Recaps

Li Xiucheng and ALICE used Deep Strike and its twenty-four Z Plus Hummingbirds to devastate the Dion Army before returning to the mothership to recharge. Aboard the Fadis II MS Carrier, Fadis and his officers reviewed the battle but found no effective way to counter Deep Strike.

• Li Xiucheng and ALICE directed Deep Strike through the Dion Army formation while the Z Plus Hummingbirds destroyed enemy units and protected it.
• Wenselas realized Deep Strike was disrupting the battlefield and, with Evil Fiend low on energy, withdrew to the mothership.
• Li Xiucheng ordered Deep Strike and its twenty-four Z Plus Hummingbirds back to the mothership after its energy fell to 41 percent.
• Fadis, Julius, Grisina, and the Dion Army officers watched battle footage and learned that Deep Strike could overwhelm warships and exceed the Mirror Royal Knights' armor threshold.
• Fadis and his officers remained unable to find a countermeasure for Deep Strike.

After more than twelve hours of battle, the Sky Wing Mercenaries maintained a favorable casualty ratio, while the Dion Army held the advantage in logistics and manufacturing. Shlaik’s generals considered ways to disrupt the Dion Army’s supply lines, and Long Fei’s Rescue Steel Balls continued retrieving pilots during the fighting.

• Both armies rotated units back to their motherships for refitting as the casualty ratio reached 1:1.5 in the Sky Wing Mercenaries’ favor.
• The Sky Wing Mercenaries’ MD Taurus and Birgo IIs challenged Dion Army units, while reporters revealed the Dion Army had Factory Battleships behind its lines.
• Shlaik and Aixisi postponed plans to attack the Factory Battleships and considered intercepting supplies from the Mars Sphere; Shlaik asked the main base to investigate.
• Long Fei’s Rescue Steel Balls began rescuing pilots during combat and attacked units that intercepted them, with other Sky Wing Mercenaries providing cover.
• War correspondents broadcast the rescues, and military experts judged that the Sky Wing Mercenaries had the advantage in rescue capability while the Dion Army led in logistics and manufacturing.

Yue Yangchun, Lixiang, Angelica, Alonso, and Archer Haro sortied after nearly twelve hours of fighting and used their Gundams to destroy enemy machines. Angelica helped Pani survive an ambush as the battle continued.

• Yue Yangchun, Lixiang, Angelica, Alonso, and Archer Haro sortied, with Lixiang’s Heavy Armed Seraphim Gundam destroying a Typhon Mobile Armor and a white Special Saint Machine.
• Alonso and Archer Haro paralyzed enemy units with Fallen Angel’s GN Pulse Electromagnetic Overload Missiles, then destroyed a pink Special Saint Machine after disabling its leg.
• Angelica sniped a purple Special Saint Machine that was fighting Pani’s Impulse Gundam.
• Angelica warned Pani to dodge, and he evaded her shot as it destroyed an azure Mass-Produced Saint Machine attempting to ambush him.

Angelica piloted Heavy Armed Cherubim Gundam through a series of battles, then faced Daklas and his powerful Saint Machine Duns II. After learning that Daklas was searching for Yue Yangchun, Angelica fought to keep him at a distance, but Duns II’s strength threatened Cherubim Gundam in close combat.

• Angelica used Haro, GN Shield Bits, GN Rifle Bits, and GN Handguns to shoot down enemy MS units before a Jegan finished off an Azure Mass-Produced Saint Machine.
• Angelica encountered a red-and-white Minotaur Saint Machine, whose pilot challenged her while asking where he could find Yue Yangchun.
• Daklas introduced himself as Duns II’s pilot and said he wanted to defeat Yue Yangchun to erase his previous loss to 00Raiser.
• Daklas attacked Cherubim Gundam with shotguns, axes, and Funnel Sensor Cannons, overcoming its defenses and pressuring Angelica at close range.
• Angelica kicked Duns II away and fired her GN Handguns to maintain distance, recognizing that Cherubim Gundam was disadvantaged in close combat.

Daklas activated Duns II’s experimental Psycho-Amplification Device, overwhelming Angelica’s defenses and forcing the Heavy Armed Cherudim to activate its Triple Red State. Duns II pressed its attack, and the chapter ended as Angelica’s danger sense warned her too late to evade its third shot.

