Great, we're doomed now!

"I've personally tested it and it works... Anyway, I'll recommend it to you, you'll see once you try it."

He calmly and peacefully put down his teacup.

So-called "unity" requires not only shared ideals, but also common interests as a bond.

Even the TPC uses "space development" as its main theme, and it is precisely because it has the ability to expand the pie that countries will give it their full support.

Secret alliances are best represented by unusual, extremely rare, and irreplaceable symbols.

Prosthetics, drugs, Ripple, and Ye Shou's amazing "massage technique"... Having witnessed things that can extend one's lifespan, would Fujiwara's father still rebel?

Friendship, interests, children, shared secrets—there's no more stable relationship in the world.

Volume 5: Iron-Blooded Gundam: Calamity War

Chapter 167 I am Gundam!

"What...what are you?!"

Surrounded by piercing alarm bells and dangerous red lights, the man named "Agunica" collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide as he stared at the figure that had suddenly appeared and saved him. His teeth were clenched like pliers, and he could not believe what he was seeing.

It was a "giant" wearing a bulky spacesuit, about three meters tall, standing there as steadily as an engineering robot, and at "his" feet was a reconnaissance M·A (Mobile Fortress) with a blue-gray body and a size of a rhinoceros.

This unmanned aircraft, which crawls like a wild beast, is faster and more defensive than armored vehicles. It is equipped with multiple detection systems and distributed beam weapons. In the closed environment of the production workshop, even a company of armed soldiers would be slaughtered.

—In fact, the horrific scene of severed limbs and dismembered bodies on the ground proves that such an event has already occurred once.

Agunica and the remaining three team members have decided to use the ancient tactic of human explosion to see who is lucky enough to destroy the target and buy time for their remaining comrades.

As a result, a mysterious giant appeared out of nowhere, first destroying M·A's supporting legs with its heavy weight, then rolling over and leaping onto the back of the steel monster, stabbing M·A's armor joint with an astonishingly large power sword.

Shockingly, the composite material cable and the head armor, which weighed at least a ton, were simply pried open!

It wasn't until M.A.'s head fell to the ground with an inspiring roar that Agnica and the soldiers came to their senses, all looking dumbfounded.

That's right, the control center of M·A is in the head, and theoretically, you can just remove or destroy it—but that's the job of mobile suits!

Even small reconnaissance aircraft are beyond human capabilities!

Even if they were wearing power armor, this is still too outrageous...

Bang!

The seemingly bulky humanoid figure landed smoothly and looked up at the survivors.

Gum!

Agunica took a deep breath, first gesturing for his subordinates to lower their guns, then raised his head and looked them in the eye with dignity—if the other person was really "looking" at him.

Who could it be?

Factory security forces, high-ranking secret agents, scavengers from the streets... it's hard to imagine what kind of people could be so formidable.

coming!

How should I bring it up...? Is he friend or foe? What should he say to me?

For a moment, Agnucca was extremely nervous—

"What year is it now?"

"……what?"

Agunica already has a lot of imagination, but this is a question I really didn't expect.

"AD... Huh?"

Before he could answer, the other person had already opened the spacesuit. From the arm joints, he could see the multi-layered composite structure inside. It seemed to be a specially made model, which was why it was exceptionally tall on the outside, but the body inside was no different from that of an ordinary person.

laugh--

A burst of hot air shot out, and in the hazy white steam, the man who defeated M·A removed his helmet, revealing a youthful face. His bright eyes and slightly damp hair proved that he was of East Asian descent.

"I'm new here so I don't understand the situation. Can't you explain it either?"

"...The Gregorian calendar has been abandoned; we are now in the seventeenth year of Revelation."

The man frowned: "I am 'Agunica Cayère,' the head of Project Solomon. Who assigned you, and what is your purpose?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shou's eyes lit up slightly, and he carefully looked him up and down.

Judging from his appearance alone, he is an ordinary middle-aged man with graying temples, probably around forty years old... but judging from his deep-seated nasolabial folds, he may actually be younger.

He was wearing a classic double-breasted military uniform with a German design feel. There were no rank insignia on his shoulder straps, only a Big Dipper pattern composed of seven cross stars.

...In summary, if it weren't for his self-introduction, Ye Shou would never have been able to connect him with the "Founder of Galahorn," who would become famous throughout the entire solar system three hundred years later.

"I just—" Ye Shougang wanted to say something but then shut his mouth.

Rumble...

Suddenly, the ground shook, the steel ceiling emitted a teeth-grinding sound, and a deafening explosion came from outside, instantly turning the faces of the survivors pale.

“It’s M·A… large, or at least second-class.”

"The Archangel (Hasmon) or the Virtue..."

"With our current armament..."

This must have been a nightmare for them; they could identify the specific model just by hearing the sound from afar, which shows that they had encountered it quite often on the battlefield.

