Gundam UC Hunting Time

He tried to comfort him, but Sergeant Mei seemed not to hear him and continued to ponder deeply.

She's a beauty.

[PL, should we give it a try?]

We approve of this marriage!

The comments section was buzzing with excitement, but Lin Xingyuan remained completely unmoved. Sergeant Mei was indeed beautiful and fit his aesthetic, but he had no desire to date a maintenance technician. It wasn't because of her unkempt appearance and dark circles, but rather because in the Gundam world, relationships between pilots and maintenance technicians rarely ended well—probably.

Lin Xingyuan shrugged helplessly, wanting to help but unable to do so. In fact, he could come up with many modification plans without the system's card-drawing feature, after all, he was a plastic enthusiast. But those were just empty words, while the maintenance team needed concrete and practical technical solutions. The difference between them was like that between a user and a designer, which were two completely different concepts.

It seems that the Luna II was indeed determined to be incapable of interfering with their own operations. For the next week, the Zeon forces did not harass them. Meanwhile, the pilots who were undergoing conversion training on the Luna II began to get their hands on the new mobile suits. Due to the urgency of the situation, there was no way to start with theory. Being able to get the mobile suits moving was considered a success.

UC0079, April 8——

"Have you heard? The commander seems to be having health problems."

"There's nothing we can do, it's bad news every day."

In the officers' mess, the pilots ate and chatted, while the television on the wall broadcast news reports from the Earth front.

"...Currently, the Zeon army has captured the Federation army's Helsinki base and invaded Scandinavia and the Kra Peninsula. The Federation army is still putting up a fierce resistance, but the situation is—"

The reporter, holding his hat, spoke to the camera, with the sound of artillery shells hitting the ground audible in the background.

"That's really dedicated."

Tachibana Kamina sighed, and Kajima Isamu suddenly said something.

"But it's all bad news."

"Yes, Kharkiv, Kursk, Kiev, Moscow, Volga, and where is tomorrow?"

Samana Freys and Philip Hughes, both members of the Groundhog Squad, were recounting the stories.

“We all know that, you don’t need to repeat it.”

Baninger toyed with the food on his plate and said unhappily, "Because of the disruption of transportation lines, Luna 2's supplies have also started to run into problems, and even the pilot's meals are no longer what they used to be."

"I've had enough! When can I go kick Zeon's ass?!"

Bernard Monshah couldn't help but get angry, and Philip, who had just been rebuked, immediately mocked him.

"You can't even pilot a mobile suit, what are you talking about, kicking the Zeon's ass?"

"What did you say?"

Just as the two were about to start arguing, the alarm suddenly went off in the next second—

"What's going on!?"

Author's message

It looks really good.

Is there anyone skilled enough to assemble a Zaku with a backpack, arms, and armor?

Chapter Twenty-Five: Instructor Lin's Rookie Driver's Manual

"Damn Zeon troops!"

The pilots all jumped up.

He dropped the plate and ran all the way to the hangar. By the time Lin Xingyuan changed into his pilot's suit and sat in the cockpit, the specific information had already been relayed—three Zeon military ships and a transport ship were approaching the Luna 2!

The Musai can carry up to six Zaku, but for ease of operation, it usually carries only four. Three ships would carry twelve, but that transport ship is a Pazok-class, which can carry up to 60 mobile suits at most!

Main force!

The entire crew of Luna 2 was on high alert, and even novices like Jung and Tachibana were asked to join the mission.

"Listen up, watch your step, don't step on the maintenance crew or other equipment. Also, check your ammunition, don't use training rounds as live ammunition! When you're about to attack, look ahead and don't shout nonsense like 'XXX, attack, advance, launch, charge'. First, check if your communication equipment is working properly, and put on your helmet, unless your hairstyle is more important than your helmet, Tachibana, I'm talking to you! Also, don't joke around with the communications officer on the radio, Tachibana, I'm talking to you again."

Lin Xingyuan was a good instructor, and even at this time he kept emphasizing various precautions.

"why always me!?"

Tachibana Kamina was speechless; he was clearly very serious.

"Because you're the most handsome, okay? Also, once you're out there, don't charge recklessly. You're not, and you won't be, the bravest people on the battlefield, so don't think you're incredibly brave."

"That's exactly what we wanted to say!"

Baninger said this, and everyone couldn't help but chuckle, but they all admitted that Lin Xingyuan was indeed formidable. Of course, they didn't know that this was Lin Xingyuan's guarantee of livelihood, and also a result of being forced by circumstances to do so.

Lin Xingyuan: "Shut up, Lieutenant. After we go out, pay attention to the formation, and Jung, watch out for enemy snipers. Zeon's Zaku will also be equipped with sniper cannons."

He explained everything one by one, but before he could finish, the others started talking one after another.

"Be careful on defense; the enemy's marksmanship is better than ours."

"Support firepower is always late."

"Don't discard equipment carelessly, even if it's already broken or all of it."

"Do not loiter in front of your own warships. Fools who die from your own ship's gunfire will not receive medals for their service."

"We've already memorized your beginner's guide."

The crowd burst into laughter again. Despite the imminent battle, with the score at 8 to 70, the communication channel was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Lin Xingyuan couldn't help but laugh: "Great! Let's give those Zeon devils a good kick in the ass!"

Tachibana Kanna: "Does this count as planting a flag?"

"Shut up! Lieutenant Tachibana, don't treat me like a rookie!"

