Chapter Summaries

Li Xiucheng piloted the EX-S Gundam against Lieutenant Meria and her Crimson Mist, trading attacks with the Newtype ace. Both activated their enhanced modes, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Li Xiucheng sent the EX-S Gundam and Shadow Mad Dog Squad into battle and assigned ALICE to operate the reflector INCOM and Wire-guided Cannon.
• Meria recognized the EX-S as a threat and attacked it with Crimson Mist’s beam weapons and six funnels, but Li Xiucheng dodged and destroyed two funnels using the EX-S’s weapons.
• Li Xiucheng deployed the reflector INCOM and Wire-guided Cannon, while Meria’s remaining funnels ran low on energy and returned to recharge.
• Meria damaged the EX-S with Crimson Mist’s back cannons, but Li Xiucheng destroyed her double-barreled Beam Rifle and struck Crimson Mist from behind with the reflector INCOM.
• Li Xiucheng and Meria activated Enhancement Mode and Efficiency Boost Mode as neither pilot had defeated the other.

Li Xiucheng and the Shadow Mad Dog Squad defeated and captured Meria after EX-S and the Knight Series MS overwhelmed Crimson Mist. Aboard the Diva, Li Xiucheng confronted Meria and revealed the warship’s artificial gravity technology.

• Knight Series MS destroyed Fenrir while EX-S and Crimson Mist fought nearby, both heavily damaged.
• Meria tried to escape as Knight Series MS joined the attack, but Li Xiucheng kept Crimson Mist engaged with EX-S.
• EX-S destroyed Crimson Mist’s remaining cannon and disabled its thrusters, left arm, and left leg, then Li Xiucheng ordered his forces to capture it.
• Meria emerged from Crimson Mist’s cockpit and was escorted aboard the Diva, where she learned that the crew were ordinary humans.
• Li Xiucheng identified himself as commander of the Shadow Mad Dog Squad, struck Meria when she insulted his crew, and explained the Diva’s artificial gravity.

Song Guowei piloted the AGE 3 Orbital Type into battle, helping the Skywing Mercenary Group gain the advantage. After Letis ordered newly built Crimson units to sortie, Song encountered a machine whose giant claw deflected his beam cannon.

• Song Guowei received an Orbital Type refit for his AGE 3 and launched to join the battle.
• Song used the Orbital Type’s speed, cannon, and Combat Domain ability to destroy enemy units and help the Skywing forces advance.
• Governor Letis learned that the Diva was approaching and ordered sixty newly completed Crimson MS and three Fenrir MA to sortie toward it.
• A giant claw attacked Song’s AGE 3 Orbital Type, deflected its Sigma-Sys Long Cannon, and returned to its machine.

Song Guowei and the Pale Riders fought Xiongjue, whose armor repelled beam weapons but proved vulnerable to solid ammunition. After Xiongjue killed a Black Knight and threatened the remaining Pale Riders, Song arrived in the Gundam AGE-3 Fortress and began countering its Rocket Grapples.

• Song Guowei requested solid-ammunition support and the Fortress Type after discovering that Xiongjue deflected beam attacks.
• Three Pale Riders attacked Xiongjue with solid ammunition, while Song went to change equipment.
• The Pale Riders activated their EXAM Systems, but Xiongjue trapped and killed a Black Knight with a Rocket Grapple.
• Xiongjue pursued the Pale Riders and damaged one before Song arrived in the Gundam AGE-3 Fortress and shielded it.
• Song used the Fortress's Dagon Hammers to destroy Xiongjue's Rocket Grapples while the Pale Riders kept Xiongjue from retreating.

Song Weiguo joined the attack on the Dion Army’s second defensive line and used AGE 3’s Blast Degun Cannon to pierce its command ship and damage several warships. With the fleet’s commander killed, the Latiss Planetary Governor ordered the first defensive line to cover the second fleet’s retreat.

