Chapter 387 Maddock's Request

The Dawn Gundam, Rebirth Gundam, and Covenant Gundam returned to the Archangel with the damaged Strike Gundam. They immediately sent Mu to the medical room. The wound pierced by the fragments was very deep. Fortunately, Yang Hui took emergency measures for Mu and stopped him from chasing Cruze, avoiding the result of shock due to excessive blood loss.

"What happened inside?" Huang asked Yang Hui.

"Cruzer and Izak sneaked into the colony satellite from the other side."

After saying this, and seeing the status of each machine, they also guessed what happened. They all knew that there was some kind of inexplicable grudge between Cruze and Mu. The two of them confronted each other, and the process was self-evident.

The Rebirth Gundam and the Covenant Gundam were unscathed. They either killed the duel directly or did not fight at all.

"What now?" Huang asked.

"I killed Cruze, and Isaac took him to retreat."

Hearing this, everyone nodded. Although they were surprised that Cruze and Isaac could survive in Yang Hui's hands, they did not ask more questions considering that their current situation was not good and they had to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Only Huang and Wang Liumei's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. Cruze was the person they had been trying to contact, but they had never had the chance. It seemed that Yang Hui had talked with Cruze this time. As for the specific results, they could only wait and talk about it privately. After all, Cruze has always been the number one enemy of the Archangel. The early pursuit was led by Cruze. At the same time, the grievances between Mu and Cruze were difficult to resolve, so they could not let others know that they intended to recruit Cruze.

"Let's go, it's not safe here anymore." Huang said.

"Well, have you contacted the people over there?" Yang Hui asked.

"We have contacted them, they are just waiting for us to go there."

"...Where are the ZAFT fleet and the Archangel?"

"The Archangel retreated towards the moon, and the ZAFT fleet has been staying outside the L4 colony satellite group, and the threat cannot be confirmed."

"The Archangel retreated? That idiot allowed it?"

"It should be a direct order from the people above. Of course, it is also possible that they are hiding and preparing to attack us."

"It seems that the Atlantic Federation is going to make a big move. Forget it, no matter what, we will leave directly. I will escort the fleet with Setsuna and others to sail. Mendel cannot be exposed." Yang Hui decided.

"Understood." Huang, Lacus and Malu nodded in agreement. The video communication ended, and the three ships began to execute the sailing procedure.

Yang Hui also got on the Dawn Gundam again, and together with the Exia, Cherubim and Deity, they escorted the three battleships. The Freedom Gundam and Justice Gundam were also traveling with them. The others were allowed to rest.

The ZAFT fleet far outside the L4 colony satellite group could only watch the Archangel, White Tiger and Eternity leave leisurely, their chests filled with the flames of unwillingness and indignation, but they could do nothing.

"Captain, what should we do now?" Captain Addis asked Cruze.

"... Raboni and Zell's teams suffered the least damage, follow them and see where they go."

"But..." Captain Addis wanted to object. Before, the entire fleet could not threaten the trapped three-ship alliance. When the MS forces suffered heavy losses, they only sent half of the fleet to track. Are they sure they are not going to die?

"I know it's dangerous, Addis, but the order of the Speaker must be carried out. Tell them to just follow from a distance and not to fight with them. If the situation is critical, allow them to retreat. Oh, by the way, except for the Vesalius, temporarily transfer the MS troops of other ships to their troops, with [Gates] first, to ensure their combat effectiveness."

"Understood."

"Other troops retreat to Boyatz Fortress, and we return to the mainland."

"Really?"

"Well, the combat effectiveness of these people has exceeded the assessment of the Intelligence Department and the General Staff. We alone cannot recover or sink the Eternal. I need to report this to the Speaker in person."

"Understood."

...

After several days of sailing, the three-ship alliance left the L4 colony satellite group and came to a hidden meteorite group in the universe. In this meteorite group, there is a very huge meteorite. It is no longer a simple meteorite, but a base secretly built by [Terminal]. It not only has a material warehouse, but also a complete production plant and research area.

If Mendel in the L4 colony satellite group is the base camp of the [Terminal], then this is the second base, and also the backup base when the base camp is in crisis and needs to be abandoned.

The ZAFT fleet following behind them was noticed by the three-ship alliance at the beginning, so not long after sailing, they found a meteorite area and set an ambush and wiped it out, so the secret here would not be exposed.

The three ships entered the port and immediately began to replenish the supply work, dispersed the MS troops, arranged the order of patrol and alert, and Huang and others all came to the conference room in the base to gather.

"Liumei, did you get the intelligence?" Yang Hui asked first. They are still in the stage of hiding and recuperating. Before it is determined when to officially intervene in the war, intelligence is the most important.

"Not yet." Wang Liumei shook her head, but secretly gave Yang Hui a look and regained her helpless expression, "After several internal cleansings, we don't have many agents inside the Atlantic Federation, and the surviving agents cannot enter the core in a short time."