Ye Shou also seemed to be deep in thought:

In the setting of "Iron Blood", M·A is an out-of-control killing machine that once pushed humanity to the brink of extinction.

Judging from the "antique" machine that appeared in the original work, which had been buried for more than 300 years and had never been repaired, it could still treat human pilots like monsters and force the protagonist to risk his life to unleash his power... The assessment that it "could wipe out humanity" is not an exaggeration.

In fact, the so-called "Cursed War" was initially a civil war among humans, which led to the creation of things like M·A. Later, M·A went out of control, forcing humanity to unite and struggle for survival.

The most powerful force in this story, "Garahorn (Horn of Doom)," is an organization formed by the military nobles who attacked M·A.

Since the man in front of me is Agunica, the founder of "Doomsday Horn", he shouldn't have died at the hands of M·A!

—Thoughts flashed through Ye Shou's mind. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the "small mountain" covered by a tarpaulin behind the survivors.

"Humans can't outrun M·A. Is there any weapon here that can fight them?"

"no!"

Agnica clenched his fist: "After this factory was destroyed, humanity no longer has any means to fight against M·A... Damn it!"

Suddenly, he realized something and looked at Ye Shou with delight: "You...yes, yes! You can do it! You definitely can!"

As if possessed, Agnica ran to the control panel to the side, opened the computer case in a rather agitated manner, took out a black memory chip the size of a torch, and ran over to offer it to her with both hands, her eyes full of eagerness.

"You... no matter which side you were sent from, please make sure you leave with it!"

So many experts' research findings, humanity's last hope... We must pass on the data on the 'Gundam frame' no matter what!

"..." Ye Shou's eyes widened slightly as he looked down at the black rod in disbelief.

Perhaps seeing his hesitation, Agnica became even more anxious: "It's crucial! Your power armor has mobility comparable to a small M·A. If you go out through the drainage system, you might be able to escape the reconnaissance plane's pursuit."

Only you can do this now... We'll do everything we can to buy you time!

That's not a power armor, it's a spacesuit I had someone design for me so I could be transferred to outer space—as Ye Shou thought this, he instinctively picked up the memory media and was momentarily dazed.

Isn't it... that easy?

One of the most valuable things in this dungeon world has just ended up in my hands?

Even if I finish the dungeon now, is it still a complete loss...?

Is it really that simple? I've been hit hard by reality too many times, and I'm starting to lack confidence.

boom!

What are you waiting for?!

Another explosion rang out, and Agunica frantically shook Ye Shou's shoulders: "Put on your power armor, I'll clear the way for you!"

No."

After a brief silence, Ye Shou raised his eyes and looked at the man calmly and seriously: "I want to stay."

"Huh! What are you talking about?" Agnica frowned, puzzled. "You don't think it's safe here, do you? Although you just shot down the reconnaissance plane, the information has undoubtedly been transmitted back. It knows our location."

"should be."

"What...what are you thinking? If we drag this out any longer, we'll all die, and it will all be for nothing!"

Agunica clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot: "Our lives are secondary, but the data on the Gundam frame... you can't die here!"

"Of course, and not only me, you won't die here either."

Ye Shouyi raised his hand: "What's that?"

"Ok?"

The survivors turned around and looked in the direction Ye Shou pointed, their expressions becoming extremely complicated.

"It...yes, if I had to say, it is indeed the most powerful weapon in this factory base...but it's too late."

"The operating system is not optimized, the propulsion engine, dynamic balancing, exclusive weapons... its unique skeletal structure makes it far more difficult to operate than a regular MS (Mobile Suit), and we still haven't found anyone who can pilot it..."

Agnica's face fell, and she shook her head unwillingly: "Give up, your only choice now is—hey? Put me down!"

Before the middle-aged man could react, he had already been kidnapped by Ye Shou. His tall body was as light as a doll in the boy's hands. The others wanted to shoot but were afraid of harming the young man, and could only watch helplessly as Ye Shou and his men jumped onto the tarpaulin.

"Impossible... He can still do this after taking off his power armor... He's not wearing any armor, right?"

"Are you a human or a ghost!?"

Agnica, who experienced it firsthand, was even more horrified. This wasn't in space; such a leaping ability was simply inhuman.

Could it be an AI robot in disguise?

Wow!

Ye Shou lifted the tarpaulin, revealing the light gray metal outer shell of the machine, and put Agunica down.

The middle-aged man immediately understood Ye Shou's meaning and glared at him with an "incomprehensible" look, but this time he didn't say anything and obediently went to verify his identity and opened the cockpit.

He finally understood that Ye Shou was not someone who could understand human speech. Instead of wasting time talking, he should hurry up and make him give up!

"The space is quite large." Ye Shouju glanced down inside.

"The Gundam frame is much stronger than a regular MS, and can support a larger cavity structure... Are you a pilot?"