There was also rustling dust, covering most of the field of vision.
But these could not hide Butterfield's sight or the face behind the screen.
"Then...that's Lux Klein?! How is that possible?!"
Aisha, who was sitting in the rear driver's seat, exclaimed and straightened up uncontrollably.
That pink hair flying with the strong wind,
Those firm and clear eyes,
That familiar face,
Bartfield gritted his teeth, but found that his thinking was extremely clear.
The people in front of you are real.
That is not a fairy tale princess in a PLANT high above, far away from the earth, in space, but a singer princess who has truly fallen from the endless void into the mortal world.
"Lux Klein. Really?"
Butterfield was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! That's it! That's it!"
"Captain Butterfield, stop it! You have no chance of winning!"
Amid Butterfield's laughter, Lei Mingkai's voice sounded on the communication channel.
"Hey! Yes! We have no chance of winning! From the beginning, we will not be your opponent. Right? Knight, no, the survivor from Junius 7, Lei Mingkai!"
Butterfield's mind opened in the white Baku cockpit, and the moment the pink figure appeared, it was already running at high speed.
Everything formed a chain in Butterfield's mind.
A passenger plane that mysteriously crashed in the desert,
It was supposed to be scrapped and turned into a battlefield tombstone, but it was accidentally reactivated and once again involved in the battle.
Strange men and women suddenly appeared in the town,
And the pink figure walking out of the restored cockpit of Baku,
All of this tells Bartfield a fact.
God, things are going to change!
"I didn't expect to be able to guess my identity. I am indeed a Desert Tiger. That's right! My name is Lei Mingkai."
After hearing that Lei Mingkai confessed his identity, Butterfield already had a rough idea.
"Elsa. Get out! This battle is over."
Rakko's power was gradually turned off. Bartfield and Aisha walked out of the cockpit and stood on the hot desert. They looked at the girl standing in front of the white Baku across the rolling sand.
.
"The battle is over! Captain Butterfield. Your men's lives are not in any danger."
For the first time since the Silver Wind incident, Lux showed her true appearance in front of someone other than Lei Mingkai.
"Andy, is she really Lux Klein? She's not..."
"Yes! Aisha. She is Lux Klein. No, to be precise, she is the real Lux Klein. And the PLANT one is probably a fake."
"How is that possible?"
"Nothing is impossible. Elsa Kruse's annoying guy has been transferred back to PLANT."
Suddenly, just when Butterfield was about to speak, a burst of movement came from the sand dunes not far away.
"Stop! Martin! That's not the enemy!"
On the sand dune, a red-haired boy with a pale face and blood-stained forehead struggled to raise the gun in his hand, staring closely at the figure standing in front of the white Baku with his eyes blurred by the red color.
Then, the trigger was pulled!
"Boom!"
The sound of gunfire immediately suppressed the noise of the violent wind.
The bullet carrying the murderous intent of the red-haired boy flew over the sand dunes and headed straight for the pink figure.
However,
The bullet did not hit the target in the next second, but was blocked by a looming "wall".
"Buzz!"
Then, just as Butterfield shouted to stop, the bullet blocked by the "wall" turned back and flew toward the sand dune where Martin was at a faster speed than before.
"boom!"
In an instant, a small bullet fired by Martin's pistol plunged into the sand dunes at Martin's feet, and set off an explosion that was impossible to trigger with a small pistol bullet.
In the huge impact, the sand dune under Martin's feet exploded.
Martin standing on it was more like a kite with its string broken. After flying high, he fell heavily on another sand dune, letting his body roll down the dune.
"Martin!"
The whole process from Martin shooting to being blown up was only a short moment. Apart from making a sound to stop him, Bartfield could only watch the result of it rolling down the sand dune.
"Elsa. Go see Martin!"
This episode was not what Butterfield had imagined, but it had already happened.
"Don't worry! It's just some superficial injuries. We have the power under control."
Lei Mingkai's figure appeared from the cockpit of the white Baku and walked to Lux's side.
"Power? What was that flash of light just now? Is this the power that allowed you to survive the Silver Wind incident?"
After Bartfield looked around between Remingkai and Lux, he stared at Remingkai and said.
"Did you hold back just now?"
"So be it! Facing the famous Desert Tiger, I have tried my best."
Lei Mingkai nodded and acknowledged Butterfield's statement.
It is easy to kill the enemy, but it is far more difficult to save the opponent's life in a life-and-death battle than to fight each other.
Butterfield was silent, then shook his head.
"Forget it! Then, can you tell me why you appear here? Instead of appearing in PLANT?"
"We can't go back for the time being! Captain Butterfield. I believe you already know what PLANT and ZAFT have become now."
Lux took a step forward and looked directly into Butterfield's eyes.
Compared with the two people, Lei Mingkai, who landed on the Earth on the Archangel and could only obtain a small amount of information through official channels, Bartfield, who was inside ZAFT and commanded a force, had more information channels.
Convenient and extensive.
Butterfield was silent.
indeed.
Since the Silver Wind incident broke out, although the Kleinists have continued to make statements calling on all parties to exercise restraint and only pursue the real culprits, in fact, in the eyes of some people, the Kleinists, especially the one who is still in
The actions of the hospital and the girl who has not yet been cured and discharged from the hospital are undoubtedly tantamount to fanning the flames.
"Who is she?"
"I don't know. The only thing I know is that after the Silver Wind, she became me, Captain Butterfield. I hope you can believe me on this."
