Of the six Skeleton Squad mechs, five of them were piloted by the five male members of the Skeleton Squad. The Holy Shield Gundam inherited from Xiao Ran was also in the team. The six mechs took the lead to set off from the hangar deck of the Frontier, followed by the MS mechs that were released from all directions of the hangar.
Xiao Ran's Justice Gundam, Cruzet's Divine Gundam, Graham's Ferocious Bird, Bassac's Ferocious Bao, Law's Red Dragon Gundam, and the very special looking Camilla. Finally, the four Celestial mechs were released.
Although the cloud formed by countless ELS mechs could be clearly seen with the naked eye, the two sides were still separated by some distance. Before the two sides came into contact with each other, Xiao Ran's side had enough time to prepare for the attack.
Two tactical mechs were ejected from the rear of the Frontier. After several flashes of light from their thrusters, they successfully received the Justice Gundam and the Divine Gundam respectively. The two solar furnaces that were originally dismantled by the Tactical Mech No. 2 were sent to the Celestial and became the energy source for the new Cha Na mech. The 00 Gundam's solar furnace was then sent to the Frontier and installed in the Tactical Mech No. 2.
This seemingly superfluous act actually represented the degree to which the solar furnace itself was on the same frequency. Even though the two solar furnaces of the 00 Gundam were on the same frequency, it was still incomparable to the solar furnace produced by Prometheus. This difference allowed the 00 Gundam's solar furnace to display the full performance of the tactical mech when equipped on the tactical mech. However, when placed on the special Cha Na mech, the GN-OOOO, or Gundam OOQ, it was not enough to display the true ability of this new mech.
After the Justice Gundam and Divine Will Gundam were equipped with their tactical armors, they left a long white trail behind them and returned to the front of the formation.
As the person with the highest status on the scene, Xiao Ran was naturally the commander of this team. While piloting the Justice Gundam and Divine Gundam at the forefront, he also opened the team communication channel and ordered, "The first echelon will consist of the Justice Gundam, Divine Gundam, and Savage to test the ELS 'combat power and speed. The second echelon will consist of the Celestial Squad. After confirming the ELS' true combat speed, you will be responsible for protecting Instant and making contact with the ELS. The Skeleton Squad will be responsible for retreating and providing support. Camilla and Red Dragon will be responsible for providing cover."
"Got it."
Xiao Ran looked at the avatars of Cruzet and Bassac on the screen and nodded slightly. "Let's begin. Be careful."
Bassac's eyes flashed with a hint of belligerence, but he asked in a strange tone, "Front?"
"Front then."
Following Xiao Ran's command, the Gundam of Justice and Gundam of God simultaneously activated their solar furnaces. A huge amount of GN particles was instantly released from the combined Gundam. The Gundam of Justice and Gundam of God accelerated to their maximum speed amidst a mix of green and white radiance as they rushed towards the countless ELS.
Meanwhile, Barsad had also unsheathed the huge steel sword hanging on his back. He spread his wings and followed closely behind the two Mechs. Even though he wasn't equipped with any tactical armor, the super mech's Ferocious burst of speed wasn't inferior to that of the Justice Gundam and Divine Gundam after they were equipped with their tactical armor.
A circular halo formed entirely of energy appeared behind Savage. It was because of this halo that Savage, who had turned golden, was able to reach a speed comparable to that of the Justice Gundam and Divine Will Gundam for a short period of time. The spiral trail ejected from the halo could even be seen with the naked eye.
The three bodies took the lead. Facing an enemy that was at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of times their number, they did not hesitate at all. It was as if the huge number of ELS in front of them, which was a terrifying threat to Earth, was just a plaything for them to take.
Behind the three bodies, among the Celestial bodies, Cha Na piloted his new body, OOQ, which was also ejecting a high concentration of GN particles. He held the same weapon as the Justice Gundam and became the vanguard of the second echelon. The other three bodies quickly followed, including Graham, who temporarily belonged to the Celestial.
The Skeleton Squad was assigned the task of retreating to provide support, so they did not need to appear in the battle immediately. They deliberately slowed down and watched the bodies in front of them leave quickly. They would join the battle at the right time to provide cover for the people in front of them as they retreated. They could also help their allies who were surrounded.
On the Borderlands, Captain Vry removed the pipe from his mouth and looked at Miss Huang and the rest of the bridge crew. He said calmly, "This battle is our battle. I don't know if you have any experience in dealing with such a large number of enemies. If you have, please advise me."
Miss Huang heard Captain Vry's words and shook her head with a forced smile. It was not because of Captain Vry's words, but because the terrifying number of ELS had truly frightened her. Other than forcing a smile, she did not know what expression to use to face the calm Captain Vry.
Captain Jeffrey turned back and began to give orders. "Change all missiles from contact-based to reactive. Load them with high-explosive shells."
"Trigger mode has been changed. Missiles loaded and ready to fire."
"Main cannon slowly recharge. Milai, be careful to fire the main cannon at any time."
"Roger."
"Pay attention to the movement of the ELS. Make sure there is a path for them to retreat."
"Roger."
At this moment, a tentacle-like shape suddenly stretched out from the huge ELS formation. Countless ELS individuals were part of that tentacle. This part of the ELS extended out at a faster speed than the rest and rushed towards the frontmost three Mechs of Justice, Divine Will and Fury.
These ELS in fact did not have any power source. There was also no equipment in the universe that could allow them to move at high speed. Even so, the ELS still had the ability to move extremely fast. It only took a few minutes for the two sides to meet.
At the beginning of their encounter, Justice, Divinity, and Fury were faced with countless ELS. Although the tentacles that extended from the ELS nebula looked small, in fact, they covered an area many times larger than the Frontier. Around the three first-echelon mechs, above, below, to the left, and to the right, there were densely packed ELS in all directions.
