Got You

"Hiss—Hah—!"

However, the only response was Noer's breathing, though the rhythm was off this time.

"Boom—"

The dark green MS suddenly leaped as it approached Noer, tucking its knee and slamming it hard into Noer's cockpit.

"Rumble—"

The violent impact echoed far and wide. Noer's unit couldn't dodge the attack at all and was directly knocked to the ground.

The dark green MS didn't stop attacking after the hit; instead, it repeatedly raised its fist and began pounding the cockpit.

Boom, boom, boom—

Each impact tightened everyone's chest, sparks flew, and the ground trembled.

This was a battle that was completely unequal from the start.

Not to mention that Noer had only just started, the difference in power output between the two units was enough to crush Noer.

Facing an enemy who was crushing you in all aspects—strength, skill, and speed—it was hard to find a way to win.

[Beep beep beep! Alert! Alert! Trainee's physical data feedback has severely exceeded the set safety value! Please stop the MS immediately!]

[Warning! Trainee, please stop the MS immediately!]

[Beep beep—According to regulations, to ensure the trainee's physical safety, mandatory stop…stop…stop…]

[Screech—]

The forced shutdown triggered by the physical monitoring system was suddenly interfered with, and it couldn't be deactivated.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

The dark green MS continued to swing its fists, hitting Noer.

"Thud—"

After an unknown amount of time, when everyone thought Noer was incapable of resisting.

The training MS piloted by Noer suddenly looked up at the dark green MS.

"Bang!"

Both arms suddenly shot up, firmly gripping the descending fists.

To everyone's astonished eyes, Noer's MS raised its legs high, pressed down with force, just like doing a sit-up, and pushed with its hands at the same time.

Using the strength of both, it directly pushed the dark green MS that was on top of it away.

Boom—

Before the dark green MS could attack, the training MS piloted by Noer activated its engine.

Accompanied by a massive thrust, the MS stood up from the ground in a very skilled manner.

"That move?"

"Interesting—"

"Thump—thump—thump—"

About ten seconds later, to everyone's astonished eyes, Noer's MS slowly walked towards the dark green MS.

"Careful!"

"Retreat quickly!"

Just as the distance between the two was less than the length of an MS arm, the thrusters behind the dark green MS roared, and it lunged forward with a clenched fist aimed at Noer's head.

Given the distance and the limitations of Noer's unit, there was no possibility of dodging this punch.

However, what happened next was something they would never forget.

The moment the dark green MS activated, Noer's MS, as if possessing precognition, sidestepped and tilted its head to evade the attack.

But due to the significant speed difference between the two, the fist still grazed the MS's neck, sending sparks and arcs of electricity flying.

"Got you—"

Just then, as Noer's cold whisper echoed.

Under everyone's gaze, Noer turned around, with his back to the dark green MS, and raised both hands to grip.

As the thrusters roared, the MS piloted by Noer stepped forward with its right leg and stomped down the moment it turned.

With the engine and hands working together, the ground cracked as the seventy-ton training MS suddenly flew into the air.

It was a perfect suplex—

Boom—

The ground trembled as Noer slammed the dark green MS to the ground.

At the same time, after throwing the enemy MS down, Noer's MS turned, grabbed the enemy MS's arm, twisted it forcefully, and then delivered a knee strike to the elbow joint of the MS's arm.

Screech—

Sparks flew from the arcing electricity as Noer, using the power of the MS, ripped off the arm of the dark green MS.

"A… a shoulder throw? That was a shoulder throw, wasn't it?"

"Am I still dreaming?"

"MS can do a shoulder throw?"

"Holy crap!"

"How did he even do that? Can the training MS's joint strength withstand that kind of load?"

"Hiss…"

"This scene… I think I've seen it before…"

"Isn't this what Yzak did not too long ago…"

Noer's move completely shocked countless MS trainees, even the MS instructors were stunned, staring blankly at Noer as he continuously attacked the dark green MS.

A shoulder throw, a lock and knee strike – these were not moves a student piloting an MS for the first time should be able to perform.

Athrun and the others were at a loss for words.

They could do a "carp flip," and even better than Noer.

A shoulder throw was also no problem; if they set their minds to practicing it, it held no difficulty for Athrun and the others.

What truly left them speechless was Noer's reaction speed in dodging the dark green MS's punch.

The dark green MS was at least twice as fast as Noer's.

This wasn't just about attack speed; it was the overall speed of the MS in all aspects. If you only considered attack speed, it could be around three times faster.

Under such circumstances, Noer managed to dodge that attack, and in an instant, counterattacked, directly disabling the opponent's MS arm.

This reaction ability and MS control ability were comparable only to Athrun, who excelled in close combat.

But you had to remember, Noer was just a newly enrolled student in the MS maintenance class.

One was a 'senior' who had been enrolled for nearly a month, the other a 'newbie' who had just enrolled a few days ago.

One was in the MS training class and could practice with the MS frequently.

The other was piloting for the first time, having only touched an MS before this. The difference…

Faced with this situation, even the usually calm Athrun couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart.

"Yzak, I remember last time you were also… like this…"

"Diakka! Do you want to die?"

Yzak was reminded of some unpleasant memories and gritted his teeth as he looked at Athrun, saying, "I will definitely win next time!"

"……" Athrun.

"Stop!"

Just as Noer's MS was brutally beating the little green MS, a roar suddenly came from the distance.

Several MS were seen speeding towards them from afar.

"Bang bang bang—"

However, Noer turned a deaf ear, continuing to strike the little green MS's cockpit while casually tearing off parts from it.

If not for the low power output, Noer would have almost torn this MS to shreds.

"I told you to sto— "

The leading MS landed behind Noer and raised its hand, preparing to grab Noer's shoulder to stop him.

"Bang—!"

"Ah—!"

However, before its arm could even touch Noer's MS shoulder, Noer suddenly dropped down and spun, hitting the opponent's cockpit fiercely with his right fist.

A violent impact echoed along with the pilot's pained cry.