Chapter Summaries

As the Dion Army and the Skywing Mercenary Group fought repeated battles, both sides prepared for a decisive campaign within three months. Long Fei weighed the mercenary group's losses and manpower shortages as Sub-base 12 approached and the great battle drew near.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group retreated toward Colony Region 5 to shorten its supply lines and planned to hold out until Mars's orbit aligned with Colony Region 6.
• Fadis and Julius used a tactical sand table to plan how to defeat the Skywing Mercenary Group and seize at least Sub-base 12 within three months.
• Long Fei reviewed the group's heavy casualties, finances, and lowered recruit training standards while the United Army continued supplying resources.
• Taoxiang worried that a clash between Long Fei and Fadis could turn nations against Newtypes, and Long Fei said the two men would fight over their competing ideals.
• A colonel told Long Fei that Sub-base 12 would arrive in fifteen minutes, and Shlaik, Aixisi, and the other generals began preparing for the great battle.

Li Xiucheng led the Shadow Mad Dog Squad into a fierce battle against the Sapphire Knights, as both elite forces suffered heavy losses. After the Death Knights destroyed several Guard Sacred Machines, the Sapphire Knights’ commander arrived in the Great Guard and faced two Death Knights.

• Li Xiucheng led the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and the Skywing Mercenary Group’s 2nd Army Group, 2nd Corps against the Dion Army’s Imperial 1st Army Group, 4th Corps at the third border point.
• White Knights and Black Knights destroyed Guard Sacred Machines, while the Guard Sacred Machines used sniper fire and concentrated bombardment to destroy Knight Series units.
• A Death Knight rescued a Pale Rider, then fought two Guard Sacred Machines and destroyed them both.
• Two Death Knights joined forces to destroy two more Guard Sacred Machines before the Great Guard arrived and destroyed their Wire-guided Cannons with its six funnels.
• The two Death Knights activated the EXAM System and attacked the Great Guard, but its pilot dodged their attacks and countered with thigh-mounted Beam Cannons and funnels.

Li Xiucheng’s EX-S battled Veronica’s Great Guard, and the two pilots proved evenly matched until the Death Knights joined the fight. Veronica called for help with her mental sensing ability, shifting the battle in her side’s favor as Li Xiucheng redirected his squad to attack the other Saint Machines.

• Veronica introduced herself as commander of the Sapphire Knights, and Li Xiucheng revealed his face before they began fighting.
• EX-S and the Great Guard exchanged attacks, with ALICE helping EX-S destroy Veronica’s funnels and overpower her beam cannon.
• Veronica hid among wreckage, but Li Xiucheng refused to pursue her and left to search for another target.
• Li Xiucheng ambushed Veronica near the wreckage of nearly ten Guards, then sent three Death Knights to attack alongside EX-S.
• Veronica used mental sensing to summon nearby reinforcements, escaping the four-machine assault as the battle shifted toward her side.
• Li Xiucheng ordered the Death Knights to attack the other Saint Machines while EX-S fired on the surrounding forces.

Veronica and Li Xiucheng fought to a stalemate until Lishman’s Crimson Shadow joined the battle, leaving Li Xiucheng’s EX-S outnumbered by Blood Fang and Great Guard. The Sword Shield Unit arrived in time to reinforce the Shadow Mad Dog Squad, shifting the battle as Koshi Gundam, Hyaku Shiki Kai, and Delta Kai entered the fight.

• Veronica and Li Xiucheng fought for over fifteen minutes while large-scale reinforcements from both sides reached the third battlefield.
• Lishman led Crimson Shadow’s Blood Fang and Blood Demon units into the battle, and Blood Fang attacked Li Xiucheng’s EX-S.
• Veronica warned Lishman to dodge EX-S’s Spirit Cannon, then agreed to join forces with him against Long Fei’s forces.
• Blood Fang and Great Guard attacked EX-S together, draining its I Field and damaging it despite its armor and Anti-beam Coating.
• Koshi Gundam, Hyaku Shiki Kai, and Delta Kai arrived to reinforce the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and support Li Xiucheng.

