UC will eventually reach the stars

Um... could you please block out the Newtype's senses? They get quite annoying sometimes... especially the Irish lieutenant general, with that viper-like gaze...

Tsk, this endless killing intent... I really want to kill him!

Chapter Ninety-Three: At the Moment of Parting

"Take care on the road!" Ye Yun saw Rachel and Doris off, then pounded his arm. What kind of subordinate makes their boss carry their bag? Those two damn women!

"Thanks!" Doris gave Ye Yunfei a flirtatious wink, devoid of emotion, purely teasing.

"Then we'll meet again on the ground." Rachel waved politely to Ye Yun and boarded the plane with Doris. Ye Yun had provided ample funding this time, allowing the two of them to accomplish a great deal on Side 6. Moreover, Miss Ye Ning had already made some moves on Side 6, so they weren't entirely isolated.

"Hey~ Help me talk to Miss Sera and ask her to look after Claudia!" Io walked over, put his arm around Ye Yun's shoulder, and waved to Doris and Rachel. Io Fleming had been in a good mood these past few days. After all, his girlfriend had been tricked out of the Federation Army by Ye Yun, and the biggest conflict between them was gone. They were now reconciled...

“We don’t have much of a relationship.” Doris tossed her long hair, grabbed Rachel, and left. They weren’t in the same compartment as Claudia. Because of their financial power, they had better seats, while Claudia was in the regular compartment. Io tried to switch her, but Claudia refused.

"Thank you, but it's a pity I can't ask you to look after Io." Claudia saluted Ye Yun, then shook hands with him very politely. After all, she knew very well that she owed him a considerable favor this time.

After all, Claudia and Io are not people without vision. They are both children of executives of the SIDE4 Moore colony, so they should have some vision.

The Moor Self-Rescue Group proposed by Ye Yun might currently only be of some significance to the Earth Federation Forces in clearing shipping lanes and checking if Side 4 is salvageable. However, its future political significance will be immense. One's own potential may truly depend on how far this self-rescue group can go. Moreover, the biggest rift between Ye Yun and Io has been resolved as a result…

"Keep it up! In the future, I might be begging you for orders. Don't forget to support my business then." Ye Yun hugged Claudia under Io's murderous glare, but quickly let go. "Be careful of a Zeon counterattack, and remember to hold onto the Sera flag tightly."

“Understood! Io, you're still young…” Claudia had just turned around when Io Fleming hugged and kissed her.

"Hey~" Ye Yun shook his head, "I'm not going to watch you guys act out an idol drama anymore, I'm leaving first." Ye Yun didn't intend to waste any more words with them. Although he was certain that he would be returning to Earth soon, just like when he came to space, he had a lot of things to deal with, and he didn't even have time to say goodbye to the trainees.

"..." Turning the corner, Ye Yun saw Gao Long waiting for him with his arms crossed, handing him a piece of information, "Given by Doris."

"Quite a few moves." Ye Yun glanced at it; the note was covered with serial numbers, which basically corresponded to the document numbers of the Federal Space Force and the Federal Army. They were mostly from meetings and actions attended and led by Lieutenant General Ireland. Even with Doris's efficiency, a detailed comparison wouldn't be completed so quickly.

However, this initial information was enough for Ye Yun to get a general idea. But looking at all these document numbers, it must be the more important content that Doris selected. Tsk, no wonder she's a lieutenant general; she has so many important documents. I wonder how big a bombshell she'll uncover in the end.

Because of the New Human's indescribable sensory abilities, Ye Yun basically felt that the Irish Lieutenant General, even if he wasn't a traitor, was definitely someone whose interests clashed with his own, and a very stubborn one at that. There was basically no room for maneuver between the two sides. Under such circumstances, if he wasn't prepared to fight him, then he was simply not taking enough brain-boosting drugs.

"Ye Yun!" Tianm happened to be passing by and called out to Ye Yun after noticing him.

"General Tiam!" Ye Yun, who was floating, stuffed the piece of paper into his breast pocket and saluted Tiam one after the other, just like Gao Long.

