Freedom Gundam Under Siege 3

However, the Raider Gundam's pilot reacted in perfect coordination with the Forbidden Gundam.

He seized the precise moment when Jiliang dodged that fatal beam—a maneuver that looked perilous but could not have been more perfect. At that instant, the Freedom Gundam's posture was inevitably undergoing a brief adjustment after losing balance, its center of gravity shifted and its power output momentarily insufficient.

In that fleeting, almost instantaneous opening, the Raider Gundam exploded forward once more, leaping out like a bolt of black lightning and tracing a treacherous arc through the air.

At the edge of Jiliang's screen, the Raider Gundam's massive black silhouette abruptly appeared. Before Jiliang could fully react, it had ghostlike maneuvered around behind the Freedom Gundam!

Its enormous mechanical arm swung down with thunderous force. Clutched in its hand was Mjolnir, a heavy and deadly weapon; the gigantic morning star tore through the air with a shriek, smashing straight toward the Freedom Gundam's vulnerable back with brutal force.

"Aah—!"

Jiliang let out an unwilling roar and tried to twist her body around in that split second, but she ultimately failed to dodge completely.

Mjolnir's massive metal hammerhead struck the Freedom Gundam's back armor with force enough to shatter anything. A dull, teeth-grinding clang exploded in Jiliang's ears, jolting her nerves.

The impact from behind was so violent that it nearly shook Jiliang's entire body apart.

The alarms inside the cockpit instantly descended into chaos. The Freedom Gundam's center of gravity plummeted sharply, and like a giant struck by a heavy punch, it fell uncontrollably toward the sea.

Pain and dizziness violently intertwined in Jiliang's mind as an indescribable burning heat rose from her spine.

Almost instinctively, Jiliang used all her strength to shove the thruster controls forward.

The Freedom Gundam's rear thrusters erupted with blazing white light