Chapter 96

Ever since the Talibia Republic farce ended, public opinion in the world regarding Celestial Being had changed once again.

Previously, after most terrorist organizations announced a freeze on terrorist attacks out of fear of Celestial Being's military power, most civilians in the world had expressed a considerable degree of approval for Celestial Being's philosophy and actions.

But after the Talibia incident, Celestial Being, having been used, was met with hostility from a portion of the world's population.

Because of the Earth Alliance's manipulation of public opinion, some people even believed that Celestial Being was the culprit behind the tension in Talibia, criticizing Celestial Being's armed intervention and arguing that armed intervention was merely unilaterally disrupting international order.

As the situation progressed, Celestial Being's Gundams maintained a frequency of armed intervention around the world every two days.

Among these various actions, some went smoothly, while others encountered some accidents.

For example, during the mission to monitor the testing of the Human Reform League's new MS 'Tieren,' due to an accident, the Super Soldier Soma Peries, who was the pilot of the 'Tieren,' lost her sanity after being affected by Brain Quantum Waves and attacked the space station, causing a portion of the gravity zone to detach from the main body of the space station and fall toward Earth.

As one of the Gundam Meisters acting as an executor, Allelujah Haptism took it upon himself to use the Kyrios Gundam to carry out a rescue operation for the falling gravity zone.

"Damn it... I can barely maintain it..."

Allelujah, one of the test subjects of the Human Reform League's original Super Soldier project and a current Gundam Meister, was now piloting the Kyrios Gundam, using the powerful thrust of the GN Drive to barely maintain the gravity zone so it wouldn't be completely bound by Earth's gravity.

"Celestial Being! And it's the voice of a young man..."

Beside the Kyrios Gundam was the Tieren piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Sergei, who, having also discovered the accident of the gravity zone detaching, had immediately used his Tieren to prop up the falling gravity zone.

Unfortunately, the Tieren's thrust was ultimately too weak. If the Kyrios Gundam hadn't arrived in time, this upright soldier would likely have already fallen into the atmosphere along with the gravity zone.

However, even with the addition of the Kyrios Gundam's powerful thrust, the two machines were only barely maintaining it.

"It's ultimately not enough..."

Lieutenant Colonel Sergei watched the Tieren's fuel running out and sent a communication to the Kyrios, "That's enough. If you don't want to burn up in the atmosphere together, you should let go."

The gravity zone was currently being barely maintained by the thrust of the two machines. Although the Tieren's thrust was less, if its fuel ran out, it could very well become the straw that broke the camel's back.

He knew that many of his military colleagues had died at the hands of Gundams, but he still felt grateful for the Gundam's rescue action at such a time, which was why he spoke to persuade him.

As for himself, as a soldier of the Human Reform League, he had already prepared himself psychologically to live and die with the civilians.

"That won't do." Allelujah stubbornly expressed his opposition, "And I'm not the only Gundam Meister."

After taking it upon himself to carry out the rescue operation, he had already sent a rescue request to Sumeragi on the Ptolemaios. He believed that other Gundam Meisters were currently acting to carry out the rescue.

Sure enough, Veda soon issued Sumeragi's plan to him: have the civilians in the three gravity zones concentrate in the central area, then have the Dynames Gundam use its high-precision ground-to-space sniping to eliminate the extra two gravity zones, allowing the Kyrios to push the gravity zone carrying the civilians to an orbit where it wouldn't be bound by Earth's gravity.

Celestial Being support transport ship, Ptolemaios bridge.

A group of bridge members led by tactical forecaster Sumeragi were making tense calculations for the rescue operation.

The usually lazy Sumeragi also rarely perked up in the face of over two hundred victims.

"How is the situation?" Sumeragi asked: "Is Lockon ready?"

"Dynames Gundam is ready, awaiting instructions."

Combat controller Christina Sierra replied immediately.

"Very good, then prepare to..."

Just as Sumeragi was about to issue the firing order, another combat controller, Feldt Grace, interrupted: "Please wait, an emergency communication from Wang Liumei has been received."

"Sumeragi, do you want to expose the Dynames' ground-to-space sniping capability?"

Wang Liumei's communication was patched through to the bridge.

Facing her questioning, Sumeragi was surprised that she could guess her decision, but she did not change it.

Saving people is like fighting a fire, and Wang Liumei, as an agent, did not have authority over her command.

She was just about to ignore Wang Liumei's questioning and continue issuing orders, but was interrupted by Wang Liumei again.

"I have a way; don't expose the Dynames Gundam's capabilities."

"A way... what way?" Sumeragi asked.

And Feldt Grace's new report answered her question, "Detected two Enacts approaching the Kyrios Gundam at high speed."

"Please rest assured, they are a type of insurance device I personally prepared; they can carry out the separation work of the gravity zones, which can avoid exposing the Dynames Gundam's capabilities," Wang Liumei said with a smile.

And Sumeragi reacted immediately, "But the firepower of two Enacts..."

"Please rest assured, their firepower is sufficient."

Sumeragi gritted her teeth and made a new judgment; she chose to trust Wang Liumei once, "Tell Allelujah that the two approaching Enacts are friendly forces, and at the same time, have Lockon stand by."

"Understood!"

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Two Enacts approached the falling gravity zone rapidly. Allelujah and Sergei noticed the newly appeared machines at the same time.

"Enact?" Sergei was somewhat puzzled, "Why would Earth Alliance machines appear in such a place? And the linear gun on the nose is clearly different from usual."

And Allelujah, after receiving the notification from Sumeragi, received a communication from one of the Enacts.

"Have the civilians inside been concentrated in the central area?"

The inquiring voice that came through was hoarse, harsh, and had a mechanical tone; it was clear a voice changer was being used.

"It has been completed."

Allelujah asked subconsciously: "Who are you?"

It was no wonder he was puzzled; after all, it was these two suddenly appearing Enacts that made Sumeragi change the original rescue plan.

"Haha, you can understand it as a kind of insurance device."

Li Boyong cut off the communication as he said this.

"Shihe, we'll each be responsible for one side, no problem, right?"

"Of course, don't forget I'm a Red Uniform Pilot."

Li Boyong and Shihe each piloted an Enact and aimed at the connection points between the gravity zones.

After bringing the connection points into range, the two Enacts fired beams simultaneously. Beams accurately and continuously hit the connection points, and the resulting explosions immediately destroyed them, detaching the two unmanned gravity zones.

"What!" Sergei was astonished to see this, "An Enact equipped with a beam rifle? Are they really Earth Alliance machines?"

"Beautiful shooting." Allelujah slammed the control stick back, and the Kyrios Gundam took the opportunity to go full throttle, pushing the gravity zone carrying the victims toward a safe orbit.

"Job done, let's retreat quickly."

"Understood."

With the mission completed, Li Boyong and Shihe immediately turned their Enacts around and disengaged from the area.

At the same time, Li Boyong also received a message from the system.

【Mission】

Rescue the victims in the gravity zone accidentally detached by the Human Reform League. (Completed, reward: five Plot Points)

【Mission】

Prevent the Dynames Gundam's ground-to-space high-precision sniping capability from being exposed. (Completed, reward: three Battle Merit Points, and fifty points of Celestial Being organization reputation)