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

Fortunately, his inner struggle did not last long. After an explosion, the door to the control room was forcibly blown open, and under the protection of the Marines, a slender figure slowly walked into the control room.

Lux stepped out of the crowd and met Patrick's gaze as he turned around.

"That's enough, Mr. Patrick. Please stop here."

"Stop? Why should I stop? The revenge for the 243,721 people on Junius VII will be taken soon, and you're trying to stop me at this time?"

"Sir Patrick, the nation is not a tool for your revenge!"

Contrary to her delicate appearance, Lux's voice was extremely firm.

"If you really launch Genesis at Earth, where will we PLANT stand? Without our future, how far can we go? Have you really thought about these questions?"

"It's not your place, you traitor, to lecture me!"

Patrick's eyes were bloodshot.

"The path I have chosen will lead to the true future of PLANT! With the excellence of us Coordinators, there is no obstacle we cannot overcome, unlike those inferior Naturals!"

"It's a real shame, Your Excellency Patrick."

Realizing that further dialogue was pointless, Lux nodded to Andrew beside her, signaling him to step forward, restrain Patrick, and end the fight.

However, Patrick gave a mocking smile, his gaze sweeping across the screen displaying the Genesis state before finally settling back on Lux's face.

"You don't actually think you've won, do you? Someone, press the self-destruct button on Yakin Dewey!"

Patrick shouted orders to the operators.

"Once you're deep enough in the control room, you can't escape. The self-destruct program of Jachin Devi Fortress is linked to the launch program of Genesis. Once the self-destruct program is activated, no one can stop it. You'll just have to watch Genesis launch from here, and see how Genesis paves the way for the future of us Coordinators!"

However, Patrick soon noticed that his command had gone unanswered, and the self-destruct button had not been pressed.

"What are you doing? Press the self-destruct button! Aren't you listening to me?!"

No one moved in the control room, and Patrick's sanity finally snapped in the silence.

His face contorted as he raised his pistol and pointed it at Lux.

But Andrew was faster; Patrick had barely raised his gun when the bullet struck him in the head.

Lux pursed her lips, walked towards Patrick's still-glaring corpse, and, ignoring the splattered blood, reached out and closed Patrick's eyes.

"Please immediately cancel the Genesis launch procedure, terminate all charging processes, and then inform the entire army of His Excellency Patrick's death."

"This war should end."

Chapter 98 Fusion

Upon locating the USS Doolittle, Raven chose to stop dodging and sink the nuclear transport ship.

But this doesn't come without a price.

To ensure a hit, the Deep Strike paused briefly at the moment of firing, while the Divine Will, which had been chasing the Deep Strike, did not miss the opening that Raven had finally managed to reveal.

The dragon riders of the divine will surged forward from all directions like a swarm of bees, simultaneously laying down a death net composed of high-energy beams around the Deep Assault.

This time, Kruse finally succeeded.

Several beams simultaneously struck the super-large beam cannon on the right shoulder of the Deep Strike, but Aiel managed to separate it in time, preventing the Deep Strike from being further damaged in the beam cannon's explosion.

The disc-shaped composite sensor on the left shoulder also became inoperable under the Dragoon's fire.

The four large thrusters supporting the deep assault operation were also not spared, losing half of their thrust under the volley of fire from the dragoons.

If El hadn't activated the light wave defense shield in time, blocking most of the firepower aimed at the Deep Assault's torso, the Deep Assault would never have been able to escape the Dragoon's encirclement and attack.

But Kruze's offensive was far from over. While launching an all-out attack with the Dragoons, Divine Will revealed his beam saber and charged straight at the Deep Assault.

Having just dealt with the siege of the Dragoons, the Deep Striker was then cut in close by Divine Will. Having lost half of its thrust, the Deep Striker was unable to shake off Divine Will immediately, and Raven could only hastily deal with the melee initiated by Divine Will.

The illusion particle control device installed at the muzzle of the Elf Beam Cannon had its power limit lifted by Raven. This device, originally only used to guide the beam trajectory, briefly withstood the divine beam saber under overload.

However, the Elf Beam Cannon was ultimately just a ranged weapon. It only withstood the divine beam saber for a brief moment before the barrel was cleaved in two by the beam saber. Yet, it was this brief moment gained by the Elf Beam Cannon that allowed the wire-controlled cannon to complete its firing preparations.

The small wire-controlled cannon that Deep Strike Head was silently launched by El as soon as Divine Will entered close range.

Under El's control, the wire-controlled cannon circled behind the Divine Will, and the internal capacitor was activated, from which three emerald green beams shot out.

Kruze's astonishing instinct for danger prompted him to sheathe his blade and retreat in time. He deactivated his beam saber, raised his composite shield in front of him, and simultaneously launched a rapid reverse thrust, attempting to escape the range of the wire-controlled cannon as quickly as possible.

