Gundam, driving a mass-produced machine will change the world

Chapter 278 Return
“Using the future of energy as a bargaining chip…”

Eli squeezed out these words from between his teeth, but Gaplan suddenly retreated rapidly in the MA form.

The last three beams he fired accurately penetrated the three oncoming floaters.

The nuclear bomb launch program cannot be terminated. The only thing we can do is to fire the nuclear bomb in other directions!

As the driver, Russ started twisting the muzzle of the gun as soon as Eli shouted in the communication.

This is also one of the advantages of using MS as a combat platform, which has a wider range of shooting angles and faster reaction time.

This nuclear bomb, which was originally intended to be fired directly into the center of the Axis fleet, was forcibly twisted by Russ and fired in a farther direction with its back to the sun!

The nuclear bomb, which emitted a large amount of light and heat due to laser ignition, sank into the rubble belt on the side of the Axis fleet.

The huge nuclear fireball expanded, engulfing the rubble belt!

However, even though Russ had tried his best, the GP02 was designed from the beginning for close-range shooting. Even if the gun was turned, the range of the nuclear fireball was still enough to engulf nearly a quarter of Axis' outer fleet.

These battleships, which had been in service since the One Year War, could only be devoured by the nuclear fireballs and turned into useless scrap metal.

And the nuclear fireball also began to devour GP02!

GP02 used the big shield to protect GP04 who was following closely behind him.

The Rem Defender stayed behind because his backpack could not be fully protected by GP02.

The vector nozzle of the Gaplan modified tore out six bluish-white plasma streams in the vacuum, and the shield thrusters on the right side of the body almost brushed the edge of the nuclear fireball to complete the change of direction and drive the body to completely break away.

Eli's back hit the not-so-soft cushion of the driver's seat. The flashing radiation warning on the full-circle screen in front of him and the anti-beam coating fragments evaporated from the armor's surface intertwined into a death spectrum on the monitor.

"What good luck..."

Although he was held back by the "Cabinet" for a while, he managed to survive.

"Drip-"

On the aircraft situation diagram, the shield thruster on the right side was all red.

If the shield's anti-beam coating had not been thickened again, it would not just be that his movement was hindered, but his entire right arm would have been scrapped.

But compared to this, Eli still looked at the helium-3 storage tank behind Axis at the first moment.

This is undoubtedly why the Axis fleet has not moved so far.

Once this amount of helium-3 breaks through the critical point and explodes, it is not impossible that this reef universe will temporarily turn into a second sun.

The flash of the nuclear fireball did not last long. Eli, supporting the Garplan Kai that could no longer transform into MS form, rushed towards GP02.

"Retreat immediately! Leave the rest to the main fleet!"

Feeling the sudden warning in his heart, Eli manipulated the machine to turn around and confirmed the true identity of the attacker.

That Cabernet.

"Eh!"

Feeling deeply the boredom of dealing with multiple floating weapons, Eli was looking for a solution.

However, it was this moment of carelessness that allowed a beam of light to pass through his armpit.

The broken hydraulic pipe in the right arm of the Gaplan Kai sprayed out mist coolant, but Eli pushed the thruster power to the 120% threshold.

The machine cut in between GP02 and "Cabelian" in the unique gliding trajectory of the MA form. The incomplete shield was actively disconnected by Eli, and after detonating, it swallowed the two floating guns.

"Ruth! There's a gap in the bullet screen at nine o'clock!"

Eli's roar was synchronized with the roar of the GP04's shield's motor, and the remaining coolant inside the shield was ejected like a smoke bomb.

The pink and purple floating artillery group collectively showed a noticeable delay when penetrating the dense coolant cloud - this was enough for GP04's electric needle to complete the lock.

Three hyper-velocity armor-piercing shells drew silver arcs in the vacuum, and the floating guns that were hit exploded into sparks one after another.

And then the Rem Defenders suddenly rushed out from the rubble belt, and the missile pods integrated into their backpacks threw out all the contents in one go, chasing after the floating guns.

