Chapter 1419
Zechs paid little heed to Soji Okita's teasing words. Instead, he directly piloted Epyon Gundam toward the force that had already launched an attack. Although he had temporarily been assigned to the joint Nadeshiko-Celestial Being task force, Zechs was not the sort of man who would take an attack without striking back.
Green particles erupted as the mobile suit pitched forward and sped ahead. Its arms rose, activating the Assault Shield System mounted on them. Beam Lasers unleashed dense barrages of particle beams at the foremost unmanned units.
Seeing Epyon Gundam's move, Soji Okita grinned. He pulled both control sticks and made several rapid inputs, causing VangRay's thrusters to flare brilliantly. As it raced forward, it released countless missiles toward the unmanned units.
Inside Gundam Virtue's cockpit, Lockon raised an eyebrow as he watched Epyon Gundam emit green particles. "A Solar Furnace? Orb may be the only force besides Celestial Being that possesses true Solar Furnaces, but weren't they only equipped on that person's machines? Come to think of it, we're still short one Solar Furnace ourselves."
What Lockon said, seemingly to himself, was transmitted through the comms to Setsuna, Tieria, Hallelujah, and Miss Huang. Miss Huang frowned but said nothing. Hallelujah looked utterly confused, while Setsuna and Tieria remained expressionless.
Setsuna piloted his machine as he swung the GN Sword in his hand. The GN-BITs on his left shoulder immediately flew out, working in tandem with the mobile suit as it darted left and right under the special effects of the GN Particles, then rushed toward the unmanned units at incredible speed. The shield on its left shoulder rotated into a horizontal position and fired several particle beams ahead, then with a sweep of its right arm, all the sword-type BITs began their attack.
Tieria remained calm