This was not the time for everyone to play hero. When Xiao Ran told some of them to intercept the Angel, machines unsuited for fighting Mazinger and pilots who believed they could not stand against it immediately charged toward the Angel without hesitation. This included the Yajenar First Squadron and the three Dragon Maidens, Tobia, Hathaway, and every member of the Gundam Squad except Gido.
Meanwhile, Amuro, Shinn, Kira, Athrun, Ange, and Banjo Haran charged toward Mazinger without hesitation, beginning their coordinated assault alongside Xiao Ran.
Within the Victory Fleet, no one had openly declared who was the strongest or who was the best. Nor had Xiao Ran and the others explicitly assigned ranks such as A, B, C, or D. Yet after spending so long together and fighting through so many battles side by side, the pilots of the Victory Fleet had naturally come to understand roughly what level everyone stood at.
Furthermore, whenever Luo built, repaired, or modified their machines, he would occasionally mention things like reaching A-Class or surpassing B-Class. This had also given the Victory Fleet's pilots a general understanding of the A, B, and C ranking system.
Now that they had to deal with both the Angel and Mazinger at once—and with the Angel possessing an Immortal Body while Mazinger was overwhelmingly powerful—everyone naturally knew what level they were at and whether facing Mazinger would only make them dead weight and a burden to the others.
At a time like this, they had to clearly understand what they were capable of. Otherwise, they would not only get themselves killed but drag others down as well. The two teams formed to intercept the Angel and attack Mazinger had clearly divided all the Victory Fleet's pilots by rank.
At this point, the Victory Fleet no longer had