Gundam: From Piece to Player

The machine, propelled by the heatsink's jets, resembled a burning blue butterfly, then drew its beam saber and rapidly approached the black butterfly below.

Upon seeing this, viewers outside the live stream were already in an uproar, and the ratings and popularity continued to soar.

Compared to the usual one-sided crushing battles with significantly reduced entertainment value... what's more, these two high-performance MS are clearly piloted by two equally matched experts.

Seeing such a battle of strong individuals, this money was definitely well spent.

Some players in the Legion Wars, the "bloodthirsty spectators," were actually unafraid of the aftershocks of the battle and drove their mobile suits directly to the scene to watch the battle up close.

Chapter 253 A thankless ACE battle, a delightful mob-clearing battle

Damn it, is Kaka the Madman really possessed by Asuka?

Watching the blue butterfly dash forward from side to side.

With Alice's intervention, EXAM2.0 manipulated Cupid to dodge MK3's continuous fire. The new human brainwaves were amplified again by Psycommu, causing the EXAM system to respond with unusual sensitivity.

Meanwhile, Karma used MK3s that were chasing him from behind to harass and disrupt his movements with fire.

This situation clearly indicates that the Pseudo-Device has been activated... This thing is meant to be used for desperate combat.

It's just a legion battle, does this kid really not want to lose?

Karma admitted that she had enjoyed the fight for a while, but she came to her senses when she was tormenting MK3 from a distance.

The federal army is watching.

It's not over after the legion war; there will most likely be a second battle. Besides, he can't possibly kill Camus.

The catapult decks of the Ireland-class destroyers are already fully charged and ready for launch.

“Camus’s gotten a bit carried away. I’d like to ask Captain Abao to bring him back.” Brest said seriously from the command post.

"Understood." Amuro had already maneuvered GP04 onto the ski-jump platform.

"By the way, we need to give him a proper makeover when we get back." Captain Hunken made a waving gesture as if to fan someone.

Amuro paused for a moment after hearing this, then seemed to realize something: "I will educate him properly, using non-violent methods."

"Abao Li, attack!"

The wildebeest thus entered the realm of space.

Faced with the sudden advance of the MK3, Karma no longer simply dodged.

Instead, Karma had Cupid draw his beam saber and engage MK3 in hand-to-hand combat.

In just 20 seconds, the two sides exchanged more than 12 blows.

However, it wasn't him piloting the MS; it was Alice using the collected ace battle data to fight for him.

The reason for this was that Kalmar wanted to find an opportunity to make contact and communicate—because the cockpit was coated with anti-brainwave material, making it impossible for the other party to read minds.

But the opponent's attacks were extremely fierce, like a storm that never stopped.

Even in a grappling match, they avoided using their blades, which prevented Cupid from using his beam saber to crush his opponent. He must have been taught by a very skilled teacher.

Do you need help?

A laser communication message suddenly popped up, and he looked up to check the laser's origin from the laser platform.

Then he saw a flying sword piercing down from above, as displayed in the panoramic cockpit.

The flying sword instantly shattered the entire right arm and thruster of the MK3.

This sudden action startled Karma; if the blow had hit his own machine, he feared he would have been seriously injured.

However, Karma was not happy about "helping".

They couldn't be teammates.

His combat experience allowed him to immediately activate his machine and unleash a series of beam disruption bombs.

And that is correct.

Several shots from the Mega Particle Cannon were fired in succession toward the MK3, creating halos on the oil film of the beam disruption screen.

If it weren't for him, Camus would probably have been taken down by that sneak attack combo.

The white Mobile Armor appeared quickly in the next moment, its flight posture stable and powerful, somewhat similar to the design principle of the Zeta Gundam. The long beam rifle mounted on its abdomen was clearly the culprit from before.

The movable, high-speed shield flew back to the side of the arm after completing a circle.

Even without an introduction, Karma recognized it as the Gaplan that the Titans enhanced humans used to favor.

"You failed to kill him with your sneak attack, Du?"

While Du was piloting the machine, Basque was communicating with her through a newly developed brainwave simulation communicator from the Murasame Research Institute.

"I'm sorry, Commander, I should have let them fight one more time before I made my move."

"Du, go and kill them all."

The Basque ignored Du's explanation and began issuing orders.

"As ordered."

Du knew that only by showing absolute obedience to orders could he obtain even a little bit of preferential treatment—being a more useful piece than ordinary soldiers, so as not to be used as an exchange target by the player.

