Gundam UC Hunting Time

One against four.

Lin Xingyuan glanced in the direction of the Gaddafi team and found that one of their planes had also been shot down. They were struggling against the three Zaku Royal Guards and had no spare capacity to provide support. His heart sank.

Now, let alone rescue transport ships, even the ability to evacuate smoothly is in question.

"Io! Is he dead!?"

He shouted loudly and was forced to dodge and avoid the danger.

At the same time, on the other side—

"The Royal Guard is well-trained."

Looking at the situation map on the screen, Xia casually commented, giving a positive review to these 'friendly forces' who came to steal the credit.

"But then, our mission becomes..."

Everything had been planned out, but the Royal Guard suddenly arrived, claiming to be seeking revenge for Dozle, and forcefully seized control. The captain looked at the beautiful Chibe-class ship docked next to Musei with a resentful expression, growing increasingly frustrated.

"Do you think it'll be that easy?"

Char, holding the laser rifle hanging on his waist, tapped the seat next to him with the barrel of the gun.

"Huh? Major, you don't think they have a good chance?"

The captain asked in surprise, "The other side has ten Zaku tanks. No matter how you look at it, they're bound to win."

"That black-clad guy is not someone to be trifled with. Ah, did I say something I shouldn't have?"

He chuckled awkwardly, then turned around and gave the order as he walked away.

"I'm going out to check. Danny and Slander stay here to protect the mothership. Don't go to the front; they'll die."

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Chapter 52 Char's Trap? (Part 2)

Dense lines of fire streaked across the cockpit screen as Lin Xingyuan performed continuous high-angle maneuvers, with four Zaku tanks relentlessly pursuing him.

but--

"These guys? They want to capture me alive?"

Seeing the first two Zaku switch to Zaku tomahawks, Lin Xingyuan suddenly realized the enemy's intentions. A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately slowed down, giving the enemy a chance to close the distance—thus, the two behind him lost their firing angle. Then, he suddenly turned sideways, activated the rocket launcher mounted on his shoulder, pointed the muzzle backward, and decisively opened fire a split second before the enemy could swing their tomahawks and charge!

"What?!"

Caught off guard, the Zaku of the Royal Guard was hit on the spot, and the machine exploded instantly. The Zaku pilot who followed was caught off guard and ran into the blast radius. The machine shook violently and the view was completely blocked. When the pilot emerged from the fireball of the explosion, before he could even adjust his posture, the black Zani had already turned around and sent the shell straight into the body of his machine.

Lin Xingyuan had taken down four Royal Guard Zaku in a row, but he dared not relax at all. Almost the next second after he appeared, two lines of fire shot over, from the other two behind him.

He immediately threw out a decoy balloon to interfere with the enemy's aim, and at the same time fired two wire-controlled missiles, but they were shot down one after another by two Zaku cannons. The enemy seemed to have given up on capturing him alive and only maintained mid-range fire. Their coordination was very skillful, and Lin Xingyuan was caught off guard and temporarily put on the defensive.

"Hiss... As expected of the royal guard, they've got some skills!"

"Captain! I'll cover you!"

Suddenly, Io's voice came through the communication channel. Immediately afterward, a Royal Guard Zaku that was firing at Lin Xingyuan was pierced by a shell and exploded, revealing Io's machine, which was now only half-body with its shield destroyed.

Thank you!

With half the pressure gone, Lin Xingyuan immediately switched from defense to offense, rushing towards the last Zaku. Io immediately provided support fire from the side. The Zaku was attacked from both sides, and Lin Xingyuan quickly seized the opportunity, firing a self-forging fragmentation rocket at it. Then, Io's machine gun pierced through its body!

"That makes two machines!" he said smugly. "The Zeon army's mobile suits aren't all that great after all."

Lin Xingyuan flew closer and, looking at his battered aircraft, couldn't help but complain.

"It's amazing you're alright."

He survived being targeted by four mobile suits; you can only say he's incredibly lucky, befitting the protagonist.

"Isn't that obvious? I won't be taken down so easily!"

"Stop saying such unethical things. I'm going to support Ricardo's team, you get back to the support point right now!"

Lin Xingyuan changed the magazine of the rocket launcher and prepared to head to Ricardo's team's location.

"Huh?" Upon hearing that he had to retreat, Io immediately panicked: "It's just that I don't have legs, I can still fight!"

"This is an order. Remember, the fundamental principle of all actions is to preserve yourself as much as possible and eliminate the enemy. This war is far from over; there's no need to rush to your death. That's all—"

With full force, Zani slammed on the propulsion pedal and charged towards the wreckage. Although Io was unwilling, Lin Xingyuan's words made sense, so he reluctantly turned around and headed towards the rendezvous point.

