Chapter 261 A Battle with No Chance of Winning

"Huang, it's me, Yang Hui." Yang Hui's voice appeared on the communication screen of the transport ship, and everyone present laughed. Even the most serious Setsuna and Tieria had a warm arc on their lips.

They came to this world, which was different from the Gundam AGE world. Yang Hui, Huang and Wang Liumei were born in the high-level of Orb. It can be said that they were bound to this country from the beginning. After learning about the situation in the world in detail, even Huang believed that they had the best chance to master this world only in Orb.

Why master this world instead of completing the mission?

Because every mandatory mission they have now cannot just be aimed at completing the mission, but to connect this world with Promise Fortress.

The Earth Union was directly excluded, and the internal chaos was in a mess. The strong countries bullied and the weak countries had no power. Moreover, behind the first powerful country, there were organizations such as [Blue Cosmos] and [Logos] that were secretly controlling, making it difficult to stand up.

PLANT can also be ruled out, because none of the six people in a team, including Setsuna, Lyle and Tieria, who were reborn as orphans, are adjusters. It is not difficult for natural people to gain a foothold in PLANT, as long as you can make achievements and do not hate adjusters, but if you want to control the country of adjusters, don't even think about it!

Finally...only neutral countries are left. Among all neutral countries, only Orb has the best foundation, and only Orb has the opportunity to emerge.

However, Orb has a good foundation and is a neutral country. These advantages are also disadvantages. The first bird to come out will be shot. Orb was naturally suppressed by the joint efforts of the Earth Union and PLANT, and even secretly forced the Orb team.

And Orb is an island country with scarce resources. Even if it has leading science and technology, it is difficult to display it. Fortunately, Orb's network of relationships is not bad. Even several countries in the Earth Union have maintained friendly relations with Orb, so Orb can support it until now.

After they came, they secretly executed many plans, filling up the holes in Orb little by little. Yang Hui was even more popular, traveling back and forth between the Earth Union and PLANT, and won more resources and opportunities for Orb, which led to the current stable Orb.

But it was not enough. Orb's stability was only temporary. Once the Earth Union or PLANT took Orb seriously, Orb's situation would fall apart in an instant. In order to avoid this outcome, Yang Hui would secretly participate in various cooperation between the two forces, seek resources and technology, and develop Orb's military strength.

Because there were too many tasks and they were too busy, and the concealment requirements were extremely high, Setsuna, Lyle, and Tieria were hidden from the beginning, hiding in the [Heavenly Pillar], secretly training MS pilots for Orb, testing new MS, and preparing for the rise of Orb.

And Huang and Wang Liumei also had their own things to do, and a team was rarely together.

Now... they finally have the opportunity to gather together.

Moreover, this is a signal, a signal that they will stand in front of the stage from behind the scenes.

"Yang Hui, what's the situation?"

"We haven't encountered any enemies yet. Our current coordinates are (XX.XX). Come and join us immediately."

"Understood."

"By the way, did you bring that?"

"... Is the situation so serious?"

"Not sure yet, just be prepared."

"Okay."

After the communication ended, Huang frowned deeply. She predicted that this operation might expose Setsuna, Lyle, Tieria and their machines. Because of Yang Hui's influence, she developed the habit of keeping a trump card and brought the "that" mentioned by Yang Hui, but... it's best not to use it!

Setsuna and the other two and the machine can use mercenaries to cover up their identities, but once Yang Hui uses "that", not only will Yang Hui be exposed, but the identities of Setsuna and the other three will also be difficult to cover up. According to their plan, it's not the time for Yang Hui to be exposed.

"Miss Huang..."

"Let's go and meet up with Yang Hui first. Setsuna, Lyle, Tieria, check the machine and make all preparations."

"Understood." X3

"Stay in the United States."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Let Harrow prepare "that"."

"Understood."

The four of them left, and the transport ship could only be driven by Huang. As it moved in the direction specified by Yang Hui, she began to re-perfect the plan and prepare a second plan. Once Yang Hui was exposed, how should they deal with the next crisis.

...

On the other side, Yang Hui ended the communication and looked up at Malu and Bakilu with strange expressions.

"You...what do you mean?"

"What is that?"

Malu was still hesitating whether to ask Yang Hui, because this involved personal secrets, and it might even be Orb's secrets, but Bakilu didn't care about that. She wanted to eliminate all unknowns to ensure the safety of the Archangel.

"Sorry, personal privacy, no comment." Yang Hui didn't intend to tell Bakilu. Just like Huang was worried, it was not the time to be exposed yet, so he didn't use it if he could.

"You... For the safety of this ship, you must tell us!"

"What identity are you questioning me with? Lieutenant Bakilulu."

Yang Hui took a step back, his expression stern.

"You..."

"I want to remind you first, Lieutenant Bakilulu, I am not a soldier of the Earth Army, you have no right to ask about my personal privacy."

"But your behavior has affected the safety of the Archangel, so you must tell us!"

"So...are you spying on the confidential matters of Orb, Lieutenant Bakilulu."

