Gundam UC Hunting Time

Beside the simulation pod, Bianca Carlisle had an expression that said she had given up and didn't care what happened, completely lacking the excitement and passion she had felt for being selected for Lin Xingyuan's team.

"In the end, it's just that the captain's fully armed Zani is too overpowered, there's no way to fight him! He's just here to mess with us, isn't he?"

"Feel the same."

Bianca Carlisle leaned back nearly 180 degrees, fully demonstrating her flexibility, and looked at Lin Xingyuan sitting on the other sofa. He was reading a book, focused on his work, seemingly oblivious to the commotion, exuding a noble tranquility.

"But... he really is so handsome!"

Despite being a powerful warrior capable of defeating enemy ACEs and slaying Dozle, he was not rude or rude at all; on the contrary, he was quite the gentleman. According to his female fellow trainees, Captain Hayashi neither drank nor gambled, and had no intimate relationships with any women. He was extremely chaste, to the point that there were even rumors that he and the handsome Lieutenant Tachibana Vina were a couple, but these were later debunked.

In short, he is an enigmatic man.

Her eyes shone with longing, and she became even more eager to explore further.

"Pfft, what's so handsome about him? He's totally ordinary, okay? A handsome guy has to be like me!"

Io crossed his arms unhappily.

"Your jealous face is so ugly, little brat, get back here and shut up for training."

Bianca Carlisle waved her hand dismissively; the mere mention of it made Io angry.

"You didn't pass either, did you? Your grades aren't even as good as mine."

"So verbose~"

Bianca Carlisle jumped up, leaped over the sofa, and crept up from Lin Xingyuan's blind spot, intending to sneak a peek at what book he was reading. But before she could get close, Lin Xingyuan suddenly looked up, turned to look at her, and stared at her with a sharp gaze.

"what happened?"

"Uh……"

What a keen intuition!

As expected of an ace!

Bianca Carlisle straightened up, chuckled, and shamelessly moved closer to Lin Xingyuan, asking in a coquettish tone.

"Instructor, what book are you reading?"

"It's nothing, just a little bit of studying."

“Study?” Bianca Carlisle was greatly surprised.

"Yes, reading is the least costly and fastest way to learn. If you want to keep up with the times, you have to learn more."

Lin Xing spoke in a perfunctory manner, quietly closing the book and putting it away—he didn't want Bianca Carlisle to discover that he was reading a very basic general knowledge book.

There was nothing he could do about it—the background setting instilled in him the knowledge to pilot the Swordfish and fight, but not other common sense—something he only discovered recently when he talked with engineers and technicians, and had to start from the basics.

Incidentally, he also doesn't understand the Universal Century jazz that Io Fleming and Bianca Carlisle like; he prefers the modern electronic marches from various mecha anime, which are perfect for accompanying battles.

"Oh……"

Bianca Carlisle, who was being lectured, turned her head, made a face, stuck out her tongue, and then started to act coquettishly, pulling on Lin Xingyuan's arm.

"Instructor, virtual battles are too boring. How about you take us to practice in real games?"

From afar, Io thought: That wretched woman! How dare she use such a cunning method!

Lin Xingyuan scrutinized Bianca Carlisle's face, giving the viewers in the live chat a good look, before asking a question.

Did you win?

“…” Bianca Carlisle paused for a moment, but then her eyes darted around.

"Oh, this is just virtual practice, I'll definitely be fine in real combat! How about you take me to try it out? Afterwards, we can go on a date!"

She struck a seductive pose and spoke alluringly.

"..."

A race car driver once said: Pretty girls who act coquettishly are never satisfied, because people want to watch them act coquettishly a little longer. But when an unattractive girl acts coquettishly, men are more likely to immediately agree, just to stop her from continuing.

Bianca Carlisle is undoubtedly very beautiful, and the viewers in the comments section all wanted to see more of her, so Lin Xingyuan pretended to ponder for a while before finally speaking, just when the girl herself was about to lose her composure.

"No."

The comments section immediately erupted in cheers.

"Huh!?" Bianca Carlisle was dumbfounded on the spot, and stomped her foot angrily: "Instructor, you have a bad heart!"

“I won’t take back what I said. If you find me too difficult to deal with, you can challenge Crimson Lightning or Red Comet,” Lin Xingyuan suggested.

"Me? Fight Crimson Lightning and Red Comet!?"

Bianca Carlisle pointed to herself, looking incredulous.

"Or you could try fighting White Wolf Matsunaga Makoto and Dozruzabi. They could fight each other about two thousand times and eventually win."

From afar came Io's gloating laughter. Bianca Carlisle stared at Lin Xingyuan with a long face and resentment.

"...Captain, you're not holding a grudge against me for saying your rhythm isn't as good as Shinku Lightning's, are you?"

"No, I have always been open to accepting the facts."