Among the three mechs, Fury, who was emitting a golden light, became even more dazzling. It directly waved the giant sword in its hand and crashed into the countless ELS head-on. Fury turned itself into a destructive arrow, turning into a mass of destructive energy. With a golden trail, it rampaged through the ELS, leaving behind a series of innumerable explosion marks in its unpredictable path. It caused hundreds of explosions in an instant.
The Justice Gundam and Divine Gundam did not dare to lower their guard in the face of such a large number of enemies. After all, the ELS was a special life form with the ability to fuse. Preventing the ELS from coming into contact with their mechs was the most important thing for them to pay attention to. The two mechs had activated the Triple Red System from the beginning, allowing the performance of the mechs to increase by leaps and bounds.
Countless GN Dragoons ejected from the tactical armor and the body of the Dragoons. They began to fire countless beams as the vanguard. If Ferocious was an explosive arrow that would never stop, destroying all the enemies around it with a powerful force, then these two Dragoons were like erasers that erased everything, firing countless beams to wipe out all the targets around them.
It was just three mechs, but at the beginning of the battle, they had created a beautiful fireworks display in the universe. Wherever the three mechs moved in succession, there would be a burst of destruction. The completely irregular movement trajectory and the beams that were interspersed among the countless ELS were like a beautiful performance by the three mechs.
The performance of the three mechs was like three meteors with their own consciousness, and they were powerful meteors that danced among the countless enemies, causing continuous destruction. The three mechs separated from time to time, contacted each other from time to time, or advanced in a spiral pattern to support each other. No matter how terrifying the number of ELS was, not a single ELS had the ability to get within 30 meters of the three mechs. Even further away, the three mechs would slaughter all the ELS that got close, creating a complete vacuum around the three mechs.
But no matter how powerful the three mechs were, the number of ELS they destroyed was still not worth mentioning compared to the huge number of ELS. No matter how many ELS they destroyed, there would still be more ELS that would quickly fill up the space they cleared a second ago. Although these ELS were extremely fast, they did not seem to have much combat ability at all. They only relied on their huge numbers to chase after the three mechs.
"So strong, really so strong!" Alelua's eyes stared at the three mechs fighting in front of him, his face filled with excitement and a little madness, "I can't hold it anymore, I can't hold it anymore!"
After saying that, Alelua's expression became worried again, "No, Alelua, our mission this time is not to fight them."
"I know, I know, but I can't hold it anymore. Hahahaha, give me the body, I want to fight, I want to fight!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, just wait a little longer. After that, I will definitely let you fight well."
"Hahaha, okay, then we'll wait a little longer."
Xiao Ran, Cruzet, and Bassac's expressions did not change at all when facing the countless ELS. Xiao Ran even restrained his ability as a mutant, not allowing his quantum wave to spread out and be affected by the huge mental aggregate of the ELS. While the GN Dragoons had the ability of GN-BIT and Dragoons at the same time, it was not necessary for Xiao Ran to transform into a mutant and control it with his quantum wave in order to fight. With Harrow's help, the GN Dragoons could also surround the Justice Gundam and attack it.
But in this kind of battle, even after eliminating countless ELS, more ELS would appear. This made Xiao Ran and Kreutzer frown. With such a large number of ELS, even if they just stood there and let them attack, they wouldn't be able to finish them off. Moreover, they had also keenly sensed that the ELS was chasing after them without any standard since the beginning of the battle. Their slow change of direction gradually turned into a coordinated pincer attack, and their movements became more nimble than before. This allowed Xiao Ran and Kreutzer to determine that the ELS still possessed the ability to learn.
Of course, as long as they were intelligent life forms, they would definitely have such an ability. But this also made the two understand that even if the ELS and the Federation started a full-scale war, they must be dealt with as quickly as possible. Otherwise, after fusing with the Federation's MS and transforming it, the ELS with the ability to learn would not only be able to display the full strength of the transformed MS, but would also learn tactics and techniques, becoming a more difficult enemy to deal with.
Everyone on the Borderlands also noticed this, but now, Monica, who was in charge of intelligence, had also completely recorded and analyzed the ELS 'movements. She obtained some key information such as the ELS' maximum speed, defensive capabilities, and other key information. She keenly noticed the changes in the data and reminded everyone on the bridge.
"Alright, we've obtained the basic information. There's no point in continuing the battle like this. Let's begin the second step, let the Celestials make contact." Captain Vry glanced at the huge projection in front of Monica and frowned. "Milord, they're too deep in. Remind them to let the Skeleton Squad provide support. Law and Ryukino are in charge of supporting the Celestials."
"Send the information." Monica's hands tapped rapidly on the keyboard, but her eyes did not move away from the huge projection in front of her. At this time, the projection was showing the actual situation of the current battle area. When she noticed two tentacles emerging from the huge nebula, she quickly reported. "The ELS is moving. Enemies have appeared at coordinates xxx, xxx and xxx. They're heading toward the Celestials and us."
"Start firing missiles at the two coordinates. Adjust the angle of the secondary cannons. Fire!"
As soon as Captain Vry's voice trailed off, countless missiles flew out from the Borderlands toward the two coordinates mentioned by Monica. The missiles left long white trails as they flew in the direction of the two tentacles. The Borderlands' secondary cannons also fired wave after wave of light beams, displaying the powerful firepower of a space battleship in the blink of an eye.
Under Vry's notification, Xiao Ran, Cruzet, and Bassac also noticed that they had advanced too far, so they began to turn around and retreat. However, there were too many ELS around, and they had even grown a little. It was easy to enter, but difficult to leave.
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