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Chapter 802 Xia, you schemed against me!
"Alarm! Alarm!"

"The fortress has been invaded by a supernatural army. The fortress has been invaded by a supernatural army."

The red warning lights flashed incessantly, and the piercing sound was like a whip, lashing out at everyone in this behemoth.

tap tap tap,

Two young sergeants, who had narrowly escaped death, were speeding through the metal tunnels; alarms blared everywhere, and orders from the fortress commander came through their earpieces.

"Attention all units! Attention all units!"

"The enemy is the Spartan warriors, a faction from ancient Greek mythology!"

"Possessing extraordinary physical defense, speculated to be due to some kind of divine bloodline or blessing—"

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The two, who were running, stopped and pressed their earpieces to listen carefully.

This is a matter of life and death for them. If they don't even understand the enemy, they'll just run away in panic. Only by knowing the situation can they take appropriate action.

"It is known that most of the citizen warriors are at the level of powerful wolves!"

"There exists a group of captains at the Tiger level, as well as officers at the Ghost level."

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Upon hearing this, most of the people in the base instantly felt despair.

Even if they had no knowledge of Spartan civilization, they would know that such a 'surprise attack' could never directly involve a general, that is, a legion commander: how could a mere vanguard officer possess such demon-level strength?

How can we fight like this?

"Do not be discouraged!"

The commander of this dimensional fortress was, of course, aware of the invaders' formidable strength, therefore:
"Lord Kainin, the 'Elder' of the Isoya Clan, is currently clearing out enemies in Sector G!"

"The two clan heads, along with numerous Onmyoji, have also joined the battle!"

"All personnel, listen up! Surround the nearest enemy and await reinforcements from the Isoya family—"

Meanwhile, on screens throughout the fortress, nearby Spartans were marked with red dots on the map.

There is a red dot in the area near the two people!
Upon seeing the red dot, the blond, sunglasses-wearing young man turned and ran without hesitation.

"Xia, where are you going?"

The shouts of his 'friend' chasing after him made the man named 'Char' curl his lip.

"Of course, we'll go to the port area."

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"But the fortress command didn't tell us..."

"Fool!"

The man named Char completely lost patience with this troublesome 'friend'.

"Didn't you hear me? The commander said:"

The enemy's minions are all strong wolf-level, and they also possess some kind of 'bloodline' power; what can the two ordinary wolf-level enemies do against them?
"But--"

The young sergeant wanted to argue: The commander also said that they should "surround the nearby enemy and wait for the Isoya family's support."

Stupid!

Char dismissed the order with disdain.

To put it nicely, it's called 'encirclement'; to put it bluntly, it's called cannon fodder: the idea is to have them use their lives to entangle the enemy, so that the Onmyoji of the Igoya family, who may not be able to spare any more time, can gradually devour these external enemies.

From the commander's perspective, there is absolutely no problem with doing so.

Although these 'sergeants' are all wolf-level, they are still cannon fodder who can be sacrificed on the battlefield.

The ones who can truly eliminate the enemy are the Tiger-level elite Onmyoji of the Isoya family.

If Hai Ren hadn't been entangled with a Demon-level Spartan officer...

We wouldn't be in such a passive position.

"Then what were you doing at the port? Trying to escape?"

A hint of ferocity flashed behind Xia Ya's sunglasses as he looked at the young sergeant who was closely following behind him.

"There's a newly arrived 'Zaku' Gundam there!"

The "Gundam" that Char Aznable mentioned is the "All-round General-purpose Continuously Enhanced Mobile Weapon System" developed by the island nation's government, or simply "Mobile Suit" for short. Because the abbreviation sounds like "Gundam," it is also jokingly referred to as "Gundam" by those in the know.

These non-commissioned officers had received some driving training, albeit only on a simulation system.

"But those things weren't for us."

"Shut up!!"

Char had reached his limit with the incessant chatter of this idiot behind him.

You can also stay where you are.

boom---

Just then, the metal compartment in front of them suddenly exploded!
A muscular man in a bright red cloak, now unarmed, was thrown in front of the two men.

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the other side,
"Explode, reality! Shatter, spirit!"

Suddenly tearing off her medical goggles, the girl onmyoji named 'Igotani Rikka' was instantly transformed into a crimson blur.

From her golden right eye, crimson light spread out continuously, turning the metal corridor into a sea of ​​blood: countless human corpses floated in the blood, their skin completely soaked and rotten, their bodies a blood red.

The skin had all disappeared, revealing countless writhing, rotten flesh and blood vessels;
Maggots crawled around inside, and blood kept flowing from the seven orifices of the head, making it a disgusting and horrifying sight.

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Immersed in this thick 'sea of ​​blood'

Several Spartan warriors immediately found it difficult to move, and no matter how much strength they had, they could not exert any force.

"Is it a witch?"

"Don't look into her eyes—"

Even with their heads tilted to the side and eyes closed, these Spartan warriors were still trapped in a "sea of ​​blood." Their once-proud muscles were now useless, and they could only let the rotting corpses drag them into the sea of ​​blood.

"The Evil King's True Eye is the strongest!"

The girl from the Isoya family, whose right eye gleamed with gold, made this announcement.

brush----

A young man wielding an extraordinary sword had already rushed out from beside her; he swung his sword at the Spartan warriors who had been dragged into the 'sea of ​​blood'.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle

The long swords sliced ​​across the necks of these warriors, and a burst of dazzling sparks erupted!

