Chapter 135: The Decisive Battle is About to Begin

The moment of the decisive battle was gradually approaching.

Li Boyong and the others followed Setsuna to space to rendezvous with Ptolemaios.

After the transport container containing the Flag and the Throne Gundam underwent simple modifications, it was mounted on Lasse's armed transport container. Relying on the secret base's ejection rail and the GN Drive's power, Li Boyong's group successfully escaped Earth's gravity and entered space, heading toward the route to rendezvous with Ptolemaios.

"According to speculation, due to the previous defeat of the AEU and the Alliance, the decisive battle to encircle Celestial Being will inevitably be carried out jointly by the international coalition forces of the three-nation military alliance."

"And because the Human Reform League's machine attrition was not small in order to encircle us before, theoretically speaking, our time is still relatively abundant; we should be able to rendezvous with Ptolemaios before the three nations launch an attack."

Li Boyong stayed in the Flag's cockpit, briefly sorting out the situation for everyone.

The so-called international coalition forces were actually those thirty GN-X machines equipped with GN Drives, as well as transport ships.

These forces were also combat power that the three major nation groups could not replicate for the time being.

Therefore, as long as this force could be repelled, Celestial Being would be temporarily out of danger of being wiped out.

"Of course, the specific tactical arrangements for the final decisive battle will still have to listen to Sumeragi's arrangements once we reach Ptolemaios."

Li Boyong added at the end, officially stating his willingness to obey Ptolemaios's command.

Wang Liumei remained silent, which should be considered tacit agreement to Li Boyong's decision.

"Thank you."

Setsuna spoke to thank them on behalf of Sumeragi; after all, the Wang Liumei line and Ptolemaios were originally only considered equal cooperative relations.

This time, with a great enemy at the door, Wang Liumei and the others not only ran thousands of miles into space to provide support but were also willing to obey Ptolemaios's command, which could be said to be deep in friendship.

"Don't be polite; didn't you guys also run thousands of miles to save people?"

Li Boyong laughed, "And a unified command system is also not conducive to combat."

"That's true; anyway, thank you for the cooperation."

Setsuna thanked them again, then said seriously: "Li Boyong, although you are not piloting a Gundam, in my heart, you are also an excellent Gundam Meister."

Setsuna said this suddenly, making Li Boyong stunned.

Is this Setsuna's high praise for him?

I didn't expect a straightforward boy like Setsuna to unexpectedly say such nice things...

"Haha, this idea is good; in the future, you can be called Gundam Meister Li Boyong. I believe Sumeragi and the others will all agree."

Lasse, responsible for operating the armed transport container, joined the chat, expressing agreement with Setsuna.

A Gundam Meister without a Gundam?

Li Boyong sat in the Flag's seat, feeling a trace of absurdity.

At this time, a separate communication request came from the Throne Gundam.

Li Boyong was slightly stunned, then connected. "What's wrong?"

"A-Yong, I'm still a bit worried if we only rely on the Flag for the next battle." Shihe appeared on the communication screen with a worried face. "Sure enough, you should be the one piloting a Gundam."

"Saying such things again." Li Boyong laughed: "Your piloting of the Flag can't compare to mine, and I can't use the Coordinator OS on the Throne."

"But..."

"This is the best configuration; we are all pilots who have been through hundreds of battles and life and death. We should understand this point, right?"

Li Boyong interrupted Shihe's "but" and continued: "Don't forget, I'm actually quite tough; didn't I survive even after being shot down by you back then?"

Seeing Li Boyong mention the past, Shihe couldn't help but laugh out loud, probably remembering that bizarre experience again.

Li Boyong: "Don't worry, I won't try too hard."

Shihe: "Hmm."

Li Boyong: "You too, understand?"

Shihe: "Hmm."

Li Boyong: "After this is over, will you officially be my girlfriend?"

Shihe paused, her face slightly red, and gave a soft "hmm."

Li Boyong's heart moved, and he hinted suggestively, "The kind that sleeps together at night, okay?"

