Chapter 69: Intense Struggle

Gundam Kyrios fell to the ground, delaying the advance of the Gundam team, and both sides seized the opportunity to engage with the Gundam.

"I'll take the first blood from the Gundam without any hesitation!" Joshua's Overflag charged ahead, disregarding everything as he rushed towards the Gundam's position.

"Joshua! Wait..."

"I don't recognize you as my Captain! Don't think you can order me around!" Joshua swayed left and right, proudly dodging the aerial sniping from Gundam Dynames, and was about to reach the enemy's front line.

"Got it..."

The triumphant smile froze on his face, becoming the last image of his life, as the GN Sword ruthlessly pierced through the back of Overflag, impaling Joshua's body.

"Shing~"

Overflag was severed, exploding into sparks, signaling the start of the battle.

"Joshua! Damn it! Maintain formation B!" Graham issued the command, breaking out of the formation and lunging towards Gundam Exia.

"Looks like I'm going to hold you tight! Gundam!"

After a long battle, everyone's fingers began to numb, allowing the Flagbearer to easily traverse the fire net and come face to face with Gundam Exia, crossing blades.

"Ugh~!" The immense impact made Setsuna grunt, desperately holding onto the control stick to prevent Gundam Exia from being toppled by the force.

"Setsuna!"

Gundam Cherudim immediately aimed its gun at the Flagbearer, intending to push it back, but the aerial fire came in waves, suppressing Gundam Cherudim.

"Lyle!"

"Don't look around! Gundam!" Graham noticed that Gundam Exia's strength suddenly weakened, and with a roar pushing the control stick, the Flagbearer's thrusters flared up, about to push Gundam Exia out of formation.

"Ugh... don't... touch me!" Setsuna snapped back to reality, roaring in response, the green light of GN Particles coloring the surroundings with life, the vibrations of the GN Sword growing stronger, directly deflecting the Plasma Sword.

"What?" Graham was momentarily stunned, and in astonishment, maneuvered the Flagbearer to retreat with a ghostly grace, avoiding the support fire from Gundam Kyrios.

In that brief moment, the Dingwu forces had already charged in, while others and the Overflag members roamed the periphery, providing cover for Graham, splitting into numerous small teams moving around. The Beiwei and Into the Array special units directly detached from the main force and approached the Gundam.

"Your opponent is me!"

"Woman! You really came!"

The Into the Array special unit collided with Gundam Kyrios, then separated again, only to collide once more...

"Hallelujah!" Gundam Dynames saw this and was about to provide support, but was entangled by Beiwei.

"Oh no, this won't do, I can't let you disturb them!"

"Tch, really troublesome!" Gundam Dynames put away the GN Sniper Rifle, gripping two GN Handguns, "Haro, I'll leave the evasive maneuvers and protection to you."

"Leave it to me, leave it to me."

"One after another..." Watching everyone get caught up in the struggle, Tieria grew increasingly angry. In this situation, the GN Cannon in his hands became ineffective; firstly, he wasn't skilled in precise shooting, and secondly, the GN Cannon's power was too great, it would definitely harm allies.

"Calm down, Tieria, we are responsible for clearing out the other enemies." Gundam Cherudim and Gundam Virtue stood back to back, facing the encroaching enemy machines.

"...I want to use Nadleeh..."

"No!" Seeing Tieria about to act impulsively, Lyle immediately stopped him, "Nadleeh could indeed turn the tide and allow us to break through, but this is still enemy territory, there's no time to recover the armor."

"Damn it..."

Tieria was also hesitant; all the data on the Gundam was top secret, and even the least valuable external armor could not be left to the enemy. In frustration, he opened fire, destroying two or three Into the Array units.

"Ground forces, I'm counting on you. The capture-type MS has arrived; we absolutely cannot let them get close." He said to Lyle, while the GN Vulcans on his shoulders continuously fired into the air, turning several Overflags into Swiss cheese.

"Understood!"

With Gundam Virtue's firepower suppressing the aerial threats, the danger in the sky was greatly reduced. He fired his dual guns in rapid succession; although his fingers were numb, causing a decrease in accuracy, he still hit his targets precisely, especially the stealthy capture-type GN-X. As soon as they attempted to advance and deploy their electromagnetic shields, they were immediately destroyed.

However, with the arrival of the AEU forces, the number of enemies increased, and they became trapped.

"No, we must break through quickly, or we will be worn down here!" Lyle said, clearly feeling his accuracy declining, hunger and fatigue flooding his mind.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Ugh~ They are entangled, we can't support them!" Tieria said in pain.

"Tieria, I'll buy you some time; can you open another path?" Lyle asked anxiously.

"Charging time 170."

"Too long..."

Lyle was also anxious; Gundam Exia, Gundam Dynames, and Gundam Kyrios were entangled by the enemy's elite aces and couldn't break free. They didn't dare to provide support; if they relaxed their pressure on the main force, even if they drove back the enemy's aces, they risked being captured.

"I want to use Nadleeh!"

"Tieria!"

"Do you have any other options?"

Faced with Tieria's question, Lyle couldn't answer. The situation had indeed reached a very dangerous point; the enemy didn't even need to actively capture them; they could wear them down just by dragging them along.

"...Please."

"Understood." Tieria's eyes turned colorful as he entered Innovator Mode. Just as he was about to go through the final verification, a thick black-red beam cut into the battlefield, slicing the encirclement in half, instantly opening a gap in the seemingly inescapable net.

"What!?"

The air seemed to stop flowing, as if time itself had been frozen, and everyone was drawn to the sudden attack.

...

On the other side of the battlefield, the ground was littered with the wreckage of MS, densely covering the forest, smoke billowing like countless bonfires.

"Hah~ hah~" As he gasped for breath, the beam saber once again severed two GN-X units. Yang Hui glanced around at the GN-X units surrounding him, finally locking his gaze on the last Agrius Type 13.

"Haro... report on the condition of the unit."

"Shield-type GN-bits all destroyed, gun-type GN-bits all destroyed, sword-type GN-bits remaining 2, external armor damage 51%, GN Particles remaining 40%, remaining weapons GN Sword 2, waist-mounted GN Cannon 2."

"Big crisis! Big crisis!"

"Hah~ hah~ I already know." Yang Hui irritably flicked another Haro that was fanning the flames, slightly easing his emotions.

At this moment, seeing Gundam Rasiel no longer moving, a voice from Agrius reached him.

"Hey, monster, are you finally done for? How many people have you killed? You must be tired by now, right? Why not surrender and hand over the Gundam to me? If you haven't killed enough, we still have some left on our side, though not many, but a couple of hundred should be available."

"Heh." In response to Sachez's persuasion to surrender, Yang Hui sneered. The scum who had been hiding in the back while letting his men die, Yang Hui's killing intent towards Sachez had reached its peak.

"It's because of people like you that this world is so twisted." Yang Hui murmured, "I may not be able to kill you this time, but... you won't be able to catch me either."

As soon as the words left his mouth, a black-red beam shot from behind Agrius, directly piercing through it. If Sachez hadn't immediately severed the connection between Ahead and the MA below, instinctively dodging a few times, he would have truly met his end.

"What's going on?"

"Tch, finally here, Archangel." Yang Hui saw the familiar yet strange Gundam in the sky, and a smile finally appeared on his lips.

(End of Chapter)