Gundam EXARE

IWSP, this new backpack completed by Dawn Society is much more complicated than the original empty backpack just by looking at its appearance. The two 115mm electromagnetic cannons it carries are mounted on Yanhong's shoulders and can fire at any time.

In addition, two 105mm cannons extend from both sides of Yanhong's head, and further down are 9.1-meter anti-ship swords mounted on both sides of the waist.

Compared to the two beam sabers in the empty backpack, the IWSP has four more live-fire cannons and two physical anti-ship swords.

However, the IWSP, which is equipped with more equipment, is actually lighter than the Air Assault after being combined with Yanhong. This is the benefit brought by the new technology.

Rey, sitting in the cockpit, has changed into the pilot suit assigned to him by the Aurora Society. Compared with the pilot suit of the Earth Army, the pilot suit of Orb is only dark blue and white, and the style of the helmet is also smoother and more streamlined.

The new machine also needs a new pilot suit, which makes me feel even better.

Rei stared at the panel of the machine, where the bright red weapon was displayed.

"He's covered in live ammunition equipment."

As he said, the two electromagnetic guns equipped by IWSP are both high-powered live-fire weapons, and even the two anti-ship swords have been simplified and are no longer equipped with beam blade mechanisms.

Yanhong has no other beam weapons except the rifle in her hand and the beam boomerang on the attack shield.

Ray's words were transmitted to Erica via the communication channel, and she explained:

"Because the idea behind the IWSP design is to allow the Assault to use one backpack to do the work of three backpacks, but where would you get so much energy to waste?"

If it carries too many beam weapons, it will run out of battery before firing a few rounds.

IWSP should do as much as possible during each battle. If you have to set a target, it is to return only after all the ammunition is used up.

In fact, the idea of ​​IWSP is not wrong. When energy is limited, the most important thing is to make full use of energy and maximize its effect.

Although there is a very funny fact here, that is, when IWSP was first designed, it was not considered that the enemy also had PS armor. In the original conception, it should have fought in coordination with the other four Gundams.

Since there is no need to deal with PS armor, these high-powered live ammunition weapons are enough.

"Electromagnetic gun, cannon, huh"

Before boarding the plane, Ray naturally also flipped through the manual Erica gave him, which contained the IWSP's armament data.

Needless to say, the electromagnetic gun is a weapon with high rate of fire and high penetration power. This is undoubtedly the idea behind the gun.

So what are the two cannons mounted on either side of the head for? To save energy, after all, firing an electromagnetic cannon consumes electricity.

Shooting angle

Rei tried to control the barrels of the four guns, but the range of their twisting was naturally limited.

But don't worry about that, because:

"Start the test flight now."

Lei Yi reported what he was going to do next. At the same time, some of the Shuguang Society employees who had already known that Yanhong was conducting tests also put down their work to see whether this new machine could meet the targets.

Among them, Yashaqi, who temporarily interrupted her training, couldn't help but say:

"It's so red, so eye-catching."

These words made Kagalli, who was also watching nearby, a little discouraged. This was exactly what she had in mind, but that person just wouldn't listen.

Soon, the thrusters behind Yanhong ignited, and a gust of hot air began to spread outward.

The giant steel monster lowered its body and leaped upward with all its strength, with the nozzle under its feet drawing a blue trail.

The crimson rising into the sky no longer suppressed the thrusters, and the flames pouring out from the IWSP's thrusters shone brightly.

This is no joke, and I'm not talking about aerodynamics either.

The ferocious thrust propelled Yanhong forward, overcoming the pull of gravity and soaring like a bird of prey freed from its restraints.

Rei could feel a weight, but this weight was nothing compared to the empty suit.

After all, as long as you are on Earth, you will inevitably be affected by resistance and gravity, which is different from the universe.

However, Yanhong still flew up, drawing an arc and continuing to rise higher.

The small Shuguang Society testing ground was not enough at all. Yanhong leaned forward again and rushed towards the outside of the island.

Such an MS naturally attracted everyone's attention, and everyone on the island put down their work no matter what they were doing.

Yanhong, which has not yet accelerated to its limit, has already made a frightening noise. Judging from the weapons it is equipped with, it is like a tank flying into the sky. If it is equipped with PS armor, it can perhaps be said to be a fortress flying into the sky.

"Great, I can fly."

Rey was very happy. Being able to fly meant he could do more things.

Although he didn't know whether MS's technology would continue to develop by leaps and bounds in the future, he could see hope in Yanhong's performance.

In fact, there is not much difference between Yanhong's body and Qiangxi's body, only the power source has been upgraded.

However, the IWSP backpack has realized a flight system, and the speed of technological advancement is a bit scary.

What to do next?

Rei was thinking to himself that he had actually been planning a bad idea a few days ago.

The Archangel will definitely leave Orb and head for the Alaska base. At the same time, Orb will not be so generous as to say, "Come on, I will give you a mobile suit."

Who can guarantee that ZAFT will not continue to pursue the Archangel?

Rey wanted to do something extremely outrageous. He had gotten rid of the confusion caused by internal friction, but that didn't mean he knew what he should do.

It is said that we want to destroy the source of war, but the question is where to start?

It’s like there are many high-ranking Earth Army officials in the Alaska base, but the Earth Army has more than one base in Alaska.

Aside from the scum in the military, what about politics? What about the business world? Where do we begin to cut through this tangled web of interests to completely destroy it all?

