Great, we're doomed now!

Ye Shou organized his thoughts: "If the debris falls, its power will be enough to destroy the entire city of Sydney. It will be too late to intercept it once it enters the atmosphere. It must be destroyed in space."

"What if we just destroy the thrusters? That would be much easier."

"In that case, the wreckage will still be a threat. We must not engage in a protracted war with M.A. over the wreckage. That would be a pointless and brutal war of attrition. It would be better to finish the job in one fell swoop."

"So the objective of the operation is to completely destroy the wreckage?"

"At the very least, it should be reduced to small fragments that cannot break through the atmosphere."

Agunica couldn't help but gasp: "That would require an enormous amount of explosives, which is probably not enough with the firepower of the few warships that Sydney currently has."

"Therefore, we must conduct special operations!"

Ye Shousu said solemnly, "Use the Gundam force to break through the blockade line, bury the missile inside the wreckage, and detonate it!"

“Hmm…that’s feasible.” Agnica was well aware of the risks involved. “Please allow me to join this operation!”

"Of course~" Ye Shou patted the man's shoulder, and the two smiled at each other.

Once they slowed down and joined the rest of the group, Liuli, while looking at the message she had just received, stepped forward to report to Ye Shou.

"According to intelligence, the council's internal decision-making process has concluded. They have decided to grant us command of the fleet, formally transferring it to us... but they also require us to take the initiative and destroy the wreckage of [Eden]."

"As expected."

"Just like what Lord Kuse thought."

Agnica looked at Ye Shou with admiration, but Liuli's next words angered the blond man.

"And another thing is... they have prepared an escape plan. The 'Zero' warship is ready to take off at any time. If the wreckage falls uncontrollably, they will leave Sydney on the warship."

"coward!"

Agnica clenched his fists: "These insects! How can we save humanity while we're with them!"

"Zero battleship..." Ye Shou frowned. He was not excited by the fact that the higher-ups were preparing to abandon Sydney. Instead, he paid attention to another matter.

"This doesn't seem to be part of the military's order of battle."

"Oh, this is a specially manufactured Fire Seed Ship."

An engineer with a lot of hair, who seemed very experienced, said, "I even participated in the design back then... To put it simply, it focused on defense, mobility, and stealth, ensuring that important personnel could be transported to a safe area when necessary."

Is it big?

"It's just a small ship; after all, it wasn't designed to carry many passengers."

This warship is a last resort for survival, since aircraft and the like are powerless against the M·A. In the most extreme case, it will only carry a few people, such as senators and their confidants.

As for their families, they probably moved to other cities after the first Battle of Sydney. Only they, as politicians and local strongmen, were unwilling to relinquish their positions and leave, determined to gamble until the very last moment.

"Could such a small boat really have escaped the M.A.'s pursuit during a major battle?"

"Don't underestimate it!"

The engineer said with no small amount of pride, "Whether it's technology or materials, Zero is top-notch. Although it's small, it can be called a work of art."

The nano-armor and Yahab reactor go without saying, and the keel even incorporates hard alloys. While its strength isn't quite as high as a Gundam's, it's not far off. This allows it to cruise at hypersonic speeds within the atmosphere, though passengers might find the G-forces unbearable.

"That's quite impressive..."

Ye Shou seemed to be deep in thought, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He then turned to an engineer and asked, "How long will it take you to modify the Gundam for space combat? How many can you produce at the fastest?"

-

A week has passed, and with the Eden wreckage now fully modified, M·A has begun executing its plan to destroy Sydney.

Monitoring results indicate that numerous thrusters are adjusting Eden's attitude and angle to reduce energy consumption during atmospheric reentry.

Sydney is on its countdown to being hit!

By this time, the public already knew that the wreckage would fall, and the entire city of Sydney was plunged into an atmosphere of extreme pessimism and despair.

The Gundam Legion, which was originally highly anticipated by the council, has been slow to act after gaining command of the fleet, only "inspecting and repairing equipment," seemingly afraid to launch an attack, which is very disappointing.

They also tried to bypass Ye Shou and others and mobilize troops directly, but for some reason all communications went unanswered, and not a single Gundam pilot responded.

As for the ordinary MS units... although many of them nominally obey their orders, when it comes to actually commanding operations, without the leadership of a Gundam, they would not have the courage to challenge the M·A army.

What's most hateful is the fleet. It's only been a few days, and all that's been done is the transfer of command, yet these guys are already ignoring the council's orders!

As a result, in this extremely critical moment, Sydney's most elite troops were completely ineffective, offering no symbolic resistance whatsoever, seemingly ready to watch the city be destroyed.

The councilors panicked. Eden hadn't even officially begun its descent yet, but they couldn't wait any longer—there was only one ship, and what if someone betrayed them and ran off before it was ready?

Ordinary aircraft are easily used as targets by the wandering M·A within the atmosphere. Only the Zero warship can guarantee escape from the M·A's pursuit, so they naturally dare not be careless.

So, while cursing the Gundam Legion for being cowardly and for their own poor judgment in trusting the wrong people, they boarded Zero with a few trusted confidants.

Once the warship was on track and sent into the mass accelerator base, their hearts were finally at ease.

There's no need to worry about weather or runway issues; the mass accelerator can launch Zero at any time, ensuring safety and stability.

Although the news was somehow leaked on the way here, attracting a group of reporters, it didn't matter—Sydney was on the verge of collapse, and its political image was no longer important.

"That damned Agnica... and that Kuze Yoru! I thought they were some kind of heroes, but they let us down at the crucial moment and are completely unreliable!"

