Gundam EXARE

Although it was such a solemn and serious place, Rei didn't even see a few soldiers.

Turning the corner, what appeared before his eyes was a closed isolation wall with the word "Restricted Area" prominently engraved on it.

The two Green staff members guarding here raised their right hands and saluted Lux ​​as soon as they saw her.

Then, the two men took out their identification cards and swiped them across the door lock at the same time. The isolation wall that seemed to keep everything out was opened without any effect.

Rey recalled what happened in the past two hours. Whether it was being brought here by Lux or invading the restricted area with ease, it all seemed like a dream, as unreal as going out shopping.

It was precisely because it was so relaxing that Ray spoke curiously:

"Have you arranged this long ago?"

"The time for signing the endorsement contract is also set in advance."

Lux smiled and gave an example, which also proved that she was absolutely aware of the matter.

The moment he entered, Rey, who was about to look around, could not take his eyes off the place after turning his head to the left. The gray-black steel giant was sleeping quietly there, waiting to wake up its master.

Rey had seen this kind of machine before. Its iconic gray-black color was the color of the PS armor when it was not activated. The huge V-shaped antenna on the head reminded Rey, who knew the full picture of the G plan, of the commander's position.

In the center of this Gundam's V-shaped antenna is a communication reinforcement tower identical to the Aegis, and the entire head reminds people of the Aegis at a glance.

However, its shoulder structure, which is similar to that of the Aegis Gundam, is a bit inconsistent because the protruding points are a unique white color, which should be some kind of weapon.

Unlike the thrusters on the Aegis mounted on both sides of the thighs, this Gundam's large thrusters are clearly connected to the interface on the back.

ZAFT, who once captured four Gundams, finally used these technologies to develop his own Gundam.

At first glance, the Gundam looks very similar to the Aegis, but it is not actually a successor to the Aegis. It only uses some of its technology. Its name is:

"ZGMF-X09A, Justice."

"justice?"

Rey thought of those conversations, how different countries, different positions, different people, all of which might portray completely opposite justice.

Is there really justice in the world that everyone can agree on?

At least Rei himself cannot speak of this kind of justice, so what should he do?

There is only one answer—justice is decided by me.

Rey doesn't try to define others, he only defines himself, and he only does what he wants to do.

But

"I want to entrust it to you."

Lux put away her diva smile and became serious.

But Ray, who had jumped for joy upon seeing Yanhong, hesitated this time and asked:

"what would you do?"

This time was different from the time with Yanhong. At that time, he would either shoot down all the enemies and take the machine back with him, or be shot down by the enemies, and no one would be implicated.

This time it was Lux who brought her in, and once he drove away in Justice, Lux was convicted of treason.

For Rei, being alone and getting others into trouble are two different things.

In this restricted area, the two didn't have much time to communicate, so Lux simply told them what she had heard her father say on the phone:

"Chairwoman Sarah suddenly revised the plan on the eve of Operation Breakthrough, changing the target from the Panama Spaceport to the Joshua Base in Alaska. Father and the others knew nothing about it before this."

It was another riddle for people to guess, but Rey immediately understood what Lux meant.

Patrick, who holds military power, issued arbitrary orders without paying any attention to the parliament. He acted alone, leaving other parliamentarians behind, which was proof of the military's rampage.

How can a person who has complete control of the military power need others' approval to do anything he wants? How many divisions do you have?

Extreme ideas and holding military power, isn't the combination of the two a pure monster?

"Will you come with me?"

Chapter 88 The Pursuit

Patrick has taken the first step towards dictatorship. Rey doesn't think such a person will be merciful. It is only a matter of time before he eliminates dissidents.

"Or do you have any countermeasures?"

A girl who is well prepared must have thought of a way out, right?

"Yes, so don't worry about me."

Lux smiled and nodded, then she urged:

"Let's go, Roy."

"It's Rei, huh?"

He dug a hole for himself again. Rey found that the jokes he made were sometimes used by Lux to tease him. The smiling girl in front of him really had a bad side.

"I see."

Rey stopped arguing. There was no time now. He decided to believe Lux.

“Do what you think is right.”

Lux walked closer to Rey, then she blinked and showed a rare unhappy expression.

A minute later, the giant, which was born as a weapon, welcomed its master.

When the steel heart inside beats, the flowing energy awakens the huge metal body.

The gray-black body was dyed magenta, and the emerald green mechanical eyes took in the things in front of them as they slightly raised their heads.

Ray, wearing a red pilot suit, had a small player hanging on his left wrist. He could see Lux waving goodbye with a relaxed look on her face.

In contrast to the girl's gentle voice, an angry questioning voice echoed within the machine:

"Who is it! Get down from Justice! What are you crazy about!"

The moment Rei activated his machine, the people in the base noticed something was wrong with Justice.

There's no order for a second test flight from above. Who's messing around? I've never heard of a second test pilot today.

The restricted area wall in front of Rei was completely closed. He withdrew his gaze and glanced down at the panel of Justice's body.

Various parameters emerged in my mind, and the IWSP equipment was immediately swept into the trash can.

The IWSP aims to be all-round and carries a large number of live ammunition weapons to achieve this goal, thereby saving energy.

