Gundam 00: Rise of China

Before Wang Ye could define Anura, Vikram attempted to exonerate his friend.

After all, he knew Anura's personality all too well; she was stubborn and inflexible.

If it's really because of a few jokes just now, he'll end up being labeled as having wavering ideology.

Then they fell before the dawn of victory. Wouldn't that be a huge loss for them?

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Seeing her friend working hard for her, Anula was not the kind of person who would hide behind someone else.

He suddenly grabbed Vikram's arm, took a step forward, stood up straight, and showed no fear on his face.

"One person does the work, one person takes the blame."

"What I just said was my own words, and has nothing to do with Vikram, Major. I am willing to accept any punishment."

I watched, both amused and exasperated, as the two of them argued and tried to excuse each other.

Instantly, three black lines seemed to appear on Wang Ye's forehead.

Wang Ye rubbed his temples helplessly and scolded in an annoyed tone.

"Stop! All of you, stop!"

"What am I in your eyes?"

"Besides, I'm not some kind of demon."

Wang Ye casually picked up the glass on the table, took a sip of beer, and looked at the two of them with a half-smile.

"Just because of a few trivial remarks, you're going to punish two of my most capable fighters?"

"Do you guys think I have nothing better to do all day and I'm just bored out of my mind?"

"I'm not the Hokage."

As soon as the words were spoken, Anura and Vikram were both stunned. What was a Hokage? They really had no idea.

However, seeing Major Wang Ye's appearance and expression, the two men who had been looking at each other finally felt relieved, and their tense shoulders relaxed.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and gave embarrassed smiles.

"We've let our concern cloud our judgment, Major."

Vikram was the first to scratch his head and give an awkward laugh.

"The main problem is that we're all scared off by the old customs and traditions that used to exist here."

Upon hearing this, Anura nodded repeatedly, appearing quite wary.

"Don't worry, there aren't that many twists and turns at my Ceylon base."

Wang Ye, who also knew what kind of mess Ceylon was in the past, waved his hand and said.

"As long as you don't betray the People's Revolutionary Alliance or desert your post, you can say whatever you want."

"Our People's Revolutionary Committee doesn't have those strange and unusual rules."

"yes!"

The two, now refreshed, responded in unison and then completely relaxed.

While they relaxed, Wei Meng, standing behind Wang Ye, frowned.

The meticulous adjutant stepped forward, put on a stern face, and began to reprimand the two men, playing the bad cop.

"You two are absolutely outrageous! Don't you know what kind of person a major is?"

"Having fought alongside the major for so long, how could you possibly suspect him of punishing a meritorious officer over a few idle words?"

"Yes, yes, Captain Wei Meng is right, we were confused."

Vikram stepped in to smooth things over, bowing and scraping with a smile, while Anura, knowing she was in the wrong, nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Just then, Anura's gaze passed over Wei Meng and finally landed on the aloof girl behind him who had been silent all along.

When Anura saw Soma Piris's appearance and rank clearly, she gasped and her eyes nearly widened in shock.

"Second Lieutenant?" he exclaimed, his voice filled with disbelief.

The main reason is that the girl in front of them is too young and beautiful; she doesn't look like someone who could appear on the battlefield.

Moreover, judging from her position, she was clearly a direct subordinate of Major Wang Ye.

In addition, Anura had seen too many young soldiers in the old days, like Lieutenant Piris in front of her, with his eternally icy demeanor.

It's usually only found in those... people!

No way?

Vikram also noticed Piris, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and Vikram forcibly suppressed the questions in his mind, though his eyes would occasionally linger on Piris.

Seeing the confused and horrified expressions on the faces of the two people in front of him, Wang Ye knew exactly what they were thinking.

So he was just about to introduce them to each other to avoid Alula and the other person becoming suspicious.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from afar.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the footsteps and saw a messenger carrying a tablet, panting heavily, his face full of anxiety.

"Major, urgent military situation!"

The messenger rushed up to Wang Ye and, after giving a standard military salute, said in a hurried voice.

"explain."

Upon seeing this, Wang Ye's smile vanished instantly, and his expression turned serious.

"Yes! According to the latest message from the military, after its defeat in Ceylon, Celestial Being immediately launched a high-intensity operation around the world."

The messenger rapidly swiped the tablet in his hand, staring at the message report on it.

"In the past 72 hours, they have attacked 17 illegal mines, 12 illegal plantations, and 23 local warlord strongholds in the gravity zone."

"Almost all the targets that were attacked were completely destroyed, and the Celestials suffered no casualties."

Wang Ye nodded calmly, as all of this was within his expectations.

"Anything else?"

However, seeing the messenger's hesitant expression, he pressed for an answer.

"There is another place, which belongs to the 73rd border post of our People's Revolutionary Army."

The messenger lowered his voice, his tone filled with resentment.

"In the early hours of yesterday, Gundam Exia launched a surprise attack on the outpost. Due to the weak defenses of the outpost, it resulted in three casualties and the destruction of two Tetsujin units."

"However, coincidentally, our Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Smirnov happened to be in the vicinity at the time."

"Upon receiving the distress signal, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei immediately drove the Iron Man to the scene and engaged the Gundam Exia for approximately five minutes."

"How did it go?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Meng immediately pressed for an answer with a tense expression.

"We didn't gain any advantage."

Shaking his head regretfully, the messenger confirmed again before speaking once more.

"Lieutenant Colonel Sergei's Iron Man failed to defeat the Gundam Exia, and the enemy escaped unscathed after securing victory."

"That's a real shame."

Wang Ye said regretfully, his eyes flickering slightly.

As expected, Sergei and Setsuna's fateful first meeting, even though they had altered the course of history, would still unfold in this way.

The expressions of the others present were also varied.

Wei Meng frowned, his expression grave, while Piris remained expressionless, as if he had only heard trivial news.

Anura and Vikram exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of wariness in each other's eyes.

"There's one last piece of intelligence."

The messenger took a deep breath and then delivered news that surprised everyone.

"According to intelligence from the Foreign Affairs Department, following the series of attacks launched by the Celestial Being organization, at least eight long-established illegal armed groups in the gravity zone have publicly announced their disbandment and surrender."

"What?!"

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly exploding across the playground.

Anura glared at the messenger, the color draining from her face and replaced by a raging fury.

"fart!"

He roared and forcefully threw the wine glass that Wang Ye had given him onto the ground.

A crisp "bang" sounded.

Glass shards flew everywhere, and golden beer spilled all over the floor.

"Could the attacks from the Celestials possibly surpass the prolonged encirclement and suppression by various nations throughout history?"

"So many powerful nations couldn't solve this, yet Tianren killed a few people and destroyed several of their strongholds!"

"Is this some kind of insult to our intelligence?!"

"With just this little action, these illegal armed groups disbanded!"

"Are they just burying their heads in the sand, or are they all cut from the same cloth?"