Gundam UC Hunting Time

"What!?" Johnny's eyes widened.

"This is the latest intelligence, which means you've just been fooled."

"...It's my fault that I was deceived."

After a moment of silence, Johnny clenched his fists, his eyes sharp as knives, and his tone heavy as a vow.

"I'll definitely take care of that guy next time!"

Author's message

I was busy with my child this afternoon and didn't think things through. When I got back and checked the comments, I quickly changed them. Sorry, hehehe, please don't scold me, okay?

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Assassination of Dozru Zabi (Prologue)

Luna 2, Headquarters Conference Room—

"I oppose this operation! It will bring unpredictable dangers to Luna 2!"

After hearing the intelligence officer's statement, Wakken slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Calm down, Major."

The intelligence officer spoke calmly, but his eyes were hidden under the brim of his hat, making it impossible to discern his true intentions.

“I understand your feelings, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Zeon army is conquering territory all over the world, and our Federation forces are under tremendous criticism and pressure. If we cannot produce tangible results, it will be difficult to convince the people.”

"That's a problem with the ground troops! We've already achieved sufficient results!" Wakney shouted angrily.

After the two previous victories, Luna 2 broadcast the news throughout the entire universe, even reaching Zeon's home planet.

"Are you referring to the lunar artillery battle? Or the results achieved by the MS team? I admit the boys did a good job, repelling the attack of that red comet twice (Jonnie: ? Char: ?), but compared to the losses in the Battle of Loum, this achievement is not enough to change the public's opinion of us, especially the attitude of the various sides. Even the neutral faction has begun to lean towards Zeon and is constantly reducing its support for us. If this continues, it will eventually lead us completely to Zeon."

"But... what will happen to Luna 2 after such an operation? The base's current strength is simply no match for the Zeon army's massive offensive." Wakane worriedly added, "Our precious mobile suit team will also be lost!"

"You can rest assured about that. Given the current distribution of Zeon's military strength, they don't have the spare capacity to retaliate against Luna II for the time being. And if our operation succeeds, it will greatly boost the morale of the army and the people, which will also tie down Zeon's forces, preventing them from diverting troops to attack Luna II."

"..." Wakan was somewhat convinced, but immediately pressed on, "What about the MS forces? How much of the hard-won strength will be left?"

"There's even less to worry about."

The officer opened a document on the PAD and turned to push it in front of Wakken.

"Just yesterday, our military's V Operation project team successfully conducted the start-up test of the MS prototype. Before long, MS designed and manufactured entirely by our military will appear on the battlefield, so the current losses are completely bearable."

"..."

Hua Ken looked at the image displayed on the PAD, which showed the prototype of a humanoid machine, with the Star of Victory on its chest and the binocular viewfinder on its head shining with an exciting light.

“Ahem… You’re convinced, Wallen.” Lieutenant General Amundsen, commander of Luna Base 2, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke. He coughed lightly and looked at the two intelligence officers: “The plan sounds very feasible. How do we need to cooperate?”

"We request the requisition of two intact Musai for camouflage operations. We also need the support of eight MS units."

"Eight mobile suits!? No way!" Hua Ken refused decisively before the commander could speak. Luna 2's defenses were currently weak, and the MS team had become the only mobile force.

The two intelligence officers exchanged a glance and spoke.

"Then at least four machines should be provided, and Lieutenant Lin Xingyuan must lead the team."

"What?! He's our most experienced driver, responsible for training backup drivers, how can this be—"

"Walken!" Lieutenant General Amundsen interrupted Walken, agreeing to the intelligence officer's request: "Okay, anything else?"

"That's enough. Thank you very much for your understanding, Lieutenant General."

The two intelligence officers, having achieved their objective, breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to salute Lieutenant General Amundsen.

"It's all for the Federation. I wish you success in your plan."

Lieutenant General Amundsen, despite his ailing condition, stood up and returned the salute to the two men.

Shortly after, Major Wakken and an intelligence officer entered the pilots' club, which was filled with music and shouts. They looked around and couldn't help but frown.

The air purifiers were working hard, but they still couldn't dispel the thick, smoky atmosphere in the club. However, the Luna 2 base was under immense pressure, and he couldn't say anything to these people. He could only cover his mouth and call over the nearest pilot.

"Second Lieutenant, please find Lieutenant Lin from MS Team for me."

"Lin from MS team? He's not here." The pilot who was summoned had a stocking over his head that looked like it came from nowhere, and he was so drunk that he could barely stand. "Those guys haven't been coming here lately."

"Hmm? Where is he?"

"Walken asked, frowning."

"Who knows? It should be in the hangar, right? After all, those big toys are much more interesting than women. It's so unfair, why can't we have a turn?"

The pilot complained with dissatisfaction.

"MS team doesn't want alcoholics!"

"Wahken said irritably, and then went to the MS hangar with the intelligence officers. As soon as they entered, they found that the atmosphere there was quite different."

Under the bright lights, eight machines stood in two rows, and maintenance workers busied themselves back and forth in an orderly manner. The air was filled with the strong smell of machine oil, and the whistling of the equipment and the back-and-forth commands created a tense and serious atmosphere.

"As expected of MS team, the atmosphere is just different."

The intelligence officer couldn't help but say that Hua Ken was also very satisfied with this, and waved to call over a sergeant, asking him to call Lin Xingyuan over.

A moment later, Lin Xingyuan learned the purpose of Hua Ken and the intelligence officials' visit in the briefing room.

"The assassination was carried out while Dozru Zabi was leaving Odessa and returning to Solomon?"

Looking at the serious face of the intelligence officer opposite him, Lin Xingyuan really wanted to punch him hard.

