When the feeling of free fall arose, the screen in the dark heresy's cockpit showed the cloudy sky outside. It was as if the sky was willing to become the background for the battle that was about to begin.
Xiao Ran lightly tapped the thrusters with both feet and moved left and right. The Fate-00 backpack on the back of the dark heresy was lifted horizontally, allowing the dark heresy to hover in the air.
From the screen, it could be seen that there were more than ten large UNION transport shuttles around the dark heresy. Each of the shuttles had dropped flagships one by one. These flagships would free fall as soon as they came out of the transport shuttles. Only when they were a safe distance away from the transport shuttles would they start to fly forward. In a short while, all the flagships had been dropped. The shuttles also pulled up their heads and rotated in the air before flying in another direction.
Xiao Ran looked at the Ms Group that had already gathered. He took out the encrypted communicator that he always carried with him and sent a message. Then, he piloted the dark heresy into the Ms Group and began to speed towards the predetermined target.
The screen suddenly lit up. A man with the rank of Brigadier General appeared in the dark heresy's communicator screen. "General Xiao Ran, I am the commander of the fourth base in the Japanese Special Economic Zone, Brigadier General Moke. I am also the person in charge of the encirclement of the second base. Now, I am following the orders of the president and the highest official of the Ministry of National Defense to hand over the command authority to you."
As he spoke, Brigadier General Moke also saluted Xiao Ran and said, "Please give the order."
Xiao Ran looked at the man on the screen who was at least ten years older than him. His face was full of obedience. Xiao Ran was also stunned. He did not understand and asked, "Don't I only have the command authority of the Ms Group? Why do you want to hand over the command authority of all the troops to me? "
Brigadier General Moke replied, "According to the president's explanation, he wants the troops to be under a unified command. He does not want there to be any conflicting orders during battle. Therefore, the command authority of the four bases in the Japanese Special Economic Zone has been handed over to Brigadier General Xiao Ran."
"I understand." Xiao Ran nodded and said, "Send me the location of the flagship and tell me the current situation."
On the screen, Brigadier General Moke nodded at the invisible person beside him. Another small box popped up on Xiao Ran's screen. It indicated the location of the flagship. Xiao Ran glanced at it and controlled the black Heresy to fly directly toward the flagship.
Moke also began to explain the current situation to Xiao Ran through the comms, "Currently, our 3 fleets have already surrounded the 2nd Military Base, with 42 warships and 13 submarines. There are a total of 257 MS troops. Other than a few elite pilots who are piloting the flag model, the 230 airframes are all from the previous generation. "
"What's the situation in the second military base?"
"It can be confirmed that the number of unknown MS has exceeded ten. According to the analysis records, the performance of these MS is at least several times better than our flag aircraft. The pilots all have ace level abilities. They have also taken control of more than a thousand soldiers and officers who are still in the base. "
"In other words, for the sake of these 1,000 hostages, we have no way to launch a large-scale attack?" Xiao Ran frowned.
Brigadier General Moke nodded calmly, "Yes."
Xiao Ran felt his head start to hurt. With so many hostages in their hands, although the number of participants was small, the Union did not dare to launch a large-scale attack. A small-scale attack would first rescue the hostages. In the Union, even the current Graham would not be a match for the participants. The key was that the difference in the performance of the airframes was too great. Without them, they would just be fed food.
Although Xiao Ran felt that he was strong, he also knew that he could not go up against so many participants at the same time, especially those in that small team. If they really fought, the Torquis would be a huge threat to him. How could he care about the hostages?
There was another reason why Xiao Ran chose the airframe and not the Sacred Lightning Shield. He was afraid that if he appeared with the Sacred Lightning Shield, he would be instantly targeted by the opponents. That would be asking for trouble. Xiao Ran did not think of himself as a target.
Moreover, the matter of the base being attacked had to be resolved as soon as possible. This was also the unanimous request of the Union's higher-ups. This time, it could be said that mobilizing troops from the other three military bases in Japan was already the limit. Although they could still send troops from other places, it would have a huge impact on those places. If they were not careful, it would cause extremely serious consequences.
Moreover, a dozen MS Assault Rifles had taken over one of the Union's military bases. It could be said that the Union had completely lost its face. For the sake of its international image and its status as a big brother, it was not suitable for them to send more troops. Moreover, what could they do even if they sent more troops? Could they fire thousands of cannons and directly kill the officers and soldiers of the Union Army? If that was really the case. It was probably time for the Union's current government to step down.
