Gundam: From Piece to Player

Two beams of intense yellow light illuminated the dim cosmic sky. Carozo Begenzon turned to look at two mobile suits 7 kilometers away from his senses. Although he could "sense" the enemy's location after taking the drug, as an old human, he would still subconsciously turn his head to look.

He just destroyed three mass-produced Cupid patrol drones patrolling the mining area—before they entered high-speed patrol mode.

It should have successfully triggered the Space Alliance's joint defense system set up in the mining area. This is the first step of the plan, which requires him to keep moving around and harassing the armed forces on the Enterprise.

[Aircraft Comparison – Sinanju-PLUS series, a fifth-generation mass-produced aircraft that entered service in UC0095, no human brainwaves detected, bearing 270 degrees, 30 km/h, speed 6.4 km/h, estimated contact time: Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday]

A simplified AI prompt appears in front of the linear cockpit. Due to the incorporation of the technological achievements developed by Amuro Ray for the ν Gundam, the Soul of Zorin is also equipped with an AI-assisted combat system.

It's still a drone.

This happened on 5 consecutive units.

The Space Alliance army isn't entirely made up of machines now, is it?

Zorin's Soul did not dodge, but instead charged head-on at the two Sinanju, pulling the trigger. Facing the beam of light, the other side dodged as if electrocuted.

The Sinanju's cameras captured the appearance of Zorin's spirit and transmitted its flight data and mobility—connected to a database—to the Vigilance Command on the Enterprise.

"What's the matter?"

"Commander, we have been ambushed by a Gundam."

"Jupiter or the New Federation?"

Tenshou Rangye looked up at the scene of two Sinanju-PLUS units fighting each other. Originally, antimatter unit experiments were scheduled for today, but due to this guy's interference, the training mission was temporarily suspended, and the base was put into defensive mode.

This wasn't the first time the alarm had been triggered; occasionally, Jupiterians or space pirates would pass by, and she had directed responses on numerous occasions.

"Commander Tian Shou, I have just requested the [Galaxy] system to assist us in locating the mecha," CIC reported. "This mecha is a fifth-generation experimental machine jointly developed by AE Corporation and Bucher Dynamics."

"Did the intelligence report mention anything about the combat system?"

"I position and Minovsky flight system."

Tian Shou climbed down the stairs from the second floor and arrived at the drone operation platform.

These two Sinanju tankers are not controlled by AI, but are remotely controlled by base pilots via quantum communication.

The Minovsky particle dispersion has sealed off radio waves, which, after a breakthrough in instantaneous quantum communication technology, could enable communication between two points at known locations.

Intelligence suggests that the new Federation may also have similar communication technology.

"Alright, move aside, I'll drive the Sinanju."

"This isn't a good idea, Commander."

"I can only manage one battalion, 30 combat units. Since the enemy is still using Gundams, we can't just squander the base's defenses. If we send them all away, are we going to have to send out warships to fight?"

Tente took the handle and observed it through the sensory system attached to the entire body of the Sinanju.

This system generates CG images that can display the surrounding environment of the Sinanju and the image of the hostile machine from a third-person perspective.

Compared to first-person perspective, it has a better field of view.

Just as Ye Zheng was preparing to cooperate with his teammates to take down the mecha.

Then I saw another teammate's Sinanju get wiped out by a single MEGA particle shot.

"Commander Tian Shou, it's up to you now," said the drone operator beside him.

Alright, it's turned into a one-on-one duel again.

Although there are 30 mobile suits serving as the defense force, this kind of deployment can only last for less than an hour.

Although the antimatter machine could crush this ant... everything about the machine is currently under wraps.

There's no guarantee that some external force isn't watching this place with a telescope; prematurely revealing intelligence could have adverse effects on the future.

Despite this, Amaterasu still displayed superb skills, maneuvering the Sinanju to quickly close the distance to the opponent. Under the control of the controller, the mobile suit performed continuous high-maneuvering and charged headlong into the opponent's MEGA particle cannon.

She actually managed to rush through the gap, her weapon already switched to two rocket launchers mounted on her waist, and the warheads were changed to MEGA thermal bombs—weapons specifically designed to evade I-fields.

"Is it not a drone that is self-controlled, but rather a remote control technology such as brainwaves or quantum communication?"

Carozo Begenzon squinted at the movements of the other machine and immediately recognized that it was not an AI.

Despite the narrowed field of vision caused by the high G-force, he activated the Minovsky Barrier System on his machine and headed towards the opponent.

Chapter 373 Axis? A Rock Blocking the Way

Close-quarters combat at high speeds is superior to slashing and hacking.

The most effective weapons are still grenades and bombs.

This is how anti-tank weapons have been used to deal with all kinds of tin cans since World War II.

The distance to Shinanju had shrunk to 200 meters, and Tente Ryoha pulled the trigger.

Four high-performance grenades also rushed towards Zorin's Soul.

However, within 150 meters of the enemy aircraft, the missiles seemed to have received some kind of signal, and the warheads were prematurely detonated.

"Can it defend against live ammunition?"

Reminds Ye of the electromagnetic field that had appeared on a certain enemy, Sinanju simultaneously fired a beam at the Soul of Zorin, and the 280mm airborne Vulcan cannon on its chest also began to spew flames.

The beam of light unsurprisingly triggered the I-field on its body... Amaterasu had seen this scene many times before.

