Gundam: A Gundam Enthusiast's Journey with a Mecha Girl

"Damn it, don't underestimate me!"

Seeing that ordinary shooting could not stop the short sword's advance, Diego gritted his teeth and his fingers flew across the control panel.

The Storm Gundam's hands docked the two main weapons together, firing the anti-armor shotgun at maximum power.

Hundreds of projectiles, carrying devastating kinetic energy, haphazardly rained down on the entire airspace in front of the storm, covering an area that was almost impossible to evade with conventional maneuvers.

However, the short sword was no longer there.

The moment El realized that Storm had begun to combine her weapons, the short sword leaped up from Geu, and at the same time, Geu, under her control, swooped down rapidly, quickly decreasing its altitude.

The two machines vanished from the storm's firing range in an instant, as the hundreds of devastating projectiles from the armored shotgun blasted into an empty airspace.

Short Sword and Gewu, who had narrowly escaped the attack, instead launched a pincer attack on Storm from both above and below.

Such an effect cannot be achieved by a simple autonomous combat system alone. Only by having El simultaneously control the short sword and Geu can such a perfect coordinated attack be launched while dodging the storm shots.

The beam rifle on the short sword above fired continuously at the storm, while below, the Gewula raised its nose and tilted out all the ammunition in the missile launcher.

The Storm, which was already less maneuverable, suddenly had no way to avoid it.

After barely dodging the beam rifle fire, Storm was hit by a missile from below, turning into a ball of fire in the explosion. Without its aerial platform, Storm was pulled towards the sea by gravity.

The pursuit by the short sword did not end. Diego desperately manipulated his machine to struggle, but he was still pierced through Storm's shoulders and main monitor by the beam that followed.

The Storm was defeated too quickly. Just as Geu was turning around and pointing his nose at the Dagger, the Storm was knocked down to the sea by the Dagger's fierce attack.

"Diego!"

Yzak's pupils contracted sharply as he saw his childhood friend lying lifeless under the attack of the short sword, and anger surged within him.

The moment the duel locked onto the short sword, Yzak unleashed all of his duel's firepower at it.

Short Sword had no choice but to abandon its pursuit of Storm, using its shield to protect its fuselage. The Vulcan cannon on its head fired, intercepting several missiles in flight, but the remaining barrage of bullets struck the shield squarely.

The smoke from the explosion obscured the dagger's body, but it was not destroyed. The next moment, the slightly disheveled dagger emerged from the smoke and hurled its tattered shield toward the duel.

"Tch, trying to pull such a cheap trick."

Duel Gundam positioned its shield on the front of its machine and used the railgun on its shoulder to accurately hit the incoming shield. However, just after the shield was hit, a cloud of smoke unfolded from it, temporarily engulfing Duel Gundam's vision.

"Using this trick again?"

First, they would obscure the view, then launch an attack from a blind spot. Yzak knew this was a common tactic used by the short sword.

Last time, the short sword attacked him from the direction of the sun.

"Based on that guy's habits, he should be on top!"

As if to confirm his guess, several beams of light shot down from above and hit the shield that Duel was protecting in front of him.

Yzak decisively fired his beam rifle and railgun toward the sun, while simultaneously using his shield to protect his torso.

The barrage of bullets dispersed the smoke, but to Yzak's surprise, the area was completely empty.

The next moment, a GU billowing black smoke burst out from the front and crashed into the body of the Duel Gundam, knocking the unprepared Duel off its own GU.

"It's the front!"

As Yzak plummeted toward the sea, he saw an Sky Overlord circling overhead, and the dagger landed on his Geu. Then, his cockpit went dark in a beam of light.

He knew that the main monitoring system for the duel had been destroyed by his opponent.

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Meanwhile, Mu, seeing the Archangel launch Geu, realized that Raven was about to get serious.

"I can't lose to him either!"

The thrusters of the empty backpack emitted sparks, sending the Strike back into the sky to once again engage in battle with Thunder and Dagger.

Although Mu gained some piloting experience by practicing with Raven and Kira during his stay in Orb, the training ground environment was ultimately not quite the same as real combat.

However, through battles against Thunderfury and Aegis, Mu quickly became familiar with the combat rhythm between mobile suits.

He wasn't a complete novice to begin with; his previous experience piloting MA and fighter jets was being rapidly absorbed and applied to the current battle, making his movements increasingly fluid as he fought against Swift and Aegis.

Mu continued to target the weaker Thunder, firing his beam rifle in quick succession.

