However, even without the system's bonuses, Eli himself was by no means weak.
To put it bluntly, in the entire Federation, the number of people who truly understood how to pilot a Mobile Suit could be counted on four hands.
Most people's way of operating them was still stuck on old-style weapons.
And among those people, Eli alone had the richest piloting experience and experience against aces.
During that brief scan of the terrain just now, Eli had already decided on the location of his next piece of cover.
It was an abandoned residential district.
Luce had clearly also realized that Eli wanted to use the buildings to interfere with his judgment. The moment Eli's line of sight happened to be blocked by a house, Luce fired three shots in succession, trying to force Eli away from entering the urban area.
To Luce's surprise, one of those shots actually hit!
Smoke from the explosion immediately spread through that area.
But the fact that Eli had just had his line of sight blocked by the house also meant Luce could not confirm Eli's position.
All of a sudden, the warning that his machine had been locked on rang out!
Without thinking, Luce operated his machine to turn, trying to retreat from the high ground.
Voom.
The beam grazed past Gundam Unit 4's head, melting off one corner of its V-fin.
Luce had seen it clearly just now. Gundam Unit 5 had leaned out from the other side of the explosion and fired at him.
But what was that explosion about?
"He actually used the shield to fake a lock-on..."
Outside, Ford saw clearly what had happened.
The instant Gundam Unit 5 entered the shadow of the house, it had flung its left hand forward and severed the connection with the machine,