Meanwhile, in the outer airspace of the Mendel colony, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
"Sven, left flank! Three Daggers are breaking through!"
"I see them!"
Piloting the Air Combat Strike Gundam, Mu La Flaga side-slipped his machine to evade a barrage of incoming beams, then precisely picked off an enemy unit attempting to flank him with his Beam Rifle.
The flash of an explosion briefly lit up his cockpit screen.
Around him, dozens of M1 Astrays deployed by the Kusanagi were locked in combat with an Earth Alliance force several times their size.
The Eternal, Archangel, and Kusanagi had formed a defensive formation, while the M1 Astray units made up its line of defense.
Mu's Strike Gundam, Nicol's other Strike Gundam, Michel's Blaze Gundam, and the Strike Gundam piloted by Sven Cal Bayang were the sharpest blades in that line, tasked with dealing with the enemy's elite machines and eliminating the most dangerous threats.
Sven's Strike Gundam displayed astonishing combat power.
Piloting the black machine, he was like a silent reaper. The two Beam Pistols in his hands became lethal fangs, and every shot brought down an enemy unit in an explosion.
Nicol's Strike Gundam was more geared toward support. His Beam Rifle always came to the aid of M1 Astrays in danger at the most critical moments.
Michel's Blaze Gundam, meanwhile, had inherited Xia Ya's old fighting style—bold and unrestrained, aggressive as fire. Every sweep of its Beam Saber brought down an enemy unit amid the hostile formation.
However, there were simply too many enemies.
These Earth Alliance MS units, mainly Strike Daggers and Dagger 01s, kept pouring in from every direction. Fearless of death, they put immense pressure on the defensive line.
"Tch, are these guys insane? They're fighting like they don't care whether they live