Chapter 682: Final Battle with ELS (Part 2)
“Boom boom boom…”
The naval guns came in time to support, devouring countless ELS along the way, clearing a large area like an eraser, and reducing the pressure on the MS troops.
“Report, [Gotfield] hit all, destroying a large number of ELS.”
“Continue to fire, cover the MS troops.” Tianm asked, sitting in the captain’s chair of the flagship [Qilin-class], watching the uncleared area quickly filled with countless ELS, his expression became more and more heavy.
Getting intelligence is one thing, seeing it from a distance through an optical camera is another, and facing it in person is another. From the initial caution, to the shock, and then to the current lack of chance of winning, Tianm truly experienced the horror of a civilization going to war with another civilization, and also made him see clearly that all the wars he had fought in his own world were completely child’s play.
"Deputy Commander, General Douglas requests to lead the fleet to charge the ELS group."
"Rejected, order Douglas to hold his ground..."
"ELS break through the defense line of the MS unit!"
"[Heroic] and [Porcupine Formation] are activated, all ships conduct air combat, all missiles are set to close contact fuses, and maintain the deployment of the GN position."
"Understood!"
"Order the Victor Fleet and the Harmon Fleet to advance 500 kilometers and form an encirclement posture. The ELS must be stopped here!" Tianm ordered.
"Understood!"
The brain quantum waves of Char and others can indeed attract the attention of ELS, and there are quite a few of them. The powerful brain quantum waves attracted a large number of ELS, just like a shark that smelled blood and pounced on its prey.
But...it was only part of it. There were too many ELS. In addition to the ELS that rushed to the MS unit, more ELS continued to move forward and rushed towards the steel defense line formed by the fleet.
Tianm suppressed the invincible fear in his heart and commanded the fleet in a calm state. Although the torrent of ELS was terrible, there were still humans in this world living behind them. Tianm was a soldier and a member of the Promise Corps. Regardless of the Gundam UC world or the Gundam OO world, humans were the objects of his protection.
Not only Tianm, but everyone present was the same. No matter which world they were in, they had to protect humans from threats other than humans!
The fleets on both sides moved forward slightly, turning a straight line into a slight arc, like a bowl, holding the torrent of ELS, not leaking a single drop.
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On the other side, Flitt, Gerhart and others also encountered the same situation. Under the command of Argureas, the fleet adopted the same choice as Tianm and fought desperately to resist the silver wave.
"Governor Argureas, there are too many ELSs, and they are about to be broken through!"
Both the warships and the MSs poured out their firepower, forming a dense and airtight net. However, the ELSs' successive attacks pushed the net forward little by little, and the waves of successive attacks were about to break the entire net.
"The 32nd MS garrison unit will support the 3rd attack fleet, and the 25th MS garrison unit will support the 12th attack fleet..."
One order after another was passed down in detail, and Argureas' forehead was covered with sweat. At first, he was very excited. This was an unprecedented war. As a tactician, he wanted to shine in this war with tactical command, but now... he was only nervous and afraid.
Argureas finally discovered that the pride of a tactician was worthless in the face of the life and death of all mankind, and finally understood the true meaning of that sentence-in the face of absolute power, tactics have no meaning.
Argureas now just wants to rack his brains to maintain this line of defense and not let the ELS slip through.
"Argureas."
At this time, Fleet connected to the communication of the right-wing fleet [Qilin-class] flagship Sewol.
"Commander, the front line is about to collapse, and the fleet is about to transform into a sweeping operation mode." Although Argureas is determined, it does not mean that he cannot see the current situation clearly. It is only a matter of time before the fleet is broken through. In the end, they are not the only ones in the defense line. The Promise Corps is only the first line of defense. There is also the regular fleet of the Federation behind it, so it is necessary to make plans early and change the way of fighting.
"Where is Rebil's instruction?" Fleet asked Argureas. The commander-in-chief of this operation is Rebil. In order to prevent the command confusion on the front line, Fleet must first ask Rebil's thoughts.
"Not yet..."
"Keep the front line, all MS troops retreat to cover the fleet, report the situation of the right-wing fleet to Rebil... Uh~!"
"Commander!"
"I'm fine, do as I say!"
"Understood!"
After the communication ended, Argureas clenched his fists tightly. Facing the ELS, the feeling of powerlessness that came from the bottom of his heart was really uncomfortable.
"All troops..."
"Commander-in-Chief Rebil's order, the entire fleet will maintain the mopping-up operation while slowly retreating, the Earth Federation fleet will move forward, the light of creation will shine again, and the cover fleet will reunite and reorganize the defense line!"
"Good!" After receiving the order, Argureas couldn't help but waved his fist excitedly. This order was too timely, "Notify all ships to start retreating, MS troops to withdraw immediately, and be careful not to break into the rays of Genesis!"