Lin Xingyuan looked completely at ease. He was well aware of this because he reviewed, analyzed, and compared the battles after each one.

Char and Jon Snow's maneuver tactics are both outstanding, especially when changing course. Their movements and the use of their machine guns are incredibly precise, and they handle every action, angular momentum, and thrust with great ease, yet it all feels very natural.

In comparison, my own actions, emmm...

Their reactions were actually quite similar, and their movements were quick enough, but—after all, the time was too short, and they weren't professionally trained; they were too wild and unrestrained, so overall they were still very rough, like a gemstone that lacked sufficient polishing.

Of course, he could argue that it was because Char and Joni were real people who had lived in space since childhood and were used to moving in zero gravity, unlike himself who was just a character being taught; he could also say that being fully armed put too much strain on the machine and made it difficult to control precisely. But on the other hand, the reason he hadn't crashed because of these small details was that his firepower advantage had masked his weaknesses.

However, the battlefield does not tolerate sophistry, and death will treat everyone equally.

In short, I still need to practice more.

"really?"

Bianca Carlisle leaned closer, looking at Lin Xingyuan with suspicion.

Lin Xingyuan wasn't guilty at all: "Of course."

Bianca Carlisle didn't see any guilt or apology on Lin Xingyuan's face, and immediately deflated.

"But I can't beat them at all... For beginners, Crimson Lightning and Red Comet are too hellish. You don't really want us to use these precious mechs, do you?"

"You can use my machine configuration," Lin Xingyuan said, slightly easing the pressure.

"I've tried it, it just doesn't work! The rocket launcher can't hit it, and the missile can't lock on. Why is that?"

Lin Xingyuan shrugged: "In space warfare, it's inherently difficult to use rockets to attack mobile suits, since they're anti-ship weapons. As for missiles, it's normal that they can't lock on."

"what?"

Bianca Carlisle's eyes widened in surprise, and Io, who was also troubled by the question, moved closer and listened intently.

“That missile requires a person to be on the loop at all times. If you’re distracted while controlling it in battle, it’s definitely not very useful. Otherwise, why do you think the other pilots are unwilling to install it?” Lin Xingyuan spread his hands, looked at the two dumbfounded people, and then held up another finger.

"You've got one thing wrong. In MS combat, it's not enough to just think about hitting the enemy; you have to think about how to make the enemy get hit. In other words, you need to create the conditions for a hit. Having this awareness puts you ahead of ordinary pilots. Then, you need to learn to protect yourselves. Once you can do both of these, you'll be qualified to challenge powerful enemies. Finally, how do you face powerful enemies? It's simple: you must have an unwavering belief in victory, and you cannot afford the slightest cowardice. Shoot it down, or be shot down by it—you only have these two choices—"

While Lin Xingyuan was patiently instructing and guiding his subordinates, on the other side, in a concealed course near Luna 2, a red Zaku aimed its machine gun at the bridge of a cargo ship, its pink single eye flashing as it sent a signal.

"I apologize for disturbing your secret voyage. I have a plan that I need your help with. Thank you for your cooperation."

Chapter 51 Char's Trap (Part 1)

"It feels really uncomfortable..."

Asteroid fragments and warship wreckage kept drifting out and blocking the view. Bianca Carlisle muttered in the communication channel, feeling that they might collide with it at any moment.

"I really want a hair from the captain's penis; it would definitely be very useful as a talisman."

"It's so noisy! Drive carefully!"

Io Fleming's voice came through the communicator, inexplicably tinged with anger—the scene before him kept reminding him of the carnage at Side 4, filling him with a mixture of rage and grief that he couldn't calm down. And to make matters worse, this despicable woman was still eyeing the captain's pubic hair; what was wrong with her?

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't think that just because you're an MS pilot you can order me around!"

Bianca Carlisle said irritably that she had ultimately failed to achieve the goal set by Lin Xingyuan, and this time she could only participate in the battle in a Republic-class aircraft.

At this moment, the six Republic-class ships were traversing through the rubble and debris zone, where various pieces of wreckage lost in the battle and remains that had not yet been collected were everywhere, creating a scene resembling a nightmare in the silent universe.

Io remained silent, and Bianca, unable to bear the silence any longer, began to grumble.

"Honestly, why did I have to hide in such a troublesome place?"

The mission is to rescue a cargo ship that was secretly transporting supplies from the colony to Luna 2. Unfortunately, it encountered the Zeon forces and is currently taking refuge here. Since this is a matter of life and death for the base, even Lin Xingyuan's Antares squad has been called out.

"Otherwise what? If you're going to be a rat, you have to be prepared to be one."

Io said irritably, finding Bianca quite annoying. Bianca, annoyed by Io's seemingly nonsensical response, angrily gave the floor the middle finger before glancing at the navigation map beside her.

