Gundam: From Piece to Player

"Lieutenant Colonel, please note that personnel were detected transferring on the pallet 20 seconds ago. Transfer them to the armored vehicle."

Xia was taken aback. He had previously heard Karma mention that inputting mission objectives into the machine's computer would have unexpected auxiliary effects.

And this was his first time testing the system, yet he had an unexpected gain.

"That one?"

The AI ​​immediately marked the vehicle on the spherical screen and played the recording on the smaller screen:

Several bulky men wearing federal coats ran onto an armored infantry fighting vehicle... They ran much slower than ordinary soldiers, clearly showing their lack of exercise.

Xia became a little nervous.

His military achievements were attributed to his escape.

"Lieutenant Colonel?"

Ignoring Gaia's question, the mobile Zaku leaped into the air like a rocket.

The nuclear fusion reactor roared menacingly under the night sky. The Type 61 tanks escorting nearby noticed the enemy and were trying to raise their firing angle.

However, this was far too slow for Char.

Compared to the Dom's thermonuclear levitation system, the powerful mobile Zaku can even briefly float in the air and perform aerial maneuvers while floating. It then switches to a 60mm Vulcan cannon in its hand for dealing with small targets and fires continuous bursts at the armored escort below.

Char had already executed five Type 61 tanks while still in mid-air.

The remaining soldiers wanted to shoot at Char who had landed, but the Mobile Zaku immediately demonstrated its ghostly mobility and reflexes, calmly launching a counterattack.

Three minutes later, Char had broken through the armored escort, leaving only Reibir's armored infantry fighting vehicle.

The rear door of the infantry fighting vehicle was opened.

An old man dressed in a soldier's uniform came out of the back door and calmly lit a cigarette.

Xia Ya recognized the person in front of him; he had seen him during a live stream.

This is the great man of the Federation—John Abraham Reibell.

Rebil looked up at the red Zaku in front of him.

“You are the Red Comet, who single-handedly slaughtered my guards,” Rebil said. “Go ahead, I will not surrender.”

"Wait, don't shoot, we surrender."

Another tall, thin man emerged from the armored vehicle, waving exaggeratedly at the sky while forcing a smile.

“Mr. Char, I am Lieutenant General Ellan of the Federation. I am a ‘good friend’ of General Mark Bay and have provided you with… a great deal of intelligence before.”

Rebil stared intently at Erlan.

"Oh...how do you prove it?"

Char's voice came through the loudspeaker, which made Erlan breathe a sigh of relief.

“We conduct communications weekly. I provided the strategic artillery units in Turkey and the 5th Corps’ advance route,” Erlan excitedly introduced his “achievements.”

“My mission is to decapitate the enemy command and capture General Rebil, not to harbor spies,” Xia said coldly. “Besides, I don’t have a good relationship with General Mark Bay.”

"Oh dear... what should we do?" Erlan sensed something was wrong, but then she heard the sound of a bullet being chambered.

"I'll tell you what to do."

"General?" Ellan turned to look at Rebil, only to find himself greeted by the dark muzzle of a gun.

A gunshot rang out, and a hole appeared between Erlan's eyebrows before he collapsed to the ground.

"Even at a time like this, you still won't let me calm down. It's all because of you parasites that the Federation has become what it is today."

Rebil exhaled the smoke and crushed it with his leather shoe.

"Hey, Red Comet."

"—Tell me, why did Karma Zabi order you to bring me back?"

Rebil looked at him, his eyes showing no fear.

Char couldn't help but recall the conversation that had taken place before the mission.

"This is a great achievement?"

"Correct."

"What would you do if you captured Rebil?"

"Change into a Christmas outfit."

"?"

The absurd answer left Char unable to believe his ears. He initially thought Karma was joking, but then realized that Karma had said it with a completely expressionless face.

“Char, do you know why Hitler had so many admirers all over the world… even Commander-in-Chief Kirlian, while Mussolini didn’t?”

"why?"

"Because Hitler didn't escape in the end, he chose to commit suicide, and his body was cremated by the German army, leaving only a pile of bones; while Mussolini was captured by partisans in the mountains, with his mistress at the time, and was hanged upside down after his execution," Kalmar said. "So Hitler can be the big villain, while Mussolini can only be the clown."

"Rebil's death will only strengthen the Federation Army's fighting spirit."

"If you put a Christmas outfit on him, his image will no longer be so imposing, and the whole world will laugh at the Federation Army as an incompetent army obsessed with Christmas..."

