From the Sky

Chapter 811: From the Sky

However, although the Earth Force held an overwhelming numerical advantage and had even deployed the entire second echelon tasked with guarding against the Second Archangel, an ace was still an ace, and cannon fodder was still cannon fodder. Cannon fodder might be able to defeat an ace, but more often than not, it was cannon fodder that got destroyed by aces.

With no restraints holding him back, Shinn's true power erupted, raising his destructive capability by more than a single level. Long-range attacks that might originally have had less than a thirty percent Accuracy Rate saw their effective hit rate at least double after he unleashed the power of SEED. He also brought the Impulse Gundam's performance fully into play, instantly turning it into a meat grinder on the battlefield. One Earth Force MS after another was easily shot down by him.

Athrun, freed from having to worry about the Impulse Gundam and the Minerva, likewise displayed the piloting skills worthy of a Super Ace Pilot. Previously, the sheer number of Earth Force MS had forced him to look after the Impulse Gundam while worrying about the Minerva being surrounded, all while being deliberately restrained by the Earth Force. With so many concerns weighing on him, his true combat strength had never been fully brought out.

But with the Orb Army joining the battle, the Savior Gundam charged at high speed into the Earth Force MS formation. A single circling pass would often destroy at least four or five machines. Even in direct combat, its two Beam Sabers danced like phantoms. Under normal circumstances, even one or two MS squads facing a Savior Gundam that was fighting seriously stood no chance at all.

Not long after the Second Archangel joined the battle, the MS surrounding