"My head hurts." Xiao Ran shook his head lightly. He also controlled the Black Heresy to slowly land on the flagship. After jumping down from the Black Heresy, a field officer hurriedly brought Xiao Ran to the flagship's bridge.
Along the way, people stopped what they were doing and saluted Xiao Ran. When they entered the bridge, even Brigadier General Moke, who was still on the phone with him, turned around and saluted him. Xiao Ran also returned the salute and hurriedly walked in front of Brigadier General Moke. "General Moke, do you have the live footage of the scene?"
"Yes." Brigadier General Moke sized up Xiao Ran from head to toe. He nodded and turned around to bring Xiao Ran to the middle of the bridge. In front of them, a large projection screen popped up. It was showing the live footage of the captured base.
This image should have been taken by the MS that was in charge of patrolling near the base. The image was filled with the wreckage of the MS that had already been destroyed. There was also a collapsed building. On the huge tarmac, a group of people was currently surrounded by three mechs that should not have appeared in this world. The weapons of these mechs were also aimed at the crowd.
Just as Brigadier General Moke said, the number of MS participants that appeared here had already exceeded ten, reaching a total of twelve. In addition to the small team with the W-series mechs that Xiao Ran knew, there was also Roger, who had interacted with him in the Transdimensional Fortress World F, as well as the Land Fighter Gundam and the MK-II Gundam. The four people in that small team and the three Gundams should be the strongest among the participants.
The remaining five mechs were all D-grade mechs from various worlds, but all of them had been modified to some extent. From Xiao Ran's point of view, there was also a mech from the world of Gundam SEED. It was a completely modified Storm Dagger. This modified Storm Dagger was at the level of a C-grade mech, and it was even stepping on a special MS aircraft from an unknown world. As for the flag-type mech, it might have a slight advantage in terms of speed when facing these mechs, but its firepower was definitely inferior.
The moment Xiao Ran saw these Mechs, he understood that these participants had an absolute advantage in every aspect. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they could still slaughter the hostages that were surrounded. Even if there were more than 300 MS Mechs in the Union right now, they definitely wouldn't be able to stop these participants from breaking out of the encirclement. Not even the Flag Mechs could stop them, let alone the previous generation of Mechs.
Xiao Ran turned to look at Brigadier General Moke. "How long until the other party's final request?"
"They gave us twelve hours. Now, there are less than eight hours left." Brigadier General Moke frowned and said, "But eight hours. The people that we are holding hostage might not be able to hold on for that long."
Brigadier General Moke looked at the projection. "Those three mechs are too close to the hostages. There is no possibility of even sniping. If we hit the wrong place, even if our operation is successful, the number of people who can survive can be counted on one hand. Moreover, our army does not have such a sniper mech. "
Xiao Ran shook his head. If they used a sniper mech, they had to directly destroy the arms and heads of the four mechs in the shortest amount of time. There was no one in the Union who could meet this requirement. Even if there was, there was no suitable mech.
Unless … it was Loch Ang. Only Loch Ang's Strength Angel Gundam had this ability. There was another mech that could also … the Secret Angel Gundam. Yes, only the Secret Angel Gundam could shoot more than ten shots at the same time. This was the most suitable mech to destroy those mechs at the same time.
Xiao Ran muttered to himself and nodded at Brigadier General Moke. "I will leave the command of the fleet to you. You just have to surround these unknown MS. However, if they break out, you can make your own arrangements. It is up to you to decide whether to fight or to avoid. I want to personally meet those mechs. "
Brigadier General Moke nodded. "Yes, Commander."
After coming out of the bridge, Xiao Ran directly returned to the pitch-black Heretic's cockpit. After sending a message to Graham, he piloted the mech slowly into the air and quickly disappeared into the sky.
A few minutes later, on a small reef outside the encirclement, Xiao Ran took off his helmet and looked at the black Heretic and Graham's black flag mech. He helplessly scratched his head. "How troublesome. However, fortunately, I obtained an AI chip in the previous world. It can fully utilize the capabilities of a C-grade mech. Using my personal combat data and style, setting the priority to avoid attacks, it should be able to hold on for quite some time."
Xiao Ran shook his head and picked up the communicator to send another message. Then, he stood on the reef surrounded by the sea and waited.
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