Char once again felt how terrifying Karma was... If Reibil were captured, he would not be treated with any dignity.

Karma's statement made Char feel somewhat resistant.

...It had clearly been switched to an infrasonic paralysis weapon, and could make Rebil "collapse and fall to the ground" with just a press of a button.

But Char's finger hesitated to press the button.

boom.

A bullet rang out.

This brings Char back to reality from his hesitation.

Rebil was already lying in the snow, clutching his gun tightly in his hand, his dilated pupils staring at the gray sky of Odessa.

The blood gushing from his head stained the ground red, revealing what had just happened.

The old general did not leave his fate to others, but made his own decision, choosing to end his life by shooting himself.

Several Federation generals were kneeling around his body, weeping, which made Char close his eyes as well.

Caspar Rem Deiken, why are you always so hesitant?

Either wield your sword or activate your infrasound weapon.

Choosing nothing will cause the situation to spiral completely out of control.

Frustrated by his own personality flaws, Char let out a sigh of relief and sent his coordinates via laser communication.

Soon after, the Kau, who were in charge of the aftermath, arrived, took in Rebil's body, and took away several high-ranking prisoners.

With Rebil's death, the Federation's defeat was not stopped.

On December 4, two encirclements were formed along the Dnieper River, consisting of the remnants of the Western Army Group and the Northern Army Group.

On December 5, the 2 million-strong Federal Army within the encirclement surrendered, laid down all their weapons, and temporarily settled in two towns on the east bank of the Dnieper River. Meanwhile, the Zeon army stationed themselves in several satellite towns surrounding the "besieged city," restricting the prisoners' movements.

The remnants of the Eastern Army Group in Crimea were also transferred to cities north of the defensive line and settled there in the same manner.

Karma didn't intend to pay for the care of these millions of prisoners himself, and if any of them died, it would cause a lot of trouble in terms of public opinion.

That's when the peace treaty came in handy.

He called the Ukrainian president directly, demanding that Ukraine provide fuel and supplies on a humanitarian basis in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty. In exchange, the Ukrainian government could have these federal soldiers, who had already laid down their arms, work for them as free labor.

Anyway, once the war is over, the Ukrainian government can just use these people to negotiate with the federal government.

The federal government releases people when they pay the fees. If they can't pay the full amount at once, they'll release people only after paying the full amount.

On Earth, the victory at the Battle of Odessa further solidified the inhabitants' belief in the power of Kalma Zabi.

The Federation had a six-fold difference in troop strength, not to mention its air superiority.

With fewer than 5 casualties, the Ukrainian army of 300 million captured and annihilated (nearly 200 million deserters who simply stripped off their uniforms and disguised themselves as civilians to enter the rural areas and towns of Ukraine), achieving a terrible casualty ratio of 1:60.

It also severely damaged the Federation's command system... almost amounting to a massive purge, resulting in a large number of vacancies in the already redundant Earth Forces officers...

This will affect the personnel arrangements of the Federal Army in the coming years.

News of the victory at the Battle of Odessa reached SIDE3.

This tremendous victory sent Zeon into a frenzy, with victory parades being organized.

Kilian delivered a speech overnight entitled "Kalma Zabi - My Brother the God of War," recounting how he discovered Kalma's military and equipment development talents (most of which were fabricated).

While praising Karma, he also embellished his own reputation.

Throughout Zeon, a parade of floats carrying a giant portrait of Kalmar himself, accompanied by triumphal music, tours the major cities of the country.

It's like he's dead.

Only SIDE3 would organize a celebratory victory parade like a state funeral.

“Brother, I have always believed that you will eventually achieve great things, and today you have finally done it… On behalf of the people of Zeon, I thank you for your great contributions to Zeon!”

Without warning, Kiraan called him with a laser pointer.

Karma simply smiled faintly, her brain automatically filtering out this irrelevant information.

Is he being urgently recalled to the cosmic front to put out a fire?

Or was it simply because his achievements overshadowed the master's—so he wanted to take back his military power?

Chapter 134 Game of Thrones

"It was all thanks to my brother's support that I was able to achieve victory."

Karma didn't get carried away by Gihren's words; instead, she flattered him, saying, "The most important factor in Odessa's victory over the Federation was Project Ragnarok. Without your support, the final weapon would have remained just a few lines on a blueprint... It wouldn't have been possible without your wise decisions."

"Eighty percent."

"?"

"The inspiration, concept, and final implementation of Project Ragnarok are all inseparable from your efforts, Kalmar. My resources and funding can only account for a maximum of 20%," Kirian said.