Gaplan turned to the side, and the shield unit flew back to its hand in the next moment, blocking Cupid's Mega Particle Cannon attack perfectly.

Instead of maintaining MS mode, it instantly reverted to MA mode. Facing the high-Mach missiles that were pursuing it, the long beam rifle on its abdomen swept backward, instantly shooting them all down.

Clearly, the black butterfly did not accept its "kindness," abandoning the MK3 that was still at a loss on the battlefield, and chased after it to bite it.

Du couldn't help but think to himself, "What a miserable life I have."

After accelerating, the two machines quickly traversed the colony cluster of SIDE6.

Karma checked the brainwave detector. After blocking Camus's brainwaves, the EXAM system tried to lock onto a new target... but after searching for a long time, there were no results.

But things will get better from here. If we maintain this speed, we'll eventually be able to fly out of the Minovsky particle dispersion zone.

Many of the pilots in the Gaplan series are enhanced female characters.

Could it be that we'll be able to capture a new one this time?

As Kalmar was making connections, he saw the white Gaplan perform a zigzag maneuver, completing a 180-degree turn with two bends and driving directly back to the scattered area.

Although his abilities weren't strong enough to read minds, Du still felt inexplicably uneasy, as if he were being watched by an abnormal adult.

Oh dear, it actually turned around?

That's a bit mischievous.

Karma continued to press the accelerator, and then he saw the white Gaplan using the gaps in the colony as a passageway, playing hide-and-seek with him, occasionally shooting him in the dark.

Although I am not afraid of such attacks, it is futile.

The linearly accelerating Cupid is unmatched.

Gaplan's turning and maneuvering abilities, coupled with his enhanced human resilience to concrete stakes, clearly give him an edge over Cupid in areas with obstacles.

After searching for a long time without success, Karma stopped and thought for a moment... Now it's time to do something more efficient.

At this moment, in the Legion War Zone, MK3 and GP04 are engaged in combat with a much larger number of Federation MS forces.

Both Amuro and Camus are locked in a fierce battle.

Because none of these Federation MS units had a single GM with sunglasses; they were all one-eyed, and these pilots all had quite impressive combat skills.

The Federal Emergency Mobile Force has apparently undergone a recent equipment upgrade.

Bazarm – as a mass-produced model of the Gundam MKII, it boasts higher productivity and modularity.

The lead aircraft, however, looks like a manta ray – the RX-139 Hambrabi.

Thanks to the simplified variable mechanism, movable frame and magnetic coating technology, its deformation time is reduced to about 0.5 seconds.

However, this transformation mechanism is not used for battlefield maneuver, but rather to change the "combat method"—by actively altering the mass balance and motion characteristics of the machine, it can achieve "combat that cannot be accomplished by human limb movements".

In layman's terms, it means it requires a high level of driving skill.

The combination of Bazarm and Hambrabi, a high-low mix, would be no problem for Amro if it were just one or two small teams, but it would be quite troublesome if it were a medium-sized team.

Even if he could achieve a mule-second burst with every shot, the beam rifle itself couldn't fire that many shots.

Just as Håkan was considering whether to risk exposing AE's secret support by sending [Pistil] to help Amuro out of his predicament,

The Space Alliance's black butterfly, traveling at 14 kilometers per second, charged into the battlefield, heading straight for the Federation's mobile suit fleet.

Just as the mass-produced machines were about to open fire to intercept them.

Simultaneously, the missile rapidly magnifies before your eyes.

The Bazarm tried to dodge, but found that they were too slow; in the face of the hypersonic missile, they were just slow-moving tortoises.

They were killed before they could even get into a defensive stance.

(RMS-154 Bazarm)

A dozen or so blue orbs of light instantly lit up the universe.

Karma, who had been chasing that white Gaplan for a while and was starting to lose her composure, suddenly had a brilliant idea and rushed back at top speed to launch a surprise attack.

The conclusion that 70% of the air battles in World War II came from surprise attacks is indeed true.

Chapter 254: Even a three-on-one fight couldn't secure a victory?

Karma, who had already racked up more than a dozen kills, did not stop.

At this moment, Cupid had used up all 65 of his reserve ammunition.

After removing the missile's mass, Cupid can achieve a higher thrust-to-weight ratio and continue to reap the battlefield with its high-speed and mega particle cannons.

Meanwhile, MK3, alerted by the wildebeest, finally stopped attacking Cupid.

In war, it is essential to distinguish between friend and foe.

After all, being too straightforward can lead to a situation like that of the Phantom Ace.

Ugh, what is that thing?