Gundam, Gravity Elegy

'Boom'

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"Attack! Enemy presence!!"

A sudden explosion echoed deep within the base.

When the soldiers roared at the top of their lungs, the menacing howl of the machines echoed back as well.

As the piercing air raid sirens blared, wave after wave of bombs rained down from the sky, the near-saturation bombardment leaving Sphinx Base with virtually no chance to retaliate.

"Damn it, where are the air defense systems?"

"The automatic counterattack system couldn't shoot them down completely; the particle concentration was too high!"

The sound, which could only be described as agonizing, echoed, twisting the Basque's already ferocious face even further:

"Damn Zeon, the front line had already advanced, how could they turn back and attack again?"

"That's because these 'aliens' have realized what kind of fighting style is truly suitable for them."

Following that cold voice, Basque simply turned his gaze to the officer in the command room:

"Your Excellency Djamitov..."

Meeting the Basque gaze, Jamitov Heyman simply put his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the dusty surveillance screen:

"The size of the Principality of Zeon's army is simply insufficient to support them in fighting a two-front war in space and on Earth during a total war, and the idea of ​​conquering Earth with just a few divisions is utter nonsense."

At this point, he couldn't help but laugh:

"The defeat at the Battle of Rouen brought them to a halt in their expansion, and the Earth Federation's counterattack made them realize their disadvantages, so they definitely had to shift their strategic objectives."

"So where are they now..."

"Disruptions and attacks—in the context of a protracted war, Earth is no longer a place that Zeon must occupy, but merely a resource point that can be exploited. Therefore, they will spare no effort to protect the existence of their ground factories and resource extraction bases, and will try to prolong the war as much as possible."

"But this seems to contradict the Zabi family's propaganda slogan."

"Propaganda slogans? You mean 'Deikun's successor' and 'Earth Holy Landism'? Maybe Deikun would care about that, but it's that guy who's commanding the Zeon army now."

That guy who has now become an idol of Zeon citizens, and who is almost always giving impassioned speeches on Zeon's television.

“Kiren Zabi, this guy is an anomaly compared to the human race, so the Principality of Zeon that he leads also exudes that kind of aura.”

Djamitov gazed out the window:

"Just like that guy."

Directly above the Sphinx base, after two rounds of heavy bombardment, three small Musai shuttles roared past, bringing with them the one-eyed mobile suit—the Zaku.

'Bang bang bang bang'

The six-machine Cyclops fell from the sky, its machine gun detonating the alert Zani, causing the hurricane to spread outwards.

"Wait, the color of that Zaku is different from the others?"

But when the flames and smoke dissipated, what greeted the soldiers' eyes was a completely different, vibrant sight.

The leading machine was not green like vegetation, nor yellow like the earth, nor blue like the sky.

It was a radiance that bursts forth when an object breaks through the atmosphere, a radiance of the sky, it was...

"A red comet... could it be that guy?!"

"Major Char!"

Inside the cockpit of the red Zaku, as the young voice filled with adoration echoed through the communication system, a smile crept onto the pilot's lips beneath his mask:

"Frio, don't stray too far from me. I promised Captain Andrei I would bring you back safe and sound."

His name is Char Aznabul.

At least, that's what people call him now.

"Why did this guy come to Earth?!"

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No wonder the mule couldn't hold on, I can't either [run away]

Chapter 47: Zeon Special Operations Force

Char Aznabul—the man known by this title has a truly illustrious war record.

He graduated with honors from the Zeon Defence School and became a reserve officer, and had a deep friendship with Karma Zabi, the youngest son of the Zabi family.

Through this connection, when the Zabi family finally stopped displaying their ambitions and reorganized the Republic into a principality under the name and banner of Deikun, making the Zabi family the supreme royal family in the entire Side 3, he ascended to heaven unsurprisingly because of this connection.

Using this identity, he easily obtained the right to pilot a new type of weapon—a mobile suit—and had already achieved relatively active combat results between the moon and various sides before the principality officially declared war.

In the brutal Battle of Loum, they became a true elite force by sinking four Salamis and one Magellan-class battleships.

In terms of both the number of ships sunk and his personal achievements, no one shone brighter than him in the Battle of Loum, and it was precisely for this reason that the vivid red he displayed in space became his trademark.

"The Red Comet—ha! A Zeon hero who strikes fear into the hearts of the Federation!"

"Please don't say that, Lord Dozru. I only did some insignificant work."

"Haha, since you have the ability and enough merit, then don't be too modest, that would make you seem hypocritical."

In fact, he should have been part of the Space Attack Force, serving under Dozru Zabi, and would have had his own ship and his own unit.

Logically speaking, the Principality would not allow anyone outside the Zabi family to take the lead. Even if Dozru Zabi was a man who valued talent, he would not allow the brilliant Red Comet to participate too much in those special and important missions.