The Skywing Mercenary Group fought the Dion Army’s Royal Knights in a fierce battle, with Salamander and Li Xiucheng’s units countering their opponents but neither side securing a decisive victory. The Dion Army withdrew, leaving the Skywing Mercenary Group victorious but with heavy losses and a battlefield to search for survivors.

• Salamander’s Koshi Gundam fought Veronica’s Great Guard, and the pilots recognized each other and exchanged taunts through a mental link.
• Salamander used the Koshi Gundam’s missiles, weapons, and spatial perception to pressure the Great Guard, while Jorge arrived in the Delta Kai Kai to deal with its reinforcements.
• Li Xiucheng’s EX-S gained the advantage over Lishman’s Blood Fang by exploiting its weakness at mid- and long-range combat.
• The Sapphire and Crimson Shadow Royal Knights battled the Shadow Mad Dog Squad and Sword Shield Unit in a close fight, with the Dion forces holding only a slight advantage.
• The Dion Army sent a retreat signal and withdrew, while the Skywing Mercenary Group celebrated its victory and prepared to search for survivors amid heavy losses.

Li Xiucheng answered Gao Weide’s questions about the Royal Knights, while footage of the Skywing Mercenary Group’s fast Gundam repairs drew international attention. Long Fei and his commanders discussed the next battles and the threat of two Dion Destroyer Battleships before Taoxiang brought them food, and Long Fei asked Shlaik about another Steel Ball Work Ship model.

• Li Xiucheng told Gao Weide that Sapphire and Crimson Shadow’s upgraded Saint Machines were stronger than the older models and that the Skywing Mercenary Group tailored its deployments to counter the Dion Army.
• Li Xiucheng said he would follow his superiors’ orders or prepare for another attack, then ended the interview.
• Gao Weide’s team filmed automated maintenance crews repairing a severely damaged Hyaku Shiki Kai in under two hours, impressing viewers and the international community.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group ran its metal-processing and arms factories around the clock as Long Fei, Shlaik, Aixisi, and other commanders discussed the two approaching Dion Destroyer Battleships.
• Taoxiang brought Savory Pastry to the commanders, and Long Fei asked Shlaik how effective the other Steel Ball Work Ship model was.

Steel Ball Rescue Medical Ships searched the battlefield for survivors and treated wounded soldiers, including captured Dion Army personnel. Gao Weide’s livestream revealed upgraded medical equipment and medicines that rapidly healed severe injuries, drawing intense interest from governments and corporations.

• Steel Ball Rescue Medical Ships and their rescue Steel Balls searched wreckage, recovered trapped Escape Pods, and treated wounded under wartime medical agreements.
• Gao Weide and his team received authorization to board a rescue ship and filmed how Haros processed rescued pilots, detaining cooperative Dion Army survivors and treating the injured.
• Inside the emergency treatment rooms, Gao Weide saw advanced instruments and medicines quickly stabilize and heal severely wounded patients.
• The livestream showed an upgraded Medical Nanomachine Pod regenerating burned and damaged skin, shocking viewers and officials around the world.
• National leaders, militaries, and corporations contacted the Skywing Mercenary Group seeking information about the ship’s equipment, medicines, and advanced medical technology.

Xu Weiran negotiated with Long Fei about buying Skywing's medical technology and vehicles before the Dion Army launched its second offensive. At Site 7, Skywing and the United Army infiltrated the Dion fleet, but still had to stop its Destroyer Battleship from firing its Annihilation Laser Cannon.

• Xu Weiran called Long Fei and learned that Skywing would consider selling the first-generation Medical Nanomachine Pod, rescue Steel Balls, Haro-controlled machines, and possibly the Steel Ball Work Ship, while its newer medical technology remained unavailable.
• On April 10, Cosmic Year 125, the Dion Army attacked seven locations, and Skywing warned vulnerable countries, including Rob, to prepare evacuations.
• At Site 7, the United Army and Skywing fought the Dion Army as Rob prepared for a possible invasion of Colony Region 5.
• Skywing and the United Army encircled the Dion fleet, while ten Delta fighters used Electromagnetic Overload Missiles to break through its defenses and expose its warships to attack.
• Skywing's forces tried to destroy the Dion Destroyer Battleship before it could fire its Annihilation Laser Cannon and devastate their fleet.

