Great, we're doomed now!

—The ion effect of the Yahab reactor will block electromagnetic waves, rendering conventional weapons and electronic devices ineffective and preventing ultra-long-range information transmission.

'I'm almost at my breaking point.'

Ye Shou's heart stirred, and [Bayeli] also loosened its grip on its right hand in a very human-like manner, adjusting the position of the dagger.

This short sword is made of the same material as the Gundam frame, using leftover scraps from the experimental machine. That's why it can go head-to-head with the M·A tail blade. However, although the material is the same, the processing is different, so it is ultimately weaker. The cracks on the back of the blade are now quite obvious, and it could break at any time.

'The power claws' attacks are obvious, but the tail blade is really annoying, especially without other weapons... But if I leave the cockpit...'

Ye Shou stared intently at M·A's head, a bold idea flashing through his mind.

"~~~"

The crimson camera unit remained focused, and M·A moved nimbly and quickly along the edge of the workshop, sweeping away equipment of all sizes while simultaneously firing beams of light at the opponent.

Although he knew that the machine's surface had nano-armor that resisted beams, Ye Shou was not an ordinary pilot. He controlled the machine by his own reactions. Instead of defending against the beams, he dodged them. With the help of two pairs of thrusters on his back and waist, his feet occasionally touched the ground, making him as agile as a swallow. His movement trajectory was even more unpredictable than that of an insect.

After M·A had circled halfway, Ye Shou had already moved into range using his positioning skills. He launched an attack from the side, leaping into the air the moment the power claw swept across, using its momentum to propel himself forward. As he slid past M·A's back, he smoothly slashed his blade into the junction of its head and torso.

Ka!

Under the combined force of the two opposing forces, the combat dagger broke immediately, but M·A's head armor also detached from its original position, and a gap was pried open to reveal the interior that was being pulled by black cables.

call out!

The tail blade struck [Bayeri]'s wrist, and the broken sword immediately slipped from his hand, leaving the machine without its last weapon.

At this point, the two sides were already in close contact, and the tail blade could strike the cockpit at any moment!

Just as Ye Shou grinned maliciously, preparing to draw his greatsword and risk a boarding maneuver, two crisp impacts rang out, and the grayish cone-shaped object slammed into M·A's head—

Bang!

Bang!

The warhead exploded, and billowing smoke obscured everything.

Immediately afterwards, a silver streak landed on the M·A armor, and the heavy machine gun roared angrily!

Looking in the direction of the sound, two soldiers were standing on the left and right elevator platforms respectively. They were operating two-person-high mobile engineers, using obviously mismatched equipment to launch an attack from above.

With its formidable firepower and the advantage of the terrain, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it could take on a hundred enemies single-handedly.

However, only for a moment, M·A’s slender head emerged from the smoke, completely unharmed except for some dirt on its paint. The heavy machine gun, which was powerful enough to penetrate a tank, was deflected by the armor shell like raindrops.

The beam cannon glowed faintly—

Ye Shou's pupils suddenly contracted!

- Om!

As the beam swept past, steel and flesh instantly vaporized, leaving behind a golden-red wreckage that merged with the platform.

"~~~"

Once the target was confirmed to be eliminated, the camera unit located at the head was adjusted.

boom!

M·A's steel body trembled slightly as a large engineer carrying a battering ram-like cone-shaped object crashed into the power claw!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Agunica's blood-stained face was visible through the shattered window. The engineer's engine roared wildly, but even at full throttle, it couldn't budge the M·A, perfectly illustrating the futile attempt to stop a chariot.

As a killing machine, M·A didn't even taunt its enemies; it simply executed tactical maneuvers coldly.

The tail blade traced an arc, piercing directly through the engineer's torso, its momentum undiminished, as if it were stringing a fish high into the air.

—The battering ram in the engineer's hand naturally slipped out.

Agnucca clung to the control stick, his eyes fixed on the cone-shaped object covered by a black cloth.

"Quickly... catch it!!!"

As if in response to his prayer, a large metal hand grasped it with perfect precision!

Buzz!

Instantly, the black cloth burst into flames under the intense heat!

M·A locked onto the target again, withdrew the tail blade, and the engineer slammed heavily to the ground.

The power claws tore through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound—

Clang!

The power claw was blocked from the front, and the metallic vibration echoed loudly.

The shockwave scattered the black cloth, revealing a magnificent golden sword amidst the countless streams of fire!

As [Bayeli] grasped it with both hands, a layer of golden particles was released under the influence of the force field, adding a hazy luster to the longsword.

M·A locked onto the target, a flash of red light, and the tail blade spun around and came, but Ye Shouze seemed to have foreseen it and leaned forward to dodge.