"Just saw a friend off?" Tianm smiled at Ye Yun. Regardless of factions, he and Rebil were going to have a less-than-easy "exhibition match" later. If they wanted to win gracefully and clear their names of the defeat they suffered in the Loom airspace, the little guy in front of them was one of their most important assets.

After all, compared to space, this guy has solid combat achievements on the ground, and according to the battle reports, his subordinates are the kind that are extremely aggressive.

As long as supplies arrive, Zeon will be completely crushed!

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Tianm felt that, unfortunately, Ye Yun would need to lead the mixed mobile suit force to launch a feint attack from the other side. From Tianm's perspective, and considering Ye Yun's consistent style, there was a high probability that this feint attack would turn into a large-scale offensive operation. If things went wrong, the Zeon forces might mistake it for the Earth Federation's main attack direction because of the large number of mobile suits deployed, which would likely make it a key defensive focus for Zeon…

Tianm thought this was worthwhile, so he decided to give Ye Yun some good news. After all, this little guy came to space and caused a great deal of trouble, but it was not as great as his achievements in dealing with the Zeon forces one battlefield after another on the ground.

"The two transport ships you captured." Tianm glanced at Ye Yun with a very respectful expression, even revealing a hint of just the right amount of admiration in his eyes. Ha, there are no good people in the Ye family. "Rebil has already ordered them all to be packed up, and they will most likely be given to you as a reward, or rather, as a reward for Ye's Heavy Industry."

Tianm smiled and patted Ye Yun on the shoulder, "You've worked hard these past few days. We'll see each other again soon. Don't forget, Chabro has a surprise for you. Remember to go get it when you get notified." After saying that, General Tianm, who clearly had other things to do, left after a brief conversation with Ye Yun.

"What do you mean we'll meet again soon?" Ye Yun turned around and looked at Gao Long behind him. Gao Long shrugged. He usually took care of the hands-on part, while the Ye siblings took care of the brains.

"I can't just go down and come back to space again, can I?" Ye Yun twitched his lips. To be honest, it wasn't that the ground forces and the space forces were at odds with each other, but in fact, the two sides were completely unrelated in terms of equipment, personnel training, tactics, and strategies. This feeling was particularly obvious when Ye Yun trained MS pilots for the Federation Space Force and observed space fleet battles.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the two sides' military equipment and personnel training are not interchangeable. The fact that the Swordfish can achieve at least partial interoperability in air and space is already a very rare and ingenious idea.

As for the GAT01 Short Sword itself, it is indeed versatile for both space and ground combat, but the pilots are not up to par. Look at the first batch of Short Swords sent for testing by Luna 2; weren't they all ground-based MS pilots who went to space? As a result, they were completely annihilated by the Zeon forces. Therefore, those who can seamlessly switch between space and ground combat are all elite-level MS pilots.

"Colonel Ye Yun! Over here!" Just as Ye Yun was frowning and thinking, he saw Bianca waving at him from the corner. If you listened carefully, you could hear the voices of many Federation MS pilots. Tsk, these guys, can they please stop pushing Bianca out every time? If word gets out, I'll get kicked by Aina when I go back to Earth!

"What's wrong?" Ye Yun glanced over. It seemed to be a tactical briefing room, where the Earth Federation Forces' first batch of MS trainers were basically all located.

"I heard you're going back to the surface?" This time it wasn't Bianca, but Baninger said. "I thought I could fight alongside you again."

"So there's some good news for you guys." Ye Yun suddenly smiled. "I probably won't be taking my fully equipped short sword with me. Also, the enhanced mobile version from Squadron 666 will most likely be delivered to us on the way back, just to ensure our safety."

"Oh!!" A group of trainers instantly became excited. That day, they had all test-driven Ye Yun's fully equipped short sword. In fact, at the end, in a corner of Luna 2, the five people with the best shooting scores while driving the short sword each had a magazine of 180mm heavy cannons fired. Everyone was deeply impressed by the power of this cannon.

If Ye Yun really keeps this excellent MS produced by Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company, then it will truly motivate the MS pilots to work hard to get the configuration of this MS.

