Chapter Summaries

The Black Sword Royal Knights joined the Dion Army’s invasion of the Rob Nation and fought the Cross Vanguard across the battlefield. As both sides traded heavy losses, Zhou Ya’s unit was ordered to engage the Black Sword Royal Knights.

• Major General Lobelia prepared the 4th Dagger Army for battle after concluding the 4th Zhenshou Army’s advance suggested the Diva was nearby.
• The Black Sword Royal Knights entered the fighting, seeking revenge for their earlier failed attempt to capture Long Fei, with Russell piloting the Heavenly Sword and Dimashi piloting the Earth Sword.
• Pirate Gundam X1 and Pirate Gundam X2 destroyed enemy machines as Zhou Ya received Colonel Marisa’s order to deal with a Black Sword Royal Knights unit.
• Hunter Swords and F90s fought across the battlefield, and a Hunter Sword’s black arrow erased a Ganon Jesta before its pilot dodged the F90’s counterattack.
• Black Sword Royal Knights and Cross Vanguard units continued exchanging fire, with both sides suffering losses.

F90I, F90N, and F90V destroyed multiple Hunter Swords and Great Hunter Swords, then joined forces against Russell’s Sky Sword and Earth Sword. As Sky Sword pressed F90N and Earth Sword trapped F90V, Pirate Gundam X3 appeared above Russell and struck at Sky Sword.

• F90I used its spear and five Tactical Nuclear Bombs to destroy enemies before fleeing to its mothership for resupply.
• F90N transformed from Fighter Mode and destroyed several Hunter Swords, using its Dagger Funnels to overwhelm a funnel-equipped opponent.
• F90V joined F90N, and the two units coordinated attacks to destroy three Hunter Swords and one Great Hunter Sword.
• Russell piloted Sky Sword toward F90N and F90V while Earth Sword intercepted F90V and blocked its VSBR with a giant Beam Shield.
• Sky Sword suppressed F90N as Earth Sword kept it from helping, but Russell sensed danger and retreated when Pirate Gundam X3 appeared overhead.

Britney’s Dark Hound fought Dimashi’s Earth Sword while Rebecca’s Pirate Gundam X3 battled Russell’s Sky Sword. Both fights remained evenly matched, leaving the pilots searching for ways to overcome their opponents.

• Dark Hound and Pirate Gundam X3 arrived, and Britney and Rebecca told the F90V and F90N pilots to withdraw before introducing themselves to their opponents.
• Rebecca and Russell clashed with their blades, then traded ranged attacks as they tested each other’s strength.
• Rebecca used Pirate Gundam X3’s I Field to block Sky Sword’s massive Beam Saber, but she later shut it down as its power neared its time limit.
• Britney used Dark Hound’s speed and hit-and-run tactics against Earth Sword’s superior firepower and Floating Shield.
• Dimashi controlled Earth Sword’s Beam Disc to trap Dark Hound, but Britney entered SEED mode and narrowly escaped.
• Dark Hound and Earth Sword continued trading close-range attacks, while Pirate Gundam X3 and Sky Sword remained locked in an even fight.

Earthguard and Dagger fought to a near-even standstill until the United Army joined in, giving Earthguard a slight advantage as Lieutenant General Shlaik prepared to counter the Destroyer Battleship’s attack. Song Guowei protected the withdrawing Full Armor ZZ Gundam with newly upgraded mothballed Gundams, while the battle to break through to the Destroyer Battleship continued.

• The United Army joined the battle, tying down part of Dagger’s forces and shifting the balance in Earthguard’s favor.
• Lieutenant General Shlaik kept a hidden Army-level Fleet in reserve and let the enemy believe they had discovered his command ship’s location.
• Lieutenant General Eugene sent the Destroyer Battleship toward Shlaik’s Rebel MS Carrier while Earthguard attacked it from several directions.
• Song Guowei covered Lieutenant Rosen’s Full Armor ZZ Gundam as it withdrew to resupply, but numerous enemies broke through his defensive line.
• Upgraded Gundam Dynames and Justice Goddess Gundams arrived, destroyed pursuing enemies, and helped protect the Full Armor ZZ Gundam’s retreat.
• Song Guowei and the other troops continued trying to break through to the Destroyer Battleship and destroy its Vortex Frigates.

The Earthguard Army was gradually pushed back by the Dagger Army as Lieutenant General Eugene pressed his attack, unaware that Lieutenant General Shlaik was drawing him into a trap. Eugene discovered a charged Colony Satellite through a gap in the enemy formation and ordered his army to evade.

