Chapter 204
Crackling sound—
Ayano Kosaka's machine, unable to dodge in time, had its armor layer torn apart, parts scattered, structure damaged, signal lost, and it collapsed amidst the barrage of bullets.
"You Britannia beasts!"
Rage burned to the bone, tearing at Ryo Sayama's heart like a piercing poison needle. Anger controlled his mind, and any thought of surrender was immediately cast aside.
"Go to hell!"
He roared and swung his combat crutch at the KMF, colliding with Thermal Sword wielded by the captain of the Gloucester, powered by a generator, sending sparks flying high into the air.
Unfortunately, the real world doesn't change according to human will. At least in this world, this theorem applies most of the time.
With an almost overwhelming power output, the new Gloucester, which was several heads taller and much heavier than the Alexander Type 02, severed the Combat Staff of Ryo Sayama's machine and also severed one of his arms.
Just as Gloucester was about to sever the cockpit of Ryo Sayama's machine, Akito arrived.
"You!"
White undead rushed out from the crimson flames.
A red cross.
At the moment of impact, the pilot of the Gloucester shouted in a voice filled with surprise and excitement, "It's you, 'Hannibal's Wraith'!"
Akid was also surprised by the force and reaction...
He looked up at the new sixth-generation Gloucester. It was so tall!
It was far superior to the mechs of the Order of Saint Raphael Knights that he had encountered during his Narva Operation, and this machine's drive and reaction speed were due to a new type of electronic muscle and drive system.
Akid thought to himself.
He raised his eyes and stared at the Gloucester, which made up a large proportion of the Britannian Army's armored cavalry, and the new Sunderland, which was also taller, larger and thicker, as revealed by the scan. His expression hardened.
He recalled a Britannia legend: Vera, the Third Princess and ruler of European Britannia, had a penchant for making things bigger...
Da da da - Boom boom boom - Clang clang clang!
In just a moment of pause, at least three large lances flew toward Ajid, followed by countless gunshots and cannon fire.
In this hail of bullets, without mature energy shield technology, no matter how skilled Akid was, he could only temporarily avoid the onslaught.
"Commander, we're in big trouble."
Upon landing, he communicated with Layla, saying, "The troop deployment of the Order of Saint Michael is abnormal."
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Chapter 199 Layla in Awakening and Vera Who Came to Reap the Rewards.
The tungsten-core projectile, charged by the electromagnetic acceleration array, emerged from the gun barrel, carrying scorching sparks as it passed through the cockpit of the Alexander, which resembled a cocoon extending from the spine. Fragments from the shattering projectile embedded themselves in and pierced through the red pine trees along its firing path, leaving scorched craters of varying sizes.
This scene: the cockpit armor melted and twisted outwards in an instant, and bright red fragments of the projectile, along with a pool of dazzling crimson, splashed out, captured by the real-time detector of the command aircraft piloted by Layla.
The pilot died, and the mech, which shut down and became inoperable instantly, slammed to the ground due to inertia, rolling like a broken puppet.
Through the gap in the outer shell, the corpse exposed to the air filled with acrid black smoke and the burnt smell of incomplete combustion was a gruesome sight, its belly ripped open, dark red spots, and dripping with blood.
Layla remained silent for a long time as she stared at the mangled flesh, entrails, and various other messy things that made up the cockpit of the friendly KMF mech on the screen.
She recognized the other person.
A Wyvern Team soldier named Sharl, who arrived right after the Hyuga squad, led a KMF tactical squad.
A former member of the EU regular army, France, fought against Britannia in Ukraine, a captain, a graduate of a prestigious university, with a promising future.
Having heard of the W-ZERO unit's victory over the Order of Saint Raphael Knights in the Narva Operation, he volunteered to join this special forces unit with a very high casualty rate, making him an exceptionally outstanding soldier.
During the battle, they fought bravely and destroyed several Order of Saint Michael ' [Sunderland] aircraft and forced a [Gloucester] aircraft to activate its escape pod to evacuate. Their heroic actions greatly boosted morale.
However, this was behind enemy lines, and the newly emerged Charles was not able to show off for long before he was targeted by enemy sniper-specialized armored cavalry. One mistake, and he was shot and killed on the spot.
Buzz...! Buzz...!
The Britannia armored cavalry continued their advance.
"The Order of Saint Michael!"
They chanted, "Long live Britannia! Long live Vera!"
Large and medium caliber anti-KMF rounds, rockets and artillery shells crisscrossed the air, and a hail of bullets swept across the land.
Layla, constantly dodging counterattacks and maintaining distance from the enemy, could clearly hear the roar of fire as various explosives continuously ravaged the forest, and the mournful cries of metal colliding and breaking.
Trees were broken and felled in large swaths, set on fire, and torn to shreds. The battlefield, which had been chaotic yet clear just moments before, was now a scene of utter devastation.
The long-range firepower of the Order of Saint Michael covered vast swathes of forest like hail.
The sound of bullets piercing armor was more prominent than any gunshot at that moment. Sparks flew at the point of impact, the outer shell exploded, and the scattered parts were like torn metal flowers.
A fleeting moment of bloom, gone in an instant; the next bloom is never the same as the last.
In the midst of chaos.
Gloucester hurled a large lance, piercing through a Wyvern Team Alexander that couldn't dodge in time, pinning it to the ground and causing it to explode. Then, he drew his heat-powered longsword for melee combat, parried deftly, and cleanly sliced open the torso of another incoming Alexander.
This prompted the other members of the Saint Michael hunting squad to shout and engage in fierce combat on their internal communication channels.