• Song Weiguo defeated the Blond Man’s Xiongjue with AGE 3 Heavy Type and had the Pale Riders capture its pilot.
• Song Weiguo switched AGE 3 to Standard Type, answered Commander Li Xiucheng’s order, and joined EX-S in the fighting.
• Commander Li Xiucheng ordered Song Weiguo to break through the combat zone and attack the Dion Army’s second defensive line fleet.
• Song Weiguo’s AGE 3 assembled the Blast Degun Cannon while Death Knights protected it from the fleet’s defenders.
• AGE 3 fired the Blast Degun Cannon through Kura, destroying the command ship and killing its commander while also damaging three more warships.
• The Latiss Planetary Governor ordered the first defensive line fleet to cover the second fleet’s retreat.

The Sky Wing Mercenaries attacked the Dion Army’s first defensive line with successive missile waves, while AGE 3 and the others pursued the retreating forces. After the Dion commander launched a Sky Rocket at the frontline, many Dion troops surrendered, and the assault continued to damage the fleet at the six o’clock position.

• The Sky Wing Mercenaries launched successive Mobile Drill Missile and Minov Particle missile waves at the Dion Army’s ships, MS, and Mobile Armor, with Minov Particles disrupting their defenses.
• The Dion Army commander ordered a Sky Rocket attack on the frontline, but the Sky Wing Mercenaries sheltered their troops beneath a defensive net and accepted surrendering Dion personnel.
• Many Dion pilots surrendered or fled, while the commander’s attempt to sacrifice the frontline forces enraged him when some of them joined the enemy.
• Coordinators surrendered first, followed by Heimla Asteroid residents and a smaller number of Newtypes, each with different concerns about their families and survival.
• At the three o’clock and nine o’clock positions, the Sky Wing Mercenaries made less progress than at six o’clock, while missile strikes and Minov Particle interference damaged Dion ships and weakened their Energy Shields.

Planetary Governor Letis ordered the Dion Army to withdraw into Heimla Asteroid as the Skywing Mercenary Group overwhelmed its defenses. The Songstress’s Photon Blaster Cannon destroyed Zeus Wall, leaving the Dion fleet exposed to a coordinated assault as Letis prepared the planetary defenses.

• Planetary Governor Letis redeployed reserves, then ordered the Dion Army to retreat inside Heimla Asteroid as Skywing Mercenary forces advanced across all three fronts.
• The Skywing Mercenary fleets bombarded Zeus Wall while the Songstress charged its Photon Blaster Cannon.
• The Songstress fired the Photon Blaster Cannon, which pierced Heimla Asteroid, ruptured Zeus Wall’s energy conduits, and caused the barrier to collapse.
• Skywing Mercenary ships launched a coordinated barrage that devastated the exposed Dion fleet and destroyed Vortex Frigates and Sky Rocket Battleships.
• Letis ordered the warships to evade, then activated the planetary defense system and deployed the garrison as enemy mobile units advanced toward the asteroid.

The Skywing Mercenary Group battered the Heimla Asteroid’s defenses with the AGE 3 Moon God Type, Shieldbreaker Destroyers, and a massive missile wave, then began landing ground forces to seize the asteroid. As the invasion pushed inside, the AGE 3 Moon God Type and allied units continued fighting the Dion Army outside.

• Song Weiguo piloted the AGE 3 Moon God Type through the asteroid’s barrage, destroying defensive turrets with the Britannias Rifle and its twelve remote funnel cannons.
• The Shieldbreaker Destroyers bombarded the Heimla Asteroid with weakened electromagnetic rounds, damaging more than half of its defensive turrets.
• Letis ordered the Dion Army to intercept the Skywing Mercenary Group’s missile swarm, but nearly eight thousand Mobile Drill Missiles struck the asteroid and destroyed over 95% of its defensive turrets.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group dispatched suppression forces to occupy the asteroid while the AGE 3 Moon God Type, Scarlet, Emerald, and Dablin fought Dion forces outside.
• EX-S and the Pale Riders secured a port, allowing spacecraft carrying Sparta Battle Suit troops and Exoskeleton Armor to enter the asteroid.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group’s ground forces advanced through the corridors, where Wolf-type Exoskeleton Armor overwhelmed Dion garrison troops.

The Sky Wing Mercenary Group broke through Dion Army defenses on Heimla Asteroid while rescuing local residents and advancing through the asteroid. Governor Letis tried to escape to his warship but was intercepted and captured.

