Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 194 You have disturbed the Demon King!

"Enemy attack!"

The destroyed iron ball didn't have time to send a warning, but the surrounding friendly forces weren't blind; many of them saw the sudden particle beam.

"Haven't you located the enemy?"

"The lookout team is still searching!"

"Release the mobile suits!"

At the captain's command, the anchors securing the GMs exploded, and then one by one, the GMs fixed to the foredeck of the Salamis took off, detached from the cruiser, and deployed into a defensive formation in mid-air.

"Keep an eye on him, that guy won't just end like this!"

As Squad Leader Jim cautiously scanned his surroundings, he issued instructions. Just then, another beam of particles shot out from the darkness.

"On port? Multiple enemy targets! Open fire, suppress targets!"

The incoming particle beam destroyed another iron ball floating on the port side of the cruiser. The Federation forces, having been attacked, disregarded the fact that they had not found the target and immediately launched a counterattack in the direction of the attack.

A striking beam of particles and a missile trailing white smoke pierced the darkness of space and flew into the distance, but the intense firepower hit nothing except for creating large flashes of light in space.

As the fleet unleashed its firepower on the port side, another particle beam struck from below the fleet. This time, the target was a GM, and the particle beam sliced ​​off the lower half of the GM.

"Damn it, what on earth is attacking us?"

"No matter what it is, don't stop, keep firing!"

The Jim pilot, whose lower body had been shot off, could only curse and continue pulling the trigger. The fleet's firepower was now divided into three parts, directed at the three directions from which the attack was coming, and was beginning to spread to the surrounding area. Clearly, the inexplicable attack had thrown the entire fleet into chaos. The captain of Salamis did not want to retreat in such a disgraceful manner, so he directly ordered the mobile suit unit to lead the Iron Balls forward to search for the enemy.

"Colonel, I think we can stop this probing?"

"Alright, then those mobile suits are yours to handle!"

Once the Federation mobile suit forces and fleet separated, Braubro's attack frequency immediately increased. Four wire-controlled beam cannons were positioned in four directions, firing continuously at the Federation forces. Every time a particle beam pierced the darkness, a Federation mobile suit would be destroyed.

The Salamis cruiser only realized that the enemy was waiting for them to separate when it noticed that the enemy had changed its attack frequency. But as the warship quickly set sail to try to pick up its friendly forces, a high-speed signal flashed out from the rear of the fleet.

"If what Lala says is true, and I should also be a new human, then I should be able to feel it right now!"

Char didn't rush to raise the rocket launcher and fire. He wanted to push his body's potential to the limit, so he swaggered straight toward the Federation warship without even making any evasive maneuvers.

The Federation warship Salamis was startled when it spotted the Zeon mobile suit that had suddenly appeared, but it was puzzled to find that there was only one, and that the mobile suit was charging straight at them.

"Never mind that, take him out, open fire, we still need to rescue our friendly forces!"

"understand!"

Salamis's rear turret had begun charging, and the gunner had locked onto Char firmly, his hand still on the trigger. All that was needed next was for the charge to finish, and a particle beam fired from the 203mm main gun would completely annihilate the enemy.

"Colonel? What are you doing?"

Charlia was puzzled as to why this guy would commit suicide. Seeing that the particle cannon was about to fire, Charlia turned the cannon around and prepared to attack the Salamis.

At this critical moment, Char, who had just closed his eyes, suddenly opened them again, and his expression became excited.

"This is the new human, that's right, just like that, I can see it now, and I can see the enemy too!"

The moment the particle cannon was fully charged and fired, Char's Rikki Dom dodged Salamis's attack with a somersault, and then the beam rocket launcher in his hand also spewed out a scorching light and slammed into Salamis's hull.

The Federation patrol fleet lasted less than five minutes before being wiped out by Char and Charia. Afterward, the two did not even retreat, but instead continued to lie in ambush in the nearby space, waiting for other Federation fleets to fall into their ambush.

In less than two days, four warships and nearly forty mobile suits were destroyed by Char and Charia. This made Char very proud and even a little smug. Although the Rick Domo was not a special mobile suit, Char, who had become a New Human, still managed to make a lot of progress with it.

The Federation forces that were attacked also realized what was happening. Although they had been clashing with the Zeon forces' reconnaissance units in various corners, the battles between the two sides were not one-sided, but rather both sides suffered losses. However, this was the first time they had encountered a situation where an entire team had been wiped out.

"Report this to Commander Tianm immediately!"

After reading the report, Tianm immediately realized that this was not a routine reconnaissance or probe, but rather the Zeon people testing their new mobile suits. Therefore, this kind of work was not something that his ordinary patrol teams could handle.

"Transfer this report to the 13th Independent Fleet and let that brat Makarius handle it!"

"understand!"

Tianm's adjutant also realized what was happening and a smile appeared on his face.

"These Zeon bastards really have us wrapped around their little finger. I wonder if they'll still be laughing when they run into the Red Dragon!"

Upon receiving the report, Makarius immediately accepted it and made assurances to Tianm's adjutant.

"Don't worry, Commander Tianm, leave this to me! I've been sleeping for so many days after the fortress battle, I'm a bit lax, it's time to stretch my legs!" As soon as Macarius saw the strange attack pattern described in the report, he knew it was the work of the Flanagan Agency. Although he didn't know the model, there were only a few of them, either Braubro or Elmes. The former was the peculiar wire-controlled particle cannon unit, only the pilot was quite skilled, while the latter was the so-called wireless intelligent guided attack funnel unit, the main body could carry twelve funnels flying around and firing everywhere. If it were the old Amuro, he would definitely be in a lot of trouble.

