Chapter 54: The Assault of Kati Mannequin

Facing the morning light, Setsuna saw the devastation of the small town. MS rampaged unchecked, wantonly destroying everything. Many people did not flee; instead, they emerged from their homes armed, using their bodies to resist the steel giants.

The outcome was, of course, predictable. The weapons wielded by flesh and blood could hardly inflict significant damage on the MS, but for them, even the smallest caliber shells from the MS could shatter their bones.

Blood flowed everywhere, with ruins scattered about, debris mixed with severed limbs. Countless corpses lay buried beneath the rubble.

Gundam Exia descended from the sky, coming to a halt in the center of the battlefield, motionless. Inside the cockpit, Setsuna lowered his head, panting heavily, cold sweat trickling down his forehead, soaking the seams of his pilot suit, both sides stained with blood.

The scene here was almost identical to that of years ago, before the fall of Krugis. Back then, a young Setsuna, no more than a few years old, was like the corpses lying on the ground, his small frame wielding a firearm, weaving through the ruins, either dying under the MS's bombardment or being crushed beneath the collapsing debris.

"Ha~ Ha~"

Allowing the artillery to strike him, Gundam Exia made no attempt to resist.

"Ha~ Ah~!!!!"

As the Long Nose approached Gundam Exia, believing itself to be invincible, two GN Long Swords pierced directly into the cockpit, obliterating both the pilot and the machine.

With a swift turn, six GN-infused short swords were launched from his waist, embedding themselves into the noses of four other Long Noses. The cables retracted, dragging the four machines toward Gundam Exia.

Soaring into the air, the dual swords sliced rapidly, each Long Nose was cleaved into four pieces, falling to the ground.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…"

The wreckage of the Long Noses surrounding Gundam Exia exploded in sequence, brilliant flames and thick smoke swirling, as if an angel had fallen and transformed into a demon of hell.

"Setsuna, is it your turn now? Can you sever the nightmares of the past?" Yang Hui mused, watching the Gundam Exia below, which had erupted in fury only to fall silent again.

But soon, the "beep beep" of alarms interrupted Yang Hui's thoughts.

"Hmm?" He looked at the radar, noticing a dozen MS rapidly approaching Gundam Exia, and Yang Hui grinned.

"Just as I thought, Kati is making her move now."

But the next moment, the radar detected a large number of missiles heading his way, causing his smile to falter.

"This quantity is truly… ruthless!"

With that thought, Yang Hui's hands began to move, and the dim eyes of Gundam Rasiel suddenly brightened.

GN-bits were deployed, and he raised his dual guns, firing again as the beam rain met the missile rain. Brilliant sparks erupted in the air as Gundam Rasiel danced erratically, creating gaps to evade the missiles.

However, just as he navigated through one wave of projectiles, another followed closely behind, the alarms in the cockpit blaring incessantly, becoming quite bothersome.

"Hey! Where did this secret force get so many missiles?" Yang Hui cursed under his breath as he watched the radar, the missile barrage coming in relentless waves, leaving Gundam Rasiel no time to worry about anything else.

"Neil! Lyle!" Reducing the dispersion of GN Particles, Yang Hui immediately contacted the Dylandy Brothers, "The AEU secret force has mobilized, hurry to the Koshy area to assist Gundam Exia in retreat!"

"Understood!" X2

"Setsuna! Time to snap out of it!"

"...Understood."

With Yang Hui's urging, Setsuna finally regained his composure, suppressing the turmoil within, retracting the GN Short Blades he had thrown, and began to retreat according to the planned route.

But unfortunately, just as he left the desolate town, a wave of missiles rained down on Gundam Exia, blocking his escape route. Hidden within the thick smoke, a dozen specially equipped Ahead units rapidly closed in, taking advantage of their visual superiority.

As they burst through the smoke, they met the blades of Gundam Exia.

However, after slicing down two Ahead units, Gundam Exia immediately began to retreat. Setsuna noticed that the following units were equipped with plasma shielding devices on their shoulders.

"Damn it!" Setsuna gritted his teeth, realizing that upon retreating back to the town, the AEU forces were not only in front of him but were surrounding him from all sides.

Yang Hui in the sky also noticed this situation, his brow furrowing deeply.

Gundam Exia was a close-combat specialized Gundam, weak in long-range attacks, but once it got close to the enemy formation, it risked being captured.

"Setsuna, C44 tactic! Neil! Lyle! What are you doing? Why aren't you here yet?"

Setsuna's response and the Dylandy Brothers' anxious calls came through the communication channel.

"The transport ship has been spotted and is under attack by PMC forces! We're pinned down!"

"The transport ship has been spotted?" Yang Hui's heart sank; this was troublesome. The PMC forces might not be too strong, but the transport ship was just an ordinary one, lacking any defensive capabilities, and… Wang Liu Mei was still on that transport ship!

"Is Kati really going this far…?" Yang Hui cursed under his breath while maneuvering Gundam Rasiel to evade the saturation missile barrage, contemplating a countermeasure.

"The attack on the transport ship is definitely a feint, but the PMC's crazed personnel are unreliable. Gundam Dynames and Gundam Cherudim must not engage, and Gundam Exia cannot break through alone… I have no choice!" Considering the critical situation, Yang Hui disregarded his own safety.

"Setsuna! Break through towards Q78! I'll clear the way for you!"

"Neil, Lyle, execute the backup C plan, cover the transport ship as it retreats to the ZD9 coordinates. Where will you meet?"

"Understood!" X3

"And you?" Wang Liu Mei asked worriedly, her face showing fear and concern, as he hadn't mentioned himself.

"Kati has gone too far this time… I'm going to teach her a lesson!"

"Wait…" Wang Liu Mei guessed what Yang Hui was planning to do and tried to stop him, but the communication had already been cut off, and Gundam Rasiel had shut down all communication channels.

...

Gundam Rasiel's graceful movements suddenly halted in mid-air, as if it had surrendered, standing still.

"Brain Quantum Waves restriction… lifted… GN Particles maximum dispersion… GN-bit control… fully manual… mental link system… complete!" Yang Hui, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, urgency, tension, and displeasure… all expressions vanished, leaving only a calm, clear gaze, the colorful light in his eyes radiating rationality.

Just as the next wave of missiles was about to strike Gundam Rasiel, the waiting GN-bits suddenly moved, beams intertwining to weave a massive net, ensnaring the missiles like butterflies caught in a web, devoured by the hunter.

Gundam Rasiel plummeted rapidly, breaking through the thick smoke. The skirt armor detached, and the cold, gleaming blades shot toward the ground, the dark muzzles aimed at the MS surrounding Gundam Exia.

"Gundam Rasiel… commence target annihilation."

The emotionless words had already announced the death of the enemy.

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