In an instant, the Alexander, disregarding the damage to its leg components and its overload, carrying a fluid cherry blossom bomb, rushed towards them at high speed in its beast form, pouncing on the face of the Gloucester with lightning speed.
"Die, Britannia pigs! Long live Japan!"
Boom—!
The flames from the explosion shot straight into the sky.
The Gloucester machine signal went offline immediately.
Several Britannia Drone Mechs deployed there were also caught in the explosion.
Despite being some distance away and managing to escape in time, the severely damaged Sunderland tilted backward and crashed into a tree stump, forcing the use of its escape pod to evacuate.
Blood and fire, the atmosphere of purgatory is palpable.
You kill me, I kill you; prey and hunter perish together; the shift in identity happens in an instant.
Perhaps for rank-and-file soldiers fighting on the battlefield, this is what war is like when there is no overwhelming technological gap between the two sides: the dead are the measure, and it's all about who can go the furthest.
"Suka! It's a suicide bomber!"
"Hold your ground! Maintain distance! This is just a tactic by the enemy to make our troops hesitant and timid!"
"Report the situation to Lord Manfredi immediately!"
Even the Order of Saint Michael, known for their bravery, found this reckless Suicide Attack difficult to handle, and their originally swift and overwhelming offensive became much more cautious and subdued.
Self-destruction...
Even within the W-ZERO forces, which she had complete control over, Suicide Attack still emerged.
Layla clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms through her gloves.
Even though she never ordered the soldiers to self-destruct, nor did she use her authority to lock the soldiers' cockpits, and the bomb device was only intended to disrupt Britannia's supply lines, the fact remains that a self-destruct attack occurred.
She and the 'Kamikaze Arno' she despised were not much different in essence; both of them succeeded and rose to high positions by relying on the desperate efforts and sacrifices of others.
Yes, I am not immune to the filth of the world.
But that's precisely why she wants to bring them victory, with all her courage and effort!
Akid too.
Akid... is fighting.
For some reason, Layla seemed to hear Akid's voice in her ear.
"Go to hell."
"Go to hell!"
"Die, all of you!!"
He was driven by an inexplicable madness, running and killing across the battlefield. Because of her battle plan, he had once again transformed into a beast.
Layla seemed to see and hear other people's voices as well.
"For the Alliance!"
"May France live forever!"
"This is Japan's revenge!"
"Mom and Dad, live on—"
"Sorry..."
"Damn Britannia, damn EU, Yukiya, Ayano... Aaaaaah!"
Layla knew that this was the Brain Raid (BRS) system installed on the Alexander, which could parallelize the brains of the pilots.
When drivers are highly excited and focused, and their brainwaves are intense, they may vaguely see His thoughts and ideas, especially His cries before death.
She was deeply saddened and angry, but powerless to change the situation.
Generals are not immune to dying on the battlefield.
The actions of the Britannian Army were beyond reproach; each served their own master and fulfilled their duty, and no one was at fault.
No, now is not the time for sorrow. Before setting out, she made a promise to do everything in her power to lead as many people back alive! Starting with the W-ZERO unit, she would change things and make the world a better place!
Layla, cheer up!
The problem lies with this crazy, blood-soaked world.
You must change Him! Even if it's just a tiny, imperceptible change.
Layla raised her head as she silently recited the mantra.
There was still some sadness in his cyan eyes, but his expression was incredibly resolute and powerful.
"Wyvern Team! Advance towards Daugavpils. Notify all units in the Minsk Front Army that our forces have commenced operations and that the main reserve force of the Order of Saint Michael is engaged in combat with our troops. Attack enemy positions according to the planned schedule! Immediately!"
She shouted at the top of her lungs, "The survivors erect a monument for the dead, and the glory of the unknown soldiers is celebrated because of the tombstone beneath the Arc de Triomphe!"
At that moment, as Layla roared and snatched the [Sakura Dite] bomb from Alexander, who was guarding her, and hurled it with a skill far exceeding that of her usual simulated training towards the enemy's retreating fire net, she was completely unaware that a shimmering, crystal-blue halo appeared in her left eye.
"Another Kamikaze Special Attack!"
Outside the dense forest, a shadow fell over the resolute face of Order of Saint Michael Master, Michele Manfredi the Statue of Faith.
"This time, not everyone is equipped with self-destruct devices; is it a deterrent...?"
Wearing a tactical headset, he coldly observed the location of the explosion.
Hmm, capturing the local commander alive is a bit troublesome.
Are they from District 11 or the EU?
But.
"The one who tied the knot must untie it. As expected of our lord, Princess Vera! With keen insight, she predicted the strategic intentions of the EU coalition to the greatest extent possible and secretly transferred a portion of you back from East Prussia."
With a sigh, Manfredi crossed his arms and looked at the special armored cavalry unit with the markings "AREA-11" on their shoulder armor.
The leader of the Area 11 Special Task Force is Knightmare, with his flashy platinum paint job.
It was Suzaku Kururugi, who piloted the Seventh Generation guide-customized machine [Lancelot], also known as the 'White Knight of District 11'.
Having been honored at the Königsberg Victory Parade, Suzaku Kururugi, with the approval and authorization of the Third Princess, had been accepted into the Britannian Army, and was thus addressed as such by his allies due to his outstanding performance on the battlefield.
Of course, within the EU alliance, especially on the Danzig front, the Allied soldiers called him: 'the white hyena from District 11 ', or 'Vera's war dog'.
"Captain Kururugi, Lieutenant Sekiya, Lieutenant Sato, you know what to do."
"Yes, My Lord!" ×N.