Gundam: From Piece to Player

"Elurit, I remember you also went through floating cannon control training. Could you take over the piloting and help me operate the floating cannon?"

Char and Lala discovered Elrit at the Flanagan Institute. Although she was not good at fighting, she had a high talent for mechanics.

Char then sponsored her to study at Zeon National University of Science and Technology, and she later passed the exam to become a senior engineer in just two years—once again proving that the new humans are superior to the old humans in terms of learning and comprehension abilities.

"I... I'm not good at piloting MS." 14-year-old Elurite blushed slightly as she looked at the Commander-in-Chief holding her hand.

"It's alright, you only need to use the floating cannon as your weapon, leave the rest to me."

Not far away, the Unicorn Gundam's face was already turned towards them. The monitor flashed, and Karma, while activating the machine's pre-battle weapon self-check system, admired the high-definition close-up that had just been captured.

The CEO's scandals/proof of his lolicon tendencies +1.

Unit 0 slowly walked to the electromagnetic catapult on the Leuerla, and with the powerful thrust of the catapult, Unit 0 soared into space.

Watching the red and white beams and the purple beams clashing against each other... Xiao Du had already started fighting Sirocco.

White Theo... Does the New Federation have this industrial capacity?

Karma suddenly remembered that Sirocco's Jupiter gas transport ship was still there, and it also had an MS factory on board, so it really wouldn't be a problem. In addition, the New Federation's Psycommu technology was also quite strong, and they could even upgrade the brainwave devices of the machines he developed.

After probing each other from a distance, both sides raised their beam sabers and began probing each other in close-quarters combat.

After anticipating each other's movements, the two collided.

Unit 8 swung its beam saber to clash with Theo, but the hilt of the beam saber flew out of its hand. The Unicorn didn't even have the upper hand in terms of power output? Or is Sirocco's fighting technique just too amazing?

Unit 8 retreated, while the white-clad Teo, wielding his beam sabers, gave chase. Unit 8 made daring yet perfectly timed dodges—this was Du's fighting style: missions could be completed next time, but lives were only given to him.

Karma, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately noticed something was wrong by comparing it with the recordings of previous Theo units—the quality was wrong, this was not Theo, and its output was much stronger than Theo's.

Just as White Theo was frantically chasing Unit 8, Unit 0 quickly pressed forward and, taking it by surprise, fired a rocket that struck Theo's armor head-on. After the Chobham armor was smashed open, the opponent did not hold back any longer, and the Chobham outer armor detached after shaking.

It's actually a Gundam.

(Oberon in disguise)

(AGX-11 Oberon)

The core unit removes a shield and a beam shotgun from its detached Chobham armor, suggesting it's designed for ranged combat. However, judging from the two mechanical arms on its knees, it's clearly a melee-focused unit.

After the core unit detached from its outer armor, it left trails of afterimages thanks to the output of the high-thrust rice furnace. Unit 8 tried to get close, but was blasted by the beam spray on it and dared not approach. Unit 0 also joined the battle.

However, the situation did not improve.

His normal output is actually stronger than the Unicorn's [Horned Mode], not to mention that Sirocco's perception ability is enough for him to perform all sorts of bizarre maneuvers. Magnum has become an incompetent Magnum subordinate at this moment... If he can't hit, it's meaningless.

Sirocco hasn't said a word since then, completely focused on the battle.

"Mr. Garman, may I use NT mode?"

"No, using it would make it harder to deliver a powerful blow to the new humans later."

Kalmar turned his gaze to the red-colored aircraft that flew out from Lyra, secretly wanting to see just how far Nightingale could go.

As soon as he approached the battlefield, he aimed his powerful Mega Beam Rifle at Oberon and began firing—its power at long range was almost equivalent to a beam rocket launcher. Although its instantaneous output was not as good as the Magnum, it was superior in continuous fire.

While dodging, Oberon also launched a counterattack.

When the two machines closed to within 2 kilometers, the weapon that could not be called a gun but rather a Mega Particle Emission System changed its firing mode and began to scatter at close range like a shotgun.

Although Oberon retaliated with a beam shotgun, the beam-coated shield in Char's hand was clearly not a hypothetical situation; it was large enough to cover the exposed parts of the mobile suit.

After going back and forth, neither side gained any advantage.

"Kalma, are you just going to watch?"

"Alright, alright, we'll provide support now."

Karma, caught slacking off, joined forces with Du to attack the Oberon Gundam, resulting in a three-on-one battle... Even the super-powerful Sirocco was struggling to cope with such a siege.

Although it dodged the Magnum, the Nightingale's Mega Particle Beam still managed to damage it.

Realizing that he might be killed if things continued this way, Sirocco began to activate the hidden system inside his body.

Immediately afterwards, Oberon's body began to glow pink, and a spiritual force field began to emanate from around the machine.

However, Karma discovered that when she pushed the control stick, the machine would not move.

Unit 0, Unit 8, and Nightingale, which were affected by the incident, remained motionless as if they had been subjected to a ranged immobilization spell.

Meanwhile, the Oberon Gundam, already wielding two beam sabers and with two more beam sabers lit up on its mechanical arm, charged toward Nightingale with a total of four blades.

—This kid really holds a grudge, because Nightingale hit Oberon, drawing the most aggro from Sirocco.

Chapter 344 Char vs. Camus

"Move, nightingale, why don't you move?"

He watched as the Oberon Gundam opposite him drew four beam sabers and charged at him.

