Recaps

The Skywing Mercenary Group overwhelmed Metadeng Nation forces on the South American Continent while its victories elsewhere left President Nikola unable to respond. After the Escort Fleet took a military base and handed it to guerrilla forces, Long Fei and Taoxiang discovered a child hiding in an abandoned village marked by signs of violence.

• President Nikola learned that the Skywing Mercenary Group had seized the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator, arrived on the South American Continent, and subdued Moon Goddess City, leaving Metadeng Nation unable to reinforce its forces.
• Long Fei and the Escort Fleet attacked a Metadeng Nation coastal base, and Long Fei ordered the Shadow Mad Dog Squad back after the garrison surrendered.
• Major Flavio contacted Brigadier General Aixisi, and the guerrilla forces took over the base and its prisoners while the Escort Fleet rested.
• Long Fei spotted a frightened child in an abandoned village, and he and Taoxiang landed to investigate.
• Long Fei found dried blood, bullet holes, and bloodstained household items, suggesting that soldiers had attacked the village.

Long Fei and Taoxiang discovered that Metadeng Nation forces had massacred a village that supported the guerrillas, and they rescued its sole surviving child. As Major General Aixisi prepared an assault on Bagen Fortress, her forces coordinated with guerrillas and selected troops suited to infiltrate local communities.

• Long Fei found hidden passages in the village houses and concluded that the Metadeng Nation military had attacked the village for supporting the guerrillas.
• Taoxiang tranquilized the surviving boy, and Long Fei arranged for the guerrillas to take him; a red-haired guerrilla soldier confirmed the village had been massacred.
• Long Fei told Taoxiang that a strong military could protect a country from invasion, and they returned to their Gundams and mothership.
• Major General Aixisi divided the Escort Fleet into five units and sent ground forces with local guerrillas toward Bagen Fortress.
• Major General Aixisi accepted the guerrilla commander's advice and selected troops who could blend in locally, ordering them to learn Nanba language and writing.

Second Lieutenant Mattia entered Marseille Town undercover with Captain Oakley to gather intelligence on Metadeng Nation forces. After receiving the guerrillas’ information, Mattia prepared to launch the mission that night and assembled his squad.

• Oakley warned Mattia that Metadeng Nation soldiers and local traitors could be disguised as civilians, then bribed guards to get their jeep through the checkpoint.
• Mattia and Oakley witnessed Metadeng Nation soldiers assaulting a waiter and molesting his girlfriend, but held back to protect their mission.
• Old Huo shared intelligence about local Metadeng Nation forces, and Mattia reported it to his superiors before setting the operation for eight that night.
• Old Huo used restaurant signals to coordinate with the guerrillas, and the restaurant owner gave Mattia recipes for Blood Leopard Wine and Smoked Lamb Leg Shavings.
• More than a dozen Shadow Mad Dog Squad members arrived in Sparta Battle Suits, and Mattia ordered Oakley to lead them through a tunnel while Old Huo stayed behind.
• Mattia picked up a briefcase and went to change into a Sparta Battle Suit.

Mattia and other Sky Wing Mercenaries infiltrated Metadeng Nation positions as Brigadier General Aixisi’s forces attacked five bases and advanced toward Bagen Fortress. The five bases were crippled, while several covert squads entered Bagen Fortress to disable its Rhombus Shield.

• Mattia and four subordinates hid beneath supply trucks bound for Bagen Fortress, while Brigadier General Aixisi sent ground forces to infiltrate and disable the fortress’s Rhombus Shield.
• Oakley led the Shadow Mad Dog Squad in destroying a military radar base, while other Sky Wing Mercenaries ambushed the Marseille Town garrison and eliminated disguised Metadeng Nation soldiers.
• Guerrilla forces attacked five bases and drew out their defenses before Battle Fleets 1 through 5 struck with long-range beams and precision-guided missiles.
• Missile strikes crippled all five bases, killed two commanders, and left three others alive in underground shelters as guerrilla forces returned to clear the sites.
• Battle Fleets 1 through 5 advanced toward Bagen Fortress, where Mattia and four other squads had already infiltrated.

