Gundam UC Hunting Time

Inside the Zaku's cockpit, White Wolf Matsunaga Makoto's face contorted in pain as he raised his machine gun, ready to fire, when the alarm blared. He instinctively turned his head and saw several large missiles fired from Musai rapidly approaching! In that blink of an eye, the enemy aircraft had already created distance!

"Damn it! How could you hit me like that!"

Matsunaga roared, switching the machine guns and firing at the missile, intercepting it at extremely close range. However, the explosive jet still pierced the Zanzibar-class hull, leaving a horrifying red hole. Knowing Dozru was still inside, Matsunaga was frantic with worry. But soon, with a metallic clanging sound, Dozru's Zaku broke through the deformed hatch and escaped the Zanzibar-class.

"Kaka!? Are you alright!?"

"what!"

Dozru's angry voice came through the earphones, and Matsunaga Makoto's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

Dozru, his special Zaku adorned with gilded patterns, surveyed the battlefield as he gritted his teeth.

"There are wounded soldiers on board who have been evacuated from the front lines. We can't let it sink! Zhen, leave this to me. You go deal with that M'Sai!"

Humans are contradictory and complex. Although he personally ordered the massacre of billions of people, Dozruzabi was a compassionate officer who cared for his subordinates. In a moment of crisis, he still thought of the wounded soldiers who could hitch a ride back to their homeland.

"learn!"

Gritting his teeth, Matsunaga Shin glanced at the four enemy planes turning around. As he rushed toward another Mse, he sent orders to the escort team, requesting them to return to Dozru for reinforcements.

Meanwhile, a tense atmosphere filled Zani's cockpit—

"Did it work!?"

Sandas' heart pounded, and he couldn't help but ask.

Lin Xingyuan glanced back and discovered that the Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser was still standing!

Are these warships really that resilient without nuclear weapons?

[Perhaps because the Zanzibar-class destroyers differ from the Mseik-class in design, they have a wider hull, a stronger structure, and are more resistant to damage.]

"It hasn't sunk yet, let's try again!"

He gave the order to decisively control the aircraft to turn around, and the four Zanis charged towards the Zanzibar-class again. However, at this time, the Dozru SS Zakus had returned to reinforce, and four of them launched an interception attack on the four aircraft from a high vantage point.

"Jung! Follow me! Tachibana, you two continue attacking Zanzibar!"

Lin Xingyuan ordered that Jung, the most skilled fighter, provide cover for him, thus giving Tachibana Ginne and Sandas a chance to continue their attack. Without hesitation, he maneuvered his machine upwards, lunging towards the four Zaku intercepting him, firing first and simultaneously launching wire-guided missiles at them!

Dense machine gun shells crisscrossed in the vacuum. Due to the four-to-two advantage, the firepower of the two sides was vastly different. Lin Xingyuan and Rong Ge's shields were hit by several shells in the blink of an eye, making a loud rumbling sound. Even so, Lin Xingyuan did not flinch or evade. His eyes were fixed on the target, and his fingers seemed to be welded to the firing button.

The Zaku of the Royal Guard also charged and fired at the two men with all their might, completely abandoning maneuverability and adopting a posture of mutual destruction. However, this undoubtedly gave the cable-controlled missiles an excellent opportunity to hit the target. Six missiles aimed at the target with amazing high maneuverability and hit the target in the blink of an eye.

In a single exchange, both Zaku exploded into dazzling fireballs. Without a moment's grief for their fallen comrade, the other two Zaku swiftly turned and gave chase, opening fire on the two men.

Meanwhile, Tachibana and Sandas on the other side also approached their target again, raising their rocket launchers and aiming.

"what?"

The screen showed the Zanjibar-class aircraft ahead. Amidst the thick smoke and flames, Tachibana Ginnai saw a special Zaku decorated with golden patterns. He blinked and suddenly realized—that must be Dozruzabi's personal machine!

"Sandas! Look at that Zaku—"

He announced loudly, and Sandas also spotted Dozru's Zaku, causing his heart to sink.

How could this be?! The target actually got into a mobile suit?!

Will the operation fail because of this?

However, the intense battle left them no time to think. Tachibana and Sandas simultaneously abandoned their engagement with the Zanzibar-class and instead aimed at Dozru's Zaku, firing rockets. Unfortunately, in their haste, both rockets missed their target.

At the same time, Dozru also spotted two approaching Zanis. Dozru's special green machine with gold trim drew its enlarged Zaku Tomahawk, dodged the rockets, and charged aggressively toward the two machines.

"So fast!"

"Such a powerful baleful aura..."

Seeing that their target was behaving unpredictably, Tachibana and Sandas were both surprised. The killing intent emanating from the machine was so intense that it was chilling. So they instinctively took evasive action, spreading out to the left and right, not giving Dozle a chance to get close.

