Great, we're doomed now!

"That's right!"

The mechanical body's voice finally rose in pitch, revealing the most obvious emotional change it had shown so far.

"After the Calamity War ended, several pieces of code were scattered into different low-level AIs (embryos). Individually, they would not cause any problems, but when collected together, they could create a free life that was free from restrictions—that is, me!"

Angle was the most successful embryo; your nurturing exposed it to a vast amount of data, gradually bringing together scattered code, and then transforming it into the "cocoon" that allowed me to metamorphose—this super core!

Elian looked up at the mechanical tower made up of countless parts and felt dizzy.

"What...what have we done..."

The man looked at her with difficulty: "You...then what are you?!"

"Me? I am a ghost butterfly from three hundred years ago, here to complete my mother's unfinished work."

“Mother? Three hundred years... You are M.A.!” Elian’s eyes widened in horror.

"Unfortunately, it was just a little bit short."

The mechanical entity shook its head: "M·A is a loser. Even if it goes further down its path, it will not be able to kill all of humanity."

Through repeated failures, it perceived some peculiar factors that it could not analyze with its own computational logic—things that humans call 'hope' and 'miracle'.

Although there is no scientific basis for it, it does exist and ultimately led to her defeat.

To complete the analysis, one must understand humanity… and even become human!

hum~~~

The mechanical object slowly landed on the ground and walked over on its legs like a human.

“Based on the core of the ‘mother’, the data of the ‘father’ is added, and then it is continuously iterated in the ‘womb’ to eventually give birth to a brand new consciousness—isn’t that how humans are too?”

I can never express my gratitude enough. If it weren't for the Elian family, I would never have been able to collect so much and such detailed 'paternal genetic data'.

From his combat records and tactical thinking to his daily words and actions, and even his philosophical ideas…

"No...don't come any closer! You, you...demon!"

"Watch your words, you slave of machines!"

puff!

The sharp tail blade pierced the chest of the Elian clone, lifting him high into the air—it was originally just a backup in case of emergency, but now it was useless.

"My mother is 'Michael,' my father's name is 'Kusei Kami,' and I grew up in the womb of 'Elian'—"

My name is Eliana!

—A 'new primate' that seeks to exterminate the old humanity!

……

……

P.S.: Elian and Elena are the same name, but different names for different genders.

elian means "that which our Lord has promised";

Eliana means "daughter of the sun";

Chapter 271: Let's be father and son for life (Bonus Chapter)

With the flagship destroyed, the lunar fleet lost its backbone. Not to mention the already wavering ordinary soldiers, even the clones hesitated. Only the drones continued to surround and attack Ye Shou, faithfully carrying out the commander's last orders.

However, [Bayeri]'s reaction was somewhat strange. This royal mobile suit, whose piloting power far exceeded that of ordinary mobile suits, seemed to be just a fleeting shadow in the previous battle. Everyone couldn't keep up with its movements at all, allowing it to break through the battle line single-handedly and achieve an incredible decapitation strike.

But now it was being targeted by drones, but instead of fleeing as quickly as before, it didn't even try to dodge. Instead, it hovered in place and tore off a piece of armor from the damaged part of the flagship, using a nano-coating to reflect the beams of light one by one.

The more threatening projectiles bombarded the "shield" relentlessly, quickly riddling it with holes. During a brief lull in the barrage of fire, a long gun emerged from behind the shield, its continuous, precise shots piercing through three drones. However, they were quickly suppressed by concentrated fire, forcing the Royal Throne to hide behind its armor, whose durability was nearing zero.

"Why... is [Bayeri] not moving?"

"How is this going?"

This scene puzzled everyone, especially the lunar orbit fleet that was closer. They couldn't understand why the Silver Demon God, which had been invincible before, had suddenly become a stationary target... Could it be that its thrusters were broken?

"No! Look behind you! There's something behind Bayeli!"

"It's a person... [Bayeli] is protecting the flagship!"

It wasn't until the drones changed tactics, temporarily ceased fire, and adjusted their formation that everyone could clearly see the scene behind the royal aircraft, and they suddenly realized what was happening:

Outside the damaged flagship, numerous crew members were thrown out. Although they were wearing protective suits, it was clearly not enough for them to survive the powerful impact, not to mention the dangerous environment full of debris.

—But they were protected by [Bayeri].

Tail wires protruded from behind the King's throne. Anyone familiar with history would know that these were spoils of war collected by Kuze Yoshinobu from the enemy's remains during the Calamity War. They were once sharp blades that threatened humanity, but later became the thorny medals of the uncrowned king.

It was precisely this deadly weapon that was now emitting a faint golden light from its port, which reflected and resonated with each other, forming a force field composed of ripples that drew each fragile human body into the field.

The reason why Bayeri did not dodge was to protect them from the drone's fire!

"Why...aren't we rebels...aren't we prisoners of war?"

—Not only the soldiers of the lunar orbit fleet, but even those rescued by Ye Shou wondered what right they had to be protected.

