A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 844 - 589

"No good!"

At that moment, Freedom Gundam also saw the situation of the Archangel and hurriedly turned around to try and cover for it, but at the same time, Captain Quattro, piloting the Hyaku Shiki, had already blocked its path.

"Get out of the way, move!"

Seeing this, Kira also roared in anger and raised his gun and fired at the Hyaku Shiki; however, Captain Quattro had apparently anticipated his attack and easily evaded it completely.

"You’re not targeting the cockpit but aiming for the main cameras and joints; is this half-hearted combat method due to confidence in your own strength?"

Dodging Freedom Gundam’s attack, Captain Quattro stared at his opponent.

"Then, let me see how you’ll cope when you face an opponent who can break this protocol."

As he spoke, Hyaku Shiki raised its gun again and aimed at Freedom Gundam, launching an attack. Kira hurriedly piloted Freedom Gundam into the sky, avoiding the Hyaku Shiki’s counterattack. But just as he was planning to break through from another direction, a white mecha reappeared, blocking his escape route.

"Damn it, get out of my way!!"

This time, Kira held nothing back; along with his roar, the cannons behind Freedom Gundam fired instantly, aiming at the white mecha in front of him. Yet, the white mecha easily dodged the fully-powered assault from Freedom Gundam.

"How can this be?"

Seeing his attack evaded, Kira was shocked. Before this, only the gold Hyaku Shiki had been able to dodge his move; what was the deal with this white mecha?

"Hmph, met your match, have you?"

Seeing this, Captain Quattro, piloting the Hyaku Shiki, sneered. In fact, the pilot of the white mecha was no other than Amuro Ray, Captain Quattro’s old acquaintance, who had come to join them after escaping Oub aboard the Minerva!

"Freedom Gundam’s pilot, let’s see if your methods work against the White Devil!"

"Aaaaaaaah!!!"

Apparently, Kira had not heard Captain Quattro’s words, as he roared and once again accelerated Freedom Gundam, charging towards the white mecha and launching an attack. However, Kira’s usually precise attacks repeatedly missed their mark against the white mecha and could not inflict any damage whatsoever.

"This is Freedom Gundam?"

Dodging Freedom Gundam’s attacks once more, Amuro looked at his enemy.

"Indeed, it’s very fast, but... if a move lacks killing intent, there’s nothing to fear!"

"No good!"

Seeing the white mecha charging at him, Kira was taken aback, but before he could react, Hyaku Shiki had already appeared beside Freedom Gundam and launched another attack!

"Boom!!"

Although Kira tried his best to dodge, Hyaku Shiki’s strike hit Freedom Gundam directly, blowing it away. At the same time, the white mecha accelerated forward, reaching Freedom Gundam and swinging down its sword!

"Waaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!"

This time, Kira couldn’t fully defend against the opponent’s attack and was sent flying backward. However, he quickly regained control over Freedom Gundam and stabilized it.

"It’s not over yet, I absolutely won’t back down here! I still have things I must do! I want to end all the wars!!"

But the Minerva crew’s assault was evidently not over yet; as Kira was being sent flying by Amuro, Yaz and Amari also charged over in their mechas.

"Who knows what you’re thinking, but I’m not interested in this half-hearted self-satisfaction. Take this, Leaf Wheel Chopping Knife!"

Yaz clutched the circular blade in his hand and flung it toward Freedom Gundam, while at the same time, Amari raised her hands, and quickly, a huge Magic Circle formed within them.

"Sorry, but if we let you have your way again, unnecessary sacrifices will occur! Magic Power refining, go——TEMPESTA!!"

"Argh...!!"

Even Kira, as the ace pilot of Freedom Gundam, apparently couldn’t face the coordinated attack from the two of them. Though he had fought against hordes of enemies and unleashed his Musou more than once, this time his opponents were not just mass production units and random passersby—Minerva’s pilots were also battle-hardened elites and aces, who in this respect could be considered no less than Kira’s equals!

Even stronger!

Faced with the round blade and the torrent of Magic Power flying toward him, Kira clenched his teeth, swung his sword backward to block Yaz’s blade attack, and frantically spun his body to dodge Amari’s magic assault. However, even so, the shoulder of Freedom Gundam was partially devoured by the magic torrent, becoming exceedingly damaged.

"Not good!!"

Seeing this, Lacus and Meryl aboard Archangel were horrified at the same time.

"Immediate cover for Freedom Gundam! Launch missiles!"

In no time, several missiles were fired from Archangel, booming through the air, but at that moment, a red lightning streaked across the sky, sweeping over the battlefield, directly destroying all the missiles that were covering Freedom Gundam. Then, they saw Kamyu piloting the Z Gundam appearing behind Freedom Gundam.

"What are you thinking? If you want to stop the war, why don’t you just defeat us and the Federation forces one by one? Deliberately turning the battlefield into a mess, war isn’t a joke! Or are you trying to defeat the Federation forces and ZAFT to rule the world yourself?! People like you who don’t understand the significance of bloodshed, I’ll never acknowledge!"

"Damn it..."

At this moment, Freedom Gundam could be said to be completely surrounded, caught in a dire situation—forget about rescuing Archangel, even breaking free on his own was impossible.

"Captain! Freedom Gundam...!!"

Seeing this, everyone aboard Archangel was instantly on edge, while Meryl stared intently at the screen. It was then that Kira’s communication suddenly came through.

"Captain, I’ll draw their attention; you hurry and take the chance to leave. Remember, our most important task is to bring Cagalli back to Oub!"

"...I understand, I’m leaving it to you, Kira!"

Confronted with Kira’s suggestion, Meryl paused for just a moment before quickly catching on. From the enemy’s tactics, it was clear they were determined to deliver a Critical Hit to Freedom Gundam and would absolutely not allow it to escape. Of course, in this world that was quite normal. Although Archangel was strong, without Freedom Gundam, Archangel wouldn’t possibly head to the front line to act as a target; for the enemy, eliminating Freedom Gundam meant that Archangel would lose its most powerful weapon!

In such a situation, Archangel staying here would only be a burden to Kira. Only if Archangel could safely depart would he have a chance to escape!

At this moment, Kira also changed his tactics. The enemy’s strength was too overwhelming; all he could do now was to try and buy time as much as possible, drawing the enemy’s attention to create an opportunity for Archangel’s retreat!

No matter what kind of enemy he faced, for Lacus, for the world, Kira would never give up!

Although that was his thought, when Kira saw a pink-colored mecha with a cute girl’s image printed on its chest, holding a Ship-slicing Knife, charging at him, his brain still went blank.

What the hell is this?!

And you even have an image printed on your chest? Aren’t you embarrassed?!

If Shin Asuka heard Kira’s thoughts, he would certainly be infuriated.

In fact, he was already furious.

"Dieeeeeeeee!!!"

Piloting Impulse Gundam, Shin Asuka charged at his target with unprecedented killing intent. At that moment, his motive wasn’t just to defeat his opponent; it was to utterly eradicate him!

Die along with this shameful blot on my history, ahhhhhhhh!!