Immediately after the power claw blocked their path, Ye Shou nimbly turned around, his greatsword sweeping in a circle with both hands, leaving an aurora-like trail behind—

Clang!

The blade sliced ​​through the dark crevice, and a series of sparks exploded!

In the instant M·A froze, the thrusters were fully engaged, and Ye Shou piloted the machine into the air, slashing down with the greatsword!

—M.A.’s head fell off, and his entire body collapsed with a crash.

……

Am I going to die?

Agnucca was thrown from the driver's seat and lay on the ground like a mangled mess, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Surprisingly, it wasn't very painful... probably because my body no longer has the energy to perceive external stimuli.

He could only passively look in the direction his eyes were pointing; he couldn't even turn his head to look at the battle, and he didn't know who ultimately won.

But in any case, he has done all he could... and now he will die with dignity as a human being.

'Whoever he is, if he can defeat M.A. this time, I hope he can bring peace to the world…'

As she thought this, Agnica's consciousness gradually faded.

On his deathbed, he saw a hazy white light and thought that it might be the so-called heaven...

The boy's face appeared in the white light.

Although her vision was already quite blurry, Agnukka could still feel a pitying gaze upon her, while Ye Shou, bathed in light, looked so solemn and sacred.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed in Agnica's vision, and at the same time, a golden, illusory figure appeared behind the boy—

Is this a welcome gift for me?

'My merciful Father…'

Agunica closed her eyes contentedly in the warmth.

Please do not let me fall into the kingdom of sin.

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A friend once told Agnica that no matter how materialistic a person is, there will always be a moment in their life when they believe in the existence of God.

Agunica neither confirmed nor denied this. He came from a "liberal Catholic family," a school of thought that advocates using reason to control emotion and believes that God's Kingdom needs to be realized through human hands. God, from being a transcendent and supreme being, has become a philosophical concept.

Therefore, he believed from a young age that science could help mankind build a heaven on earth and was convinced of a bright future!

—Until this great civilization was reduced to ruins.

When humanity is driven to the brink by the AI ​​it created, so-called rationality and hope become utterly ridiculous.

The Arctic ice cap melted under the blow of a superweapon, Mars' magnetic field was restored to its initial state, and the largest spaceport vaporized in a barrage of beams of light...

He couldn't understand why a civilization capable of traversing between stars would be destroyed for reasons no different from all the wars fought hundreds, thousands of years ago, or even at the very beginning of this civilization's existence: ambition and folly!

Even so, we cannot give up our last hope.

The scientists who created the M·A thought that the deployment of unmanned mechs would reduce soldier casualties and that future wars would become low-intensity conflicts that were simply a contest of technology. They never expected that their creation would be implanted with low-level commands targeting "the entire population of the enemy nation" by the higher-ups, and that they would be powerless to stop the AI ​​after it went out of control.

The decisive weapon they developed to make up for their mistakes was the "G series," which is Gundam!

This brand-new MS has a unique skeleton and is theoretically capable of defeating M·A in a single machine, but due to the distrust of the higher-ups, the development process has been very difficult.

Agunica's faction offered them a helping hand and secretly developed the base, only to expose its location just as it was about to be completed, attracting the enemy... What a joke!

In fact, Agnuka understood that this was not due to bad luck or a malfunction in the shielding device, but rather because they had been framed by other factions!

Because most of the higher-ups believe that developing a new MS is pointless under the current circumstances, and that they should use existing mature technologies to create a more powerful but controllable M·A.

(Developing M·A and implanting annihilation orders was their consensus. If Gundam is proven to have more powerful performance, then some people will question their initial decision. It is better to go all the way and prove that the M·A project itself is not problematic, but that there was an unforeseen accident.)

At this point, he had completely lost hope in the ugliness of human nature, and all his struggles and resistance were for the sake of dying with dignity.

Then, in the final moments of his life, he felt a peace he had never known before…

For some reason, he thought of the mysterious boy and the warm golden glow, and then he began to understand his friend's words.

Everyone has moments when they believe in the existence of God.

"cough!"

He convulsed as he rose, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. A strong, sweet, and pungent smell spread through his mouth. Agnica breathed it in greedily, as if he had been reborn, and lowered his head with a hint of bewilderment.

The wound on my stomach... is gone?

An illusion? Impossible! The blood-soaked, blackened military uniforms are the proof!

He felt a sudden discomfort on his face, reached up and touched it, and heard a soft crunching sound. It was all congealed blood scabs, which fell off after a little rubbing.

"What happened... I'm not dead?"

"It seems so."

"!"

Agnica suddenly turned his head and saw a man standing in front of the control panel, constantly calculating something based on the information displayed on the screen.

"You are……"

"Kuze Yoru, if we become friends in the future, you can call me 'Yoru'."