With Xiao Ran's mind fully focused, he could use Quick Lock to freely choose whichever targets he wanted to lock onto. This time, his targets were the three D-class mecha standing guard beside the hostages.
The ten large GN-BITs, carrying GN Particles as they rapidly descended, went completely unnoticed. Everyone's attention had been drawn to the suddenly appearing Exia Gundam, causing them to overlook the sky. Only when ten beams descended from above did high-energy attack alarms sound inside the participants' cockpits.
Far out on the horizon, Arios Gundam floated lightly on the sea. Lockon sat inside the green Arios Gundam's cockpit, raising its dedicated sniper scope as he watched the ten familiar beams inside the base pierce through the clouds from every direction and land directly over the heads, hands, and feet of the three unknown MS units. Every beam passed perilously close to the hostages caught between them.
"Well, well, Alex's attacks are still as precise as ever. Looks like there's nothing to worry about now." Lockon shrugged and pushed up the sniper scope, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Afraid of hurting the hostages, so he deliberately lowered the output? Impressive. Then again, that's Alex for you."
"All right, Haro." Lockon put on his helmet and glanced at Haro, which occupied the same position as the one on Gundam Kyrios but had a different color. "It's time for us to make our entrance too."
"Mission start, mission start."
Arios Gundam leaped from the sea and flew rapidly toward the base where Exia Gundam was located.
Seeing his strike succeed, the three D-class mecha—with one arm, their heads, and their arms respectively destroyed—collapsed to the ground. The sight instantly sent the mass of people below scattering in every direction. Although Xiao Ran had not received a notification for destroying the