Kruze's reaction was undoubtedly timely. The two beams aimed at the cockpit of the Divine Will hit the Divine Will's composite shield. However, the last beam, with El's deliberate aim, hit the Judgment Beam Rifle that the Divine Will was carrying on its right arm.

However, this wire-controlled cannon was also spotted by Kruze. As the divine will retreated, the head-mounted Vulcan cannon formed a dense barrage, directly tearing the wire-controlled cannon apart.

"You're really capable, short sword pilot! No, I should call you Raven."

Raven ignored Kruze's trash talk and piloted the Deep Strike away from Divine Will. However, having lost half of its thrust, the Deep Strike lost its amazing acceleration and could no longer shake off Divine Will. After a brief recharge, all of Divine Will's Dragoons were released again, and the eleven Dragoon submachine guns once again surrounded the Deep Strike.

"I knew you couldn't be shot down so easily. The only person in this world qualified to shoot you down is me!"

The beam of light once again filled the space around the Deep Strike Force.

Alarms blared throughout the cockpit. El reactivated the cooled-down light wave defense shield, while Raven kept pulling the control stick, trying his best to make the Deep Strike dodge the rain of beams from the Divine Will.

However, this has its limits. The light wave defense shield quickly overloaded under the barrage of the dragon riders, and the Deep Assault, which had lost half of its thrust, was simply unable to dodge the next volley from the dragon riders.

However, at this moment, El suddenly caught two familiar signals.

"These are... the G attack aircraft and G bomber of the S Gundam?"

"It must be the Archangel that brought them here, El. Prepare to separate the components. Once the G-attack aircraft and G-bomber are within docking range, immediately begin the combination procedure!"

However, although Raven made it sound easy, the separation and reassembly of the S Gundam still takes a short time, and there is an additional step of separating the Deep Strike Components.

With Kruse keeping a close eye on Raven, how could he possibly give the S Gundam an easy opportunity to complete the combination process?

"Hurry, Raven, El! The Archangel has sent the spare parts!"

Behind the G attack aircraft and G bombers, Mu piloted his cannon-shaped assault ship at full speed toward Divine Will.

"I'll buy you time to switch forms! I'm the man who can make the impossible possible!"

The assault vehicle swiftly swept past the already dilapidated Deep Assault, its beam rifle rapidly charging, and several precise shots fired, forcing Kruze to abandon his pursuit of Raven.

"Mu la Vlada, you still dare to stop me even now!"

The sudden intrusion of Mullin Kruze was extremely troubling. Driven by his will, the dragoons once again deployed, surrounding the intruding assault force.

"Is it an armament similar to a wire-controlled cannon?"

Mu saw the flash of the thruster pass by Shenyi's backpack and, without hesitation, launched all four wire-controlled cannons from the backpack.

Mu was quite familiar with this kind of weapon that could launch all-around attacks, but the dragon riders of the Divine Will far exceeded Mu's expectations.

Unlike wire-controlled cannons, which require pilot input, the Divine Will Dragoons, driven by their psycho-framework, react much faster than the Assault's wire-controlled cannons.

Mu's wire-controlled cannons had just been launched and hadn't even had a chance to fully deploy when the Divine Will's dragon riders completely surrounded the four wire-controlled cannons, and all four cannons were shot down in an instant.

"what?!"

"Our ill-fated relationship ends here. Go to that world and meet Al da Frada!"

Kruze thoroughly enjoyed the process of gradually driving his prey into despair. First, two beams pierced the Strike's backpack, then its legs, and finally its main monitor.

Finally, a Dragoon aimed its cannon at the Assault's cockpit.

Farewell, Mu la Vlada!

A beam of emerald green shot out from the Dragoon's cannon, but this beam, which should have killed Mu completely, failed to penetrate the Assault's cockpit.

The replaced Deep Striker component flew over and blocked the Striker, completing its final mission.

While the Strike Gundam was entangled with the Divine Will, the S Gundam completed its refit. Under the golden V-shaped antenna, the dual-eye monitors lit up again, and the blue and white silhouette of the S Gundam rapidly approached the Divine Will.

Chapter 99 Departure

"Damn it, how shameful!"

In the pitch-black cockpit, Mu let out a frustrated and resentful sound.

Despite facing the dragon riders of the divine will for the first time, he couldn't even last a single round.

Although Mu was very unwilling, he knew that the Strike Gundam was no longer combat-capable and would only be a burden if it stayed. So he had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield under the cover of the S Gundam.

However, before retreating, Mu threw the still intact beam rifle from Strike Gundam toward S Gundam.

"You must come back alive! Don't forget there are people waiting for you!"

"Of course! I still have so many things I want to do!"