The two sides passed each other in the blink of an eye. Dozru completed the turn with amazing maneuverability and load resistance. Looking at the scattered enemy aircraft, he saw that one of them was firing at the Zanzibar-class again while breaking away. He immediately roared and chased after it!

"Tachibana!"

Seeing Dozle chasing after Tachibana's machine, Sandas immediately turned and joined the attack. He switched to the more accurate machine gun and opened fire on Dozle's machine. However, Dozle paid no attention, making no attempt to dodge, letting the tracer bullets glide past his machine, relentlessly pursuing his target, determined to bring it down.

Is he serious?!

Inside Zani's cockpit, which had been targeted, Tachibana felt a chill run down her spine and frantically accelerated, trying to shake him off. However, Dozru's dedicated machine was clearly superior to ordinary grunt machines, and it managed to maintain the distance. But because it had hastily disengaged from the Zanjibar-class, it hadn't had time to carry its firing weapons (which were usually carried by Matsunaga Makoto), and therefore couldn't immediately take down its target.

"This guy!? He doesn't have any firearms!?"

In the Zani at the rear, Sandas quickly noticed this and became excited, accelerating at full speed and firing fiercely. But then, a huge flash of fire suddenly erupted ahead. He looked up in surprise and saw that his own M'sai, which was providing cover, had been fatally hit and exploded! The two Royal Guard Zaku that had followed up had already turned and charged towards him, raining down shells!

"Damn it—!"

With a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at hand, Sandas went all out, making no attempt to evade and focusing solely on firing at Dozle's special machine, hitting the target machine repeatedly! His own machine was also hit one after another, but fortunately, his shield blocked the critical parts, and only one leg was damaged.

Both sides were risking their lives, abandoning any attempt at evasion or maneuvering, regardless of the risk of being hit.

Seeing that Sandarth was in danger, Tachibana made a decisive Immelmann turn—he was still driving the MS like a Swordfish. Luckily, Dozle didn't bring a machine gun, or he would have been killed for sure. Then he aimed and fired, and actually hit a Royal Guard Zaku directly! But this also reduced his speed, and Dozle seized the opportunity to close the distance in an instant!

"We succeeded!"

Bathed in a hail of bullets fired by Sandas, Dozle roared, slamming the pedals to the floor to exhaust the machine's acceleration, closing in on the target, and swinging his battle axe. However, just as the axe was about to fall, a dazzling whip of light swept across, sending sparks flying and fragments flying everywhere, forcing the machine to retreat uncontrollably!

"Lin! Jung!"

Tachibana turned around and shouted excitedly, but then realized that Lin Xingyuan and Rongge were also in a very bad situation—behind them, there were two Zaku tanks firing fiercely in pursuit!

For a moment, Lin Xingyuan, Rongge, him, Dozru, and Sandas were caught in the crossfire of four Zaku!

Author's message

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Many models are later versions of the high-mobility Zaku, but during this period, on March 26th, Matsunaga Makoto piloted the standard Commander type.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Hunting Dozru Zabi (Together)

The sounds of gunfire, booming, warnings, lock-on signals, alerts, radio static... all blend together into a dizzying, ear-splitting symphony.

For a fleeting moment, Sanders felt like he had urinated, but because of the profuse sweating, he couldn't tell whether he had or not. All he could do was press the fire button tightly and keep firing at the enemy aircraft behind Lin Xingyuan (Tachibana Kanna's aircraft was blocking the target, so he couldn't shoot) until his ammo was empty. Tachibana Kanna was doing the same thing on the other side, her mouth wide open, silently shouting, and firing continuously at the two Zaku behind Sanders.

"..."

Time moved at an outrageous slow pace.

The two machines drew closer and closer, speeding over their heads at full firepower, leaving behind countless spent shell casings in their wake.

Then, time seemed to resume its normal rotation all at once. The two machines on either side were separated in the blink of an eye, and one of the three Zaku exploded on the spot, drifting away under the force of inertia and falling into the atmosphere. On Lin Xingyuan's side, the Jung's machine was hit in the nose, and its shield was shattered into pieces, losing its defensive capabilities.

Everything happened in an instant, violent and dangerous, but very effective.

The on-site combat strength comparison suddenly became four to two – although the Jung and Sandas machines were damaged, they were still able to fight.

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!]

My hair stood on end.

It's like a lottery, entirely based on luck!

[That's awesome! This is exactly what I wanted to see!]

The real combat is far more terrifying than anything in the game.

That was so exciting!

"Kaka! Are you alright!?"

The Zaku pilots of the Royal Guard inquired with concern and maneuvered their machines to block Dozle's private machine.

"Don't worry about me! Go protect the mothership!!"

Dozru roared angrily, but he took the initiative to continue attacking the Zanzibar-class ships that were charging forward, preventing them from providing support fire in this direction!

"But--"

"No buts! Follow orders!"

