Chapter 102: Indiscriminate Terrorist Attack (Part 3)

The rescue operation was launched urgently.

Li Boyong and Shihe piloted two Flags to rush to stop the assassination of Princess Marina Ismail.

Out of consideration for concealment, the two Flags were in MA form and covered with camouflage, then hidden in the dense forest on the island.

So it took a lot of effort to sortie. First, because the MA form of the Flag did not have vertical takeoff and landing functions, the two Flags had to complete the MS form transformation on the ground, then use the MS form to take off vertically, accelerate when rising to a certain height, and finally transform into MA form to accelerate again.

And because the Flag could not release GN particles that shielded all detection means like a Gundam, the flight along the way required some skills.

"Follow my flight path."

"Understood."

Li Boyong, this former Republic pilot, still had quite a bit of experience in this regard, and he led Shihe in flying.

First, after the two Flags completed acceleration, they needed to lower their altitude again, flying in a high-low altitude manner to fly around to the northwest, avoiding the early warning radars of various countries.

Based on the data of radar stations of various countries shown in the comprehensive intelligence, and Li Boyong referring to the wave height in the marine meteorological data, with the help of the Flag's anti-radar paint, Li Boyong led Shihe to complete this concealed low-altitude raid.

The two Flags successfully arrived at the coastline closest to the Azadistan Kingdom without alerting any early warning radars.

But for some reason, Li Boyong suddenly had a creepy feeling in his heart.

The closer they got to land, the stronger this feeling became.

This made him suddenly somewhat hesitant. Soon they would fly onto land. At that time, due to the undulations of the terrain, the two Flags would inevitably need to climb some altitude. If that happened, the possibility of being detected by radar would increase greatly.

Sumeragi also felt something was wrong. The timing was too clever; it was simply the best situation for the two Flags to appear.

Wang Liumei also felt somewhat uneasy. To be honest, she didn't want Li Boyong and Shihe to be dispatched, but it just so happened that at this time, Celestial Being's support organization—Angel—was executing a mission in space to distract the Human Reform League.

In order not to let Marina Ismail be assassinated, she could only bite the bullet and let the two Flags go.

But Wang Liumei's unease deepened significantly with the latest intelligence Hong Long told her.

"Princess Marina Ismail's itinerary in the AEU has traces of being manipulated by the AEU intelligence system, causing the Princess to return early."

Wang Liumei's expression wavered, muttering to herself, "Could it be a trap..."

She reacted and immediately contacted Sumeragi.

"If this is the case, then nine times out of ten it is a trap set by the AEU."

Sumeragi had originally been playing happily on the beach with the blonde girl and the pink-haired girl, but after receiving the intelligence about the Princess's assassination, she had been paying attention to the tactical panel she carried with her.

Now that she had received Wang Liumei's intelligence again, her face couldn't help but change. She quickly judged the situation, but couldn't help but hesitate.

If the Flags were withdrawn now, the assassination of the Princess would probably not stop. Once the reformist Princess died, the Azadistan Kingdom would very likely fall into civil strife, even affecting the situation in several surrounding countries.

But if they didn't stop, Li Boyong and Shihe would encounter a trap...

No, if the AEU got the beam weapon technology into their hands and researched a suitable mass production plan, it would pose a huge threat to the Gundams' actions.

"Notify them immediately to abandon the operation."

"Understood." Wang Liumei nodded and cut off the communication.

But she couldn't contact Li Boyong immediately...

The Flag was not equipped with Veda's terminal processor like a Gundam. When executing a mission, communication was affected by various factors, making it impossible to contact at any time.

"Oh no..."

Wang Liumei bit her lip lightly, and an indescribable panic surged in her heart, almost making her unable to stand steady.

"Miss, are you alright?"

Hong Long, who was on the side, asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Wang Liumei shook her head. "You continue to contact them."

She quickly got rid of the panic and returned to calm, but couldn't help but mock herself in her heart: What on earth am I afraid of... Have I really treated that woman as a sister?

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Azadistan northern airspace.

The passenger plane carrying Princess Marina Ismail had just entered the territory of Azadistan.

Having finished a diplomatic visit that was not smooth, the Princess, who looked somewhat tired, was looking at the white clouds outside the window.

For some reason, she, who had been worried about state affairs, suddenly thought of the boy she met in Europe.

That Setsuna F. Seiei who claimed to be a Gundam Meister.

Everything was just because of her whim, wanting to pour out her troubles to a boy who looked like he was from the Middle East and was passing by.

As a result, as the conversation deepened, because she accused Celestial Being a few times, the boy suddenly revealed his identity.

Six years ago, a boy soldier from the Krugis Republic, which had been annexed by her country, had now become a Gundam Meister for Celestial Being...

"If the conflict doesn't end, we will go to Azadistan one day."

Recalling the boy's words when he left, Marina couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Suddenly, the cabin seemed to become chaotic. Soon, a bodyguard walked quickly to her side and whispered the situation in her ear.

"What?" Marina was stunned after listening. "The air force has rebelled, and three Enacts are flying toward us..."

Soon, after learning of this situation, all the officials who followed the Princess on the visit were agitated, but unfortunately, it was of no help to the situation.

The three Enacts were still approaching the passenger plane carrying the Princess. Princess Marina could even see the three small dots in the distance through the window.

How could this happen...

Could it be that her death would instead become the beginning of the conflict?

Lhasa... what should I do?

Princess Marina walked quickly into the cockpit amidst the chaos. She tried to remain calm and said to the pilot: "Find a way to connect to the palace's communication."

She wanted to talk to her most trusted lady-in-waiting, Shirin Bakhtiar, and let her find a way to assist the conservative spiritual leader Lhasa after her death, and try her best to prevent the country from falling into civil war.

Shirin would definitely be able to do it; after all, she was so politically talented.

In despair, Princess Marina wanted to entrust her last hope to her lady-in-waiting.

However, before the communication with the palace was connected, the co-pilot's exclamation sounded.

"Detected two new machine shadows. These are Alliance Flags, but why were they only detected so close?"

Marina also heard the pilot's exclamation. "Flags, is it the Alliance air force?"

But clearly, the two newly appeared Flags had nothing to do with the Alliance air force.

Because these two Flags were equipped with beam weaponry, and the pilots were Li Boyong and Shihe respectively. ===== CHAPTER 103 =====