Gundam: From Piece to Player

The backup imagery reappeared over Abaoa, but the message had changed.

【My brave warriors, Abaoa has inevitably fallen, but our homeland, Side 3, has not yet fallen. Relying on our nation's laser strategic weaponry, we can still establish a decisive defensive line.】

I will cover your retreat; the future of Zeon will be decided by those who fight alongside me.

Char's implication couldn't be clearer...

Kirian is dead.

Kycilia has become a traitor.

Follow him (Kasbal) back to his homeland, take up arms and head to Zum City, and everyone will be a "hero".

This is the only opportunity to bypass ranks and military positions and get directly close to the core of power... Who could resist the temptation to go even further?

Long live Caspar!

Long live Caspar!

At Char's call, more warships followed him, and the 21 remaining Zeon warships in Sector S responded to his call.

He accelerated and rushed towards the outer perimeter of Abaoakong, reaching a point 20 kilometers away from Abaoakong... This is the maximum range of the floating cannon, and it is also roughly the maximum range of the bomb on his neck that he can remotely control.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

"It was right," Xia thought to himself, "it's a completely open and aboveboard strategy."

With these combat capabilities... we can work together with the Capital Defense Force to crush all the military forces Kilian has left in the country.

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"Sergeant Gabe, go and take out the Red Comet!"

Tianm urged Yazan in the hangar to hurry up, having also noticed Char's intentions.

"what?"

"What, do you have any objections to the order?"

Yazan, who was in charge of escorting the enemy, was thinking about racking up kills in the final stages of the Abaoa campaign when he received a tricky order from Tiam.

"No."

If I refuse, I'll be charged with disobeying military orders.

Yazan piloted his mech onto the launch platform of the Laffey and was ejected from the destroyer.

Yazan decided to just give it a perfunctory answer.

Thinking this, Gundam Unit 1 drew its beam rifle and began to approach Char's Mobile Zaku.

The next second, a beam of light grazed the front of Unit 1.

Damn it, where did this attack come from?

Yazan looked up and found nothing in the air. The next moment, the premonition of being targeted made him reflexively move the control stick—his body moved almost instinctively.

Dozens of beams of light were continuously illuminating the front, back, top, bottom, left, and right of the machine. Unit 1 changed its attitude at least twice within 0.5 seconds using its nozzles.

All the beams of light missed each other by a hair's breadth.

Yazan almost sparked electricity from the control sticks on both sides... For some reason, he felt as if he could sense the approximate location of the attack. Was it an illusion?

Thanks to the magnetic coating modification performed on Unit 1, it managed to evade 95% of the attacks.

The remaining 5%—that beam of light had already shot towards the cockpit of Unit 1, heading straight for Yazan.

Chapter 157: Classic Tactics of the F91?

Yazan used his shield to block the deadly beam aimed at the cockpit.

Before Yazan could even catch his breath, the machine was struck by an impact.

The crimson, one-eyed MS flashed behind him, its thermal blade slashing towards his waist. Just before being severed at the waist, Yazan drew his beam saber and turned to block the attack within 0.5 seconds.

Yazan then increased the power of the beam saber, burning a notch into the heat blade.

The weapon was destroyed and exploded. Hongzagu pretended to be defeated and fell backward... It seemed that Yazan had the upper hand, which was a huge flaw.

However, Yazan, who was experienced in duels, did not continue the pursuit.

The choice was correct—the next moment, nearly seven beams of light formed a "net of interception" that shone upon the target.

If Yazan had recklessly pursued, Unit 1 would now be cut into several pieces by this net.

"It lives up to its name, the Red Comet."

Yazan piloted Unit 1 to retreat and took out a beam rifle to fire at the red comet, but none of his shots were aimed ahead; they were more like empty shots.

The red comet seemed to understand its meaning and fired several missiles into the air without warning.

Hongzagu also retreated, while Yazan followed behind him, advancing at one-third of the speed of his opponent.

This is just a token gesture; laymen definitely won't understand it.

There are thugs shooting from the shadows around me, and I'm outnumbered... What good would it do to fight now?

If, after overcoming countless hardships, he manages to kill the Red Comet and survive the siege, how many levels would General Tiam gain?

Can I be promoted to general?

—It's impossible to even think about it.

