Sylvia, One of the Ten Great Aces

Eric and Julius had been fighting for over thirty minutes, and Eric was now at a severe disadvantage.

Hercules had only two Wire-guided Cannons left, and its right leg had been blown off.

Then, the two Floating Dragon Claws immediately switched to melee mode, grabbing Hercules's right and left arms and rendering it unable to move.

Just as Saint Dragon's physical blade was about to pierce Hercules's cockpit in a single strike, several beams came hurtling toward Saint Dragon.

Several specially modified Great Cyclones charged toward Saint Dragon, spreading out to surround it from different directions.

Hercules immediately used its remaining two Wire-guided Cannons to blast apart the Floating Dragon Claws holding its arms.

The pilots of those modified Great Cyclones were all Ace Pilots. Their goal was to temporarily tie down Saint Dragon, buy time for their super ace, Eric, and then join forces to eliminate Saint Dragon.

But while the goal was sound, plans could not keep up with changing circumstances.

Several Special Saint Machines arrived at the scene to help Saint Dragon deal with the Great Cyclone MS units.

Just as Eric was about to go help, he received a communication from one of his comrades. "Mr. Eric, please retreat for now. The current situation is unfavorable to you. We can be sacrificed, but you cannot. You are our country's only one of the Ten Great Aces. If you fall, the nation will lose some of its strength. The country needs your power."

Eric looked at the instruments. Hercules was in poor condition; its arms' movements had been affected after being injured by the Floating Dragon Claws.

"Sorry." Eric felt deeply apologetic, but there was no room for hesitation now.

Hercules hurriedly returned to the mothership.

At present, three of the Ten Great Aces had been