Therefore, having become a major at such a young age, he should be quiet for a while—and he is prepared to sit on the sidelines for a period of time.

but now……

"Is there something you wish to instruct me on?"

He was supposed to be in charge of routine space patrol duties, but he was summoned to this place—Solomon Fortress.

This is a giant space fortress that was completed at the beginning of the month. In the plan, it is an important part of the Principality of Zeon's homeland defense line and the main base of the space attack force.

“My troops don’t need supplies right now, and at the same time, the patrols around Side 6 are not yet complete…”

"You can leave that kind of work to your adjutant. I called you here because there's something more important."

Dozle simply reached out and patted Char on the shoulder before quickly walking to his desk.

"Anyway, take a look at this now."

His large, rough fingers pressed the button, and various relatively detailed data and comparison videos quickly appeared on the screen. The large green sunglasses and the body structure that was completely different from Zaku's instantly attracted his attention.

"This, I think it's called Jim and Zani? The Federation forces operating in space are using it now."

"That's right. We failed to break the Federation's backbone in one fell swoop during the Battle of Loom. Now they are adapting to fighting us at an unimaginable speed. Not only have we Zeon suffered a silent defeat on Earth, but according to the intelligence shared by Kycilia, the Federation has commissioned Von Braun to build a large MS transport ship, which is estimated to be over 300 meters in size."

"A size comparable to the Chibe class."

“That’s right, it’s comparable to the original Valkyrie we built, which is enough to prove that the Federation intends to put a lot of effort into mobile suits.”

"Eh..."

Staring at the documents and the somewhat blurry photograph of the warship, Xia's mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts:

"However, this warship design looks completely different from the style that the Federation has always favored. If it is only intended to be used as a transport ship, it seems inferior to the 'Columbia-class' and more like a civilian ship..."

“This kind of thing is not important; what is important is the philosophy that the federal government has demonstrated in a series of actions.”

At this point, Dozru put his hands behind his back:

"They no longer pursue large-scale killing capabilities as they used to, but instead focus on the use of mobile suits, and have even established a special unit."

"MS's special forces?"

"That's right. Although our intelligence department hasn't found out the specific organization and structure, this 'guinea pig unit' has already caused our army a lot of trouble on Earth, especially this guy!"

Finally, beneath the mask, a gigantic black shadow was reflected in the pale pupils.

"That is..."

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"Gundam!"

Over the communication channel, the excited and youthful voice pulled Xia back to reality.

When I came to my senses, all I could hear was that voice filled with fighting spirit:

"Major Char, do you think that mobile suit called Gundam will appear here?"

"I don't know. There's no mention of that in the intelligence reports. It's just that the Federation's 'Special Response Unit' doesn't seem to be here. I think they're probably not here."

"I see..."

"There's no need to be so disappointed."

The voice sounded filled with a certain regret, and the relentless, headlong rush forward, leaving no way back, made Xia laugh.

"Don't forget, our unit was originally established to counter the Federation's special forces, and we will inevitably have opportunities to clash with them in the future."

"Yes, Major!"

"No need for such a formal answer."

"Yes!"

"..."

Even though the sound in the communication channel was slightly distorted due to the influence of the Minovsky particles, the unstoppable vitality still left Xia somewhat helpless.

However, he doesn't dislike that.

"In short, even 'warm-up activities' require caution."

Looking around, Xia Ya spoke up to remind him:

"We've only been on Earth for a short time, I think you haven't adapted to fighting in a gravity environment yet..."

"No problem, I've undergone complete gravity environment training, and besides, we're piloting the latest mechs now, so!!"

'Bang'

Beneath those excited words, the giant's single, scarlet eye darted about wildly.

The next moment, the independent thrusters on the legs burst forth, and the instantaneous burst of speed propelled the 'Zaku' away from its original position at a speed close to a jump.

"Impossible! How can the Zaku have such speed?!"

Amid exclamations and indignation, the Zaku sped through the air, its large-caliber rocket launchers decimating the surrounding mechs and self-propelled artillery one after another.

In the firelight, the young pilot smiled:

"These guys... these Earthlings' bodies are nowhere near as good as ours now!"

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"In order to fulfill our Zeon strategic policy, we must deliver a heavy blow to the Federation. Therefore, with the approval of the Supreme Commander's Office, the Space Attack Force and the Assault Mobile Force will jointly form a special operations force targeting the Federation."

"So, I need to join this team?"

"That's right, those guys will be terrified when they see the famous red comet fall to Earth."

In his dim, gleaming eyes, a face that resembled a demon was reflected.

Dozru Zabi—Commander-in-Chief of the Space Attack Force—raised a ferocious expression:

"For this, you will receive the latest mobile suits built based on the 'Integrated Maintenance Plan', as well as a new...ship!"

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