The accuracy of assault shots is constantly improving, and the timing of the shots is becoming increasingly tricky.

This forced Xunlei to dodge to the side, which was exactly what Mu intended.

Using the advantage of its airborne backpack, which made it more agile than the Gatling Gundam, the Strike Gundam turned before the Thunder Gundam, then switched from gun to sword and charged straight toward the Thunder Gundam.

However, before Mu drew his beam saber, he secretly grabbed the armor-piercing knife hidden at his waist with his left arm, which was covered by a shield.

Seeing the Strike draw its beam saber, Nicol immediately understood its intentions. Watching the Strike charging menacingly towards him, Nicol mentally calculated the moment. Just as the Strike was about to enter melee range, he suddenly activated the beam saber in his shield and swung it forward with a fierce swing.

If the Strike Force doesn't make any further moves, it will undoubtedly be cut in two by the Thunder Strike Force in the next moment.

However, Mu had already planned everything. He suddenly reversed the spray with full force from the posture control nozzle, giving up half a body length and just dodging Swift Thunder's slash. At the same time, he threw the Armor Breaker knife hidden in his left hand, which accurately hit Geu at Swift Thunder's feet.

"what?"

Mu's move was clearly beyond Nicol's expectations. He didn't expect that the Assault, which had been making frequent mistakes in the battle, would actually outmaneuver him.

While the Armor Breaker Knife is ineffective against PS armor, it proves exceptionally sharp against Gwu, who uses conventional armor.

The armor-piercing weapon pierced right through the Geu, and the engine on one side instantly emitted black smoke, causing it to plummet uncontrollably towards the sea.

Mu showed no intention of letting Xunlei go. He first shot Gewu, who was emitting black smoke, and then aimed his crosshairs at Xunlei, who was falling.

The first beam struck the shield that Thunder was protecting its chest, and the next two beams pierced Thunder's head and right shoulder.

The attack shield on his right arm detached from Xunlei's fuselage. Mu Jingxin focused his mind, knowing that his next shot would hit Xunlei's cockpit and completely destroy the enemy aircraft that had been harassing them since Heliopolis.

However, the Aegis successfully escaped the pursuit of the Sky Overlord II.

"How dare you—!"

Seeing Nicol in danger, Aslan's mind suddenly cleared. Aegis leaped from Ghoul, transforming into MA form in mid-air. Using the propulsion from MA form, he instantly grabbed Strike's back, then quickly switched back to MS form. The light blade in his hand lit up, and before Mu could react, he severed Strike's gun-wielding right arm with a single strike.

But Aslan's offensive was not over yet. The beam blades on the tips of Aegis's feet were also lit up. Just as Strike turned around, a flying kick severed Strike's left leg.

Faced with the Aegis's fluid and powerful attack, Mu only had time to protect his chest with the shield, blocking the sword aimed directly at the cockpit at the last moment.

But merely blocking the sword swing from Aegis's right arm was meaningless. Just as Aegis used his right arm to suppress the Strike's movement, the beam blade on the toe of his left leg bypassed the shield and stabbed at the Strike's cockpit from below.

"Major!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Maru couldn't help but leap up from the captain's seat, nervously watching the direction of the attack. Not only her, but everyone on the bridge of the Archangel was watching this scene.

But the attack by the Divine Shield ultimately failed.

The Sky King II roared in and crashed into the Aegis Gundam from the side at full speed, the impact pushing the Aegis away from the Strike Gundam.

"Major Mu, get back to the Archangel immediately. I've dealt with Storm and Duel. You guys proceed with the evacuation as planned. We'll handle Aegis!"

A short sword flying at high speed from afar blocked the Holy Shield and the Strike. Covered in cold sweat, Mu did not linger in the fight and decisively heeded Raven's advice, returning to the Archangel.

Aslan saw the short sword meant to deal with the duel and the storm flying towards him and realized something.

"Yzak, Diego?!"

A certain string in Aslan's mind snapped at that moment.

The Holy Shield transformed into a streak of crimson lightning, hurtling towards the short sword without reservation.

"You actually did them?! Only you, only you are unforgivable!"

The shield in its MA form spreads out its four mechanical claws, and the Siren Beast Phase Energy Cannon in the center spews out flames. The thick beam of light slices through the short sword's body, melting a piece of the short sword's shoulder armor.

"That kid Aslan is definitely going all out. El, can you hold on? The Archangel will be able to leave the combat zone in five minutes."

"No problem."