Even the usually calm Char couldn't remain composed when faced with this supernatural phenomenon.

Aren't the abilities of the New Humans supposed to only affect the brain and brainwave devices?

Now even reality can be distorted? Nightingale is a monster with a thrust of over a hundred tons, yet it was forcibly frozen in place by the other side.

Although the Mega Particle Beam continued to shine towards the opponent, it missed, and the opponent quickly climbed up along the firing trajectory.

Char believed he had good luck... Could it be that his good luck has run out now?

"Floating cannons! Go!"

Just then, a delicate shout came from the back seat. Under Elurite's brainwaves, ten large floating cannons, with their predictions, quickly opened fire in the direction of her movement.

This is not a half-baked floating cannon like the Nightingale Prototype Sazabi. The Nightingale's floating cannons are powered by small generators on them, which is equivalent to the direct fire of the Drayson's beam rifle.

The Oberon Gundam had to dodge and couldn't immediately get close to Nightingale. At the critical moment, the red and white beam of light continued to shoot, relieving Char's immediate crisis.

The two Space Alliance machines had actually broken free of their restraints and were moving again.

"Commander-in-Chief, don't just stand there. Restarting the Psycommu system will crack it."

Karma's voice came through the communication channel.

"Elurit".

"I understand, the system is restarting now." Accompanied by the sound of typing, Elurit's voice came from behind Char, and the Psycommu system began to shut down and restart.

The nightingale indeed regained its mobility.

Xia felt a chill of fear; if it had been a one-on-one fight, he would have been dead.

"They cracked the 'Magic Book System' so easily?"

Inside the Oberon Gundam, Sirocco was incredulous. The [Magic Book System], his latest anti-psymite equipment, had actually been seen through and cracked so easily?

Of course, what was even more shocking was what came next: he heard voices that he had only ever heard in reality and had never heard on the New Human Channel before.

"Sirocco, not bad, you actually developed such a small device."

“Kalma Zabi… How can you use brainwaves? Aren’t you an OT?” Sirocco struggled to remain calm in the face of such a message.

"Brother Sirocco, in my opinion, your Newtype abilities are nothing more than the hearing and smelling abilities of ancient beasts."

"But the Magic Book System... you shouldn't have seen it before."

"Because this isn't the first time you've used the Psycommu system directly in combat." At this moment, Xiao Du interjected, "I was seriously injured because of this last time."

In the foreseeable future, the adversarial interactions brought about by Psycommu devices' brainwaves may become more common, just as the complex electromagnetic adversarial interactions in the rice grain environment may have disappeared, and the brainwaves of new humans have taken over this niche.

The Unicorn was designed with this combat environment in mind from the outset, in addition to situational awareness.

The system also includes a specific design to counter the ability to infiltrate and hijack enemy mobile artillery.

For example, when the system senses an external shock to the brainwaves, it will trigger a fuse to disconnect from the main cockpit to protect the pilot.

When faced with unfamiliar "magic," the best approach is to shut down and restart the Psycommu system. Even if one control system fails, you can immediately switch to a regular manual control system.

Of course, for Karma, immobilization spells and the like are not uncommon skills.

The target is still Sirocco, but the other party has changed from the victim to the initiator of the attack.

Being ganged up on by two Unicorns and one Nightingale, even a genius like Sirocco was finding it hard to withstand.

"Camus Vidan, how long are you going to keep watching this show!"

Sirocco suddenly shouted through his mind, and everyone who received the message was stunned. This new human, who had risen rapidly since joining the New Federation, was extremely dangerous... He could leave an impression on any side he fought against.

A ruthless and decisive hunter.

The three of them quickly looked around and became alert.

There was nothing there, and then I saw Sirocco piloting the Oberon Gundam take advantage of the opening to retreat at full speed... Good grief, was that all a bluff? He just ran away.

Unwilling to let the tiger return to the mountain, the three mobile suits quickly gave chase. Just then, a long-range sniper shot severely shocked Char's mobile suit, which had been caught off guard. One of Nightingale's wings was hit, triggering an explosion. The second sniper shot forced Karma to activate her shield's I-field defense, and the third attack forced Du to perform a change of direction and super maneuver.

The red and blue ZETA swept across the battlefield like a surfer from the side...

Camus Bidan really did come, and what was most shocking was that no one present could sense his presence, which was a bit scary.

After a moment's thought, Karma made her next decision.

"Xia, you deal with Camus Bidan, we'll take care of Sirocco."

"it is good."

The reason for the decision was simple: Karma believed that Char couldn't beat Kamille, but he wasn't so bad as to be killed by a third-generation fighter while piloting a fourth-generation fighter. After all, the strong fighter in the Gryps campaign was never Zeta, but Kamille and Bidan.

In terms of MS performance, Sirocco's "immobilization skill" is quite threatening. Although its main output is average, it is very annoying to use as a support for strong control.

If it can be resolved, then try to resolve the problem first.

The two Unicorns switched to high-speed mode and charged towards Oberon. In order not to be caught up, Sirocco also welded the throttle shut, and the three machines entered a high-speed chase at dozens of times Mach at the same time.

Meanwhile, Char also began his first battle with Camus in this timeline. The two were only in contact at a distance, but they had already started exchanging words.

"This is our first battle, isn't it, Crimson Comet? A powerful ace... a weak New-Type." Camus Bidan clearly didn't give Char Aznable any face.

Elurit shouted, "You're not allowed to talk about the Commander-in-Chief like that!"