"Do you believe you? It's really hard for me!"
After Butterfield let out a self-deprecating laugh, he looked at Remingkai.
"Princess! We are able to stand here chatting now only because of the mercy of your guardian knight. It's not that I doubt her, Lux Klein."
"Then, Bartfield, you can go and seek verification. Prove that between me and her, who is the real Lux Klein."
The next moment, Lux's words stunned Butterfield.
"It really... really surprises me. Princess, aren't you afraid that I will come back with more troops to hunt you down?"
"You can try it! Captain Butterfield! But next time, I won't hold back."
Responding to Bartfield was Raymond Kai.
"Using the power that bounced Martin's bullet back? The power that could knock Baku away with one blow?"
"That's just one of many methods."
Lei Mingkai confessed.
"One of them?"
Butterfield pondered.
"It seems that not only have we been underestimated, we have even been reduced to mere soldiers that are not worth mentioning! Hehe."
Though he was thinking a lot, it couldn't hinder Butterfield's judgment on the matter at hand.
"I will naturally verify the identity of Lux Klein. But, will you let us leave now?"
Bartfield's concerns are real.
When Lux showed her true appearance, the stance of Butterfield and others became subtle.
If they are allowed to leave, they may turn around and lead more enemies to pursue Remingkai and Lux, and may even attract a pursuit force from PLANT itself.
For example, the MS unit led by Rau Lu Cruze.
However, Lux and Lei Mingkai have already reached a consensus on this point.
"Yes. We have no ill intentions. This battle is just to talk to you, Captain Butterfield. To this end, except for the damage to Baku, we have not harmed your lives."
Lux's words made Butterfield shrug his shoulders.
"It's difficult! Knight. This battle is not just a civil war between Baku. I'm afraid you have let Dawn Desert run to my base before this, right?"
"Indeed. But, Captain Butterfield, didn't you already expect this?"
Butterfield glanced at Lei Mingkai, who also saw through his actions, and snorted coldly.
“Each other!”
The off-road vehicles continued to raise streams of smoke, and the sound waves caused by the anti-armor missiles hit the sky above the base, destroying the sentry towers and strongholds built in various key areas of the base.
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! ZAFT has lost all of Baku! There is no force left that can hinder our Dawn Desert from regaining this city! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
Seb, the leader of Dawn Desert, looked excitedly at the team members who had successfully entered the base. He kept waving his arms and beckoning the team members behind him to follow.
"He really succeeded!"
On another off-road vehicle, Cagalli raised the shoulder-fired missile and stared blankly at the base that was originally impossible to break.
"Cagalli! We need to move faster! ZAFT's Baku seems to have withdrawn from this base."
Chisaka bent down slightly, picked up the semi-automatic rifle placed at his feet, and handed it to Cagalli.
With the fall of this base, ZAFT's rule over this area has also come to an end.
But, is this really the result of that young man?
Zisaka does not know the answer to this question.
Outside the base filled with smoke, a red mobile suit was squatting quietly at the bottom of the valley, waiting for its time to attack.
Its owner, on the other hand, put down the telescope in his hand with a relaxed expression.
"Sure enough, this is a very profitable business."
Luo didn't expect that this commission would be so easy.
He just brought his Red Heretic Gundam here and quietly watched the end of the battle.
"Luo, don't you think it's a little strange? That base doesn't seem to be resisting! It seems like those people in Dawn Desert just got a big deal."
"Yeah?"
Shanbuki Juri's words made Luo frown, but he didn't pay much attention.
"Forget it! Since Dawn Desert has captured ZAFT's base and ZAFT's MS has not appeared, then our commission is over. Let's go back!"
"good!"
The Dawn Desert, who was dazzled by the easy victory, did not notice any abnormality in the base. Even if there were some sober people who found even a trace of abnormality, they would not be able to express their dissent in front of the huge fruits of victory.
Because, the Zaft military base headed by Bartfield really left here.
"Andy Martin is fine. He just fell unconscious and the wound on his head was just a superficial wound."
Aisha, who was checking on Martin's condition, returned to Butterfield and spoke softly.
"Yes. I know. Send a signal to everyone to discard unnecessary things and hide them as planned!"
After Butterfield finished speaking, he took two steps forward, stood in front of Lei Mingkai, and stretched out his hand.
"Thank you! Your Majesty the Knight. Thank you for bringing Your Highness the Princess here."
Looking at Butterfield's extended right hand, Lei Mingkai stretched out his hand and responded.
"This is what I should do. Captain Butterfield."
Butterfield smiled softly, let go of his hand, and said self-deprecatingly:
"From today on, there is no Captain Butterfield anymore. There is only Andy Butterfield who escaped from the battlefield."
Immediately, Butterfield raised his hand to stop Lux from speaking.
"Your Highness, who is the real Lux Klein? I will verify it. But I hope you can see the truth of this world clearly before the results come out."
Lux moved her lips, but in the end she just nodded silently.
"I will. Captain Butterfield."
Butterfield waved his hand.
"I said it. From now on, there will be no Captain Butterfield!"
After saying that, Butterfield patted Lei Mingkai's shoulder hard.
"Young man! See you soon!"
“See you later!”
Lei Mingkai and Lux didn't explain much about the Silver Wind incident. They just had a simple exchange. The man named Desert Tiger seemed to have understood what Lei Mingkai and Lux meant.