Major General Alisha defended Bagen Fortress after the Skywing Mercenary Group captured the surrounding bases and cut off reinforcements. As the fortress’s defenses weakened under successive missile and sniper-beam attacks, Long Fei’s forces advanced toward it, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Major General Alisha declared a Level One Alert and learned that the Skywing Mercenary Group had blocked routes to Bagen Fortress, while most of her scouting units had gone missing.
• Alisha discovered that the flawed Rhombus Shield could not be activated for another hour and a half, and ordered her forces to hold out until then.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group attacked Bagen Fortress with successive waves of precision-guided missiles and long-range Sniper Beams, destroying many defensive installations and MS units.
• Alisha ordered all MS forces to sortie as enemy MS units attacked from five directions in a pentagonal formation.
• Long Fei, Li Xiucheng, Taoxiang, and other Skywing pilots attacked the fortress’s defenses, while both sides suffered losses and the attackers gradually advanced.
• Battalion 1 through Battalion 5 Fleets sent armored vehicles and ground troops toward Bagen Fortress to join the assault.

Long Fei fought Captain Michael Ansara, whose Coordinator abilities let him pilot the Specialized Fierce Raptor with extraordinary reactions, and ultimately disabled it with the Seraphim Gundam. Long Fei recognized Michael’s exceptional skills and hinted that he knew his secret.

• Li Xiucheng, Long Fei, and the Skywing Mercenary Group attacked Bagen Fortress, while Major General Alisha tracked the defenders’ losses and hurried the Rhombus Shield’s activation.
• Long Fei tested Captain Michael Ansara in battle and concluded that Michael was likely a Coordinator rather than a Newtype or Augmented Human.
• Michael entered a heightened state that sharpened his piloting and allowed him to evade attacks, but his Specialized Fierce Raptor began exceeding its limits.
• Michael shot down three GN Prototype Bits and charged the Seraphim Gundam, but Long Fei blocked his attacks and disabled the Raptor’s weapons and limbs.
• Long Fei infiltrated Michael’s cockpit systems, declared that his Gundam’s superior performance had decided the fight, and questioned Michael about his exceptional abilities.

Long Fei and the Sky Wing Mercenary Group overcame Bagen Fortress as Major General Alisha attempted to activate a concealed nuclear weapon. With Alisha captured and the fortress under their control, the Metadeng Nation’s soldiers surrendered.

• Michael learned that Long Fei was a naturally born Newtype and struggled to accept that ordinary humans could have abilities like artificially cultivated Coordinators.
• Major General Alisha’s plan to trap the attackers with the Rhombus Shield failed when Sky Wing Mercenaries sabotaged the equipment and evaded the fortress’s detection systems.
• As the Sky Wing Mercenary Group penetrated the fortress, Major General Alisha prepared to launch a strategic nuclear weapon and shot a soldier who pleaded for surrender.
• Sky Wing Mercenaries stormed the command center, subdued Major General Alisha, and disabled the nuclear weapon’s launch sequence.
• Long Fei helped turn the battles against Coordinator pilots, while Li Xiucheng killed his opponent after activating Trans-Am in the Virtue Gundam.
• The Sky Wing Mercenary Group captured Bagen Fortress and Major General Alisha, and the Metadeng Nation’s soldiers laid down their weapons.

Brigadier General Aixisi reviewed the heavy losses at Bagen Fortress and prepared evidence of the Metadeng Nation’s actions for the guerrilla forces. Meanwhile, the Second Assault Fleet began its attack on Barcelo Fortress Base, crippling its defenses before the Skywing Mercenary Group’s ground forces joined the battle.

• Brigadier General Aixisi reviewed the battle damage at Bagen Fortress, considered whether the Specialized Fierce Raptor pilots had Newtype abilities or an EXAM-like system, and sent reports to the guerrilla forces.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group dismantled equipment from Bagen Fortress, while the Escort Fleet rested and refitted and Long Fei spoke with captured Coordinators.
• The Second Assault Fleet launched successive missile waves at Barcelo Fortress Base, whose defenses were disrupted by Minov Interference Particles and overwhelmed by the bombardment.
• Major General Batlan sent forces from Barcelo Fortress to reinforce its damaged defenses after learning that enemy MS, drones, and ground forces were approaching from the rear.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group’s ground forces deployed artillery and combat vehicles and began firing as the armies clashed.

Angelica fought Specialized Fierce Raptor units in Warrior Gundam H and noticed that their pilots suddenly became much more skilled during combat. After the enemy reinforcements turned the fight against her, Warrior Gundam H was left under relentless pressure.