• The Dagger Army used concealed reinforcements to hold the Earthguard Army back and gradually advance, while Lieutenant General Shlaik kept his forces withdrawing in a controlled manner.
• Song Guowei and the Gundam pilots fought through seemingly endless enemy units, and Song Guowei's Blast Degun Cannon destroyed many MS and a Pokebi Frigate.
• The Zhou Ya Sisters eliminated Black Sword Royal Knights to strengthen Cross Vanguard's advantage, while exhausted Dagger Army soldiers began attacking friend and foe indiscriminately.
• Lieutenant General Eugene ordered the Destroyer Battleship to target Lieutenant General Shlaik's warship as the Annihilation Laser Cannon charged.
• Eugene spotted the enemy fleet opening a gap and sent for a long-range view, which revealed a Colony Satellite gathering immense energy.
• Eugene ordered the entire army to evade, and Lieutenant General Shlaik laughed that Eugene had not seen the trap coming.

Lieutenant General Shlaik’s trap let Mahal fire the Solar Ray System, devastating the Dagger Army, but Lieutenant General Eugene ordered a desperate counterattack to destroy the weapon. Shlaik deployed his hidden forces and reinforced his defenses as the Dagger Army charged forward, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lieutenant General Shlaik lured enemy forces into a formation where Mahal’s Solar Ray System could strike the center of the Dagger Army and destroy more than half its forces.
• Lieutenant General Eugene saw Mahal’s electrical arcs and ordered Dark Dagger’s 1st Army to attack it while the remaining forces pressed forward.
• Lieutenant General Shlaik learned that a new Dion Army fleet with a Destroyer Battleship had appeared and ordered his cloaked forces to reveal themselves and attack.
• Lieutenant General Shlaik sent the Earthguard 3rd Army to join allied forces in a pincer attack against the newly revealed Dion Army.
• Russell and Dimashi received Eugene’s signal to charge, then rallied the surviving Black Sword Royal Knights to join the assault.
• Lieutenant General Shlaik redeployed the Skywing Mercenary Group into a defensive posture as the Dagger Army’s desperate advance overwhelmed the Earthguard Army’s momentum.

The Dagger Army and Dark Dagger forces launched desperate attacks to break through Earthguard’s defenses and reach Mahar, while both sides suffered heavy losses. As the Diva raced to fire its Photon Blaster Cannon, the Destroyer Battleship fired its Annihilation Laser Cannon despite being struck by Earthguard’s weapons.

• The Dagger Army charged Earthguard’s lines, and pilots on both sides traded heavy losses as the Pirate Gundam X1 and X2 sisters were engaged by Sky Sword and Earth Sword.
• Gundam Dynames, Kyrios Gundam, and other Gundams replaced their depleted Pseudo Solar Furnaces and launched in Trans-Am, while Lieutenant General Shlaik tracked Dark Dagger’s push toward Mahar.
• Lieutenant General Shlaik urged the reinforcement commander to ready the Diva’s Photon Blaster Cannon before the Destroyer Battleship could fire its Annihilation Laser Cannon.
• The Diva pursued the Destroyer Battleship as its Photon Blaster Cannon charged, while the Destroyer Battleship advanced under the protection of its escorts.
• Earthguard’s Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannons destroyed several escorts and struck the Destroyer Battleship, but its captain ordered the Annihilation Laser Cannon to fire.

The Dion Army lost Maharl and withdrew from Sites 6 and 7, while both sides prepared for a decisive new battle. Fadis revealed to Julius that he was burning through his life to grow stronger and warned him to return to the empire if Fadis fell.

• The Songstress destroyed an enemy Destroyer Battleship, while the Annihilation Laser destroyed Maharl and its Colony Satellite cannon; Eugene ordered a retreat, and Shlaik pursued the withdrawing Dion forces.
• Lobelia retreated with the Dagger 4th Army after it was ambushed, then learned that Eugene had been defeated and wondered whether the Skywing Mercenary Group had two Songstresses.
• The chapter revealed that Gundam Hazel II had deceived the Dagger 4th Army with help from former Dion soldiers, drawing its forces into the ambush at Point A.
• The Dagger 5th Army retreated to Site 7 with less than a tenth of its strength, and Fadis and his generals decided to abandon Sites 6 and 7 and concentrate their forces for a new attack.
• Fadis told Julius that he was burning his life to grow stronger against Long Fei, refused to risk Julius in battle, and instructed him to return to the Dion Empire if Fadis died.