• Letis watched footage of the Sky Wing Mercenary Group's heavily armored ground troops overwhelming Dion Army defenders and ordered residents gathered as hostages to prevent surrender.
• Sky Wing Mercenary squads rescued residents, dismantled bombs, and searched the asteroid after hacking Dion Army communications and internal layouts.
• Letis left for his warship through a secret passage as some threatened local defenders turned their weapons against the Dion Army.
• A Sky Wing Mercenary search squad intercepted Letis and fought his special forces escort, then War God Armors and Wolf Warriors blocked his escape.
• Sky Wing Mercenaries captured Letis alive and confirmed he was the governor of Heimla Asteroid.

The Skywing Mercenary Group interrogated Letis and learned about two more Dion Army strongholds before reorganizing Heimla Asteroid as its 22nd sub-base. Christopher discovered that the Group had breached Zeus Wall and intercepted Heimla’s distress signals, prompting him to call for more long-range reconnaissance.

• Danma and the colonel questioned Letis, who revealed two strongholds but was punished after his handcuffs detected a lie.
• Letis disclosed everything he knew, and Danma ordered that he be given comfortable accommodations while kept under guard.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group let disarmed local residents reunite with their families and offered them the choice to leave or remain under new rules and jobs.
• The Group investigated Heimla Asteroid and Zeus Wall, designated the asteroid its 22nd sub-base, and announced the occupation on its official website.
• Christopher learned that the Skywing Mercenary Group had breached Zeus Wall and intercepted Heimla’s signals, then ordered more long-range reconnaissance.

Long Fei took his daughters to the opening of the Joyful Animal Zoo, where the family spent the day watching and interacting with animals. After the girls asked to keep bears as pets, Long Fei promised to make them Bear Machines as birthday gifts and sent the designs to the development department.

• Long Fei built the Joyful Animal Zoo after his daughters asked for one, and the family attended its opening day with Long Xuan.
• Long Guo and Long Fu enjoyed the animals and performances, cried at snakes and other reptiles, then laughed when Long Xuan told them about their father's childhood fear of snakes.
• Long Fei arranged for his daughters to play with dolphins, and the family later shared Taoxiang's homemade pastries during afternoon tea.
• The girls asked to keep bears so Big Gray Wolf could have a friend, but Taoxiang refused; Long Fei offered to make Bear Machines for their birthday.
• Long Guo and Long Fu fed the brown bears and waved goodbye, and Long Fei handed the Bear Machine blueprints to the development department on the spaceship.

After the Skywing Mercenary Group publicized its victory at Heimla Asteroid, Purvi exposed its contract with the United Army and fueled protests over the group's fees and battlefield tactics. The group dismissed the backlash and began planning its next operation, aiming to find and capture Christopher.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group showcased the Zeus Wall's defenses, its new warship superweapon, upgraded Gundams, and captured spoils, prompting countries to seek access to the Zeus Wall devices.
• Purvi revealed the Skywing Mercenary Group's contract terms and accused it of profiting from the United Army's losses, sparking criticism and protests in several countries.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group said it would withdraw if countries terminated the contract, warning that it would charge more if they later asked for help again.
• Purvi denounced Long Fei and Fadis as demonic figures and claimed he was God's spokesman, while most people dismissed his statements as lunacy.
• After receiving intelligence from Letis, the Skywing Mercenary Group planned a new operation to test weapons and track down Christopher.

The United Army used intelligence from the Skywing Mercenary Group to intervene in Makelaina Nation and fight Dion’s 2nd Brigade Fleet, with Oya Cross Nation’s High Zakus and Malasais helping counter Dion’s machines. As the fighting continued, United Army pilots faced the limits of their countries’ access to Skywing’s expensive MS and spare parts.

