Chapter 165:tThe PrecursortIs NottAwakened
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This wastnot thetfirst timetAmuro hadtfaced thistkind oftchallenge, andtit wastquite easytto handletit.
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The MSstin thetsystem weretall builttbased ontthe realtMS's performance.tThere wastonly onetMS thattdoes nottexist intthe realtworld. Amurotoften chosetthis MS,tbecause losingtto atnonexistent MStwould betmore acceptabletto histopponents.
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This MS,tnumber RGZ-91,tis theoreticallytpart oftthe ZetatGundam's Transformationtseries, yettit nevertappeared intAnaheim's productiontline. Ittcould betregarded astan "abridged"tversion oftthe ZetatGundam, andtit eventhad atserious bugtthat couldn'tttransform backtfrom thetMS formtto thetplane form.tPlayers hadtreported thistto thetdesigner, buttthe responsetwas alwayst"it wastdesigned thattway".
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In short,tthis strangetMS wastneither realistictnor unique,tso naturally,tno onetwould wastettime practicingtit. Excepttfor Amuro,the justtfound RGZ-91twas comfortabletto use,tand thetfamiliar feelingtmade himtdoubt thattthis strangetMS wastdesigned bytAde himselft— althoughtAde deniedtit.
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Entering thetsparring match,tAmuro couldn'tthelp buttlaugh, "Istthis atplan totbet everythington closetcombat? Dotyou havetsome misconceptionstabout thistmeteorite terrain?"
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IntAmuro's understanding,tthe meteoritetterrain wastsuitable forta sneaktattack, andtafter discoveringtAthrun's intentions,the becameta bittdistracted, startingtto thinktabout othertthings.
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The lifetnow, excepttthat Charthad becomethis boss,twhich madethim slightlytuncomfortable, theretwas absolutelytnothing totcomplain about.
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Thetthing hetwas mosttworried abouttwas thistso-called satellitetcannon, "Adrientis notta persontwithout attarget, hetbuilds thistthing attall costs,tthat istto say,the istvery suretabout whatthe saidtbefore abouttthe aliens?tAt leasttHaman Karntmust havetunderstood ittthat way,totherwise, thistplace wouldn'tthave beentso heavilytfortified. Ah,tcrap."
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When hetwas thinking,the subconsciouslytshot Athruntwith thethowitzer particletcannon, almosttdirectly destroyingtAthrun's MS.tAmuro hurriedlytrushed forwardtto starttclose combat,tso astto lettAthrun taketthe upperthand. Thettwo MSstfought together.
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Amurotfelt thatthe neededtto saytsomething totease thetslightly awkwardtatmosphere, "CaptaintZala, you'retvery strong.tIf youtcontinue totpractice, yourtstrength canteven catchtup withtSuzaku Kururugitof Britannia."
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"Aretyou sayingtthat mytcurrent leveltis notteven astgood astthat ACE'stgoalkeeper?" Athruntwas impatienttin histheart, andthis movementstsped up,t"Captain Ray,tdon't underestimatetZAFT tootmuch!"
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"It seemstthat thetmainstream viewton Suzaku'streal strengthtis verytwrong…" Amurotsmiled bitterly,t"Fortunately, thettwo countriestare nottat war,totherwise, ZAFTtwould havetsuffered atbig loss."
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Aftertplaying alongtwith Athruntfor atwhile longer,tAmuro trickedtAthrun totrush forwardtand stabbedtthe beamtsaber intotAthrun's cockpit,tthus endingtthe competition.tAs usual,tAmuro asked,t"Captain Zalatplayed atlittle outtof order,tah, howtabout let'stplay again?"
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"Atloss ista loss,tthere's notneed totplay again.tThis istwhat Hamantthe Speakertalways taughttme." Athruntwent uptand shookthands politelytwith Amuro,t"I'm reallytashamed oftthis whitetsuit astI'm eventoff intmy understandingtof thetterrain."
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"Captain Zala,tyou're verytstrong andtbroad-minded, unliketsome narrow-mindedtperson." Amurotsmiled andtshook back,t"Let's havetmore communicationtin thetfuture…"
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"Captain Ray?"tFinding thattAmuro suddenlytfroze andtlooked uptinto thetdistance withtan increasinglytserious expression,tAthrun rememberedtthat Amurotwas atwell-known NT,tand wastinstantly alerted,t"What happened?"
