The Flag Gundam was the first to clash with its enemies. After a brief probe, Graham found that this X-Rounder unit was a decent opponent. Although the individual skills of each member ranged from C+ to B-, none were a match for Graham. However, their teamwork was quite good, not quite reaching the level of默契 between Yang Hui, Graham, and Yurin, but it was on par with him.
But...
"Combat awareness is too poor," the Flag Gundam sidestepped to avoid a sudden strike from behind while raising its arm to block an attack from above. It then spun around and delivered a roundhouse kick, sending the Genoace M that had pounced from the front flying.
"Either they've never faced a strong opponent, only fought easy battles and don't know how to handle a stalemate, or this is their first battle, and they've been spoiled."
As it spoke, the Flag Gundam forcefully shook off the Genoace M it was locked in a stalemate with, gracefully weaving an elegant "S" through the hail of bullets.
"Damn it! Damn Earthling! What kind of skill is it to dodge around? Fight me fairly!"
"Just a rat scurrying around! Zell, let's go!"
"Alright!"
Mink Layton and Zell Brandt, as the main attackers, were incensed by the Flag Gundam's taunting behavior. Their emotions grew more frenzied, and their movements more aggressive.
"Indeed... spoiled children," Graham muttered with a smirk as he watched the two approaching Genoace Ms, reminding him of that brat who had angered Yang Hui 25 years ago.
The two Genoace Ms, under the cover of their teammates, had closed in on the Flag Gundam, flanking it from left and right. The Flag Gundam remained calm, simply raising its arms to meet the incoming Solid Swords.
"Clang~ Clang~"
Sparks flashed briefly as the three machines exerted their strength, momentarily locked in a deadlock.
"Now!"
"Lacey! Leon! Attack!"
"Already prepared!"
"Talk about the Federation's Grim Reaper, but in front of us, he's only... Damn it!"
The teammates covering Mink Layton and Zell Brandt, seeing the Flag Gundam's evasive maneuvers limited, aimed their cannons at it, trusting their comrades' ability to dodge.
But as the yellow light glowed in the cannon barrels, ready to fire, the situation suddenly changed.
The Flag Gundam's High Vibration Blades sliced through the Genoace Ms' Solid Swords, cleanly cutting them in two.
"What... Ugh~!"
"How can... Ah~!"
In their shock, Mink Layton and Zell Brandt had no chance to retreat. The Flag Gundam's High Vibration Blades left streaks of light, reducing the Genoace Ms to mere torsos and heads.
It wasn't over. The Flag Gundam grabbed the crippled Genoace Ms and hurled them to the sides, directly into the path of their allies' Beam Disruptor Cannons.
Graham timed it perfectly, throwing them at the moment their allies were about to fire, giving them no time to react.
"Boom~!"
The Devil Man squad opened fire, their Beam Disruptor Cannons and Beam Vulcans raining down like a storm, trying to capsize the Flag Gundam in the vast ocean of battle.
But the Flag Gundam, now free from its bindings, wasn't about to stand still and wait for death. It had already transformed into an elegant shadow, dodging to the side.
The two Genoace Ms that had been thrown, however, weren't so lucky. Crippled and unable to evade, and with their allies having no time or opportunity to redirect their fire, they...
"Am I going to die?"
"Die at the hands of my own comrades?"
They watched helplessly as the brilliant yellow light enveloped them, merging them with their beloved machines in the glow, leaving only a vast void.
"Sizzle..."
"Boom~ Boom~"
"Mink! Zell!"
The Devil Man squad's comrades let out mournful cries, especially Lacey Adner and Leon Lewis, for Mink Layton and Zell Brandt had died by their hands.
"Damn it! Earthling! I'll kill you... How..."
Blinded by the explosion of their allies' machines and driven by grief and hatred, before Lacey Adner could fully vent her anger, the Flag Gundam emerged from the smoke in front of her, its blades glowing with a devouring red light.
"Losing focus on the battlefield can be fatal..."
"No... no... Ah~!"
As the High Vibration Blade drew closer, Lacey Adner even let go of the control stick to shield her face, screaming in panic. But just as she thought she would embrace death, the Flag Gundam's blade stopped before the screen, then swiftly retreated.
The next second, her teammates' support fire arrived, forcing the Flag Gundam back.
"Lacey! Are you okay!?"
"I... I'm... I'm fine..." Lacey Adner, having narrowly escaped death, was surrounded by her teammates as they retreated. She sat curled up in the cockpit, sobbing, her eyes filled with the flames of anger and hatred as she watched the Flag Gundam on the screen.
