Chapter 116: Three-Nation Joint Military Exercise (Part 3)

A military exercise gathering three major national groups with nearly a thousand MS.

And the two-way communication devices scattered throughout the exercise area; who the target was went without saying.

But even knowing it was a trap, Celestial Being intended to plunge into it.

Four Gundams began to gather from bases around the world, preparing to plunge into the center of the exercise area to stop the terrorist organization attempting to attack the enriched uranium burial site.

According to Sumeragi Lee Noriega's instructions, the Kyrios Gundam would carry the Dynames Gundam to carry out this action, while the Exia Gundam and Virtue Gundam would serve as reserve combat power.

If the two preceding Gundams could successfully withdraw after completing the mission, then the two Gundams serving as reserve combat power would retreat together.

But if the two preceding Gundams were held up, the subsequent two would be committed to the rescue operation.

The operation began, and the four Gundams entered the Taklamakan Desert in batches.

At the same time, everyone in the Wang Family Mansion also began to wait anxiously.

Because the operation required going deep into the Taklamakan Desert, Sumeragi Lee Noriega and others could not provide timely command like last time in Moralia, and could only convey the plan to the four Gundam Meisters as much as possible before the battle.

So everyone was a bit anxious, whether it was the Ptolemaios side downstairs or the intelligence personnel side upstairs.

"Relying solely on four Gundams to confront nearly a thousand MS..."

Wang Liumei looked at the anxious people downstairs and turned to ask Li Boyong: "Do you think there is any chance of winning?"

Li Boyong rolled his eyes and waved his hand: "Impossible, impossible, even if the machine's performance is good, you can't win against that kind of quantity. Even if the machine can hold up, the pilots inside can't."

That kind of fatigue from fighting in the cockpit for a long time is how cruel a torture it is for a pilot; he, who had experienced the Battle of Jachin Due and the Victoria Battle, had deep personal experience.

Moreover, those three national groups were well-prepared; the probability of the four Gundams being able to withdraw unscathed was very small, let alone counter-killing.

"Is there really no way to provide support?" Wang Liumei approached Li Boyong two steps and whispered: "Although Sumeragi Lee Noriega also arranged for the Angel's machine to provide support, I still think that is a drop in the bucket."

After a pause, Wang Liumei lowered her voice even further: "And the Angel's pilot is even more unstable than Setsuna."

She said it very carefully; after all, logically speaking, this was not intelligence Li Boyong could know.

Originally, among the people present, only she and Sumeragi Lee Noriega knew about this.

"No, no." Li Boyong very simply made a gesture of surrender: "Even if the Flag is equipped with beam weapons, the machine's performance is just like that. Driving that kind of machine into the center of the battlefield is not called support, but suicide."

You already know it's a drop in the bucket, adding my two Flags won't be of any use either.

"Don't need to rush into the center of the battlefield, is it impossible to just provide containment on the edge?"

Wang Liumei said unwillingly; she really was unwilling.

No one knew how crazily she longed for the transformation of this world.

And Celestial Being was the important opportunity that could trigger the world's transformation. If the four Gundams were lost here, her expectations would fall through, which was something she was unwilling to see.

"No, no, this matter is not negotiable." Li Boyong shook his head like a rattle.

Although the image of driving a machine to plunge into the center of the battlefield to rescue the four Gundams felt cool just thinking about it, that kind of heaven-defying thing, I really can't do it!

Unless you can get me two Freedom Gundams equipped with nuclear power and PS armor, otherwise it's really a one-way trip.

【Faction Mission: Celestial Being】

Participate in the rescue operation for the four Gundams and rescue the four Gundams. (Success rewards ten plot points, one hundred Celestial Being organization reputation)

【Combat Mission】

Shoot down three Flags, three Enacts, and three high-mobility Tierens. (Success rewards ten combat merit points)

Li Boyong: "..."

System, don't mess with me!

Even if your rewards are generous, I won't go and send this wave!

Li Boyong turned a blind eye to the suddenly popped-up mission, determined to stay safe to the end.

Honestly, this was the first time he hadn't participated in a system mission.

Actually, as a pilot, he might not be willing to escape like this, it's just that he knew his abilities were limited and wouldn't let his blood rush to his head and bring himself and Shihe into danger.

Fortunately, this mission had no failure penalty.

But even if there was a failure penalty, as long as it was within an acceptable range, he wouldn't go and gamble on this wave.

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The battle was still ongoing, and the two preceding Gundams successfully annihilated the armed organization that had targeted the enriched uranium burial site.

But they were also trapped by the exercise army and could not retreat.

Facing the huge performance gap with the Gundams, the tactic chosen by the three nations was to surround them with a huge quantity, and then conduct long-term remote saturation attacks on the area where communications were blocked, forcing the Gundams to be unable to withdraw while constantly consuming the pilots' physical strength.

The Dynames Gundam and Kyrios Gundam, which could not withdraw, could only rely on GN Fields and armor to resist hard.

Although the damage to the machines was not great, it gradually increased the burden on the pilots Lockon and Alejandro.

The unfavorable situation lasted for a period of time. Seeing that the two preceding Gundams were indeed unable to withdraw, the Exia Gundam and Virtue Gundam, which were lurking and disguised, began to plunge into the battlefield to carry out support actions.

Unfortunately, this change was already within the expectations of the three-nation troops, and saturation attacks targeting the Exia Gundam and Virtue Gundam arrived immediately.

The four Gundams fell into the same predicament.

And in the Wang Family Mansion, Sumeragi Lee Noriega and others were still waiting anxiously.

But everyone knew very well that the operation had been going on for so long.

If the Gundam Meisters had really withdrawn successfully after completing the mission, they would have received their news long ago.

Now it seems, not only are Dynames and Kyrios in a predicament, but I'm afraid even Exia and Virtue have already...

"Damn it, if only there were even one more machine at this time!"

Ptolemaios helmsman Lasse, who couldn't sit still, slammed his fist and said hatefully.

"The battle has been going on for five hours, even if the Gundam Meisters can hold on, their physical strength has been consumed to the limit."

Christina Sierra was also anxious. Even knowing she shouldn't talk too much, she still couldn't help but ask at this time: "Sumeragi Lee Noriega, is there really no way?"

Sumeragi Lee Noriega shook her head dimly; she had arranged for the Angel's Gundam Goddess to carry out the rescue.

But it wasn't time yet. If the four Gundams couldn't hold on until then, even if Gundam Goddess took action to provide support, it would be of no avail.

It's just, could the four Gundam Meisters really hold on until then?

Sumeragi Lee Noriega had no bottom in her heart; after all, among the four pilots, except for Lockon, all had significant personality problems, and it was hard to guarantee that no problems would occur during such long-term combat.

Thinking of this, Sumeragi Lee Noriega cast her gaze upstairs.

If it were those two piloting, perhaps there would still be a glimmer of life.

But Veda would no longer recognize objects that might be subject to armed intervention to board the Gundams. ===== CHAPTER 117 =====