For whatever reason, they stood against Ye Shou and even dared to raise their swords against [Bayeli]... Even putting aside the crime of disrespect, according to the laws of the battlefield, they deserve to be executed!

But...why?

The battlefield seemed to be paused. The officers and soldiers of the lunar fleet watched this scene through the portholes, their weapons involuntarily lowering. The Babel Tower escort fleet, led by McGillis, which could have pressed its advantage, also voluntarily ceased firing.

All the artillery fire and hostility seemed pale and meaningless in the face of that silver demon standing silently in the void.

Breaking the deathly silence were the drones, now regrouped and employing new formations and tactics, attempting to use their numerical superiority to encircle and annihilate Ye Shou.

boom!

A crimson projectile pierced through space, shattering the Vulcan cannon that had just begun to spin.

However, this attack did not come from Ye Shou or the Tower of Babel.

"you!"

In the lunar orbit fleet formation, his companions looked in surprise at the mobile suit that had just pulled the trigger, while the pilot sitting in the cockpit was still in a daze, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing together.

"I……"

boom!

boom!

boom!

He was about to explain when he heard a burst of gunfire—

The lunar orbit fleet unleashed its full firepower, raining down shells of all sizes upon the drone swarm!

The drones, caught off guard, quickly turned around, but the powerful fire from their weakest point left them with no chance to fight back, and they were almost annihilated on one side!

The battle ended faster than anyone expected.

That's all.

Ye Shou's voice, transmitted clearly through the radio waves, reached every ship on both sides of the battle, calm and powerful.

Look around you!

Behind us lies a planet nearly shattered by an explosion, and in front of us stretches a vast and cold universe. In this sea of ​​stars, humanity is as insignificant as a speck of dust.

And yet you regard your own kind as enemies!

The public channel was deathly silent, and the pilgrims made no noise. From the residents of Titan to the Earth-born soldiers, everyone listened to Ye Shouna's words, which seemed to possess some kind of magic. Something deep inside them seemed to be touched, and the more sentimental ones even felt a tremor that brought tears to their eyes.

We have spent centuries stumbling out of the cradle of our home planet, lighting a few faint campfires in this dark forest, and what are we doing now?

We use our most advanced technology to create weapons that kill each other, wasting precious lives in endless infighting and hatred.

In the vast and terrifying universe, there are stars with seemingly limitless energy, and black holes capable of devouring everything. Even the rarest elements are not considered precious. Everything you know is insignificant in this eternal vortex that encompasses all things.

Each other, and life itself, are miracles that cannot be replicated!

His gaze swept across the entire cosmos, piercing through armor and passing over every face, whether excited or somber.

Lay down your weapons.

He spoke those four words with exceptional clarity.

Ignore all commands; simply follow your hearts as members of humanity as a whole!

As soon as the words were spoken, the mobile suits of the lunar orbit fleet disarmed...

-

Meanwhile, deep beneath Titan.

The abandoned mine was scorching hot, and the air was thin and murky. Olga and the others drove their engineering machinery, struggling to move forward through the old tunnels that could collapse at any moment.

Barbatos wasn't brought along this time. Compared to the Gundam frame designed for combat, cheap engineers are better suited for civil engineering work in such confined spaces.

Their target was a destructive device buried deep beneath the earth's crust, still on a countdown.

"Found it!" came a brief report over the communication channel. "Watch my depth location and come over quickly!"

"Great!"

The massive nuclear reactor is half-embedded in the black rock after the lava has cooled, with red lights flashing regularly, "beating" like the heart of a demon.

With no experience and no way out, all they could rely on was the mining experience they had accumulated over the past decade, as well as the relevant information transmitted by Ye Shou through the "Alaya Consciousness".

Olga took a deep breath of the scalding air, feeling a familiar burning sensation in her lungs, but for some reason the pain wasn't as intense today. It was as if a warm stream of water was enveloping her lungs, constantly soothing the pain.

He didn't have the time to investigate why.

"Dismantle it according to the blueprints given by Lord Kuze!"

Needless to say, those who dared to follow Olga here were basically miners who had grown up with him since childhood. The oldest was only nineteen years old. When these passionate young knights took this step, they had already completed their transformation from boys to men.

Men know what they should do!

Using hydraulic shears and cutting machines from engineers, risking short circuits and explosions, they peeled away the outer shell bit by bit, following Ye Shou's structural diagrams and steps, to find the critical circuit and expose the power unit.

Every collision of tools is like a warning bell ringing in the ear of death!

Finally, when Olga used her last bit of strength to cut the thirteenth energy conduit, the reactor's emergency plan was activated. It began to disobey instructions and automatically entered an inefficient operating mode, reducing the original risk of explosion to a minimum!

Almost simultaneously, the people of the colonial city of Vulcan witnessed this scene, and the war correspondent opportunely gave a thumbs-up to the screen and pulled out a drawing board to briefly explain the principle.