Chapter 1386
The True Face of Shadow
Chapter 1386 The True Face of Shadow
The appearance of the shadow immediately made the ZAFT pilots who were covering the retreat of the civilian ship feel a strange pressure.
The face covered by the translucent mask makes any human pilot who sees the shadow subconsciously feel uncomfortable, different, or even physically uncomfortable.
"What the hell is this machine?"
Through the latest optical radar locking system equipped by the Freedom Gundam, Izak noticed these strange machines that looked like daggers but were actually not similar to daggers.
"Yitzhak. Those machines are weird! For some reason, I always feel nauseous when I see them."
When Shihe's voice came from the communication channel, Yizhak also noticed the strangeness on that familiar face.
"Don't let them get to you! Shihe. Come to me."
Izak's eyes showed murderous intent and he responded quickly. The Freedom Gundam accelerated forward and steadily protected Shihe's artillery-type Zaku Warrior behind him, while at the same time deploying the Freedom Gundam's colorful cannon that the world is so fond of.
"boom!"
The locking system completed the task instantly, leading Izaak to fire the Freedom Gundam's colorful cannon at the opponent.
In an instant, the strange machine in front that made people feel uncomfortable suddenly suffered losses.
However, Isaac did not show the joy of hitting the target, but became more solemn.
"The number of targets destroyed is lower than the system's expected estimate! Something is wrong!"
Isaac immediately sent the abnormal situation to all participating pilots through the fleet's encrypted communications.
"Shihe! Try to snipe this target."
Yizhak's words made Shihe agree immediately. At the same time, he deployed his weapons according to the target data shared by the Freedom Gundam, locked onto the target and fired a shot.
As a result, it missed.
"How could it be? Did you lose your target?"
Shihe was startled and quickly checked the machine's aiming system, but did not find any problems.
"No need to check. There is nothing wrong with our machines. The problem is with those weird-looking machines."
While Shihe was bombarding the target, Izaak once again used the Freedom Gundam's colorful cannon to fire a volley at several targets that he was particularly concerned about. However, the targets dodged them easily and did not look like targets that could be bombed at all like before.
"Changed the action! Shihe. Keep your distance! Don't let these strange machines get close! They seem to have an advanced learning mechanism."
Yizhak's words made Shihe stunned for a moment, and then she reacted immediately.
"Isaac, are you saying they are AI? They are not controlled by human pilots?!"
"Yes! This is the most likely speculation. Everyone, keep your distance! Never face the enemy alone! Otherwise, you will die!"
Isaac sent this information to the entire ZAFT army without hesitation, and directly to the fleet of the Solar Construction Alliance.
"An AI-controlled machine?"
The commander of the First Fleet narrowed his eyes slightly after receiving Isaac's warning.
He looked at the first mate beside him.
"I remember that not long ago, General He had a battle with a nuclear-powered MS equipped with an AI system at Victoria Airport. Right?"
"Yes, Commander. According to the battle report sent back by Special Envoy Cheng through the special communication channel of Victoria Airport after the battle, the AI system installed in this nuclear-powered machine seems to have reached the upper-middle level of pilot quality. In some cases, it even briefly possesses the control level of a general ACE standard pilot."
The first mate gave a brief report of the battle at that time.
"Can you reach the general ACE standard at some point? That's really scary!"
The commander of the First Fleet pondered for a moment and immediately gave the order.
"All MS units, except for the escort fleet's alert MS units, move forward to assist the ZAFT fleet in clearing out the enemy! Remember, avoid close combat unless necessary. I, with the authority of the fleet commander, authorize all MS units to use illumination tactics." While the First Fleet was taking countermeasures, Londo Mina Sahak and Lacus also received intelligence that the enemy's MS might be controlled by AI.
“The times are developing really fast!”
Lund Mina Sahak sneered, and the light in her eyes made others unsure of what this woman, who was privately called the Goddess of Shadow by the Orb military, was thinking.
Lux didn't say anything, just looked at Naga.
The latter nodded, as if agreeing with what Lux was thinking at the moment.
The enemy seems to have revealed its trump card.
But Lacus' trump card is not the First Fleet of the East Asian Republic, but someone else.
The eye contact with Naga just now was just to confirm whether the other party was ready to fight the enemy.
"Mina, do you think these people have gone crazy?"
Lux suddenly asked.
"Crazy? I don't think so. I just think these people are just stray dogs who can't keep up with the times and are barking like crazy."
Lund Mina Sahak sneered.
"A stray dog? But the stray dog you're talking about almost pushed Junius 7 to the earth."
Lux said softly.
"Almost? Indeed. I admit that their actions were indeed unexpected. But to accomplish such a thing, it is not enough for these stray dogs to rely on them alone. Lux, aren't the things you and General He are doing now aimed at luring out the mastermind behind these stray dogs?"
Lund Mina Sahak spoke directly to Lux about what she had guessed all along.
"Yes. Judging from the current situation, the other party may have been unable to hold back and is about to jump out. However, I am not sure that here, the adjacent space area of Junius 7 is the other party's real target."
"That's not difficult, Lux. All you lack is decisiveness. Perhaps you don't know that General He has already handed the sword that can easily kill the enemy into your hands."
"Mina. You... have a very sharp eye."
Lux looked at Londe Mina Sahak and said from the bottom of her heart.
"That's ridiculous!"
"Naga. Send a signal! The enemy has already played a trump card. Then, there is no need for us to hide it."
"Yes. Ms. Lux."
The moment an obscure wave that was imperceptible to ordinary humans quietly emanated from the Dawn, the entire battlefield was suddenly shrouded in a strong interference of unknown origin, causing all ship-borne radars to lose control.
Both ZAFT and the East Asia Republic's warships could only stare blankly at the radar that had turned into a field of snow.
"What happened? Quick, eliminate the source of interference! Find out where the fault is!"
The ZAFT fleet, including the Minerva, launched an investigation but found nothing.
Because there was no malfunction in their shipborne radar, it simply could not scan any objects.
On the East Asian Republic side, there was also a brief commotion, but it disappeared immediately after a special message encrypted in the East Asian Republic's Space Force was sent to the flagship of the First Fleet.
"Report! We have checked the interference according to the method described in the encrypted message. And, we have confirmed that the unknown mobile suit sent by the enemy, which is suspected to be controlled by AI, has fallen into obvious confusion, which is consistent with the confusion described in the encrypted message after the network thinking is interrupted!"
The commander nodded at the first mate's report.
"It seems that General He has taken action."
(End of this chapter)