However, as the extraordinary longsword dragged and cut through, the Spartan warrior, rendered immobile, could not escape the fate of being beheaded.

"So hard,"

Several heads wearing Corinthian helmets,
With wide-open eyes, the boy holding the long sword rolled down, and then he complained.

"Even with our cooperation, it's nothing special."

"Don't be careless,"

The boy wielding the extraordinary longsword reminded Rikka Igarani, "Your 'Evil King's True Eye' is indeed powerful, but what if it's seen through?"

It's easy to be countered!
The boy was not a member of the Ishigaya family. No, he wasn't before, but he is now: simply put, he is a swordsman who has "married into" the Ishigaya family.

She is both the 'guardian' and the 'lover' of the Five Valleys and Six Flowers;
He knew very well that Rikka's eyes—

It's actually just a decoration!
That's right,

Don't be fooled by her dazzling golden lights and her chanting of childish declarations; it's all just a ploy to divert the enemy's attention.

What truly trapped the enemy was the deep, resonant sound of musical instruments.

The girl named Rikka Isotani is skilled in musical illusions.

The five fingers hidden behind their backs, plucking musical instruments, were the reason why those Spartan warriors suddenly lost their ability to move.

Magic Sound Lock
"Why are these muscle-bound warriors attacking us?"

"Who knows, the problem now is—"

The boy raised his long sword and aimed it at a Spartan captain who was slowly approaching from the opposite side.

"Cover me, Rikka!"

"it is good!"

Indeed, regardless of the circumstances, these are the guys who barged in and killed without a second thought, so don't blame them:
They've used every trick in the book, and outnumbered the enemy!

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boom! !

In the passageway leading to the port,
The young sergeant was suddenly sent flying backward, crashing hard into the metal wall behind him.

"Woo."

Unlike the other man, he didn't have a body of steel and immediately cried out in pain.

"Are you okay?"

A hand helped him up; it belonged to a man named 'Char'.

".fine."

While the opponent's defense was indeed formidable, in other aspects they were still considered 'normal' Wolf-level; moreover, having lost their weapons and fighting bare-handed, they could still hold out until reinforcements arrived: after all, there were two of them.

"Let's go together!"

Inspired by Char, the young sergeant rallied and got into position.

"Okay, he's all alone."

"Even if we brothers join forces, we can still—?!"

With his surroundings suddenly empty, the 'Spartan warrior' who was about to charge at him also showed a surprised expression;
Turning his head abruptly, what came into the young sergeant's view was a sudden, low-lying leap and the slowly descending isolation door.

puff,

As the thick isolation door slammed shut, it cut off the young sergeant's desperate roar:
"Char, what are you doing—"

Boom! !

Next second,
A large section of the heavy isolation door suddenly bulged out.

"Ah,"

However, the man named 'Char' was not alarmed: that 'Spartan soldier' ​​was only at the wolf level, and it would take him some time to tear the alloy isolation door apart.

That was enough for him.

Turn around and speed away!
Ignoring the blood seeping in through the crack in the door,

The blond-haired young man in sunglasses ran headlong toward the port without hesitation.

Soon, he arrived at an open area: rows of tall war machines were quietly parked there.

"Zaku Gundam."

Looking at these weapons of war before him, the man named Xia revealed a fanatical expression in his eyes.

Bigger is more powerful, bigger is more beautiful!
These 17-meter-tall humanoid robots, covered in sturdy armor, look somewhat like ancient Roman soldiers; but the cold, hard alloy sheen and their car-sized fists are enough to instill fear in any mid- to low-level superhuman.

On its back is a 100mm 'machine gun' as its main weapon.
There's also the 'thermal axe' the size of a bus at your waist, enough to make your enemies think twice about whether their bones are tough enough.

The opportunity is coming!

brush,

He leaped into the air, and with a few bounds, landed in the open cockpit, where he sat down.

"Beep, unauthorized personnel detected."

"Warning! Unauthorized personnel, please leave the cockpit! Warning!"

I knew this would happen, but it's okay.

"Command center, command center, please respond!"

The blond man in sunglasses pressed a button in the cockpit and shouted repeatedly.

"This is the command center. Who are you?"

"Command center, this is Char Aznable, a sergeant who graduated from the 23rd batch of advanced sorcery specialties!"

After revealing his identity, Char immediately stated his purpose:
"I am applying for the right to use this 'Zaku',"

"Please confirm, command center!"

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"Sergeant Char, you are not qualified to pilot."

"Sir!!"

Although the man's voice still had a touch of immaturity, its domineering aura was already beginning to emerge.

"The enemy is invading and sabotaging; this is an emergency!"

"Please grant authorization!!"

"it is good,"

Ultimately, the fortress command center remotely granted him authorization.

"Beep, authorization approved."

Inside the driver's cab, even the monotonous electronic sounds became pleasant.

"Welcome to pilot our prototype Zaku I. Before we begin, please note—"

Snapped,

Press a button,
Interrupting the ramblings of the weak AI, Char, who had long coveted this day, began to dance with his fingers.

With his skillful manipulation,

boom! boom!
The giant mobile suit took a step forward, its 17-meter-tall body radiating light as a product of extraordinary technology and high-tech fusion.

"I will launch into battle as a Gundam!"

(End of this chapter)