"Captain, weren't you said it was nearby?"

"Hmm, it looks like we've fallen into a trap."

Lin Xingyuan looked around at his surroundings, his intuition screaming warnings, and even the comments on the live stream kept reminding him: this is the perfect ambush site.

Ultimately, the fact that the transport ship was able to hide from the Zeon patrol and even send out a distress signal is too coincidental to be believable.

Could this be a fishing operation?

Who will be the opponent? When will they take action?

"Be careful, all machines are unlocking, Republic-class ships are disengaging, Ricardo team, you guys be careful too."

"I don't need you to remind me!"

Ricardo's team was another Zani squad operating together. Although their combat record wasn't outstanding, their pilots were all veterans who had switched from Swordfish. The captain was also a captain, but much older than Lin Xingyuan, so he was very resentful of this lucky guy who had been promoted so quickly, and his reply clearly showed that he was looking for a fight.

However, just as he finished speaking, three Zaku tanks suddenly jumped out from behind the wreckage on the side. Lin Xingyuan reacted quickly and immediately took evasive action. Io also hurriedly put his shield in front of him. The next second, shells and rockets shot over. Although they did not hit the target immediately, they caused panic. The two Republic-class ships that were spreading out and turning around lost control and crashed into each other, turning into a dazzling fireball.

"Tsk! Open fire! Cover the retreat of the Republic-class!"

Lin Xingyuan gave orders while returning fire, secretly regretting letting the vulnerable Republic-class tanks penetrate so deep. However, before the shells hit their targets, three more Zaku tanks jumped out from behind the wreckage on the other side, unleashing a barrage of fire. One of Ricardo's Zaku tanks hurriedly dodged, but unfortunately, it was hit by crossfire and exploded on the spot!

Roger!

The exclamations of Ricardo's team echoed through the communication channel, and Lin Xingyuan's expression turned grim.

[Less than twenty seconds into the battle, and one Zani and two Republic-class destroyers have already been lost?]

This is bad!

[Will they be ambushed again? When will PL awaken NT?]

"Spread out and fight your own battles! Remember to maintain formation! Io, stay with me!"

Lin Xingyuan quickly issued the order to turn the gun barrel around and fire at the Zaku that was fiercely advancing to the right.

The shells drew streaks of fire across the dark expanse of space until the two sides rapidly closed the distance.

[Wait, lace? A Zaku from the Royal Guard!?]

Suddenly, the comments section alerted Lin Xingyuan, who at the same time also clearly saw the shape of the enemy aircraft in front of him. It was a special aircraft of the Royal Guard with patterns decorated on its fuselage!

Dozru's personal guard has come for revenge!

"Don't be afraid, we're also MS here, follow the training! Spread out!"

Ricardo's team captain hastily gave the order, and the team's remaining three Zanis quickly maneuvered away to meet the three Zakus on the left. However, this meant that Lin Xingyuan and Io had to fight two against three, and since it was Io's first time participating in actual combat, he felt immense pressure.

"Follow me, or we'll get shot down!"

He told Io to turn around and fire a missile at the Royal Guard Zaku on his right. The attacking Zaku, unaware of the danger, hurriedly dodged, but Lin Xingyuan was merely using a feint. He then opened fire with his machine gun, and the first Zaku was immediately hit, shattered into pieces, and exploded. Without even looking, Lin Xingyuan activated his shoulder-mounted Gatling gun, chasing after another Zaku and forcing it to raise its shield. The previously fired missile approached, causing it to hastily fire again, giving Lin Xingyuan the opportunity to close in and directly bombard it with a rocket, achieving another hit!

"Ah... is this the opportunity to create destiny?"

In the blink of an eye, two Zakus that looked quite extraordinary were shot down. In the cockpit of Zani behind, Io was mesmerized and finally understood Lin Xingyuan's previous teachings.

He rallied and maneuvered his machine to aim and fire at the last Zaku. The Royal Guard Zaku, witnessing the explosion of two friendly machines, immediately retreated. Io pursued relentlessly, mimicking Lin Xingyuan's methods to drive away and compress the opponent's space. Just as the battle was getting intense, he suddenly heard Lin Xingyuan's warning.

"Get out of the way!"

Almost simultaneously with the warning, three more Zaku suddenly appeared from the wreckage and opened fire on the approaching Io. Io was horrified and only had time to raise its shield in front of it before its body was hit by a barrage of shells from three directions.

[Ugh~]

【pill!】

[Replicating the Classic]

Dense plumes of smoke from the explosions immediately enveloped the Io machine. Lin Xingyuan, disregarding the barrage of fire, quickly turned around and unleashed full firepower at the Zaku of the Royal Guard who were firing. The three Zaku swiftly dodged, leaping out of their cover and, along with the previous Zaku, charging towards him.