Gundam 00: Rise of China

"Shouldn't we go up and coordinate the attack?"

Watching Patrick, that flamboyant butterfly, rush towards the Celestial Being's Gundam, he was naturally left behind by the two behind.

Following the instructions given by the king before the battle, Piris asked Anura, who was not making much of a move beside him.

"No."

On the way to Patrice's location, Anura observed the four Gundams that appeared through the media.

He was analyzing the tactics of these four Gundams, as a former member of an illegal armed group who had fought as a guerrilla in Ceylon.

Anura is not the brute he appears to be...

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong—no, it's about assessing the situation and knowing when to act—has always been Anura's forte.

"The major said that we are flexibly implementing the strategy according to Manekin's instructions."

"The enemy in front of us has a very conflicted attitude towards the Taliban army. In that case, let Patrick go himself."

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Manekin hopes Patrick is the oriole, but the major hopes we are the oriole."

Having made up her mind, Anula simply reduced the speed of the thug she was driving.

Seeing this, Piris, who had little experience with such matters, didn't understand, but she still followed suit.

"Remember, if Manekin asks us later why we didn't cooperate with Patrick, just say that our mob-style units couldn't keep up with the standard units."

"after all……"

With a blank expression, Anura pulled a slight smirk at the corner of her mouth as she gave Piris a live demonstration of how to properly shift blame and deflect responsibility.

"Our Mobsters are already a backward generation, unable to keep up with the AEU ace Patrick who pilots the new generation of MS-designated models."

"Isn't this perfectly normal?"

"clear."

A bewildered Piris nodded. As a super soldier, her greatest strength was her obedience to orders.

Since the major wasn't there, and he had instructed Anura to do everything before he left, he would just do as he was told.

In an instant, even Piris, who had a strong learning ability, quietly slowed down a bit.

"Hmph, as expected, the bastards from the People's Revolutionary Alliance can't be trusted."

Patrick, who was leading the charge, noticed the actions of the two people behind him. He was well aware of the performance difference between the thug and the fixed-mode.

It seems obvious that mob-style tactics can't keep up with established methods, but it depends on the circumstances.

"Colonel Manekin, watch my performance, Patrick!"

He had completely forgotten the advice that Manekin had given Patrick before he came.

After all, the enemy in front of them couldn't even hold his knife properly, so they weren't going to kill a mere Union second-hand training soldier.

That would be the first time a Gundam had been defeated within the full gravity zone.

It's time for my ace Patrick, who has won all 2,000 simulation battles in AEU, to claim it!

Filled with anticipation for a bright future, Patrick, dressed in a green mountain uniform, swooped down from the sky, his speed increasing slightly.

He first pulled out his linear rifle, and the electromagnetic bullets he fired hurtled towards Exusiai with a sharp whooshing sound, intending to block the enemy's escape space. It would be even better if he could achieve some success.

To onlookers, Patrick's actions were swift and decisive, forcing Celestial Gundam to raise its arm to block with a single volley of fire.

Then, during the continued surprise attack, Patrick seized the opportunity to open the missile bays mounted on the legs of the mobile suit, and in an instant, four tracking missiles, trailing smoke, hit the Gundam that was blocking the electromagnetic missiles!

Then, Patrick, who was not about to let up, completely showed his power, forcefully pushing the control stick and pressing down the fixed fuselage.

A pale blue arc of light began to appear on the plasma sword!

Then, countless people watched with anticipation as Patrick, like a divine warrior descending from the heavens, chopped down on Exusiai's neck joint.

"Will it work?"

Knights vanquishing demons is a popular and enduring theme that humans enjoy watching. If Gundam is arbitrarily crushing the righteous Taliban army, then Gundam is the demon that should be defeated!

Furthermore, to those with a keen eye, Patrick's entire combo was executed flawlessly, demonstrating the skill level of an AEU ace.

He seized the opportunity when his opponent was distracted, forcing the Gundam Exia to retreat repeatedly, without even having time to fully deploy its GN Sword.

"Damn it, don't embarrass yourself!"

Amid a series of good news, Manekin, who was observing the situation from the central command, suppressed his anger at the other party for ignoring his advice.

They simply watched with cold indifference, hoping the other side would bring them the sweet wine of victory.

In response, Patrick's actions during the Gundam fight were consistently half a beat slower than expected.

Since Patrick appeared, the boy in the Gundam cockpit had been frowning, his gaze constantly sweeping across the screen showing the horrific state of the Taliban army, his mind replaying the soldier's dying question.

So much so that he had no will to fight, and when faced with Patrick's attacks, he was completely on the defensive, relying solely on the Gundam's superior performance to hold on, clearly only wanting to escape the battlefield.

However, it was precisely his submissive attitude that fueled Patrick's arrogance and finally ignited the youthful passion within the boy.

"Enough, you dog of war!"

The boy's fingers tightened suddenly. He could still feel guilty towards the Taliban army that was defending their homeland, but he was not the one who openly represented the Moralia mercenaries.

In that instant, all I wanted to ask was, who do you think you are? You're nothing but an accomplice in the pursuit of war!

In an instant, a thought of enlightenment and liberation arose, and the GN Drive of the Gundam Exia roared loudly, the most direct manifestation of which was that the machine's propulsion suddenly doubled.

Gundam Exia immediately spun sideways with G-forces that the human body could not withstand, dodging Patrick's sword with an incredible speed that even a discerning person could not comprehend!

Faced with this unreasonable maneuver, Patrick, who had missed his target with his sword, suddenly narrowed his eyes and, relying on his ace pilot instincts, pulled hard on the control stick in an attempt to turn around and defend himself.

Of course, the plasma sword that missed its target was also barely managed to block the GN sword that was slashing back at him in an instant, thanks to his lightning-fast reaction.

This split second was enough to prove that Patrick's strength was definitely not a fake.

Patrick managed to block the sword in an instant, but his thin arms and legs were no match for the burly Gundam.

The immense force emanating from the Gundam Exia clearly demonstrated the difference between the two, forcing the Gundam to kneel in a humiliating and subdued manner, with even the seams of its armor groaning under the strain.

It's heartbreaking.

To be honest, Patrick's reaction speed and operational precision were flawless, but the power output gap between the two generations of machines was there, like an ordinary person trying to hit a 10,000-ton hammer with an iron sword.

It makes one feel powerless.

Then, within three moves, the outcome was decided.

Gundam Exia's GN Sword knocked the plasma sword from the opponent's hand, and then used the GN Sword to pin the opponent's wrist joint.

In the final moment after finishing everything, he held his sword horizontally in front of the fixed cockpit, the cold blade pressed against the hatch.

For a moment I was thinking, if I hadn't shed enough blood today, should I shed the blood of another straw dog?

At this moment, Patrick, who was in the set, froze in his seat, cold sweat dripping down his chin.

His initial excitement vanished completely, and the battle made him see things very clearly.

He didn't lose because of technical shortcomings; it was because the performance of this Gundam was simply not on the same level from the start.