Chapter 948: The Domain of Super Advanced AI

Bzzzt—!

A beam howled past, barely skimming the armor behind the thruster that Chaos Gundam had just leaned back to evade.

The searing heat instantly turned that section of armor red-hot before the rainwater cooled it again.

If her reaction had been even a tenth of a second slower, the attack would have pierced straight through her.

"Are you still holding back at a time like this?!"

If that shot had been aimed at her cockpit, she would have been in even greater danger.

She might have been able to dodge it, but blocking it would not have been easy.

[Rapid heating followed by rapid cooling makes metal brittle.]

[Annealing, right? 233]

[It definitely needs tempering afterward.]

[That's enough, you people.]

[Materials science is still chasing me, Orz.]

[Hello, Materials Forming and Control Engineering passing by.]

[Fuck, that was from ten years ago. Enough already.]

Yet at that moment, an electric jolt ran through Kira's mind.

Who was that?!

Someone was here.

There was someone else in this place.

Almost the instant that electric sensation flashed through her mind, an icy, precise beam suddenly fired from an extremely distant, shadowy corner concealed by the rain curtain and the island!

Normally, in an environment like this, beam weapons were only practical at close range, because even a slightly greater distance would see the air and torrential rain weaken the beam's power.

Of course, that was under "normal" circumstances.

There was another saying: brute force could overcome anything.

As long as the power was great enough, the attack would still work even after being weakened.

"Flame God? No, some kind of beam sniper rifle—"

That beam was incredibly fast, far faster than an ordinary rifle shot, and its angle was exceptionally tricky.

The opponent was not trying to hit Freedom