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The game items derived from Gundam truly reaped a massive harvest from players' wallets, allowing Stormwind Entertainment and Infinite Realms to make enormous profits.
In less than a month, the original mobile suits from Gundam appeared in every corner of the Infinite Realms game world, becoming standard equipment for top-tier players.
Especially in the interstellar maps—mobile suits, fighters, warships, and other Gundam-derived items were nearly ubiquitous.
Red Giant Star was an important quest hub introduced in the latest version update, accessible only to players Level 90 and above.
This planet was home to enormous, ferocious, and dangerous monsters.
Many of these creatures were not only massive but could unleash energy waves, rays, electric arcs, and super-heated liquids—possessing terrifying lethality and destructive power.
Previously, this planet had attracted hordes of top-tier players grinding for experience, as it was a main quest hub for leveling and a source for special titles and merit rewards.
Currently, it was the most popular open-world planet in Infinite Realms.
The ultimate hidden boss of this zone—the Genos Behemoth—respawned three times daily.
Rumor had it that the first kill of the day guaranteed rare resources and had a high chance of dropping top-tier equipment.
Due to recent continuous drops of Gundam mobile suit blueprints, and even finished Gundam units, countless top-tier players had flocked here to compete for resources and claim the first kill.
Every day, clashes between player factions erupted on this planet, creating a constant bloodbath.
William was the guild leader of Lightning Guild, one of the top guilds on the European server.
He played as a Gunslinger class and was currently Level 92, placing him very high in the server's overall rankings.
He was a super-whale with excellent equipment.
His main unit was the highest-quality Strike Gundam, which he'd bought from another player for over three million euros.
It was equipped with three interchangeable packs, allowing the Strike Gundam to freely switch between the Aile Strike for mid-range maneuverability, the Launcher Strike for artillery combat, and the Sword Strike for close-quarters melee.
"Hey guys, today's first kill on the Genos Behemoth is definitely ours!" William shouted.
"God willing, we can drop a Gundam today!"
"Let's hope we don't run into that damn Avengers X Guild!"
"If they come to compete with us, we need to let them know who's boss on the European server!"
"Exactly—maybe we can even make them drop all their equipment!"
"Don't worry, everyone. Pantheon Guild has already formed an alliance with us. If Avengers X shows up, Pantheon will rush over to back us up!" William said with a grin.
Resource competition in open-world zones always led to the most conflicts between players. Areas where rare resources could drop inevitably became bloody battlefields.
However, player factions also formed various alliances, cooperating for mutual benefit to achieve greater control over resources.
Lightning Guild had brought sixty players this time, all main accounts at Level 90 or above.
Each was well-equipped, and one-third of the sixty were piloting Gundam series mobile suits.
In addition to William's Strike Gundam, there were two Buster Gundams, one Blitz Gundam, one Aegis Gundam, and three GINN mobile suits.
There were also two heavy mobile suits from the ZAFT military—the BuCUE units.
These were transformable heavy assault mobile suits that could shift from humanoid form to quadruped tank form, equipped with four cannons on their shoulders, possessing very high offensive power.
And several general-purpose GAT-01A1 Dagger mobile suits rounded out the formation.
They were currently aboard William's Nazca-class battleship—the Vesalius—which he'd obtained from loot boxes for over two million euros.
In the manga's setting, this was a Nazca-class high-speed battleship, approximately 255 meters long, originally dispatched by the ZAFT military to execute the Gundam capture operation.
Main weapons: single-mount main gun × 2; missile launchers × 4.
"Guys, we're about to enter the mission zone. Get ready for battle!" William called out.
"Thank god—we're lucky. Looks like only a dozen or so people are grinding monsters in the area!"
"Preparing to land!"
The Vesalius touched down at the edge of the mission zone, and everyone quickly disembarked.
William then retracted the battleship into storage. Air combat units weren't necessary here, especially since many monsters were hidden in huge underground caves and nests.
Upon entering the mission zone, everyone quickly began systematically grinding monsters.
This was a necessary step to lure out the hidden boss. If the specific conditions weren't met, the hidden boss wouldn't spawn.
Of course, these rules had been discovered by players through trial and error.
Piloting the Strike Gundam, William was like a god of war, sweeping through and slaying various ferocious monsters.
"Let me handle the Jimus Heavy Armor Behemoth!" William shouted as the first mini-boss charged out of its nest.
He immediately switched equipment packs, rapidly transforming from the Aile Strike to the Launcher Strike.
The massive cannon unleashed powerful energy beams, relentlessly bombarding the Jimus Heavy Armor Behemoth, causing its health bar to plummet.
After a barrage of attacks, William switched back to the Sword Strike for close-range output.
Amidst flashing sword light, he successfully slew the enormous creature.
"Hell yeah!" William absolutely loved the feeling of fighting while piloting a Gundam. The ability to switch between different modes was fantastic.
Just as William and his team were enthusiastically grinding, several massive battleships appeared in the sky above the planet.
William and the others' expressions changed. Judging by the formation, they knew this was no small matter.
These battleships included the Archangel-class and Izumo-class from the Gundam series, as well as top-tier battleships from Starship Troopers.
At the same time, a loud voice accompanied by an inspiring BGM resounded, and the announcement board displayed a series of dazzling messages:
"Warm welcome to Fordwell, Air Force Commander-in-Chief of the United Government's Starlight War Zone!"
"Warm welcome to General Marcus, Army Commander of the United Government's Eternal War Zone!"
"Warm welcome to..."
One prestigious name after another directly stunned William and his team.
What the hell was going on? How did all these top-tier big shots from the European server end up here? Especially that guy named Fordwell?
He was definitely the most famous player on the European server right now. Even players worldwide had heard his name recently.
"My God, Fordwell is here!"
"I heard this madman spent over two billion euros collecting more than a dozen Gundams—including the Blitz, Aegis, Buster, Duel, Strike, Forbidden, Calamity, Freedom, Justice, and Providence!"
"That's right! I heard he also spent 150 million euros to buy the best-quality Freedom Gundam on the entire server. Then spent tens of millions more to equip it with the most top-tier configurations!"
"Over two billion euros... my God, this guy is absolutely insane!"
"Does that mean we might get to see the most top-tier Freedom Gundam with our own eyes?!"
"They seem to be landing!"
William and the others discussed nervously, fully aware that the big shots who had arrived were not people they could afford to offend...