Oni Yasha Mobile Suit

Under the cover of his personal guard, Zoshan Taro finally managed to open the doors to his private hangar.

The personal guard carried more than just rifles—they even had rocket launchers.

That was why the mercenaries had been unable to take down the personal guard quickly.

After entering his private hangar, Zoshan Taro looked at the Mobile Suit that mysterious organization had given him. It stood eighteen meters tall, pitch-black, and vaguely resembled an evil demon. Weapons were mounted on both shoulders; it held a Beam Rifle in its right hand, carried a long shield on its left arm, and had a long-handled physical naginata strapped to its back.

He remembered that organization calling this Mobile Suit the Oni Yasha.

Zoshan Taro opened the cockpit and climbed inside. After entering the password on the keyboard, the pair of bead-like eyes on the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit's head lit up red.

The Oni Yasha Mobile Suit officially powered up. Zoshan Taro entered commands on the keyboard, adjusting it to a control mode suited to him.

"Before I took over the old man's Pirate Group, I served a country as a pilot in an MS special forces unit. After taking over the old man's Pirate Group, I even drove MS units with my brothers to pull off raids. Now let's see whether this Oni Yasha Mobile Suit is really as good as you people bragged."

At that moment, a huge hole was blasted into the hangar doors, and countless mercenaries flooded in. It seemed the personal guard had already been wiped out by the mercenary group.

The launch hatch above the Mobile Suit opened at that moment. The catapult platform shot forward instantly, and the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit launched.

"Calling the command center! Calling the command center! The Pirate Group has deployed an MS that doesn't appear in our records!"

Upon receiving the report from the suppression troopers, Captain Fix immediately notified every MS pilot to watch out for the enemy's unknown MS.

"Unknown pirate MS spotted. Begin the attack."

Several GM Mobile Suits launched an attack on the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit.

The Oni Yasha Mobile Suit precisely evaded the beams fired by the GM Mobile Suits.

Zoshan Taro controlled the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit, perfectly dodging the successive beams coming at him. The moment the enemy formation scattered, he counterattacked and shot down a GM Mobile Suit.

He shot down several GM Mobile Suits in succession before they even had time to raise their shields.

"That MS is too strong. We can't engage it head-on. Call the Gundam for support immediately."

The remaining GM Mobile Suits near the Oni Yasha took the initiative to steer clear of it.

"You were having so much fun when you slaughtered my men. Now that I'm here, you want to run? No chance."

Zoshan Taro drove the Oni Yasha at one of his targets, swapping the Beam Gun for the long-handled naginata and cleaving the target GM Mobile Suit in two with a single strike.

The GM Mobile Suit immediately switched to a Beam Saber to block, but its output was no match for the Oni Yasha's.

Within seconds, the arm holding the Beam Saber overloaded and exploded.

The long-handled naginata slashed through it, splitting the GM Mobile Suit in half. Then both halves exploded.

The Oni Yasha Mobile Suit's arrival had destroyed many GM Mobile Suits in rapid succession. The Pirate Group, whose morale had nearly hit rock bottom, was suddenly fired up again.

Zoshan Taro was extremely satisfied with the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit's performance. It was the best MS he had ever piloted.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the cockpit. Zoshan Taro jerked the controls sideways, and a Particle Cannon blast streaked past the side of the Oni Yasha's body.

Zoshan Taro looked toward the direction from which the Particle Cannon had been fired.

Li Xiucheng piloted his Proto Gundam Thunderbolt straight toward the Oni Yasha Mobile Suit.

"So this is the Pirate Group's ace? Then let me see just how strong your ace is."

The Twin Beam Cannon on the Oni Yasha's left shoulder fired, while the twin-mounted Beam Guns on the Proto Gundam Thunderbolt's wrists fired at the same time.

The two beams collided.

"What? That MS has greater beam output than mine?" Li Xiucheng cried out in alarm. As warning sirens blared, he yanked the controls aside, and the Proto Gundam Thunderbolt dodged sideways.

The Oni Yasha's Twin Beam Cannon fire streaked past the Proto Gundam Thunderbolt.

Then the Particle Cannon on the Oni Yasha's right shoulder fired, and the Proto Gundam Thunderbolt simultaneously fired its own right-shoulder Particle Cannon.

The two Particle Cannon blasts collided. This time, neither side could overpower the other.

Li Xiucheng pressed the Beam Saber button.

The two MS units immediately entered close combat, the Beam Saber colliding with the blade of the physical long-handled naginata.

"One loss, one draw, and one win. Looks like my Gundam's output is stronger than yours." Li Xiucheng gripped the controls and pushed the stick forward.

As Zoshan Taro listened to the cockpit alarms, the screen displayed the Oni Yasha's current status. The Oni Yasha immediately retreated, then fired the weapons on its shoulders.

The Proto Gundam Thunderbolt dodged the enemy fire.

Another alarm sounded in Zoshan Taro's cockpit. He had been locked onto by another MS.

The Oni Yasha flew upward as two beams streaked past beneath its feet.

Zoshan Taro glanced at the screen on his right. Two more Gundams had arrived.

Zhou Ya and Zhou Na piloted their Gundams to the battlefield.

Seeing how dire the situation had become, Zoshan Taro realized they were preparing to gang up on him three against one.

Zoshan Taro opened the public channel.

"I thought you were supposed to be strong. Turns out you're just a bunch of cowards who bully the weak with numbers."

"Save your breath. Do you think this is some ancient knightly one-on-one duel?" Zhou Ya said disdainfully.

"On the battlefield, there are only victory and defeat. Understand, Mr. Pirate?" Zhou Na said mockingly.

"Don't waste words on him. Everyone, attack." Li Xiucheng charged in first.

"Damn it."

If it had been one-on-one, Zoshan Taro was confident he could defeat his opponent. But now it was three against one. The pressure on him was immense, and he did not dare make the slightest mistake. Otherwise, he would be doomed beyond recovery.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and help me hold off two of them first!" Zoshan Taro issued orders to his subordinates through the public channel.

Zoshan Taro's appearance had indeed boosted his men's morale, but when they saw their boss being besieged by three Gundams, their morale did not merely fall back to rock bottom.

Not a single pirate MS dared to go help their boss.

Their boss was surrounded by three Gundams and could only dodge, without any ability to counterattack.

The Oni Yasha blocked the attacks from the front, only to be struck from behind. It could not stop for even a moment and had to dodge immediately.

The Oni Yasha could only evade desperately. The Twin Beam Cannon on its left shoulder had already been destroyed, and the long-handled naginata had been broken into several pieces.

"Damn it. If this keeps up, they'll take me out." Zoshan Taro was extremely anxious.

Suddenly, the video feed on Zoshan Taro's cockpit communications screen was hacked. A video popped up, showing a blurry figure.

"Mr. Zoshan, it seems you're in a tough fight."

"Are you here to laugh at me?"

"How could I? Mr. Zoshan, you are our important partner. How could we laugh at you? We simply forgot to tell you something important."

"Then say it quickly, or there won't be another chance."

"To the right of the right-hand control stick in the cockpit, there is a red button. Pressing it can improve the Black Yaksha's performance."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"My apologies, it was an oversight. But I must explain one thing: after pressing that button, the effect will only last three minutes. Once it ends, you must wait fifteen minutes before it can be activated again."

"Fine, I understand."

"I hope Mr. Zoshan does not forget that, no matter what, you must take down one Gundam."

"Then you'd better pray that I win."

The communications screen returned to normal.

Zoshan Taro immediately pressed the red button.