Machine War: Starting from Gundam OO

Chapter 1641: Really Weak? Or a Smoke Bomb?
"So that's how it is, no wonder..." Orlando Ziyun lowered his head and recalled what Shanamia and Dania Gad had just said. He also thought about the inconsistencies in the intelligence he had collected recently, as well as Yang Hui's sudden change in attitude.

"Have you thought of anything, Chief Monitor?" Shanamia asked. Orlando Ziyun was the person in Free who knew the Promise Legion and Yang Hui best. Now that the other party had come to the door, any information might be very important.

"According to the intelligence I have collected, the Promise Corps has suddenly accelerated the pace of unifying the Earth. Whether it is the White Star attack in the L5 space or the European recapture operation, it can be seen that the other party seems to be very anxious to complete the unification of the Earth as soon as possible and eliminate all threats in the surrounding areas. I even heard that His Excellency Yang Hui was seriously injured in the European recapture operation..."

"Sir Yang Hui? Commander-in-Chief of the Promise Legion?" Shanamia and Dania Gad were shocked. This was something they didn't know. They only knew that Orlando Ziyun admired Yang Hui very much and that he was very powerful, so powerful that he could occupy Free alone. Such a person... was actually seriously injured?
"Master Monsignor, does this mean that the intelligence you got before was wrong? The BETA bugs, apart from their numbers, should not be enough to cause serious injuries to the strong people you mentioned, right?" Fleur Romen raised the question. Although she was Shanamia's personal bodyguard, she was also a paladin with a high status and was qualified to speak on such occasions.

"No, my evaluation of Mr. Yang Hui is absolutely correct." Orlando Ziyun shook his head and refuted the doubt raised by Fulu Monroe. "You have never faced Mr. Yang Hui in person. Only by facing him in person can you feel the oppression. Even if I have [Grandito] in my hand, I can never be his opponent."

"But Lord Forbidden Master, if that's the case, how could those bugs have seriously injured him? Even you wouldn't be hurt, right?"

"Well, I understand your doubts. Not only you, but I've also been thinking about this question. Maybe... it's just a smokescreen released by the Promise Legion, or maybe the BETA is hiding some terrible tricks that we don't know about."

"Um……"

Shanamia, Dania Gad, and Fleur Monroe have ruled out the possibility that BETA is hiding some terrible trump card. From the moment BETA emerged from the [Super Dimension Gate], Free has been paying attention to BETA, but lost interest after observing for a while. After all, it has nothing to do with the force that destroyed Free's hometown that year, and he did not detect much threat from his observation. Even the combat-type BETA does not have too strong combat power, and the biggest threat is just numbers.

So, they thought of the first possibility, that this was a smoke bomb thrown by the Promise Legion.

"That Lord Yang Hui... is using himself as bait? To attract the rats hidden on the earth?" Fleur Monroe pondered the possibility... it was very high!

"In that case, then Lord Yang Hui is really terrifying." Dania Gad sighed. Since ancient times, those who can use themselves as bait are all ruthless people. And such a ruthless person can still reach such a high position and have countless strong people following him. He is a very terrifying king.

"It's indeed very scary, but... I think the crisis of world destruction... is the key point." Orlando Ziyun said, "Do you remember that not long ago, the [Transdimensional Gate] was activated again, causing hundreds of light streams to fall on the earth?"

"Yeah." The three nodded. They were also very scared at the time. Every time the [Super Dimension Gate] was opened, they would worry whether the enemy who destroyed Free would catch up with them.

"Although they are not the forces that destroyed Free, many very terrifying races have emerged from them, such as the unknown golden race. I have investigated some information about them. They are called Festum, a kind of alien life form with a very terrifying assimilation ability. This ability is very difficult to prevent. Once assimilated, you will become one of them."

"This! But... wasn't it easily eliminated?" asked Shanamiya.

"Yes." Orlando Ziyun nodded and said, "According to the inside information I got from the people in the Earth Federation Army, this is not the first time that the Promise Corps has fought with Festum. The Promise Corps has also developed a set of technologies specifically to prevent assimilation phenomena, as well as special weapons for Festum. As for what they are specifically, the other party did not say." "Not the first time? Your Excellency the Chief of the Forbidden Army, do you think it will happen..."

"No." Orlando Ziyun knew what Fulu Monroe wanted to ask before she finished asking. Although he didn't have a definite answer, he still believed in his guess. "Or... your guess should be the other way around."

"in turn?"

"Yes, it's the other way around." Orlando Ziyun nodded and said seriously, "It's not that Festum chased them to this world, but because... they came to this world because they knew that Festum and other races would come to this world."

"this!"

You know, the same object, the same relationship, but the subject and object are reversed, then it will be very different. Free is the most typical example. Because he escaped, he was always worried about being chased by the enemy who destroyed Free's hometown. But if... the Promise Legion took the initiative to chase Festum, but not for the purpose of invasion or destruction, then it would be enough to prove many problems.

"...Flu, go tell Mr. Cruze that I will give you an answer tomorrow morning." Shanamiya knew that these were all speculations and could not be proven for the time being, but Shanamiya had no other choice. Even if it was just Festum, it was enough to be called a "crisis of world destruction." Faced with a powerful enemy and Free's survival, Shanamiya could only give an affirmative answer.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to surrender like this?" No matter how powerful the Promith Legion was, no matter how just the Promith Legion was, Fleur Monroe was unwilling to surrender to the Promith Legion.

"It's not a question of whether we are willing or not, Fulu, but... we have no choice."

"But……"

"Don't worry, Fulu, I won't sell out Free's interests for this. Equal cooperation is the basis of everything. If... even if we fight to the last man, I won't surrender. I promise you."

"...Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Next...Captain Ban, we now need to guess what the Promise Legion wants. What price do we need to pay in exchange for their equal treatment and help?"

(End of this chapter)