El replied calmly, while manipulating his short sword and firing a series of beams at the Aegis Gundam with his beam rifle, but Athrun, who was already in a state of readiness, easily dodged them.

With its thrusters at their limit, Aegis transformed back into human form and landed on Geu. However, its beam rifle never stopped firing, continuously unleashing a barrage of bullets at the short sword. The short sword retaliated, and the airspace between the two machines was almost completely filled with green beams.

Both sides unleashed fire at each other while dodging each other's shots, their flight paths constantly intersecting, resulting in a fierce dogfight.

However, this stalemate did not last long. After the Aegis completed the cooldown of its thrusters, it jumped again. Geu unleashed a barrage of projectiles at the short sword, while the Aegis, in its MA form, once again fired the Siren Beast at the short sword.

This kind of simultaneous attack from multiple directions is El's specialty, so he naturally knows how to deal with it.

However, she had run out of ammunition and her equipment was almost completely used up, so she couldn't replicate the tactics she used when she shot down Storm.

But her task now is not to win, but to buy enough time.

Dagger leaped from above Geu, using his thrusters to perform an evasive maneuver in mid-air, dodging the Aegis's barrage while simultaneously piercing through the Aegis's Geu with his beam rifle.

However, El overlooked one thing: the Holy Shield's bombardment was not aimed at the short sword, but at Geu.

The red and white beams of light, after being dodged by the short sword, continued toward the sea and engulfed Geu's fuselage.

Both aircraft's flight ramps were destroyed simultaneously, and both MS crashed into the sea.

However, the Aegis's MA form has much better airtime than the Dagger. The Aegis roared in, opened its four mechanical claws and firmly gripped the Dagger. The Siren Monster began to charge, and the muzzle emitted an increasingly bright and dangerous light.

"El, password 2887, initiate self-destruct program."

Raven made the decisive decision to self-destruct.

"learn."

The next moment, the short sword's battery overloaded due to the preset program, and the rampaging energy triggered a chain reaction, suddenly exploding in the arms of the Holy Shield, also destroying the Siren Beast that was charging.

Although Aegis's PS armor was still active, the impact of the point-blank explosion knocked Athrun unconscious. The out-of-control Aegis plunged into the sea, while Raven, who was hovering in the sky, took in the result and piloted the Sky King back towards Orb.

"Shooting down the Combine's 'Skyfire Raven' is a remarkable achievement. Next time you see me, don't forget that it was me who gave you this credit, Aslan."

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Chapter 63 Seeds

Several days later, the Archangel's pristine white hull slowly sailed into the dock at JOSH-A base in Alaska.

Only after the Archangel came to a complete stop in the dock did Murrue finally breathe a long sigh of relief from the captain's seat.

After the great battle off the coast of Orb, the Archangel's luck finally turned around. They encountered no enemies along the way and arrived safely at Base JOSH-A. This relieved Mu, who had been worried about whether he could protect the Archangel on his own.

However, Maru also knew in her heart that although JOSH-A base was the headquarters of the Allied Forces, it was precisely because of this that the Archangel seemed even more awkward here.

Her mentor, Halbarton, was never a popular figure among the top ranks of the Combine. Recently, he disagreed with headquarters on which mass-produced aircraft should be deployed.

Although the Archangel is an independent unit in terms of organization, it is unlikely that anyone in headquarters would believe that the Archangel is truly unrelated to Halbarton.

Why does entering the Alaskan headquarters suddenly feel more dangerous than fighting ZAFT?

The thought of possibly being bullied and persecuted to death in Alaska gave Maru a headache.

Just then, communications from JOSH-A base came through to the bridge of the Archangel, and Colonel Shazaland's face appeared on the screen.

"You must be Lieutenant Commander Lamias, the captain of the Archangel. Just like the rumors say, you're a beautiful captain."

The middle-aged soldier on the screen forced a smile at Maru.

"Uh, you flatter me."

Maru gave Colonel Sazarland an awkward smile; this was the type of person she was least comfortable dealing with.

"Major Maru Ramias of the 13th Independent Unit, and all officers and men below him, reporting for duty. Today, in accordance with the orders previously issued by headquarters, our unit has completed the entire planned voyage, departing from the Dawn Desert of North Africa, breaking through the ZAFT-occupied areas in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and finally arriving at Base JOSH-A. The detailed combat report and damage assessment will be submitted later after they are completed."

Maru decided to skip the small talk and, like Bakiruru, adopt a businesslike demeanor.