The red Zaku II with Horn and the black Gundam Unit 1 each carved long white trails through space, sometimes darting independently, sometimes twisting around each other in a relentless chase. Superheated shells fired from the Red Mecha formed a Fire Snake between the two units, each one missing Gundam Unit 1 by the narrowest margin.
Under Xiao Ran's control, Gundam Unit 1's performance had been fully brought out. He had pushed a mecha that had never undergone proper testing to perfection. If the testing personnel had recorded Unit 1's current data, they would have discovered that its performance had essentially reached the limits of its Mecha Performance.
Gundam Unit 1 did not use any weapons to attack the Zaku II. Under Xiao Ran's confident control, Unit 1 evaded the red Zaku II with Horn's attacks while slowly closing in. Both machines had nearly pushed their speed to the limit, yet Gundam Unit 1, with its superior performance, moved far more cleanly than the red Zaku. No matter what maneuver it made, its speed was not affected in the slightest.
No matter how nimbly Char piloted the Zaku II in an attempt to pull away, or how he tried to use attacks to restrain the Gundam's speed, it had no effect at all on Gundam Unit 1 or Xiao Ran. He could only frown and watch helplessly as the black Gundam steadily closed the distance.
"The Earth Federation actually created an MS with such terrifying performance. In every respect, it leaves Zeon's Zakus far behind." Char's expression grew increasingly grave. Staring at the black mecha on the screen, he felt the pressure becoming clearer by the second. "What's even more frightening is its pilot. He only just got hold of that machine, yet he can operate it so skillfully. Does