Great, we're doomed now!

Rumble~~~

In the square, the container tops of several large, enclosed trucks, which appeared to be transporting holiday supplies, suddenly burst open!

Accompanied by the hissing of the hydraulic system and the piercing noise of metal friction, a new MS with a design unlike any other currently in service, sharper lines, and ominous red light flashing at the joints, suddenly appeared like evil spirits crawling out of steel coffins!

They had no markings, their paint was uniformly dark gray, yet they moved with astonishing speed, clearly indicating that the drivers were all elite.

“A surprise attack?” McGillis’s pupils contracted sharply. “Those trucks…were from within our ranks!”

These new MS clearly took advantage of the logistical chaos during the holiday to infiltrate directly into the core defense perimeter of the temple. The forces that could do this must have close ties with the Legion, since the area around the temple is a military control zone!

As soon as they appeared, they instantly destroyed the automatic turrets around the square and several MS outposts that didn't have time to react with their precise and fierce firepower, tearing open the last line of defense leading to the temple like a hot knife through butter!

"The target is indeed the Divine Body!" Old Agnica roared. "Stop them!"

More Legion mobile suits rushed out from the fire escape routes on both sides of the temple, engaging in fierce combat with the new mobile suits that had broken in.

The buzzing of beam sabers clashing, the muffled thuds of live ammunition hitting armor, the roar of engines and explosions instantly filled the entire temple forecourt!

However, the enemy's new aircraft were exceptionally superior in performance, and their tactical objective was extremely clear—to break through the interception at all costs and storm into the main hall!

A specially painted captain's machine, with the ferocious thrust of its large waist thruster, smashed through a Legion [Avenger] modified model that was trying to stop it. The huge impact slammed the latter against the outer wall of the temple, sending debris flying and revealing the metal armor underneath.

The breach has been created!

The lead aircraft and its two wingmen, like three shadows of death, broke through the smoke and barrage of fire, their massive steel bodies rolling across the square with unstoppable momentum, heading straight for the wide-open, now utterly empty gate of the Temple of Solomon!

"Do not--!"

"They're coming in!"

People who were evacuated to the corridors on both sides of the main hall screamed in terror as they watched the scene through the transparent barriers.

The children were terrified and cried loudly. People pushed and shoved each other to shrink back. Fortunately, soldiers maintained order and used security robots to form a "wall" to separate the chaotic crowd, preventing a stampede.

The temple's guards watched in despair as the menacing mobile suits charged into the temple, towards the unsuspecting silver demon god standing alone on the high platform—

boom!

A bomb exploded in the MS's head, and amidst the swirling smoke, the enemy looked down at a soldier blocking the throne.

Surprisingly, the enemy stopped!

The captain stood still and looked around, his gaze sweeping over the anxious crowd. The man in the cockpit curled his lips into a proud and cruel smile.

Ignoring the soldier, he strode over and ascended the imposing pedestal, while the soldier simply stared blankly at the scene.

Unlike ordinary pilots, the captain was completely naked and soaking in nutrient solution, with various tubes connected to his body, resembling a sealed living CPU.

However, he did not have any fatal injuries and was fully conscious. He could also detach from the machine and move around independently if he wished.

In this era, most pilots operate mobile suits using psychoframes, but there are also more advanced technologies, albeit slightly illegal ones:

By making targeted adjustments from the embryonic stage, humans can be created that can directly connect their nerves and MS. This results in a synchronization rate that is even comparable to that of the Alaya consciousness system, and the safety is also higher, eliminating the risk of brain damage.

The only drawback is that clones have a lifespan problem... which is actually a good thing in a way.

Like McGillis, the captain knew his identity from a young age. However, the blond youth found an ideal to strive for throughout his life and did not harbor much hatred, while the captain was the exact opposite.

He hated humans and his own short lifespan, so he enjoyed their expressions of despair.

He is a creation of humankind, yet he possesses considerable military power, enough to trample and humiliate their cherished hopes and beliefs!

—At a time like this, how can you not enjoy yourself?

"Demon God? Ridiculous."

As the enemy captain's mech raised its massive armor-slaying sword, its cold blade reflecting the panicked faces of those inside the hall, it brought it down fiercely towards [Bayeri]'s throne—

"The era of Gundam is over!"

Om-! ! !

At this critical moment, an invisible yet immense sense of oppression, like the heartbeat of a slumbering ancient dragon, suddenly spread out from the center of [Bayeli]!

Time stood still at this moment.

The enemy captain's aircraft, which was holding its sword high, suddenly froze. Inside the cockpit, the captain opened his eyes and was horrified to find that all the instrument panels had instantly scrambled. The aircraft seemed to be stuck in an invisible quagmire, unable to move even a finger!

Not only him, but all the enemy mobile suits that rushed into the temple's area were frozen in place as if they had been frozen!

"This is... a force field?" The captain, wearing a breathing mask, made a strange sound in his throat.

"The particle recombination phenomenon in the Yahab reactor... but this force...!"

The throne shone with flashes of cross-shaped lights, and lines connected to it from the base below, extending into the hall and climbing up the pillars to the dome.

—The entire Temple of Solomon is a giant semi-permanent engine!

The captain then understood what was going on, and then, in disbelief, exclaimed, "How many reactors would that require... um, no, you are—"

hum~

The next moment, under the gaze of countless eyes filled with shock, bewilderment, and then surprise and disbelief:

The silver demon god, who had sat there for three hundred years, suddenly had its eye monitors illuminated with a blazing golden light, like a burning star!

"Bayeli... Ugh!"

The new MS's output power was extraordinary. After a brief stalemate, the captain's machine's blade broke through the invisible restraints and continued to slash at the person with piercing eyes.

