Gundam UC Hunting Time

"no problem."

"Hey! He really dares to say that! Now that he's said that, which squad is going to go up and teach him a lesson?"

Those who could become Gundam pilot candidates naturally possessed an extremely strong competitive spirit, and immediately someone raised their hand to sign up. The technical officer who accompanied Lin Xingyuan was anxious.

"Wait a minute! Today is just a performance test! There was no mention of a simulated battle!"

Tachibana Kanna stopped him and winked at him: "It's okay. Conducting performance tests during battle is what this guy always does."

A moment later—

In the ruins of a city under a gloomy sky, a simulated battle is underway to test the combat capabilities of a new mech.

In the shadow of the collapsed building, Lin Xingyuan's Lu Gao was silently lurking. At first glance, it appeared black, but upon closer inspection, a special coating of dark blue and deep cyan could be seen, making the machine seem to absorb the surrounding light, making its outline difficult to discern. Not far away, a squad of three Zanis was maintaining formation, cautiously searching and approaching.

"Tsk...so many mistakes."

Through the periscope protruding from the nose of the aircraft, Lin Xingyuan scrutinized the actions of each pilot and gave sharp critiques.

The problem wasn't tactics or coordination—they did those very well because of wireless communication. The real error lay in the details of their operations—for example, the one on the left preferred to take flat roads, completely disregarding the risks; the gunner responsible for fire support kept changing his aim, showing a lack of focus; and the one on the left didn't look overhead while moving, demonstrating insufficient observation. As for their lack of operational skill, Lin Xingyuan didn't see that as a problem. The most critical issue was—they didn't prioritize shield defense. They left the cockpit wide open, as if afraid the enemy wouldn't be able to hit them.

No wonder so many GM drivers later on behaved this way; they were probably infected by them.

It's time to show our true strength.

Let them see the performance of the new Gundam!

A smile appeared on Lin Xingyuan's lips as he raised the machine gun, aimed through the building's window, and mentally prepared his tactics, deciding to take out the three men in one go.

At the same time, among the crowd of onlookers outside the venue—

"Time to place your bets! Black Reaper wins on the left, and the trio with excellent results and rich experience on the right. Winner takes all!"

Philip Hughes was excitedly showing off his military caps, urging the cadets to place bets. Samana Freys tried to stop him, but Philip stopped him with a look. He could only look to his captain for help, only to see his captain, Kajima Isamu, holding binoculars and watching the training field, completely ignoring the commotion.

What do you think?

Beside him, Tachibana Kinetto, who was also holding binoculars, asked with interest, but Kashima Isamu just shrugged.

"It shouldn't be more than three minutes, the difference is too big, both for the pilot and the aircraft."

"Hmm...it is indeed a bit bullying. In that case, let me help them."

Tachibana Kanna grinned mischievously, put down his binoculars, walked to the control panel, spoke with the person in charge, and was then relieved of his duties. As he issued the command via wireless cable, two ready-to-go steel tanks at the edge of the arena raised their cannons and opened fire with a deafening roar.

Training rounds filled with special paint hurtled through the air. Just as Lin Xingyuan was about to make his move, a thought flashed through his mind, and he reacted instantly. Lu Gao, with mobility far surpassing Zani's, leaped out of his hiding place. The next second, watching the paint rounds explode upon landing, Lin Xingyuan angrily questioned Lu Gao over the communication channel.

"What the hell!?"

"Don't worry about it, it's just about balancing the strength of both sides."

Tachibana Kanna's mischievous laughter came through the headset, and the landed Land-based vehicle was now exposed to the three Zani pilots. Their reaction was good; they opened fire immediately, the dense barrage of shells instantly turning the surroundings into a dazzling spectacle—though their accuracy was somewhat lacking. Lin Xingyuan retreated continuously to dodge, savoring the intuitive control of the vehicle, and even under these circumstances, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"Amazing! Completely different from the Zaku!"

The surging power output made the machine's power output inexhaustible and bottomless. After the computer imported Lin Xingyuan's previous combat records, the machine responded perfectly to his ideas and made the movements.

Lu Gao hopped a few times and disappeared back into the building's shadow—he didn't want to get the fresh paint dirty. Meanwhile, three Zani vehicles followed closely, immediately flanking Lu Gao's hiding place from both sides, preparing for a pincer attack, demonstrating excellent tactical awareness.

