Xiao Ran nodded slightly. "The winged Gundam. Judging from the strength that unit displayed, it poses an enormous threat not only to UNION, but to every other faction as well. At present, our forces have no ability to contend with those Gundams, especially that winged Gundam."
Though he said that, he sneered inwardly. Making me deal with myself—this is rather interesting. Although Gundam Kyrios has displayed all kinds of abilities, no one knows that I can't keep ten large GN-BITs operating at full power for very long. Of course, that doesn't apply if I have VEDA's support.
Colonel Jett hesitated before continuing, "General, if we are to establish a Special Investigation Team against the Gundams, then with our current Mecha Performance, we have no possibility of dealing with them. It would only bring us massive losses. I do not understand why you accepted such a task, General. If we fail to achieve results, we may even become targets for others' attacks."
"I know very well that we currently lack the strength to oppose the Gundams. I know it, and those higher-ups in UNION know it too." Xiao Ran waved a hand and explained to Colonel Jett, "But we are the only ones who have encountered Gundams at close range, so it was inevitable that this task would be assigned to us. I could have refused, but the consequence might have been a force appearing on my territory that was outside my command. That is something I do not wish to see."
"Besides, even if this Special Investigation Team against the Gundams achieves nothing, as long as we do our best, no one can criticize us. More importantly, Celestial Being's actions are beyond our predictions. Their next operation may even take place in UNION territory. When that happens, we will rush