"It looks like the Earth Alliance Forces are waiting for me to show up!" After hearing the report, Felix had a suspicion. He gathered his thoughts and spoke over the comms.
"Understood. Report back immediately if anything happens."
With that, he ended the call and put on his helmet.
He placed his finger on the comm adjustment button, tuned the comms, and spoke.
"I'm deploying!"
The brief words reached the Maintenance Crew leader's ears.
The Maintenance Crew leader replied with a simple "Yes, sir" and began making arrangements.
The passageway in front of the Ginn opened. The Ginn was released from its rack, and the power cable at its rear disconnected from the port. Under Felix's control, the Ginn stepped down from the rack.
As he left the Hangar, Felix saw that the Guul he used had also been moved out of the Hangar.
He adjusted the signal and connected to the Guul via laser link.
As he piloted the Guul into the air, the Ginn leaped up from the ground under Felix's control, using its rear thrusters.
The Ginn leaped to a height of thirty meters. The Guul, already flying, moved beneath it, and the Ginn landed steadily on top.
The soles of the Ginn's feet connected to the footrests on the Guul, and the locking mechanisms engaged. A wired connection was successfully established, replacing the laser signal connection between them.
The thrusters on the Guul's back roared to life, releasing tremendous thrust as it carried the Ginn piloted by Felix toward the front lines.
Inside the Ginn's cockpit
"Captain, which front are you heading to?"
A voice came through the comms.
Hearing the question, Felix replied over the comms.
"I'm heading to the northern front!"
Then he ended the call.
At the northern front
After only a few minutes of flight, the Ginn unit sent to intercept arrived. Just as they were about to aim at the Earth Alliance Forces' ground troops and open fire, missiles of all sizes came flying toward them from ahead.
Faced with so many missiles, the Ginn pilots had no time to worry about anything else. They maneuvered their Ginns and fired at the missiles in front of them.
They selected their weapons and squeezed the triggers. The Missile Pods they had brought with them opened, launching the small missiles packed inside.
Propelled by their thrusters, the missiles quickly reached the required speed. Their thrusters stopped firing, and they continued onward at that speed, heading toward the incoming missiles.
Meanwhile, the nozzles that controlled their flight kept adjusting their trajectories.
In the blink of an eye, the missiles collided with every missile flying toward them. A violent explosion rang out in the sky, and the flames spread like a wall of fire.
Looking at the wall of fire, the Ginn pilots did not let down their guard. They maneuvered their Ginns and Guuls through the air, dodging shells fired by the tanks on the ground.
As they dodged, they fired their Heavy Assault Machine Guns at the ground vehicles.
One shot flipped a tank!
One shot, and a tank exploded.
Among the ground troops
"Damn it! What the hell is the air force doing?"
Feeling the aerial fire raining down on them, the ground forces' frontline commander swore. As soon as he finished, a comrade's voice came through the comms.
"Obviously, we're here to help you."
Hearing the voice, the commander adjusted the angle of his optical sensor and saw Vanguard Fighters on the battlefield. With those fighters joining the fray, the ZAFT Forces' MS unit that had just been lording it over them could no longer hold its ground.
"You guys sure took your time."
A smile tugged at his lips as he voiced his complaint.
Then he gave an order.
"Fire at the ZAFT Forces' MS in the air!"
"Yes, sir!"
The gunner answered.
He aimed the turret at the enemies in the sky. Without radar lock, aiming was exhausting.
The gunner had to keep adjusting his aim according to the situation to track the targets by sight.
He pressed the trigger, and the railgun fired.
A railgun shell shot out of the barrel.
The shell flying into the sky missed its target.
"You little punk, aim before you shoot!"
"Commander, without radar lock, it's really hard to aim using just the optical sensor!"
The gunner sounded helpless.
The commander, who was also the tank commander, raised his hand and smacked the gunner hard on the back of the head. He glared at him and snapped,
"What are you arguing for? The gunners back in the day fought on the battlefield without radar, relying on nothing but their eyes. If they could do it, why can't you?"
"That was ages ago."
The gunner muttered under his breath.
Before his superior could hit him again, he quickly got himself back in shape and continued aiming at the sky.
As he took aim, the tank suddenly shook violently. His hard-won aim vanished in an instant, making the gunner furious.
Unable to contain his anger, he yelled at the driver,
"Damn it! What kind of driving is that? You just wasted the firing angle I worked so hard to get!"
"Fuck! Don't you start blaming me! If I hadn't reacted quickly, you'd be off having tea with your grandpa in heaven right now."
"Both of you, stop arguing!"
Listening to their quarrel, the tank commander's calm was wearing thin. He growled, his voice edged with irritation.
Hearing their superior's displeasure, the two men, who had been about to keep arguing, fell silent and returned to their work.
The gunner continued firing at the sky!
He squeezed the trigger, and a shell shot out.
The shell hurtled through the air. Just as it neared the Guul beneath a Ginn, a bullet came flying from a distance.
The two projectiles collided.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out.
"Who was that?"
The gunner stared at the incredibly accurate shot and exclaimed in shock.
Seeing the attack, the commander immediately ordered the driver,
"Move! Now!"
"I'm already moving!"
The driver replied.
The moment the Railgun Tank carrying the three of them began to maneuver, a huge bullet came streaking down from the sky.
The commander and gunner saw it.
Their pupils contracted as fear spread through their eyes.
"Ah!"
Their terrified scream was the last sound they made in this world.
Boom!
A violent explosion instantly engulfed the entire tank.
All three men died in the blast, and their bodies were too badly destroyed to be recovered intact.
In the sky
Felix arrived at high speed. After shooting the tank to pieces, he maneuvered through the air, dodging the attacks coming his way.
The Ginn turned and fired a shot.
Boom!
An explosion rang out in the sky. A fighter exploded and broke apart, its fragments raining down toward the ground.
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