Terraformars volume 12 - Yu Sasuga and Ken-Ici Tachibana

 With a message out and unknown vessels Marsbound, things are heating up both on Earth and on Mars.

Because now that the betrayal of China is out, will the vessel inbound come for a rescue operation, or a cover-up?

Keiji and the engineers are saved at the last moment by Marcos and the others, as the chinese plan to take Akari and then flee Mars as the roaches have occupied and looted the annex.  But Joseph appears on the chinese vehicle to thwart their plans as the Japanese - Russian division comes under attack from rapidly evolved Terraformars.

The last battle for Mars is seemingly about to begin, as all the survivors are heading for the seaside, a place where any possible rescue operation is bound to begin from while Liu and Joseph engage in a deadly duel.  But then the chinese vessel breaches the atmosphere, and starts decimating the roaches out in search for the second, Akari.  They nuke the position of Liu and Joseph, as they are indeed trying to hide any evidence of a botched mission.

Captain Shokishi volunteers to become a decoy against the roaches so the rest can try to catch up with Michelle, Akari and the others.  But when Michelle is mortally wounded by the chinese spacecraft, Akari's true potential awakens...

So, let's dive into the next volume and see what that is about to bring!