But now that there are two of them, it's really not enough!
"Nagase, get the White Base ready to set sail! And have Captain Brad change my hull number to Grey Ghost; I want to give those guys a surprise!"

"Understood. So, which machine do you want to pilot?"

"We want the NT1. Driving a fully armored G3 Gundam out like that is too much of a bully for kids!"

Then, Captain Brad, who was so anxious he could hardly sit or lie down, sent all the crew members of the White Base to their respective posts.

"Listen up, this is the fleet commander's first official boarding of the ship. Show the spirit of an elite force. Deck gun crew, what are you doing? There aren't enough mops on the port side. Get me twice as many. I want every inch of the floor to be as reflective as a mirror!"

"Isn't the captain overreacting a bit?"

Although the crew members at the White Base had never met Markarius up close, they had seen him from afar. No one thought he would be a nitpicker; perhaps he didn't care about the condition of the floor at all!
But at this moment, Brad stood ramrod straight, even correcting Milley's posture when he was steering the boat, clearly not caring at all about what his subordinates thought.

Soon, Makarius led Amuro to the white base, which had been renamed the Grey Ghost. The two ships were actually different in appearance. The Grey Ghost's bridge was larger than that of the white base, and the catapult ends were exposed outside the hull. But Makarius was sure that not many of the Zeon had ever seen the Grey Ghost, so this disguise was enough!
"Welcome, sir!"

"Hmm, not bad, Captain Brad, you've managed this ship very well!"

Marcarius looked around. He could tell that the ship had been cleaned up urgently. Although it was unnecessary, he didn't intend to correct it. After all, keeping the ship clean was one of the standards of a qualified sailor.

"This is all thanks to your command!"

"Alright, there's no need for that. Let's keep it simple. I'm here to give you and your spaceship an important mission!"

"I've already read the mission briefing, sir. Please rest assured, this kind of mission is 100% guaranteed to be handled by us. The crew of this ship will definitely not let you down!"

"Of course I understand!"

Afterwards, Makarius inspected the crew members of the White Base one by one. Compared to the other timeline, the survival rate of the crew members on the White Base was obviously much higher. Most of the crew members who should have died in various battles were still alive. However, some people who should have shone brightly did not get to stand out. This was unavoidable. Makarius could not forcibly transfer them from the safe rear to the warships. It was better to make adjustments after the war ended!

As for Milai Yazhou, who served as the helmsman of the White Base, Macarius couldn't help but say a few words, but this was not because of her relationship with Brad, but because of the surname Yazhou.

The renowned Bazhou Heavy Industries in the Federation is a family business of the Milai family. His father, Hugh Bazhou, is the CEO of Bazhou Heavy Industries. The 100mm machine guns previously used by the Federation's mobile suits were products of their company.

However, Bazhou Industries is now in chaos. With Hugh Bazhou dead, Bazhou Industries is leaderless, and family members are fighting amongst themselves. Its technology and products are not competitive, so it has been removed from the Federation Army's procurement list.

Marcarius was quite interested in the chaotic eight continents. After all, in the post-war period, he planned to establish a military-industrial enterprise directly under the Federation Army, and he had even come up with a name for it: the Strategic Naval Research Institute (SNRI).

The reason for preparing to do this was naturally because Makarius was well aware of the nature of those dead merchants in Anaheim, and a broken Eight Continents Industrial could provide them with a good foundation. In fact, the most important assets that Makarius was eyeing were companies like Zeonic and Zmador, which were still producing mobile suits for Zeon.

But after exchanging a few words with Miley, Makarius could sense her heartache and hatred for the terrible state of the family business. After all, in a way, she was forced to leave because of the family's struggle for power.

Therefore, even if Mila was unwilling, he would not force her. On the contrary, his conversation with Mila suddenly reminded him of another family with considerable wealth, the Matsunaga family, who were also currently in Zeon.

The Hachizu family has a good relationship with the other party, so this could be used as a bridge to help both sides get to know each other better.

As for whether the other party would help, Makarius wasn't worried. After all, in the post-war era, the major powers within Zeon would have to maintain good relations with the Federation Army if they wanted to live a better life. Not to mention, Makarius also had a powerful weapon at his disposal.

But for now, he should first prepare how to deal with those annoying flies!

After undergoing preparation and inspection, and confirming that there were no problems, the white base set sail. Following Makarius's orders, it first sailed at high speed towards side 1 for a distance, then turned at the Lagrange point, made a large circle, and then approached Solomon Fortress from side 4.

In this way, the White Base can be disguised as a newly arrived Federation assault landing ship. After all, the enemy must know the name of the White Base and that the famous ace Amuro is on the White Base. Now, disguised as a new landing ship, it will naturally arouse the enemy's interest. If it just comes out of Solomon so openly, the enemy will definitely guess that the ship is the White Base and choose to avoid the risk.

Marcarius didn't want to search the entire universe for someone!

Soon, the white base sailing alone was discovered by the lurking Xia. Looking at the extremely familiar ship, Xia shuddered for no reason, and even felt a little panicked.

"White Base?"

"No, I must be scaring myself!"

Char immediately dismissed the idea, since the White Base was currently at Solomon Fortress, and the ship in front of him was flying from the direction of Side 4, so it should be a warship of the same class manufactured by the Federation Forces!

"The Grey Ghost? This is a new Trojan horse!"

"Charlie, Dren, I have an idea!"

Char couldn't resist the urge for revenge, after all, he had always been a narrow-minded man, otherwise he wouldn't have schemed against Karma so badly.

"We must sink this new Trojan-class vessel!"

Char said this to the other two.

"This ship poses a threat to our forces no less than that of a Gundam, so we must destroy it here before it enters the Solomon Fortress!"

(End of this chapter)