Arc 27The Third Location Offensive

The Skywing Mercenary Group captured Royal Knights commanders and gained ground as the Dion Empire committed Fadis and its Slaughter Royal Knights to the battle. The fighting at the Third Location escalated into a contest between Wenselas’s powerful machines and Li Xiucheng’s new hit-and-run tactics.

  • Anton and Museria defeated Chaplin, captured him, and helped secure a ceasefire for rescue and prisoner exchanges.
  • The Skywing Mercenary Group resumed the battle with faster repairs, and its forces captured Russell after Lamiel defeated him in the F91 Dual VSBR Loadout.
  • The Decisive Battle Force and Slaughter Force brought heavy reinforcements, while Salamander arrived and urged the commanders to hold their position until Long Fei could face Fadis.
  • Fadis entered the battlefield in the Crimson Emperor, destroyed three attacking Deltas, and raised the Dion Army’s morale with his psychic aura.
  • Grisina recalled her love for Arthurwick as Fadis promised to bring him back, while Long Fei departed for the Third Location with Taoxiang.
  • The forces clashed across twenty-six battle zones, and Fadis deployed Royal Knights before sending the Slaughter Royal Knights’ Cyclopses and Ogres against Long Fei’s units.
  • The Shadow Mad Dog Squad fielded Zamzas and Luvijelus against the Slaughter Royal Knights, but Wenselas entered battle in Evil Fiend and inflicted heavy losses.
  • Li Xiucheng launched Deep Strike with twenty-four Z Plus Hummingbirds and used hit-and-run attacks to overwhelm Wenselas’s pursuing forces.
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Ch. 652Anton vs. Chaplin in the Vanguard Battle

Trifer’s AGE 1 Greatsword Type was overwhelmed by Chaplin’s Immortal Mirror Saint Machine until Anton arrived in Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex to save him. Anton then faced Chaplin in a fierce duel that remained evenly matched.

  • Chaplin sent the Immortal Mirror Saint Machine and other Evil Mirror Saint Machines to pressure Trifer’s AGE 1 Greatsword Type, exploiting his inability to counter their attacks and sneak strikes at once.
  • The Evil Mirror Saint Machines trapped the AGE-1 with chain grapples, but Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex arrived, destroyed one attacker, and blocked Chaplin’s finishing blow.
  • Trifer freed the AGE-1 and went to help the others while Anton confronted Chaplin, who identified himself as commander of the Mirror Royal Knights.
  • Anton and Chaplin exchanged close-range attacks, acknowledged each other’s skill, and fought for nearly ten minutes without either gaining an advantage.

Ch. 653Anton and Museria Join Forces in the Eighth Vanguard Battle

Museria joined Anton in battle against Chaplin’s Immortal Mirror Saint Machine, and together they forced it to retreat. Chaplin activated Efficiency Boost Mode, but the chapter ended with him stunned when Anton’s Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex countered an attack without activating a special function.

  • Museria piloted the AGE-2 Phantom Type into battle, cut down several Evil Mirror Saint Machines, and relieved the pressure on the rescue units.
  • Museria left Trifer to handle the remaining enemies and flew to help Anton fight Chaplin.
  • Museria and Anton attacked Chaplin together, coordinating their strikes and driving the Immortal Mirror Saint Machine into wreckage before pursuing it into the sky.
  • Chaplin activated Efficiency Boost Mode, and Museria followed, while Anton hesitated to remove the Alaya-Vijnana System’s restrictions.
  • Chaplin attacked the Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex from behind, but Anton spun around and countered with his mace, leaving Chaplin stunned.

Ch. 654Chaplin Captured in Vanguard Battle 9

Anton and Museria defeated and captured Chaplin, commander of the Mirror Knight Order, after Chaplin’s Efficiency Boost Mode expired. The capture raised Skywing Mercenary Group morale, while Fadis learned of the defeat and reacted furiously.