• Angelica used the Heavy Armed Cherudim’s GN Shield Bits and GN Rifle Bits to intercept Daklas’s Funnel Sensor Cannons and drive Duns II back.
• Daklas activated Duns II’s experimental Psycho-Amplification Device, boosting his mental power and speed.
• Angelica regained control of two GN Rifle Bits with Haro, but Duns II’s faster Funnel Sensor Cannons began to outpace the Bits.
• Angelica activated the Heavy Armed Cherudim’s Triple Red State, bringing its GN Shield Bits and GN Rifle Bits into an even fight with Daklas’s Funnel Sensor Cannons.
• Daklas anticipated the Heavy Armed Cherudim’s movements and advanced under its gunfire, while Angelica dodged his first two shots but detected the third too late.

Angelica’s Heavy Weapons Cherudim fought Daklas’s Duns II until Yue Yangchun’s 00 Raiser intervened and challenged Daklas. The duel between 00 Raiser and Duns II continued as Angelica stayed nearby, sniping other targets and looking for a chance to annoy Daklas.

• Duns II overwhelmed the Heavy Weapons Cherudim after their special functions ended, forcing Angelica’s machine into a wreckage pile.
• Yue Yangchun’s 00 Raiser interrupted Duns II before it could finish off the Heavy Weapons Cherudim, and Daklas recognized his old enemy.
• Daklas declared that he would defeat Yue Yangchun to erase the shame of his previous loss, and Yue Yangchun accepted the challenge.
• 00 Raiser and Duns II exchanged fire and clashed at close range, with Yue Yangchun noting Duns II’s improved performance but retaining the advantage in speed.
• Angelica withdrew about five kilometers away and continued sniping targets with Haro controlling the Bits while she watched for a chance to irritate Daklas.

Yue Yangchun and Daklas continued their duel as Angelica destroyed Duns II’s Funnel Sensor Cannons from afar. After Yue activated 00 Raiser’s improved Trans-Am, both pilots unleashed enormous beam weapons, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Daklas struggled to suppress Yue Yangchun, while Angelica sniped and destroyed Duns II’s Funnel Sensor Cannons before moving farther away.
• Daklas activated the experimental Psycho-Amplification Device again, increasing Duns II’s power at the cost of severe fatigue and psychic strain.
• Duns II used its speed and afterimages to press Yue, but Yue countered with 00 Raiser’s Triple Red State and drove it back.
• Daklas charged up Duns II’s One-Strike Slash as Yue activated 00 Raiser’s Raiser Sword Mode.
• The two pilots shouted for their machines to press down as their enormous beam weapons collided in a dazzling, evenly matched clash.

Yue Yangchun’s 00 Raiser defeated Daklas’s Duns II after the experimental Psycho-Amplification Device drained Daklas’s psychic power, then continued fighting with allied cover. After the battle had lasted more than twenty-four hours, Yue and Lixiang returned to Taurus 2 to rest, while the Skywing Mercenary Group’s exhausted pilots received recovery time and the Dion Army continued sending many soldiers back into combat.

• Daklas’s experimental Psycho-Amplification Device shut down, and 00 Raiser’s Raiser Sword Mode destroyed Duns II and nearby units caught in its strike.
• 00 Raiser fired a massive beam blast, exhausted its particles, and left Trans-Am as Dion Army forces targeted it and its allies covered its retreat.
• Yue Yangchun kept fighting in 00 Raiser, aided by allied units that destroyed enemies approaching him, while the twin-drive synchronization rate exceeded 100%.
• After more than twenty-four hours of fighting, Yue Yangchun and Lixiang returned to Taurus 2, where their superiors ordered them to rest.
• Skywing Mercenary Group personnel and pilots received recovery time, while many Dion Army soldiers were sent back into battle after their machines were serviced.

Long Fei reviewed the stalemated battle while Salamander fought Veronica in their rival machines, the Koshi Gundam and the Great Guard. Their duel ended with both charging at each other, as Salamander pursued a plan to destroy the Great Guard’s Beam Cannon.

