"Could humans really have developed such combat power in such a short time? How many wars had they gone through during those years they were missing? Quite a few of these pilots looked young. Did that mean they had already been piloting machines in battle from a very young age?"
As he listened to Xiao Ran assign duties and make arrangements for everyone in the conference room, Elsam looked at the obviously younger Kira, Athrun, Amuro, and Stella. Every one of them was either an A-Class Pilot or a B-class Pilot. Talent alone could not have brought them to such a level; it required real combat experience.
"With strength like this, they could absolutely crush the current Federation. Even if DC were included, they would be no match for them. But what about the Void Envoy? Their insect-like drones should only be their lowest-grade weapons. We cannot determine what rank those machines that appeared on Hades Island held among the Void Envoy, nor do we know what other trump cards they possess. Just how powerful are the Void Envoy truly? Can the Immigrant Fleet's current strength really drive them back?"
Elsam shook his head. A human force that had left Earth had developed to such a terrifying degree under unknown circumstances. But the Void Envoy? They might have been an alien power that had traveled the universe for countless years. Would they be even more terrifying, even harder to deal with? At that moment, Elsam could not be certain.
But one thing he could be certain of was that no matter how difficult the Void Envoy were to handle, he had to stand on the front line against their invasion of Earth. Even if it cost him his life, he would not hesitate.
Xiao Ran knew nothing of Elsam's thoughts