The people left in the villa glanced at the time and couldn't help but feel worried. Due to the dispersion of GN Particles, along with heavy fire coverage and communication interference, they were unable to contact the Gundam Meisters on the front line.
"It's been five hours since the operation started. I hope Setsuna and the others are okay," Lichty said anxiously.
"Don't say such discouraging things! According to the D7 contingency plan, they should have regrouped by now," Christina scolded.
"Sorry..."
"If only we could use GN fighters! Damn it, why aren't they ready at this time..." Lasse punched his palm, feeling miserable about being in the dark and having to wait.
"Beep beep—"
"Communication request from Gundam Rasiel!"
Hearing Christina's report, everyone gathered around the sleeping Feldt.
"This is Gundam Rasiel."
"Received, Myer, please speak."
"Calculating the time, the plan should have transitioned from D7 to E6. I've deployed," Yang Hui said.
"Understood."
"Yang Hui."
"Don't worry." Looking at the two anxious faces on the screen, Yang Hui smiled confidently, "We'll all be fine. Just stay at home and wait for our good news."
"Yes, you must come back," Sumeragi and Wang Liu Mei nodded. Yang Hui's smile always brought them courage.
"Don't worry, I haven't married you yet."
After the communication ended, the smiles on the two women's faces faded, replaced by worry.
"Ms. Huang, Miss Wang, trust Myer. He will definitely succeed."
"That's right, Myer is the strongest. The Joint Forces can't do anything to him."
"With Myer around, everyone will surely return safely."
Everyone comforted them, and in their hearts, Myer was like Optimus Prime; as long as he was there, nothing would go wrong.
"Yes, we believe in him."
...
At the joint command center for the military exercise, Kati was reviewing the battle situation report while listening to her subordinates' updates, contemplating the subsequent combat deployment.
"Initial strikes successful, five Gundams have successfully regrouped!"
"The five Gundams are stationed at coordinates TF4122."
"Increase long-range fire suppression; we cannot allow the Gundams to move an inch!"
"Understood! Increasing long-range fire suppression!"
"Did they really choose a weak point? Kujo, your defeat is already certain. Once you're in the pocket, don't think about getting out!" Kati thought to herself, continuing to issue orders: "Deploy the 23rd, 35th, 67th, and 91st MS units!"
"Understood! Deploying the 23rd, 35th, 67th, and 91st MS units! Repeat! Deploying the 23rd, 35th, 67th, and 91st MS units!"
The orders were transmitted, and Kati watched as MS units began to deploy one after another. After five hours of fire suppression, even though the Gundams themselves had not sustained significant damage, the pilots' stamina and energy had greatly diminished. However... it was still not enough!
According to Kati's plan, they needed to continue exhausting them until they were completely worn out; that would be the right time to strike.
"Colonel! The reconnaissance team at coordinates JA8892 has lost signal!"
"What happened? Any reports?"
"None!"
"…The Feather Machine has appeared. Order the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th MS teams to deploy! The reconnaissance units should lock onto the location of the Feather Machine. The 10th to 30th long-range strike units will immediately conduct long-range fire strikes once they lock onto the Feather Machine's position! Order the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th MS teams to enter a state of heightened alert and prepare for deployment!"
"Understood!"
In a completely opposite direction, on the other side of the exercise area, the patrol team had gone dark. Kati could guess without needing further confirmation that Yang Hui had deployed.
Moreover, that direction was originally the area with the most concentrated and strongest forces, and the appearance of Gundam Rasiel in that area was self-evident.
"Don't die, Yang Hui." Kati felt both worried and excited, anxious that Yang Hui might get into trouble, but also thrilled that Yang Hui would fall into her hands. This conflicting emotion made Kati feel exhilarated.
...
"Oh dear, oh dear, have I been discovered already? What a perfect reconnaissance circle! But that's fine; being discovered early means I can help draw more fire away from Setsuna and the others. I just wonder how many troops are prepared to intercept me here."
Yang Hui casually shot down two reconnaissance GN-X units and continued moving toward the direction where Setsuna and the others were located. However, just after traveling less than ten kilometers, the radar alarm blared, and Yang Hui couldn't help but curse as he looked at the radar.
"F*ck! Kati, are you trying to murder your own husband?!"
Soon, a dense wall of missiles became visible to the naked eye. Yang Hui quickly pulled the control stick, deploying gun-type GN-bits while maintaining ultra-low altitude flight to clear the missile coverage.
Dodging while destroying the missiles in his path, Myer successfully passed through the first barrier. But just after enduring the missile barrage, artillery fire from all directions descended upon him.
"Haro!"
"Understood! Understood!"
Two round Haros flapped their ears in response, simultaneously deploying the shield-type GN-bits on their backs to intercept the incoming artillery strikes.
These two Haros were specially set up by Yang Hui, equipped with a mini quantum link system that could connect directly to VEDA. They had also been input with Yang Hui and Gundam Rasiel's combat data, making them dedicated Haros that could simulate Yang Hui's operational style to assist him. Regular Haros simply couldn't keep up with his reaction speed.
But just as he advanced a little further, another wave of missile coverage came, followed by artillery and more missiles, forming layers of walls blocking Yang Hui's path. He pierced through one layer, but he had no idea how many more layers lay ahead.
"This won't do; I need to reduce their fire support points." Confirming his combat plan, Yang Hui pressed the pedal to the floor, accelerating the GN Particles to full speed, heading toward the source of the incoming fire.
Weaving through the dense artillery fire in narrow gaps, he moved like a butterfly dancing, surrounded by a tough spider web. A slight misstep could lead him to fall into the web and become a meal for the predator.
"Found it! Deploying sword-type GN-bits!"
Eight skirt armor pieces separated, glinting as they fell into one of the fire points, slicing through and cutting a dozen artillery-type Iron Man units in half. Not only that, several beams struck down, hitting the ammunition depot, causing a direct explosion and completely neutralizing a fire point.
"According to the design radius, it should be an arc. Hehe, Kati, your net has been broken by me..." Yang Hui felt confident, as being close to the enemy's fire net meant that to avoid friendly fire, they couldn't cover such a large area with fire like before. He could take this opportunity to tear apart the encircling fire net.
But he hadn't savored his triumph for long before Yang Hui cursed again, as the alarm sounded once more. This time, it wasn't a layer upon layer of fire coverage, but MS units coming in like a swarm of bees.
"Kati! This time, I will definitely find a chance to spank you!" Yang Hui shouted angrily, while also piloting Gundam Rasiel toward the predicted positions of other fire points.
The MS units were only there to entangle him, their mobility far surpassing that of the fire points. They could attack or retreat, and he couldn't give the fire points a chance to relocate; he would take down as many as he could!
(End of Chapter)