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The smoke and flames dispersed, and the Aegis Gundam reappeared in view. Protected by its PS armor, both the mobile suit and its pilot were still alive.
But at this moment, its appearance was truly a bit battered. A huge crack appeared in the mobile suit's outer armor; it was just a hair's breadth away from blowing open the cockpit inside.
Kira, piloting the Strike Gundam beside the Archangel, seemed to see a face that was both most familiar and most feared through the mobile suit's crack. His face changed.
"Athrun..."
Barbatos landed on the Archangel's main external deck in front of the bridge, muttering:
"Was the power still a bit lacking...? I thought I could solve him directly."
Indeed, this so-called PS armor was somewhat tricky. But his battle once again shocked everyone.
He truly did it. He resolved the GINN and Aegis with just five solid projectiles. Although Aegis was not as completely destroyed as the GINN,
Marius and the others all felt that Aegis was still alive because the weapon's ammunition lacked sufficient power.
If they had given Mikazuki more powerful ammunition...
Athrun Zala's face was grim as he looked at the mobile suit standing on the long legs. He was just a hair's breadth away from dying.
Is the pilot of that mobile suit crazy? That reckless fighting style would drag himself down if he wasn't careful. He looked down at the energy meter. Due to blocking the previous explosion, the energy, which was originally more than half, had now dropped to a critical point.
"Retreat first. Take the battle recording back... This guy... is dangerous."
Aegis transformed into its MA form and left the satellite. Mikazuki did not pursue, as his thruster fuel was also nearly depleted.
Unlike the Gundams here, both Aegis and Strike, including their thrusters, were powered by battery packs.
However, Barbatos's overall mobile suit energy was provided by two Ahab Reactors, which offered semi-permanent power. Its thrusters, however, required independent fuel.
In other words, Barbatos was a mobile suit that didn't need to worry about energy. The only thing it needed to refuel was its thrusters.
At this moment, Natarle's urgent voice came through.
"Barbatos, why aren't you pursuing?"
Marius, sitting in the captain's seat, and Mu, along with Mikazuki inside Barbatos, all frowned. Mikazuki said coldly:
"How can I pursue?"
"Ugh..."
"My thruster fuel is exhausted. Do you want me to chase on foot? Are you out of your mind?"
"Then send Strike..."
Hearing the conversation getting out of control, Marius quickly interrupted and said to Natarle in the CIC:
"Calm down, Natarle. Strike is our last Gundam."
"I know you're anxious about the Gundam being captured, but now is not the time to lose your composure. Impulsiveness and recklessness are major taboos on the battlefield."
Natarle took a deep breath.
"I apologize, I lost control.
Sorry, Mikazuki Augus..."
Mikazuki didn't respond to her, as he had already cut the communication.
Orga, who had been silent due to maintaining communication with the Archangel, spoke up:
"Mikazuki, you're too reckless. You actually took that cannon shot head-on. Were you that sure he would fall for it?"
"Hmm, my intuition told me he would fall for it, because he was very agitated."
"Ha, you... What if Barbatos broke down?"
Mikazuki showed a faint smile and patted the screen in front of him.
"This guy isn't that fragile."
"Until today, I truly felt your fighting style on Barbatos. It's too terrifying. No wonder Old Man often complains about you. It's truly too reckless."
"Forget it, Barbatos is your mobile suit anyway, do as you please."
Orga sighed helplessly. He simply couldn't do anything about Mikazuki, whether in the past or now.
Just then, something unexpected happened. The satellite suddenly vibrated.
The entire satellite went into a red alert. The Archangel's computer immediately analyzed the information.
"Bad news! Heliopolis is collapsing due to ZAFT's anti-satellite weapon attacks. The bridge is completely destroyed, and the satellite is starting to break apart."
"What?"
Everyone's faces changed drastically. Their greatest fear had come true...
The entire Heliopolis began to disintegrate as described earlier. The various shelters within the satellite transformed into lifeboats, detaching from Heliopolis and carrying the successfully evacuated people to new colonial satellites for refuge.
Due to the disintegration, Heliopolis's outer wall had disappeared, revealing much of the surrounding universe. Mikazuki hastily gripped the Archangel to avoid being sucked into space and separated from the Archangel. Otherwise, he wouldn't have any fuel to return.
Kira in Strike was not so lucky; he was directly sucked out...
Mikazuki frowned when he saw Strike being sucked away, but he had no intention of saving him.
Nonsense, he's just being sucked out, it's not like he's going to explode or anything. Kira can handle it. Gundams can't be that fragile, can they?
Half an hour later, the Archangel appeared in space. On the other side, satellite parts and escape pods continuously appeared. Heliopolis had completely disintegrated, leaving only a gigantic ruin.
And Kira, in outer space, when he opened his eyes, saw an endless starry universe. He stared blankly at the disintegrated Heliopolis, which had turned into ruins. In the distance, a red signal was still flashing incessantly...
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