• Plague God Gundam, Forbidden Gundam, Invasion Gundam, Warrior Gundam H, and Super Hyperion Gundam shot down Metadeng Nation forces as Major General Batlan requested reinforcements.
• Angelica dodged a surprise attack and fought two Specialized Fierce Raptor units, destroying one pilot’s companion by making its beam strike an ally.
• A Specialized Fierce Raptor pilot suddenly became more skilled, but Angelica damaged his unit and forced him to retreat toward Barcelo Fortress Base.
• Three Specialized Fierce Raptor units attacked Warrior Gundam H, and Angelica initially managed to suppress them despite being outnumbered.
• The Specialized Fierce Raptor pilots repeatedly gained skill mid-fight, allowing them to evade fatal attacks and eventually press Warrior Gundam H relentlessly.

Yue Yangchun and Angelica joined forces to defeat the Specialized Fierce Raptors threatening their allies, then continued fighting across the battlefield. Their Gundams destroyed numerous enemy units and warships as the battle carried on.

• Angelica struggled against three Specialized Fierce Raptors until Yue Yangchun arrived in the Super Hyperion Gundam and helped her destroy them.
• Warrior Gundam H and the Super Hyperion Gundam rescued the pilots of Plague God Gundam, Forbidden Gundam, and Invasion Gundam, then helped them eliminate all eight Specialized Fierce Raptors.
• The three battery-powered Gundams ran low on power and stayed behind to recharge while Warrior Gundam H and the Super Hyperion Gundam moved to another battlefield.
• Yue Yangchun and Angelica coordinated through their mental powers, destroying enemy mobile suits and ground warships together.
• Warrior Gundam H and the Super Hyperion Gundam each destroyed a ground warship at the same time.

Britney was assigned to pilot the Flying Fish MA after learning that all her comrades had died, and she launched it into the battle to avenge them. After destroying many enemy units, she drew the attention of three Gundams, and the Forbidden Gundam blocked her counterattack with its Mirage Colloid.

• Major General Batlan told Britney that she was the only surviving pilot and asked her to fly the Flying Fish MA.
• Britney inspected the Flying Fish MA, suited up, and launched from Barcelo Fortress Base.
• Britney used the Flying Fish MA’s weapons to destroy more than thirty Jegans and Murasames.
• The Plague God Gundam, Forbidden Gundam, and Invasion Gundam targeted the Flying Fish MA.
• The Forbidden Gundam’s Induction Plasma Cannon Vulture pierced the Flying Fish MA’s upper armor, and its Mirage Colloid refracted Britney’s return fire.

Britney’s Flying Fish Ma fought the Plague God Gundam, Forbidden Gundam, Invasion Gundam, and Warrior Gundam H before the allied Gundams destroyed it. Angelica captured Britney, who discovered that the Warrior Gundam H’s pilot was a twelve-year-old girl.

• The Flying Fish Ma dodged and counterattacked the Plague God Gundam, Forbidden Gundam, and Invasion Gundam, using its speed and Anti-Beam Missiles to hold them off.
• The Flying Fish Ma’s Doomsday cannon nearly hit the Plague God Gundam, but the Super Hyperion Gundam blocked the blast with its barrier.
• Angelica and the Invasion Gundam coordinated an attack while the Warrior Gundam H distracted the Flying Fish Ma, and the Forbidden Gundam damaged its rear thrusters.
• The Invasion Gundam struck the Flying Fish Ma with Thor's Hammer, the Forbidden Gundam severed its claws, and the Warrior Gundam H pierced its hull with both Beam Spears.
• Britney escaped in a pod, spoke with the Warrior Gundam H’s pilot, and learned that Angelica was twelve years old.
• The Warrior Gundam H brought Britney to the ground forces, who took her prisoner.

Skywing Mercenary Group captured Barcelo Fortress Base after Major General Batlan fled, and Britney and her fellow soldiers became prisoners. As they faced transfer to local guerrillas, Britney and Rand reflected on how frontline troops bore the consequences of decisions made by their superiors.

