Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 707: Requiem for the Dead (V)
Against the backdrop of post-war disarmament, the space forces, thanks to the blood transfusion from the Orb family and the mission of monitoring PLANT, did not suffer a fatal blow like the army.

However, the two large MAs, Deep Assault and Faber II, should definitely be forgotten. Even the Gadi LS that Hilde once wanted to equip the Requiem Base failed to pass the financial approval due to both the lack of pilots and funding.

At the same time, after delivering the Alvatore to Scandinavia and upgrading the Dawn to the Phoenix concept, Orb could no longer even continue the blood transfusion.

Fortunately, Mina used up three years' military budget in one go to complete the Volga-class replacement task before the disarmament. At the same time, Hilde also opened up the technology tree of the Krapp-class and successfully implemented the Agamemnon-class transformation plan. This made the First Fleet an elite force with battleships and MS equipped with solar furnaces as the core, supplemented by low-cost but reliable modified ships.

Taking into account the maintenance cost and inconvenience of using the giant battleship, Bakilulu returned the Orb Lion. The Aurora Society and Senator Amalfi's team will modify the interstellar navigation plan based on this steel behemoth. The funds saved will become the token of allegiance of some PLANT members - the Millennium.

However, after two years of replacement, the fate of the two Archangel-class ships has become an awkward issue. On the one hand, these two warships are not completely outdated and still have certain combat capabilities, but in terms of attributes, they are somewhat incompatible with the "Solar Furnace"-ized First Fleet.

At the same time, the Archangel-class battleships were also remnants of the previous dynasty in terms of their status. In addition, Bakilulu herself had always had a slight aversion to the Archangel, so the two sister ships were finally arranged in Granada, and were separated from the First Fleet in terms of command. Taking into account the indelible personal traces of Siegfried on the First Fleet, this was also a declaration from the Orb faction within the People's Revolutionary League that it "did not want to monopolize the military power of the universe."

Therefore, as the defense force of Granada, most of the people on the two battleships were newcomers transferred after the war. In their eyes, the battle record of the Three Phantom Gods was more like a legend than a reality.

Just like Agnes would regard the battle record of Aslan as a kind of internal propaganda, in the eyes of these ordinary Revolutionary League soldiers, Londo Bell was more like the private army under Chairman Sahak. After all, this force, from the captain to the MS captain, were all former ZAFT. The result of various factors combined was that the two Archangel-class ships began their forward operations before the Neo Argama, which was passing by the moon for routine supplies, completed its maintenance.

As the garrison force of Granada and Requiem, the People's Revolutionary League also tried its best to treat everyone equally in terms of military supplies. Except for the solar furnaces that could not be carried due to objective conditions, this unit was equipped with a large number of Richelles and a small number of Deltas. However, such an apparently elite unit was completely wiped out by a single Strike Freedom unit in just a few minutes.

When Tiago and his companions arrived at the scene, they saw a group of MSs that had lost their ability to move. Among the two Archangel-class ships, the Archangel had its power system hit and exploded, completely disappearing from the surface of the moon. The Archangel had all its ejection ports on both sides destroyed, and a huge wound on the bridge made Londo Bell's team members feel even more uneasy.

"Hey, if I remember correctly, Kira was the pilot of the Strike Gundam, right? This is the Archangel. Tsk!"

Nicol was very clear about what his friend's subtext was trying to express. Judging from the fact that the other party had no hesitation in sinking the mothership on which he had once fled, it was already very obvious that Strike Freedom had ill intentions.

But the reality did not give Nicol the opportunity to choose. Even if their warships were just passing by for supplies, when the garrison was completely wiped out, they were the only military guarantee for Granada.

"Troy, use tactic number 3! The rest of you provide covering fire!"

"Oh!"

Without time to say anything, Green Assassin stepped onto the Waverider form of the Z Gundam and launched an attack. Behind him, Michal, Takito, and Lina quickly opened fire, but Thiago did not open fire immediately because the Giga Cannon needed to charge.

Countless missiles and light beams bombarded the surface of the Strike Freedom, but were blocked by an invisible shield. From Nicol's perspective, the current Strike Freedom seemed to have been equipped with a new backpack system compared to its appearance during the Moon Orbit Battle two years ago. Through the smoke produced by the explosion, some tiny arcs of electricity were rapidly passing by the corners of Nicol's eyes, but the main body of the Strike Freedom still did not move.

