Gundam: From Piece to Player

After saying that, he commanded the floating cannons to launch an attack, creating a rain of death beams on the battlefield.

Camus had anticipated her prediction. ZETA quickly transformed from surfer mode into MS mode, dodging the attack while throwing a beam spear that shot down one of the floating cannons.

Char switched the Mega Particle Cannon to close-range spray mode, continuing to try to resist Camus Bidan by increasing the firepower density, but unexpectedly, the opponent's mobile suit turned pink in an instant.

While withstanding the heavy fire, ZETA swung the bayonet of his hand rifle, aiming for the Nightingale's cockpit—the cockpit was positioned to protect his chest, and the change in cockpit position could not be concealed from Camus Vidan.

In the moment of crisis, Char's years of accumulated combat awareness saved his life. He unconsciously leaned back in his mobile suit, and for a moment he could feel the heat emanating from the light blade.

Chapter 345 Sirocco Living in the Shadows

Char's mobile suit, having dodged the fatal blow, kicked Zeta away, but Zeta had anticipated this and blocked the kick first.

Therefore, this attack did not cause any damage.

Elurit's drones immediately began firing at close range and driving the enemy away—not even aiming at the target... because she realized that direct fire might miss—the enemy would anticipate her movements. Instead, stray bullets were more likely to hit, and this seemed to have a surprising effect, as one of the drones hit the enemy's foot.

Char raised his Mega Particle Beam Rifle, intending to fire a follow-up shot.

The attack was anticipated once again—the 60mm Vulcan cannon in the head of the ZETA Gundam began firing in rapid succession, immediately leaving a hole in the E-PACK below the gun body, forcing Char to abandon the rifle that was about to explode.

ZETA took the opportunity to widen the gap once again.

"Has it finally reached its limit?"

That shot should have been dodged.

Camus stared at the damaged feet displayed on the instrument panel. He had clearly made a dodge, but due to the 0.15-second delay in his mech, he hadn't managed to avoid it, even though he had switched to the latest Psycommu tracking system.

Indeed, as Mr. Aronnax said, the New Federation has reached a point where it must develop an advanced MS industry.

Otherwise, the other companions would have to fight head-on against the enemy's next-generation mechs despite the generational gap.

To fully leverage the scale advantage of the new Federation, the approach taken during the Earth Federation's One Year War cannot be followed. As Camus pondered this, he manipulated ZETA to dodge the enemy's continuous fire from the floating cannons and used his beam saber to parry the beam sabers swung by the two mechanical arms of the Nightingale Skirt Armor.

Suddenly, I sensed a familiar presence approaching.

It seems we have no choice but to retreat.

Camus casually feigned an opening, prompting Char to swing his beam saber at him. Camus, however, judged the distance of the saber and dodged the attack.

Throw an electronic virus bomb at Nightingale (which can distort the panoramic cockpit CG imaging), and take advantage of the moment when the opponent dodges to transform back into surfer form and escape.

The deformation lasts only a brief 0.5 seconds.

But the other party had already seized the opportunity.

A beam attack comparable to that of a battleship slammed into the ZETA. Camus used his second [Iron Wall] to withstand the blow. The machine was immediately blasted far away by the immense energy of the beam, and then used the momentum of being thrown back to accelerate away.

As Xia watched the other person leave, he actually felt a sense of relief.

Half a minute later, a Gundam model, still painted in a gray-white experimental style, arrived at the scene.

Amuro?

This time, Char's senses finally didn't mistake him for someone else.

The machine has a wing on one side, symbolizing its ability to carry floating cannons, which was also the source of the sniper shot just now.

(ν Gundam Heavy Armor Type)

A machine that looks somewhat bulky.

The armor on its chest bulges high, concealing some unknown function. The skirt armor is very thick, and it has components resembling long-range funnels mounted on its back. It holds a heavy shield in its left hand and the super MEGA beam rifles that Kamille Bidan used to repel him in its right. The amount of weaponry and firepower it carries on its upper body is so great that its lower body needs to use the same leg propulsion components as the Zeta Gundam series to ensure mobility.

...If there's too much water, add flour; if there's too much flour, add more water.

"This machine has very strong firepower," Xia Ya couldn't help but say.

“The design of this machine is not very complete,” Elurite said. “It feels more like a technology demonstrator. The body is too uncoordinated, and it will probably be quite troublesome to maintain.”

The two men's comments left Amuro, also a new human, speechless; the friendly forces' public communication channels were open, after all.

"Commander-in-Chief Char, it's not appropriate to talk about friendly mobile suits like this. I've come to support you, after all."

"Excuse me, thank you for your assistance, Lei Jun."

100 kilometers away, the pursuit was nearing its end, and Oberon flew while dodging the red and white heat streams shooting from behind.

No matter where it flew, the two machines behind it followed, like wolves patiently waiting for their prey to run out of energy.

"What, are you surrendering or not? Sirocco, with your intelligence, you'll definitely thrive in our Space Alliance and become a great engineer."

Kalmar began the final attempt to persuade them to surrender.

“Your Excellency, I don’t want to live in your shadow for the rest of my life,” Sirocco said. “Besides, I am a NEW-TYPE, and I have a mission to guide human civilization in the right direction.”

How it's been adjusted.