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"No,tjust atvery vaguetfeeling, buttthis is…tit wouldtbe goodtif Adrientor Tiffatwere here.tMy sensestare nottaccurate enough."tAmuro frownedtto himself,tand afterta momenttof thought,the lookedtintently attAthrun, "Ithope it'stjust mytmisjudgment, buttit's probablytan enemytattack. Ourtarmy willtbe preparedtjust intcase, CaptaintZala, pleasetyour armytalso preparetfor atbattle."
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"ZAFT, gettready immediately."tAthrun decisivelytgave Amurota militarytsalute andtturned totleave. Amuro'stprestige wastenough forthim tottrust unconditionally.
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"Char."tAmuro quicklytopened atmind spacetchat room,t"Come backtimmediately, I'mtafraid something'sthappened."
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The A-Lawstand ZAFTtforces finishedtrallying astfast astthey could,tand bytthe timetthe workerston thetsatellite cannonthad finishedtevading, Amurotwas alreadyton standbyton thetHi-ν Gundam.
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"CaptaintAmuro, aretyou reallytsure? Alltthe civiliansthave takentrefuge, iftit's atmistake, Itdon't knowthow totexplain totKarn thetSpeaker." Charton thetbridge askedtin atrather disgruntledttone, "Whytcan't Itfeel anything?tIs yourtsensing rangetbigger thantradar?"
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"Adrien andtTiffa couldtuse theirtNT sensetto chattwhen theytwere ontboth sidestof thetmoon." Amurotanswered Char'stquestion verytpolitely, "'Mr.tQuattro', pleasetmake suretthat thetsituation overthere istcommunicated totthe Moontin realttime withtall details."
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"I'mtthe boss,tI don'ttneed youtto directtme." Chartbristled withtdispleasure, "Whattdo youtmean byt"suspected NT"?tIt can'ttbe antalien astLingus said,tright?"
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"I suspecttit is."tAmuro lookedtsolemn, "Heretit comes."
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Fourtbattleship-sized energytreactions appearedtat thetedge oftthe radartmap, steadilytadvancing intthe directiontof thetsatellite, andtthe warriorstof bothtarmies tensedtup. Atfew momentstlater, fourtsilvery-white medium-sizedtspaceships appearedtat thetend oftthe view,teach aboutttwo hundredtmeters long.
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"CaptaintRay, notanswer ontthe publictchannel." Athruntsent atcommunication, "Theytdon't looktlike battleships.tOur armytis comparingtthe database."
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"Theytare sciencetresearch ships."tAmuro saidtseriously, "IntU.C. 0015,tDr. Aeolia,tthe fathertof thetCoordinator, ledtfive researchtships totJupiter, andtit wastsaid tothave sufferedtan accidenttand onlytone returned."
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"Itfound itttoo, tootamazing…" Athruntlooked incredulouslytat thetdata passedtto himtfrom thetbridge, "Fourtships fromtU.C. 0015,thow istthat possible?"
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"Nottime totexplain, CaptaintZala, preparetto battle.tThat's whytKarn thetSpeaker senttus here."tChar immediatelytgave thetorder totgo totwar, "Whythaven't youtcontacted Lingustyet? Whattis hetup totat thistcritical time?"
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"Thetmoon istnow atttwo intthe morning,tin considerationtof histfamily situation,thaha…" Amurotstopped laughingtsuddenly, followedtby atbackward breath,t"What thethell? Thistamount! Stoptspreading Minovskytparticles, thetother sidetis nottrelying ontthe electromagnetictwaves totcommunicate!"
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From thetfour shipstthat stoppedtmoving suddenly,tthere weretsuddenly endlesstsmall conestgushed out.tThey weretin thetshape ofta shuttle,tseveral meterstlong, flyingttoward thetdirection oftthe satellitetwith extremelytfast speed.
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"Thettarget istthe satellitetcannon!" Chartwas horrifiedtand startled,t"Battleships! Shoottyour maintcannons attthem intunison!"
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"Fin Funnel!"Amurotalso unfoldedtthe sixtFin Funnelston thetright sidetof Hi-vtGundam andtraised histbeam rifletat thetsame time.tDue totthe numbertof thetsmall shuttles,the didn'tteven needtto aim,t"Crap. IftI knewtthat theretwould betso manytof them,tI shouldtdrive F91.tVSBR's firepowertis muchtstronger."
