As Xiao Ran spoke with Miss Huang and Tessa, the Mars Successors forces ahead of Amaterasu had already begun to move. The formation that had been standing ready rapidly dispersed through space, giving every combat unit a clear view ahead and ample room to attack.
In an instant, countless attacks—physical rounds, beams, and missiles—came hurtling toward the Ptolemaios and Danaan forces.
"It's begun!"
Once one side attacked, the battle between both sides had officially begun. And because of the Yamato and the plan that followed, neither the Ptolemaios nor the Danaan, along with their many mobile suits, had any possibility of retreating when facing the Mars Successors' numerous combat units.
The light cast by countless bullets, beams, and missiles instantly made this stretch of starry sky several shades brighter.
Naturally, Kira reacted first. He shoved both control sticks forward, sending Strike Freedom Gundam surging toward the countless incoming attacks. After evading who knew how many strikes, he pulled up and flew to a higher position. Raising the two weapons in his hands, he deployed the eight Dragon Fangs behind him in an instant as a rapid series of beeps sounded through the cockpit.
Beams rapidly erupted from Strike Freedom's Beam Rifles and the muzzles of the eight Super Dragon Fangs at its sides. They locked onto the missiles streaking in from afar, setting off bursts of explosions.
Besides Kira, Gundam Virtue, piloted by Lockon, positioned itself directly in front of the Ptolemaios. Dense GN Particles sprayed from all around the machine, forming a shield, while all of its GN-BITs flew out. With the assistance of the two Haros, it began wide-area target acquisition just as Kira had, firing machine-gun-like beams and rapidly sweeping through the missiles mixed among the physical rounds and beams.
Although both machines relied on wide-area targeting