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The Archangel arrived at Artemis Fortress unhindered. Although this was as Murrue Ramius and her team had originally planned,
it was too smooth, so smooth that it felt eerie. Logically, Rau Le Creuset's Squadron shouldn't have given up their pursuit, but now...
Regardless, they had arrived at Artemis. Even if the ZAFT Military pursued them, they could only circle outside and not enter.
This was because Artemis Fortress possessed a Wave Defense Belt, also known as the Artemis Umbrella, a light-layer defense network that even high-energy anti-ship lasers could not penetrate.
Of course, the premise was that the external device deploying the defense network was not destroyed. Once the umbrella was destroyed, Artemis would be finished, as the fortress relied on the umbrella for its existence.
However, as soon as the Archangel entered the port, it was surrounded by Mobile Armors from the port, their muzzles pointed at the bridge.
On the bridge, Murrue Ramius's expression changed. She turned to look at Bidarfu, the inspection officer from Artemis who had just entered.
Behind him were several armed Earth Alliance soldiers. These Earth Alliance soldiers quickly spread out on the bridge and took control.
Natarle Badgiruel asked with a grim expression,
"Major Bidarfu, what is the meaning of this? Please explain."
Bidarfu waved his hand.
"Don't be nervous. This is a security measure, merely a lockdown of the ship's control and weapon systems."
"Lockdown? Why a lockdown?"
Natarle Badgiruel became agitated. An armed Earth Alliance soldier stepped forward behind her, making Natarle Badgiruel hesitate, but her expression revealed much.
Bidarfu slowly said,
"This warship is not registered with the Earth Alliance, nor does it have our military's identification signal.
Considering the circumstances, although we allowed you to enter the port, we regret that you have not yet been confirmed as an ally. We need to confirm this before we can lift the lockdown."
Both Murrue Ramius and Natarle Badgiruel's faces turned as dark as a pot. It was probably not that simple, although they had anticipated this.
Although they and Artemis Fortress both belonged to the Earth Alliance, they were not aligned. Murrue Ramius's group belonged to the Atlantic Federation within the Earth Alliance, while this was the Eurasian Federation.
Although both were part of the Earth Alliance, these two factions had always been at odds beneath the surface, engaging in frequent covert maneuvers.
The five Gundam units were a top-secret project known only to the high-ranking officials and participants of the Atlantic Federation. The Eurasian Federation had only caught a whiff of it but couldn't delve deeper.
But now that the Archangel and the Gundam units had delivered themselves to their doorstep, they naturally wanted to seize every opportunity to acquire everything about the Gundam units.
This was why Murrue Ramius had shown hesitation when Natarle Badgiruel first suggested coming to Artemis for resupply.
"Alright, the two officers please come with me. After all, we need to confirm identities."
Murrue Ramius and Natarle Badgiruel reluctantly followed.
Meanwhile, in Mikazuki Augus's officers' lounge, five Artemis Earth Alliance soldiers lay at his feet. From the blood flowing on the ground and the gun in Mikazuki Augus's hand, it was clear whether these five were dead or alive.
Mikazuki Augus sat on five stacked bodies, threw a date into his mouth, chewed it expressionlessly, and spoke to Orga Itsuka.
"So, they want to get the Archangel here, right?"
"Accurately speaking, they want the Gundam data. Fortunately, you activated Barbatos's camouflage as soon as you docked, even if it startled that maintenance crew uncle.
But it wasn't detected by the Earth Alliance soldiers here at all, hehe, they all just passed right by."
Orga Itsuka observed everything outside through the eyes of the cloaked Gundam Barbatos. Due to Barbatos's improved Sword Striker Pack, it was housed separately from the Strike Gundam's hangar.
The Strike Gundam was in the right hangar, while Barbatos was in Hangar 2, on the Archangel's left leg.
"Those guys should have control of the bridge now, let's see..."
Orga Itsuka hacked into the Archangel's internal monitoring system, taking control of everything on the warship.
"The crew members on the bridge have all been taken to the rest area, heavily guarded. And the captain and combat commander have been taken away."
Mikazuki Augus frowned.
"Murrue Ramius?"
"Yes, I forgot to mention, also the man named Mu La Flaga. The three highest-ranking individuals on this warship have been taken away...
What? Do you want to go rescue them?"
Mikazuki Augus nodded slightly and said into the earpiece,
"Yes, they're comrades, aren't they?"
The Iron Flower glowed twice. Orga Itsuka said helplessly,
"Have it your way. You're the leader now, after all. But first, go rescue Kira Yamato and the others from the rest area, so the Archangel can be launched as soon as you return."
"That's right."
With that, Mikazuki Augus picked up two assault rifles from the ground and slung them over his shoulder, putting their spare magazines into his pocket, and two handguns into his back waistband where he already had one handgun.
"I'll guide you. Take the shortest route to the rest area."
Mikazuki Augus, following Orga Itsuka's guidance, walked boldly through the corridors of the Archangel, eliminating every Artemis soldier he encountered.
You might ask why kill them when he could just stun them. For Mikazuki Augus, there was only the difference between killing and being killed.
If he didn't destroy his enemies, his enemies would destroy him. It was that simple.
To him, Artemis was an enemy.
"Next, turn left. There are two enemies. No problem, just go and eliminate them."
Mikazuki Augus turned left expressionlessly, raised his rifle, and fired two bursts. The two Earth Alliance soldiers in front of him fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.
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