Chapter 1708
Unit-01 Enters the Battle!
Chapter 1708 Unit-01 Enters the Battle!
The sudden appearance of Unit-01 on the ground caught Rosamia's attention. While controlling Gaplan to fly towards Unit-01, she sent a laser communication signal to He Ming.
"Unit-01 is out? Well then, it's time to move your feet! Fourth Angel."
The Banshee took a step back, dodging the left hand that the Fourth Apostle was slapping at her, and then jumped back several times, quickly widening the distance between herself and the Fourth Apostle.
Just now, neither side used many techniques; they only fought with their fists and feet.
He Ming's purpose was to gather more information about the AT field, while the Fourth Apostle seemed to have other motives, but He Ming had no interest in investigating them.
Anyway, the moment of the Fourth Apostle's demise is coming.
"Attack! Cover Colonel Ming's retreat!"
Seeing that Banshee Gundam had created some distance, Amuro, Hathaway, and Murasame, who were circling and waiting nearby, immediately took over and launched an attack to buy time for Banshee Gundam to retreat.
This time, however, the Fourth Angel did not stay put to take the beating. Instead, it bravely endured the onslaught of beam attacks and chased after the Banshee Gundam.
"They're actually advancing while being attacked by beams of light?"
Amuro was taken aback.
"Maintain the current distance and provide cover for the attack."
He Ming gave an order to prevent his subordinates from getting carried away and rashly rushing forward to collide with the AT field, which could ultimately result in losses.
That would be a huge loss!
He Ming brought them here so that these subordinates could see with their own eyes just how unbelievable, yet unavoidable, upheaval had occurred in the world.
If it weren't for the fact that Christina was to represent He Ming in the First Tokyo urban cluster, He Ming would have even wanted to bring her here to broaden her horizons.
"Yes!"
Some impatient pilots did want to take control of their mechs and use beam saber techniques to test their skills against the Fourth Apostle, but He Ming's words dissuaded them from doing so.
Fighting and retreating, with the Banshee Gundam at a distance of hundreds of meters as bait, the Fourth Angel remained steadfast in its pursuit of the Banshee Gundam's route, no matter how many or how dense the beam attacks it suffered.
“Aside from not being able to get close, this big guy is a good target.”
Over time, many GM II pilots began to make jokes, trying to alleviate their frustration at being able to shoot from a distance but unable to inflict any effective damage on the Fourth Angel.
Neither He Ming nor Amuro spoke up to stop it.
Apart from the Banshee Gundam, which had some influence on the AT field, everyone else could only watch helplessly and fire beams of light in vain.
And so, the Fourth Angel, who had been the target and the object of ridicule all along, was led to the location of Unit-01.
"That's the MS here? It's huge."
All the flight ramps carrying the GM II separated once again, completely surrounding the battlefield. As the Banshee Gundam and the Fourth Angel entered the encirclement, the Federation pilots pointed and whispered among themselves about Unit-01.
Meanwhile, Shinji Ikari, sitting inside Unit-01, also saw the surrounding mobile suits and the Banshee Gundam.
"Colonel Ming's punitive force?"
Shinji Ikari was already very familiar with GM II.
The only thing that caught his eye was the black machine shrouded in golden light.
"Banshee Gundam".
Shinji Ikari muttered the name of the black mobile suit as he silently operated it, following the training he had received on the simulator.
Under Shinji Ikari's control, Unit-01 took its first step steadily.
Upon seeing this, a glint of light appeared in Ritsuko Akagi's eyes.
"Let's get moving!"
However, taking action was not Shinji Ikari's first step. What he wanted to do now was to get to the Banshee Gundam's side as quickly as possible and fight alongside her!
"boom!"
"boom!"
The heavy footsteps grew faster and faster, and even the 80-meter-tall Unit-01 began to swing its arms, assuming a running posture.
"They're running!"
The Federation pilots surrounding the battlefield were astonished as they continued to charge towards Unit-01, the Fourth Angel.
The huge commotion caught the attention of He Ming, who was guiding the Fourth Apostle into the core area of the encirclement.
"Unit-01?"
As He Ming's lips curled slightly upward, Banshee Gundam turned to the side, leaped into the air, and her huge purple figure rushed over, directly slamming into the AT field deployed by the Fourth Angel with a flying kick.
"Huh?! It's blocked?"
Shinji Ikari's expression changed, but he remained calm and controlled Unit-01 to use the AT field to turn and jump, landing steadily dozens of meters away.
At the same time, Banshee Gundam arrived at the top of a building to the right of Unit-01, raised her right hand, and hit the wired communication device onto Unit-01's right shoulder.
"Shinji Ikari. Respond upon receipt!"
Shinji Ikari, who was initially puzzled by the Banshee Gundam's actions, immediately spoke up happily upon hearing Heming's voice.
"Yes! It's me! Colonel Ming. I can hear you."
"Very good! Shinji Ikari. It seems your training has been very successful; you're even able to operate Unit-01 now."
According to the original timeline, this battle was Shinji Ikari's first battle after boarding Unit-01, and his performance was appalling. If it weren't for Unit-01's berserk mode, Shinji would probably have died in this battle.
The fact that he immediately used the momentum of his failed flying kick to turn and jump, avoiding a possible counterattack, is enough to show that Shinji Ikari has become different from his original self.
"No! It was all thanks to Colonel Ming's help. I'm afraid I couldn't have done anything on my own."
Shinji Ikari felt a little embarrassed by He Ming's praise.
"When it's time to be proud, you should be proud. Of course, now is not the time for reminiscing! Shinji Ikari..."
"No! Colonel Akira. Just call me Shinji!"
Shinji Ikari suddenly said.
He Ming smiled slightly.
"Alright! Then, Shinji, let me see the results of your training!"
"Understood! Colonel Ming!"
"Furthermore, this behemoth possesses an ability called the AT Field, which can withstand most conventional attacks. Moreover, your Unit-01 also possesses such an ability. How to discover and utilize it is your test."
"learn!"
The moment the communication line was retracted, Unit-01 bent down, exerted its strength, and charged forward, throwing a heavy punch at the Fourth Angel.
However, this powerful punch was still blocked by the AT force field.
"AT Field?!"
As Shinji Ikari's face grew serious, he caught a glimpse of Banshee Gundam following closely behind, also unleashing the same heavy punch at the Fourth Angel. However, Banshee Gundam's punch landed firmly on the AT field, and even showed signs of breaking through it.
"Is this the power of Colonel Ming?"
(End of this chapter)