• Long Fei checked the battle and found neither army had gained an advantage, while his direct forces remained undefeated and their supplies could last two months.
• Taoxiang brought Long Fei two meals as he continued reviewing the battle situation.
• Salamander shot down Veronica’s Attack Funnels and tested the Great Guard’s shield, discovering it could absorb even a Beam Saber’s energy.
• Veronica realized Salamander was targeting the Great Guard’s Beam Cannon, but she counterattacked to stop him.
• Salamander and Veronica both charged their machines toward each other.

Salamander and Jorge fought Veronica’s Great Guard, while Jorge used their encounter to explain why he served the Skywing Mercenary Group. The chapter ended with Salamander understanding Long Fei’s decision to employ Jorge despite his greed, while never trusting him.

• Koshi Gundam destroyed the Great Guard’s shield with missiles, then evaded Veronica’s counterattacks and shot down her assisting guards.
• Jorge’s Delta Kai joined the battle, and he hacked into Veronica’s communications to greet her and refuse her offer to return to her former side.
• Veronica accused Jorge of betraying First Prince Christopher, but Jorge denied it and said he preferred his money, women, and easy life with the Skywing Mercenary Group.
• Salamander recalled Long Fei explaining that Jorge deliberately exposed his embezzlement and was useful because of his skill at reading people and situations.
• Long Fei had Jorge take as much money and jewelry as he could carry and offered him a choice of beautiful women to keep him loyal.
• Salamander concluded that the group could use and satisfy Jorge but must never trust him.

Veronica fought Salamander and Jorge but called for help and escaped after her subordinates covered her retreat. Salamander watched her get away and said there would be another chance.

• Salamander and Jorge teamed up against Veronica, and their Gundams pressured her Great Guard into activating Efficiency Boost Mode and calling for reinforcements.
• Jorge activated Boost Mode, and the Delta Kai used its Wing Funnels and high-energy Mega Particle Cannon to keep Veronica on the defensive.
• Guard and Azure units arrived to support Veronica, while Salamander’s reinforcements joined the fight on his side.
• Three Guard units intercepted the Delta Kai as Veronica retreated, and more of her allies blocked Salamander from stopping her escape.
• Veronica ordered the Sapphire Royal Knights to retreat, and Salamander watched her escape before saying they would have another chance.

Long Fei reviewed the Guanwana-class Battleship’s capabilities and ordered its development, deciding to build no more than ten. Meanwhile, the Skywing Mercenary Group maintained its advantage in Combat Zone 19 as its rescue units widened the gap in casualties with the Dion Army.

• Salamander reviewed the Sword Shield Unit’s heavy losses and overheard subordinates question why Long Fei trusted Jorge, then explained that Jorge’s skills were useful but his position depended on behaving himself.
• Taoxiang and Long Fei discussed the Guanwana-class Battleship’s size, carrying capacity, and weak firepower.
• Long Fei contacted Li Jiaming and ordered development of the Guanwana-class Battleship, planning to build no more than ten.
• Taoxiang considered the high costs and limited postwar uses of the ships and agreed that building too many would be impractical.
• Long Fei noted that rescue steel balls were helping the Skywing Mercenary Group recover injured personnel while taking uninjured Dion Army troops prisoner.

Pamuzhuba fought Lamiel’s F91 until his Witch Hunter Saint Machine fled, while Lamiel’s teasing earned her a new nickname from the Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group. Elsewhere, Museria and Balbado remained evenly matched in their fight.

• Pamuzhuba struggled to distinguish the real F91 from its mass-bearing afterimages as Lamiel destroyed the Witch Hunter Saint Machine’s weapons and taunted him.
• Lamiel teased Pamuzhuba about capturing and keeping him with other commanders, prompting him to call her “Commander Train Wolf.”
• Pamuzhuba fled at maximum thrust, and the Night Hunt Royal Knights withdrew after the Witch Hunter Saint Machine escaped the F91.
• The Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group adopted the nickname Commander Train Wolf, which Lamiel proudly accepted before ordering them to pursue Pamuzhuba.
• Museria’s Gundam AGE-2 Phoenix Type fought Balbado’s Hegemonic Might Saint Machine, with neither gaining the upper hand despite six Phoenix Funnels being destroyed.

Balbado withdrew after Lamiel and Museria joined forces against him, while Lamiel’s taunting over the comms left Fadis and Grisina embarrassed when they learned why the Royal Knights had retreated. Long Fei and Taoxiang discussed Lamiel’s possible promotion and Salamander’s command talent.