Then, the Rem Defender raised the long-range beam rifle in his hand and fired suppressing shots at the "Qabini".

"The Federation's vicious dogs are in good agreement, but next time we meet, this Demeter will catch you all in one fell swoop."

The female voice in the public channel was so cold that it didn't sound like she had just experienced a fierce battle. It faded away with electronic noise. Demeter gathered the remaining floaters, turned around and burst out with high mobility, retreating towards the Axis fleet.

Eli, on the other hand, was suffering from cold hands and feet.

He had heard this voice before.

It's Lala's voice, but younger and more inorganic.

Lala's voice was ethereal, as if there was an impenetrable membrane separating her from the rest of the world, but Char was able to break through this barrier.

But this time the sound was like that of a machine.

Axis, what on earth are you doing!
On Eli's monitor, the Axis flagship was using the mobile Great Wall built with helium-3 storage tanks to slowly retreat to the deeper parts of the reef space.

The main fleet did not continue the attack.

This is abnormal. The attack of ordinary MEGA particle cannon will not cause helium 3 to cross the critical point. The main fleet should be able to fire without hesitation.

Especially since the nuclear bomb finally achieved results, with the strength of the main fleet, it is entirely possible to withstand the sniper attack of Orochi II and eliminate the remaining troops.

Something unexpected happened that I was not aware of.

Pursing her lips slightly, they knew that their MS team was already on their way back home.

The communication silence maintained for this mission was lifted during this process, and after reuniting with Apoli, they finally contacted the main fleet.

"Send an order from Luna II to stop all attacks on Axis."

That was the only answer Eli got.

Obviously, the main fleet fighting on the front line was also dissatisfied with this order.

Eli was naturally dissatisfied, but he suppressed this emotion until he returned to the main fleet and landed his Alexander-class ship.

And here, he finally understood the real reason.

The Axis Fleet officially sent a note to the Earth Federation - Axis has taken control of the Jupiter. Once the contact between the Axis Fleet and Axis is cut off, Axis will destroy all helium-3 reserves on the Jupiter.

The helium-3 storage tanks brought by the Axis fleet this time are proof of this.

Isn't this the cradle system that turned the situation around in The Three-Body Problem?

Eli and Jamitov have discussed this issue. If Jupiter is destroyed, the Earth sphere will face more difficult energy control.

Given Jamitov's tough character, he would rather endure the energy crisis than see the Federation controlled by Axis or a regime born in an asteroid base like Neo Zeon.

Eli was also unwilling to see this. If it were up to Eli to decide, it would be better to transform the solar energy system into a solar power generation system on the spot, and then send this template to each side to let them build their own solar power generation system to overcome the difficulties.

But this is something that the Federal Parliament absolutely does not want to see. Each side has its own independent energy supply, which is undoubtedly a move to weaken the ruling power of the Earth Federation.

They would rather sacrifice people's livelihood in order to maintain their ruling position, and only grant city-level administrative divisions to colonial satellites with large permanent populations, in fact cutting off their voice in the Federal Parliament. This is the current federation.

The Federation Army has gradually separated from the political system on Earth, and the relationship between its top leadership, the General Staff Headquarters, and the Parliament has gradually become closer to parallel.

But it is also because of this that the highest leader of the Jinmi Island fleet is unable to shoulder the future of the Earth.

"Let's retreat first."

After listening to the commander's reasons for requesting a suspension of action, Eli agreed to it without saying anything.

However, he did not let Onde Tek's fleet return to its original patrol procedure, but switched to surveillance function on the spot to ensure that the movements of the Axis fleet could be grasped at the first time.

Now is not the time to take action against these guys.

But just like what happened to Granada, this group of people cannot be left alone.

The communication delay between the Earth and the Jovian sphere is about fifty minutes.

And considering that Axis is already moving towards the Earth's sphere, this time should be shortened.

The ideal situation would be to seize control of the Gwabon-class within thirty minutes when the communications were blocked, and then simultaneously destroy or capture the other warships.

This requires longer-term preparation.

