Gundam, Gravity Elegy

"Tsk, what could that woman possibly know?"

"But our command ship, and other troops, will arrive soon, shouldn't we..."

"Alright, if you don't want to participate, then get out."

Finally, under this ultimatum, the voice that had been trying to persuade them fell silent.

Elmer glanced at the green Zaku standing beside him, and his expression softened.

“Levent, listen carefully. The so-called ‘merit’ is more valuable when there are fewer people involved. If you want to be a protagonist in the war, you need to have more merit than others.”

At this point, Elmer couldn't help but lick his lips:

"If you don't want to go back to the days of not having enough to eat, you should be a little greedy. And sometimes, to maintain our dominant position, we have to resort to any means necessary."

"play hard……"

"Yes, you must understand that we are on Earth, in enemy territory. Everything we do here can be considered as a contribution by Zeon, understand?"

"but……"

"Alright, you'll understand these things later. Right now, let's focus on the greatest 'achievement' before us. I refuse to believe we can't surpass those Southern Cross people this time..."

'Drip drip'

【7】

Seeing the numbers on the control panel soar to a level he was satisfied with, Elmer gripped the joystick tightly.

“We have five Zaku here now – exactly the size of a full squadron that can launch a platoon of spares together. In terms of combat strength, we are quite well-equipped. Now that we don’t have to face the front lines, I don’t believe anyone can stop us.”

'patta'

The white Zaku took heavy steps forward, walking on the earth.

The 18-meter-tall giant's steel-like strides seemed earth-shattering, and for the 'humans' who had been watching the giant through telescopes, the feeling of suffocation was unparalleled.

At the very least, it was a kind of suffering that new recruits could hardly endure:

"Captain, when can we make our move...?"

"Wait a little longer, it's not within our effective firing range yet."

Lieutenant Barbery instinctively gripped the nameplates hanging from his waist, holding his breath.

"Wait a little longer, until they walk into the minefield, until they trigger the mines..."

'Click'

Suddenly, Lieutenant Barberley felt as if he had heard something.

That might just be communication noise caused by the increase in particle concentration, but he always felt it was a pause coming from the joints of steel.

Then, both the white Zaku and its subordinates came to a stop.

"Why didn't we keep going? We were so close, just a tiny bit more—"

"wrong!"

Just as Sergeant Lewis was growling anxiously, Lieutenant Barbery's unease grew stronger.

"Our team will launch directly."

"what?"

"I'm telling each squad to make adjustments based on their current positions, and to launch immediately!!"

He grabbed the trigger and pulled it, sending the missile, which was over 160mm long, flying out of the barrel.

'Bang bang bang bang'

Under guidance and control, the four missiles flew directly toward the center.

As the fire continued to burn, even the lizard emblem on the Zaku's shoulder seemed incredibly dazzling.

"Captain, there's a heat source!"

"As expected, there was an ambush. Everyone retreat and take precautions."

The white Zaku leaped high into the air, dodging the wire-guided missile, while the pilot looked at the faint heat source on the ground.

At that moment, the ogre's mouth stretched almost to his ears in a wide grin:

"To be honest, Earth has indeed taught me a lot."

'Boom'

The moment the wire-guided missile exploded on the ground, Elmer also pressed the launch button, and the rocket also shot straight to the ground.

Then, an even more violent explosion rocked the ground.

"At this temperature, the temperature of the metal and sand underground is different, you idiot!"

Author's message

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There's no picture of the white cannibal's face. [Sad]

However, the voice acting is by Kadono, so it can be treated as just another character on the street.

Chapter Seventeen: Death Descends from the Sky

"We have arrived above the target location."

"The MS is functioning well, and the Gundam has been equipped with C-equipment."

"Steel cannon, parachute equipment complete."

"Please adjust your communication channel according to the numbers provided by the 44th Brigade to ensure that your frequency band is consistent with that of the special operations team."

Above the thick clouds, the Passenger Bird, gradually slowing down, slowly opened its container doors.

Everything seemed poised to happen, but Captain Cuvatro's expression gradually grew serious:

"This situation isn't quite right."

"What's wrong?"

"According to the data, the Mariagge Quarry was actually still in use half a month ago, which meant that many mine pits had not yet been filled in. In addition, the special operations team may have buried a lot of landmines and explosives, so now we can't find any landing points at all."

