You Coordinator?

And so, amidst the training of the three, the time for the assessment arrived.

The number of simulators had increased from the original five to ten.

It was clear that the reason only five were provided before was simply to force them into competition.

At this moment, Xu De, facing the seven united opponents alongside Draco and Moody, began to grow serious.

Only by thoroughly defeating them could his position be secured.

Only through constant victory—victory over these six, victory over Moody and Draco—could he maximize his value, secure more benefits, and find more opportunities.

"Combined combat, begin now!"

Following Cook's voice, the ten individuals piloted their units, and after a brief, intense acceleration, they all appeared simultaneously within the simulated space.

Unlike the ruined battlefield Xu De was accustomed to, this battlefield was the surface of the Moon. There was weak gravity, which made maneuvering the Ginn significantly more difficult.

One could walk on the Moon, technically, but only with great difficulty.

"Damn it, they never mentioned this battlefield was a possibility."

"What about you, Xu?"

Stumbling on the cratered lunar surface, Moody said, speechless.

"It wasn't in the scenario selection, that's for sure."

Xu shook his head in agreement.

This information had been kept well-guarded; the Moon wasn't even an option in the simulator's scenario list.

"Then why are you standing so steadily!?!?"

After leaping to regain his balance, Moody, who had nearly sunk into the soft Lunar Soil, looked at Xu De, who was walking steadily, and accused him.

"I calculated it beforehand."

Xu De replied; he did not rely solely on external information sources to act.

By combining current events with Halberton's personality and the intended purpose of the MS, he could deduce the general possibilities of this assessment, much like predicting exam questions to find the answers in advance.

While targeted training based on information sources was important, being fully prepared in the absence of such information was equally vital.

One couldn't simply relax and think of nothing just because there was no intel.

The Moon was indeed not in the simulator's scenario selection, but Xu De had calculated the gravitational formulas for both the Moon and Earth.

For instance, controlling an MS for lunar surface walking was calculated based on the unit's weight, the contact area of the feet, the mass of the machine, and the Moon's equatorial gravitational acceleration.

This process was similar to how Kira adjusted parameters earlier.

The difference was that Kira calculated and adjusted while fighting, whereas he had calculated it all in advance.

He just had to plug the numbers in.

Then, by using an inverse dynamics model to adjust joint torque in real-time, the control for walking was essentially complete.

Of course, the obstacle of reaction speed remained; walking was fine, but more complex maneuvers would be troublesome.

"Hmph."

After a similar stumble, Draco regained his footing and said.

"Adapt quickly, then go and eliminate them all."

"Those six are all coming for us."

Just as Draco spoke, six flashes of light could be seen leaping high on the distant horizon.

Through the magnified interface on his screen, Xu De could clearly see those six Ginns charging straight toward them.

"You and your jinxing mouth."

Moody, who also saw this, retorted irritably.

"I'll lead the assault, Moody cover me, Draco, handle fire suppression!"

Xu De reacted swiftly.

"Don't go giving orders."

Moody complained, but despite his words, considering that only Xu De could move with any real agility here, the two of them tacitly accepted the arrangement.

As he spoke, Xu De also leaped from the lunar surface.

"They all seem about the same, don't they?"

In the observation room, an officer watching the scene remarked.

Indeed, while the two on Xu De's side had adapted to the lunar environment faster, the six on the other side were no pushovers; they were elites with quick reflexes. Since they hadn't calculated the physics as quickly, they simply jumped.

They used their thrusters to bypass the interference of gravity.

For those who had been practicing for two days, this was barely manageable.

"Still, the fact that Xu De could adapt to the gravity so quickly is truly terrifying."

While others were still walking, Xu De was already running; while others were running, Xu De was already flying.

"Interesting, and even more thoughtful."

Halberton, as a brilliant strategist, appreciated Xu De from the bottom of his heart.

He possessed the combined abilities of Moody and Draco, yet his personality was far more tactful.

Furthermore, his ideas were more unique, and even his convictions were steadfast.

If there were no accidents, he was someone capable of achieving great things.

"But even for Xu De and his team, facing a siege won't be easy."

The officer continued in a low voice.

"That's not right. Even if their thrusters can overcome gravity, it's only temporary. This is just a massive jump, and given their lack of proficiency in using attitude control thrusters, they'll just be sitting ducks once they're up there..."

Maliu shook her head as she spoke, then turned her gaze toward Halberton.

"Hmm..."

Halberton only responded with a grunt through his nose, his eyes remaining fixed on the screen.

"However, the computational load for calculating the landing point is immense, not to mention they are in motion themselves. This isn't a human, it's a Mobile Suit. A Coordinator might be fine, but I'm afraid it's not just an ordinary..."

Before the officer could finish his rebuttal, he saw Xu De, who had also leaped high into the air, skillfully brace his rifle.

With fire support from the two people behind him, he aimed at the cockpit of one of the Ginn units in the distance.

The firepower from the machine gun in his hands poured out instantly.

Orange-yellow muzzle flashes landed continuously and accurately on the cockpit position of that Ginn.

The elite pilot on the other side, who had also assumed the opponent could only fire blindly, felt a chill run through his heart as he faced Xu De's precision shooting.

Is this even human?

Why can everyone else only fire blindly, while Xu De is performing precision shooting at long range?

And everyone is jumping.

Everyone is in a state of motion.

He must be cheating.

Thinking this in despair, the pilot's screen soon went black.

Even a heavily armored cockpit would be breached if struck continuously and densely by a 76mm machine gun.

Seeing this, the other pilots were startled and could only barely manage to use their attitude control thrusters to dodge.

Then...

The perfect arcs of the numerous units in the sky all became crooked and erratic.

Clearly, this sudden turn of events had caused their units to lose control.

And amidst this loss of control, Xu De's calculations also failed, and his precision shooting missed its mark.

"What the hell, how did you just hit that?"

Moody, who had been providing suppressive fire, exclaimed in shock as one unit was taken out in their very first exchange.

"Jump distance calculation, takeoff speed combined with takeoff angle, plus thruster power, and computer-assisted intelligence."

Xu De said quickly, his unit landing steadily back onto the Lunar Soil.

"It's actually not difficult. Since they don't know how to use their attitude control thrusters yet, you can just treat their jump as a simple large arc; I just calculated the lead and fired into their landing trajectory."

This was the principle of fighter jet machine guns; with both sides moving so fast and the distance so great, one could only fire at a lead.

It was also a part of the psychological game.

Betting on the opponent's next move.

"Damn, of course I know that, but you call this 'not difficult'?"

"Are you a Coordinator?"

Moody, who had also piloted fighter jets, retorted.