Chapter 180
Li Yue looked at the gates, chose the closest one, and drew the Enma's Blade.
310. Give ZAFT and the Federal Army a surprise.
The X Series has a total of 5 Gundams, each with its own unique characteristics. Gundam Duel is a versatile Gundam used for mid-range combat. Gundam Buster has a very special Mirage System that allows it to physically become invisible. Gundam Storm is a turret-type mobile suit with extremely powerful firepower, designed for attacking fortresses. Aegis is the only mobile suit that can transform from MS mode to MA fighter mode.
As for the Strike, it is even more special, and can even be said to be the most special of the five X Series mobile suits.
He possesses the Gundam Strike as its main body, as well as three interchangeable backpacks: a Greatsword Pack for melee combat, a Wing Pack for increased mobility, and a Heavy Cannon Pack for increased firepower. Of course, you can also choose to equip all three backpacks to achieve the perfect form, which can be used in any environment!
These are all the X Series mobile suits. Of course, they can also be called the G Series, since they are Gundams. However, their numbers all have an X in front of them, so Li Yue habitually refers to them as the X-series.
After opening the door with the Enma's Blade, Li Yue entered one of the warehouses. Inside, he saw an unactivated Gundam. Unlike the other Gundams in this series, which were more square, this Gundam in front of Li Yue looked sharp and aggressive, giving off an assassin vibe.
"I didn't expect to open a Xunlei box."
The Gundam Buster, the one with the Mirage System, is numbered X207. The Gundam Strike is numbered X105. Li Yue doesn't know how Thunder Gundam got its number X207, especially since the Aegis Gundam's number goes straight to X303. The difference between the numbers is huge. He doesn't know what rules these engineers use to number them.
"It seems the machine has been completed and its personal weapons are fully equipped. In other words, the OS for Coordinator has not yet been programmed, so it can only lie there for the time being."
The new mobile suits in the Seed series have a sense of paying homage to the old days. The mobile suits that appeared in the first episode were basically lying on the ground. After activation, they would slowly sit up and eventually stand up, which gives the feeling of Gundam standing on the earth.
At this moment, the Gundam Buster is not activated, so the entire machine is grayish-white. This is because it is not activated, so the PS armor is not charged. When it is not charged, the entire machine is grayish-white. Once it is charged, the entire machine will instantly turn into a black and red color scheme.
"Has the weapon been tested?"
"Yes, sir, the weapons have been tested."
As Li Yue was examining the Gundam Buster, she heard voices nearby. Li Yue activated invisibility and turned her head to see a group of people wearing Federal Army uniforms walking towards her from a distance.
The group walked and talked, with those at the back reporting to those at the front.
"How is the operating system doing?"
After hearing the report, the leader turned to the people behind him and asked them questions.
"There's no way to do this right now, neither our people nor the people from Morgoth can do it, but we're trying our best to find a way to write it."
"Even the Morgoth can't do anything about it?"
"Because the MS development of this series has very high confidentiality requirements, when we cooperated with Morgoth, we required the Coordinator researchers on the other side to be responsible for a small part, not the whole part. Therefore, the Coordinator among them did not receive all of our technology, and we did not fully trust them regarding the OS."
"Indeed, it's fine to let them handle the basics. They absolutely cannot be in charge of the OS. If they were to be in charge of the OS, it would be a huge problem if something went wrong."
"Not only that, we also didn't let them participate in the development of the PS armor, after all, it's a key technology that limits ZAFT."
"That's right, the PS armor is the ultimate weapon against ZAFT."
The leader had a solemn expression.
"The pressure at the front is immense, and we must get this series of mobile suits to the battlefield as soon as possible."
"However, our OS is not yet fully programmed. The existing OS is all transferred from the GINN we destroyed, and it is even the oldest version of the OS. Our pilots cannot operate it at all."
"As long as it can move, that's fine. As for the operating system, we can observe the situation on the battlefield and then write it."
The leader denied their claims and demanded that the machines be sent out.
"Currently, ZAFT's frontline MS squads basically do not have large laser weapons. We have PS armor, and as long as the energy is sufficient, this special squad can hold off those GINN on the front line. The enemy does not know how capable our new MS are, but we can use this time difference to target them, which can greatly reduce the pressure on our front line."
The leader's demands were straightforward: get these machines, which were not yet fully completed, moving and going to the front lines to withstand the pressure, otherwise the pressure at the front lines would be too great.
The current Federal Army are at a significant disadvantage in space, relying on a group of Mobile Armors (MAs) and ZAFT Mobile Suits (MSs). The MAs have a locked attack direction, while the MSs have much greater mobility and attack range. In the sky, the MSs' mobility is constantly amplified, giving them a clear advantage over the MAs.