  • Anton and Museria trapped Chaplin’s Immortal Mirror Saint Machine between their Gundam units and AGE-2 Phantom Type, while Anton studied its movements.
  • After Efficiency Boost Mode timed out, Anton and Museria disabled the Immortal Mirror Saint Machine, and AGE-2 Phantom Type cut off its left arm.
  • Anton and Museria announced Chaplin’s capture, and AGE-2 Phantom Type carried him toward their mothership as Anton’s comrades intercepted pursuing Mirror Royal Knights.
  • The Skywing Mercenary Group gained morale from the capture, while Anton observed that the Magic Mirror Saint Machines had weak armor and reviewed reports of heavy MS losses.
  • A war correspondent reported Chaplin’s capture, and Fadis confirmed the news before flying into a rage.
  • Escort Fleet MS units destroyed nearly fifty Magic Mirror Saint Machines with Mobile Drill Missiles and sniper fire.

Ch. 655Temporary Ceasefire: Cleanup and Rescue

During the forty-eight-hour ceasefire, the Skywing Mercenary Group and the Dion Army searched for survivors, treated the wounded, and exchanged prisoners. Reports that the Dion Empire had sent children and teenagers to fight sparked global condemnation and protests against both the empire and the Skywing Mercenary Group, which continued exchanging them for its own captured comrades.

  • Both fleets accepted a ceasefire and deployed search-and-rescue teams, Steel Ball Work Ships, and Steel Ball Rescue Medical Ships to recover survivors and clear wreckage.
  • The two sides marked separate search areas, treated wounded enemy soldiers, and exchanged prisoners, with the Dion Army prioritizing native-born soldiers, Newtypes, and Coordinators.
  • War correspondents filmed injured Dion Army prisoners, including children and teenagers, receiving treatment aboard Steel Ball Rescue Medical Ships, provoking worldwide condemnation of the Dion Empire.
  • Human rights organizations urged the Skywing Mercenary Group not to exchange child and teenage soldiers, but the group sent them back in exchange for its captured comrades and issued a defiant statement.
  • The Skywing Mercenary Group arranged detention for native-born Dion prisoners, handed Colony Sphere prisoners to the United Army, and returned enemy bodies to the other side.
  • Rescue teams found dead teenage and child soldiers, and medical personnel showed regret and helplessness when they could not save the wounded.

Ch. 656The Eleventh Battle of the Outpost Battle Resumes

After a 48-hour truce, the Sky Wing Mercenaries and the Dion Army resumed the battle for the outpost as both sides committed major reinforcements. Long Fei and Fadis watched the increasingly intense fighting, which left the outcome of the outpost and the center of Site 3 undecided.

  • The Sky Wing Mercenaries broadcast footage of Chaplin captured and shackled, damaging Dion Army morale, while both sides repaired and reinforced their forces during the truce.
  • The Sky Wing Mercenaries used Haro-controlled external repair devices to restore and assemble mobile suits and weapons more quickly than the Dion Army could.
  • Long Fei and Fadis assessed the strategic stakes of the outpost, with the Sky Wing Mercenaries aiming to hold their position until the Mars Sphere aligned with District 6.
  • After the truce ended, both armies resumed fighting amid heavy beam and missile fire, and numerous mobile suits and pilots were destroyed.
  • Battlefield reporters covered the clashes, including an engagement between the Royal Knights and Long Fei's direct units.

Ch. 657Direct Forces vs. Royal Knights in the Twelfth Vanguard Battle

The Direct Forces fought the Mirror, Black Sword, and Sapphire Royal Knights, with Gundam units and other mobile suits inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. As the Royal Knights came under pressure, Russell, Dimashi, and Veronica deployed in their command machines.

  • The Iron Blossom Group engaged the Mirror Royal Knights while the Ferocious Hound Squad, Mobile Assault Shell Unit, and Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group fought the Black Sword and Sapphire Royal Knights.
  • A Mass Production Type Nu Gundam destroyed a Guard with its funnels, while an Adele Sparrow Type, Mass Production Type ZZ Gundam, and Z Plus also destroyed enemy Saint Machines.
  • FAZZ units devastated the Royal Knights with heavy firepower, but one was overwhelmed and destroyed at the cost of more than ten Hunter Swords and Guards.
  • The Mass Production Type F91's Beam Shield, VSBR, and M.E.P.E. afterimages troubled the Royal Knights, while its back-mounted cannon variants suppressed enemies with missiles and Beam Gatlings.
  • Russell and Deputy Commander Dimashi deployed in the Heavenly Sword and Earth Sword, and Veronica sortied in the Great Guard.