• Lamiel revealed that Chaplin had been captured through a joint battle with Anton and Museria, then joined Museria in fighting Balbado.
• Balbado signaled the Heavenly Might Royal Knights to retreat, and Lamiel agreed with Museria to target the remaining enemy forces instead of pursuing them.
• Fadis learned that the Night Hunt and Heavenly Might Knight Orders had withdrawn, and Sukolo’s report prompted awkward reactions from Fadis, Grisina, and Julius.
• Fadis called the withdrawals a command error and ordered the commanders to make up for their mistakes through merit.
• Long Fei and Taoxiang discussed promoting Lamiel and recognized Salamander’s ability to command forces across combat zones.

The battle between the Sky Wing Mercenaries and the Dion Army continued to take a heavy toll, leaving the Dion Army short of pilots and soldiers as captured troops filled detention facilities. There, four captured commanders discussed the war’s cause and resolved to expose Fahdina Samulas, while Arthurwick also searched for evidence.

• After more than forty-eight hours of fighting, the Dion Army struggled with pilot shortages, and both armies began temporary ceasefires in some combat zones to rest and conduct rescues.
• The Sky Wing Mercenaries reported capturing over one hundred thousand Dion Army soldiers, including three thousand child soldiers under twelve, while the United Army watched for an opportunity to benefit from the conflict.
• Osmane and Najedah encountered Chaplin and Russell in a detention facility, where they discussed the captured child soldiers and the Dion Army’s lack of troops.
• Russell and Chaplin concluded that Fahdina Samulas was behind both the massacre and the First Prince’s murder after Najedah described what she had learned.
• Osmane and Najedah vowed to gather evidence and expose Fahdina Samulas, and Najedah revealed that Arthurwick was also alive, imprisoned elsewhere, and searching for evidence.

Fadis faced dwindling manpower and mounting pressure to end the war, while Dion forces struggled across multiple combat zones and withdrew to preserve troops. The Wing Gundam Zero entered the twenty-fourth combat zone and devastated the advancing Dion Army, which continued to target it.

• A staff officer told Fadis that the Dion Empire had almost no people left to mobilize and that Yelishao De demanded the war end before June.
• Fadis ordered the Dion Army in the seventh combat zone to withdraw and approved a withdrawal from the fifteenth combat zone to preserve its strength.
• Julius urged Grisina to spend time with her father, and she feared Fadis planned to take the field against Long Fei.
• Avina brought the Wing Gundam Zero into the twenty-fourth combat zone, where the Dion Army made it the primary target.
• Avina fired an Annihilation Cannon that destroyed at least two hundred Dion units, but Dion soldiers kept charging toward the Wing Gundam Zero.

Avina piloted Wing Gundam Zero through Combat Zone 24, destroying enemy units with its Buster Rifles, Short Sword Stars, and Beam Saber. The Skywing Mercenary Group’s forces turned the battle around, while Wing Gundam Zero kept moving and used feints to attack Dion Army units from unexpected directions.

• Wing Gundam Zero pierced an azure unit’s Beam Cannon and a black Special Saint Machine’s shield, while the Crimson Aegis Gundam intercepted the black machine before it could charge.
• Avina destroyed a Fenrir with a second Buster Rifle shot before it could recharge, then used the Short Sword Stars and a spinning double-beam attack to shoot down enemy machines charging at Wing Gundam Zero.
• Wing Gundam Zero dodged an emerald unit’s remote cannon, cut the unit apart with its Beam Saber, and destroyed an azure unit and its stolen remote cannons with its combined Buster Rifles.
• Wing Gundam Zero killed more crimson and azure units with its Beam Saber, shoulder Gatling cannons, and Buster Rifles, including a Salamander whose shoulder cannons it pierced.
• With reinforcements and Wing Gundam Zero’s arrival, the Skywing Mercenary Group’s fleet in Combat Zone 24 shifted from a disadvantage to suppressing the enemy.
• As Dion Army units surrounded Wing Gundam Zero, Avina used the Destroyer Rifle to draw their fire and frighten them into retreating, while the right-hand Buster Rifle struck enemy units as she changed position.