• Major General Batlan ordered a retreat from Barcelo Fortress Base, leaving forces behind to resist while he escaped with his fleet.
• Britney reunited with Rand in a prisoner tent, where he told her that Skywing Mercenary Group had also taken Bagen Fortress.
• Skywing Mercenary Group seized Barcelo Fortress Base, announced Batlan's flight, and forced the remaining defenders to surrender.
• Britney and the other prisoners were brought into the base, where she recognized Angelica and told Rand that the young girl was a Gundam pilot.
• A mercenary major announced that the prisoners would be handed over to local guerrillas and showed them footage of the Metadeng Nation military's atrocities.
• Britney and Rand concluded that frontline soldiers were left to bear the anger and suffering caused by decisions made by their superiors.

The Skywing Mercenary Group captured Bagen Fortress and Barcelo Fortress Base, while reports of Metadeng Nation atrocities and reprisals against its soldiers spread across the world. At Barcelo, Brigadier General Andre refused to save the prisoners, and Britney, Lan, and the other Specialized Fierce Raptor pilots were led away blindfolded and restrained.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group announced that it had taken Bagen Fortress and Barcelo Fortress Base, and guerrillas executed surrendered Metadeng Nation soldiers, including Major General Alisha.
• Footage of Metadeng Nation soldiers massacring civilians and deploying Nuclear Missiles at Bagen Fortress surfaced, prompting Miroslav to defend the South American Allied Nations' reprisals.
• The Metadeng Nation authorities suppressed domestic protests and arrested demonstration leaders, while residents in liberated towns beat and executed Metadeng Nation prisoners as Skywing Mercenaries looked on.
• Brigadier General Andre refused Metadeng Nation reporters' request to return the prisoners and said their country was responsible for their fate because it had invaded and mistreated local people.
• Britney, Lan, and the other Specialized Fierce Raptor pilots were blindfolded, restrained, and led away.

The Skywing Mercenary Group overwhelmed Metadeng Nation forces at the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station while cutting off retreating troops in South America. With the station under siege and reinforcements blocked, President Nikola and his ministers faced an escalating crisis.

• On the fourth day of battle, Skywing Mercenary Group Gundams destroyed the last three Flying Fish MAs, and Anton praised Mellis for his progress as an ace pilot.
• Lieutenant General Max received orders to hold the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station for twenty-four hours, though he doubted Metadeng Nation had spare forces to send.
• At Barcelo Fortress Base, Major General Fix ordered Brigadier General Andre and Brigadier Aixisi to intercept Metadeng Nation troops retreating from South America and prevent them from reinforcing the station.
• Skywing Mercenary Group forces continued their advance across the South American Continent, and Metadeng Nation troops began retreating toward home.
• President Nikola and his ministers learned that the Skywing Mercenary Group had intercepted the retreating Metadeng Nation troops.

The Skywing Mercenary Group began its final encirclement offensive against Lieutenant General Max’s forces, whose depleted weapons and dwindling fleet could not stop the enemy’s MS units. As Metadeng Nation media broadcast the losses from the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station, an enemy suppression force charged toward it under cover of MS units.

• Nikola learned that Metadeng Nation troops could not reinforce the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station and realized his political career was over.
• Lieutenant General Max ordered his forces to hold their ground as the Skywing Mercenary Group launched successive missile barrages and then deployed its MS units.
• Mellis, piloting Astaroth (Rebirth Type), and Anton, piloting the Barbatos Gundam, led attacks that broke through the defenders and struck their Guardian Fleet.
• Lieutenant General Max watched friendly units and warships disappear from the battlefield display while commanders pleaded for reinforcements.
• Metadeng Nation reporters broadcast the wounded pilots returning to the station as an announcer reported an enemy suppression force charging toward the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator.

The Skywing Mercenary Group broke into the Metadeng Nation’s Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station and overwhelmed its defenders with cloaking technology and advanced weapons. Sky Wing Mercenaries deployed War God Armor to smash through automated defenses and blast open the defenders’ barricaded corridors.

• Skywing Mercenaries attacked the checkpoint under cover of Jegans and Murasames, while cloaked troops killed Metadeng Nation soldiers with advanced weapons.
• A reporter and cameraman filmed the attackers; Sky Wing Mercenaries spared them and continued toward a corridor as the two journalists followed.
• Metadeng Nation defenders used automated defense machines and vehicles to resist, but Sky Wing Mercenaries destroyed them with cloaking and heavy weapons.
• Three Sky Wing Mercenaries wearing War God Armor charged through 30mm gunfire, smashed the defense machines, and repelled rocket attacks with War Shields.
• A War God Armor unit broke through a blast door with the War God Hammer, and the mercenaries threw bombs into the corridor beyond.