— Clang!

Golden ropes flew out from the throne, deflecting the attack while their sharp tail blades pierced the chest armor of the captain's machine, embedding themselves deep inside. Then, with just this one rope, there was enough power to lift the captain's machine up!

'No... this is the power of a force field! Could it be—'

He didn't have time to say the second half of his sentence, because the golden sword had already drawn from the throne's sheath and, under the watchful eyes of countless civilians and soldiers, severed the machine in half!

Chapter 198: [Bayeli Geitia], Gundam stands here!

Om-!

The deep buzzing sound did not come from conventional thrusters, but from some more fundamental force pulsating within.

The metal throne beneath [Bayeri], forged from the remains of M·A, emitted a mechanical clanging sound as if it were disintegrating. The massive base unfolded and split apart, revealing the sinister armory hidden within for three hundred years!

Long alloy cables, gleaming with a dark gold luster, suspended sharp tail blades, like living dragons and snakes, silently sliding out from the unfolded base and flexibly connecting to the special interface on the back of [Bayeri].

The enormous circular backrest of the throne, in a dazzling transformation, disintegrated into twelve sharply angled floating cannon units shimmering with eerie blue energy. They silently floated up, like loyal guards, lining up around the silver demon god, their muzzles not flashing lasers, but rather cold, sharp spikes.

At the same time, on the pristine silver armor of [Bayeri], intricate and delicate silver-blue light paths suddenly lit up, as if an integrated circuit had been injected with life, flowing with high-density pure energy.

Even more astonishingly, its enormous body, without activating any of the main thrusters, slowly and steadily detached from the throne and floated into the air!

An invisible force was supporting it, causing the surrounding air to distort slightly, as if light and shadow were flickering—a scene that would feel familiar yet unbelievable to the soldiers on the spaceship.

Because the Yahab reactor has a similar effect on the surrounding environment when it is activated, and by using the "gravity engine" to channel the force, it is possible to simulate planetary gravity inside the warship. Most artificial satellites also utilize this technology.

However, the abilities that [Bayeri] is currently displaying are exactly the opposite!

This is an "anti-gravity engine"!

No, to be precise, it's a "vector engine"!

It doesn't simply apply gravity in a certain direction, but rather freely determines the direction of gravity within a certain range, centered on the mobile suit—this is the source of the abnormal phenomena that occurred on the enemy mobile suits before.

The reactors on the MS are simply not capable of providing such a high power output, not even the dual-reactor system of the Gundam frame... This Silver Mazinger possesses some kind of mysterious technology that has never been shown to the world before!

"No...impossible!"

Inside the cockpit of the enemy captain's aircraft, the captain, soaking in nutrient solution, stared wide-eyed, his eyes wide with rage. He looked at the silver demon god that had stepped out of ancient mythology into reality, feeling the oppressive feeling that almost froze his soul, and let out a desperate roar.

"Why!"

He tried desperately to control the machine, but the invisible force field still held him firmly in place, and the half-finished MS was powerless to resist.

Then, he saw Bayeri raise his arm—

boom!

The cockpit was breached by an armor-piercing alloy projectile fired from a drone!

The movements were fluid and natural, as if the person had simply stretched their muscles after waking up.

Then, a golden longsword inserted beside the throne, as if guided by invisible threads, slid precisely into the giant steel hand.

Thus, he wielded two swords, their blades now adorned with blue patterns, just like his own body.

[Bayeli] has moved!

In that instant, there was no deafening engine roar, only the ghostly, silent surge brought by the anti-gravity engine!

The moment it charged into the enemy ranks, the thrusters emitted blue ion tail flames, and the hovering machine suddenly accelerated, turning into a silver-blue afterimage, appearing almost instantaneously in front of a mobile suit!

Clang—!

The golden longsword drew a cold and perfect arc in the air.

Without a violent collision or a shower of sparks, the high-performance, heavily armored new MS unit, along with its weapon held high but unable to fall in time, was silently cleaved in two from shoulder to waist, like a piece of butter sliced ​​by a hot knife!

The cross-section was slightly reddish, and the internal pipelines, structure, and even the horrified team members in the cockpit were exposed to the air in an instant, and were then swallowed up by the implosion caused by the dissipated energy!

boom!

Before the fireball from the explosion had fully expanded, it was already "pushed" away by the force field, as if an invisible shield was surrounding it. The next moment, [Bayeli], protected by this shield, emerged from the flames through a meteor-like spindle-shaped channel and rushed towards the next enemy aircraft.

fast!

too fast!

Its movements completely defy the physical laws of conventional mobile suits. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to perform such maneuvers within the atmosphere, even for mobile suits using the latest thrusters!

With lightning speed and the overwhelming force of ancient cavalry, the MS squad attacking the temple, despite having a numerical advantage, had the illusion of becoming the prey. For a moment, they didn't even think about regrouping, but instead tensed up and charged forward.

The silver-blue light trail stretched out a dazzling yet deadly band of light as it moved at high speed.

boom!

boom!

boom!

A series of explosions rang out, and flames filled the entire space. The sweeping aftershocks were blocked by the transparent barrier at the edge, which thankfully prevented them from engulfing the people.

Another enemy mobile suit had just barely broken free from the force field's restraints and raised its rapid-fire cannon. Before the high-explosive shells could be fired, the floating cannons surrounding [Bayeri] had already opened fire!

The arrow-like, slender spikes, like precise surgical scalpels, pierced its head in an instant! The moment the MS lost its balance, like a small animal pinned to the ground, [Bayeri]'s golden longsword swept past its cockpit in the blink of an eye.