Fadis entrusted Julius with his final affairs and ordered him to use the imperial sword to eliminate anyone who resisted Yelishao De if he died in battle. At a Skywing Mercenary Group meeting, Long Fei dismissed accusations against Shlaik and put him in command of the coming decisive battle.

• Fadis admitted that Yelishao De had the best governing talent and said he would bring him back and cultivate him if the Empire won.
• Fadis gave Julius his sword and ordered him to kill those who refused to submit to Yelishao De if Fadis died.
• Generals argued over Shlaik's responsibility for the Mahar Satellite Cannon's destruction, while Shlaik accepted blame and offered to take any punishment.
• Long Fei ordered Shlaik to command the next battle and secure victory, rejecting Shlaik's claim that he had fought disgracefully.
• Long Fei revealed that the Mahar Satellite Cannon had been a flawed prototype and assigned Aixisi to support Shlaik in the decisive battle.

As the Dion Army massed for an assault on Location 3, Long Fei deployed with the Skywing Mercenary Group aboard the Rebel Kai, signaling that he expected Fadis to lead the campaign. War correspondents filmed both sides preparing and caught scattered clashes between Dion units and Skywing special forces before the decisive battle.

• On April 25, Cosmic Year 125, the Dion Army gathered its forces to attack Location 3, while Lieutenant General Shlaik assembled troops from the other six locations there.
• War correspondents filmed the Skywing Mercenary Group assembling its fleets and elite units, including Long Fei's forces around the Rebel Kai.
• Tianyin Media correspondent Gao Weide broadcast from inside the Rebel Kai and tried to interview Long Fei, but Sky Wing Mercenaries stopped him and Long Fei ignored his questions.
• Lixiang asked her sister why Long Fei had taken the field, and her sister explained that he sensed Fadis was personally leading the Dion campaign.
• War correspondents outside Location 3 filmed Dion warships gathering and scattered clashes as Skywing special units intercepted Dion troops heading to the main force.

The Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group used ambushes and coordinated attacks to destroy a Dion Army transport battalion and trap a pursuing regiment, while footage of the first battle sparked public outrage over the killing of surrendered soldiers. Colonel Lamiel confirmed that her forces would keep targeting scattered Dion Army units to disrupt its supply lines and delay its offensive against the Skywing Mercenary Group.

• The Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group's 3rd regiment-level fleet ambushed a Dion Army battalion, whose inexperienced pilots panicked and destroyed many of their own MS units before the Mass-Produced Gundam F91s wiped out the rest.
• The 3rd regiment-level fleet destroyed the battalion's ships, including vessels that had launched surrender flares, and the war correspondent's footage spread across the world; Purvi publicly condemned the Skywing Mercenary Group.
• When a Dion Army regiment pursued the 3rd regiment-level fleet, two Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group battalion-level fleets attacked from the flanks and encircled it.
• The Dion Army regiment broke through with around half its original strength after the Mass-Produced Gundam F91s inflicted heavy losses, while the Bloodthirsty Wolf Strike Group did not pursue it to extinction.
• Colonel Lamiel praised the ambush and learned that another allied battalion-level fleet had destroyed a Dion Army transport fleet; she reaffirmed the mission to weaken Dion Army supplies and delay its offensive.

The Skywing Mercenary Group harassed Dion Army supply and reinforcement forces, but the Dion Army countered with nuclear traps and ambushes that inflicted heavy losses. The Skywing Mercenary Group then used captured communication ciphers to feed false information to Dion units, prompting Fadis to order new codes as the two sides continued adapting their tactics.

• Dion Army reinforcements traveled in scattered units, while the Skywing Mercenary Group harassed their transport fleets and supply lines.
• A Skywing special forces unit discovered nuclear bombs aboard a surrendered transport fleet, and the bombs exploded, destroying nearby warships.
• Dion Army forces ambushed other Skywing units, prompting headquarters to warn its troops to investigate targets and stop accepting surrenders.
• Lieutenant Colonel Lamiel ordered the Cross Vanguard to withdraw and rendezvous with its main force, while Skywing units used captured ciphers to lure Dion forces into attacks.
• Fadis ordered an investigation after Dion units were destroyed using altered information files, and he directed officials to replace or change the army's codes.