The Skywing Mercenary Group seized the Metadeng Nation’s Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station, leaving the nation’s economy and homeland exposed as its forces pressed toward Mofo City. Long Fei and his pilots led the assault in the south, where Lixiang rejected Angelica’s offer to work together.

• Lieutenant General Max advised President Nikola to withdraw the remaining Guardian Fleet, but Sky Wing Mercenaries captured the station command center and forced Max to order its defenders to surrender.
• Nikola’s government sought negotiations with Long Fei while three Skywing Mercenary Group Army-level Fleets advanced across the homeland.
• Long Fei piloted Gundam Dynames in Seven Swords configuration, destroyed three Raptor MS units, and pierced a destroyer’s bow during the attack on Mofo City.
• Angelica piloted the Warrior Gundam H and destroyed Major General Batlan’s ground warship and several MS units.
• Lixiang piloted the Seraphim Gundam and destroyed hidden and outdated MS units with its GN Prototype Bits and GN Beam spray gun.
• Angelica asked Lixiang to work together, but Lixiang refused and flew away.

Skywing Mercenary Group routed Metadeng Nation’s forces in Mofo City, then destroyed the city with bunker-buster missiles after its troops returned to their motherships. Long Fei defended the decision to Taoxiang, while President Nikola called for international sanctions as Metadeng Nation remained under attack.

• Skywing Mercenary Group ground forces used stealth suits, drones, unmanned vehicles, and Machine Hounds to hunt Metadeng Nation troops in Mofo City and gather intelligence through captured soldiers and MS.
• Taoxiang piloted Kyrios Gundam and helped clear the skies as Skywing Mercenary Group drove Metadeng Nation and Border Defense Force units back through the city, capturing commanders and enemy MS.
• Some Metadeng Nation commanders secretly attempted to flee, but Sky Wing Mercenaries intercepted their communications and captured them along their escape route.
• Aixisi ordered the forces not to pursue National Army troops into the sewers, and the three fleets later fired bunker-buster missiles that destroyed Mofo City and killed the soldiers hiding underground.
• Taoxiang questioned whether the destruction had gone too far, and Long Fei defended the attack by citing Metadeng Nation’s past atrocities and the civilian evacuation warning.
• President Nikola ordered a press conference condemning Skywing Mercenary Group and calling for international sanctions, then slumped under the pressure of the ongoing invasion.

The Skywing Mercenary Group attacked the Metadeng Nation’s Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator Station, bombarding its ground forces and sending in Sweeper Fleets to clear the battlefield. Anton and Barbatos helped destroy the defenders, and the remaining Metadeng Nation forces at the station were eliminated within two hours.

• Azinca City residents fled as the Skywing Mercenary Group’s forces approached, while other nations watched the coming battle over Metadeng Nation.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group launched seven waves of Vertical Missiles, devastating Metadeng Nation’s ground fleets and defenses around the Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator.
• Sweeper Fleet 2 deployed the Heavenly Soldier Unit, and mercenaries began eliminating surviving Metadeng Nation soldiers as the fleets cleared the area.
• Anton piloted Barbatos through the enemy formation, destroying more than twenty Metadeng Nation MS units in less than two minutes.
• Mellis praised Anton over the cockpit communication, and Anton encouraged him to work harder.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group cleared the remaining ground fleets in less than two hours and eliminated the Metadeng Nation forces at the station.

After Metadeng Nation sought ceasefire negotiations, Long Fei agreed to negotiate for strategic concessions rather than occupy the country. He persuaded Michael, Britney, and the other Coordinators to reveal their origins and testify, leaving their cooperation as leverage in the coming talks.

• Nikola consulted his ministers after the Sky Wing Mercenaries captured Metadeng Nation's domestic Electromagnetic Orbital Elevator station and demonstrated superior technology.
• Li Jiaming told Long Fei that Nikola wanted ceasefire negotiations, and Long Fei agreed to talks in Azinca City while ordering his team to seek favorable terms.
• Metadeng Nation and the Sky Wing Mercenaries declared a temporary ceasefire ahead of negotiations scheduled for fifteen days later.
• Long Fei questioned Michael, Britney, and the other Coordinators aboard the Archangel, assuring them that he had removed their explosive chips and describing his vision of equal treatment.
• Long Fei offered the Coordinators a place in his territory and asked them to disclose their facilities and testify at the negotiations; Michael agreed to cooperate.