Karma found it rather amusing that the three giants of the Newtypes in the original timeline during the Grips War—Sirocco, Camus, and Haman—had somehow ended up on the same side.

It's true, as long as you're a new human, it's easy to find a sense of belonging called "the same kind," a relationship that even transcends blood ties.

For example, Camus and Harman were not homeless; in fact, their family backgrounds were considered above average or even top-tier within their respective factions. However, once they arrived in Shangri-La, they had no intention of leaving.

"Then you should be prepared to become a male ghost in the universe."

Karma thought to himself that this way he wouldn't hold back.

The thrusters on Unit-00's back began to transform—partial NT mode activated. With this thrust, Unit-00 instantly caught up to the side of the Oberon Gundam, its arm bulging out, and delivered a powerful elbow strike.

Oberon, which was traveling at high speed, was hit hard and immediately lost its balance. Although Sirocco tried his best to control the machine, he could not prevent it from going out of control at high speed.

Meanwhile, Xiao Du, who had been following behind, had already taken aim.

The Magnum rifle fired a scorching stream of heat that struck the Oberon Gundam directly, melting the left side of Oberon's body.

"Has it reached its limit?"

Looking at the condition of the machine, Sirocco reluctantly activated the core fighter, which was directly connected to the propulsion components on the back of the machine.

He escaped quickly through the camouflage smoke of the explosion, but Karma reacted even faster, firing another shot at the core fighter.

Karma, however, saw that the core fighter had turned pink and was in an "invincible" state, having withstood the inevitable blow.

The firing window was fleeting; the Oberon Core Fighter had already accelerated back to Mach 40 and was out of the Magnum rifle's range in just 2 seconds.

Looking at the opponent's trail of flames, Karma couldn't help but sigh that the Newtypes were really hard to kill.

However, today wasn't entirely fruitless; Xiao Du just piloted Unit 8 and retrieved the wreckage of that Gundam.

With a little analysis, the secret of the "immobilization spell" should be revealed.

"Mr. Kalmar, can this be exchanged for Creation Coins?"

“Of course,” Kalma replied.

She clearly missed with that shot on purpose. The Space Alliance has a rule that captured machine data can earn Creation Coins. Although the core fighter is gone, the technical data on other modules will not be lost.

Chapter 346 Types of Chocolate

Take the wreckage of the Gundam Shirok back to the small laboratory on the battleship for testing, and collect samples in the combat airspace at the same time.

With the help of a remote supercomputer, Kalmar figured out the principle behind the "freezing spell".

During the battle, this Gundam also disperses a type of particle whose shape is the same as the "T-shaped" ornament of the psycho-sensing frame. These particles attach to the armor, gaps and joints of the enemy's mobile suit during the battle, causing signal interference to the enemy's Psycommu system, resulting in poor signal transmission and shutdown.

It is also the realization of the genius design of the Sirocco mecha... more like a branch of psycho-frame technology.

Karma thought to himself, "This technology is excellent; it will be ours from now on."

It's rare that someone with a technological advantage can also absorb technology from the New Federation; this can be considered an unexpected bonus.

What other hidden treasures do you have? Bring them out quickly!

Besides capturing the enemy's Gundam, Garma was also pleasantly surprised to hear that Char's side had encountered Amuro providing support. It can be said that this lunar crisis has had a pretty good start.

Over the next few days, Sirocco returned to Livermore, the city he had captured on the moon, and began to lie low.

The Space Alliance originally planned to launch an orbital bombardment, but the Lunar Chamber of Commerce, represented by AE, intervened and stopped them.

The wealthy landowners on the moon were clearly reluctant to give up their facilities, and sending the army to fight would result in too many casualties, so the war reached a stalemate.

Kalmar, however, came up with another idea, but it required some preparation beforehand... In order to break the deadlock, Melanie eventually agreed to this approach.

0091 2 Month 14 Day.

It was an ordinary day. After finishing the deployment of the offensive operation, Kalma returned to her living quarters on the ship.

Compared to the Argama-class dormitories with gravity comfort zones, the Irish-class living quarters appear cramped and lack any special gravity settings; all you see is a white, fluffy creature clinging to its legs, floating in the air.

"Xiao Du?"

“Mr. Kalmar”.

"You've been doing really well lately," Karma said, looking at Durant. Was she waiting for her all along? "Is there anything wrong?"

"This is a gift for you."

Du shoved something into Karma's hand and fled as if his life depended on it. Karma couldn't help but wonder if today was some special day.

Alice?

【exist. 】

"Is today a special day? Why did Xiao Du give me a gift?"

Today is February 14th, Valentine's Day.

Karma's hand trembled slightly as she slowly unwrapped the gift. Inside was a row of Belgian specialty chocolates. Had she bought them when she stopped at von Braun?

"It can't be that, can it?"

[Brother, let me remind you, Ms. Murasame is Japanese. It's a uniquely Japanese custom to give chocolates to men with whom one has no romantic relationship on Valentine's Day, February 14th, to express gratitude or maintain interpersonal relationships.]

Karma breathed a sigh of relief and opened her inventory record in Pei Zeng, only to find that there were already 3 boxes of chocolates.

Hmph, it seems his wives still care about him quite a bit.

But what exactly does Xiao Du mean by chocolate?

It's so troublesome how Japanese girls can read the room. Does she know that being direct will embarrass her, so she uses this vague and roundabout approach?