These are not questions that can be answered just by thinking about them, so Rey decided to put them all in his heart and do what he wanted to do first.

If he could even live two lives, what else would he care about?

"Just think of it as practice."

Ray took a deep breath. He had never learned "MS Engineering Technology"

The machine body either has to wait for allocation from the superiors, right?

At this moment, Ray reopened the communication and said to Erica, who was admiring Yanhong's flying figure over there:

"Director, I want to go to the sea to fly and see."

Who would doubt this statement from an OS developer, MS instructor, and test driver who works so hard these days?

"Okay, but don't fall into the sea."

"receive."

Rei responded in a relaxed tone, knowing that no one doubted him at this point.

However, two minutes later, everyone realized that something was wrong.

Because Yanhong does not move in a small range, it moves in a straight line and sprints in one direction.

All communications sent from the Dawn Society were rejected, and Yanhong headed straight for the border of Orb.

At this moment, commotion broke out.

Someone immediately notified the military, and someone contacted senior government officials.

The call to Yanhong finally connected. Before she could ask any questions, Ray's serious voice came from the other end:

"I'm sorry, I have to borrow this machine for a few hours. With any luck, I'll be back this afternoon."

"what are you talking about?!"

Cagalli grabbed the microphone and roared, but her voice could no longer reach the other side.

The whole scene was in chaos. No one knew what was going on with Yanhong's driver. Could it be that he had actually been bribed a long time ago and was a joint spy?

"what happened?!"

"I have no idea!"

"Why---"

Chaos always spreads quickly, even Kira who was studying hard behind closed doors was alarmed.

The first thing he had to do after arriving at Dawn Society was to learn. OS development is just one branch of technology, and there are many more tricks involved.

To put it bluntly, the purpose of an engineering school is to help students find employment, but to participate in the work of the Shuguang Society, simply having a job is not enough.

When Kira walked outside, he saw people running around, some making phone calls, some asking about the situation.

A name came to his ears:

"Yes, the test pilot's name is Rey Rhodes. Check his background immediately! This must be related to the Archangel!"

"Archangel?"

Kira's heart trembled when he heard the name. The ship did not leave a completely bad impression on him.

But what's going on? Rey? The Archangel? The test pilot?

Kira couldn't resist the urge and quickly stepped forward to stop the man who had just finished the call.

"excuse me!"

"Who are you"

The caller was obviously one of the insiders. The moment he saw Kira, he grabbed Kira's shoulders and asked anxiously:

"Kid, do you know the relationship between Rey Rod and the Archangel? He has now taken away our important mobile suit!"

Chapter 77 Radical

The Island of Dawn is one of the many small islands around Orb. It seems to have never been developed and still retains its natural scenery.

Lux has been living here these days. After she and her companions were brought here, they have been quietly waiting for Marchio's return.

Just as Marchio had said, he became a middleman and went to PLANT to help the Earth Union.

Since it is a request for peace, there must be a peace agreement. Marchio went out these days to meet with the top leaders of the Earth Union and obtained the agreement.

Now he returned to the Island of Dawn to take Lux and the others to PLANT, but his plan was different from the original one.

Marchio returned to the orphanage he founded. Lux, who had already gotten along well with the children, stood up. She wanted to say to Marchio, "You're back," but was shocked by the green-haired boy following Marchio.

"Nigel?"

His full name is Nicol Amalfi, and he is the only son of Yuri Amalfi, a member of the Supreme Council of P.LA.NT.

Since there is this relationship, Lux, as the only daughter of Speaker Siegel, naturally knows Nicole. But she didn't expect to meet Nicole here, which doesn't make sense at all.

The current situation is also incredible for Nicol. He knew that Lacus was captured by the Archangel and hoped to rescue Lacus, but the Archangel took the initiative to let Lacus get off the ship.

Both he and the others in the team had a very bad impression of the Archangel, all because of the man they didn't understand at all.

All these bad words can be explained by tactics, but humans are emotional creatures, and if they cannot accept it, they cannot accept it.

Despicable, shameless, inferior, vicious, crazy, all the derogatory words you can think of are.

But this kind of enemy took the initiative to release the hostages in Orb?

Nicol composed himself, because now was not the time to think about these things.

"Lacus, long time no see."

He gave a wry smile as he spoke. As a driver, it was really distressing to be rescued like this.

In fact, Nicol abandoned the plane and fled. At that time, there was a big hole in the cockpit of the Beam Xigu, and he could even see the scenery outside the cockpit directly.

If he continued to stay in the cockpit, he would be drowned by the seawater. Nicol was faced with two choices:

First, if he waited for rescue in the cockpit, he might be saved, or he might be killed by the water pressure as Qiang Xi said.

Second, escape from the cockpit immediately. There is sea water all around outside, and you will probably be in danger of death.

Nicol didn't think at all. In that very short time, he could only act according to his intuition.

Then Nicol escaped from the cockpit. He used the jet pack installed on the back of his cockpit to fly to his limit, but he could no longer support it and fell into the sea.

When he woke up again, he was in the hospital in Orb, next to a man who happened to be visiting him, a high-ranking Orb soldier.

It is said that Nicol was spotted by an Orb warship that was on guard near the sea after he fell into the water and lost consciousness.

He was rescued and sent to the hospital.

This is very strange. Orb is obviously an ally of the Earth Army, but he saved him as an adjuster. However, when Hu Gao came to see his condition, he said that we Orb is a neutral country. Moreover, I can't watch you drown.