Staring at the pitch black screen in front of him, Cuvatro simply pursed his lips:

"Diver, what is the current concentration of Minovsky particles?"

"The overall level is 7, and it's still rising... Is this all the Zeon has up their sleeves? When in doubt, they just scatter Minovsky particles."

"But I have to say this method is really effective. If you just scatter Minovsky particles like this, not to mention radar, even slightly complex optical sensors will be affected."

"Shall I land first?"

Shirley began to speak:

"Although steel cannons are clumsy and heavy, if the chassis is made of Luna titanium alloy, they won't be afraid of encountering traditional minefields."

"However, the Guncannon itself is not suitable for stand-alone operations. This has been a persistent flaw since it was the mainstay aircraft. Lieutenant Page, you should have a deeper understanding of this."

"Tsk, then what do you suggest we do?"

"Then Gundam will depart first and land directly in Mariach."

Just as Kuvatro was deep in thought, he heard a voice from the communication channel:

"Second Lieutenant Gao Ren?"

"Lower the altitude a little further, abandon the parachute, and then drop the Gundam directly."

In the video, the boy who had already sat in the cockpit calmly spoke:

"This airspace has not yet been occupied by the Zeon forces. The only thing we need to be careful about is the air defense equipment that the enemy may have. With the propulsion output of the Gundam, we can land quickly in a relatively safe way."

"Well said, but setting aside the trouble the maintenance crew might cause later, the biggest problem right now is the lack of a guiding beacon. You're not a steel cannon; if you fall into your own people's minefield or encounter any other situation..."

'boom'

Suddenly, a violent explosion echoed across the ground, a sound that seemed to be heard even above the clouds.

"There is a heat source reaction directly below."

At that moment, even the screen, which had been filled with static, seemed to reveal a slightly more discernible darkness:

"The concentration of Minovsky particles has decreased, and the level is now 6."

It seemed that even at high altitudes where the transport plane was located, the black smoke rising into the sky could be seen.

"With that kind of explosion, there's probably already been a firefight down below. It's too late."

"Hey, Lieutenant Gao Ren!!"

…………

At this moment, in the Mariach quarry, the thick black smoke rising from the ground completely obscured the view. It gathered in the hot wind and completely concealed this small battlefield.

Of course, you can't see anything inside the Zaku's cockpit either.

At that moment, however, Captain Snell Elmer couldn't help but whistle.

"Tsk tsk, that's really surprising. I thought there were only landmines, but it turns out there are also bombs used by the Federation bombers?"

"Captain, how did you know?"

"Of course I saw it, you idiot."

Elmer sneered.

“Unlike satellites, Earth has something called diurnal temperature variation, and right now, it’s the time of year when the temperature is at its lowest. Plus, they clearly dug the minefield by hand, so the ‘iron blocks’ underground and the sandy ground will react differently.”

"As expected of the captain!"

"Alright, enough of that nonsense. Fire at the ground and clear the mines so we can deal with the enemy."

'Boom'

The white Zaku casually unleashed the power of rockets, while its teammates unleashed a torrent of machine gun fire, creating explosions that echoed across the ground.

As Lieutenant Ben Barberley watched the ever-growing, ever-accumulating plumes of smoke from the explosion, his heart sank to the bottom.

"We've been discovered. The timing was terrible... No, was it because we didn't dig deep enough?"

He felt his thoughts were completely disrupted, like the burst of smoke.

However, the harsh reality had already taught him one thing.

Perhaps it's all over now?

'Rumble rumble rumble'

In the sweltering yet tranquil hot wind, the distant roar was especially clear.

That was the sound of an engine, and also the roar of a Cyclops.

"buzz"

Through the telescope, the single eye that gleamed in the thick fog seemed to be telling a story:

"I see you."

"Everyone scatter!!"

'Boom'

Beneath the blazing flames, the dark, silvery-white body leaped directly out of the smoke and dust of the explosion, then discarded the empty rocket launcher.

In the darkness before dawn, that single, turning crimson eye, like the Grim Reaper peering into the world from the netherworld:

“I can hear the beating of your fearful hearts.”

As the ogre whispered, other heat sources were reflected on the screen:

"1, 2, 3, 4... a total of four large heat source reactions, are they tanks?"

"No, Captain, they are standard six-wheeled off-road vehicles. The heat source is from the wire-guided cannons they are equipped with."

"Really? He looks so pitiful, but what can I do? I'm kind-hearted."