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A signal flare rose in the southeast direction of Naritasan, indicating the location of the local headquarters according to the pre-war communication method.

“That’s… Dalton!” Cornelia, who was moving towards the mountaintop, paused slightly when she saw this scene through her sensors and said.

“The enemy’s headquarters is in that kind of place,” Guilford replied immediately, but his tone was somewhat dejected, as if he was disappointed at missing the chance to engage the enemy.

Cornelia sensed her knight's mood and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Alright, let's wait here and prepare."

Upon hearing this, Summit immediately smiled and asked, "Xixi...is this alright?" He seemed puzzled that Cornelia hadn't gone there.

Cornelia immediately laughed and said, "I never steal credit from my subordinates. Let the reserve troops gather in the direction of Darton, and the medals will increase again." For Cornelia and the others, this level of battle was just a game of collecting medals.

"Understood," the staff officers on the command ship replied immediately.

"Princess Cornelia, if all the troops go to Dalton, won't that leave other areas vulnerable?" Summit said to Cornelia as he watched the troops gradually approaching Dalton on the screen.

“Don’t worry, Summit, the Japanese Liberation Front no longer has the capability to fight terrorism,” Cornelia said with a smile after hearing Summit’s words.

Meanwhile, Lulu, hiding on the mountaintop, sat in a 'rogue' and watched Cornelia's formation on the remote monitoring system. He smiled and commented, "As expected of Cornelia, an extremely reasonable formation. However, the more sophisticated the formation, the easier it is to decipher, even your position."

On the other side, "Bang!" After slamming his fist on the outer shell of his cockpit, Jeremy looked at the distant battle and angrily shouted, "Weren't the reserve troops all gathering towards General Dalton?"

Viletta sighed as she looked at the furious Jeremiah and said, "Yes, but our team's orders are to stand by behind Governor Cornelia."

“The rear? This isn’t even the outskirts of the main battlefield. How am I supposed to clear my name in a place like this?” Jeremiah clenched his fists and shouted. Just then, the communicator lit up and Summit’s voice came through.

Nakamura's team has lost communication.

"There was no response in the third region."

"Major Tamada was killed in action."

"Kumada and Kurata were also defeated."

"How is Nagose...?"

As he watched the names of his former subordinates appear one by one on the list of the dead, Major General Katase's face turned ashen. He began to mutter to himself, "Toudou... as long as Toudou is here, he can summon divine intervention. If he were here, let's recreate the miracle of Itsukushima once again!" At this moment, Major General Katase placed all his hopes on Colonel Toudou, who was known as "Miracle Toudou."

As he watched the areas gradually turn red, representing the areas that had been captured, Dalton couldn't help but reveal a smug smile and said, "In this way, the rebellion against the government in Area 11 is..."

“It’s over,” Cornelia said with a cold laugh.

Chapter 335 The Dance of the Crimson Lotus

"Alright, all preparations are complete. The Black Knights, prepare to attack. From this moment on, the Black Knights will launch a surprise attack on Britain from the mountaintop. Follow my command and charge down to the third location in one go. The objective is to capture Princess Cornelia, the Second Princess of Britain. Crimson Lotus II will carve a bloody path for our assault." Lelouch glanced at the time, took a deep breath, and spoke loudly through the sensor.

"Damn it, but we have no choice but to fight!"

"It's gotten to this point..."

"How could I die here?"

"Let's create a miracle."

“We have ZERO…”

The warriors of the Black Knights, driven to the brink of despair, unleashed an unimaginable fighting spirit. After encouraging and inspiring each other, they all picked up their weapons, ready to fight to the death.

"Karen, use the No. 3 penetrating electrode. You should be able to finish it off in one shot, right?" According to the plan, the success or failure of this battle depends entirely on the radiation wave cannon of the Crimson Lotus Type 2.

"Yes," Kallen replied immediately, then took a deep breath, composed herself, and controlled the Crimson Lotus II, placing its strange right hand on the deeply embedded electrode. "Output power confirmed, radiation fluctuation mechanism, external load status maintained." As she said this, Kallen took another deep breath; success or failure hinged on this. "External transmission." With that, Kallen pressed the button on the control stick, and a red orb of light shot out from the palm of the Crimson Lotus II's right hand. Through the electrode connected to the palm, most of the red light was channeled underground. The other end of the electrode was connected to an underground water vein, and a large amount of water was instantly vaporized by the output energy, generating immense pressure. This massive water vapor explosion triggered a terrible landslide and mudslide. Carrying up surface soil, rocks, and trees, like an avalanche, it surged down the mountainside towards the southern British battle group. Knightmare, who had been so energetic on the battlefield just moments before, was swept away by the mudslide like a toy.

"Can this place hold up?" Even the command center in the middle of the mountain was shaking violently, causing Lieutenant General Katase to ask with some concern.

