Gundam EXARE

There was a hint of despair in Diego's tone, because this time he actually witnessed the death of his comrade at close range.

Dusk Bullet, ZAFT's ace pilot.

Every ace may subconsciously feel that he is invincible before being shot down, but unfortunately, the battlefield is a world where you don’t know when you will die or how you will die.

Miguel didn't even get a chance to scream before the bombardment, which was white on the outside and red on the inside, vaporized him along with his vehicle. The red and white beam continued to pull for a distance, melting the outer wall of the colony satellite from the inside.

A white mobile suit rushed out from the opened passage, its right hand holding a green heavy cannon named after the Flame God.

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The three shots fired by the strong attack were not for retaliation, but for sending a signal.

The beam hit the outer wall of the colony satellite, causing damage. Rei inside the colony satellite knew the approximate location of the enemy through this signal.

"Good luck."

Rei said that the previous attack directly took out an enemy plane.

"We said earlier that we couldn't allow the colony to continue to be damaged."

He verbally reviewed his behavior.

"But we've already made a few holes before, so one more shouldn't be a big deal."

After leaving the colony satellite and arriving in outer space, Ray felt the heaviness of his body lighten slightly.

The last bit of the Golden Heretic's restraints were broken free, and it flew through the real universe.

"So familiar."

After Rei said this, he was surprised at his own subconscious words. Although the dark universe was before him, he inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.

But the battlefield is not a place for savoring, and a new light shone from the barrel of Storm's completed combination.

"You bastard!"

Diego opened fire angrily. This yellow shell was powerful enough to destroy even the anti-beam shield of the Assault, and it would definitely shatter the MS into pieces if it hit the MS.

It's a pity that it's meaningless if you can't hit the target. How can you use such a shooting method at such a distance?

It's very powerful, but it fires too slowly, and there's a long gap between shots.

Rey fully understood that the ZAFT soldiers actually had no real experience in MS combat, after all, the Earth Army had not yet officially mass-produced MS.

"Let me teach you what mobile suit warfare is."

The golden heretic swung out a blue flame, and its body rolled sideways, lighting up a pink beam halfway.

The golden heretic, holding a knife in his left hand, passed by Baofeng's artillery fire, and kicked Baofeng's cockpit with the momentum of the advance at the moment when Baofeng's attention was attracted by the saber.

"My legs aren't for nothing."

Ray turned the gun around and aimed the Flame God at the unbalanced Storm.

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Chapter 5 Space War

"Uh!"

Diego hadn't expected the Golden Heretic to attack like this, a kick? The people in the maintenance team are going to start cursing!

But he had to admit one thing:

"Great, that really works!"

Storm's phase-shifting armor did its best to mitigate the damage and impact, but the Golden Heretic's mass of dozens of tons was truly fatal. The aftershocks echoing inside the cockpit made it difficult for Diego to even see the screen in front of him clearly.

But he could still hear the machine's rapid warnings, telling him that the storm was locked.

Not long ago, he proudly seized the Earth Army's cutting-edge MS, and now he is about to blow it up along with this MS?

"Don't even think about it!"

Diego used the index and middle fingers of his left hand to switch the weapons and then immediately pressed the trigger with his right hand. It didn't matter if he couldn't see the weapons clearly, because the machine had already been locked.

On the other side, Rey, who was about to pull the trigger, saw Storm's shoulder armor open, and the missile pods hidden inside his shoulders began to roar, and 12 missiles rushed directly towards the Golden Heretic.

Ray didn't know whether Storm's PS armor was too effective or the adjuster's physique was strong enough, but in any case, the enemy quickly fought back under the strong impact.

"As expected of an adjuster, your reaction is really quick."

If Rey was driving a Strike, he would open fire directly, and the worst that would happen would be that his battery would be depleted.

However, the armor of the Golden Heretic is made of lightweight foam metal with a certain degree of defense. If he is hit by two or three missiles, he and his body will be destroyed here.

"And I don't want to die so early."