"I understand. I will notify the Eighth Fleet and have them send people over to receive these machines, and also take over that new warship."
"Yes, the Eighth Fleet is the frontline force directly confronting ZAFT. That ship and these mobile suits can only be used to their fullest potential if they are placed there."
Li Yue listened to the entire conversation and was basically certain that the people these people had called to receive these mobile suits and warships were the same group from the Archangel. Unfortunately, the ZAFT army had already found out about this and was planning to attack the area. They were not only planning to attack, but also to seize the mobile suits. However, the Archangel and its crew were unaware of this.
After all, ZAFT's warship technology is far superior to that of the Federal Army.
Then, the timing of ZAFT army's looting plan coincided with the timing of the Federal Army's arrival to receive the mobile suits and warships.
"Well, in that case, I'll also lend a hand here."
Listening to these conversations among the Federal Army, Li Yue began to think about how to get involved in these storylines.
For example, give both the ZAFT army and the Federal Army a big surprise at the same time!
311. Where is my Gundam?
For the next few days, Li Yue stayed in the satellite with Kira. He ate in the canteen by swiping Kira's meal card, and slept in the factory dormitory of the Morgoth. When he was bored, he would wander around the Morgoth, looking for design blueprints.
Li Yue wanted someone to help her draw up the design blueprints so that she could go back and have the people at the Akademiya make major revisions.
Unfortunately, the blueprints were kept very well, and Li Yue couldn't find them. However, she could connect directly to the computer and download the data from the machine.
Unfortunately, Li Yue couldn't understand the computers in this world. The only thing he could understand was the transition from XP to WIN10. The computers in this world weren't Windows systems, so Li Yue couldn't understand them at all and didn't know how to use them. This made it extremely difficult for him to find information.
So, Li Yue had no choice but to temporarily put aside her research, since there would be other opportunities to do so later, and she might even be able to obtain the information herself.
After spending three days inside the satellite, the entire satellite was suddenly placed under martial law.
Military forces began blocking the streets, making it inaccessible to areas near the Morgoth. People in military uniforms started appearing, clearly the Federal Army who had arrived to receive the Gundams and battleships.
The arrival of these people also meant that ZAFT's attack had arrived, and the plot was about to begin.
The army sealed off the area of Morgoth, but this would not affect Li Yue's actions, since they couldn't see Li Yue at all.
Because the military personnel had arrived, most of the Morgoth members went to greet the officers who were about to receive these mobile suits and warships. After all, they didn't know that ZAFT had its eyes on this place, so this group was having a meeting.
This gave Li Yue an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
He went alone to the warehouse where the Gundams were stored, and seeing that there was no one guarding them, he drew his Enma's Blade.
"This is probably the biggest Portal I've ever opened."
He gestured to indicate the size of the Gundam, then unleashed his Reiatsu and slashed at the Gundam's feet.
A massive Portal appeared beneath Gundam's feet, and the ground beneath it began to sag and slide downwards, directly into the enormous Portal.
Just ten seconds later, the Gundam Buster slid into the Portal and disappeared from the world of Gundam SEED.
Having successfully contained the Gundam Buster, Li Yue immediately rushed to the next Gundam's warehouse.
Storm, Duel, Aegis—all these Gundams were secretly stolen by Li Yue using Portal.
Finally, there's the Strike. Because of its special nature, the Strike is stored separately, and the warehouse where it's stored also contains various backpacks related to the Strike, including the greatsword, cannon, and wing equipment it uses.
Moreover, there are people specifically responsible for defense here.
But this did not affect Li Yue. With a dream power, all the defending soldiers fell asleep on the spot. Then, right in front of them, Li Yue slashed out a Portal again, and the Gundam Strike disappeared from the world of Gundam SEED.
Having completed all of this, Li Yue sheathed the Enma's Blade, then symbolically clapped his hands to brush away imaginary dust.
"Done!"
The five mobile suits that Morgoth and the Federal Army had worked so hard to create were all taken away from this world by Li Yue.
"Oh, I forgot, there are also the three heretical machines that the Morgoth built themselves."
Having completed the plundering of 5 Gundams, Li Yue didn't forget to take the remaining three Astrays with him as well.
While helping the Federal Army build Gundams, Morgoth secretly built three Astrays on the adjacent site: the Red Astray, the Blue Astray, and the Gold Astray. However, very few people on the entire satellite knew about this.
Unfortunately, Li Yue was one of those people who knew. Having watched the original animation, he already knew that heretics were being kept here, so he had been searching for them for the past few days and found them early on.