"Not taking them back? The Zeon forces..." Unlike the others' clamor, Baninger frowned. After all, Ye Yun had already clashed with the Zeon forces' mobile suits several times since arriving in space, and two small Zeon squadrons had fallen to Ye Yun. This time, he was only carrying three short swords...

Undoubtedly, Baninger had realized something was amiss, and now, Ye Yun was preparing to return to Earth with only three short swords?

Entering the atmosphere is already extremely dangerous! Even the slightest deviation could cause the airdropped pod to burn up into scrap metal in the atmosphere.

“In a sense,” Ye Yun’s lips curled up, a playful look in his eyes, “this isn’t really my business.” He smiled and punched Baning’s shoulder, “but rather your graduation exam, to prove to everyone that you can face the Zeon MS forces independently. Only then can you be considered to have successfully weaned yourself off the baby.”

“…Understood! Don’t worry! I’ll contact everyone.” Baninger nodded!

"rely on you!"

Chapter Ninety-Four: Willing to Take the Bait

"..." Ye Yun closed his eyes, lowered his head, and pretended to sleep in the cockpit. This time, because he was worried about being attacked, Ye Yun simply didn't ride in the manned section of the airdrop cabin. Even if it was a little uncomfortable, he stayed in the cockpit of the short sword!

At this moment, Ye Yun, Gao Long, and Xi Ma were sitting in three ordinary short swords without any special markings. Their task was to kill any fish that were caught alive! By the way, Ye Yun also wanted to test something: could MS really break through the atmosphere?

Of course, he didn't try it himself...

After all, Kinias told Ye Yun that it wouldn't work! Even Luna Titanium would be burned, let alone the fact that the people in the cockpit were familiar with the machine before it was even started.

The other members of Squadron 666 changed into pre-prepared clothes after boarding the airdrop compartment, disguised themselves as mechanics, and disembarked directly. Before disembarking, they even closed the airdrop compartment door and helped Ye Yun and the others sign and affix their fingerprints.

"Beep beep beep..." As the yellow warning lights flashed, the drop pod was moved out of the cargo hold of the Columbus-class transport ship, the Pure White Crystal, where they were traveling. In a few more seconds, Ye Yun and the others would be launched and captured by gravity. Then, not long after, even if the Zeon army attacked, they would be unable to do anything to Ye Yun and the others.

"!" Ye Yun opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping towards the approximately 7 o'clock direction. He inserted the key and activated the short sword. "Get up, you two. Our guests have arrived!"

"Damn... these guys finally arrived! I've been sleeping so much my whole body aches!" Sima stretched and moved around.

"About what I expected," Gao Long replied simply.

The three short swords did almost the same thing: they reached out and slammed their fists to the side, then grabbed the Type 59 machine gun and rammed it into the hatch on their left.

Then, the unsuspecting Columbus-class transport ship witnessed a scene that astonished them! Three short swords suddenly rushed out of the airdrop pod that had just been airdropped, and in the next instant, a beam of MiG particles shot from a distance precisely pierced through the airdrop pod.

"Captain, full speed ahead, they're coming for us." Ye Yun sent a communication to the transport ship, and then saw a series of missiles explode nearby.

No need to guess, it's a Mistral particle jamming missile.

"Tsk tsk... This doesn't look like a minor disturbance. The Zeon forces seem quite serious." Sima glanced at the oxygen, energy storage, fuel, and ammunition—all were full! Looks like they can give these uninvited guests a good beating.

"The enemy is at least at the squadron level! It seems this ambush wasn't serious enough." Looking at the faintly visible dots of light in the distance, Gao Long didn't count them, but quickly determined their approximate number with a simple glance.

“One small team per person… doesn’t seem too difficult.” Ye Yun curled the corners of his mouth, thinking that even a single freeze-frame from SEED wouldn’t be enough to make him look cool. “Let’s buy the transport ship some time; they’ve given us a ride all the way, after all.”

"Oh!" Sima was the first to ignite the thrusters, bypassing Ye Yun and Gao Long's short swords, and was the first to rush forward!