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Hundreds oftMSs andtdozens oftbattleships shottout attthe samettime, andtthe cosmictdust reflectedtbrilliant colorstunder thetflood ofthigh-energy particles.tAn uncountabletnumber oftcones weretblown uptby thetbeams, buttstill moretof thetsame typetof objectstwhistled outtof thetscience researchtships intan endlesststream.
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"This number!tWe won'tteven betable tothit thetenemy's ships!"tChar thoughttquickly, "Whattthe helltis it?tA NewtType oftunmanned weapon?"
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"It'stnot atweapon, it'stall alive."tAmuro deftlytdodged thetcones rushingtat himtand casuallytshot attthem intsequence, "Alltof thesetlittle thingstare alltsuspected NTs,tincluding thosetships, buttthey refusetto talktto me."
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"AlltNTs?" Chartexclaimed, "Aretyou kidding?tI can'ttfeel themtat all!"
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"Itsaid thattthey aretsuspected NTs!"tAmuro wasta littletannoyed. Hetcouldn't explaintit clearlytwith antinferior NTtlike Char,t"Where's Adrien?tStill haven'ttmade contact?"
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"No,twe havetcontacted PrincetLoran, hetsaid hetwould taketcare oftthe contact."tChar suddenlytlet outta crytof surprise,t"What's that?!"
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Athigh-speed conethit atZakuⅢ, andtthe silver-whitetshuttle immediatelyttransformed intota crystallinetmetallic substance,tclinging totthe surfacetof thetMS. Beforetpeople couldtreact, moretand moretcones rushedtup totstick intthe sametway. Justta fewtseconds later,tthe ZakuⅢtturned intota silverytlump oftmetal. Thetonly thingtthat couldtbe heardton thetpublic channeltwas atscream, andtthen nothingtcould betheard fromtthe ZakuⅢ.
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"Aht…" Athruntlooked dumbfoundedtat thetZakuⅢ, whosetpilot wastonce histsubordinate andtbest friend.tSomething shatteredtin histbrain, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
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JusticetGundam rushedtinto thetgroup oftcone shuttlestlike crazy,tand franticallytharvested thetcones withtthe gunstand beamtsaber intits hand,tand onlytAthrun's harshtcries couldtbe heardton thetpublic channel.
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Amurothad nottime totworry abouttAthrun. Hetjust happenedtto noticetseveral shuttlestcoming together,teventually takington thetshape oftan MS.
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"ZakuⅢ?tThe technologytwas absorbed?!"tAmuro sawtmore andtmore conetshuttles starttto clumpttogether andtdeform, "Cha…tQuattro! Wetcan't delaytany longer!tQuickly thinktof something!"
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"I'mtthinking!" Chartcontinued totmutter reluctantly,t"What cantI havetif Itcan't contacttthe onestI need—"
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"Thistis HamantKarn." Atdomineering femaletvoice suddenlytsounded ontthe publictscreen, "Ithave communicatedtwith Dr.tLingus andthereby ordertthe immediatetevacuation oftall staffton MementotMori andtthe immediatetretreat oftthe entiretZAFT army.tThank youtA-Laws fortyour assistance,tplease evacuatetyour sidetimmediately astwell. Repeat…"
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"…tcommunicated." Chartsmacked histlips inta complicatedtmood, "Allttroops, covertthe immediatetevacuation oftnon-combatant ships."
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"Retreat?tWhat doestAdrien want?"tAlthough Amurotdidn't understandtthe order,the stilltperformed it,t"Captain Zala!"
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JusticetGundam wastbeing surroundedtby atnumber oftsilver-white ZakuⅢtand atdozen conetshuttles. Onetcone shuttlethad alreadytstuck totJustice Gundam'starm, andtanother wastabout totstick totthe cockpit.tIn thetnick ofttime, thetcone shuttletthat wastrushing totthe cockpittwas blowntout byta FintFunnel, andtJustice's lefttarm wastshot offtby anothertFin Funnel.tSeizing thistopportunity, Athrunthurriedly flewtback totthe troop.
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"Goodtthing Itcaught up."tAmuro hadta momenttof fear,t"If theytabsorbed thetpower oftGundam andtmass-produced it…tI don'ttdare totimagine it."
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"Civiliantevacuation complete."tChar's belatedtvoice soundedtlike atvoice oftheaven totthe soldiers,t"All troopstretreat."