Shihe couldn't help but roll her eyes slightly; why does this guy always like to say such things that destroy the atmosphere when it's getting sentimental?

However...

After Shihe glared at Li Boyong, she still gave a "hmm" to indicate agreement.

Hehehe, Li Boyong was in a pleasant mood and almost laughed out loud.

Then he suddenly realized that he had said a bunch of "flag-planting" words following the atmosphere, and thinking about the Flag he was piloting, he felt quite panicked.

Won't I suddenly become a flag-planting warrior?

Li Boyong probed: "Shihe, how about what we just said doesn't count?"

Shihe: "???"

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Ptolemaios space area.

Li Boyong and the others hurried and finally rendezvoused with Ptolemaios ahead of the coalition forces.

Ptolemaios conference room.

Important personnel from the Wang Liumei line and the Ptolemaios line had a meeting.

"Yo, long time no see."

Before the meeting started, Lockon smiled and greeted Li Boyong. "I heard from Setsuna; he seems to recognize you becoming a Gundam Meister too. I think this is a good proposal."

"Haha, I also think it's a good proposal."

Sumeragi laughed upon hearing this.

"Agreed!"

Allelujah, watching the fun, didn't think it was a big deal.

"Hmph."

Tieria snorted coldly but didn't express opposition.

"A Gundam Meister without a Gundam?"

Li Boyong spread his hands and mocked himself. "Is this conferring a knight title before a desperate battle to break the city?"

This mockery caused everyone to laugh, and the pre-battle atmosphere was good.

The reason Ptolemaios members had such a good impression of Li Boyong, besides the previous pleasant cooperation, was also related to Li Boyong resolving the Trinity, which was very satisfying.

It's just that it seems this Gundam Meister title wasn't just recognized by Ptolemaios members.

【System】

Obtained Title: Gundam Meister (When piloting Gundam-type machines, Reaction and Will each increase by 5 points.)

Li Boyong widened his eyes slightly. This works too?

However, it seems there's nothing wrong with it...

Didn't the previous "Friendly Fire Reaper" title come from this?

It's just that the effect of this title seems a bit pit-falling for me?

Wait, it seems I can operate it like this!

"Don't laugh at me; isn't there a real Gundam Meister beside me?" Li Boyong grabbed Shihe and pushed her in front of everyone.

"That's right, Sister Shihe is the one more suitable for this title; after all, she is piloting a real Gundam."

Wang Liumei chimed in.

"Haha, Wang Liumei is right; Shihe-chan is more suitable for this title than Li Boyong."

Sumeragi reacted and nodded repeatedly.

Several Gundam Meisters looked at each other and expressed agreement again.

Originally, Shihe had basically participated in some support operations for the Gundam Meisters and performed no worse than Li Boyong, but she had always been relatively silent in front of everyone, so everyone ignored her existence.

Now that Li Boyong mentioned it, everyone naturally realized it.

At the same time, Li Boyong confirmed that Shihe's attribute panel had an extra Gundam Meister title.

Plan accomplished.

"Then, to celebrate the birth of a female Gundam Meister, I think everyone can celebrate later."

Sumeragi clapped her hands, then was teased by Christina beside her, "You just want to drink, right?"

Sumeragi, exposed in public, wasn't embarrassed and instead hugged Christina and acted like a spoiled child, "What's wrong with that? Just let me drink."

Then there was another round of laughter and noise; despite the great enemy at the door, they were so noisy, but Li Boyong didn't feel there was anything wrong.

He quite liked this atmosphere and also knew that they, who had been forced to the edge of the cliff by the world, needed such relaxation, otherwise they might really collapse.

【Celestial Being Faction Mission】

In the decisive battle, for every Ptolemaios member guaranteed to survive, gain 3 Plot Points and 30 Reputation rewards.

【Plot Mission】

Guarantee that the Celestial Being organization is not wiped out by the coalition army. (Success reward: 10 Plot Points.)

【Combat Mission】

For every GN Drive-equipped machine broken, gain 3 Battle Merit Points. ===== CHAPTER 136 =====