The appearance of the ν Gundam did not only surprise Xiao Ran. Everyone from the world of Danner's Son was equally astonished upon seeing it, including every member of the ZZ Gundam Squad.
Compared to their shock, however, Miss Huang and Tessa remained much calmer. Tessa even shouted over the comms, "Those up ahead, intercept that Shuttlecraft!"
At that moment, the closest units to the Shuttlecraft trying to flee under the protection of numerous Mecha were the New Camilla that had flown out from the Burning Legion and the ν Gundam and other units that had just rushed over from Amaterasu. After receiving Xiao Ran's affirmative instruction, Saki Maski quickly turned her Mecha around, passed the Nadeshiko, and chased after the escaping Shuttlecraft.
Amuro's Mecha followed suit. After hurriedly telling Gido they would talk later, he piloted his ν Gundam—completely devoid of Floating Weapons—after the New Camilla and toward the fleeing Shuttlecraft. His eyes blazed with fury, as though he harbored tremendous anger toward certain people aboard it.
The reason the ν Gundam had no Floating Weapons was that, in the UC System's technology, such weapons were basically treated as consumables. Although the Floating Weapons of the SEED and 00 technological systems were also consumables, compared to the UC System's Floating Weapons, the difference was like that between disposable lighters and refillable ones.
Moreover, UC System Floating Weapons were expensive. A single tiny Floating Weapon cost as much as a very decent Mecha. Leaving aside the fact that they were essentially consumables that the ν Gundam could only use a few times, where could the ν Gundam possibly obtain replacements after emerging from Amaterasu?
It was completely bare, save for a shield and Beam Rifle, as it pursued the fleeing Shuttlecraft.
But the Shuttlecraft was clearly determined to escape, taking