Chapter 279: The Romanian Laboratory (Part 7)

Marseille Naval Port.

Li Boyong piloted the Full Armor Raider and slowly landed on the elevator deck of the carrier Jones. This old snake had pulled a bunch of tricks, but in the end, he didn't succeed.

*Cough, cough*, I mean he didn't get to see Badgiruel's scars with his own eyes.

As the elevator deck sank slowly, the Full Armor Raider was transported into the carrier hangar. Li Boyong took out a half-face mask in advance and handed it to Badgiruel. "Bear with it for now. If anyone asks, just say you're a liaison officer dispatched by the Orb military. You're someone I brought back, and no one will go to Orb to verify it."

Badgiruel nodded and took the mask to put on.

After all, she was still on the Alliance's wanted list, and before Li Boyong's plan succeeded, she couldn't openly expose her identity.

As the cockpit door opened, Li Boyong and Badgiruel left the cockpit together and came to the corridor outside.

"Hey, that military uniform, isn't that Orb military?"

"Why is she wearing a mask like the Colonel?"

Badgiruel's appearance caused a burst of whispers among the surrounding soldiers. However, Orb was now considered an allied force, and compared to the military uniform Badgiruel was wearing, these people were more curious about the mask on her face.

Li Boyong ignored the whispers of these ordinary soldiers and took Badgiruel to his office, notifying his adjutant to come and register Badgiruel's identity as a liaison officer into the fleet's personnel system.

After dismissing the adjutant, Li Boyong turned his gaze to Wang Liumei on the side. "Why are you here?"

"Nothing, just couldn't resist my curiosity." Wang Liumei smiled, walked around Badgiruel, and made a "tsk-tsk-tsk" sound.

Facing this behavior that implied provocation, Badgiruel cast her gaze toward Li Boyong, not knowing what the situation was with this cheongsam girl who appeared in the army.

Li Boyong sighed. "As I mentioned before, she is my collaborator in Logos, and she also provided some help for me to get rid of the brainwashing. She counts as one of our own."

"That's right. Let me introduce myself. My name is Liumei Wang Lopez, but I prefer people to call me Wang Liumei."

Wang Liumei interjected, introducing herself to Badgiruel. "I can barely say I'm a benefactor of that guy over there, and now I'm his partner."

"Natarle Badgiruel." Ignoring the hostility vaguely revealed under the girl's smiling face, Badgiruel took off her mask and responded with the dignified posture of a soldier. "Thank you for your help to Li Boyong."

It was truly serious, as if she were thanking a superior who had saved her subordinate.

Facing Badgiruel, who was radiating a serious aura, Wang Liumei couldn't help but restrain her smile. "You're too polite. This is my duty."

*This woman is the type I'm least able to handle... *

*Hiss... *

Li Boyong saw that the atmosphere was a bit wrong and took a slight breath.

*Hey, hey, hey, didn't we agree to help me open a big backyard? *

*What's with this atmosphere as soon as you meet? *

*And what's with you accepting the thanks with such arrogance? *

*It makes it seem like you really saved me. That's all just setting, don't get too into the role, you jerk! *

Complaining about Wang Liumei inwardly, Li Boyong had to bite the bullet and intervene in this strange atmosphere. He pulled out a document from his personal computer. "Natarle, my fleet will soon be conducting the Suez recapture operation with the Orb fleet. This is the detailed data of my future plans. Help me take a look."

"Okay." Badgiruel left Wang Liumei behind and began to read Li Boyong's plan.

She vaguely understood the source of this girl's hostility, but now didn't seem to be the time to care about these things. Her purpose in coming here also included testing Li Boyong's true intentions and confirming whether his plan was feasible.

Seeing that the atmosphere eased with Badgiruel's reading, Li Boyong secretly breathed a sigh of relief...

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Three hours later, Li Boyong's fleet began to set sail and leave Marseille Port.

The fleet left the port and headed south, sailing toward Suez according to the scheduled plan.

As time passed, Li Boyong's fleet began to gradually approach the Suez stronghold that had just been occupied by ZAFT.

At the same time, the Orb fleet, having bypassed the Cape of Good Hope, entered the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean.

Facing the pincer attack from the north and south by the Alliance fleet and the Orb fleet, the ZAFT forces, who had just paid a huge price to take Suez, seemed somewhat overwhelmed.

The ZAFT forces had only occupied this area for a short time. The original Alliance stronghold had lost its function as a stronghold in the last capture, the mopping-up operations of the surrounding Alliance remnants had not yet been completed, the newly built bases and defensive lines had not yet been finished, and the Minerva, a powerful combat force that had shone in the last capture, had already entered the Black Sea.

Facing the menacing pincer attack, the ZAFT forces defending the stronghold exerted all their strength, but still could not avoid the fall of the stronghold.

The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too great. Facing Li Boyong's fleet equipped with numerous Gundams and the Orb fleet equipped with a large number of Murasames, even with aerial support from Gibraltar, Suez fell rapidly two hours after the battle began.

The ZAFT base commander knew how to read the situation; he didn't hold out until the last moment, but after resisting as much as possible, he led his remaining subordinates to withdraw from this area.

And the Alliance and Orb forces, with the fleet as the main force, naturally wouldn't blindly launch a pursuit, but only provided some assistance for the surrounding Alliance remnants to regroup and restore ground facilities.

The mission to recapture Suez had been accomplished, and both fleets docked at Port Said to the north for repairs.

"Then, it's about time for Cagalli to give us a reply."

On the Jones, in Li Boyong's office, he said to Badgiruel, "Let's contact the Archangel again." ===== CHAPTER 280 =====