The Skywing Mercenary Group destroyed a Dion Army Destroyer Battleship, but another Destroyer Battleship destroyed an Argama MS Carrier and forced the fighting forces to retreat. After news of the Skywing Mercenary Group’s withdrawal spread, people still in the Rob Nation rushed to flee.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group broke through Dion Army defenses, while a Delta’s Mega Beam Cannon and other weapons destroyed enemy ships and machines.
• A Skywing MK IV destroyed a Vortex Frigate, then signaled a Shieldbreaker Destroyer to bombard a Dion Army Destroyer Battleship with electromagnetic projectiles.
• An Argama-class Battleship fired a MEGA Particle Beam Cannon into the damaged Destroyer Battleship, destroying it and the commander’s warship in the resulting explosion.
• A second Dion Army Destroyer Battleship fired a massive laser and destroyed the Skywing Mercenary Group’s Argama MS Carrier.
• Headquarters ordered the Skywing Mercenary Group to retreat, and the United Army fleet also withdrew after spotting the second Destroyer Battleship.
• War correspondents broadcast the battle, and people still in the Rob Nation scrambled to flee after hearing the Skywing Mercenary Group had retreated.

The Dion Army and the Skywing Mercenary Group assessed their warship losses and tried to determine the strength and whereabouts of each other’s forces. Both sides remained wary as Fadis and Long Fei held meetings to plan their next moves.

• The Skywing Mercenary Group and the Dion Army each lost a strategic-class warship, and countries around the world welcomed the resulting damage to both sides.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group redeployed forces to Sites 6 and 7, reinforced Sites 3 through 5, and monitored the Dion Army’s movements while remaining uncertain how many Destroyer Battleships it possessed.
• Fadis asked his generals where the Skywing Mercenary Group’s Argama-class Battleship and Diva might appear, and General Nemania predicted they would respond to a planned Dion Army attack on the Rob Nation at Site 7.
• General Nemania argued that the Skywing Mercenary Group likely had few super warships because it lacked rare materials, while General Zdenek warned that it might have built new vessels it had not yet deployed.
• Fadis directed Site 7 to act aggressively, ordered some Site 6 forces to reinforce it using stealth, and heard further advice from his generals.
• Long Fei and his generals held a meeting to plan their troop deployments and predict the Dion Army’s next move.

The Skywing Mercenary Group counterattacked Vanguard 1 Army at Location 1 before the Dion forces could secure it, overwhelming Major General Daibola’s depleted troops with superior numbers and weapons. After two hours of heavy losses, Vanguard 1 Army’s reinforcements arrived.

• General Danma ordered the 2nd Army to attack Location 1 before the Dion Army could strengthen its position.
• Major General Daibola deployed Vanguard 1 Army to defend Location 1 while waiting for reinforcements, and Captain Balbaldos offered to send in the Heavenly Might Royal Knights.
• The Skywing Mercenary Group destroyed Anti-Minov Particle Devices with Jegans, Murasames, and other mobile suits, disrupting Vanguard 1 Army’s communications and inflicting heavy losses.
• Daibola refused to commit the Heavenly Might Royal Knights and ordered her forces to withdraw from the Minov Particle-covered zone, but the Skywing Mercenary Group intercepted them.
• Vanguard 1 Army endured two hours of battle as its losses mounted, until its reinforcements arrived.

The Heavenly Might Royal Knights deployed to defeat the Harute Angel Squad and restore the Dion Army’s shaken morale, but they became entangled with Skywing forces before reaching their target. Balbaldos cut down a Full Armor Mk III, then faced an incoming GN Beam.

• Daibola identified the Skywing Mercenary Group’s reinforcement as including Long Fei’s Harute Angel Squad, and Balbaldos ordered the Heavenly Might Royal Knights to engage it.
• Balbaldos rallied his knights, who deployed in full force to defeat the Harute Angel Squad and challenge Skywing’s other direct units.
• The Bao Wei and Zhen Wei Saint Machines fought Dion’s opponents, with their performance varying against Jegans, Murasames, and stronger mobile suits.
• Balbaldos and his knights were blocked by another Skywing force, and some of his subordinates were killed by mass-produced Gundams.
• Balbaldos accelerated Ba Wei past a Full Armor Mk III and sliced it in half with his energized Gun Axe.
• A GN Beam suddenly shot toward Ba Wei.

