.
From the Archangel, the linear cannon and 225cm dual high-energy beam cannon fired relentlessly at the GINNs and the Aegis, occasionally launching large missiles.
The Strike and Tolle's Blitz Ginn were still racing toward the advance fleet's battle zone.
On the field, the Aegis Gundam fought ferociously, constantly blasting Moebius units with its beam rifle.
It even transformed into its MA form in between attacks, using its 580mm multi-phase energy cannon to destroy a Federation escort ship.
The explosion lit up space with a massive fireball.
At that moment, Athrun Zala—piloting the Aegis—spotted Kira in the Strike Gundam and immediately moved in his direction.
Tolle opened his comms to Kira.
"Kira, the Aegis is heading your way. I'll leave it to you—stay safe."
"Got it, Tolle. You be careful too."
Tolle then maneuvered his Blitz Ginn to bypass the Aegis.
Athrun didn't even glance at him, heading straight for Kira instead.
Seeing the Aegis pass by without incident, Tolle finally breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to Nami,
"Nami, assimilate this Blitz Ginn and assist me in piloting it.
And the usual—scatter some neo DG cells across the battlefield and have them gather supplies."
"Understood, Master.
Work time, work time! Little ones—let's get moving!"
The Blitz Ginn was quickly assimilated, while the neo DG cells used Mirage Particles to cloak themselves before slipping unseen into the fray.
Over on Kira's side, the battle was far more intense than before—he and the Aegis traded beam rifle shots in rapid succession, clashing beam sabers whenever they closed in.
Elsewhere, Mu La Flaga had reached the advance fleet first in his Moebius Zero, firing his linear gun continuously at the three GINNs.
One of them took a hit, and Mu immediately followed up with his four wired gun pods.
Unfortunately, he only managed to damage it—the GINN was still operational.
The other two GINNs, seeing their comrade under fire, rushed in to assist, launching a barrage of rockets at the Moebius Zero.
Dodging the incoming fire, Mu spotted an opening and hit another GINN with his gun pods.
But this time luck wasn't on his side—one of the GINNs scored a hit on him.
Fortunately, the Moebius Zero managed to evade just enough to avoid total destruction, though all four gun pods were lost in the hit.
From a distance, Tolle spotted the damaged Moebius Zero. Raising his sniper-type beam rifle with his left hand, he took aim at the GINN chasing Mu—and with a single shot, blew its head clean off.
The headless GINN paused briefly, then retreated toward friendly lines.
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