Battle Begins 4

"Whoosh!"

Another beam shot out from Blaze Gundam's rifle with ruthless precision!

It struck straight at the most vulnerable—and most fatal—target with almost zero error: the enemy unit's cockpit!

With a muffled bang, smaller than all the previous explosions yet far more final, the sound rang out.

The struck Strike Dagger's cockpit exploded instantly, its fragile hatch pierced through and torn apart.

It was direct destruction, rather than merely rendering it incapable of movement.

This was completely different from Jiliang's "precision" in shooting through enemy units' monitors and weapon systems amid the melee without harming their pilots, disabling them while preserving the pilots' lives!

What Xia Ya pursued was absolute efficiency and complete finality.

His methods were colder, more direct, and more decisive. He killed without any unnecessary mercy or hesitation. Total destruction was the best choice.

Having completed this near-cleansing barrage of precise, lethal aerial firepower, Xia Ya did not linger or pause.

His gaze quickly swept over the burning wreckage below, billowing black smoke, and the ground battlefield gradually being cleared by Orb's M1 Astray forces.

Blaze Gundam performed a smooth yet powerful tactical roll in midair, then shifted its posture at a speed beyond common sense.

Air roared against the unit's armor, and its engines let out another brief, forceful howl.

"Vmm—!"

Before landing, amid the shrieking rush of descending air, Xia Ya did not choose to slow Blaze Gundam down for a cushioned landing.

Instead, he slammed its broad, heavily armored shield into the ground with a clang, raising a small cloud of dust.

At the same time, he smoothly and expertly returned the Beam Rifle in his hand to the weapon rack on Blaze Gundam's rear skirt armor.

The instant the Beam Rifle was stowed, Blaze Gundam's hands reached for the armor clasps at either