"Really... continue to explore. There is also the war situation on Earth. The universe will not fight for a while." Yang Hui ordered.

"Understood, I will give the order."

"What should we do now? Just wait?" Malu asked.

"Yes, we can only wait now, waiting for the conflict point to be detonated." Yang Hui said seriously, and explained to Malu and other people who did not understand, "It is difficult for us to intervene in the battlefield on Earth. There are no large-scale battles in the universe now. Even because both sides are planning something, even small-scale frictions have been restrained a lot. Who should we attack at this time?"

"This..."

"No matter who we attack, we will be judged as hostile forces and attacked with all our strength." Lacus took over Yang Hui's words and explained to everyone, "Even because of our appearance, the Earth Army and ZAFT will reach a silent tacit understanding, temporarily put aside hatred and prioritize eliminating us. After all, no one wants to be disrupted by a third party at the critical period of the war."

"...Can't we stop the war in advance?" Kira asked with a complicated expression.

"I can't do it." Yang Hui shook his head. "The hatred between the two sides has almost reached its peak. Unless both sides are completely defeated, we can't stop it. We don't have the ability to do so."

"Even if we have this ability, it will only delay the outbreak of hatred." Huang continued.

"How could it be..."

Kira and others' expressions became more and more ugly and sad. Everything they did and insisted on was to stop the twisted war, but now... they have clearly made up their minds, but they can only wait for the war to continue and have no choice.

The war has reached this point. Every extra minute and second will cause countless people to die. This is something that no one present wants to see.

"Calm down, Kira." Yang Hui patted Kira's shoulder to comfort him, and then looked at Malu, Aslan and others, "And everyone, what we are going to do is difficult, and it can even be said that it is a life-and-death struggle, so we need a complete plan and enough patience, otherwise, we will all die, and it will be in vain."

"...I know."

After hesitating for a moment, everyone nodded. Of course, they knew the truth of what Yang Hui said, but they were just uncomfortable and unwilling, and wanted to complain and vent.

"By the way, Yang Hui, President Madoc contacted me and said that he wanted to talk to you about something." Luo said to Yang Hui.

"Madoc? What does he want to talk about?" Yang Hui frowned slightly and asked Luo.

"I don't know about this, but he sent me a coordinate and said that if you agree, go to this coordinate to meet him."

As he said, Luo put an unfamiliar coordinate on the universe map. Seeing this coordinate, everyone frowned, because this coordinate is located in the wreckage area where [Julius 7] is located.

"Wreckage area? What does Madok want to do?" Yang Hui thought.

Doing business? No, it was not the first time Madok had contacted Yang Hui. He knew that Yang Hui would not accept sales pitches and would come to him if he needed to trade.

But apart from business, Yang Hui could not think of what Madok wanted to talk to him about... Could it be about Madona and the giant floating platform? It shouldn't be. Although there were conflicts between the cosmic faction and the earth faction, they were just different in concepts and ideas. They had not reached the point of making things difficult for each other or even destroying each other.

"I don't recommend meeting." At this time, Tieria took the initiative to say that in his opinion, this behavior put their plan in danger. "The timing is too coincidental and the location is wrong. It is likely a conspiracy."

"That's right, I don't agree either." Most people, including Malu, Bakilulu, and Lux, nodded in support of Tieria's opposition.

"I received an interesting piece of information. Maybe we can guess what he wants to do." As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Liumei released a piece of information, "The Atlantic Federation is forcing all forces in the world to unite against PLANT. The target of the threat is not only the countries on Earth, but also the waste recycling business union."

"What do you mean!"

"Haha, it seems that this old fox can't stand it anymore and wants to seek protection." At this point, Yang Hui also laughed, and laughed very proudly.

"But this is just one possibility. Another possibility..." Huang's face looked very worried.

"A trap set for me?"

"Yeah."

Yes, this possibility also exists. Maddock couldn't resist the pressure of the Atlantic Federation and joined the camp against PLANT. Then this meeting request is a trap to lure Yang Hui to go there. Ambush troops have been arranged around.

"Luo, what do you think?" Yang Hui did not make a decision immediately, but asked Luo. After all, Luo is a member of the waste recycling business union, and he should know some inside information.

"I don't know. We left after getting [New Holm], and I didn't notice anything unusual, but I think..."

"What do you think?"

"I think we can still go and meet him." Luo said to Yang Hui.

"Reason?"

"Madoc is a bastard, but he is a principled bastard. He is indeed insidious and profit-seeking, but his purpose is to give us, the scrap recyclers, a stable home. This has never changed. Moreover, most scrap recyclers hate the Atlantic Federation and will not succumb to a few threats, so... I think he is more likely to seek asylum from you." Luo said seriously.

"Well... I understand." Yang Hui nodded, and made a decision in his heart, "Let's go meet him, White Tiger will accompany, Archangel and Eternity will provide support, Emperor, make a battle plan."