The Mobile Assault Shell Unit tested Long Fei’s upgraded MS and prosthetic-limb control systems against a Dion Army reinforcement fleet. After the battle demonstrated the machines’ power, three Psycho Zaku pilots launched attacks on enemy aces.

• Adele variants with interchangeable equipment overwhelmed enemy MS, while the Prosthetic Limb Linked Cockpit let pilots with missing limbs control their machines through linked prosthetics.
• Mass Production Type ZZ Gundams and upgraded FAZZ units destroyed enemy MS and warships, with FAZZ missiles and cannons crippling a force led by Azure and Crimson units.
• The Mobile Assault Shell Unit defeated a battalion-level reinforcement fleet from the Mars Sphere and tested the combat performance of its upgraded MS.
• Long Fei’s improved Psycho Zaku used the Regeneration P Device to link Newtype pilots’ nerves to their machines, allowing pilots without hands or legs to control them through thought.
• Three Psycho Zaku attacked enemy aces; one pierced a Crimson unit’s cockpit, another struck Emerald and fired its 120mm machine guns at close range, and the third released its restrictions to increase its speed and performance.

The Mobile Assault Shell Unit joined the battle with upgraded AGE-1 and AGE-2 machines, and Lieutenant Colonel Trifer piloted AGE-1 before switching to its Razor Type. After the Razor Type tore through enemy forces, Dion Army reinforcements arrived: the Night Hunt Royal Knights fleet.

• Three Psycho Zaku pilots removed their limiters, used red horned triple speed, and devastated enemy units with coordinated attacks.
• Reporter Rawls identified the new Mobile Assault Shell Unit and reported that its prosthetic-limbed warriors deployed unfamiliar machines, including upgraded AGE-1 and AGE-2 Gundams.
• Lieutenant Colonel Trifer piloted AGE-1, destroyed several enemies, and requested replacement limbs when Koukai and Salamanders overwhelmed him.
• Two Mass Production Type ZZ Gundams covered AGE-1 while a Space Overlord delivered replacement equipment, allowing Trifer to switch to the AGE-1 Razor Type.
• Trifer used the Razor Type’s blades, kicks, and giant boomerang to destroy numerous Koukai, Salamanders, and a Blood Red unit.
• Dion Army reinforcements arrived as the Night Hunt Royal Knights regiment-level fleet, and Trifer requested a refit.

The Mobile Assault Shell Unit battled the Night Hunt Royal Knights, whose fast Rat Hunter machines initially challenged several of the unit’s mobile suits. The fight escalated as Trifer’s AGE 1 Sovereign Type and Alfonso’s Evil Hound began countering each other’s predictive abilities.

• Museria prepared to sortie in the AGE-2 with the Amaterasu Type as both forces deployed for battle.
• The Rat Hunters used their speed and ranged weapons to pressure the Adele units, while the Cronosians and Mass Production Type ZZ Gundams and FAZZs struck back.
• A Cronosian used a Rat Hunter’s friendly fire to damage it, then destroyed it with a DODS Rifle.
• Alfonso’s Evil Hound fought Trifer’s AGE 1 Sovereign Type, and Trifer’s Wild Newtype instincts helped him evade attacks and anticipate Alfonso’s moves.
• Alfonso used his psychic Newtype abilities to evade Trifer’s predicted attack, leaving both pilots relying on their own heightened instincts.

Trifer unleashed his X-rounder Combat Domain against Alfonso, whose Spatial Danger Sense let him evade the attacks as Trifer gradually learned to predict his reactions. Alfonso focused on protecting the Transport Fleet, which escaped safely, and Trifer returned to the mothership after his domain weakened.

• Trifer’s attacks repeatedly missed as Alfonso used Spatial Danger Sense to evade the moves Trifer predicted with his X-rounder ability.
• Trifer released his Combat Domain, putting Alfonso under pressure as the two pilots fought with their predictive abilities.
• Alfonso charged the AGE 1 Sovereign Type in the Evil Hound, while Trifer increasingly predicted Alfonso’s movements and attacked.
• Alfonso kept advancing under fire but recognized that Trifer’s Combat Domain was improving, and continued fighting to cover the Transport Fleet’s retreat.
• The Transport Fleet safely withdrew, and Trifer’s Combat Domain weakened; his commander ordered the force not to pursue and to return to the mothership.
• Museria asked Trifer about his domain, and Trifer explained how Alfonso’s spatial sensing countered its predictive power.