"This is the middle part of the mountain, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Impossible! Such a massive mountain collapse! If this continues, the Alex Combat Group and the Dalton Combat Group will be completely wiped out..." Colonel Nicol of the General Staff couldn't help but clutch his head and wail loudly after seeing the scene on the holographic map.

"The destructive power was beyond expectations. Although Cornelia was successfully isolated, we still need to be more thorough. Physics teacher—no, probability theory teacher—Nina should call me too." Lelouch glanced at the city destroyed by the mudslide and chuckled regretfully. Anyway, Britain had already evacuated its citizens, so what was destroyed were just some buildings, causing only some property damage.

"How's the situation?" Cornelia asked through her communicator, standing a dozen meters from the edge of the mudslide.

"Still under investigation."

"Your Highness, please step back! It's dangerous there!"

"I'm fine. Where's Alex? We still need to search for Dalton's location," Cornelia immediately shouted. But as soon as she finished speaking, Summit pulled her back a few steps. Summit could guess that Cornelia's face must be ashen at this moment. She, who was always very considerate of her subordinates, had lost so many men.

After Summit pulled Cornelia away, Guilford's voice came through the communicator: "New troops confirmed at the top of the hill. Carius's team, proceed to engage them."

Upon hearing this, Cornelia immediately frowned and guessed, "They want to take advantage of the chaos..." But before she could finish speaking, Guilford's voice rang out again, "Carius made an emergency contact. It's not the Japanese Liberation Front; the opponent is the Black Knights."

"What!" Cornelia's face changed upon hearing the news. At that moment, Summit's somewhat cynical voice rang in her ear: "Hehe... Royal sister, Euphemia guessed right this time. How about it, shall I make my move? My battle with ZERO is not over yet."

Hearing Summit say this, Cornelia asked with some surprise, "Summit, how come you're not surprised at all? Did you already know that ZERO would do something like this?"

“Hehe…that’s about right. ZERO is a smart guy. If I were him, I would do the same, but it’s too late to say that now.” Summit replied with a laugh as he drew circles on the map on the screen with his finger.

"So what should we do now?" Cornelia asked hurriedly.

"Of course, it's to destroy these rebels," Summit said with a slight smile. He then connected to Jeremiah's communicator and said, "Jeremiah, ZERO has appeared. I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself by intercepting him. By the way, according to the data, they possess a new model of mobile suit, so be careful!" Summit concluded with a gentle reminder.

"Yes, my load. Your subordinate will definitely complete the mission to the death and take ZERO's head to avenge this humiliation!" Jeremiah replied excitedly on the other side. After speaking, he said to Viletta and the other 'purebloods' behind him with high spirits, "Alright, if you want to rise to the top, then get going!" With that, he drove the 'Sunderland' and charged out first.

"Cornelia's reinforcements are limited, let's break through in one fell swoop." The previous landslide had filled the Black Knights with confidence, even when facing Cornelia's personal guard. "Oh, let's give it our all!" With this thought in mind, the entire order charged forward towards the British army, quickly wiping out the Carius troops who came to intercept them, and their morale soared.

"The strategy of deploying troops with their backs to the river and charging from high ground—I never imagined that classical tactics could be so effective. No wonder my brother read 'The Art of War' so many times before." Lelouch learned a lot of command skills through actual combat and also began reading some books on military strategy.

"ZERO." Jeremiah piloted the 'Sunderland' side-sliding, blocking the Black Knights' path one by one. He spat out all the bullets from his assault rifle at ZERO. The two 'rogues' charging in front were immediately hit in the trunk and lost their ability to move. However, the pilot seemed to be a veteran of the Black Knights. He remained calm in the face of danger and immediately pulled the automatic disengagement lever, leaving the battlefield with the cockpit.

"ZERO, are you there? If you are, then fight me to the death... Jeremiah Godbart." Having destroyed two 'rogues' in an instant, Jeremiah's morale soared, and he shouted at the Black Knights through the external sensors.

"Oh, long time no see. You're still in the army, huh? But I don't have time for you—Mr. ORANGE." Lelouch said sarcastically to Jeremiah, who had suddenly appeared, using his external sensors.

“You said O…O…and you actually said ORANGE? Die!” Jeremiah shouted angrily, then charged towards ZERO in a rage. But a red mobile suit suddenly fell from the sky and knocked the assault rifle out of his hand. Jeremiah immediately took a step back in his 'Sunderland' and then popped out the melee blade on his wrist.

"Lord Jeremy, watch out! That's the new type of machine His Highness Yusamite mentioned!" Violetta shouted immediately from behind. Luckily, it was an internal communication system, otherwise Kallen would have been completely thrown into a panic.

"Don't interfere, this is my duel!" Jeremiah stopped Viletta from coming to his aid, then roared and charged towards Crimson Lotus Second Form.

