Gundam, Gravity Elegy

"So, you actually did this?"

Desperately suppressing emotions that might not even belong to him, Gao Ren gripped his pistol tightly.

“Those Zaku, those mobile suits, and those…”

"Only in this way can I take my revenge!"

Just as Gao Ren felt his teeth chattering, an even more overwhelming wave of hatred washed over him:

"I will utterly destroy those things, therefore the Federation must not win this war, and therefore!!"

Then, that malice was finally fully ignited.

He picked up the gun on the table—

"No—Dad!!!"

'boom'

The spark fell like a speck of light, turning into a gunshot.

'Pfft'

The bullet pierced the body, but it was the man's body that began to sway from side to side first.

Kanora Zunki—The violent impact caused the man's slender body to lean back sharply, a splatter of blood blooming directly on his right shoulder, and the pistol involuntarily fell to the ground.

At that moment, a hint of confusion appeared in those eyes that should have been filled with madness.

"It should be... that I'm faster."

'bang bang bang'

But in response to those words, three gunshots rang out.

A sharp pain erupted in his body as the bullets struck his left shoulder and both legs with pinpoint accuracy.

"You should thank your daughter for saving me from killing you outright."

"what?!"

He seemed to completely misunderstand what was being said; he just kept trying to look up.

In the dim light, a cold glint appeared on that young... no, it should be said that he was still a teenager:

"Perhaps you have experienced the most unbearable pain in the world, but that does not mean you have the right to abuse others. Those children should not have such an end, much less become the sacrifices for your revenge."

As if to pour out the indignation and anger in his heart, Gao Ren slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"And you must pay the price for your actions."

"The price... ha, but even if I have to go to hell, I'll drag all of you Federation people down with me. You're destined to lose this battle!"

"No, we won't lose."

Gao Ren clenched his fists involuntarily.

At this point, the situation can no longer be explained by a so-called stalemate.

It can't afford to pay any more price, so!!

"Whatever your schemes may be, I will stop them."

"But you can't get out of this base at all..."

Zongkexi's throat moved as if he had swallowed something.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes turned bloodshot, and blood began to gush out.

"cough--"

Blood spurted from his mouth and splattered onto the huge screen.

The next moment, a scarlet countdown appeared:

"You...are all going to die here."

Author's message

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In the original work, Canora talks about being crazy, but in reality, he is just trying to survive. However, he did say in 79 that he wanted to die, so he helped her fulfill her dream.

Chapter 88: The Self-Perceived Evenly Matched Strength

"beep"

"beep"

"beep"

Anatolia - Underground Base 331.

It's unclear when it started, but the piercing alarms echoed in every corner of the base, not only among the Zeon troops stationed there, but also clearly audible to the Federation forces who were the invaders.

It was like a sudden ceasefire signal, causing even the pilots who were already engrossed in the battle to stop in their tracks. Their subconscious slowness caused the axe blade to completely deviate from its original trajectory.

'Clang'

Ultimately, the thermal axe slammed directly into the Guncannon's thick frontal armor.

'Sizzle'

The gruesome scratches stretched towards the cockpit, but they did not cause any further damage to the seemingly battered black steel cannon.

Before it could even completely tear through the outer armor, the thermal axe shattered first.

'boom'

Char Aznabul watched helplessly as his favorite axe snapped under the alarm of the weapons control system.

"Ugh, those thick armors are such a hassle. Federation mobile suits are such a pain..."

Char launched a flying kick, the acceleration from the leg thrusters sending the Guncannon flying back several steps. Char then piloted the Zaku to a higher platform in a leaping motion.

"In that case, let's end the 'entertainment' here, Federation pilots."

"What did you say?!"

"Didn't I say this before? Your Federation has been in a trap from the very beginning."

At this point, a smile crept onto his face beneath the comet mask:

“Our initial goal was to lure you here, and now that all objectives have been achieved, it’s time to gracefully withdraw.”