"Disgrace... I'll kill you... I'll kill you..."
Anger and fear overcame her terror, twisting her delicate face. Her hands quickly grabbed the control stick again, wanting to break out of her teammates' protective circle to kill the Flag Gundam. But her teammates noticed her abnormal state and stepped in front of her just in time.
"Calm down! Lacey! We need to retreat now!"
"Move! For Mink and Zell's vengeance... and my disgrace! I must kill him!"
"Do you want to die!? Like Mink and Zell!?"
"Die!"
The word "die" was like melted ice water, extinguishing the flames in Lacey Adner's heart, leaving it cold and icy.
"Retreat! Leon, Ned! Take Lacey away! Zafar, Nylon, we'll hold him off!"
Lacey Adner's Genoace M had completely lost the will to fight, allowing her comrades to take her away. She didn't even care about the teammates who stayed behind to buy time, just curling up in the cockpit.
Graham wasn't Yurin; he wouldn't stop to let them have a quiet conversation. As the three remaining members of the Devil Man squad began to retreat, the Flag Gundam had already broken through their fire net and was upon them.
"Go join your comrades!"
The High Vibration Blade turned into a red meteor, slicing through the Solid Swords the three machines held in front of them. Fortunately, they had prepared in advance; otherwise, their machines would have been cut in two as well. But even with their retreating stance, the Flag Gundam left deep gashes in their chests.
"Haro, deploy the Funnel Swords! We can't catch those three, but we can't let these ones escape!"
"Roger! Roger!"
Under the horrified gazes of the three remaining Devil Man squad members, the Funnel Swords detached, trailing red tails as they encircled them. The three were like sharks in the vast ocean, ready to open their jaws and devour them at any moment.
"If this continues..."
"Where are you looking!?"
Everyone's attention was drawn to the Funnel Swords surrounding them, ignoring the Flag Gundam until it roared, flames erupting as it charged at them.
"Damn it, scatter..."
Before the command could be fully issued, the middle Genoace M was struck by the Flag Gundam's sudden attack, a cross-shaped slash dividing it into four pieces. With arcs of electricity and sizzling sparks, it exploded.
"Sart! I will... will..."
"Damn Earth...ling..."
Their angry roars were cut short as, the moment they turned their attention back to Graham, the great white sharks surrounding them opened their bloody maws and devoured them.
The bodies of the two Genoace Ms were riddled with Funnel Swords, especially two that had pierced through the back of their heads, leaving no chance of survival.
"Not bad," Graham smirked, retrieving the Funnel Swords and charging towards other enemy machines.
Only after the Flag Gundam left did the two Genoace Ms explode, turning into cosmic dust.
...
By the time Graham finished his battle, Yang Hui had also engaged his target, starting with a lethal move. The Funnels deployed, surrounding the Dawn Gundam like the most loyal soldiers and the sharpest blades.
Seeing the eight members of the Devil Man second squad maintaining their formation, not easily torn apart by the Funnels' tricky attacks, Yang Hui silently praised them, "Not bad."
But... only not bad. When the Dawn Gundam itself joined the battle, the High-Output Electromagnetic Cannon at its waist fired directly, exploding on the arm shields of two Genoace Ms.
Although the arm armor was only surrounded by electric arcs and not directly penetrated, the immense force knocked them back, disrupting the formation's integrity, achieving Yang Hui's goal.
Once the formation was broken, the coordination between the Devil Man squad was severed. Individually, they were no longer a concern.
As the two Genoace Ms were knocked out of formation by the High-Output Electromagnetic Cannon, the Funnels that had been lurking nearby pierced through their head cockpits, obliterating the pilots along with them.
Seeing the Dawn Gundam take down two of their comrades in less than a minute, the remaining Devil Man squad members paused, then frantically charged at the Dawn Gundam.
"Another group of battlefield rookies?"
Seeing the enemy's actions, Yang Hui made the same judgment as Graham, also reminded of that brat who had been killed. Yang Hui's face turned cold, his eyes filled with colorful streams of light.
"Your luck isn't great..."
Two Genoace Ms closed in on the Dawn Gundam, their Solid Swords aiming from tricky angles directly at the cockpit.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~"
The sword light flashed, and the Genoace Ms passed by the Dawn Gundam, maintaining their sword thrusts as they moved behind it. The thrusters' flames
vanished, and carried by inertia, they continued forward, splitting from top to bottom.
"Boom~ Boom~"
"...Reminds me of that annoying little brat."
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