Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2056: Each Plays Their Secret!

"So, does this battlefield suit your taste?"

The Shadow Rift, which should have been breached, reappeared high in the sky, overlooking the usurpers.

"Heh. To be honest, this doesn't suit my taste. It's a source of conflict! Don't think you can trap the Shadow Mirror here just by putting up a shield!!"

As Windru Mausa sneered, countless beams of light suddenly pierced the sea surface and shot straight toward the ELS army that was obscuring the sky.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The continuous explosions echoed wildly over the Mediterranean Sea, causing the still conscious rebels on the island to bleed from all seven orifices and fall unconscious on the spot.

Those straight beams of light stirred the waves and relentlessly crashed against the ELS army that covered the sky, attempting to break through the ELS encirclement.

But the continuously flashing, overlapping force fields remained as immovable as a rock in the midst of turbulent waves, showing no sign of being breached in the slightest.

"It seems your little pets haven't had enough to eat!"

Amidst this terrifying pillar of light piercing the sky, a force field remained in front of Cheng Ying·Lie Kong, protecting him from attacks by the dimensional beasts hidden in the Mediterranean seabed.

However, the Leviathan-class dimensional beast didn't seem to be in a hurry to make a move, perhaps waiting for an opportunity.

However, He Ming did not want to give them this opportunity.

"Buzz!"

A powerful wave of brain quantum energy swept across the Mediterranean Sea, causing the ELS that blocked out the sky to merge and deform.

"That, that's the Archangel Virtue?!"

The rapidly merging and transforming ELS caused the Celestial Being's Gundam pilots to gasp in shock, and even their companions turned their gazes toward Tieria.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I didn't hand over the data on Virtues to ELS. I'm afraid this is VEDA's doing."

This conjecture is correct.

Faced with so many dimensional beasts, VEDA, after careful planning, quickly conveyed the design of the Angel of Virtue to the ELS Matrix through Elise, enabling it to coordinate with He Ming's actions and swiftly suppress these dimensional beasts with overwhelming firepower, ultimately eliminating them.

So, the moment the ELS versions of Virtue raised their GN rocket launchers, Celestial Being's Gundam pilots deployed their GN shields, preparing to withstand the terrifying shockwaves that were about to erupt.

Now they finally understand.

Why did the ELS army cover the entire Mediterranean region?
It turns out that this was to avoid affecting many coastal cities!

"boom!!"

"boom!!!"

Although Tieria's familiar commands were gone, the power far surpassed that of the Archangel at her peak.

Thousands upon thousands, no, an uncountable number of GN rockets rained down like a shower of stars, crashing heavily onto the dimensional beasts hidden on the seabed of the Mediterranean.

The blinding light instantly engulfed large swathes of the sea.

The intensely hot particle beams caused the icy seawater to instantly evaporate, creating wisps of faint yet incredibly hot steam over the Mediterranean Sea covered by ELS within just a few minutes.

The sea churned, and the screams of the dimensional beasts mingled with the waves, making them all the more terrifying. But what was more numerous were the remains of countless dimensional beasts, lifeless, floating on the surface, their wreckage washed ashore by the waves.

This attack, while not completely eliminating the dimensional beasts hidden on the Mediterranean seabed, should have cleared out most of them.

Windru Mausa did not look well.

Although these dimensional beasts were tools to be used and discarded at will, their easy slaughter was not the outcome he had envisioned.

"Hmph!! You do have some skill."

Windru Mausa snorted and immediately summoned his men.

With the assistance of the XN system, mobile suits belonging to the Shadow Mirror were continuously teleported to the side of the usurpers, quickly taking over all advantageous positions. "The Royal Guard? Well then, it's our turn!"

Lockon glanced at the newly appeared Shadow Mirror MS and smiled.

"go!"

"let's start!"

The enemy has already revealed their hand, so the Celestial Squad, who have been observing for a long time, will naturally not stand idly by.

If the enemy has reinforcements, doesn't He Ming's side have them too?

Gundam Seraphim, Gundam Seraphim II, and Gundam 00Q all took off from the ground and quickly arrived on either side of the Shadow Rift.

He Ming glanced at the 00Q Gundam, which had not yet merged with ELS, and nodded to his companions.

“Those men are yours to handle. As for Windru Mausa, he is mine.”

"understand!"

After a series of sharp exchanges, with both sides revealing their cards one after another, they seemed to have lost patience to continue probing and turned to a more direct battle.

The first to take action was the Leviathan-class Dimensional Beast, which remained silent even when faced with the relentless bombardment of the ELS Virtue Gundam.

As the multicolored crystal on its forehead lit up continuously, more numerous and larger dimensional beasts rushed out from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, some leaping into the air while battering the waves, others raising their heads to shoot beams of light, frantically bombarding the massive shield formed by the ELS army.

This wasn't to break through the shield, but to prevent the terrifyingly large ELS army from pointing their cannons at the mirror.

The bombardment of the boiling sea just now did indeed make Windru Mausa wary.

It's not hard to imagine that if that volley of fire had been aimed at them, even with special weapons like clones, they probably wouldn't have fared well.

Thus, the renewed clash between the ELS army and the dimensional beast army ushered in the next phase of the battle.

"Let me see what you're really capable of!"

After glancing at the Celestial Being Gundam squad that was sniping his subordinates, Windru Mosa once again commanded the Seizing Forces to rush towards the Shadow Rift.

Even if the usurper were empty-handed at this moment, it would not make him back down in the slightest.

"A fierce tiger's roar!"

The clone reappears!

Moreover, the usurper's clones pounced on Cheng Ying Lie Kong from four directions—up, down, left, and right—at an even faster speed, swinging their fists in an attempt to drag Cheng Ying Lie Kong into Wendru Mausa's rhythm.

He Ming immediately recognized this as the signature move of those who seize power.

Logically speaking, such an attack launched by creating clones is a mix of truth and deception, making it difficult to defend against.

But Cheng Ying·Lie Kong isn't just about looking good!

The moment He Ming's eyes lit up with golden light, Cheng Ying·Lie Kong suddenly disappeared as he faced the fists of the power-seizing clones attacking from both sides, leaving only a wisp of golden particles that quickly dissipated.

"Disappeared?"

Only then did Windru Mosa understand why Cheng Ying Lie Kong was still alive after being pierced by the evil dragon scales of the usurper.

"No! It's teleportation!"

As a strong warning sounded in Windru Mausa's mind, the usurper turned around and unleashed the final blow of the Tiger's Roar into his back.

"boom!"

The small island behind them was blasted away in half, and blood-red mist rose from the flying debris and dust.

(End of this chapter)