"This guy..." Ye Yun was a little speechless. He had only said to buy some time for the transport ship, but this crazy woman rushed up. Did she have a misunderstanding about what "buying time" meant? But for Ye Yun, it didn't matter at this moment, so he simply rushed up in that direction.

Although the Zeon forces were surprised that Ye Yun and his group dared to fight back, they did not hesitate to meet them head-on. The barrage of fire from more than a dozen mobile suits made the firepower appear to be impenetrable!

Regardless of Ye Yun's cheat-like abilities, Gao Long and Xi Ma alone are already among the best MS pilots currently available. If Nores were also present, Ye Yun and the others might have been too slow to act and would have missed everything!

"Tsk... basic short sword... the reaction speed is a bit slow!" Ye Yun's short sword spun continuously like dancing in the rain, dodging the barrage of bullets fired by the opponent, but this did not stop Ye Yun from complaining.

Although the key contained some data about Ye Yun and the others' driving habits, the three of them had previously piloted specially tuned, highly individualized machines. Gao Long and Xi Ma's short swords were all enhanced in terms of mobility. Although Ye Yun had increased his armor, his power output had also increased. Coupled with the higher feedback speed brought by better equipment, Ye Yun felt like a high-ping warrior, and his driving feel was not so crisp.

"So!" Sima grabbed the enemy's Zaku, splashed water over its head, and started reloading. In the instant, he accelerated and sped away, rapidly firing his 90mm machine gun in a series of turns! Regardless of the outcome, he made contact and left without being greedy for fire!

Just as the scattered bursts of fire exploded on these Zaku, the enemy displayed a completely different reaction from the Earth Federation Forces' mobile suit pilots!

After one squad of Zaku turned to chase after Sima, the remaining squad of Zaku continued to fire at Ye Yun and Gao Long, trying to shoot them to death. Meanwhile, another squad first increased their distance before charging towards Ye Yun and his group again, thus perfectly avoiding the firing axis of their own teammates.

And what about Ye Yun and the others' use of short swords...?

It relies on computer calculations to automatically cease firing when teammates are likely to be hit, but the battlefield environment is full of uncertainties, and unexpected situations are frequent! It cannot completely prevent friendly fire. Yes, this is a perpetual source of pain for the captains of the "Endless Battlefield" at the Chuanbei base.

In a sense, this is the difference in course between mobile suits developed on the ground and those developed in space. I wonder if the Zeon forces also jumped up like this to avoid their teammates' firing lines when they were on the ground.

"This time, it's really quite impressive!" Ye Yun's short sword was constantly flipping and turning, as slippery as a fish in water, making the Zeon MS pilots furious! But soon, they also realized that they could no longer focus on attacking Ye Yun and his team! They had to move immediately, otherwise the 90mm shells fired by Ye Yun and Gao Long would show them the consequences of not maintaining mobility!

It would just explode into a firework in the universe.

"Federal Army!" Zaku brandished his battle axe and charged towards Ye Yun!

"Tsk!" Ye Yun rolled his eyes. At this moment, for the first time, Ye Yun felt that the abilities of the new humans were somewhat...annoying! After all, on the battlefield, everyone wanted to kill the three of them. The killing intent and malice were like a spider web covering Ye Yun. The dozen or so sources of malice swirling in his mind made Ye Yun extremely irritable!

As a result, Ye Yun became increasingly ruthless! He maneuvered his short sword at high speed, and at the same time, he attacked Ye Yun, who was already being maliciously approached and overwhelmed, at a perfect angle. Just as he emptied his second magazine, Ye Yun simply shook off his 90mm machine gun, drew his electric sword, ignited the thruster, and stabbed the nearest Zaku from behind.

"Zeon's army is trash. Don't think you can win just because you have numbers!"

"It's you! Ye Yun! Don't think you've won! Soon! Our main force will arrive! You're dead!" The driver didn't die immediately; instead, he grabbed Ye Yun's arm, which was holding the short sword, and cursed fiercely, "ZICK! ZEON!"