Ch. 658F91 Dual VSBR Loadout in the Thirteenth Vanguard Battle

Lamiel, Tols, and Trifer launched in specialized Gundams to challenge the enemy’s commanders and elite Saint Machines. Russell destroyed the Mass Production Type Nu Gundam and moved to confront the attackers, while Lamiel and Trifer arrived to engage the Sky Sword and Earth Sword.

  • Lamiel chose to pilot the F91 Dual VSBR Loadout and volunteered to capture another commander, while Tols, Trifer, and the others assigned targets among the enemy forces.
  • Tols launched in the Penelope Gundam, and Trifer launched in the AGE 1 Hydra Type as the Iron Blossom Group and Second Regiment fought the Mirror Royal Knights.
  • The Great Hunter Sword struggled against a Mass Production Type Nu Gundam, which destroyed it with rapid beam fire after its shield was blown apart.
  • Russell piloted the Sky Sword and destroyed the Mass Production Type Nu Gundam, then spotted the Great Guard fighting nearby.
  • Tols approached the Great Guard as Russell sensed Lamiel’s attack and dodged her descending Beam Ray.
  • Dimashi moved the Earth Sword toward Lamiel, but Trifer’s AGE 1 Hydra Type attacked it with remote weapons.

Ch. 659AGE 1 Hydra vs. Earth Sword

Trifer’s AGE 1 Hydra Type and Dimashi’s Earth Sword fought an evenly matched battle, using their Funnels, shields, and beam weapons to counter each other. Both sides lost all their Type-A Funnels, and Earth Sword lost one Beam Assault Gun as the duel continued without a clear advantage.

  • Trifer attacked first with the AGE 1 Hydra Type’s DODS Gun, while Dimashi blocked with Earth Sword’s remote Beam Shield and returned fire.
  • Trifer used the Type-D Funnels to form a Beam Net that trapped Dimashi’s Beam Discs, then shot down two of Earth Sword’s Funnels while she was distracted.
  • Dimashi used Earth Sword’s massive Beam Saber to break the Beam Net, freeing the Beam Discs to recharge.
  • The pilots redeployed their Funnels and exchanged attacks; Dimashi shot down two Type-A Funnels, while the final Type-A Funnel struck one of Earth Sword’s Beam Assault Guns as it was destroyed.
  • Trifer and Dimashi continued trading blows, and Dimashi anticipated his plan to trap Earth Sword with another Beam Net and prepared to evade or stop a Type-D Funnel.

Ch. 660Neropé Gundam VS Great Guard

Tols and Veronica fought an intense mobile-suit battle between the Neropé Gundam and the Great Guard, testing each other’s shields, weapons, and funnel control. The Great Guard’s anti-beam shields were damaged and temporarily weakened, leaving Veronica forced to evade while Tols recognized that defeating her would take time and careful piloting.

  • Tols used the Neropé Gundam’s weapons and I Field to battle Veronica’s Great Guard and its six funnels, gradually learning her control patterns and the limits of her anti-beam shields.
  • Tols destroyed one funnel and forced Veronica to recall the others as they ran low on energy, then targeted the returning funnels with Homing Missiles.
  • Tols and Veronica exchanged names over a communication link, identifying themselves as commanders of the Ferocious Hound Squad and the Sapphire Royal Knights and declaring their intent to kill each other.
  • The Neropé Gundam and the Great Guard clashed with Beam Sabers while firing their ranged weapons at close quarters.
  • Tols destroyed the Great Guard’s final funnel and damaged its chest with a Homing Missile after its anti-beam shields collapsed.
  • Veronica’s anti-beam systems needed about a minute to recover, forcing her to evade while Tols prepared for a prolonged fight.

Ch. 661Lamiel VS Russell

Lamiel and Russell introduced themselves as they fought in their mechs, with Lamiel boasting that she had already defeated two of Russell’s comrades. Their duel escalated as their weapons and remote cannons traded attacks, leaving both mechs strained and the eight remote cannons recharging.

  • Russell and Lamiel identified themselves over communications, and Lamiel revealed that she had captured Najedah and Osmane before challenging Russell to become her third captured commander.
  • Heavenly Sword and the F91 Dual VSBR Loadout exchanged fire, and Heavenly Sword used its eight remote cannons to block the F91’s attacks.
  • Russell sent the remote cannons to attack as two beam greatswords, while Lamiel used the F91’s VSBRs to block and counter them.
  • Heavenly Sword split two incoming beam cannons with its black beam greatsword, but the F91 later suppressed that sword with its high-output beam sabers.
  • Russell sent the remote cannons after the F91, which evaded and attacked them while activating both beam shields; Lamiel pushed the overheating mech to full operation.
  • The remote cannons ran low on energy and returned to Heavenly Sword to recharge.

