Chapter 130: Operation Rescue Wang Liumei (Part 2)

Operation begins!

The first to approach were actually the Human Reform League's High Mobility Tierens; these High Mobility Tierens were using their hover performance to maintain momentum on the sea surface, rapidly encircling Li Boyong's position.

And in the sky, there were GN-Xs following closely behind; clearly, the Human Reform League had been prepared for this.

Li Boyong began the extraction of Wang Liumei at this time; after all, Shihe, piloting the Throne Drei, was the main combat force, so Li Boyong was responsible for the extraction.

He hovered the machine above the speedboat and lowered the boarding ladder.

"Get on!"

Wang Liumei, looking soul-less, stepped onto the boarding ladder and climbed into Li Boyong's Flag.

"Are you alright?"

Li Boyong asked with concern, then deftly pulled out the restraint straps, strapped Wang Liumei firmly behind the seat, and put a spare helmet on her.

Fortunately, she was petite, allowing her to squeeze into the Flag's cockpit.

Throughout the process, Wang Liumei allowed Li Boyong to handle her like a walking corpse.

Not until Li Boyong was about to return to the pilot's seat did Wang Liumei react, grabbing Li Boyong's flight suit tightly.

She shouted in a hoarse voice: "Hong Long, please, save Hong Long, save my brother."

"I'm sorry..."

Li Boyong pried Wang Liumei's hands away. "For now, let's consider whether we can escape successfully. If Hong Long is lucky enough to be alive, we'll think of a way then."

Since Hong Long wasn't here, either he had unfortunately sacrificed himself, or he had luckily escaped via another route.

But regardless, going to save Hong Long now was clearly beyond Li Boyong's capabilities.

This was unavoidable; knowing it was a trap by the Human Reform League, they had still rushed in to save people, taking huge risks from the start.

Every moment they lingered added another layer of risk.

"Please, Li Boyong, I beg you, save Hong Long."

At this moment, Wang Liumei suddenly had an emotional breakdown, crying and begging Li Boyong to rescue Hong Long.

This was an expression Wang Liumei had never shown in front of him; honestly, his heart softened, but he could not agree to Wang Liumei's request.

So he took out a sedative he had prepared long ago and gave Wang Liumei an injection.

"Please, plea... please..."

Wang Liumei gradually lost consciousness, then let go of Li Boyong's flight suit.

Li Boyong confirmed that Wang Liumei's restraint straps were secure, then returned to the pilot's seat and fastened his own safety belt.

Subsequently, he manipulated the Flag to transform into MA mode, preparing to break away; they had to choose a direction to break through at a single point before the encirclement closed in.

According to the original plan, Shihe's Throne Drei would lead the charge toward the south of the encirclement.

Soon, the Flag and the Throne Drei began to exchange fire with the enemies to the south.

The Human Reform League force here consisted of three GN-Xs and five High Mobility Tierens.

The Human Reform League's tactics in this area were primarily based on entanglement; the five High Mobility Tierens provided long-range suppression, while the three GN-Xs moved in to maintain mid-to-close-range combat.

Clearly, they intended to drag it out until the other three sides closed in, then concentrate their fire.

Logically speaking, this was the most correct approach with the lowest casualties.

After all, for the Human Reform League at this stage, GN-Xs were quite precious combat assets that had to be cherished.

But they clearly hadn't anticipated that the Throne Drei, in Shihe's hands, would display combat power completely different from before.

"Damn it, can't keep up with the mobility?"

After a brief exchange of fire, the Human Reform League pilot said in surprise.

The three GN-Xs were actually being suppressed in return...

"Don't forget, I'm also a Red Uniform!"

Shihe maneuvered the Throne, dodging the concentrated fire of the three GN-Xs, then drew her beam saber and charged into close combat.

She aimed at the GN-X that was slowest to react in drawing its sword; as the machines passed each other, Shihe sliced off the GN-X's right arm before it could swing its sword.

The severed GN-X arm, still clutching the beam saber, fell toward the sea surface.

"Damn it, provide cover!"

The other two GN-Xs hurriedly turned around, concentrating fire on the Throne's back, but Shihe dodged it all with a few maneuvers.

"So this is a Gundam..."

At this moment, Shihe deeply felt the performance possessed by the machine known as a Gundam.

This mobility was even significantly stronger than the Earth Alliance's Strike!

Shihe Hanifusi, aboard the Gundam, fully unleashed the strength of a ZAFT Red Uniform elite at this moment.

The Throne Drei, trailing red particle streams, wove through the battlefield.

The "Balsam of the Battlefield"—truly well-deserved!

The battle continued, but the Throne Drei, piloted solely by Shihe, completely disrupted the Human Reform League's front line.

"How can this be? They're both GN Drive-equipped machines..."

"Those continuous maneuvering actions—is the pilot inside really human?"

The Human Reform League felt fear at the combat power displayed by the Throne at this moment.

"Damn it, only a minute into the engagement, and three Tierens are heavily damaged, and one GN-X has been forced to withdraw from combat."

The squad leader responsible for the southern ambush force had already fallen into self-doubt.

Then, this squad leader's GN-X had its "dog leg" shot off by Li Boyong piloting the Flag.

"Oh, oh, I have to show off too; can't be too far behind my girlfriend."

Watching Shihe show off her power, Li Boyong muttered to himself, while deeply worrying about whether he would suffer domestic violence in the future.

This, this...

If the next mission returns to the CE Century, and Shihe finds out that I have a little something with Natarle...

Will she commit domestic violence with her machine?

Wait, what am I thinking about during a battle?

Li Boyong hurriedly withdrew his wandering thoughts, seriously piloting the Flag, and while Shihe was disrupting the Human Reform League army, he broke through the encirclement.

But clearly, the trap carefully prepared by the Human Reform League was not that simple.

A red particle beam shot from the southwest distance; if Li Boyong hadn't been alert enough to perform a transformation deceleration, his machine would have been pierced through.

"Tch... from the front?"

This was the disadvantage of mass-produced machines in a GN Particle environment.

Clearly, their breakout direction had been guessed long ago, which was why the Human Reform League's forces had deliberately taken a detour to block them ahead.

The Human Reform League's other forces had already closed in from the southwest and southeast directions, and he hadn't discovered their existence until they were within visual range.

"Since no new Gundam has appeared, it seems the weight of the bait is just so-so."

Sergei Smirnov, responsible for command, manipulated his machine while ordering, "All units, spread out the encirclement; don't let them escape, especially that Gundam."

"Understood!"

Soma Peries piloted her GN-X and bravely charged toward Shihe's Throne Drei. "You can only be arrogant until today, Gundam!"

"This guy—not simple."

Shihe fired several shots at the charging GN-X, but all were dodged by Soma Peries.

Soma Peries piloted the GN-X, advancing under the cover of her teammates' fire, reaching close-combat range.

She was a Human Reform League Super Soldier, a super weapon born to complete missions, and it was only natural for her to charge to the front line of combat.

"Die, Gundam!"

The GN-X drew its sword and slashed at Shihe's Throne Gundam, but Shihe blocked it with her own beam saber.

Entangled, Shihe instantly chose to release GN Missiles at the GN-X at close range, but Soma Peries's reaction was also fast; she hurriedly retreated and dodged left and right, evading the missile attack.

Shihe wanted to raise her gun for follow-up fire, but was forced to dodge by the fire of the remaining enemies.

"This guy—reaction speed faster than mine?"

After dodging the attack, Soma Peries looked at the Throne and frowned.

Could it be... another companion? ===== CHAPTER 131 =====