"It's here...very close..."

Using the high-performance detectors of the land-based machine gun, combined with the perception of the new human, Lin Xingyuan easily grasped the enemy's position. He decisively raised his machine gun, waiting for the target to run into his sights. However, Tachibana Shin's mischievousness caused him to order the Steel Tank to bombard him again, forcing him to reveal himself. Zani, who was in charge of artillery fire from the rear, immediately seized the opportunity and opened fire with the 108mm cannon. In the rush, Lin Xingyuan crouched down, dodging the incoming shells. Before he could even stand up, he began to counterattack, throwing smoke grenades from the multi-functional launchers in his leg pods. Using this as cover, he moved swiftly.

At times like this, stopping will result in being hit!

A Zani jumped out and opened fire on the black Land Cruiser. Lin Xingyuan accelerated to dodge and fired backhand, blasting the other side in the face with training rounds.

"If you only hit the monitor, you can still fight."

Tachibana Shin's assessment was clearly biased, leaving Lin Xingyuan speechless. The pilot of the Zani, after his initial shock, upon hearing that they could continue fighting, disregarded his pride and dignity and immediately launched a pursuit, only to lose sight of Lu Gao in the blink of an eye.

Under the cover of smoke, Lin Xingyuan leaped back into the ruins, listening for the approaching footsteps of another Zani. The pilot of that Zani had also noticed Lin Xingyuan's presence nearby and peered out, only to be hit head-on by a series of training rounds. Due to the impact and the pilot's startled misoperation, the aircraft staggered and fell backward.

"Still no vital spot hit."

Tachibana Kamina's bias was made no attempt to conceal, leaving Lin Xingyuan feeling both annoyed and amused.

"You bastard, just wait and see if I beat you up or not."

"That's true. You hit the billboard in front of him, and it only hit his shoulder. He can still fight."

"hehe."

Lin Xingyuan sneered. At that moment, another Zani and the Zani providing fire support from the rear opened fire. Lin Xingyuan quickly dodged, using the collapsed building as cover to block the paintballs. Then, he suddenly leaped out from the other side, like a ghost, and pounced on the fire support Zani, firing continuously. This time, all the shells hit the Zani's chest and abdomen cockpit area, giving Tachibana no chance to make an excuse. But this didn't stop Tachibana from opening the back door and informing the other two pilots, Lu Gao, of their positions over the communication.

The two Zani pilots immediately coordinated their attack. One of them fired wildly, pinning Lu Gao behind the wreckage, while the other circled around, jumped to a high place, and delivered a powerful downward slash to Lu Gao.

Madness!

In a split second, Lin Xingyuan nimbly turned, using his shield to block the descending battle axe. The opponent immediately swung a second time, but instead of retreating, Lin Xingyuan advanced, activating his Paladin skill—Shield Bash. Using maximum thrust, he charged forward, shield raised, directly into the axe. In real combat, this single strike would have been enough to finish off his opponent—for example, by using the shield's horn to pierce the cockpit or by utilizing the armor-piercing spikes hidden within the shield. However, this was a training exercise, and to avoid giving Tachibana Kyouna an excuse, Lin Xingyuan directly used his machine gun to give the unbalanced Dizani a thorough dressing-down.

After destroying the second machine, Lin Xingyuan changed his magazine and rushed towards the third Zani. Seeing the situation was not good, Tachibana Jinwei immediately ordered the Steel Tank to provide cover fire. However, Lin Xingyuan was faster. He jumped directly and performed a classic shield-throwing trick in the air, then landed accurately in front of the Zani. He fired at almost point-blank range with his gun pointed at the Zani's cockpit, giving the cockpit door a new paint job.

In this way, all three mechs were destroyed. Even though Tachibana Shinonome tried her best to show favoritism, it didn't take more than three minutes. Lin Xingyuan then piloted his mech to pick up the shield and looked at the monitoring tower.

"Done. Now you're going to get a beating."

Amidst the collective gasps of the trainees, Tachibana Kanna's face twitched. Just as she was about to announce the end of training, suddenly, accompanied by a dazzling beam of light shooting towards Riku High, a black and white painted machine leaped into the training field.

