On Hades Island, Cruze and the others Xiao Ran had sent swept toward the mass-produced Judicas created by Meteorite III. Shinn Asuka, who had also entered the SEED state, charged at the very front. He drew the enormous Ship-cutting Sword from his back, a blade as long as his mecha was tall, and with a fierce swing, a pink beam blade extended from its tip.
Shinn piloted his mecha in rapid movements from side to side, leaving behind layer upon layer of afterimages—red, purple, blue, and green. Accentuated by the Wings of Light behind it and the green particles surrounding it, the machine looked dreamlike and illusory, impossible to track.
Afterimages streaked before a mass-produced Judica. Even though Shinn's machine was so small compared to the Judica that it could barely be considered a child, the heavy downward slash carved a piercing crack straight through the Judica's body from head to toe.
Shinn gripped the sword with both hands and dragged it downward. Upon reaching the bottom, he spun around, and a folded long cannon on the left side instantly unfolded. A blackish-purple beam erupted from it, pouring with perfect accuracy into the enormous crack left by the Ship-cutting Sword. It burst out through the mass-produced Judica's head, bringing with it spiraling Space Distortion, and destroyed the Judica in the blink of an eye.
The destroyed mass-produced Judica exploded into an enormous, brilliant sphere of light in the sky, while Shinn immediately controlled his mecha to charge toward the second one.
Compared to Shinn's bold advance and one-hit kills, the silver and golden mechas piloted by Mayu and Mu displayed flawless teamwork. Facing the mass-produced Judica's attacks, Mu first deployed his GN Dragoons to block in front of Mayu's mecha, raising a beam barrier.
His mecha then climbed sharply into