The Harute Angel Squad and Heavenly Might Royal Knights fought a prolonged mobile-suit battle, with Harute II and the 1.5 Gundam overcoming Bao Wei and Zhen Wei units using their special modes and support from Angel No. 123 and the Requiem Hound Gundam. The Harute Angel Squad held the advantage in losses, though exhaustion, terrain, and communication disruption had left the Heavenly Might Royal Knights at a disadvantage rather than decisively defeated.

• Harute II destroyed several Bao Weis in close combat, but Bao Wei pilots in Efficiency Boost Mode eventually brought down Harute II units.
• A Harute II sniper and its allies predicted a Bao Wei's evasive path and destroyed it, while other Bao Weis ambushed and destroyed Harute II units.
• The 1.5 Gundam used Trans-Am and its Large Stabilizer Wings to defeat a Zhen Wei, then fired its Alvaya Long Cannon at another attacker and accidentally destroyed a nearby Bao Wei.
• After more than an hour of fighting, the Harute Angel Squad had inflicted fewer losses, aided by Angel No. 123, the Requiem Hound Gundam, and Minov Particles.
• The Heavenly Might Royal Knights' exhausted troops struggled to coordinate because Minov Particles disrupted communication, while the Harute Angel Squad's combat quality and teamwork were inferior.

Balbaldos used Bawei to overwhelm the Harute Angel Squad’s Gundams and Avalon despite facing several opponents at once. As he prepared to finish Angel Unit 3, an orange-red GN Beam forced him to retreat.

• Balbaldos fought Angel Units 1, 2, and 3 together, using Bawei’s superior performance and his piloting skill to keep them at a disadvantage.
• Avalon joined the fight, but Bawei suppressed it in close combat and drove it back while also fending off Angel Unit 2.
• Angel Unit 2 and Avalon activated Trans-Am, while Balbaldos activated Efficiency Boost Mode and continued to overpower them.
• Angel Units 1 and 3 joined the assault, but Bawei damaged Angel Unit 1 and struck Angel Unit 3 with a kick.
• Balbaldos prepared to split Angel Unit 3 with his Gun Axe, but an orange-red GN Beam swept past Bawei and forced him to retreat.

Pan Zhenhua fought Balbaldos in Rebirth Gundam against Tyrant Might, using Newtype-controlled GN Wing Fangs and the Rebirth Cannon to overwhelm his opponent. Balbaldos ended the chapter desperately avoiding defeat as the battle continued.

• Pan Zhenhua and Balbaldos introduced themselves over communications before charging into close combat.
• Pan Zhenhua deployed eight small GN Wing Fangs, whose remote attacks pressured Tyrant Might and destroyed two of the Fangs.
• Balbaldos recovered Tyrant Might’s shield and used its Particle Beam Cannon, then transformed its Balance Wings into Electromagnetic Cannons, but Rebirth Gundam’s large Wing Fangs matched their firepower.
• Balbaldos fired a powerful beam arrow, but Pan Zhenhua transformed Rebirth Gundam into the Rebirth Cannon and suppressed it with the GN Destruction Cannon.
• The Rebirth Cannon continued attacking with four GN Cannons, forcing Tyrant Might to dodge until Rebirth Gundam transformed back and resumed the fight.

The Dion Army withdrew from the first location after Fadis ordered a retreat, while Long Fei and his generals prepared for the next battle in Rob Nation. The chapter ended with Long Fei and Taoxiang talking to their daughters over a video call.

• Major General Daibola received orders from her superiors to withdraw, and the Dion Army abandoned the first location as the Skywing Mercenary Group retook it.
• Balbaldos led his Knight Order in retreat after its battle ended in a draw, despite suffering heavier casualties.
• Fadis ordered the withdrawal to limit losses and focused the Dion Army’s efforts on invading Rob Nation through the seventh location.
• Long Fei asked Lieutenant General Shlaik about the Dion Army’s next moves and put him in charge of the war within Rob Nation territory.
• Long Fei and Taoxiang spoke with Long Guo and Long Fu over a video call, and Long Fei asked whether they wanted a younger sibling.