Ch. 662Commander Buster Lives Up to Its Name

Russell fought Lamiel’s dual-VSBR-equipped F91 with Sky Sword, but its afterimage tactics and firepower overwhelmed him. Lamiel defeated and captured Russell, declaring that she had captured her third Royal Knights commander.

  • Russell used Sky Sword’s remote cannons and beam weapons to attack Lamiel’s F91, but F91’s afterimages and VSBRs destroyed most of them.
  • Russell’s remaining remote cannons briefly threatened F91, but Lamiel’s feints drew their fire and F91 destroyed them.
  • F91 cut off Sky Sword’s arm and leg, severed its other arm, destroyed its thrusters, and finally destroyed its head.
  • Russell accepted defeat, and Lamiel told him she would hold him in the same detention facility as two other captured Royal Knights commanders.

Ch. 663The Vanguard Battle: 18—The Damage Was Great, but the Humiliation Was Greater

Lamiel defeated and captured Russell, commander of the Black Sword Royal Knights, then publicized her victory to reporters and across the battlefield. The Dion Army’s morale suffered as the Skywing Mercenary Group gained the advantage, while the story left Salamander seeking an audience with Long Fei.

  • Lamiel returned to the mothership with the captured, limbless Sky Sword, where reporters filmed Russell as she introduced herself as the commander of the Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group and claimed her third Royal Knights commander victory.
  • Long Fei and Taoxiang watched Lamiel’s news appearance at Sub-base 12, and Salamander requested an audience with Long Fei.
  • Osmane and Najedah watched Russell’s humiliation on television and joked that they might soon be speaking with him in detention.
  • Fadis smashed a wineglass in anger at Russell’s humiliation, while Julius clenched his fists over his younger brother’s capture.
  • The Slaughter Force projected images of Russell’s capture across the battlefield, weakening the Dion Army’s morale as some Dion fleets retreated and Slaughter Force fleets advanced.
  • War reports described the Skywing Mercenary Group’s growing advantage and revealed the Dion Army’s shortage of manpower, as teenage and child soldiers were sent into battle.

Ch. 664Flash, Nine Dragon, and Rising Gundams Rampage Across the Battlefield

Nine Dragon Gundam, God Gundam, and Rising Gundam devastated the Dion Army after reinforcements arrived, revealing God Gundam’s full combat power to battlefield viewers. God Gundam and Rising Gundam then fought toward Nine Dragon Gundam as the three machines drew off a large portion of the enemy forces.

  • The Decisive Battle Force and Slaughter Force arrived with brigade-level reinforcements and attacked the Dion Army.
  • Nine Dragon Gundam used its Beam Fans and Beam Cloth to destroy Saint Machines, funnels, and other enemy units.
  • God Gundam fought through the enemy formation with its Beam Spear and dual Beam Sabers, destroying a blue Special Saint Machine after its joints failed under operational overload.
  • Chun-Li piloted Rising Gundam against Howling Moon Demon Wolves, while God Gundam used Flash Palm and Flash Hand to destroy two Fenrir Mobile Armors.
  • Battlefield reporters broadcast the three Gundams’ rampage, and viewers recognized that God Gundam had previously displayed only part of its strength.
  • God Gundam and Rising Gundam charged together toward Nine Dragon Gundam, drawing at least thirty percent of the Dion Army’s MS and Mobile Armor forces and easing pressure on the Slaughter Force.

Ch. 665Negotiating a Prisoner Exchange

The Skywing Mercenary Group and the Dion Army agreed to a temporary ceasefire after more than twenty-four hours of exhausting, deadlocked fighting. Salamander arrived with the Sword Shield Unit, received authority to command all outpost forces in special circumstances, and warned that Fadis might personally enter the battle with a psychic aura powerful enough to frighten Newtype pilots.

