Chapter 60: Trauma

The battle finally ended after more than ten minutes. ZAFT's interception force left only two or three kittens and chose to retreat. Mu also added to his record on the other side of the battlefield, defeating him again with the Air Overlord. A submarine carrier.

However, after being damaged, the submarine carrier dived desperately again and approached the Archangel. Within the visible range, it released the largest number of missiles towards the Archangel. Countless missiles rushed towards it. Sky also advanced in the sea, and then broke through the water and directly hit the Archangel, which was impossible to intercept.

There were explosions all of a sudden, and Xiao Yun quickly controlled the golden machine to break through the water and fired a full salvo of artillery to intercept, but it was still a step too late.

Unexpectedly, ZAFT's aircraft carrier was also equipped with diffusion warheads. Even if it could hit the mother bomb, it would be meaningless. The scattered bullets hit the Archangel's armor plate like rain, just in the blink of an eye. In just a matter of seconds, countless small gaps were created in the Archangel's armor plate.

For a time, several fires broke out inside the Archangel, and the crew members who had been prepared were scattered around in fire-proof suits to carry out rescue operations.

"Damn it!" Mu gritted his teeth, hammered his hand, and asked anxiously: "Archangel, Archangel, how's the situation?"

Malu breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "It's nothing serious, and there are no casualties. The ship has not suffered any fatal injuries. There are just a few fires inside, and we are working on saving them. However, the damage to the armor is quite serious. If we encounter the enemy again, It would be very troublesome and our course would be off.”

"It still happened." Mu sighed helplessly and said, "Even if you want to take a detour, there is nothing you can do. The Equator United fleet has been standing nearby and issued a warning. There is no way to proceed along the previous route. What does this mean? Selling favors to ZAFT! The battle is already over!"

Xiao Yun piloted the machine body and landed on the deck of the Archangel. He also saw through the screen that the armor of the Archangel was full of holes. He shook his head and said, "No sacrifice is the greatest luck. There is no need to force so much. ? This time we are facing twelve aircraft, twelve aircraft, and it is already a good ending. "

Mu murmured: "But what should we do next... There are still two motherships and the machines that escaped this time, and they may chase us, and the four Gundams were not seen in this battle..." Maybe the mothership I hit carried those four machines."

Ma Liu said: "I don't want to think about things so far away. In short, we must find a place to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Archangel first. Otherwise, if there are any hidden injuries that are not discovered, it will be exposed in the next battle. It’s over.”

Xiao Yun took off his helmet and turned his neck: "We can no longer run all the way and be chased. It's too passive. We need to buy more time, either to get rid of the opponent completely, or to fight on the battlefield of our choice. ”

"How to do?"

Xiao Yun took out the keyboard of the machine and started typing. He quickly called up the nearby map and looked for a suitable place: "Next, we can move towards Orb."

Malu was surprised: "Orb? Orb is a neutral country, they will let us enter their territorial waters?"

"Yes." Xiao Yun continued to look at the map and route, and said: "Orb will definitely let us enter the territorial waters, but before that we need to find a suitable place to get rid of the enemy. It is best to advance at night, which is just right. There are many uninhabited islands nearby, and we can lurk during the day and move forward at night, and the Archangel now needs maintenance and repairs. As long as we can enter Orb's territorial waters, the next thing will be simple. "

Ma Liu hesitated: "But..."

Mu suddenly said: "Listen to him, since he can say such things, he must be confident."

Ma Liu sighed: "I understand, Major, please return first. Kira, you too. Mr. Xiao, please continue to wait outside."

"OK."

The Archangel advanced with black smoke all the way, but slowly and after emergency repairs, the black smoke stopped coming out. It moved forward until it got rid of the Equator United fleet, and then took advantage of the darkening night to find it. Stay on an uninhabited island.

Mu Ye, who had rested for a while, was then sent out to patrol around in the Air King. Air King 2 was also piloted by someone other than Cagalli for the first time, and began to patrol around the island.

The other personnel on the Archangel seized the time to repair the ship. At the same time, Kira also pulled the camouflage net to cover the Archangel, and the whole night passed like this.

By the next morning, everyone who had not rested gathered together again and began to discuss what to do next.

Standing in front of the map, Ma Liu said to everyone: "If we follow the method of hiding during the day and emerging at night, once the enemy discovers us, we may be surrounded and suppressed. Although it is more advantageous for us to advance at night, it will also happen. Add unnecessary risk."

"It originally took five days to get to Orb from here, but if it's day and night, then this time will be extended to ten days, and there will be unnecessary risks."

Xiao Yun looked at Ma Liu: "Then you mean to sail as soon as possible?"

Ma Liu nodded, reached out and drew a circle on the map, and said: "There are very few uninhabited islands around here. It's not every day that we can find a suitable uninhabited island to hide."

Xiao Yun nodded and asked, "Can the current Archangel be able to submerge?"

Malu shook his head: "I'm afraid not, because the previous battle caused too much damage to the armor. There is no way to isolate the seawater. It is difficult to enter the water and sail. The next operation will continue to fly close to the sea."

Mu interrupted: "This is the base of the ZAFT army nearby. No matter what, we should try to hide during the day and move at night. We can talk about it after we leave this sea area. Or we can do as the captain said and leave here in one go. Solve the problems on the way and think of solutions while walking."

When Mu finished speaking, the people present looked at Xiao Yun, and Xiao Yun shrugged his shoulders: "I have no objection."

Malu made the final decision: "Then let's go."

Coming out of the bridge, Chisaka walked to Xiao Yun's side, frowned and asked: "Why let them go to Orb."

Before Xiao Yun spoke, Cagalli spoke: "What else can we do? We can't just watch my brother and this ship being shot down by ZAFT! As long as we can enter Orb, there will be many ways, at least we have to repair this ship before letting them get up."

When Cagalli spoke, Chisaka didn't know what to say.

Xiao Yun said: "Now letting this ship go to Orb is the only way. If we don't save it, it will make the Union angry. At that time, they may find a reason to cause trouble for Orb. In short, what we have to do now is to try our best to avoid being discovered by ZAFT. For the rest, we can only take one step at a time."