• The United Army arrived in Makelaina Nation after the Skywing Mercenary Group passed along intelligence from Earl Letis about Dion’s next move.
• Colonel Nar questioned how the United Army could trade blows with his forces until a subordinate identified Oya Cross Nation’s High Zakus and Malasais among its ranks.
• Oya Cross Nation’s MS tied down Dion’s Holy Machines while High Zakus and Malasais attacked Blood Reds and Emerald Greens.
• Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company charged high prices for GM IIs, Dagger variants, and other equipment, prompting protests and complaints about Long Fei’s profits.
• United Army pilots used Dagger variants to destroy several Scorpion Tigers and a Wing Bird while worrying that damaged machines might leave them with harder-to-handle replacements.
• A twelve-unit squad of Dagger-variant MS continued fighting as it suppressed unmanned Scorpion Tigers and other MS.

John piloted the Taurus through the battlefield, earning it the title White Shadow Knight before accepting a duel with Arthurwick, a rival Saint Machine pilot who sought to claim the name. Their evenly matched fight was broadcast live, while Colonel Nall prepared a rescue unit in case Arthurwick was defeated.

• John launched the Taurus from the MS Carrier and destroyed thirty enemy MS units, including ten Saint Machines, earning the title White Shadow Knight.
• Arthurwick challenged John to a duel for the title, and both pilots stopped their allies from interfering.
• John and Arthurwick fought through high-speed aerial maneuvers and close combat, destroying their melee weapons and firearms before drawing Beam Sabers.
• Colonel Nall refused to help Arthurwick with a sneak attack out of respect for his chivalric spirit and revealed that Arthurwick was a Second Class Knight-Baron.
• Colonel Nall deployed a unit to rescue Arthurwick if he lost, worried about the consequences of his death.

The United Army drove Colonel Nall’s Dion Army fleet into retreat after a pincer attack backed by accurate intelligence. At the base satellite, insulting remarks about Xu Jingyun and Saintess Aina sparked a brawl in which Hanxia and Oya Cross soldiers overwhelmed the Anglusa Army.

• Colonel Nall recognized that his fleet was losing to the United Army’s pincer attack and ordered a retreat, ending John’s duel with his opponent in a draw.
• Xu Jingyun, Xu Chaoge, and John discussed the victory at the base satellite and credited the Skywing Mercenary Group’s intelligence and preparations.
• Anglusa soldiers made veiled insults about Xu Jingyun and Saintess Aina, prompting Hanxia and Oya Cross soldiers to fight them.
• John threw a wrench at a soldier who insulted Aina, and soldiers from the three nations joined the ensuing brawl.
• Xu Jingyun stomped an Anglusa soldier and ordered Hanxia troops to beat the Anglusa Army, while reporters began broadcasting the fight.

The Skywing Mercenary Group ambushed the Dion Expeditionary Force’s 4th Army-level Fleet as it moved toward Colony Region 2, using intelligence gathered while tracking Dion forces near Colony Region 3. The Rebel MS Carrier boosted Skywing’s ability to deploy mobile suits, and the chapter ended with Major General Ankorei’s fleet attacked from the rear.

• Skywing Mercenary Group investigators tracked the concealed Dion Expeditionary Force and used Letis’s intelligence to confirm that Christopher was hiding in Colony Region 3.
• Skywing forces and the United Army struck several Dion brigade-level fleets, then ambushed three defeated fleets as they fled toward Colony Region 3.
• Brigadier General Dan Wenwu’s force ambushed Major General Ankorei’s 4th Army-level Fleet with Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannons and waves of missiles.
• The chapter described the Rebel MS Carrier, which carried nearly ninety MS and helped address Skywing’s disadvantage in mobile-suit numbers.
• As Dion’s deployed MS and Mobile Armors advanced against Skywing’s force, missile swarms struck the 4th Army-level Fleet from behind, surprising Ankorei.

The Cross Vanguard ambushed the rear of the Dion Expeditionary Fourth Fleet, disrupting its communications, while the Skywing Mercenary Group’s Gundams tore through Dion forces. After God Gundam, Nine Dragon Gundam, and Rising Gundam unleashed their combined Super King Kong Movie Bullet, Major General Ankorei remained cut off from the frontline and unaware of the devastation.