  • Dongfang Wudi, Gouki, and Chun-Li’s improved Super King Kong Movie Bullet turned back through the Dion Army formation, destroying many machines.
  • Both sides’ fleets requested a ceasefire, and the armies agreed to a temporary truce and began rescue operations and prisoner exchanges.
  • Salamander arrived at the outpost battlefield with the Sword Shield Unit and informed Lamiel that Long Fei had promoted him to Special Instructor.
  • Salamander presented Long Fei’s authorization to Lieutenant General Goliath, who agreed to obey his orders in special circumstances.
  • Salamander warned Goliath and the other commanders that Fadis might join the battle and use his terrifying psychic aura, then argued that the forces should prioritize holding the third location for about a month.

Ch. 666The Two Sides' Respective Weapons

The Dion Army’s Decisive Battle Force and the Skywing Mercenary Group’s Slaughter Force fought a second major engagement while both sides relied on specialized weapons and defenses. The battle continued as each side’s weapons and countermeasures made the other wary.

  • The Decisive Battle Force and Slaughter Force clashed on May 9, Cosmic Year 125, with three Army-level Fleets apiece while both sides kept their Royal Knights and direct-command forces in reserve.
  • The Dion Army used ultra-long-range telescopes and coordinated point defenses to counter Shieldbreaker Destroyers and Mobile Drill Missile swarms, while its Saint Machine pilots used heavy sniper rifles to pick off units breaking through defenses.
  • The Skywing Mercenary Group deployed black Jegans with sniper rifles and Type 70-31 Electromagnetic Cannons, which could destroy Dion Army units at ranges up to 300 kilometers.
  • The Skywing Mercenary Group’s Drill Bullets and Birgo II Planet Defensers challenged Dion Army units, while the Dion Army’s Cluster Shotguns threatened Mass-Produced Gundams and other MSs.
  • Both sides fielded Beam Discs, and the Skywing Mercenary Group’s Dragon Fang System allowed ordinary humans as well as Newtypes to control them.

Ch. 667I Am Fadis

The battle between the Skywing Mercenary Group and the Dion Army escalated as Salamander predicted Fadis’s arrival could force a retreat to the third battlefield, where Long Fei would confront him. Fadis personally deployed in the Crimson Emperor, destroyed three Deltas, and unleashed his overwhelming psychic aura.

  • Salamander and the commanders discussed the growing Minov Particles and concluded they could not defeat Fadis if he joined the battle; Salamander said Long Fei would meet him at the third location.
  • Staff reported that the Dion Army had sent three Army-level Fleets, and Salamander recognized the emperor’s flag on one of their warships as proof that Fadis had taken the field.
  • Fadis deployed in the Crimson Emperor with his daughter Grisina in the Crimson Princess and a thousand Crimson Guards, while Julius remained aboard the mothership to command the forces.
  • Fadis stopped Grisina and the Crimson Guards from intervening and destroyed three attacking Deltas with the Crimson Emperor.
  • Fadis unleashed his psychic aura and declared, "I am Fadis."

Ch. 668Skywing Mercenary Group Fully Withdraws from the Outpost Battlefield as the Outpost Battle Ends

Fadis’s Crimson Jade unleashed a terrifying psychic aura, forcing the Skywing Mercenary Group to withdraw from the outpost battlefield while the Dion Army celebrated its victory. Grisina then returned to her duties assisting her aging father, who was preparing for a decisive confrontation with Long Fei.

  • Fadis’s Crimson Jade radiated a powerful psychic aura that frightened Skywing Mercenary Group pilots and strengthened the Dion Army’s morale.
  • Long Fei sensed Fadis’s aura, prepared to face him, and set out with Taoxiang despite her concerns.
  • Lieutenant General Goliath ordered the Skywing Mercenary Group to retreat, and Fadis forbade the Dion Army from pursuing because he suspected an ambush.
  • Fadis returned to his mothership, where the Dion Army welcomed him and Grisina; Grisina recognized that this might be her father’s final personal expedition against Long Fei.
  • Grisina worked beside Fadis, sorting and approving memorials before bringing important ones to him for review.

Ch. 669Grisina, Princess of the Dion Empire

Grisina remembered how she and Arthurwick had fallen in love and become engaged before he was captured. As she worried over him and his mother while working beside Fadis, her father promised he would bring Arthurwick back.