The Skywing Mercenary Group prepared to stop the Dion Army’s invasion of Rob Nation, setting up an ambush while guerrillas harassed the advancing forces. As Dagger Fourth Army pursued the guerrillas toward Ambush Point A, the chapter left both sides moving into the trap.

• The Dion Army entered Rob Nation in three directions as Shlaik, Huang Minjun, and Litia coordinated the defense and learned that the Destroyer Battleship was heading for the capital Colony Satellite.
• Huang Minjun learned that Dagger Fourth Army was targeting Colony Satellite No. 2 with two stealth Regiment-level Fleets following behind it.
• Major General Lobelia ordered the Dark Dagger Unit to hunt down the guerrillas harassing Dagger Fourth Army.
• Skywing Jestas prepared Ambush Point A and directed their comrades to lure the stealth units there.
• A five-ship guerrilla force detected its pursuers and accelerated toward Ambush Point A.

Guerrilla forces ambushed Dion Empire battalion fleets entering Ambush Point A, using concealed traps and captured MS units to destroy them from within. The surviving guerrillas continued monitoring as another enemy fleet entered the zone.

• Former Wanluo Federation citizens serving the Dion Empire pursued guerrilla forces into Ambush Point A, where magnetic interference disrupted communications.
• A hidden squad ambushed six Winged Birds with an electrified wire net, killed the pilots, and concealed the wreckage.
• A Mechanical Spider attacked a Scorpion Tiger, killed its pilot, and camouflaged the machine and itself.
• Guerrillas replaced pilots in enemy MS units and sent five squads back to their motherships, where they attacked the crews and wiped out a battalion-level fleet.
• The guerrilla captain ordered his unit to keep monitoring the zone after another battalion-level fleet entered Ambush Point A.

Jesta teams and Sky Wing Mercenaries used sniper ambushes and hidden meteoroid traps to devastate Dark Dagger and Dark Cone forces in the Meteoroid Zone. Major General Lobelia received a photograph revealing the Diva’s presence there and wondered how the guerrillas had learned of it.

• Camouflaged Jestas destroyed five Dark Dagger warships with coordinated sniper fire, then lured advancing MS squads into ambushes and traps.
• An Azure pilot discovered that the apparent sniper positions were decoys, but his communicator failed and an Electromagnetic Sniper Bullet destroyed his unit as he fled.
• Thruster-fitted meteoroids smashed into a Dark Cone Battalion Fleet, while Sky Wing Mercenaries disguised as allies attacked and killed retreating Dark Dagger MSs.
• Dark Cone fleets entering Ambush Point A were caught in prepared traps and annihilated.
• A staff officer told Major General Lobelia that Dark Dagger units had found the guerrilla forces’ main base and presented her with a photograph of the Diva, leaving Lobelia wondering how the guerrillas had learned of its presence.

Major General Lobelia sent forces into the Meteoroid Zone to capture or destroy the Diva, while Skywing Mercenary Group troops ambushed the Dion Army’s search fleets. Simulation Camouflage Balloons disrupted Dion sensors and helped turn the ambush into a deadly attack.

• Lobelia received Lieutenant General Eugene’s approval to capture the Diva if possible or destroy it, then sent three regiment-level fleets into the Meteoroid Zone.
• Dion Army pilots whose families were held hostage were forced to clear mines and scout among the wreckage under a commander’s threat of electric torture.
• Nali and the Shadow Strike special forces attacked Dion forces, with Nali sniping a Blood Red before their shots destroyed every spotted target.
• Dion forces located and counterattacked some Skywing ambushes, destroying hidden Jestas and remote-controlled weapons.
• Minov Particles and dust impaired Dion sensors as Simulation Camouflage Balloons mimicked enemy MS units and unleashed flashes, explosions, and electrical currents.
• A Jesta exploited the confusion to stab an Azure through its cockpit, while other Dion MS units were disabled or fatally damaged by the balloons.