At the same time, at the rendezvous point—

The Republic-class destroyer that managed to escape shut down its thrusters and launched balloons disguised as debris, hiding in the shadows. Inside cockpit number 02, Bianca was restless, constantly gazing in the direction of the battlefield, her heart pounding every time a flash of light appeared.

"I wonder what happened..."

"With so many enemies, I think this time is dangerous..."

"This is a trap..."

Several Republic-level pilots whispered to each other on the communication channel, their voices filled with frustration. Bianca finally couldn't take it anymore and, with a determined bite of her lip, decided to disobey orders.

"This is number 02. I'm going to provide support. All other aircraft, please remain on standby here."

She returned to her seat, fastened her seatbelt, started the thrusters, and sped out of the shadows, causing an uproar among the other drivers.

"02! What are you doing?! Our mission is to wait for the MS team to rendezvous. Don't disobey orders! Get back here!"

The driver of No. 01 was impatiently reprimanding her, but Bianca showed no intention of obeying.

“I know! But they're fighting up there, and I can't stand staying here. Anyway, it won't take this many buses back, so let me be selfish this once. Maybe I can even bring one more person back! That's it—”

She pointed out a pessimistic fact: she drove the Republic-class vehicle at breakneck speed, completely disregarding her own life and death.

The Republic-class quickly returned to the wreckage area. The flames of the explosion ahead were getting closer and closer. Bianca thought for a moment, then turned off the thrusters and relied solely on inertia to glide. Although she was impulsive, she was not reckless. She knew very well that the Republic-class was no match for a mobile suit, especially in the wreckage area. It would be best to seize the opportunity to steal something and take the chance to rescue the captain.

If it succeeds, let alone getting a pubic hair, I guess I can do even more outrageous things, right?

Filled with immense ambition, she stealthily moved through the wreckage, creeping towards the battle zone. Just as she was gripped by tension, a beam of light flashed ahead, startling her. She immediately stopped operating the machine, grabbed her binoculars, and discovered it was a Zaku. The enemy advanced through the wreckage at an astonishing speed, disappearing from her sight in the blink of an eye.

"Reinforcements? This is bad, they're experts..." Bianca guessed, then looked against the direction of the propulsion light, a sudden thought flashing through her mind: "So, the enemy's mothership is over there!?"

Thinking about Musai's pitiful anti-aircraft firepower, a bold idea popped into her head.

If we attack the enemy's mothership, they will definitely call for MS squadrons to come back for reinforcements, which will relieve the pressure on the captain and his team.

Yes! Let's do it!

Having made up her mind, Bianca immediately turned the Republic-class destroyer towards the direction from which the Zaku had come. Sure enough, she quickly spotted the target, but to her surprise, there were two Zeon warships there. One was the ugly Musai, and the other was noticeably more beautiful, with a streamlined body that looked very combat-ready and exuded the feel of a new product. The two Zakus hovered between them, presumably on guard.

If it were just the Musa, attacking it would be relatively simple, but with two ships and mobile suits, the defensive firepower is completely different.

Things didn't go as expected. Anka hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take the plunge.

Since we're already here!

She patted her face, composed herself, and then gripped the control stick, deciding to launch a surprise attack on the two warships from above.

The Republic-class destroyer stealthily maneuvered, circling outside the detection range of the two warships, and then—

"Drink, drink, drink—"

Taking a deep breath, Bianca let out a sweet battle cry as she pressed the accelerator pedal, and her Republic-class ship, piloted by Bianca, swooped down towards the two Zeon ships at maximum acceleration!

"Enemy planes ascend straight up, then descend rapidly—!!!"

Thinking victory was assured, they never expected to be ambushed by the Federation forces. By the time the observation posts of the two warships spotted the Republic-class ships diving down from the sky and sounded siren warnings, it was too late. The anti-aircraft gun positions of the Musai and Tibe-class ships were complacent and had no air surveillance whatsoever. At the last minute, they didn't even raise their guns. The two Zaku ships opened fire to intercept them immediately, but the Republic-class easily dodged their shells and unleashed a barrage of rockets from its rocket pods on both sides of its fuselage at the brand-new Tibe-class ship! Then it grazed the Tibe-class's starboard side, leaving the Zaku's fire behind.

On the bridge of the Musai, the captain stared at this unexpected scene, speechless. The next second, the Tibe-class exploded violently, and the towering bridge separated directly from the hull, spinning and flying away. The two Zaku tanks, which were about to give chase, had to deal with the debris and impact from the explosion first.

"Yay!"

Bianca glanced back at her masterpiece, raised her arms in excitement, and then disappeared into the deep universe without looking back.

Author's message

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After much consideration, we decided to use the Tiber-class, considering the capacity of ten MS units.