"Used as pawns and still acting arrogant! A bunch of damned inhumane elements!" Perhaps provoked too much, Ye Yun's deep voice carried a chilling undertone. He drew his sword and swept it across, kicking the Zaku's mangled body away amidst the opponent's screams. Watching it explode into a fireball in space, he said, "Look, this is your final resting place!"

The firelight elongated Ye Yun's shadow, creating an eerie illusion. Whether it was because Ye Yun had just killed their comrade and made a sound, or because the explosion had attracted everyone's attention, in that instant, Zeon pilots from all directions turned their gazes toward Ye Yun.

However, from their perspective, Ye Yun seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. No matter how they attacked or tried to flank him, their 120mm bullets could not hit him, let alone rockets. Even if they couldn't avoid them, the shield in Ye Yun's short sword blocked all the bombardment.

"Ye Yun!" Seeing Ye Yun surrounded, Gao Long recovered from his previous maneuver. After firing another short burst from his 90mm machine gun, he flipped the gun over, throwing out the magazine. Gao Long didn't even look at the reloading action, but instead observed the Zeon mobile suits rushing towards Ye Yun. Although two of them were almost completely facing away from Gao Long, and their firing angles and positions couldn't be better, Gao Long didn't choose them.

The 90mm bullet accurately struck a Zaku that was lunging at Ye Yun from behind. The Zaku, whose leg had been blown off, immediately lost its balance. Ye Yun then rammed it with his shield, swung his sword, and cut off one of the Zaku's arms. He then kicked the Zaku away, sending it crashing into the Zaku that was lunging at him. The twisted propulsion pack seemed to have shattered due to the impact on the fuel tanks, causing an explosion.

Even if the second Zaku didn't die, it was severely damaged in the explosion! After all, the connecting pipes were snapped in the blast! The battle axe it was holding was probably flung somewhere by now!

"Hey! Federation Army...uh!" Because of the flash of light from the explosion, the pilot of the last Zaku, who was holding a battle tomahawk and preparing to jump and slash at Ye Yun, was cursing when he suddenly noticed a red light piercing through the smoke and dust in the light of the explosion and rapidly magnifying on the monitor!

And then... and then it even pierced through his driver's screen!

"Half left! And you Zeon soldiers, you're not getting any reinforcements! Look, the firelight from the direction you came from is quite beautiful!"

Chapter Ninety-Five: Whose Hunting Ground!

-10 minutes ago-

"Hurry! Second batch of MS, hurry up! We can't let that Ye Yun escape! For the honor of Zeon!" With the officer's shout, the Zaku II hanging on the ejection slot in the Musai-class light cruiser's hangar flashed its crimson single eye for a moment, and then was directly ejected by the hook.

Just as the Zaku was ejected, a sudden change occurred. The Zaku, which had just been ejected, was hit by something the instant it left the cabin. The Zaku that had just been accelerated not only failed to ignite its thrusters, but its fuselage was also blasted apart.

16000 meters away, Ye Yun's previous vehicle, the fully armored short sword, pulled the bolt and stepped on a piece of wreckage that had fallen from an unknown warship. A hot shell casing was ejected from the chamber.

"What a brutal machine!" Dinis A. Jung squinted at the system rapidly analyzing and calibrating the trajectory, a smirk playing on his lips. This machine, once Ye Yun's, had been the object of much competition, but Jung ultimately succeeded in acquiring it thanks to his two kills in the Battle of Loum (yes, this formidable man shot down two mobile suits with his aircraft in Loum) and his truly exceptional marksmanship.

After getting used to it, Jung felt more and more the powerful performance of the fully-equipped short sword after its meticulous tuning. The 180mm cannon, which was extremely powerful and had a terrifying recoil, could be easily controlled by the full-equipped short sword, if not hit exactly where it was pointed!

“It’s time to hunt!” Jung narrowed his eyes. All the Zaku were looking around in confusion! They hadn’t found any attackers at all. The attack plan left by Colonel Ye Yun was designed so that there was no sound transmission in space. The chance of this 180mm heavy cannon being exposed was minimized, and the trajectory was also much better than on Earth.