One person complained bitterly: "They must be trying to preserve their strength, planning to lead their fleet out of Sydney once the war breaks out... Damn it, I won't have time to sell my factories and properties!"

"Yeah, we've suffered heavy losses this time. Tsk, if only we could have held out for a few more days..."

"Alright, stop complaining."

The former speaker snorted coldly, saying with great dissatisfaction, "We've already minimized the losses. If your intelligence control had been stronger, we wouldn't be stuck with this real estate."

Upon hearing this, the important figures all frowned, some expressing regret and others disdain.

After learning of Eden's movements, the higher-ups began to liquidate their assets. In order to smoothly transfer their subordinates and employees out, they deliberately blocked the news of the wreckage falling, keeping the public in the dark.

At the same time, they vigorously promoted the strength of their military and postponed the predicted time for the second defensive battle.

Otherwise, their assets would have to be sold at a loss, or even for free.

If a large-scale exodus were to occur in Sydney, transportation would likely be paralyzed, and other cities would be extra cautious about their immigration requirements, making it difficult to transfer their human resources there.

Now things are better. Although it was sold at a low price, at least we recovered some of our losses. As long as we can get our subordinates back together, we can still build a considerable force... Life probably won't be as comfortable as it is now, but what more can we ask for now?

Perhaps trying to find humor in their misery, the councilors discussed each other's losses, occasionally making a few jokes, and the atmosphere inside the cabin became increasingly lively.

But somehow, they seemed to be the only ones left in the cabin; all the staff who were supposed to be waiting had disappeared.

—Buzz~

Suddenly, the ship trembled slightly, as if it had entered a teleportation orbit.

The councilors stopped talking and looked up in surprise... but they could see nothing but the metal ceiling.

"It's activated so quickly... Has [Eden] already entered the atmosphere?"

"Was there a mistake? Who's the captain today?"

As the ship was transported to the center of the base and lifted by the platform onto the inner rail of the mass accelerator, like a bullet being propelled into a gun barrel, everyone felt a tremor in their hearts.

Something's not right!

"This is not the procedure for releasing the ship!"

"Captain...who is the captain?"

"Where did the staff member who led us up here go?!"

hum~~~

Arcs of electricity crackled in the darkness, their eerie blue light illuminating the deep, straight passageway. The top of the Tower of Babel faced the sky, as if brewing a deafening roar—

"Special [Dainsniff], launch."

Ye Shou calmly pressed the red button, and then a blinding white light lit up on the big screen. With the full output of Sydney's largest reactor, a long and narrow projectile transformed into a sharp sword piercing the sky!

Under Ye Shou's tireless efforts and the team's relentless modifications, this is perhaps the largest electromagnetic railgun on Earth. The moment it roared, the entire atmosphere was pierced through, and neither gravity nor the thick atmosphere could stop it.

Upon entering outer space, the Zero battleship's AI activated its thrusters at full power as preset, and its sharp bow, made of Gundam-grade hard alloy, resembled a giant Gundam spike deeply embedded in the wreckage of Eden!

--boom!!!!

The modified Yahab reactor exploded as planned, and a tremendous force tore the entire wreckage apart from the inside!

The small thrusters placed on the back of the wreckage triggered a chain reaction, causing the internal reactor to explode—perhaps this was intentionally designed by M·A to launch a secondary attack on Sydney.

As a result, the powerful particle fluctuations spread out like an electromagnetic pulse, reducing the beam weapon's effectiveness in this area to less than one-tenth of its original value until the particles dissipated.

Even the monitoring system of the Kabala-class warship "An" was affected, with blind spots everywhere in its field of vision.

"It's just a rock—watch me push it back with a missile!"

After finishing this task, Ye Shou turned to look at the assembled army.

"The warships have taken off, and I now announce:"

"Operation Recapture the Moon begins!"

Chapter 181 The Twelve Demon God Legions!

[WARNING! Numerous reactor signals detected!]

[Unable to lock! Unable to lock!]

The massive warship hovers between the moon and the earth, its "vision" filled with chaotic waves. It can only sense an increasing number of non-friendly units approaching, but cannot accurately determine their numbers and distances.

The power of the explosion of the Eden wreckage was so great that it disrupted all of An's detection methods, making it an independent machine that could not perceive the outside world for a short period of time.

However, M·A's computing speed was extraordinary. After the initial chaos, the central system, having sorted out all the data, quickly came up with a new combat plan. The warship's energy was unrestricted, and all power was channeled into the main guns. However, the massive energy was concentrated but not released.

Until the challenger from the ground left the protection of the atmosphere and entered outer space, where there were no physical barriers, and it could be clearly seen even with optical cameras, that all seventeen main cannons simultaneously released a dazzling light—

There is no medium in a vacuum for sound to travel, but strong electromagnetic reactions can stir up the potential of the entire space. No matter what it is, whether it is metal, rock or anything else, all the matter floating in this area trembles as if it has been baptized by a storm!

boom!

boom!

boom!

The thick beam of light far exceeded the caliber of a conventional warship's main gun; it was a fortress-level destructive laser. Even nano-layered armor would wear down and fall off in battle, and once the inner metal and composite materials were exposed, it would be as fragile as a wooden sailboat in this universe.

Furthermore, the nano-armor cannot completely cover exposed areas such as launch ports, detection units, and hangar compartments, which will be subject to relentless bombardment once opened.

If nothing unexpected happens, this first wave of attacks will reduce the human fleet's armor by one-third. After recharging three times, it will take about ten minutes to inflict a devastating blow!