“…”

“If it is, you can arrest me now, but I have the right to remain silent. If the situation comes to this, you have to think about the consequences.” Yang Hui reminded Baki Lulu seriously.

“…” Baki Lulu stared at Yang Hui, her back teeth almost broken.

“Okay, Lieutenant Baki Lulu.”

“Captain!”

“As Yang Hui said, he is not a soldier, so he has the right to remain silent, and we can’t arrest him, at least not now.”

“… I know.” Baki Lulu had no choice but to give in, but…

“This matter…”

“Report if you want.”

“Humph!”

After Baki Lulu left, Yang Hui’s face couldn’t hold it anymore, he sighed, and said nothing.

"Yang Hui, Lieutenant Bakilulu..."

"I know."

"...What are you going to do?"

"...Let's get through this crisis first."

"Okay."

Yang Hui and Malu tacitly did not delve into this matter. For some things, it is best to see through them and not speak them out. As for the future...only those who survive are qualified to talk about the future.

...

Soon, the transport ship that Huang and others were on reunited with the Archangel and [Tail of the Giant Serpent]. After a brief contact with the Archangel as mercenaries, they remained silent.

But Malu and Bakilulu, who were present at the time, knew that Huang and others were definitely not just mercenaries, but Yang Hui didn't say it, and they couldn't ask.

After receiving the news from the advance fleet, the Archangel no longer sailed silently. Everyone was looking forward to reuniting with the advance fleet as soon as possible, and directly taking [Tail of the Giant Serpent] and [Heavenly Man] to move forward at full speed.

"Course changed to bearing 45, Mk10A, course correction completed, power 60%"

After a few days of sailing, the Archangel finally contacted the advance fleet and agreed on a meeting place. Not long after, the advance fleet appeared in the range of the radar system.

"The radar found three ship shadows, the frigates Montgomery, Bernard, and Raul!"

"Great!"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone cheered, and Malu, who had been bearing heavy pressure, also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a lot lighter on his shoulders.

But this joy did not last long before it was interrupted.

"Zizizi..."

"Huh? This is!"

"What's wrong?"

"It's a jammer! The nearby space is being interfered with!"

Everyone thought it was not good when they heard it. Even Thor, Mirialia, Saiyi and Kaz, who were volunteers, knew that suddenly encountering strong and large-scale interference in the universe was either a terrible cosmic storm or an enemy.

And cosmic storms usually have obvious precursors, so...it can only be the latter!

"The heat distribution suspected of fighting was detected ahead! It is speculated to be the advance fleet!"

"Fighting...?"

"Montgomery called, stop the rendezvous, Archangel immediately turn around and disengage!"

"Captain!" Baki Lulu waited for orders.

"What is the enemy's combat power?"

"Yellow zone 257, Mk40 found Nazca class, Yellow zone 501, Mk60 found a Loraxia class, Orange zone 339, Mk19 found... four Loraxia class!"

"What!?"

"The heat pattern matches, [Jean]... 29 units! In addition... wait a minute... this is! Aegis! X303 Aegis! Not only that, X102 Duel, X103 Storm, X207 Thunderbolt!"

"Ah..."

"So... it's Team Cruze!"

Seeing the enemy's combat power, everyone was silent, or... they were scared. How could the advance fleet alone resist such combat power? Even if Archangel joined in, it would be impossible to resist!

"Captain!"

Given the Archangel as the priority and considering the best decision, Bakilulu wanted to remind Malu to turn around immediately, because there was no chance of winning this battle.

"But, there is still..." Thor reminded Malulu and Bakilulu that Frey's father was still on the ship. To him, he was the father of his friend, but to the soldiers on the ship, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a very important official.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and waited for Malulu's decision.

"...Even if we turn around now, we can't guarantee that we can escape. Everyone! Level 1 combat configuration! Archangel, go to support the advance fleet!"

"Captain Lamias, permission to leave the ship!" Yang Hui also came out of the fire control position and asked Malulu.

Cong Yunhe is very strong, and Setsuna, Lyle, and Tieria are all very strong, but...

The number of enemies is still several times that of ours, and even the latest four Gs have joined the battle. The blue machine is still just basic equipment, not a future BUG. Setsuna and the other three also have defects in their bodies and cannot fully exert their strength. If Yang Hui wants to protect more people from surviving, he must join the battle.

"No!"

Malu refused outright, because she knew that if they did so, they might not be able to survive, but some of Yang Hui and Orb's secrets would be exposed in advance, and she didn't want to do that.

"Yang Hui..."

As a soldier, Baki Lulu agreed with Yang Hui's request, but as an individual... her thoughts coincided with Malu's.

"Is it still the time to care about those things?" Yang Hui questioned.

"...No, the Archangel has to go to support the advance fleet right now, and can't stay here for you alone." Malu still didn't agree.

"Damn it..." Yang Hui guessed Malu's thoughts, and knew that he really shouldn't be exposed at this time, but... he had to survive to have the right to talk about the future!

"There's no other way." Seeing that Malu didn't give in, Yang Hui could only use the last resort, "Go to the battle area at the highest speed, and then connect to the ZAFT army's channel and tell them that Lacus Klein is in our hands!"