"What's so great about bullying inferior machines? Let me be your opponent."

Author's message

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Since the pilot of Unit 1 didn't have much screen time, we'll just use that pilot as the character.

Chapter 101 Glorious Glory for Unit One

The alarm had been going off non-stop since the first aircraft came into view. The over-reliance on laser calibration was a sign of the pilots' inexperience. Lin Xingyuan hadn't expected that the other side would actually do it for real!

Lu Gao raised his shield, blocking the incoming beam. Lin Xing was initially furious, but then realized that while the other party had fighting spirit, he didn't have any killing intent. Looking at the damage to the shield, he understood that this was the low-power mode of the beam rifle used in the exercise.

"What's so great about bullying inferior machines? Let me be your opponent."

Farrell Iha’s somewhat high-pitched voice came through the radio waves, and Lin Xingyuan couldn’t help but smile with pleasure upon hearing it.

"That's right, that's what I think too!"

He got into position, ready to test the machine's performance.

Hey! What are you doing?! Stop it right now!

Unaware of what Unit 1 was up to, Tachibana Kanna was shocked, thinking that the pilot, Farrell, was serious. However, her voice could not stop the battle from continuing.

Just as the pilot candidates in the observation room were in an uproar, on the other side, a black and white mech, wielding a shield in one hand and a beam rifle in the other, leaped aggressively into the battlefield. Lin Xingyuan did not rush to attack, but retreated again. The beam hit the ground, and even though it was low-power magic, the resulting explosion was enough to vaporize everything around the point of impact. The shockwave spread out, sending debris and stones high into the sky, creating a thick fog that enveloped the surrounding area.

The No. 1 aircraft landed heavily and fired at Lu Gao again, but Lin Xingyuan had already distanced himself.

[Be careful, although Farrell Iha's personality is unpredictable, his driving skills are highly commendable.]

The comments on the screen were reminding him, and Lin Xingyuan realized it too.

Without improving the Da's performance, the opposing pilot was also very skillful. Finding it impossible to aim, it immediately leaped and gave chase, radiating a ferocious fighting spirit, and continuously fired its beam rifle.

[That'll be quick!]

[With that kind of athleticism, no wonder the Zaku got the short end of the stick.]

Lin Xingyuan felt the same way, and a fairly certain premonition suddenly arose in his heart—with the birth of the original, the era of slow progress was over! The upcoming MS battles would be much more difficult than before!

Lu Gao's continuous maneuvers narrowly avoided the incoming beam of light. Lin Xingyuan, having roughly grasped the machine's movement capabilities, suddenly performed a forward roll, dodging the beam while simultaneously aiming his gun. He fired his machine gun in rapid succession, spraying paintballs at Unit 1.

The opponent was no pushover either; he immediately sidestepped the paintball, then leaped high into the air, jumping at least a hundred meters, and fired three shots in mid-air.

Wow!

This is really...

Lin Xingyuan hadn't tested the jump limit yet, and seeing Unit 1 jump so high, he couldn't help but be a little surprised—he knew the original could do it, but seeing is believing. He immediately reacted, successfully executing a series of evasive maneuvers.

"The infamous Black Reaper, is all he can do is dodge?"

Accompanied by a shrill, mocking sound from the loudspeaker, Unit 1 landed and continued its attack without waiting for Lin Xingyuan's reply.

"I'm giving Unit 1 a chance to shine, so it won't die before it even gets off the ground, that would be too pitiful."

Lin Xingyuan wasn't afraid of verbal sparring at all, after all, he had the advice from the live chat. He retorted while simultaneously firing back.

If the opponent were a Zaku, Lin Xingyuan's few bursts of fire would have been enough to decide the outcome. After all, the Zaku isn't particularly agile on the ground, and to shoot accurately, it often needs to stop; a single mistake could result in fatal damage.

Only a top-notch driver can hit the target while maneuvering to avoid an obstacle.

However, the original's performance was too strong, and using machine guns to deal with it was not enough. In addition, Farrell Iha was also quite skilled and successfully avoided the shells. Only the wreckage of the buildings he passed was stained red with paint.

"What did you say!?"