Jeremiah's piloting skills are among the best in Area 11. He managed to hold out until Suzaku arrived to rescue him when he was besieged by four purebloods, including Gilville, in Shinjuku, which speaks volumes about his ability. However, the 'Gurren Type-2' is the latest Knightmare with performance comparable to Lancelot's, and its pilot is Kallen, a Knight of the Round Table with the strength of a legendary pilot—a perfect combination of a legendary pilot and a dream machine. Aside from the freakish Samite who can easily win, almost no one can completely defeat him. Even Jeremiah, piloting a Knightmare with similar performance, can only manage a somewhat more respectable defeat.

Crimson Lotus II leaped forward, its agile body dodging Sunderland's melee blade. Just as Jeremiah was marveling at the speed of Crimson Lotus II, the machine, already unleashing its strange right hand imbued with 'radiation waves,' used its falling momentum to violently grab at Sunderland's head. Jeremiah had no choice but to cross his arms and block the grab.

"Is that guy? This is the guy who took down the Karius forces..." After blocking Karen's attack, Jeremiah suddenly remembered the rapid annihilation of the Karius forces and couldn't help but think to himself. Just then, Crimson Lotus Second Form raised its right claw again, aiming for Sunderland's head once more.

Seeing the strange claw reach out again, Jeremiah immediately guessed, "Oh no, that hand definitely has some trick up its sleeve. If I just dodge it..." He then manipulated Sunderland to retreat outside the claw's attack range. However, the elbow of the Crimson Lotus II's right claw suddenly extended, increasing its attack range by a full meter, and grabbed Sunderland's head. Karen inside the Crimson Lotus II immediately pressed the radiation fluctuation switch, and the output power indicator on the dial turned to the red danger zone before stopping. A dark red orb immediately followed the Crimson Lotus II's right claw, engulfing the entire Sunderland. Under the red light, Sunderland's limbs and torso armor began to rapidly expand.

"Lord Jeremy, get away quickly!" Violetta cried out in terror from behind.

“I can’t do it, ZERO is right in front of me… ZERO is right here…” Jeremiah shouted immediately, but the automatic disengagement system did not cooperate. After the central processing unit detected that the machine had been severely damaged, it immediately activated the automatic disengagement system. “Damn it, it’s AUTO (automatic disengagement system)… Don’t activate it!” Jeremiah shouted and disappeared into the sky with the cockpit.

Chapter 336: First Meeting with Todo

"What are our casualties?" After a short rest, Dalton finally managed to contact headquarters and hurriedly asked.

"Only Unit 35 can be contacted." The sergeant in charge of liaison immediately relayed this bad news to the anxious Dalton.

"35%? This makes it difficult to maintain the command system..." Dalton's expression changed drastically, turning ferocious. He had fought alongside Cornelia in no fewer than a hundred battles and had never encountered such a situation before. He never expected to be tripped up on this small hill in Japan. 35% of the troops—and that was only because Summit was present; otherwise, the remaining forces would likely be even fewer.

"Marson's team reports that they have been unable to contact General Alex. They can only assume that the 2nd Division has been annihilated..." The liaison officer's voice trailed off towards the end.

"Is the governor alright?"

"The Governor is outside the collapsed flow path and is fine. However, because His Excellency the Governor is now isolated, the rear defense forces have been ordered by Lord Summit to intercept ZERO."

"Summit? Is he still with the Governor?" Dalton asked, frowning slightly upon hearing the news.

"Yes."

"That's good. All aircraft, take note: immediately reorganize your formation. We're withdrawing from the battle and rendezvous with Governor Cornelia." Dalton nodded and gave the order to his subordinates.

“But the main base of the Japanese liberation front is right in front of us. If we just put in a little more effort now, we can definitely…” A colonel said somewhat unwillingly, looking at the Japanese liberation front’s sudden intensification of the counterattack.

"Fool, if the governor dies, this battle is meaningless." Dalton berated his ignorant subordinate before ordering his troops to slowly retreat while counterattacking.

As Kallen destroyed another 'Pureblood' Knightmare, Lelouch immediately shouted, "Excellent! Guren, go to the designated position. The rest of you will break through here. Target: Cornelia." According to Lelouch's plan, after breaking through the reinforcements' blockade, the Black Knights would directly confront Cornelia and her personal guard. Even with Guren Type-2, it would be difficult to capture Cornelia. Therefore, Guren Type-2 would lie in ambush at the designated location, while Lelouch and the Black Knights' main force would confront Cornelia and her personal guard. They would feign defeat, then use themselves as bait to lure Cornelia to the ambush site, where Guren Type-2 would disarm her and capture her.