Rey was able to dodge the attack because he was driving the Golden Heretic. The Golden Heretic, who put away his sword and retreated, fired the Vulcan cannon on his head at the pursuing missiles, shooting them down in succession.

If it attacked here, it would probably have to take two or three missiles, but the Golden Heretic's mobility allowed it to barely dodge.

Then Ray pulled the trigger, and the red and white beams fired by the Flame God twisted and turned, detonating all the remaining missiles, and then destroyed Storm's right arm and the combined cannon it was holding.

"Neutron interference doesn't work at this distance, damn it!"

No matter how unwilling Diego is, he can only ensure his own survival first. The neutron jammers widely used on the battlefield can interfere with the enemy's search radar and communications on a large scale.

However, at such a close distance, neutron interference is no longer effective, so the Golden Heretic can directly shoot at the storm hidden behind the missile fire according to the data given by the radar.

Rey did not pursue Storm, who was injured by his firing according to his feelings. After all, Storm was concentrating on dodging to protect himself, and it would take too much time to shoot him down.

The main purpose of his trip was the battleship. Without the battleship, the MS would not be able to chase the Archangel all the way.

Then Rei discovered a problem:

"Where are the enemy ships?"

According to Mu, ZAFT should have sent two warships this time.

But until now, Rey has only seen one Storm, and no trace of the enemy ship. The Storm is not guarding or sniping around the mothership.

"That is to say—"

The Golden Heretic put away his saber and raised the Flame God high in his hand. The blue light in the distance was the flame produced by the thrusters.

ZAFT has 6 MSs, 4 Gs, 1 Jinn, and 1 Xigu whose arm was broken by the strong attack. Isn't it easy to replace an arm?

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"To capture a thief, first capture the leader. This is the most basic military strategy."

Cruze in the Xigu cabin sneered. He was not stupid enough to be completely unprepared for the enemy's sneak attack, but he was not sure what the enemy was going to do.

Judging from the current situation, the enemy commander is quite quick-witted, and the pilot of this unknown MS is also quite capable.

"But I'd better save that cannon for bigger targets."

As Cruze said, the Flame God is different from the beam rifle. This heavy artillery is used to attack enemy warships and strongholds. It has a long interval between continuous shots and consumes a lot of energy. Firing it randomly will cause you to run out of power first.

The Golden Heretic moved the Flame God that he had set up. He couldn't lock onto Xigu who was maneuvering in disorder.

Rey just said that Diego doesn't understand MS combat, but Cruze is different. He knows very well that the basis of combat is to keep moving.

Rey retracted the manual sight and stepped on the pedal, causing the Golden Heretic to leave behind the incapable Storm and sprint towards Xigu.

If the MS attacks from the mothership, then the mothership is likely in the direction of Xigu.

The tactical clash began long before the battle. Who saw through the other? Who was one step ahead?

Rei hasn't found the opponent's mothership yet, but once the distance gets closer he'll be able to better aim at Xigu.

The Golden Heretic turned the muzzle of the Flame God in his hand, and then Xigu's body leaned forward to an angle that made people think it was about to fall, and then the entire machine dived towards the bottom of it.

"!"

Rei quickly adjusted the muzzle of the gun, but he couldn't keep up. Xigu's movement trajectory was completely different from what he had seen before.

That's right, fighting in a gravity environment is fundamentally different from fighting in a space environment.

The Golden Heretic is very mobile, but seems slow to Cruze.

"It seems you have no experience in space combat."

As soon as Cruze finished his slightly mocking words, Xigu turned around and raised his hands, aiming the assault machine gun loaded with armor-piercing bullets in his right hand and the three-barreled Vulcan cannon mounted on the shield of his left arm at the Golden Heretic.

Unlike the dazzling beams of light, the continuous firing of live bullets only flashes at the muzzle.

Xigu's movements were agile, and its hands kept adjusting the angle of the muzzle. The roaring thrusters made the MS draw an arc and rise, leaving a fleeting U-shape.

