Inside the Starry Sky's hangar, silver-white light suddenly burst forth. Like an ancient divine weapon awakening from slumber, the Justicar Gundam slowly emerged from the launch port, a pale violet energy halo shimmering around it. The DRAGOON units on its back spread slightly, their sharp beam blades gleaming with deadly cold light against the darkness of space. Mei Hock sat in the cockpit with his ACCORD ability fully activated. His psychic awareness spread like an invisible net, catching every movement across the battlefield. His SEED factor quietly awakened, and a pale golden glimmer flashed through his eyes, pushing his reaction speed and battlefield prediction to their limits.
"Starry Sky, transfer command to the executive officer. I'm deploying personally." Akira's voice was calm but carried unquestionable authority as it reached the bridge over an encrypted channel. "Hold the main formation at all costs. Coordinate with the detachments to pin down enemy fire."
The Justicar Gundam's thrusters erupted with pale blue exhaust. It shot through its own lines like an arrow loosed from a bow, heading straight for the heart of the battlefield. Just then, several menacing figures raced out of the enemy formation, locking onto the silver-white mobile suit like hungry wolves closing on their prey. The Destiny Gundam blazed with fiery red light, its Beam Saber aimed straight at the Justicar Gundam's cockpit as its thrusters roared across the sector. The Legend Gundam followed close behind, the DRAGOON units on his back already deployed, dozens of thin beams pouring down ahead of him like a torrential rain. More oppressive still were the five machines of the Black Knight Squad, sweeping in to surround it in a wedge formation. The four NOG-M4F Series machines were clearly distinguished by their orange, green, pink, and blue paintwork, glaring amid the gunfire. At their