However, things were never as simple as they seemed. When Kallen withdrew from the main force to head to the designated location, the previously routed 'Pureblood' faction regrouped and firmly suppressed the Black Knights' main force. Without the incredible impact of Crimson Lotus II, how could the rookies of the Black Knights be a match for the former elites of Area 11? The conditions for joining the Pureblood faction were extremely stringent. Not only were bloodlines and backgrounds considered, but applicants were also required to possess the skills of ace pilots and tactical experts (these were only relative to ordinary troops).

“Oh, so the Black Knights have been put at bay! You’ve done a great job, Lieutenant Violetta. I will reward you and Jeremiah together.” Samit, sitting inside the Fallen Angel, smiled slightly after hearing Violetta’s report.

"The Purebloods have tied down the Black Knights," the staff members said with some surprise after hearing their subordinates' report.

"Yes, under Violetta's command."

“Very good, then let’s take this opportunity to have the governor retreat to the rear and use the air force for cover…” The staff officers had calmed down from their earlier panic and were now calmly directing the troops.

"Wait, we can't back up! It looks like someone is approaching from behind the Governor..." Yuffie shouted, pointing to the several cursors on the screen that were rapidly approaching Cornelia from the southwest.

On the Naritasan Highway, Toudou, carrying the Four Holy Swords, rushed anxiously towards the Naritasan underground base. This battle was originally a sure victory for Britain, but the Black Knights and the sudden landslide gave Toudou an opportunity to counterattack. Through contact with Major General Katase, Toudou learned that Cornelia was located right in front of him and was engaged in battle with the Black Knights. He hurriedly ordered Lieutenant General Katase to deploy all his troops to hold back Dalton's forces that were going to support Cornelia.

"'Rogue-Modified' is in action. Listen carefully, if this landslide was man-made, we should break into Cornelia's back and capture her. Now is the time to avenge the arrow we shot seven years ago." As 'Rogue-Modified' was activated, an inexplicable confidence surged from Toudou's heart, and he spoke with great momentum.

"Yes, on the honor of the Four Holy Swords!" the Four Holy Swords immediately responded loudly, their words revealing unparalleled confidence. They then piloted the 'Rogue. Modified' and formed a diamond formation behind Toudou.

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Just as Cornelia was leading her personal guard toward ZERO's location, a 'Rogue. Modified' suddenly descended from the sky, splitting the cockpit of a 'Sunderland' at the rear of the group in two, and quickly rushed toward Cornelia at the front, along with four other 'Rogue. Modified' planes.

"Protect His Highness!" Guilford immediately turned his machine around and shouted.

All the 'Sunderland' units were ready for battle immediately and quickly rushed towards the five 'Rogue.Modified' aircraft. It must be said that the Four Holy Swords and Toudou's combat power was quite formidable, and with the 'Rogue.Modified' aircraft's performance almost comparable to Gloucester, the 124th Regiment's 'Sunderland' units were quickly reduced to half their strength.

"Don't mistake him for an ordinary vagrant."

"This reminds me of seven years ago."

“Unlike before, we also have Knighmare.” Relying on the fact that the Rogue-Modified Sword’s performance was no less than Gloucester’s, the Four Holy Swords appeared particularly arrogant.

Seeing his subordinate so easily destroyed, Summit's smile vanished. He swiftly drew his energy sword and charged forward, stopping a Rogue.Modified flying towards Cornelia. He said to Cornelia, "Princess Cornelia, leave this to me. Please retreat for now!" In that instant, Summit had already forced the Rogue.Modified, piloted by Toudou, back down.

“Alright, I’ll leave this to you and Guilford. I’ll wait for you at location nine.” Cornelia nodded immediately. She knew Samit’s combat power better than anyone. A fighter capable of destroying more than a hundred Knighmare aircraft with a single aircraft was not something these five strange Knighmare aircraft could defeat. However, out of concern, she still signaled Guilford to stay behind. After saying that, she led the remaining troops toward location nine.

“I understand,” Summit replied with a slight smile. He simultaneously combined the two energy swords into a double-edged spear, using it to block the other two rogues charging towards Cornelia. He then used his external sensors to loudly proclaim, “I am Summit Ashford, the Second Knight of the Holy Britannian Empire! State your name immediately!” As he spoke, he swung his spear, assuming a stance of unparalleled strength. His renowned reputation and the awe-inspiring appearance of his mecha caused the Four Holy Swords to pause in surprise.

"Todo Kyoshiro, Lieutenant Colonel of the Japanese Liberation Front." Todo shouted with an air of equal force to Summit after hearing Summit's introduction.

Chapter 337 Defeating the Four Holy Swords

"Toudou Kagamishirou? You're the 'Miracle Toudou'? I've heard of your fame. So, the Four Holy Swords are following behind you?" Summit smiled faintly and spoke through the external sensor after hearing Toudou's introduction.

"Yes, we are the Four Holy Swords," the Four Holy Swords immediately replied loudly.