Chapter 145 The Opportunity to Win is the Ground Beneath Your Feet
"Boom boom boom."

The 450MM caliber electromagnetic railgun and the 400MM caliber missile launcher continued to fire.

The attack came from Baku, who was lying on his stomach in the desert as if gliding.

It was flying towards the pure white Archangel without stopping.

Looking down from high in the sky, the whole scene looks like the natural desert, where a group of lions under the command of the lion king are hunting huge bison.

The Bakus attacked in unison and tried to sink the Archangel right here.

And Baltfield, sitting in the orange special machine Laguri, is the king in the center!
"Is this the Archangel that defeated Team Cruze?"

In ZAFT's ground combat vehicle, Mr. Tiger's adjutant Martin said with a smile on his face.

He glanced nonchalantly at the two people standing behind him, especially Nigel who was wearing a mask and wrapped tightly.

Because the battle situation was so good, he couldn't help but secretly stab his opponent.

After all, the Archangel has been on the run since the war began, and apart from occasionally firing back a few missiles, it has no effective means of counterattack.

If the Archangel's armor had not been so thick, Martin believed victory would have been within reach.

"No, it's very wrong."

However, standing in the bridge of the ground tank, Nigel and Aslan, who were just behind Martin, had different opinions.

Having fought against the Archangel many times, they would not simply think that the battleship led by Wang Hu was so vigorous in the universe but became a weakling when it came to the Earth's sphere.

Taking a step forward, Nigel stared at the display screens hanging on the bridge, especially the one that showed the terrain of the surrounding basin.

After carefully checking it out, he suddenly noticed something strange.

"What's that?" Nigel asked, pointing to an abandoned factory area marked on the map.

"Where?" Martin walked over to take a look. "It was a processing plant that East Asia invested in before the war."

"Not long after we conquered this continent, the place was deserted. We checked before and it was confirmed that there was no one there."

"What's the matter, Mr. Nigel?"

Martin, who didn't see anything wrong at the moment, looked at Nicholas in confusion.

"Notify Captain Bartfield! There's a trap over there!"

correct!correct!
Nigel understood instantly. No wonder the Archangel had been just running since the war began, without launching any effective counterattack.

Even the three MS on the Archangel haven't appeared yet!
It turns out that they wanted to lure their side into the trap set by the other side!
In an instant, Nigel felt severe pain all over his body. The parts of his mechanical limbs that were supposed to be painless and connected to his body were in excruciating pain.

The burns on his entire body that he hadn’t had time to treat brought Nigel back to his trance!

When the Eurasian Federation's Artemis Fortress self-destructs!
"What's wrong?" Martin was frightened by Nigel's loud shout at first, and then turned around to ask what the trap was.

He saw Nicol twitching and rubbing his body because he recalled hell.

Is this what is going on?
Martin, who was at a loss as to what to do, stared at Aslan who rushed over and hugged Nigel, and tried to figure out what was going on by looking at him.

Bartfield, who was chasing the Archangel, naturally had no idea what was happening in the bridge of the land tank.

It was also because of Nigel's sudden discomfort that he reminded Martin and wanted Martin to contact Captain Tiger again.

Because of this sudden situation, Martin was caught off guard and forgot about it.

However, Bartfield, who has the title of Desert Tiger, is different from the original world line.

Sitting in the rear, he already smelled a conspiracy.

After all, in the original world line, the Archangel lost the Eighth Fleet that supported Maluo and his men, and it could really be considered a panicked rat.

But at this time, not only was Halbertton, the big boss of the Eighth Fleet, still alive, but the famous Wang Hu was also on board.

If Bartfield still doesn't take it seriously, or relies on the future in his memory, Wang Hu will still look at him with the old eyes.

This is to underestimate Bartfield, and also to underestimate Wang Hu and his men.

"Attention all troops, do not enter this area."

In Lagu's two-seat cockpit, Bartfield stared at the terrain map in front of him with a smile, and then sent instructions to Baku who was chasing the Archangel.

"Andy?" asked Aisha, who was sitting in the front and in charge of shooting.

"What's wrong?"

"Come and see." Bartfield felt that he had seen through Wang Hu's trick, especially in front of his beloved woman.

His instinct as a man made him unconsciously want to show off.

"Oh." Hearing this, Aisha stared at the topographic map and looked at the place that her man had specifically pointed out.

I saw a piece of Gobi land cleared by humans in a basin surrounded by sand dunes.

The neatly arranged factory buildings that had been abandoned for some time were lying there quietly.

Since no one had been active in the factory for quite a long time, the sand and dust from the surrounding sand dunes had begun to erode the factory area.

"A factory invested by East Asia before the war, if I'm not mistaken."

Baltfeld explained with a chuckle.

"I've learned about Wang Hu's usual tricks. In Artemis of the Eurasian Federation, there's a rumor that Wang Hu was the one who caused the fortress to self-destruct."

"Looking at the Archangel's escape route this time, Wang Hu is very likely to copy the tactics of Artemis Fortress again."

"For example, when we followed the Archangel into the factory area, Wang Hu detonated the bomb that he had laid in advance in the factory area."

"And then send us up to heaven together."

"Oh, I see." After listening to her lover's explanation, Aisha smiled with her eyes curved like a beautiful fox.

She praised. "Didn't you see through Wang Hu's trick?"

"Yes." Bartfield smiled. "The next step is the tough battle. If I see through his tricks, Wang Hu will come out."

While Rajuri and the other were talking here, they received instructions from Bartfeld over there.