Yazan hates doing things where the risks and rewards are completely disproportionate.

Such a formidable enemy should be kept alive; only in this way can one demonstrate their value and have a better chance of promotion in the future.

"Sergeant Gables, how's the battle going?"

"General, the Red Comet is fleeing at full speed. Its speed is much faster than mine, and I can't catch up."

"—Come back, there are still enemy defenders at the fortress who need your help."

The Zeon slowly landed on the Purple Widow. Harman removed her slightly heavy sensor helmet, got off the Zeon, and took the elevator to the bridge.

Harman had just received 12 orders from Kycilia to detonate the detonator on Casbar's neck, but she ignored them all... She simply replied that it had been triggered, but was being interfered with by an unknown device.

When I was logging off, I overheard the soldiers talking about how what happened at Abaoa is probably known to all of Zeon now.

It was also because Lady Kycilia never owed them wages that they didn't immediately rebel.

Back on the bridge, Harman expected Kycilia to scold her, but instead, she was greeted with a hug.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hamman."

Kycilia tried to comfort her, but Harman heard her thoughts directly.

Her abilities seem to have evolved once again; she can hear the other person's voice through contact.

[We must keep her calm now, then contact Viscount Maharashtra and find a way to counter Caspar Rem Deikun, preventing him from gaining control of the country.] (Thoughts)

"It's been a long and arduous journey for Lady Kycilia."

"It's no trouble at all... I need you to send an email to your father for me. I'll sign it and tell him that Char killed Gihren. Char and the returning fleet were lying. They just want to seize control of Zeon. We need the Viscount to keep an eye on them and not let their evil scheme succeed."

Kycilia was already hypnotizing herself, Haman thought. Maybe Brigadier General Char had even made a recording and would put it on the internet later.

Although he thought this to himself, Harman's answer on the surface showed no hesitation.

"Yes."

"Lady Kycilia, where is my sister now...?"

"I am currently in my own country. I was just momentarily blinded by anger. I did not arrange for any assassins."

Fortunately, hostages were taken in advance, which finally brought Hamman under control.

“Okay,” Harman replied.

Hearing the other person's heartfelt words, he exhausted the last bit of loyalty he had for Kycilia.

If Harman hadn't pulled the trigger or hadn't found a good excuse, Kycilia would have killed her sister... and that's not a lie.

Thank you for your guidance, Lady Kycilia. It's time for you to die.

If she dies, no one will know about the gold theft except for Karma, who is also an accomplice.

She also has the ability to detonate the explosive ring around Brigadier General Casbar's neck.

But Haman didn't want to be branded with the crime of regicide, and he also wanted to protect his sister's life, so he had to come up with a plan.

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After suffering heavy losses, the Federation finally captured Abaoakong, the gateway to Side 3.

Some Zeon troops at the base began to surrender to the Federation forces.

For Tiam, the war was not yet over. He suddenly understood the significance of Gihren Zabi's existence, just like Satan in the den of demons. Now that he was dead, all of Satan's demon generals had emerged and declared themselves kings.

Even if we wanted to negotiate with Zeon now, it doesn't seem like an easy thing.

Zeon is now divided into three.

First was Kycilia Zabi, the woman who led the remnants of the assault army back to Granada headquarters.

Secondly, there were the remnants of the Gihren party located in Sector N, and their retreat direction was quite strange.

Then came Casval Rem Deikun—Char had broken away from the Abaoa Sky garrison during the battle and fled back to his homeland… Several hours later, a laser blast struck Abaoa Sky directly. Although it caused no casualties, Char had proven that he had at least gained the approval of the Zeon government.

With strategic weapons in hand, the enemy will certainly not surrender.

To conquer Side 3, he would have to brave the beam weapons and attack... He realized that at this distance, it was possible to use nuclear weapons to blast Side 3.

Given that the other side has already used weapons of mass destruction, there is no need to be restrained in abiding by the Antarctic Treaty... If we continue to attack Side 3 and Granada in the manner of conventional warfare, it is hard to say how many people will survive.

Even if it meant taking some more risks... Tianm immediately had his men help him contact Luna II.

"Connected, Commander."

"Walken, are you there? I need Luna 2 nuclear reinforcements..."

Tianm picked up the phone after it was connected.

"..."

A strange electrical sound rang out.