Wing Gundam Zero helped turn the battle in the 24th combat zone, destroying Dion Army warships with its Annihilation Cannon as the remaining forces fled, surrendered, or kept fighting. After reviewing the defeat, Fadis and the Dion Empire’s scientists recognized that they could not build a weapon as powerful as the Annihilation Rifle without making it much larger.

• Dion Army forces retreated from the 24th combat zone while their units tried to stop Wing Gundam Zero from firing its Annihilation Rifle.
• Skywing Mercenary Group pilots destroyed the Anti-Minov Particle Devices controlling Dion Army units, freeing the trapped pilots from their forced charges.
• Wing Gundam Zero fired the Annihilation Cannon, destroying twelve Dion Army warships, heavily damaging eight, and damaging twenty-six more.
• Long Fei and Taoxiang discussed Wing Gundam Zero’s role in the battle and compared its capabilities with other mobile weapons.
• Fadis and the Dion Empire’s scientists studied Wing Gundam Zero’s weapons and concluded they could not develop an Annihilation Rifle of the same size.

The Dion Army tracked the Argama-class Battleship and learned that Wing Gundam Zero had entered the twenty-fifth combat zone, prompting Fadis to classify it as an extremely dangerous weapon. As the Diva appeared in the tenth combat zone, Fadis ordered Pentus to withdraw from the sixth combat zone.

• The Argama-class Battleship tore open the Dion Army frontline with its Super Mega Particle Beam Cannon, allowing the Sky Wing Mercenaries to counterattack and destroy more than two thousand enemy units.
• A general reported that Wing Gundam Zero had entered the twenty-fifth combat zone and shifted the battle from a deadlock to a Dion Army disadvantage.
• Fadis ordered Wing Gundam Zero classified as an extremely dangerous weapon after learning it could repeatedly fire its powerful Annihilation Cannon.
• Pentus told Fadis that the sixth combat zone had almost no chance of recovery without reinforcements, so Fadis ordered a withdrawal.
• The general in charge of the tenth combat zone reported that the Diva had appeared in his area.

The Dion Army revealed the Destroyer Battleship and seized the 12th battle zone, while both sides’ commanders weighed how to respond to its firepower and other hidden weapons. Shlaik and Aixisi considered the threat of Super Nuclear Explosions and a risky ambush plan as the battle continued across multiple zones.

• Hesus revealed the Destroyer Battleship in the 12th battle zone, and its Destruction Cannon inflicted heavy losses before Skywing forces withdrew.
• The Dion Army captured the 12th battle zone, then sent the 3rd Brigade Fleet toward the 13th rather than advancing into the enemy’s large command forces.
• Shlaik and the generals discussed whether to abandon the 13th battle zone, recapture the 12th, or commit forces to destroy the Destroyer Battleship.
• Aixisi warned Shlaik that the Dion Empire might deploy Super Nuclear Explosions on missiles, and Shlaik worried about how many they possessed.
• Shlaik learned that Dion forces had been driven out of the 21st battle zone and said Emperor Fadis might soon intervene personally.
• Shlaik defended an ambush plan proposed by Colonel Salamander, though Aixisi questioned the gamble and the shadow force’s chances.

The Slaughter Force gained a slight advantage over the Decisive Battle Force in Combat Zone 13 through experienced pilots and specialized weapons. As Walker’s fleet headed to reinforce the battle, he ordered it to slow down to avoid a group of meteors, unaware of the danger he sensed.

• Lieutenant Bruce and other Slaughter Force pilots destroyed enemy units while rescue and weapon-support teams helped sustain their forces.
• The Slaughter Force deployed specialized drill cannons, spiral beam cannons, and long-range beam weapons to break through enemy shields and destroy Mobile Armors.
• The battle tipped slightly in the Slaughter Force’s favor despite the Decisive Battle Force having more machines.
• Brigadier General Walker’s fleet raced from Combat Zone 12 toward Combat Zone 13 while its Destroyer Battleship charged its Destruction Cannon.
• After Walker’s staff reported that meteors were approaching the fleet’s route, Walker ordered the battleships to reduce speed by five knots to avoid them.

Mother Rabbit led the Black Rabbit Unit in a surprise attack on Brigadier General Walker’s Dion fleet, using disguised asteroids and two Argama-class Battleships to cripple its Destroyer Battleship and destroy many warships. The Black Rabbit Unit followed with a massive missile assault as the surviving Dion forces scrambled to defend themselves.

