Chapter 301 Cagalli Is Missing, and the Captain Is Also Missing!
Air King No. 1 returned to the ship with the joy of victory. It killed a mothership and destroyed all the mobile suits in it. This achievement was quite good, and when it came back, it was found that the battle on the Archangel was over. Joy upon joy.
But when the fighter plane landed and Mu got out of the cockpit, he saw that everyone had serious expressions.
"What happened?" Mu asked immediately.
"Where's Unit 2?"
"The little girl didn't come back?" Mu was stunned immediately. During the battle, the navigation module of Air King 2 was destroyed, so he asked Cagalli to return first. She should have returned to the ship long ago.
"What happened? Where is Cagalli?" Kisaka, who was also waiting for Cagalli's return, and Lyle, who was returning to the ship, came over and asked.
"Is such that……"
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Time went back to ten minutes ago. After the two Skymasters launched their attack, they headed towards the direction given by CIC to look for the mothership of the ZAFT army. It didn't take long to find the submarine mothership.
"Finally found you, little kitten!" Seeing the light spots appearing on the anti-submarine radar, Mu's heart that had been hanging around was finally relieved. After all, the direction given by CIC was just a prediction, and it did not mean that they would definitely be able to find the target. .
"Kitten?"
"Don't worry, let's go!"
"It's Cagalli!"
Although Cagalli was complaining that Mu didn't call her name, her movements did not stop. The missile bays on the lower abdomen of the two Skymasters opened and launched an anti-submarine torpedo.
One missed and the other hit, directly hitting the starboard side of the mothership (port side: you have today too!). The water was so serious that the mothership had to float up, and they also needed to let the [Dean] troops on standby attack. Shoot down two Skymasters.
"Damn it, if the captain hadn't asked us to go back to the base to resupply... surface and let [Dean] attack and knock them down!"
The shadow on the sea is getting bigger and bigger, which is a sign that the mothership is about to surface. From the beginning, Mu did not expect that the two anti-submarine torpedoes could sink the ZAFT army's submarine mothership in order to force them out of the bottom of the sea. As long as As soon as it shows up, give it a solid shot! This is why the Air King piloted by Mu carries an artillery combat backpack.
"They are coming, are you ready?"
"Um!"
This was Cagalli's second time flying the Air King, but she was still a little nervous. At the same time, she also wanted to strive for performance, so she directly lowered her height and flew at a low altitude toward the position where the mothership surfaced.
"Hey, don't fly too low, you'll get hit by the waves!"
Fortunately, Mu reminded her in time. At the critical moment, Cagalli pulled up the joystick and climbed higher. Otherwise, the waves from the mothership would have swept away the Sky Overlord and turned him into a turtle in the sea.
"Idiot, calm down next time and don't act impulsively!"
"Who are you calling an idiot?"
At this time, Mu felt the same as Yang Hui. This girl Cagalli was really not cute at all.
However, Yemu did not argue with Cagalli, because the submarine carrier had surfaced, and the three MS ejection bay doors on the surface were fully opened. If they did not act, they would be in danger.
"Don't even think about it!"
Lowering the altitude, the [Fire God] ultra-high pulse cannon roared, and the fierce blue, white, and red beams directly penetrated the submarine mothership, leaving a ferocious hole. The next second, the arc jumped where the big hole melted, and the arc jumped continuously. It made a "sizzling" sound, sparks flew everywhere, and finally exploded one after another, with flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing.
"Are you done?" Cagalli was excited when she saw the submarine carrier explode, but she immediately became nervous because a [Dean] burst out of flames and smoke, pointing its dark muzzle at Target her.
Facing the incoming [Dean], Cagalli quickly dodged, but almost hit Mu's following attack.
"Little girl, stop running around! What if I hit you?"
"What are you talking about...ugh!"
I was still ready to speak harshly, but the Cagalli aircraft had already been hit. Fortunately, although the tail was trailing a trail of thick smoke, it quickly resumed its smooth flight.
"Are you okay?" Mu asked quickly. He promised Yang Hui to take good care of Cagalli and not to break the appointment at the last minute.
"The navigation module is just damaged, it's okay."
"Can you return home? Then leave quickly. I'll deal with this guy." Mu was also afraid. Cagalli's potential to pilot the Air King is indeed not low, but she is willful and likes to show off her abilities and be competitive. Mu Zhen I don't dare to let her stay on the battlefield anymore.
"I told you it's okay, I can still..."
"You're only going to get in the way when you're flying around! Don't you understand this!?" Mu's violent temper finally couldn't be restrained and he yelled. He really finally understood the reason why Yang Hui liked to scold Cajiali. I like to target Cagalli, but this girl really wants to be scolded!
"Tch, okay, got it!"
Unwilling to be reconciled, but having no choice but to accept it, Cagalli could only fly the Air King to break away from the battle and return to the direction of the Archangel, but...
Cagalli left, and Mu was finally able to let go and fight.
Raising up, flipping, diving, following the direction of the sun, just as [Dean] was blinded, the three-color violent artillery fire once again erupted with a terrifying roar, cutting off [Dean] at the waist.
"Okay!"
After defeating the last [Dean], with the joy of victory, the Air King began to return.