So, “You’re the one!” Jung noticed a Zaku that was scanning the area. Its towering communication antenna caught Jung’s attention, and the scope immediately locked onto it. The system began to calculate rapidly, and a series of data, such as distance, trajectory position, ballistic pattern, and warhead type, were marked on the left side of the scope.

As the aiming frame retracted, the entire body of the fully armed short sword began to make subtle adjustments to ensure that the gun barrel would be stable at the moment of firing, minimizing the impact on the shelling!

The moment the trigger was pulled, the dagger's body sank, but before Jung could react, the fully armed dagger began to move slightly, automatically returning to its pre-firing position.

Ye Yun's development philosophy for MS was reflected in this MS: MS pilot training is difficult, so any instructions that can be executed by the computer should not be added to the pilot's burden; let the system act automatically! However, the system's operating authority must never supersede the pilot's operation! In particular, the right to pull the trigger must never be given to the computer to execute automatically!

So after pulling the trigger, Jung simply watched quietly as the command Zaku, which was within his sights, was shattered by the 180mm bullet.

"3 o'clock!" Jung's firing flashes were still noticed, but the instant the crewman shouted, a series of 380mm rockets slammed into the Musai-class light cruisers and Chibe-class heavy cruisers! The series of explosions stunned the entire Zeon force. What had happened? Who was launching the attack?

At that moment, the Zaku, which had hurriedly looked up, was not able to lock onto the target properly before it was bombarded by a barrage of 90mm cannon fire, and several bursts of fire exploded in space.

Only then did the group notice that above them, a large group of short swords were rushing towards them in a loose formation of four machines per group, and the rocket attack on the warship earlier was obviously their doing!

Meanwhile, the first batch of Zeon mobile suits was almost arriving near Ye Yun and his group, the second squadron of Zaku was already on its way, and now, the third batch of Zeon Zaku had just begun to move out...

6: 55!

After emptying their rockets, these short swords reactivated their thrusters and charged toward the Zeon Zaku below.

Even more shameless things happened. In their final sprint, these guys fired a volley of flashbangs at the Zeon fleet! And when the light faded, Dagger's figure was already almost in front of them.

"Hey!" Feeling the vibrations from the Type 59 90mm machine gun firing at full speed, Bianca was excited. Her strafing had just hit a Zaku. However, according to the pre-designed battle plan, their first wave of attack had to be a quick in-and-out attack to completely destroy the enemy's fleet formation and MS formation. Jung would continuously inflict casualties on the Zeon forces during this process!

Oh, it looks like that includes attacks on the ship's potential weak points too! Look at that Muse propulsion engine over there, it exploded quite spectacularly.

The Space Force's MS battalion executed the plan very well. The Zeon forces, caught off guard, were completely scattered. The MS that were leading the charge even went around and fiercely fired at the open hangars of the Chibe-class heavy cruiser and the Musai-class light cruiser. The explosion of hundreds of 90mm shells engulfed almost all the hangars.

"Colonel Ye Yun was right after all, those bastards from the Zeon army..." Baninger's expression was somewhat gloomy. When Ye Yun would return and where he would land, although it wasn't exactly a top secret, it wasn't information that could be found publicly like the flights from the lunar city.

The fact that these guys were able to launch their attack so precisely at the time of Ye Yun's return journey can only mean that someone had completely leaked Ye Yun's plans!

"Watch out! Baning!" Just then, Meng Xia shouted. He saw a Zaku pointing its gun at Baning. "You bastard!" He immediately stepped on the pedal, his short sword accelerating as he lunged forward, emptying an entire magazine of his 90mm machine gun!

However, the opposing pilots were also constantly maneuvering and changing course. The Zeon MS pilots had recovered from their initial daze and confusion. Those dispatched to attack Ye Yun were mostly veterans of the Zeon military; they were not inexperienced rookies. Many of them had even participated in the recent Battle of Loum. Unfortunately, all the Federation MS pilots present were old acquaintances of theirs!

"Understood!" Baning didn't even turn around and immediately accelerated. They began to understand what Ye Yun meant when he said that speed was crucial in space warfare. It was almost as important as their lives! Once they slowed down, they could become prey for whoever was on the battlefield.