The level of the driver can be seen from the movements of the MS. Ray decisively gave up using the Flame God to bombard. He manipulated the body to keep evading while trying to close the distance with Xigu. Then he saw Xigu's flexible body movements that could change directions to different angles at any time.

This is the universe. We won’t be pulled by gravity when we move upwards, and we won’t hit the ground when we move downwards. XYZ three-axis maneuverability is the basis of space warfare.

"That's great!"

Rei found it very tricky. In order to save power, the Golden Heretic only brought the Flame God. It was impossible to rely on the Vulcan Cannon to hit such a flexible enemy.

Cruze praised condescendingly:

"The response was pretty quick."

The enemy quickly realized that the heavy artillery was useless and made the right choice to move closer.

"But you can't catch up with me."

As Cruze said, there is already a gap between Xigu and Golden Heretic, and even if the performance of their machines is very different, it is not possible to catch up in a short period of time.

Rey pulled another trigger, and the Vulcan cannon shot out from the Golden Heretic's head was like a stone sinking into the sea, and disappeared half a second later.

And Xigu continued to draw beautiful arcs with his tail flame. Being able to drive a MS like that was simply art.

In the dark universe, there are two blue lines that seem to be converging. One is escaping, the other is pursuing, and the two are constantly repeating the cycle of getting closer and farther away.

Xigu's seemingly irregular movement left the Golden Heretic helpless, as it had no weapons to block the opponent's movement.

This is just one corner of the battle. From a more macro perspective, the golden heretic who was carrying out the decapitation operation was dragged here and could not find his target at all.

The smile on Cruze's face had not faded yet, and he acted very relaxed.

After all, the time gained was enough, and a feeling that even he himself could hardly describe told him that the friendly forces had returned.

"Holy Shield."

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Cruze said the name of the MS, and at the same time, the Holy Shield, which had arrived earlier thanks to its transformed speed, aimed at the Golden Heretic's arm and blasted a red and white beam from its abdomen.

“He’s back as expected!”

Ray had guessed this would happen, and he raised his machine amidst the noise of warning.

This was something he had learned from Cruze and put into practice immediately. The Golden Heretic turned around and pulled up, then immediately moved to the side to avoid the emerald green beam of light.

It turned out that after completing the bombardment, the Holy Shield transformed back into the MS state, and it used the continuous shooting of the beam rifle to suppress the evasive space of the Golden Heretic.

Cruze has more than one plan, and this is his plan B:

If the Golden Heretic or the Strong Assault launch a surprise attack, they will be responsible for holding them back, and when the other three machines come back, they will be attacked from both sides.

Seeing the return of the Holy Shield, Xigu also changed its evasive approach. It fired live ammunition to win by quantity, but the barrage of bullets intended to interfere with it achieved unexpected results:

The Golden Heretic who dodged the Holy Shield's shooting was hit in the left shoulder by several armor-piercing bullets, leaving bullet holes, but there was no ricocheting as when the bullets hit the PS armor.

"Is this a reduction in cost on armor?"

Cruze was a little surprised, but since the Golden Heretic didn't have a PS armor, it was simple.

"Aslan, come with me and attack it!"

Xigu's actions suddenly became radical. It drew out its physical heavy-slashing sword and approached the Golden Heretic while firing.

"Roger that!"

After Aslan replied, he closed the distance between himself and the Golden Heretic. The two consecutive shots from the Holy Shield grazed the Golden Heretic's left leg armor, while on the other side, Xigu's shooting accuracy was also improving, leaving several shallow bullet holes in the Golden Heretic's right hand.

Rei was completely at a disadvantage. If he continued like this, he would be shot down in less than half a minute.

But he had no energy to judge the situation. The locked warning in his ears had never stopped since he knew when.

Emerald green beams of light passed by the side, and dense bullets brushed past the feet.

He couldn't tell up from down, left from right, but he could tell which way to hide to avoid attacks.

It's like an adrenaline rush, or like being so focused that you forget everything else.