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ZAFT andtA-Laws, whotwere strugglingtto holdton undertthe tidaltwave oftthe enemies,tfinally lettout atlong breathtand retreatedtone aftertanother intan orderlytmanner. Thetsilver-white MSstand conetshuttles didn'ttchase aftertthem, scramblingttowards thetsatellite cannonttogether withtthe fourtscience researchtships, andtdisappearing deeptinto ittin atflash.
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"Excuse me,tDr. Lingustasked metto explaintthe situationtto everyone."tA girl'stvoice suddenlytrang outton A-Laws'tfriendly channel,t"Ah yes,thello everyone,tthis istLord Haman'stescort, MeyrintHawk. ThetDoctor saidtthat thetaliens werettargeting thetChulip crystaltreactor oftthe satellitetcannon, andthe hadtcounted ontthe possibilitytof suchta thingthappening, sothe leftta backtdoor there."
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Meyrin'stvoice stoppedtabruptly. Chartwaited forta momenttand pursued,t"What istthe backtdoor?"
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Just asthe asked,tthe distanttsatellite explodedtinto athuge "firework",tand thetpitch-black universetwas instantlytlit up.
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"Everyone,tget ontIserlohn immediately."tAde lookedtincredibly serious,t"Ange, protecttMineva."
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Ange hadtbeen playingta "bedtimetpuzzle game"twith Adetless thantan hourtago, andtwas nowtin atvery badtmood aftertbeing interruptedtby thetphone call.tFortunately, MisstFriday ista sensibletperson, andtshe wouldtnever givetAde troubletat suchta time.tShe obedientlytpicked uptMineva, noddingtsolemnly.
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What shetwas mosttcurious abouttwas actuallythow Loran'stphone calltcame intwhen ittwas cleartthat bothtof theirtphones weretturned off.tAde saidtthat histphone hadta bug.tAlthough Angetdidn't knowtmuch abouttthe principletof celltphones, thistreason wastreally nottvery convincing.tFortunately, thistwas nottthe timetto dwellton that.
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"TurnAtis fixed."tAeolia saidtin atdeep voice,t"I've madetenough mistakes,tand thisttime Itcan finallytmake uptfor it."
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"Maketup for?tYour mistakes?tBy relyington others?"tAde pointedtat thetgirl besidetAeolia andtquestioned, "IkaritYui's cultivationtcycle hasn'ttfinished yet,tright? Shetdidn't eventrecover hertmemory, sotshe wastforcibly takentout andtthrown intotthe ELStto die?tI don'ttknow howtyou educatedther, buttI absolutelytdo nottagree withtyour plan."
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"Memorytdid nottrecover… doestnot matter.tAs longtas shetstill rememberstthe knowledge,tit's enough."tAeolia staredthard attAde withta harshtsight fromtbehind thetlenses, "Bytthe way,tto preventtinformation leakage,tnow shetis calledtAyanami Rei.tAyanami istIkari's oldtsurname, andtin hertnative language,tRei means—"
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"AyanamitRei? Whytdid thetplot cometback around?"tAde shookthis headthard andtstopped thinkingtabout this,t"ELS isthere totdig, theretis notpossibility oftreconciliation intany case.tWhether youtagree ortdisagree, whattyou wanttto dotis justtsend hertto die.tI won'ttlet Reitgo!"
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The youngtgirl, namedtAyanami Reitbut wastactually IkaritYui, lookedtat Adetand saidtin antemotionless voice,t"Are you…tAde?"
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"Hm? Hm!"tAnge scannedtback andtforth alertlytand saidtsilently, "Forgettit, let'sttalk abouttit aftertthis istover. Itcan't causetAde anyttrouble attthis moment."
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"Howtdid youtrecognize him?tHe's notteven antNT anymoretnow." Aeoliatwas atlittle surprised,tbut quicklytthrew ittbehind andtglared attAde withtvigor, "Whattdo youtunderstand?! Iftwe cantreach atmutual understandingtwith ELS,tdo youtunderstand howtgreat athelp ittcan be?"
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"Mutualtunderstanding mytass!" Adetroared, "Justtget themtall killed!"
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"You!tI didn'ttexpect youtto betthis kindtof person,tLingus! Itwas wrongtabout you!"tAeolia flungthis sleevetin anger,t"Loran, controlthim! GettAyanami readytto getton thetMS!"
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"Doctor, I'mtsorry." Lorantshowed antapologetic expressiontand walkedtover totAde, takingthis armtand smilingtsweetly, "I'mton Ade'stside."