Dozle shouted the order and charged at Lin Xingyuan and the others again. At the same time, the badly damaged Zanjibar-class also fired its MEGA particle cannon. The beam swept over like a spotlight cone, and its power was terrifying. The Jung machine, whose vision was already impaired, was unable to dodge in time. Its arms and the 180mm cannon hanging on its shoulder were instantly melted by the super-high temperature particle stream.

The Zaku of the Royal Guard turned and chased after the Sands machine, unleashing shells. Tachibana immediately turned around and accelerated to give chase.

"I'm going to support Sandas!"

"Sorry, the machine..."

The warning lights in the cockpit were flashing erratically, and Jung was both anxious and helpless.

"It's okay, leave it to me!"

Lin Xingyuan maneuvered his mech backward, heading straight for the oncoming Dozle Zaku. As his gaze fell upon it, a chilling aura sent shivers down his spine and chilled him to the bone—his Insight skill granted him extraordinary perception and mental fortitude, to the point that for a fleeting moment, he seemed to see a materialized demon possessing that Dozle Zaku!

Is this what Amuro saw on Big Zam?

Because he killed too many people, Dozle himself has been distorted into a symbol of Zeon's evil deeds and terror!

What the hell is this?!

I feel really uncomfortable!

What are you afraid of?! The souls of five billion victims are watching you; they are your spirits!

Go forth! Avenge the innocent victims!

The scrolling barrage of comments instantly dispelled the negative state Lin Xingyuan had been under from staring directly at the demon. The two immediately began to engage in battle. He steadily maneuvered the machine gun to lock onto the target and fired continuously, raining down shells. Dozru, without any ranged weapons, was completely unable to resist. However, he did not back down at all. After dodging twice, he adjusted his posture, using his shoulder armor as the apex, and charged forward in one breath. Lin Xingyuan calmly retreated and fired steadily, quickly achieving a hit. However, unexpectedly, the shells hit the shoulder armor of Dozru's special machine and were all deflected, failing to penetrate!

The shoulder armor of this special machine is larger and thicker than that of a regular Zaku, clearly serving as a shield!

"What!?"

Lin Xingyuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

In the distance, Sandas missiles were firing rockets at the bridge of the Zanzibar-class destroyer, while Tachibana missiles and the Royal Navy Zaku exchanged fire. Further away, the M'sai II was spitting fire, with flashes of explosions on its surface...

In the blink of an eye, he held his shield in front, blocking the full-force charge of Dozru's Zaku. The impact of the high-hardness armor steel sparked a dazzling flash of light. Immediately afterward, Dozru swung his battle axe with wide, sweeping movements, his imposing presence captivating.

"Die—!"

How could you possibly kill me?!

In the nick of time, all the power Lin Xingyuan had acquired so far came into play at once, and the giant battle axe that swung towards him was as clear as a framed image.

He saw every wound on Dozru's special machine, the speed of its propulsion, the angle of its rotation, the force of its swing, the distance between the battle axe and himself... everything became exceptionally clear, and he could even sense the position he was aiming at.

Lin Xingyuan gently pulled back the control stick, releasing the forward pedal while simultaneously pressing the reverse pedal. The attitude thrusters on the chest of the machine emitted propulsive flames, causing the machine to lean backward. The black Zani thus leaned backward, avoiding the fatal blow from Dozru's Zaku. Only the Gatling gun barrel was severed. Almost at the same time, he maneuvered the machine to discard the machine gun, drew the Zaku battle axe hanging on his waist, and pressed the forward pedal. The machine's backpack suddenly emitted a long propulsive flame, forcefully changing the machine's backward posture caused by the impact, and it suddenly charged forward!

"Dozru Zabi!"

Lin Xingyuan exhaled and, relying on his enhanced physical abilities, withstood the G-force transformation. Accompanied by the BGM of the climax (Final Mission - Quantum Burst), he controlled the Zaku to swing its battle axe and slash straight at the chest of Dozle's special machine!

Death is coming for you!

The red-hot axe blade instantly struck the front of Dozru Zaku's torso, bursting out dazzling petals. However, the feedback made Lin Xingyuan keenly aware that something was wrong—because the axe blade had not been heated for long enough, and due to the over-specification of Dozru's special machine, it was not able to cut it in two!

Even so, the axe blade still managed to rip open the breastplate of Dozru's Zaku, leaving a horrific wound that revealed the towering Dozru inside. He sat in the specially designed driver's seat, splattered with molten metal and falling debris, and even his helmet was pierced! The splattered blood stained the helmet visor, obscuring his face.

[Success!?]

Is he dead!?

[Finish him off! Finish him off now!]

Kill him!

The comments on the screen seemed to be shouting reminders. Lin Xingyuan manipulated his mech to turn around, preparing to try again, when suddenly—

"Kaka—"

An astonishing killing intent surged forth, and the white Zaku, as if burning itself, frantically approached, its machine gun firing repeatedly.

"Are you alright? Please answer!"

"Kaka!"

White Wolf Matsunaga was extremely anxious and kept calling out to him via communications, but he never received a response.