But Justice is different. It doesn't need to worry about energy consumption at all, because there is a special device called anti-neutron jammer inside this body.

This device can offset the effect of neutron jammers on nuclear energy. The output of a nuclear-powered Justice is at least four times that of a Strike.

After a year, nuclear technology regained its luster in ZAFT's hands.

Why did PLANT decide to share mobile suit technology with the allies on Earth after the war? Of course, it was because they had developed more powerful mobile suits, so the old mobile suits and technology were given away.

"Justice, justice!"

Rei was a little dazed as he repeated the word. It was the same as what he had thought in the past. There were many people in the world pursuing this concept. He was lucky to meet people who pursued the same thing.

"Hey! Didn't you hear me? Come down here!"

The communication station was still ringing with the sound of others scolding, and Ray, who had come to his senses, released the semi-standby mode of justice.

This MS reached out and picked up the weapons placed on both sides. In the right hand was the MA-M20 Sirius beam rifle, and in the left hand was an anti-beam laminated armor shield. All of them were new equipment developed in conjunction with nuclear energy.

The cables connected to Justice fell off one by one, and the launch port directly above the hangar opened automatically without any orders.

Rei wanted to say something, but couldn't think of anything to say.

It's not like I can erase all the video records by talking nonsense here. The arrow has been drawn and there is no turning back.

"May this war end soon."

"Huh? What are you talking about? Wait!"

Those who had no idea what Ray was talking about understood the current situation they didn't want to understand. The latest mobile suit equipped with anti-neutron jammers leaped towards the attack channel, and its ignited nozzles dyed the channel light blue.

In the dark universe, the bright blue light turns into a comet.

Justice's Destiny 00 backpack, which was connected to the interface on the back, was fully unfolded after reaching the spacious place. It was raised horizontally, like a glider connected to the back of the body.

Rei felt a stronger push on his back than when he was driving the Yanhong, and the performance difference between the two machines was obvious.

"Now all I need is a hit list."

He talked to himself half-jokingly, but his eyes were very serious.

At the same time, people also attacked from other attack points. The ZAFT army would not let such an important MS be taken away.

Although they invested almost all their troops in the battle to break the deadlock, they did not leave any soldiers behind.

I just saw nothing.

"what?!"

Xigu, who led the team to attack, found that he could not keep up with the speed of Zhengyi at all. The moment he saw Zhengyi, he wanted to raise his gun and aim, and then Zhengyi flew away at a straight speed faster than Xigu's turning speed.

When Xigu finally turned the muzzle of the gun, he could only see the comet's tail going away. The performance gap between the two sides' machines was not small, and it was simply a pipe dream to ask them to chase.

Justice left everything behind as he walked away. Rey heard the radar prompt sound again before he lowered his head to pick up the player Lux gave him.

Just as the Strike in the past would directly mark the other four Gundams' body numbers on the radar when encountering them, now the symbol called Freedom is also flashing on Justice's radar.

The first is justice, the second is freedom. The mobile suits named after these two beautiful concepts are approaching each other at an extremely high speed. The two mobile suits moving in completely opposite directions are bound to meet.

Unlike the Destiny 00, whose back has a mechanical feel that reminds people of a hang glider, the back of Freedom is a pair of dark blue mechanical wings that look like a bird.

Justice's magenta paint job gives off a somber vibe, while Liberty's white paint job has a handsome feel.

For a moment, justice and freedom, which could even be called brothers, passed each other by.

"justice?"

Aslan, the test pilot flying the Liberty, didn't understand what was happening.

The most advanced MS naturally requires the best pilot. It just so happened that Aslan, who was in the country, received the test flight mission today.

He hadn't heard of a second test pilot, but justice had long since vanished, leaving only a blur of light.

The communication was connected to return to the base, and Aslan heard a shocking news:

"Justice was taken away?!"

The late news prevented freedom from intercepting justice midway.

Rey, who had taken away justice, set the automatic navigation and took off the player on his wrist.

Before he boarded the plane, Lux stood on tiptoe and handed him the player, looking a little unhappy for some reason, saying that it contained everything.

Now Rei activated the player, but what came out was neither coordinates nor instructions, but an invitation from Lux:

"I've reserved a seat for you in the front row. Remember to come to my concert next time."

That's it. That's it.

"Lacus?"

Rei turned his head, there was no turning back at this distance.

Dividing line

"Go this way."

Comrades are leading the way ahead. Lux will never return to her former home, but she will not leave PLANT just like that.

She lied to Rey, you have your things to do and I have my responsibilities.

When he was on the Archangel, Rey mentioned the real enemy.

Lux is not a reclusive lady. She has thought a lot about this matter and her final conclusion is almost the same as Ray's.

You can't use rules to overthrow those who make the rules. Taking PLANT as an example, and then taking those countries that were forced to join the Earth Union as examples, we can reach the conclusion mentioned earlier - you can choose not to draw your sword, but you cannot be without a sword in your hand.

They need power, and there is more than one kind of power.

Extreme thoughts are turning people into monsters, and Lux ​​cannot turn a blind eye to this.

If PLANT is left with only one voice, the situation will get completely out of control, just as we feared.

Patrick wants to remove the brake, while Lux wants to put another brake in.

Once she and Siegel gave up, Patrick could realize his ambition.