Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1210 Node Activation!
In the universe above Jupiter's Great Red Spot, in the area divided into D3 by Louise Halevi, the outpost fleet that has completed its deployment is filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Whether it is the pilots or the personnel in various positions on the warship, they are all silently waiting for that moment to come.

And on all the screens where relevant information can be seen, a slowly jumping countdown is also attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone already knew what that set of countdowns meant.

The countdown to the launch of the Hermit Crab Project begins.

According to the message sent by Louise Halevi, the moment the countdown reaches zero, the node devices deployed above Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be activated, and within a few hours after the activation, all special devices scattered above Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be fully activated, activating the special force field called hermit crab, and compressing the ELS's activity space inside the Great Red Spot with maximum force, buying more time for mankind.

"Attention all units, there are three minutes left until the hermit crab activates."

The sound of CIC broadcasting in an orderly manner sounded on time, which made everyone a little nervous.

Three minutes later, some people will reach a crossroads in their lives.

Death, or life.

"Nervous?"

The Brave Commander aircraft piloted by Graham was hovering in humanoid form above the flagship of the Outpost Fleet, silently gazing at the great red spot below.

"I guess so!"

Facing the teasing from his best friend, Graham responded calmly.

"That's really unlike you, my dear friend."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Graham smiled slightly and moved his eyes to look left and right.

Around his Brave Commander were the Brave General Test Machines piloted by the Sun Brave Squad, which was formed with Graham Aika as the core.

"Genji, are you scared?"

Graham's question drew sneers from the team members.

"Captain! If I were scared, I wouldn't have followed you here!"

This was the response from team member Rudolf Schreiber.

"Yes, Captain! Rather than waiting on Earth, I prefer to come to Jupiter and fight the ELS myself, letting these pieces of iron feel the enthusiasm of Earthlings!!"

As the only female pilot in the Sun Warriors, her response was even hotter.

As soon as these words came out, they were immediately responded by the team members.

"Really? Then get ready to let those iron guys feel the passion of the Sun Warriors!"

"Yes! Captain!"

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

At the moment the countdown reached zero, the node device protected by the outpost fleet connected to the energy source, quickly activated all the modules inside itself, and sent a signal of completion of activation to the legion led by Louise Halevi and the outpost fleet.

"Graham! The node device has been successfully activated! The special force field is being generated!"

As a technician of the outpost fleet, Billy Katagiri got the news immediately, but bad news also followed.

"Sorry! ELS is here!"

"Yes! I saw it! See you later my dear friend!"

"See you later!"

The two smiled at each other, as if they didn't take the upcoming fierce battle seriously.

"Sun Warriors, move forward quickly, occupy the advantageous area, and quickly deploy the formation! Even if we die, we cannot let the ELS break through our defense and threaten the node device!" "Yes! Captain!!"

Led by Graham in his Brave Commander aircraft, the Sun Braves moved forward quickly, and as the spearhead of the vanguard fleet, they charged directly towards the incoming ELS.

At this moment, the number of ELS appearing in the D3 area is rising rapidly.

The single digits, tens, hundreds, and thousands still haven't stopped growing.

It seems that ELS has already known the true nature of the so-called Hermit Crab Project and is willing to use all its strength to prevent the success of the Hermit Crab Project.

In the F5 area, nearly legions of various sizes and types are gathering near the node device, forming a tight defense network. At the same time, more legions are coming from all directions to join this defense network, or turning around halfway to join the battle to support the outpost fleet.

And in the heavily defended legion, a machine called the Ascender was standing quietly on an asteroid with a diameter of about 1.5 kilometers, watching the battle unfold.

"D3 area, node activated, F5 area, node activated, H1 area, entering countdown. The current progress is in line with expectations, but the number of legions is close to the maximum predicted value, and the situation may be out of control."

Inside the silver-gray body, Louise Halevi, with her eyes closed, was covered by a layer of silver-gray liquid metal. This special silver-gray liquid metal allowed Louise to merge into one with the Ascender while also providing her with enough energy to ensure that she could maintain basic vital signs even if she went without food or water for a long time.

But this is not a long-term solution.

But, there is no other way.

Just one step, just one step, and Louise Halevi would be able to complete Halevi's mission and buy more time for humanity.

However, reality continues to add more weight to the ELS side, causing the balance that determines the victory of this battle to gradually tilt towards the ELS.

"Eighth Squadron, support area D3."

The moment Louise Halevi made the decision, the Legion's intelligent AI immediately raised questions.

In the blink of an eye, it was denied by Louise Halevi.

If the original legion network was still there, Louise's decision would probably not be accepted.

Although the intelligent AI was well aware that arbitrarily mobilizing the legions in the F5 area to support the outpost fleet in the D3 area would cause loopholes in the defense system of the F5 area, the order came from the highest authority, so the intelligent AI could not refuse and could only execute it obediently.

"In this way, maybe we can hold out until the arrival of the Third Fleet!"

In order to make up for the lack of combat power, Louise recalled a small number of troops distributed inside the Jupiter rings and focused her attention on the H1 area.

The node device there is about to be activated.

If the Third Fleet had not arrived in time, the unimpeded ELS would have destroyed the node device in the H1 area.

In fact, there is no if. The moment the countdown of the node device in the H1 area reached zero, the device was successfully activated. The special force field it deployed immediately attracted the attention of the legions that were attacking the D3 and F5 areas.

"Not good! ELS needs to split up!! All planes! Move forward at full speed and stop ELS from attacking the H1 area!"

Graham's expression changed and he immediately gave the order to pursue.

However, there are too many ELSs.

Although the Sun Warriors reacted very quickly, they were unable to stop all the ELS that attacked the H1 area.

"Damn it!"

As Graham roared unwillingly, his brain quantum waves told him a message.

"Om!!"

At the back of the H1 area, three huge and unusually bright light beams suddenly appeared, sweeping away all the ELS that had already rushed to a place not far in front of the node device.

"This feeling! It's the gods!! They are coming!"

Graham looked behind the H1 area in surprise, at the Healing Angel Gundam and the Archangel II No. and No. , which were the first to appear within the maximum scanning range of the optical radar.

(End of this chapter)