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"This is the situation. I asked her to return in advance. Logically speaking, she should return."
After listening to Mu's story, everyone fell into thinking, thinking about why Cagalli disappeared.
"Could it be that the navigation module was damaged and she couldn't find the direction of the Archangel and got lost?" Malu guessed.
"No way?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they all looked like they had seen a ghost.
"No, if it was Cagalli... it's really possible." Yang Hui covered his face and said depressedly.
This expression is really not fake. Anime is just anime. Will Cagalli encounter the Aegis transport plane by chance, and then both of them fall, and spend a night alone with Aslan on an uninhabited island? Yang Hui doesn't know, but Yang Hui, who grew up with Cagalli, knows one thing, she is a road idiot, and a super road idiot!
How bad is Cagalli's road idiot? She almost got lost in her own mansion!
"...Alas, what can we do now?" Everyone was really speechless. It seems that there are really people in this world who can't find their way home without navigation.
"We can only launch a search and rescue operation." Malu decided.
Originally, Baki Lulu would have strongly opposed it. After all, they were still in the ZAFT occupied area. It would be dangerous if they stayed there for one more second. No one knew whether the ZAFT would send reinforcements to chase them.
But now the situation is completely different. Not to mention that Baki Lulu's personality has changed subtly, they accepted Yang Hui's commission to send him and Cagalli back to Orb safely. They also urgently need supplies from Orb. Now there is one less target to escort, and it is the Princess of the Asha family. Isn't the commission a failure?
And if Orb knew this news, it probably wouldn't have to go to Alaska, and it would just sink directly.
Because the war situation is urgent, the Atlantic Federation pays more and more attention to Orb. If their actions deepen the gap between Orb and the Atlantic Federation, the Atlantic Federation's top leaders will not let them go without Orb's action.
"Look for it, at least... we have to find the wreckage of Skymaster II." Yang Hui said.
"..."
Everyone was silent. Although they still had hope, it was just hope. Cagalli's current situation could be judged as MIA (Missing In Action, referring to military personnel missing in combat missions).
After the Strike Gundam and Sky King No. 1 were resupplied, they launched an emergency attack again to search the surrounding seas. At the same time, the Archangel moved towards the nearest uninhabited islands, where they dropped Lyle's [Geen] and began searching for Cagalli from land.
"The distress signal should have been sent, but the signal is so poor now that it is useless. After Sky King and Strike have searched the nearby seas, they will reunite with Lyle and search the uninhabited islands."
"Understood." X3
"Remember, the search and rescue operation can only be carried out until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, and it must be ended by then." Baki Lulu reminded.
Stopping to start the search and rescue operation was already the most righteous thing to do. After all, Cagalli's life and death were unknown, and Yang Hui was still on the Archangel. They had already lost one escort target, so they had to be responsible for the other escort target and for all the members of the Archangel. Of course, this deadline was also agreed by Yang Hui.
"Master Yang Hui..."
"Kisaka, do you have anything to say?"
"If... Cagalli is not found, I request to get off the ship here."
"Stay and continue to look for Cagalli?"
"Yes, Lord Uzummi gave Cagalli to me to take care of. If I can't find her within the time limit, I can't just go back like this."
"... You've become stupid after staying with Cagalli for so long." Yang Hui shook his head and smiled.
"According to Cagalli, this is all the guidance of Haumea." Kisaka also replied with a wry smile.
"Haumea's guidance... I approve it. If we don't find her, you find her and bring her back, no matter what."
"Understood."
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The Archangel launched a search and rescue operation. There were also missing personnel at the Carpentaria base of the ZAFT army. The Sarah team, which had just been formed not long ago, had not yet performed any mission, and the captain disappeared.
"Izak, is there any news about Aslan?" Nicol asked anxiously when he saw Izak coming back to ask for news.
Originally, the four of them were supposed to set off together, but the transport plane responsible for transporting the Aegis Gundam had a temporary malfunction before takeoff, so Aslan and the Aegis Gundam set off a while later, and then... until sunset, they failed to reach the Carpentaria base.
"All members of the Sarah team, now announce the first mission of our glorious team." Izak did not answer Nicol, but said seriously, but in a rather joking tone, "This mission is crucial, and the content is... to search and rescue the captain!"
"Puff~Hahahaha..." Diego laughed out loud after hearing this.
Nicol wanted to get angry, but he was helpless. Compared with arguing with Isaac and Diego, he was more concerned about Aslan's safety.
"It's not his fault that the transport plane was shot down this time, but the headquarters is also busy and said that their captain should go find it himself."
"Yeah, what a good start."
"But it's almost dark now, let's go find it tomorrow."
"How can you do that!?"
"He's still driving the Holy Shield, so there's no need to worry even if it crashes into the sea."
"That's it, let's rest in the dormitory today, and the mothership will be ready tomorrow, so we can set off then."
Nigel had no choice but to accept it. If it was a space environment, even if he was alone, he would have to drive the Thunderbolt Gundam to immediately launch a search and rescue operation. However, on Earth, especially in the ocean, without the support of the mothership, the result of Nigel's solo action would only be to turn the search and rescue target from one to two.
"Aslan, you must be safe." Nigel prayed while looking at the sunset outside the window.