If you want me dead, just say so. You don't need to beat around the bush like this.

The live chat exploded immediately.

[Assassinate Dozru Zabi!? What genius came up with this operation?]

Has the Federation Army reached a dead end?

[A gorilla isn't that easy to kill. Even if he weren't a skilled pilot, he'd have plenty of people protecting him, right?]

【Yay! I support you!】

This is exactly what I want to see! Let's get this going! Let's get this going!

"Lieutenant, the operation has been meticulously planned, and the chances of success are high. We are speaking frankly because we need your strength. Everything is for the purpose of restoring the morale of the Federation Army and the confidence of the people. We hope you understand the importance of the operation."

Intelligence officers used both soft and hard tactics.

Lin Xingyuan: "...So, you mean I have no choice but to agree?"

The intelligence officer remained silent, and Lin Xingyuan looked at Hua Ken.

Wakeman nodded: "Lieutenant General Amundsen has agreed that if the operation succeeds, everyone in your squad will be promoted."

"You were promoted twice, right?"

Lin Xingyuan couldn't help but mock him, but fortunately, he was a pilot and had special privileges. Hua Ken didn't get angry when he heard this and even lowered his head in a rare gesture.

"There's no other way, we desperately need a victory."

The barrage of comments started frantically giving rewards. ID:norman directly rewarded him with spicy strips, and razor blades flew everywhere. Some busybodies even played the opening theme "HEATS" from the final day of the True Getter Robo in Lin Xingyuan's mind, completely disregarding whether he could handle it or not.

Burn brightly! Towards a tomorrow filled with dreams!

Run! Don't look back! Break through the cold night! Forge ahead!

Stop making a scene, you idiots!

Lin Xingyuan was completely numb. After a moment of silence, he gave a dry reply.

"...I can't guarantee success."

"The lieutenant just needs to do his job well; whether it succeeds or not will be determined by our work."

The intelligence officer extended his hand, revealing a strange mix of self-mockery and arrogance.

Author's message

……

Let's do a big job

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Assassination of Dozru Zabi (Part 1)

March 26, UC 0079, the day Dozru Zabi returned to space from Odessa—

"Now, let's begin the mission briefing."

In the pilot briefing room of Musai, an intelligence officer walked in, stood with his hands behind his back in front of the display screen, and looked at the four waiting pilots.

"Finally, you can talk. What do you want to do?"

Tachibana Kamina complained, quite dissatisfied with the current confusing situation, as did Hayashi Hoshihara, who knew the situation but said nothing.

"At 13:00 today, we will be assassinating Dozru Zabi, the commander of the Zeon space attack fleet who has risen from Earth into space."

"What!?"

Apart from Lin Xingyuan, the three drivers were all speechless with shock. After a moment, Tachibana couldn't help but speak.

"You've really gone to great lengths to take our lives."

"This, this..."

Sandas stammered and couldn't speak a complete sentence, and even Jung had lost his usual passion for hunting.

“Unfortunately, this joke isn’t funny, Lieutenant.”

The intelligence officer glanced at Tachibana and opened the orbital route map on his back.

"The specific operation was as follows: After meticulous reconnaissance and operations by the intelligence department, we manipulated the target's departure time and the arrival time of the support troops. Therefore, we gained some time before the target's flagship, the USS Fillmeyer, arrived..."

“Indeed, we did have a chance before that gorilla reunited with the support team, but…”

Tachibana stared at the route map, constantly gasping for breath.

"Even with all the trouble, we only have about ten minutes to act! And that's without even considering the range of the Gwakin-class ship's guns!"

"Isn't there still ten minutes left? With Mse to deceive the enemy, Gwakin won't open fire as soon as he enters range." The intelligence officer laughed. "The mission is that simple. You're all former Swordfish pilots, so you should be quite adept at high-speed surprise attacks, right?"

Even so…

Sandas still lacked confidence, after all, the target of his beheading was Dozruzabi.

"Gentlemen, the intelligence department has paid a heavy price for this operation. We have no time for regrets. He is one of the most vicious war criminals in human history, a great enemy of the Space Force. We cannot let this opportunity slip by—we have a full ten minutes! As long as we cooperate with Musai and destroy the target vehicle, we can make history!"

"..."

"Unless you do not care about being ridiculed by future historians."

The intelligence officer was quite eloquent, and as soon as he said that, the three men's attitude immediately became serious, and their fighting spirit was ignited.

"We understand."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

The intelligence officer saluted, turned and left the briefing room. Then Lin Xingyuan stepped forward and, based on the situation map, formulated specific tactics—he was quite adept at doing this now.

After everyone understood their positions and responsibilities, Lin Xingyuan glanced at the cameras in the briefing room, waved his hands, and waited until the four of them were shoulder to shoulder and head to head before he spoke in a low voice.

"Listen up, everyone. When we begin our mission, we must retreat as soon as the time is up, regardless of whether the mission has been accomplished or not. If Muse survives, we will leave on his back. If Muse is lost, we will go to this coordinate point, where an express bus is waiting for us."

He revealed the coordinates written on his palm, handwritten by Hua Ken before his departure. As a member of the elite bureaucratic class of the Space Force, he knew very well how unreliable the intelligence department was, so he made a secret arrangement to preserve the precious mobile force—even if only Lin Xingyuan survived in the end, it would still mitigate some of the losses.

We really need to be careful; the head of intelligence, Ireland, is an inside man.

Ireland sells out its teammates

[Perhaps Kycilia was behind it all]

【A purple old hag? Why?】

That's how power struggles are; family doesn't matter.

That's right, she killed the head of the Zabi family, and later she also killed Gihren.