Seeing the Blue Astray's movements, Orga quickly operated the controls, aiming the Calamity Gundam's King of Road Plasma Piercing Rocket Launcher at the Blue Astray.
Just as he was about to fire, Orga spotted the Justice Gundam charging toward him on the screen.
Noticing the Beam Rifle in the Justice Gundam's hands, Orga swiftly maneuvered the Calamity Gundam to evade.
The attack missed during the movement.
This allowed Gai Murakumo to safely pilot the Blue Astray and retreat from the area.
Watching the Blue Astray depart, Orga let out an unwilling click of his tongue. His gaze fixed on the Justice Gundam on the screen, and his finger tightened on the trigger.
The Ram Two-Barreled High-Energy Long-Range Beam Cannon fired two high-energy beams.
Seeing the beams approaching, Athrun controlled the Justice Gundam to dodge. His eyes on the screen, Athrun pressed the trigger, aiming the Fortissimo Beam Cannon at the Calamity Gundam.
Orga reacted quickly, evading the two beams. Just as he prepared to continue firing, the Justice Gundam was already upon him with its Beam Saber drawn.
"Bastard!"
Growling under his breath, Orga maneuvered the Calamity Gundam backward, attempting to avoid close combat with the Justice Gundam.
Athrun detected Orga's intention and resolutely pursued the Calamity Gundam with the Justice Gundam.
At that moment, Athrun felt a sudden clarity in his mind, as if his thoughts had become seamless.
His senses and awareness heightened, allowing him to anticipate the Calamity Gundam's movements with precision.
The swinging Beam Saber came down, slicing the King of Road Plasma Piercing Rocket Launcher in the Calamity Gundam's hands in half.
Seeing this, Orga jettisoned the broken rocket launcher into space.
"Support! I need support!"
His expression tense and flustered, Orga called for backup over the comms.
Despite his calls, Orga received no assistance from the Forbidden Gundam or the Raider Gundam.
A few Strike Daggers responded to Orga's plea, but they were eliminated by Cagalli, Gai Murakumo, and others before they could reach the combat zone between the Justice Gundam and the Calamity Gundam.
"Cloth! Shani! What are you doing?"
Continuing to retreat with the Calamity Gundam, Orga spat out an angry, hurried demand.
Over the comms, Cloth's impatient voice replied.
"Busy!"
After those two brief words, Cloth's voice disappeared from the channel.
As for Shani, he didn't even bother to respond.
He completely ignored Orga's calls.
With no support coming, a look of despair gradually spread across Orga's face. In this state, he continued to retreat with the Calamity Gundam.
His finger pressed the trigger, charging and firing the chest-mounted Super Siren Beast Multiplex Phase Energy Cannon.
Under Athrun's control, the Justice Gundam raised its shield and advanced, pushing the thrust lever forward and pressing hard on the acceleration pedal.
Powerful thrust propelled the Justice Gundam forward, using its shield to withstand the Calamity Gundam's fierce barrage.
To Orga's astonishment, the shield slammed into the Calamity Gundam's chest.
The Super Siren Beast Cannon was instantly destroyed.
The Justice Gundam swung its Beam Saber, severing the Calamity Gundam's twin-barreled ram cannon on its back.
The broken cannon barrel exploded, significantly damaging the Calamity Gundam's rear thrusters.
"Damn it!"
Orga's voice was filled with both rage and despair.
Under his control, the Calamity Gundam retreated backward, while the Justice Gundam, piloted by Athrun, continued its pursuit.
As the arm equipped with the Beetle Type II Two-Barreled Ram Cannon was raised, the Justice Gundam swiftly severed it.
"It's over!"
Inside the Justice Gundam's cockpit, Athrun spoke coldly, his fingers rapidly operating the command buttons.
The Justice Gundam shifted its Beam Saber-wielding arm, thrusting the blade through the Calamity Gundam's cockpit.
After the strike, the Justice Gundam quickly withdrew.
Under Athrun's gaze, the Calamity Gundam erupted into a ball of flames in space.
Watching the explosion, Athrun exited his SEED mode, letting out a long breath. Scanning the screen, he directed the Justice Gundam toward another area.
Observing the combat situation between the Strike Dagger and GINN, Athrun pulled the trigger.
Two beams shot from the Justice Gundam's Beam Rifle, destroying the weapons of the Strike Dagger and GINN.
With that done, the Justice Gundam dove toward them, drawing its Beam Sabers with both hands and swiftly decapitating the two MS units.
After completing the task, the Justice Gundam sheathed its Beam Sabers, retrieved the Beam Rifle from its rear skirt armor, and headed in another direction.
On the battlefield, Gai Murakumo saw a GINN targeting a Strike Dagger and fired, destroying the GINN's Beam Rifle and, incidentally, the Strike Dagger's as well.
After finishing, Gai Murakumo frowned.
"This no-cockpit-killing tactic is unbearable!"
"Stop complaining," Elijah soothed upon hearing Gai's grumble. "This is the way to do it, or there'll be consequences."
Hearing the reassurance, Gai Murakumo fell silent and continued controlling the Blue Astray with the same approach.
...
In the Earth Alliance Forces combined fleet, on the Bridge of the Dominion, a communications officer monitoring the MS status reported grimly, "Sir, the Calamity Gundam has been destroyed."
Azrael's face darkened upon hearing the news, and he remained silent for a moment before opening a comm channel and ordering Trian, "Divert a portion of the nuclear warheads and target that pink battleship!"
"Understood," Trian replied calmly, then relayed the command to the troops.
...
In PLANT's homeland, at the PLANT Supreme Government Office Building in Aprilius City District 1, Patrick reviewed the latest combat footage and battle summary.
"Naive tactics!" he remarked disdainfully after viewing everything.
Turning off the screen, Patrick leaned back in his chair, pondering the content. After a moment of thought, he opened his eyes and declared with firm resolve, "We must win this war!"
With that, he reached out and initiated a communication.
A minute or two later, a report was transmitted to Patrick's computer. Frowning as he read the contents, Patrick pressed the communication device button.
"How did the person die?"
"The investigation is still ongoing."
"Can we continue following this lead?"
Upon hearing this, Patrick frowned again, his expression tinged with displeasure as he pressed further.
After a brief silence, a voice came through the communication.
"Chairman, this lead has gone cold for now."
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