Long Fei arrived at the negotiations in Azinca City and publicly humiliated President Nikola while countering a reporter’s accusations with questions about the Metadeng Nation’s actions abroad. Nikola swallowed his anger and entered the convention hall, where Long Fei demanded that negotiations begin.

• Long Fei arrived at the convention hall with Li Jiaming and the Skywing Mercenary Group as reporters gathered to question him.
• Alice accused Long Fei of killing captured soldiers and causing deaths in the Metadeng Nation, and Long Fei countered by asking whether its leaders had felt guilt for their invasions and massacres.
• Long Fei slapped Nikola outside the convention hall, then had Sky Wing Mercenaries execute domestic reporters and declared that his group’s actions represented democracy, freedom, and fairness.
• Long Fei grabbed Alice by the throat until she agreed that his version of fairness was fair, then entered the convention hall with Li Jiaming and the other commanders.
• Long Fei slapped Nikola again inside the hall and told him to know the difference between master and servant; Nikola apologized and agreed to negotiate.

Long Fei’s team exposed the Metadeng Nation’s treatment of the Coordinators and forced the negotiations into public view, then presented harsh conditions that Nikola refused to accept. Long Fei ended the talks and gave Nikola twenty-four hours to withdraw before the Skywing Mercenary Group resumed its advance.

• Former Metadeng Nation soldiers calling themselves Coordinators accused the nation of creating, abusing, and attempting to exterminate them, while Long Fei’s team presented supporting evidence.
• Long Fei demanded open negotiations and threatened to resume the war if Nikola refused; Nikola’s side agreed to the public talks.
• Nikola and Long Fei presented opposing demands, with Long Fei’s conditions requiring extensive payments, concessions, bases, and the handover of the Coordinators.
• Nikola and several ministers protested Long Fei’s terms, but Long Fei defended them by accusing the Metadeng Nation of having bullied weaker nations and said the war would continue.
• After Nikola rejected the conditions, Long Fei left the conference and gave him twenty-four hours to withdraw from the city, warning that civilians in several named cities should evacuate before the Skywing Mercenary Group attacked.

Freelance war correspondent Malok filmed the Skywing Mercenary Group launching its assault on Azinca City after the Metadeng Nation rejected its terms. The defenders were overwhelmed by missile strikes and superior troops, and a Sky Wing Mercenary seized a Falcon MS as the battle continued.

• Malok reported on Azinca City's evacuation and the Metadeng Nation's preparations as the twenty-four-hour deadline approached.
• At the deadline, the Skywing Mercenary Group attacked Metadeng forces with missiles, destroying or disabling much of their equipment and blocking further missile launches.
• Skywing Mercenaries descended on Azinca City and overwhelmed its defenders while Malok filmed the fighting.
• A Sky Wing Mercenary destroyed a tank with an electric grenade and then used stealth to move to another battlefield.
• A Sky Wing Mercenary climbed onto a Falcon MS, killed its pilot, and took control of the machine.

Skywing Mercenary Group forces captured Azinca City and several other Metadeng Nation cities in a swift campaign, while Long Fei secretly negotiated with Pope David. The Metadeng leadership rejected nuclear retaliation and faced the loss of its major cities.

• Malok watched a Sky Wing Mercenary fight through defending troops, then saw her enter an empty Mk-II G cockpit and pilot the machine against enemy MS units.
• Long Fei secretly spoke with Pope David, who explained why he no longer wanted to continue the Goddess of Vengeance Plan and agreed to Long Fei’s requested compensation.
• Skywing Mercenary Group forces overwhelmed Metadeng Nation’s defenders in Azinca City, and the city surrendered after six hours; other targeted cities fell soon afterward.
• Nikola and his ministers considered their dwindling options, rejected proposals to launch nuclear missiles, and Nikola regretted not accepting Long Fei’s demands earlier.
• Malok interviewed captured soldiers and Sky Wing Mercenaries, who treated their victory as the expected result of fighting a much weaker opponent.