Judging from the implication in Lin Xing's words, he was clearly mocking himself for not being worthy of Unit 1, which immediately enraged Farrell.

"How dare you look down on me!?"

Thus, the two mechs engaged in a breathtaking battle amidst the ruins, moving, jumping, or drifting with the help of their thrusters. Meanwhile, beams of light and tracer bullets crisscrossed between the two mechs, staining the walls of the ruins red and shattering the windows of the buildings. Their intense maneuvers were almost on par with those of elite soldiers on the battlefield.

Are you kidding me?

Is this... a battle that will occur between mobile suits?

The reserve drivers in the observation room had never seen such an intense confrontation, and for a moment they held their breath, afraid of disturbing the two on the field.

Suddenly, the black and white No. 1 aircraft jumped out of the shadows, fired, and then disappeared again. Before the pilot candidates could turn around to see, the dark-colored ground aircraft suddenly appeared on another collapsed building, gliding down from a high place to a low place, while firing continuously, fully demonstrating what it means to be maneuverable.

"You'd say this is the power of Gundam..."

Tachibana Kamina sighed. At this moment, all the ambitious pilots had undisguised desire in their eyes. Especially Kajima Isamu—who had witnessed his comrades die in the massacre by Zeon mobile suits, he desperately craved power.

Which side do you think has the advantage?

The situation looked evenly matched, with no clear winner. Kajima Yu asked Tachibana Kanna, who was more familiar with Hayashi Hoshihara, but unexpectedly, Tachibana Kanna laughed and cursed.

"That bastard is enjoying this fight."

Then he turned to the trainee candidates and gave them a serious reminder.

"Watch closely, everyone, see how the ace fighters fight!"

"What does 'enjoy' mean?" Yu Kajima hadn't understood at first, so he asked again after Kajima finished speaking.

"If it were really going to happen, Farrell wouldn't have lasted this long."

Tachibana Kamina asserted that, in his impression, Lin Xingyuan was not the type to honestly engage in direct combat; in real battles, he was far more insidious, cunning, and ruthless.

As if to prove his words, the next second, Lu Gao, who was charging forward, suddenly took a training grenade from his waist and threw it at Unit 1. Farrell instinctively dodged, but Lin Xingyuan immediately opened fire, targeting the grenade and accurately detonating it just before it hit the target. The next instant, the exploding paint exploded into a cloud of oil mist in the storm, splashing towards Unit 1!

There was no way to avoid it; Farrell could only defend himself with his shield. Everyone immediately looked at Tachibana Kami, who paused for a moment, then saw the expectation in their eyes and immediately announced...

"The Luna Titanium Alloy is very sturdy and will not be damaged. The defense was successful!"

This meant the battle would continue, but in fact, Lin Xingyuan ignored his judgment and approached while Unit 1 was defending. He didn't need to use laser lock-on and directly controlled the machine gun to sweep towards Unit 1's legs that were not blocked by the shield.

"Lunar Titanium Alloy can withstand machine gun fire! No damage detected!"

Tachibana Kamina made another unfair judgment, but Lin Xingyuan ignored it and threw another grenade at her.

This time, Farrell chose to jump to avoid it, but his intentions had already been seen through by Lin Xingyuan. Almost simultaneously, Lin Xingyuan manipulated Lu Gao to jump and approach in the air. Farrell immediately raised his gun and fired, but Lin Xingyuan was faster. Flames spewed from the head and chest cannons of Lu Gao, and the machine guns swept fiercely, directly changing the color of the shield and beam rifle of Unit 1.

Now, Unit 1 is out of weapons!

Lin Xingyuan grinned broadly, and the moment he got close, he kicked out and slammed his foot into the shield of Unit 1!

"what----!"

The technical officer who witnessed this operation was dumbfounded. He grabbed his hair and let out a sharp scream, while only Tachibana Kamina, who understood Lin Xingyuan, laughed happily.

"This guy is still playing around! Enough already, MS isn't a toy!"

"hateful……"

Lin Xingyuan's attack was fierce and fast-paced, leaving Farrellton overwhelmed. By the time he reacted, his machine had already landed on its back, sliding and rolling violently on the ground. His vision was completely black, and he felt dizzy. He tried his best to get his machine up and fight back.