"Understood!" XN
Fleet, Gerhart and others received the instructions from Alugureas, and the corners of their mouths curled up in a relaxed arc: "All aircraft retreat, leave the ray axis of Genesis, and the escort fleet retreats!"
"Understood!" XN
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Ray Bill has been staring at the battle map with a rather ugly expression. It has only been half an hour since the battle began, and the defense line composed of the Promes Legion has already shown signs of collapse. If he continues to fight fiercely in place, he will only be destroyed by the torrent of ELS. engulf.
"How much is Genesis charged?"
"74%, ready to launch!"
"Very good, remind friendly forces to leave the ray axis, Genesis, prepare to launch!"
"The launch procedure is ready..."
"Make sure there are no friendly forces in the ray axis..."
"Start shooting!"
"Understood! Shooting begins!"
The light of creation composed of electromagnetic storms roared and roared again, and a bright and dazzling torrent surged, swallowing up a large piece of ELS's whale again, and then...
"Boom~!"
It landed on the surface of the two satellites again, but at this time, everyone was shocked. The surface of the two satellites automatically peeled off a layer, and the peeled off surface layer merged and changed, turning into a thick shield. Let the electromagnetic storm bombard it and peel it off bit by bit.
At the same time, this strong shield changed again, starting from the edge and shrinking toward the center.
"Genesis is blocked! The density of the ELS separated part begins to increase, and a crystal shield appears on the surface at a certain location!"
"What!?" Ray Bill was also shocked. ELS's learning was so terrifying, and he could perfectly learn how to withstand gamma ray bursts so quickly.
"Contact Vice Admiral Manekin and order the federal fleet to deploy from A01 to U95!"
"learn!"
"How many ELS are left in the center?" Rebir asked. The battle on the two wings was so fierce. The purpose was to draw more ELS away from the center. That was their only hope for this battle.
"70% left!"
"It's not enough!" Ray Bill gritted his teeth. According to his calculations, at least 50% of the ELS in the middle must be diverted away, but now there is still so much left, and the two wing fronts are about to collapse.
And...the biggest problem at the moment is that ELS still maintains its original posture, without any mimicry of battleships or MAs...
"Sir, the general will call. The central fleet will retreat with the fleet. They will attack the ELS main star. The Death Cannon will wait for his order!"
"It's too early! It's too early! They..."
"Sir! Look!"
"...has there finally been a change?"
On the screen, the ELS finally changed. Several small ELSs collided and merged together. MSs shining with purple light appeared in front of everyone.
"That is!"
Yes, the ELS transformed into the mass-produced MS of the Promes Legion instead of the [Gag], and the large ELS also directly transformed into the [Haechi-class] and [White Tiger-class] postures instead of the [Ural-class].
Although the front has been holding on, it is not without sacrifice. A large number of Promis Legion members have been corroded by ELS, and intelligence on mobile suit and battleships has also been leaked.
"Don't panic! Although there are errors, things are developing in the direction we expected. Now that we are mimicking, familiar enemies will be much easier to fight!"
"Understood!" XN
"Instruct the left and right fleets to stop retreating. After converging with the federal fleet, all fleets will launch a counterattack to push back the ELS offensive!"
"Understood!" XN
"Telegram Yang Hui and we will provide them with all support."
"learn!"
The last order is a little heavy, because everyone who receives this order knows the meaning of this order, which is "all support", including sacrificing their lives.
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After Dawn Gundam dragged its golden tail back and forth through the ELS several times, it returned to the front of the Guanhong. Thin beams of light flew around, cutting into pieces all the ELS that tried to get close to the Guanhong and other mobile suits.
"Beep beep beep!"
"Tieria!"
"Compress particles, release beyond limits!"
The large ELS flying toward Dawn Gundam and Rainbow Crossing with its bloody mouth wide open was penetrated and destroyed by the Healing Angel's destruction beam, while Yang Hui's face was as black as ink.
"I didn't expect that the Dawn Gundam's weakness would be found at this time."
That's right, in the battle with ELS, Yang Hui found the weakness of Dawn Gundam, which was that it didn't have the decisive weapon to destroy large targets in one blow.
In previous battles, large targets such as Genesis and flashlights did not need to be directly destroyed by the Dawn Gundam. For battleships, it only needed to destroy key positions such as the bridge and main engine. MS did not need heavy artillery.
Habits became natural, allowing Yang Hui to ignore this weakness. This time, when encountering a large ELS that could not be directly touched, Dawn Gundam did not have a good way to deal with it.
Found it, but now there is no time or opportunity to solve it.
"Yang Hui, there have been changes in ELS!"
"Very well, Setsuna, are you ready?"
"Ready!"
"All machines, don't hold anything back, send OOq to the core of the main star!"
"Understood, Kira!"
"Well, let's clear the way!"
The Strike Freedom Gundam and Infinite Justice Gundam equipped with the Meteor System rushed to the front of everyone, with all the gun ports opened, and the double colorful cannons burst into brilliant light.