• Mother Rabbit learned that Walker’s fleet had failed to detect the disguised asteroids and ordered the Black Rabbit Unit to prepare its two Argama-class Battleships’ cannons.
• Brigadier General Walker’s fleet slowed as it approached its destination, while his Destroyer Battleship charged its Destruction Cannon.
• Walker’s forces discovered the asteroids were disguised when the Black Rabbit Unit revealed itself, and one Argama-class Battleship pierced the Destroyer Battleship with its super Mega Particle Cannon.
• Walker ordered his remaining ships to evade, but the second Argama-class Battleship destroyed five more warships as the first attack left more than twenty warships destroyed.
• The Black Rabbit Unit launched over six thousand missiles, and the Dion fleet’s defenses failed to stop them all, costing it seven more warships and over two hundred MS and Mobile Armors.

The Black Rabbit Unit unleashed its TR Series machines and support units against the Dion Army, overwhelming Walker’s fleet and disrupting its communications. Mother Rabbit watched the battle from her cockpit as the Dion forces struggled to respond.

• Walker ordered his warships to evade and sent MS units and Mobile Armors charging toward the Black Rabbit Unit, while reporting the encounter to headquarters.
• The Black Rabbit Unit deployed its TR Series Gundams and support machines, including TR-Big-W, Achima TR-3 Gihal, Primrose, Fwddod, and Fwddod II.
• Achima TR-3 Gihal, Primrose, and Fwddod units attacked Dion machines with beam weapons, missiles, and reflected beams, forcing the enemy to scatter and evade.
• A TR-1 Hazel sniper pilot fired at a Verdant from fifty kilometers away, but the Newtype pilot evaded and blocked the weakened shot with a shield.
• Another TR-1 Hazel Oslar destroyed a Verdant with its MEGA Particle Cannon and cut an Azure unit in two with its Long Blade Rifle.
• The Black Rabbit Unit suppressed the Dion Army by targeting its Anti-Minov Particle Devices and exploiting its members’ knowledge of Dion tactics, while Mother Rabbit watched from her cockpit.

Mother Rabbit deployed the Black Rabbit Unit’s TR Series Gundams and Gaplants to test their combat performance. The new machines demonstrated their weapons and capabilities against enemy forces, with the operation continuing as the pilots pressed toward their next targets.

• Mother Rabbit ordered the deployment of Hecate-Lah, Gaplant TR-5, and several TR-6 variants to test their specifications in battle.
• A TR-1 Hazler Type 2 and other Hazel units destroyed Crimson, Salamander, and enemy funnel weapons with their improved equipment.
• A Hecate-Lah pilot used the Folding Composite Firearm’s electromagnetic and explosive rounds to destroy a Fenrir, then blasted an Azure in shotgun mode.
• A Gaplant TR-5 shot down a Wingbird, combined with a Combination Unit as Gaplant TR-5 Fiver, and used its I Field and Diffusion Beam Cannon to destroy enemy units.
• After a Typhon hooked Gaplant TR-5 Fiver with its Claw Launcher, the pilot cut the rope, destroyed nearby enemies, and flew toward another target.
• A Gaplant TR-5 Hrairoo cut a Turtle in half, destroyed other enemies with its Linked Beam Cannons, and fired its Diffusion Beam Cannon at an enemy squad.

Brigadier General Walker ordered the Dion Army fleet to record the Black Rabbit Unit’s TR Gundam performance before retreating under heavy losses. Mother Rabbit reviewed the unit’s untested reserves and, after receiving a message from Black Rabbit, issued new combat assignments.

• Brigadier General Walker ordered his ships to record the enemy’s combat data and reported that the Skywing Mercenary Group had two additional Argama-class Battleships.
• TR Gundam 6 Gihal IIs, Hazel IIs, and Kunlins devastated Dion Army units with improved weapons, combined attacks, and missile barrages.
• Brigadier General Walker reviewed the battle records and ordered the entire fleet to retreat after its casualty ratio reached roughly 1:30.
• The Black Rabbit Unit did not pursue the retreating Dion Army fleet, and Mother Rabbit considered the TR Series’ performance and the units still held in reserve.
• Mother Rabbit received a message from Black Rabbit and issued new combat assignments.