Trifer told Museria about the successful development of Full Body Prosthetics, while Long Fei reviewed reports on the eight people who had received them. The new prosthetics had given their users superhuman abilities, and Long Fei wondered how the technology would affect the international community once it spread.

• Trifer and Museria discussed the Skywing Mercenary Group’s recent victories and rewards before Trifer shared rumors about Full Body Prostheticization.
• Trifer said that people with irrecoverable paralysis or organ failure could have their brains and spines transplanted into prosthetic bodies, and that an early recipient had shown powerful abilities.
• The Mobile Assault Shell Unit’s fleet activated the Mirage System after its battle to keep battlefield reporters from tracking its movements.
• Long Fei read a report stating that eight people had successfully received Full Body Prosthetics, including people whose augmentation surgeries had failed or whose bodies were incurably damaged.
• Long Fei learned that the prosthetic users demonstrated superhuman abilities and rapid computer-network skills, then wondered how the technology’s spread would affect international relations.

The Iron Blossom Group deployed its first regiment against the 1st Regiment of the Night Hunt Royal Knights, showcasing its specialized Yahap Reactor technology and kinetic weapons. The battle left the Royal Knights struggling with communications interference and unfamiliar defenses as a Leiying cut a Rat Hunter Saint Machine in half.

• The Iron Blossom Group's logistics personnel trained to operate its specialized technology, and its second regiment remained at the main base.
• The Iron Blossom Group's 1st Regiment encountered the Night Hunt Royal Knights about two hundred kilometers outside Location 3 Boundary, and the forces immediately began fighting.
• The Night Hunt Royal Knights opened fire with beams and missiles as the Iron Blossom Group countered with Anti-Beam Missiles, Mobile Drill Missiles, and point-defense systems.
• Yahap Particle interference disrupted the Royal Knights' communications and radar, while their pilots found that the Iron Blossom Group's Baili and Leiying machines differed from their intelligence.
• A Leiying's High-Frequency Vibro-Cutter destabilized a Rat Hunter Saint Machine's Beam Saber, and the Leiying and a Baili overwhelmed it.
• The Rat Hunter Saint Machine's beam scattered harmlessly across the Leiying's armor, and the Leiying sliced the machine in half.

Iron Blossom Group’s MS overwhelmed the Night Hunt Royal Knights with Nano-layer Armor that resisted both beam weapons and projectiles. The chapter left Pamuzhuba believing the Royal Knights had been countered, unaware that damaged Nano-layer Armor could become vulnerable to beams.

• Iron Blossom Group’s Shiden, Leiying, and Baili machines smashed Rat Hunter Saint Machines while their Nano-layer Armor scattered beam attacks.
• Pamuzhuba ordered the Night Hunt Royal Knights to sortie a second wave with projectile and solid weapons and signaled the first wave to withdraw and refit.
• The second wave’s projectiles and solid weapons also struggled to damage the Iron Blossom Group’s machines, while the Shiden, Leiying, and Baili pilots fought back.
• Pamuzhuba watched the attacks fail and concluded that the Night Hunt Royal Knights had been countered, without discovering Nano-layer Armor’s vulnerabilities.

Mellis and Maoxile launched Gundam Astaroth and Gundam Gomory into the battle, where their machines tore through the Rat Hunter Saint Machines. Gundam Gomory’s armor withstood a direct axe blow as the fighting continued.

• The Rat Hunter Saint Machine pilots found that 120mm kinetic rounds struggled to penetrate enemy armor, while rocket launchers exposed frames that resisted smaller bullets; Pamuzhuba sent footage of the frames to headquarters.
• Mellis prepared to pilot Gundam Astaroth, while Maoxile prepared to pilot Gundam Gomory and recalled how the Skywing Mercenary Group had offered her Alaya-Vijnana surgeries after her former country abandoned her.
• Mellis and Maoxile launched their Gundams from electromagnetic catapults as the second-batch MS units fought the Rat Hunter Saint Machines.
• Mellis used Gundam Astaroth’s shotgun, Great Hammer, Sword Shields, and guns to destroy nearly ten Rat Hunter Saint Machines.
• Maoxile piloted Gundam Gomory at high speed, cutting apart Rat Hunter Saint Machines with its Battle Anchors and Wrist Machine Guns.
• Gundam Gomory took a direct strike from a Rat Hunter Saint Machine’s axe, remained unharmed, and destroyed the attacker with its Wrist Machine Guns.