The S Gundam did not slow down at all after receiving the beam rifle. As soon as it got its hands on it, it pointed the muzzle at a Dragoon that was approaching from a tricky angle.

The moment the Dragoon was locked on, it quickly disappeared from the S Gundam's sight, while another Dragoon quietly circled around to the S Gundam's back.

However, Raven was prepared. Kruze's murderous intent was too obvious, and Raven understood Kruze's intention without much effort.

The finger-gun aiming action was just a feint. As the raiding DRAGOON arrived, the S Gundam suddenly rolled on the spot, changed its orientation, and pointed the beam cannon on its back at the DRAGOON.

The divine dragon riders were destroyed for the first time.

"Don't think that the S Gundam is the same as before!"

Unlike the Deep Strike Gundam, the basic form of the S Gundam prioritizes flexibility and mobility, and is also the form most suited for mobile suit combat.

"Hmm? The flow has changed?"

Kruze's pupils contracted slightly beneath his mask. In his world, the radiance emanating from the S Gundam was growing ever brighter, causing Kruze to feel a sense of crisis for the first time.

With a thought, the fluctuations emanating from his psychoframe suddenly intensified, and the remaining DRAGOON riders rushed towards the S Gundam from all directions.

However, inside the cockpit of the S Gundam, the biosensors also received the strong mental fluctuations emanating from the divine will, and Raven reacted in advance.

The S Gundam leaned back, its thrusters firing at full power, and maneuvered before all the DRAGOONs were in position. The beams of the seven small DRAGOONs grazed the fuselage, leaving burn marks on the armor, but none of them hit.

As it leaned back, the S Gundam fired a volley from its waist-mounted beam cannons, precisely blocking the movement of one of the DRAGOONs. It then followed up with a burst of fire from its beam rifle, destroying another DRAGOON.

However, the attacks from the divine will are never-ending. Three large DRAGOONs that anticipated the movement of the S Gundam had already circled around to its side, and a total of 27 beams once again sealed off the space around the S Gundam. The remaining small DRAGOON then aimed at the S Gundam's torso and delivered a fatal blow.

But faced with this seemingly inescapable dead end, Raven calmly dealt with it.

The S Gundam stopped its movement in time, bringing it to a stop in the gap of the large dragoon's firing. Then, the S Gundam drew its beam saber from its left arm and used the beam blade to deflect the shots aimed at its torso.

Just as it parried with its sword, the S Gundam immediately counterattacked with its right-hand beam rifle, a beam of emerald green piercing through the Dragoon that had just finished firing.

At that moment, the beam net formed by three large DRAGOONs began to tighten inward, but Raven had already released the wire-controlled cannon on his head, which emerged from the gap in the beam net. Three emerald green beams turned one of the large DRAGOONs into wreckage, and a gap appeared in the tightening beam net. The S Gundam escaped from the gap.

"Your power is beyond the reach of even the Vladas family. Just who are you?!"

Kruse's voice carried a twisted thirst for knowledge.

Who I am is none of your business.

The mental framework of the divine will, which had absorbed too much negative emotion, emitted an ominous purple light in response to Kruze's mental fluctuations.

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't blame me for going to see it myself!"

Within the increasingly intense purple light of the divine will, an external consciousness forcefully intruded into Raven's mind.

However, while probing into Raven's heart, Kruze also exposed Raven to Kruze's dark past.

Abandoned as a failed experiment, burning down the Frada Estate in despair, and throwing himself into the war under an assumed name...

His madness and despair surged in all at once, but Raven's spirit, having endured the mental trauma of the victims of Genesis, was not easily broken.

Get out of my house!

Kruze's overly aggressive intrusion was met with resistance. The S Gundam's biosensors emitted a faint light, and Kruze immediately felt a repulsive force that ejected him from Raven's inner world.

However, Kruse has already seen enough interesting things.

"Piloting a mobile suit into the stars? Unlike your complex soul, it's truly a simple wish. But unfortunately, as you can see, foolish humans will ultimately fail to reach the day you hoped for!"

"That's really condescending. You don't have that kind of decision-making power!"

"Of course I have that right. In fact, among all the humans in this world, only I have that qualification!"

"Just because you suffered a tragedy, you want to drag everyone down into the same dark abyss as you? You cowardly bastard who can't face reality!"

"Say what you will, but humanity is about to begin its extinction today!"

"Stop daydreaming. Humanity won't perish because of a madman. I've already destroyed the nuclear warheads, and Genesis will soon be dealt with by my comrades. You won't achieve any of your goals!"

"Then let me see just how far you can struggle."

Caught in a vortex of malice, Kruze merged his existence with the psychoframework.

The light from the psychoframe began to surge, and countless absorbed negative emotions became Kruze's power, turning the entire machine into a chilling deep purple.