The situation in the Earth's sphere has entered the most critical stage of change. No matter what, we cannot allow this group of people holding the cradle to come and disrupt the situation.

Next time, I will pull the Gundam pilot over and give this group of people a direct push.

With such malicious thoughts in mind, Eli held his chest and looked towards the direction of the Reef Space Region in the bridge of the returning Alexander-class ship.

Also... the solar power generation system is indeed a good solution. Its cost is not high, and each colony satellite has basic material reserves because of the need to replace the reflectors on the colony satellite.

So he turned around and told Mile to ask Yashio's R&D department to come up with a plan as soon as possible.

In addition, there is another piece of information that needs to be conveyed to the allies immediately.

Regarding Lala, there are also suspected clones of Lala.

Eli narrowed his eyes, thinking of the girl who was still being well cared for in the research facility in Londilyon.

Harman came to the Earth sphere. Without the restraint of this strong woman, those guys with worrying mental states might really do something big.

and so--

"Explain to me, what do you mean by your commander-in-chief Char stole the Gundam?"

Eli, who was in the Alexander-class communications room, listened to the response from the AEUG with disbelief on his face.

No, if you leave, won't all the affairs of Augu fall on me?

Xia Yame, don't blame me for being unfair if you are not kind enough. Look, I am starting to undermine you!
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Xia frowned, feeling that someone was harboring ill will towards him.

However, ever since he took the position of head coach, he had been feeling restless more and more, so Char just thought that he was overworked recently.

Therefore, Char once again shamefully escaped, or rather, freed himself from the complicated affairs by carrying out the mission of exploring the secrets of the Titans.

However, Char did not lie. He did learn from von Braun that the new Gundam produced by the Titans would soon be delivered to the actual combat troops.

That's why he brought the Argama to this place near the Titans' controlled area.
This is the lunar orbit. According to intelligence, the transport fleet and the combat fleet will meet here.

Compared to the previous several attempts to snatch machines, the intelligence this time was much more detailed, so there was no close physical reconnaissance, which made Char a little uncomfortable.

"Captain! Your Rickdias still needs some adjustments. Please come to the hangar."

There was only one person on the Argama who would call himself that.

"Camus! I told you many times that he is the commander-in-chief!"

Then, just like in a typical opera, Haman, who had a completely different impression from the blue-haired Camus, jumped out from the side and gently patted Camus' shoulder.

Is the relationship between these two people too good?
If it was the Haman of the past, he would have crossed his arms and scolded him, and would never have used physical contact like this.

However, the fact that Camus kept calling himself Captain was actually the result of Char's deliberate indulgence.

"Okay, we are free now, let's go together."

Char, who had just handed over the captain's job to the others, smiled and said to the two people in front of him who were gradually changing from being a pair of bickering lovers.

But at this time, Char noticed that Camus was holding a document in his hand.

"This is?"

Char didn't really care, he just wanted to have a conversation with Camus that wouldn't make him tired.

As for Harman, it seems that he is in a delicate cold war situation because of the last time he faced Artesia, who had some complaints against him.

In particular, he did not continue to fight for his rights from Ande Teke.

"Ah, this is the reinforcement plan I envisioned for MK-II."

Camus scratched his head and said to Char.

"The performance of the MK-II should still be ahead of the times, right? Is it necessary to do something like this?"

“I think I want to take MK-II a step further.”

When Camus' pain points were not touched, the young man's handsome side reappeared.

The smooth hair Camus inherited from his mother hung over the documents in his hand.

Camus has already severed all ties with his father, but when faced with MK-II, which is also his father's "work", he shows an attitude that is somewhat difficult for ordinary people to understand.

In this document, there are three additional backpack forms for MK-II.

If Eli saw this, he would probably complain - isn't this the Strike Gundam!

But unlike Eli who would just come up with an idea and then let the technicians do it, Camus calculated all the parameters in this document and carefully made production suggestions based on the situation of MK-II.

"I want the MK-II to be able to change its equipment on the battlefield, similar to the RX-78, and use the core fighter module to achieve this."

(End of this chapter)