The moment Xiao Ran issued the order, the thirteen drones immediately abandoned their pursuit of the Earth Force's mass-produced MS units. They turned and charged toward Forbidden, Calamity, and Raider at once, swooping around the three machines and firing repeatedly with extreme speed and maneuverability. Countless dense shells poured from the thirteen drones' guns, catching the three machines completely off guard.
Although Forbidden Gundam also possessed flight capability, its speed and maneuverability were far inferior to the unmanned fighters'. With Black Hawk specifically focusing its attacks on it, it had no choice but to hold its Beam Energy-diverting Armor in front of itself, enduring the drones' rapid barrage of fire.
The three machines had already been at a disadvantage, but once the drone swarm joined the assault, the pilots' faces immediately twisted with agitation and madness. Forbidden Gundam covered itself with its Energy-diverting Armor as the electromagnetic cannons on both sides of its backpack and the guided plasma cannon in the center of its front all lit up. In less than a second, the three cannons opened fire at the circling drones.
Xiao Ran's eyes gleamed as he took in Forbidden Gundam's every movement. The instant the three muzzles lit up, a thick layer of green GN Particles appeared before Black Hawk. It raised its left arm, forming a shield of light in front of the guided particle cannon and directly withstood the curving red beam.
The remaining two attacks posed no threat to the drones at all. Their speed was too great; a climb or a turn was enough to evade Forbidden Gundam's fire.
Seeing his attacks blocked and evaded, the madness on Forbidden Gundam's pilot's face became even more pronounced. Forbidden Gundam swung its arm, and the massive scythe in its hand, the Mjolnir, spun once. Its rear