The portal opened, and the universe appeared before them. Lin Xingyuan listened to the instructions in his earpiece—

Swordfish and rescue boats were to be dispatched first, and then the patrolling escort fleet sent back information via relay communication—four Zeon ships had entered the identification zone and showed no intention of stopping.

"Air Command calling MS Team, system calibration, catapults in position, clear airspace ahead, combat communication channel 3, Antares Squad, proceed with attack!"

The communications officer at the aviation command center sounded nervous, and after Lin Xingyuan replied, "Received," she actually asked a question out of concern.

Be careful.

Outnumbered and outgunned, even a bystander like her thought the newly formed MS team was in grave danger.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm leaving now."

Lin Xingyuan stepped on the pedal and was the first to rush out of Luna 2. The cockpit screen immediately changed from closed to open. He looked around and saw only a sparsely arranged fleet. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly - the largest space fleet in human history is now reduced to this little thing.

What a waste!

"Antares 01! Lin!"

Tachibana Kamina's voice came through the headset, and she piloted her plane one body length behind Lin Xingyuan—now Lin Xingyuan was the captain of the Antares team, and his call sign had changed from 07 to 01.

"Keep your distance."

Lin Xingyuan instructed that Tachibana Shin's modification training time was too short. If he hadn't given him special instruction and helped him get a good ranking in the simulation battle, he wouldn't have been qualified to drive the Zani.

"Yes."

As they spoke, Baninger and the others followed in their aircraft. The eight aircraft were divided into two teams, commanded by Lin Xingyuan and Baninger respectively. Normally, they should have formed a three-aircraft formation, but since the pilots were all novices, they had to use this method to strengthen their team.

"You are all experienced pilots, so I will only remind you one more time—you are not piloting Swordfish, but mobile suits with arms and legs!"

"understand!"

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere just now, everyone was on edge.

Eight aircraft formed two arrow-shaped formations and charged toward the battlefield. Soon, the main camera captured the moving points of light, which were Mse and the transport ship.

"Strange, why aren't they firing?"

Finding no signs of fighting, and checking the distance on the instrument panel, Lin Xingyuan was puzzled, as was Baninger.

"No MS has been released either."

Three M'sai escorted the transport ship, continuing forward without firing even when it entered the fleet's shelling range.

"what the hell?"

Then the fleet sent a new message—they received laser communications and signal lights from the three M'sai and transport ships; they had come to surrender!

"surrender?"

Everyone was greatly surprised.

"Could it be that Trojan horse?"

Everyone expressed their doubts, even the comments section suspected it was a suicide attack. They thought the transport ship might be packed with nuclear bombs, just waiting to explode in the center. But soon, one comment caught Lin Xingyuan's attention.

It's true, several M'sai ships from the Zeon forces did indeed escape to Luna 2.

Could it be the Daken faction?

No, it was mainly the anti-Zabi forces, such as technicians, intellectuals and officials, and those who wanted to escape the purge. They were pursued by the Zeon army all the way, and in the end, only Mse made it to Luna 2.

"Um!?"

Pursuit?

Upon seeing this comment, Lin Xingyuan suddenly felt a jolt.

"Attention all personnel, enemy activity!"

He issued a warning, and as soon as he finished speaking, one of the four dots on the screen burst into a bright flash—it was the Pazok-class!

"What's going on!?"

"Since it's a surrender, of course it's the pursuing troops!"

Lin Xingyuan frowned, and sure enough, he soon received a new report—after those Musai, there were Zeon Musai in pursuit, and the forward escort ships had detected the propulsion beams of MS!

"Command, what should we do? Please give instructions."

Lin Xingyuan asked for instructions from his superiors.

"Continuing to monitor enemy activity, please wait!"

The command center was still analyzing whether the surrender was genuine or not, suspecting it was a ruse, but Lin Xingyuan's attention had already been drawn to the 'technicians' mentioned in the comments—perhaps there were engineers and technicians among them who knew about the Zaku system?

Since the defection was indeed true, he immediately made a decision to prepare for the rescue.

At the same time, on the other side—

The red, horned MS-06S Commander Zaku II approached at three times the speed, pulled out its battle tomahawk from the hull joint of the Parzok-class ship, fired a rocket at one of the hulls, and then disengaged, leaving the explosion behind. Its pink, single eye looked at the Musei advancing at full speed ahead, and the Zeon emblem on its shield gleamed coldly.

"Oh dear, we've really wandered into an incredible place."

The screen light illuminated the driver's face, and a faint smile appeared on his lips beneath the mask.

Author's message

Hahaha

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Charismatic Xia

The eight mobile suits, arrayed in an arrowhead formation, rapidly approached the battlefield. Three of the Musei were already under fire from the pursuing forces. Beams of light continued to rain down from behind, and the three Musei could only flee in disarray.

"They clearly outnumbered each other, so why didn't they fight back!?"

Seeing that the pursuers were only one ship in the distance, Baninger was very puzzled.

"Because there are no MS here, right?"

Lin Xingyuan's gaze swept across the battlefield, and in the direction of the fleeing fleet, he saw a dazzling propulsion light. It was moving incredibly fast, drawing a chilling curve. In an instant, a piercing sensation struck his brow, and a sense of crisis arose from the bottom of his heart.

"What!?"

His pupils were captured in a fixed position, and the screen automatically zoomed in on the image, revealing a red machine silhouette.