The key point is that the Vulcan cannon bullets were also detonated the moment they entered the field of effect.

It can defend against live ammunition and long-range beam attacks, and both systems can be activated simultaneously—the New Federation has finally acquired a technological advantage over the Space Alliance.

However, in that case, the only way to determine the winner is through close combat.

Tenshou Ryouha pressed the combination key: Sprint - Horizontal Strike

Sinanju drew his light-speed saber and charged at the enemy. Zorin's Soul dodged to the side, and his MEGA particle cannon fired continuously into space.

Facing the incoming beam of light, Sinanju rolled over and threw out a helium-3 fuel canister.

Under the evaporation of high-energy MEGA particles, the helium-3 fuel tank produced a combustion explosion effect, which was no different from the explosion caused by the destruction of the aircraft.

Seeing this, Beigenzong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally shot it down.

Just as he was thinking of moving, his brainwave perception immediately made him sense a violent fluctuation; a one-eyed machine had almost filled the entire display screen on his right.

"what?"

The beam rapier he had drawn was already thrusting towards his cockpit.

What to do if you've made a wrong move and can't avoid it?

Then I won't dodge anymore. Six floating missiles are positioned on each side of my waist and behind me, and I release them instantly.

When the blade of the ship-slaying sword was less than 3 meters away from the cockpit of the Soul of Zorin, it struck the Sinanju's fuselage first, causing the opponent to freeze.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zorin's Soul released six winged funnels stored in his arms, back, and hips, weaving a net of beams in front of him that could not be completely avoided. Sinanju was unable to completely evade them, suffering multiple injuries all over his body, and was eventually shot down by the MEGA particles fired by Zorin's Soul.

Amaterasu Yoh put down the controller and said to the intelligence officer beside him, "Contact the nearby 101st Fleet and request their reinforcements."

"Fleet 101? It's just one mobile suit, is it even necessary?"

"I'm afraid this is just a scout; we should be cautious in our assessment of the enemy."

"Commander Amaterasu! Commander Amaterasu!"

At that moment, a female engineer rushed anxiously from outside the hatch, shouting as she entered.

"What's wrong, Elurit? Is there something you can't call?"

"We just entered Level 6 combat alert. Instead of going to the standby room, the sixth candidate boarded Unit 6 and is now causing chaos."

"..." Tenshou Rangye was silent for a while, "The door of Hangar 6 is made of special material. I'll go to Hangar 2 and take him under control."

Have the other personnel been evacuated?

"They've already evacuated."

Erin sat on Unit 6, feeling his whole body tremble. He had just boarded Unit 6, intending to use the experimental antimatter cannon to blast open the layered armor gate in front of the launch track, but every time he tried to do so...

You'll feel a sense of resistance inside, as if subconsciously someone is preventing you from doing it.

Could it be that his brain was tampered with that time...? Erin thought to himself that this was troublesome, but he had no way back now.

He could only resort to some indirect methods, such as using the electromagnetic field system on the machine to lift the 15-ton engineering vehicle remotely, and then "suspend" it in space, causing its outer wall to "accelerate".

This allowed it to be used as a kinetic weapon to repeatedly attack the wall next to the gate.

This can be avoided—although the 10-meter-thick Gundam alloy homogeneous iron door is very hard, the adjacent wall is not that strong.

Finally, after the fifth "electromagnetic launch", the engineering vehicle completely smashed through the wall, and a lot of the outer wall fell off with it. Unit 6 tensed up and made a sprinting motion, smashing through the outer wall like a cannonball.

Erin breathed a deep sigh of relief. He had finally entered outer space; now all he needed to do was escape.

Now we need to find the Falcon Eagle and contact the Begenzon who are currently fighting, and get them to cooperate with us.

I think this is the location.

Before arriving, Erin had repeatedly confirmed the relative distance between the space city and the Falcon. Theoretically, as long as he sent brainwaves toward a specific coordinate, he could find his companions.

However, when he focused his attention and sent out brainwaves toward the specific coordinates, he found that the brainwaves could not detect the object and did not receive any feedback.

how come?

The location was clearly determined based on previously captured footage.

"Eilin, get out of the cockpit of Unit 6 now. If you get off the plane now, I can still give you a report saying that you made a mistake."

Before Erin could figure it out, a voice rang in her mind, but it wasn't from her allies; it was from that respectable leader.

A blood-red mecha stood before her, arms crossed, the same type. It was the mecha of Amaterasu Yoh, and as the captain of the pilots, her mecha was Unit 3.

Before Erin could answer, a bright blue fireball exploded in the night sky not far away.

The anomaly in the electromagnetic waves indicated that it was a hydrogen bomb.

As expected of Captain Lina—she actually came up with this expensive method of communication, and she was reminding herself to make some noise.

Without hesitation, Erin aimed at the 20-kilometer-diameter mineral asteroid about 30 kilometers away. Unit 6 aimed at the asteroid, and the psycho-frame on its palm released anti-hyperhydrogen 4 confined by plasma.

Approximately 100g of anti-hydrogen 4 fused with an equivalent amount of hydrogen 4 and burst forward—instantly, a massive energy flow was activated, and intense gamma rays and heat instantly heated every molecule of the mineral asteroid to millions of degrees…it looked like a supernova exploding.

This also stunned Erin.

This means that even an Axis-class asteroid couldn't withstand a single antimatter blast.