These heretics are also the prototypes of the M1 Astray in the two future Orb battles. Because they lack PS armor technology, the armor of these heretics is just ordinary armor. But even with ordinary armor, in the future when high-output beam weapons become widespread, these heretics will soon become the main force on the battlefield and possess powerful combat capabilities.
After successfully containing the three heretics, Li Yue quietly waited for the ZAFT army to attack within the Morgoth's factory area.
ZAFT army's actions were swift; soon after, alarms sounded on the satellite, followed by the sound of explosions.
Two GINN appeared directly from the direction of the port and entered the satellite.
The sudden appearance of GINN shocked all the residents inside the satellite. Why would a space mobile suit appear inside a satellite? And this is a neutral country's satellite. Does this mean that the ZAFT army is going to start a war against the neutral country?
Kira and his classmates also saw the sudden appearance of the two GINN. After they appeared, they immediately began attacking the area where the Morgoth was located, and flames soared into the sky.
The defensive forces deployed near the Morgoth immediately began to counterattack. Tank units, rocket artillery units, and even soldiers with rifles opened fire on GINN.
However, these weapons were useless against the highly agile King. GINN simply flew around in the sky a few times before using his oversized automatic rifles to blow up the ground armored units one by one.
"Quickly! Activate the G-weapons! Only they can stand against GINN!"
"But our operating system isn't finished yet."
"Whether it has an operating system or not, just get moving, just get moving!"
However, the Federal Army's plan could not be realized. While the Federal Army soldiers were moving towards the hangar, another small force was also moving towards the hangar. That was the ZAFT invasion team. This team consisted of several red-clad soldiers leading a group of green-clad soldiers. Their mission was simple: while GINN was drawing fire from the front, they would launch a sneak attack and seize the new mobile suits!
A battle immediately broke out at the hangar entrance, but when the ZAFT squad ambushed and eliminated the Federal Army, opening the hangar door, they were stunned.
"Why is it empty? Could the intelligence be wrong?"
Athrun Sara looked at the huge, empty warehouse and was momentarily puzzled.
"Athrun, have you found anything over there? I haven't found anything here."
The voice of his companion, Yzak, came through the communication channel.
"Yzak, I have nothing here. The warehouse is empty."
"What, yours is empty too?"
"Could it be that we've been scammed!?"
"No, we weren't fooled. Look at the marks on the ground. There used to be a large object here, but it only recently disappeared. The Federal Army moved it away! And they did try to come in just now, which means there really was something here before."
"Damn it, they moved their stuff before we even got here!"
"Find them quickly!"
ZAFT army immediately sprang into action. GINN, who had been drawing fire from the front, began rapidly clearing the Federal Army from the ground and simultaneously began destroying surrounding buildings in an attempt to locate the Gundam.
Just when the Federal Army were in despair, a beam of light flew by, GINN, who was flying in the sky, had his arm severed.
"What!?"
"I'm under attack! It's the enemy!"
"Is that their MS? Locate the direction the attack came from."
The pilot of GINN, who was attacked, immediately thought that he was attacked by the Federal Army's mobile suit.
They quickly looked in the direction the attack was coming from, and then froze in shock.
"What... what is this?"
"What? What did you see? Is it Federal Army aircraft?"
"Um... we did see Federal Army unit, but it's not quite the same as the unit shown in our files."
"What is the other person like?"
"The other party... has a pair of very large wings!"
"Huh? What do you mean by 'looks like'?"
On the ground, the members of Athrun's team were completely bewildered by what GINN, the pilot, was saying on the communication channel.
"I said it had a pair of very large wings!"
312. Pure White Gundam
Huge wings, enormous wings! And they even looked like natural feathers.
"What is that? Do MS really exist?"
Inside the satellite, the two pilots of GINN looked at the pair of huge white wings on the ground and couldn't help but sigh.
As they marveled at the sight, the pair of enormous wings slowly unfolded, revealing the true form hidden within them.
It was a humanoid machine, its huge body as white as its wings, a completely pure white giant machine.
It had a tall body and wide wings, and it seemed that it had more than one pair of wings, with several smaller pairs of wings behind it.
Unlike GINN's one-eyed design, this humanoid mecha has two eyes, a V-shaped antenna, and a face that looks very similar to a human face. The rest of the body is not much different from GINN's, but the only thing they have in common is that this mecha is pure white from head to toe.
This pure white machine stands on the ground, spreading its huge wings, and holding two equally pure white longswords in its hands, which look like physical weapons.
This strange appearance puzzled GINN's pilots.
"A pure white MS?"
"What was that attack all about? He doesn't seem to have any ranged weapons on him."
"No matter what, let's incapacitate it first!"