At that moment, the Zaku's agile movements could be clearly seen on the Guncannon's cockpit screen—thanks to the superior detail of the fluid pulses, the high-mobility Zaku even reached out and bowed, like a gentleman:

"Thanks to you, I haven't been bored during this time."

"Are you kidding me?!"

The trembling crimson light fueled his rage, and as the Cyclops raised his head again, the Guncannon's fire control system locked onto him instantly:

"Don't even think about running away—"

Kuvatro instinctively pulled the trigger, but nothing happened.

Neither missiles, machine guns, nor even the Vulcan close-in weaponry on its head could provide the Guncannon with any further response.

'Click'

'Click'

The relentless mechanical sound seemed to proclaim a fact:

"Empty?"

Looking at the instrument panel, Cuvatro felt something stuck in his throat:

"Damn it, it was so close, so very close..."

'whoosh'

Suddenly, a barrage of machine gun fire rained down from the sky, with 120mm machine gun rounds mixed with close-in weapon system rounds landing directly on the Luna titanium alloy armor.

For steel cannons with extremely thick armor, as long as they maintain a specific posture, they will not be injured by such live-fire attacks.

But the tremors that were clearly transmitted into the cockpit clearly told one fact:

"They even have some weapons left over—"

Not only that, upon closer inspection, he couldn't even find any 'wounds' on Nazagu that could cause any harm.

Aside from the unavoidable damage to the shoulder spikes and shield, the red comet was completely unharmed.

"Humph--"

Char pushed the control stick.

The leg boosters and the main propulsion system on the back worked together to lightly carry the Cyclops away from the battlefield.

This battlefield... he may never have taken seriously.

"Ultimately, it's because Zeon's weapons development is not progressing fast enough."

Zaku glanced at the half-finished axe blade in his hand and casually tossed it aside.

"Otherwise, there would be no need for all this trouble—"

However, the moment the words left his mouth, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Normally, given his arrogant attitude, this situation shouldn't have occurred, but the black machine was somewhat different.

That steel cannon... it was clearly inferior to him in strength, but it seemed that just its presence made him uneasy.

"What an annoying guy—"

Perhaps the best way would be to get rid of him completely, but unfortunately, he doesn't have that time now.

'Click'

"Danning, you guys now... tsk, is the line already down at a time like this?!"

…………

"This base uses a super-large fusion reactor. I have a trigger installed in my body. As long as my heart rate drops below the safety threshold, the central reactor will start its self-destruct program."

Amidst the crimson glow, Gao Ren frantically pressed the buttons on the control panel.

No matter which button he pressed, the entire screen and the entire system inside the base did not respond. A huge alarm, which even a child could recognize, had taken over the entire screen. It was like a thin film that completely covered the monitoring screen, making it difficult to see the system operating behind it.

"Why can't I move..."

"Because when the device is started, the host system is completely locked!"

Then, Gao Ren reached for his helmet, but no matter how he adjusted it, the internal communication system was filled with static.

"You can't contact anyone else either. The new fusion reactor itself releases a lot of particles, and the base is full of storage and distribution devices. That stuff is probably already filling the entire environment."

Looking down, the weak man lying on the ground was only displaying an inner joy and twisted ecstasy.

Although, as a biologist, he might not be able to precisely describe the new physics that has truly taken off in the last twenty years, however…

"Minovsky particle—"

“That’s right. In the current situation, you can no longer contact your comrades, let alone concentrate your forces to escape—pfft.”

Before the fierce shouts could continue to echo, the combat boots landed hard on his neck.

Suddenly, the blurry fainting made his mouth gape open.

Zongkexi clearly hadn't received any professional training, but now he didn't even have the strength to scream and vent his pain.

"Shut up."

Amidst the cold voice, Zongkexi vaguely saw a flash of menacing light.

With his vision blurred, he couldn't even tell whether it was a line of sight or a light spot from some kind of instrument or device.

"I will not let you succeed, no matter what you want to do."

"But there are only 10 minutes left before we reach that massive reactor... You, you can't do anything at all—"

Then, the sound stopped abruptly.