  • Grisina recalled competing with Arthurwick at the military academy, falling in love with him during the war, and confessing to him on Valentine's Day.
  • Arthurwick initially rejected Grisina because he felt unworthy of a princess, but she kissed him and declared that she loved him regardless of his origins.
  • After Arthurwick's wartime achievements earned him the title of Second Class Knight-Baron, Fadis announced his betrothal to Grisina and planned their wedding for five years later.
  • Grisina remembered regretting that she had let her eldest brother take Arthurwick away and worried about Arthurwick's capture and his mother's grief.
  • Fadis reassured Grisina that he would bring Arthurwick back, and she resumed reviewing memorials beside him.
  • Grisina recalled how Fadis had treasured her since birth and how Alexandre had learned not to make his little sister cry.

Ch. 670Long Fei Takes the Field Personally

Gao Weide’s team broadcast the Sky Wing Mercenaries’ preparations to deploy to the third location, including Long Fei boarding his flagship. The chapter leaves Long Fei and the assembled units en route, while Gao Weide’s hoped-for interview remained out of reach.

  • Gao Weide described the fleet departing Sub-base 12 as factories produced equipment and units prepared to leave for the third location.
  • The Sky Wing Mercenaries recruited stateless drifters by offering national identity cards, while secretly monitoring them for possible spies.
  • Gao Weide’s cameras captured the Rebel Modified MS Carrier and the Shadow Mad Dog Squad, Cross Vanguard, and Harute Angel Squad assembling to see Long Fei off.
  • Long Fei appeared with Taoxiang and boarded the Rebel Modified MS Carrier as Gao Weide speculated about his plans and the crimson Sacred Machine.
  • Gao Weide presented his authorization documents to board the carrier but could not enter restricted areas or interview Long Fei.

Ch. 671Prelude to Battle at the Third Location

At the Third Location, Long Fei and Taoxiang prepared for a decisive battle against the Dion Empire’s forces while discussing their longing to see their daughters. The Slaughter Force launched a massive missile assault as the Decisive Battle Force entered the battle zone, and Fadis’s commanders urged a swift victory before the Skywing Mercenary Group could grow stronger.

  • Long Fei ordered Xiucheng and the Shadow Mad Dog Squad to test themselves against the Slaughter Royal Knights, then promised Taoxiang he would spend time with her and their daughters after the fighting.
  • The Decisive Battle Force entered the Third Location, and the Slaughter Force immediately attacked across twenty-six battle zones with Mobile Drill Missiles.
  • The Decisive Battle Force’s Mobile Ballistic Separation High Explosive Missiles malfunctioned in dense Minov Particles, so the Slaughter Force detonated the disabled missiles and continued its assault with Minov Particle missiles.
  • The Dion Empire used Cluster Diffusion Particle Beam Cannon Turrets to counter the missile swarms, but the Skywing Mercenary Group’s anti-beam coatings limited their effectiveness.
  • Fadis and his generals recognized that the United Army’s support enabled the Skywing Mercenary Group to keep firing missiles, and they urged a rapid victory before its production capacity grew further.

Ch. 672Slaughter Royal Knights Deploy

The Slaughter Force and Decisive Battle Force fought a sprawling space battle while Long Fei’s direct forces countered three deployed Royal Knights. As those Royal Knights were pushed back, Fadis ordered Wenselas’s Slaughter Royal Knights into Combat Zone 1, where their Cyclops and Ogre Mobile Armors deployed.

  • The two forces exchanged missiles and deployed their MS and Mobile Armors as sensors and point defenses struggled amid dense Minov Particles.
  • Fadis deployed the Heavenly Might, Sapphire, and Crimson Shadow Royal Knights against Long Fei’s Ferocious Hound Squad, Sword Shield Unit, and Cross Vanguard.
  • Long Fei’s units exploited their opponents’ weaknesses, suppressing or defeating the three Royal Knights’ Saint Machines.
  • Fadis ordered the Slaughter Royal Knights to deploy after seeing the other Royal Knights being countered.
  • Wenselas mobilized the Slaughter Royal Knights’ 45-meter Cyclops and 60-meter Ogre Mobile Armors.

Ch. 673Zamza and Luvijelu Sortie

Long Fei’s forces deployed the redesigned Zamza and Luvijelu against the Dion Empire, and Zamza’s Energy Beam Reflector devastated enemy units before an Ogre exposed its vulnerability to plasma and pulse weapons. The battle left Zamza under focused attack, relying on its allies to protect it.

