The enemy's combat pattern was smooth and efficient.
It used its Beam Rifle for precise long-range shots, then suddenly accelerated and charged at the Unicorn Gundam at astonishing speed, drawing its Beam Saber for a lightning-fast close-quarters clash with Xia Ya.
After crossing paths, it used the force of the collision to swiftly pull away. As it retreated, the mobile suit's arm returned the Beam Saber to its waist. The entire sequence flowed seamlessly, without a single unnecessary movement.
Then it adjusted its posture once more, preparing for the next charge.
Just as Xia Ya aimed the Unicorn Gundam's Beam Magnum Rifle at the enemy, ready to fire a high-precision shot, an external transmission suddenly came through his communications channel.
Why was it... Whenever I fought you, I always felt irritated.
A woman's voice came through the speakers, carrying an agitation she could not suppress.
Xia Ya's movements halted for half a second. He was puzzled by the abrupt transmission, but what truly shook him was the indescribable familiarity the voice itself stirred within him.
"Ugh!"
He forcibly suppressed the turbulent thoughts flooding his mind and made his momentarily sluggish body react.
For at the very instant the transmission connected, the enemy mobile suit had already charged into his guard again. He immediately raised the shield on his left arm.
The enemy's Beam Saber came down hard upon the Unicorn Gundam's shield, throwing up a shower of sparks that lit the cramped space between the two mobile suits.
Due to the physical contact between their machines, both sides' communication lines were forcibly opened. The upper half of the cockpit's main display automatically brought up a live feed from the enemy cockpit.
Xia Ya's pupils constricted.
The face appearing on the display belonged to the pilot of the enemy mobile suit