• The Cross Vanguard attacked the Dion Expeditionary Fourth Fleet with missiles, damaging its ships and escorts, scattering Minov Particles, and destroying the Sky Rocket strategic ships.
• Dongfang Wudi’s God Gundam, Gouki’s Nine Dragon Gundam, and Chun-Li’s Rising Gundam devastated Dion forces with their weapons and drew the enemy’s attention.
• Gouki and Chun-Li joined Dongfang Wudi in battle for the first time, and the three agreed to use a combined attack against the massing Dion units.
• Nine Dragon Gundam transformed into a spinning sphere, and God Gundam and Rising Gundam launched the Super King Kong Movie Bullet through the enemy ranks, destroying countless machines.
• God Gundam charged into the surviving enemies as Rising Gundam covered it, while Nine Dragon Gundam deflected attacks and cut apart its opponents.
• Major General Ankorei remained unable to receive frontline reports and did not see the three Gundams’ overwhelming attack.

The Skywing 3rd Subjugation Army and the Cross Vanguard Army ambushed the Dion 4th Expeditionary Force, inflicting heavy losses and forcing it to retreat into Colony Region 3. The Skywing Mercenary Group separated Dion forces across Colony Regions 2 and 3 and prepared to eliminate the isolated units in Colony Region 2 before they could escape.

• Zhou Na told her sister that the 3rd Subjugation Army, Teacher Dongfang, Chun-Li, and Master Gouki had destroyed nearly two hundred units with one ultimate move, prompting them to resolve to work harder.
• The Cross Vanguard Army attacked the Dion 4th Army's rear while the 3rd Subjugation Army fought at the front, and Major General Ankorei learned that more than five hundred Gundams were attacking.
• The Dion 4th Expeditionary Force fired red signal flares and withdrew toward Colony Region 3, while Zhou Ya told Rebecca to take what they could without overextending.
• The 3rd Subjugation Army and the Cross Vanguard Army stopped pursuing once the Dion fleet entered Colony Region 3 and activated optical camouflage.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group's separation tactic cut off Dion forces in Colony Regions 2 and 3, and its hackers temporarily prevented the Colony Region 3 forces from warning those in Colony Region 2.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group prepared to destroy the Dion Expeditionary Force in Colony Region 2 before it could retreat into Colony Region 3.

Salamander commanded the Skywing Mercenary Group’s assault on Marco Polo Fortress while the United Army bombarded its defenses. As the attack progressed, Salamander and Aixisi discussed the Dion Army’s declining average age and the high proportion of women among its prisoners.

• The chapter described how the Dion Army occupied Marco Polo Fortress and Nameless Fortress, and how the Skywing Mercenary Group and United Army organized attacks on both strongholds.
• Colonel Regina hosted Major General Aixisi and Lieutenant Colonel Salamander aboard Taurus 2, where Salamander commanded the assault rather than piloting his Gundam.
• After the United Army’s beam attacks drew out Marco Polo Fortress’s Anti-Beam Missiles, Salamander ordered Mobile Drill Missiles and Minov Particle missiles mixed into the United Army’s barrage.
• Aixisi asked Salamander about the growing number of teenage Dion pilots and female prisoners, and Salamander said the Mars Sphere’s population could not quickly replace its troop losses.
• Salamander ordered the Skywing Mercenary Group to connect the United Army to its Superconducting Communication network, stop guided missile fire, and bombard Marco Polo Fortress with conventional missiles.

Yue Yangchun and the other pilots deployed four new Gundams to defend the assault on Marco Polo Fortress, overwhelming Dion forces with their firepower. After the 00 Gundam destroyed the Special Saint Machine Crimson Evil, Lieutenant General Zhan Rui questioned whether Dion’s next-generation machines could ever match it.

• Lieutenant General Zhan Rui learned that Zeus Wall would not be ready for another hour as United Army and Skywing forces advanced under missile cover.
• Yue Yangchun, Lixiang, Angelica, and Alonso launched the 00 Gundam 7 Swords/G, Seravee, Cherudim, and Fallen Angel into battle.
• The four Gundams tore through enemy formations, and the United Army’s officers watched their combat footage through the superconductive communications network.
• Yue Yangchun activated Trans-Am and destroyed Crimson Evil with a cross slash before deactivating the mode near its two-minute limit.
• Lieutenant General Zhan Rui learned that Crimson Evil had been destroyed and wondered whether Dion’s next-generation Saint Machines could match the 00 Gundam.