Zeon began developing the Tivvay in 0078.06, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to take it offline now.

That being said, given the productivity of the Universal Century, Thunderbolts would have been the normal state, with mobile suits being used as infantry.

The designs I use are basically all hybrids; I just use whichever looks good, haha.

Chapter 53 Char's Trap (Part 2)

"Bill... Damn it! Bill's been killed too!!"

"Retreat now!"

"Weren't they saying the mechs' performance was about the same... Ah—"

Cries of anguish, screams of agony, and the fanatical shouts of Zeon pilots.

"Don't get in my way, you slingers!"

"Where is the black guy!?"

"For Dozrukaka!"

"Tsk..."

The various pieces of information received through the communication channel prevented Lin Xingyuan from making a calm plan, leaving him no choice but to risk a direct charge into the battlefield. The black Zani accelerated again, constantly dodging the wreckage blocking its path, until the main camera captured images of the battle.

On the Federation side, two and a half of Ricardo's four Zani units had already been destroyed, leaving only one to cover the other's hasty retreat. Meanwhile, Dozle's Royal Guard still had three units left (in fact, one had already been destroyed, but Lin Xingyuan didn't see it). If it weren't for the numerous wreckage units that provided Ricardo's team with sufficient cover, they would probably have been wiped out by now.

Lin Xingyuan did not slow down, and the black Zani rushed into the battlefield, where it was immediately captured by enemy aircraft.

The nearest Zaku of the Royal Guard immediately turned its cannons around and charged forward while firing. Lin Xingyuan maneuvered laterally twice to dodge the incoming shells, but also entered close combat range. The Zaku immediately switched to its Tomahawk and eagerly slashed at him.

"when--"

Lin Xingyuan swung his shield to block the incoming battle axe. Before the shield could be sliced ​​apart by the heat blade, he activated the Gatling gun on his shoulder and unleashed a barrage of fire at the enemy aircraft. The enemy aircraft's nose exploded instantly from the impact, and it staggered backward before being pierced through the cockpit by Zani's machine gun fire.

The Zaku in front of them exploded with a bang, but the attacks from the other three units followed immediately!

"Captain Lin! Thank you so much, you've been a great help!"

Lin Xingyuan swiftly dodged, and the Ricardo team captain's apologetic gratitude came through his earpiece. However, Lin Xingyuan didn't care about that, glanced at their situation, and asked back.

"You're welcome. Can you provide cover?"

"I'll do my best."

Captain Ricardo gritted his teeth and opened fire on the three enemy planes approaching Lin Xingyuan, successfully attracting the attention of one of them and relieving Lin Xingyuan of two-thirds of the pressure.

Lin Xingyuan piloted his aircraft backward, rapidly devising a countermeasure in his mind. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared behind a piece of Salamis-class wreckage, activating the last two wire-controlled missiles without specifying a target. The missiles were launched from their launchers and carried forward by inertia, while Lin Xingyuan piloted his aircraft past the missiles, emerging from behind the Salamis-class wreckage and charging forward with his shield in hand.

Two Zaku immediately unleashed a barrage of shells, one engaging the enemy while the other flanked. Suddenly, the black Zani rolled to the side, freeing itself from two missiles hidden on its back. The missiles, now ignited and propelled, accelerated rapidly, hurtling towards the Zaku in front of it! The Zaku pilot's attention was entirely focused on the black Zani, and he was caught completely off guard. The two missiles struck one after the other, their metallic jets piercing the fuselage and killing the pilot.

Having landed a successful shot, Lin Xingyuan didn't even turn his aircraft around. Instead, he mounted the machine gun on the shield and fired at another Royal Guard Zaku that was charging towards his left. Simultaneously, the Gatling gun on his shoulder turned and fired, destroying the Zaku with overwhelming firepower.

Only one machine left!

Adrenaline surged through his brain, maintaining his high morale. Lin Xingyuan turned without hesitation and charged towards the last Zaku of the Royal Guard. Before he even arrived, the firepower had already reached him. Self-forged fragmentation shells rained down, enveloping the hastily dodging enemy aircraft. Captain Ricardo seized the opportunity to open fire, forcing the enemy plane into a blind spot. But the Zaku, equipped with a horn-shaped antenna on its head, was likely the commander of the Royal Guard. Its skill was exceptional; it managed to evade the incoming shells one after another, successfully creating distance and withdrawing from the battle.

With that, no more enemy planes could be seen on the battlefield. Lin Xingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and maneuvered his aircraft to brake next to Ricardo's team.

"how is the situation?"

"...It's absolutely terrible..."

Captain Ricardo said dejectedly, having witnessed Lin Xingyuan's combat prowess in taking down two Royal Guard Zakus in a short period of time, he was completely convinced.