  • Ogre Mobile Armors demonstrated their firepower against Val. Valos, Big Rangs, Qubeley, and Psycho Gundam Mk II as the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and Knight Series entered the field.
  • After the Hanxia Empire rejected Luvijelu as too expensive, Long Fei assigned it to the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and redesigned Zamza with an AI assistance system and a third-generation Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor.
  • A Zamza protected a cloaked Black Knight by reflecting a Cyclops’s beam, then damaged another Cyclops with its Phase Array Energy Cannons and severed its limbs with its claws.
  • The Dion Army nicknamed Zamza the Coconut Crab after its Energy Beam Reflector repeatedly turned enemy attacks back against them.
  • An Ogre pierced Zamza with an Electromagnetic Arrow, revealing that its reflector could not stop Plasma Cannons or Pulse Cannons.
  • Dion forces began targeting Zamza with plasma and pulse weapons, while Knight Series units, other MS units, and Mobile Armors tried to protect it.

Ch. 674Green Mantis Luvijelu

Luvijelu and Zamza joined the battle, where their advanced weapons helped the Shadow Mad Dog Squad fight the Slaughter Royal Knights despite being heavily outnumbered. As Wenselas watched his forces struggle, he decided to enter the battlefield himself.

  • Luvijelu destroyed an Ogre Mobile Armor, while other Luvijelus and Zamzas fought Cyclopses and Ogres across the battlefield.
  • The Shadow Mad Dog Squad deployed its remaining 100 Zamzas and 12 Luvijelus, supported by Knight Series MS comrades against the Slaughter Royal Knights' vastly larger force.
  • A Pale Rider's Quadrillian Drill Missiles pierced an Ogre Mobile Armor and two Cyclops Mobile Armors, which Luvijelu then helped destroy.
  • Luvijelu used its Wired Control Mechanical Arm to seize an Ogre Mobile Armor's head and kill its pilot with a Mega Particle Cannon.
  • Wenselas saw that his forces were performing poorly and decided to take the field himself.

Ch. 675Evil Fiend Mobile Armor

Wenselas piloted Evil Fiend through the battle, destroying numerous enemy Mobile Suits and Mobile Armors while surviving attacks from White Knights and a Black Knight. After the Full Armor Psycho Gundam’s Super Mega Beam Cannon disabled Evil Fiend’s Energy Shield, Wenselas set his sights on the Gundam as the Dion Army held the advantage in their sector despite heavy Slaughter Royal Knights losses.

  • Wenselas checked Evil Fiend’s systems, launched it, and destroyed a Luvijelu with its Beam Ring Fists.
  • Evil Fiend smashed a Zamza, shot down enemy Mobile Suits, and destroyed a Val. Valo with a Spiral Rocket Punch.
  • Wenselas used the fighting between a Cyclops, an Ogre, and a Luvijelu to destroy the Luvijelu with another Spiral Rocket Punch.
  • Evil Fiend exposed a cloaked Black Knight and withstood attacks from a White Knight, a Pale Rider, and two other White Knights, though their shots pushed its Energy Shield to its limit.
  • The Full Armor Psycho Gundam pierced Evil Fiend’s Energy Shield with its Super Mega Beam Cannon, and Wenselas decided to destroy it.
  • After more than an hour of fighting, Evil Fiend had shot down over seventy MSs and more than thirty Mobile Armors, while the Slaughter Royal Knights had lost over three hundred Cyclopses and forty Ogres.

Ch. 676Deep Strike and Z Plus Hummingbird Sortie

Li Xiucheng and ALICE launched Deep Strike with twenty-four Z Plus Hummingbirds to confront Wenselas and the Slaughter Royal Knights. Deep Strike’s powerful cannon fire devastated the Dion Army, while Wenselas struggled to get past its escorts.

  • Li Xiucheng reviewed the battlefield, selected one of ALICE’s countermeasures, and ordered the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and front-line units to adopt new tactics.
  • Li Xiucheng sortied in Deep Strike with twenty-four Z Plus Hummingbirds flying alongside it in Fighter Mode.
  • Wenselas noticed the enemy’s hit-and-run tactics before Deep Strike’s cannon fire swept through pursuing Dion forces.
  • Six Z Plus Hummingbirds attacked Wenselas’s Evil Fiend, while Deep Strike’s firepower destroyed more Dion units and forced his rescuers to scatter.
  • Wenselas dodged Deep Strike’s shots and watched the Hummingbirds protect it, but he could not break through its defenses.
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