"It's now!"

Relying on the AMBAC maneuver, the Z Gundam rolled into MS form. At the same time, the Green Heretic jumped up from its back, and then dozens of inflatable decoys appeared next to the Strike Freedom. If the signal shielding had not been done in advance, even Nicol himself might have lost the target.

"Shocking."

At the moment when the golden light flashed on Troy's body again, Strike Freedom drew his sword with his backhand, and a slender physical sword pierced into the joint of the green heretic cleanly, and then he raised his hand, and an arm that was vibrating at a high frequency suddenly appeared in front of Troy.

"Damn it, I still have my left hand."

He sheathed his sword, slashed back again, then turned around and slashed horizontally. Under the watchful eyes of a bunch of inflatable decoys and Nicol, the Green Heretic couldn't even put up a single resistance before being chopped into a machine gun. At this time, the Z Gundam had just begun to accelerate, but the Strike Freedom simply raised its shield to block the Z Gundam's thrust, and then used the beam rifle in its left hand to hold the Z Gundam's cockpit.

Among the three UACEs, Aslan is calm and steady. He can be a speaker or a MS pilot. He is an all-round talent. Although Siegfried is a bit arrogant and domineering in character, his sword is always pointed outward. Fighting and winning is his eternal life creed. From the perspective of comrades, there is no better choice than him.

The only exception is Kira. Due to Lacus' protection, many people have a vague impression of him. Even Mirri and Thor who came with him, they just think that Kira's character is a little gentle. From a friend's perspective, he is of course a good guy, but on the battlefield Kira always seems a little indecisive, not to mention the famous Mercy Spear.

But now, Nicol felt the gap between the ordinary adjusters and the strongest adjusters. He counterattacked twice in a row, and the strike freedom didn't even move the main body, but the green heretic was easily cut by the machine stick, and he had to face the black muzzle of the gun. Life and death depended on Kira's thought. "Nichol, get out of the way!!!"

Tiago's Giga Cannon in the back had completed charging. Hearing the shout, Nicol gritted his teeth and stepped hard on the thruster pedal. At the same time, he did not forget to grab the Green Heretic who had lost the ability to move to prevent him from being accidentally injured by the firepower of the ZZ Gundam.

"Stop! You can't shoot!"

Hilde's reminder came too late after all. The Gigacannon's beam collided with the Strike Freedom's nanoparticles. After a violent explosion, Thiago discovered in despair that his full-power attack did not cause any damage to the Strike Freedom.

"That machine is also equipped with nanoparticles, which can not only serve as a shield barrier, but also convert the absorbed energy into high-voltage current. You should withdraw from the battlefield quickly, he just wants to destroy Requiem!"

Before Thiago and the others could react, their eyes were suddenly filled with a suffocating white. Under the cover of this layer of "white light", overload warnings continued to sound in the cockpit. After just a few seconds, everyone's MS completely lost the ability to move, and then fell one by one on the surface of the moon in a low-gravity environment.

Golden light, white MS, at this moment Strike Freedom finally made the world understand what the strongest combination is, and Kira also connected to Granada's communication again, his red pupils still calm.

"The time is up. I hope you have completed the evacuation."

"Kira! Do you know what you are doing?!"

Colorful particles continued to gather on the head of Strike Freedom. Facing Cagalli's angry questioning, Kira gave a soft answer.

“This world is too cruel.”

“The hole in my heart is getting bigger and bigger”

"As long as such weapons exist."

"Frei's tragedy will continue to repeat itself"

"but me"

“But it was too late to lend a helping hand.”

"yes."

"Just like I used to be!"

“Just like I didn’t catch up before!!!”

The Scandinavian sea breeze blew away the fog, and the boy's outstretched hands seemed to embrace something tangible, but upon closer inspection, there was only a lonely tombstone standing next to the slender and sad figure.

"You are Kira, Kira Yamato, who was born to meet the expectations of the world. Don't underestimate yourself."

The pleasant female voice seemed to ring in my ears, and Kira's answer gradually came to an end.
"What a hopeless world!"

Requiem for the dead, the end.

(End of this chapter)