Operation: Airborne Assault on Victoria Spaceport (4)

"Hmm!"

Upon learning the results, the President of the Eurasian Federation nodded slightly.

He waved his hand at the man, uttering a single word: "Dismissed."

Receiving the President's reply, the staff member who had been standing there to report turned and walked toward the exit.

After he left, the President of the Eurasian Federation picked up the phone on his desk and dialed a number.

Above Victoria Spaceport.

At an altitude of five thousand meters.

The descending ZAFT forces encountered the Eurasian Federation Air Force and the South American Union air units, which had arrived in a flurry after taking off from other airfields.

The two air units greeted Felix and his team with a barrage of machine gun fire.

Under Felix's control, the Guul carried the White Ginn, dodging the incoming bullets as the White Ginn opened fire with its Heavy Assault Machine Gun.

Bullets erupted from the muzzle!

They tore through the sky and struck a Vanguard Fighter that was streaking past to the front left.

The bullets pierced the Vanguard Fighter's tail propulsion system.

With the propulsion system disabled, the Vanguard Fighter plummeted toward the ground, spiraling out of control.

Felix maneuvered the White Ginn to strike, drawing its Heavy Slash Blade; the incomparably sharp edge landed on the nose of the Vanguard Fighter.

A single strike instantly killed the pilot.

The Vanguard Fighter exploded shortly thereafter.

The attitude control flaps and thrusters on the Guul, combined with the thrusters and attitude control nozzles on the White Ginn, worked in unison, rapidly adjusting the machine's posture in an instant.

The speed was so great that the attacks coming from behind missed completely.

As the bullets flew past, the White Ginn raised its gun and fired.

Bang!

A bullet was fired from the muzzle.

The Vanguard Fighter pilot maneuvered to dodge, but the speed of the maneuver could not outpace the bullet, which struck its left wing.

The Vanguard Fighter instantly lost its ability to maintain stability.

Just as Felix was about to deliver the finishing blow, two more Vanguard Fighters flew over to provide cover.

He manipulated the controls, rapidly adjusting the machine's body to dodge the incoming fire, then raised his gun to aim and fire at these two Vanguard Fighters.

The bullets accurately struck their propulsion systems and wings.

Immediately, the White Ginn continued to fire, finishing off these three Vanguard Fighters.

Having done this, Felix turned his gaze toward other directions.

Observing the situation on the battlefield, Felix spoke over the comms.

"Some of you, follow me! We're making a rapid descent to neutralize the ground-based anti-air capabilities of Victoria Spaceport!"

With that, he piloted the White Ginn into a dive toward the lower airspace.

Hearing the transmission, the ZAFT MS pilots reacted quickly; eighteen Ginns responded to the action, following Felix toward the lower altitude.

The forces of the Eurasian Federation and the South American Union attempted to intercept them.

The few Vanguard Fighters that flew over didn't get far before they were taken out by the Ginns operating in this sector.

"Your opponents are us! Don't even think about stopping Captain Griffith and his team!"

Heine sat in his cockpit, a cold sneer on his lips.

He continued to pilot his Ginn, fighting in this sector of the battlefield.

On the other side.

With no external forces to hinder them, Felix and his team descended lower and lower, eventually reaching an altitude of about two thousand meters.

Upon reaching this airspace, just as they were about to continue their descent, Felix and his team encountered obstacles.

Dozens of Vanguard Fighters wove through this airspace.

Bullets fired from machine guns blocked the path of Felix and his team.

He maneuvered the White Ginn to dodge the attacks.

Raising his gun, he pulled the trigger.

Bullets were fired from the muzzle.

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out in the airspace, the light of the blast reflecting in everyone's eyes.

After blowing up that Vanguard Fighter, Felix saw more than three Vanguard Fighters closing in on him. The firepower poured out by their machine guns was even more ferocious, looking from afar like a net covering the White Ginn.

Under these circumstances, Felix maneuvered the White Ginn through the barrage, using subtle inputs and maneuvers to dodge bullet after bullet.

As he dodged, he raised his Heavy Assault Machine Gun.

Bullets erupted from the muzzle.

The high-velocity rounds appeared in the flight path of a Vanguard Fighter before the pilot could even react, piercing straight through the craft.

A secondary explosion instantly swallowed the fighter, killing the pilot in an instant.

There was no chance to escape!

Having downed the Vanguard Fighter, Felix moved the muzzle of his White Ginn and continued to fire.

Two or three shots were all it took to bring down the remaining two Vanguard Fighters that had been closing in.

After downing these two Vanguard Fighters, Felix surveyed the situation and issued an order.

"Leave the remaining Vanguard Fighters to me. You continue your descent and destroy the Victoria Spaceport's air defense systems so our ground forces can drop in."

"Yes, Captain!"

With that reply, the Ginn pilots following Felix maneuvered their units away from the skirmish.

The Vanguard Fighters attempted to pursue.

Felix used his firepower to destroy the pursuing Vanguard Fighters outright.

As he downed them, he saw even more Vanguard Fighters swarming toward him, their numbers greater than the three he had just dealt with.

His hands moved incessantly.

The White Ginn performed continuous maneuvers in the air.

He dodged attack after attack, while every strike from his own weapon found its mark.

Compared to their wasted efforts, every shot Felix fired achieved its purpose.

Explosion after explosion bloomed in the sky.

The Vanguard Fighters swarming Felix were momentarily struck with terror.

"This guy isn't human!"

A shout filled with fear erupted from one of the Vanguard Fighter pilots.

The moment the words left his mouth, he saw the White Ginn charging straight at him, causing the terror in his eyes to intensify instantly.

Dominated by fear, his attacks became erratic.

The Vanguard Fighter's evasive maneuvers followed suit, falling into disarray.

"Idiot! Snap out of it!"

Seeing his comrade lose his composure due to fear, another Vanguard Fighter pilot cursed in frustration, though only they could hear the rebuke. After the outburst, he put aside all other thoughts and maneuvered his Vanguard Fighter to fire from a different angle, attempting to cover his comrade.

Felix, piloting the White Ginn, saw the incoming fire on his screen and worked the controls, the White Ginn adjusting its posture according to his inputs.

He dodged the incoming attacks with repeated adjustments.

His sprinting speed, however, did not falter in the slightest.

Fixing his gaze on the Vanguard Fighter that had lost its composure, Felix pulled the trigger.

The first shot served as a distraction, a lure, and the second shot struck with precision.

The flames of the explosion swallowed the terrified pilot.

Having dealt with that one, Felix turned and fired in two other directions simultaneously.

The bullets disrupted the offensive rhythm of those two Vanguard Fighters, and taking advantage of the gap, Felix made a rapid adjustment, contemplating new tactical arrangements in his mind.