The Bakus that were originally chasing after the Archangel also consciously avoided the factory under the control of their respective pilots.

After making a big circle, the Bakus passed the factory and continued to chase the Archangel along the hills outside the factory.

However, they should have been surprised and upset that their trap had been discovered. However, Mariu and others on the bridge of the Archangel showed strange expressions of triumph.

"Sure enough, everything is just as Wang Hu expected."

Just like Aisha was praising her man, Malu also praised Wang Hu who had been lying in ambush outside.

"Yeah." Li Chengzhi nodded in agreement, then looked at Bakilulu with a serious expression. While nodding in agreement with Mariu, he whispered to the icy beauty.

"You may begin, Lieutenant Bakilulu."

Hearing this, the serious and pragmatic Baki Lulu cleared her throat.

"Everyone on board turn around and prepare for battle. Send a signal to Captain Wang Hu and the friendly forces of the East Asian Army and Desert Dawn!"

Following the order of the icy beauty Bakilulu, the Archangel kept running away and never looked back to resist.

Its beautiful white hull did a 180-degree tailswing in the air in front of the pursuing enemy.

Gradually, the front bow of the ship was aimed at the Bakus who were originally behind it.

"Hahaha, it's because the captain saw through their trick!"

A Baku Adjuster pilot shouted excitedly, then stopped the forward-moving aircraft and selected a bombardment position on the sand dunes next to the basin.

"After all, we are facing our captain, Captain Bartfield, and this is the desert, the home ground of our Desert Tiger Bartfield team!"

Another Adjuster was roaming on the sand dunes, firing at the Archangel while also echoing his comrades' comments.

In short, because of the Archangel's turn, the pursuing Bakus each took quick maneuvers.

It was also because Captain Bartfield seemed to have seen through the opponent's tricks that these Adjuster soldiers felt that they had a sure win in this battle!
"Boom boom boom boom."

Suddenly, a series of explosions sounded, and under the noses of these adjusters, violent explosions occurred in the factory and surrounding areas.

"Hahahaha." Many adjusters in Baku were overjoyed when they saw the factory explosion.

"Baga, the captain has seen through the natural man's tricks. What's the point of detonating the factory at this time?"

"That's right, that's right. Don't natural people still want to give up?"

Mocking and mocking voices were heard one after another in the internal communications of the Baku pilots, who all expressed their contempt for the Archangel.

Of course, they despised the Archangel as it was rushing towards them.

These experienced Adjuster soldiers skillfully operated their machines and dropped endless shells at the ship.

"Boom boom boom."

Seeing the Archangel being continuously bombarded, the faces of the Adjuster soldiers became visibly more excited and distorted.

It was even more enjoyable than the battle under the command of Captain Bartfield against the Eurasian Federation's ground heavy tank troops that had once given them a surprise and a hard time.

After all, the Archangel in front of them defeated the famous Cruze team. If they were to shoot it down here with their own hands.

Doesn't this indirectly prove that their team is the best in the ZAFT army?
Therefore, in order to obtain the medals of honor and glory that were within reach, the Adjuster soldiers concentrated their minds and attacked the Archangel with all their might.

As a result, he didn't even notice the sand under his feet gradually becoming moist.

"No, there's something wrong."

Bartfield waited patiently for Wang Hu for a while, and now the Archangel began to turn around and confront his subordinates head-on.

Why hasn’t Wang Hu appeared yet?

This is something that the experienced Bartfield is very concerned about!

“Maybe Wang Hu and the others have already left?”

After waiting for a while, there was still no sign of Wang Hu and the others. Looking at her lover who was gradually becoming a little anxious, Aisha couldn't help but comfort him.

"Huh?" Aisha's words made Bartfield stunned. Indeed, it was.

Now they are in the desert and within the Earth's orbit. If Wang Hu and his companions want to leave, there is really no need for them to follow the Archangel.

"A little disappointed." Thinking that Wang Hu and the others might have left long ago, Bartfield could not hide the disappointment on his face.

I thought Wang Hu, who proposed such a plan, was a great figure, but in order to survive, he simply abandoned his former comrades and used them as bait.

This greatly reduced Bartfield's favorable impression of Wang Hu.

I actually wanted to use my own life to test your tolerance. Mr. Tiger shook his head and pretended to drive his Lagu.

To send off the Archangel, which was being beaten by its subordinates.

But at this moment, when the situation was really good, the Archangel seemed to be beaten without any ability to fight back.

A change has occurred!
"What's going on? The aircraft is sinking?"

An Adjuster soldier in Baku, who was enjoying the artillery fire, was surprised to find that his machine was tilting sideways.

"Mine too, how could this happen?"

As the Adjuster soldier shouted, the soldiers around him also realized that something was wrong.

But he was only slightly better than the first soldier. The second soldier controlled the body in time and tried to jump up.

However, Baku, who usually operated smoothly, now became less smooth. After barely jumping up, he fell into another place.

"Party."

A dull sound was heard, and the dust that was splashed was not as heavy as before.

Then the Adjuster soldier stared at the wet sand around him with bloodshot eyes and fell into endless panic.

"It's quicksand, it's quicksand!"

"Quicksand?" Many Adjuster soldiers panicked. They knew very well how terrifying quicksand in the desert was.

If a person falls into quicksand and is not rescued, he will soon be swallowed up by the quicksand, and the same goes for the huge steel weapon Baku.

Even the heavy Baku sank much faster than a human.

“Why is there quicksand here?”

For a moment, they were afraid that the harder they struggled, the faster they fell. The Bakus were like insects covered by resin and dared not move.

(End of this chapter)