Chapter 1730
The Elegant Deakin!
Chapter 1730 The Elegant Deakin!
"What kind of machine is that? It's so fast!"
The Zorroat MS squadron of the escort fleet watched in astonishment as the SV52 weaved through the barrage of bullets without ever being hit.
As that eerie green light left streaks in the dark void, it also marked the scene of the Zanskar Empire's fleet of warships suffering turret destruction and subsequent chain explosions.
Seeing their own warship destroyed amidst a dense barrage of anti-aircraft bullets by an unidentified machine that was merely launching a single-unit attack, the surrounding MS squad could no longer sit still. With bloodshot eyes, they scattered to the left and right, attempting to surround the SV52 piloted by Artesia.
"Hmm? Trying to surround SV52?"
Artesia glanced around and immediately understood what the pilot, Zorroyat, who had never caught up with the SV52, was thinking.
In their view, as long as the SV52's range of operations is reduced, then no matter how fast the SV52 is, it will be difficult to escape from the encirclement.
However, have they ever considered that the SV52 has always been deployed in the form of a fighter jet for attacks?
Neither the fortress form nor the humanoid form has ever been used.
The mere fact that it was a fighter jet, known for its high-speed performance, was enough to throw the Zanskar fleet into disarray.
"Then let's see if we can block the skies over SV52!"
A glint flashed in Artesia's eyes, and wisps of light immediately appeared on SV52's body.
As these continuously glowing streams of light outlined the patterns inside the SV52's body, a pair of light wings quietly bloomed from the SV52's wings, extending outward continuously, like a divine bird spreading its light wings in the dark void. In the blink of an eye, it flew out from the encirclement woven by numerous Zorroat.
That happened in the blink of an eye.
Before he could even order the encirclement to tighten, Tasilo stared in horror at the fleeting figure of light wings.
"What... happened?"
Tasilo gasped.
What he was seeing was beyond his comprehension.
Why would a machine be able to break free from its own encirclement in an instant?
Moreover, did they use such an incomprehensible ability? Or perhaps, some kind of power that they don't yet understand?
"Buzz!"
"Buzz!"
As the light wings dissipated, the SV52, which had been pointing rapidly, deployed its GN cannon and began firing at the two Zoroat aircraft below that had not yet reacted.
The moment the eerie green beam of light tore through the void was the instant the two Zorrots were engulfed in flames.
"Two of our Zoroat aircraft have been shot down!"
Seeing this, Tasilo clenched his fists tightly, feeling that the situation was beyond his control.
How could the Republic of Zeon, which had simply lost all its weapons and was destined to perish in the near future, possibly possess such great power?
A single machine could possibly halt the advance of the Zanskar Empire fleet?!
How can it be?
But what he was seeing was telling Tassil that this was the absolute reality!
Under the cover of anti-aircraft barrage, the remaining Zorrots once again launched a flanking maneuver from the left and right flanks.
This time, Artesia did not stay put and wait for the other side to surround her.
The SV52 rolled continuously and accelerated into the area with the densest anti-aircraft barrage.
In the blink of an eye, he left all the Zorroyat scattered around him behind.
Watching the SV52s weave freely through the barrage of bullets like fish swimming in the sea, many Zoroats wanted to stop them, but were powerless to change the situation. After all, once the fleet's anti-aircraft barrage decreased, it would be the instant the SV52s charged directly towards the bridge and launched a fatal attack on their own warships.
In order to drive the SV52 out of the fleet's air defense network, Tasilo gave a strict order: the fleet should disregard the safety of its own mobile suits and use the strongest and densest anti-aircraft barrage to block the SV52's advance.
Even so, it couldn't stop the SV52 from attacking.
As the SV52 weaved through the barrage of bullets, it continuously fired the ammunition from its miniature missile bays, destroying all the still-operating turrets and anti-aircraft gun emplacements.
Although these micro-missiles are not enough to sink the Zanskar Empire fleet in the short term.
But as he watched the turrets being destroyed by the SV52 bombardment and constantly being taken offline, Tasilo gradually began to think that the SV52 was just toying with them.
Suddenly, a message came from the observation post responsible for monitoring the rear.
"Report! Colonel! An unidentified ship has appeared behind our fleet! Based on data matching, it appears to be an Irish-class space battleship! Predicted to belong to the Valley!"
"Irish-class? Valley?"
Tasilo was taken aback, somewhat unable to react.
After all, the deeds of the last Irish-class space battleships were still very clear during the era when the Zanskar Empire rose to power, unlike the Musena of the Principality of Zeon, which disappeared into the annals of history.
"Why is the Valley of the Dead here? Aren't they engaged in battle with the Titans?"
Now that the existence of the Zeon Republic has been discovered, the Zanscal Empire, which has returned from the future, has naturally conducted a great deal of intelligence gathering on the surrounding situation.
Among these intelligence reports, the Titans and the Valley, which triggered a large-scale civil war within the Earth Federation Forces in UC 0087, were of paramount importance.
"Signal! Retreat!"
A hint of seriousness flashed across Tassil's eyes.
The doubts from before seem to be gradually being dispelled at this moment.
The numerous anti-aircraft turrets deliberately equipped with anti-MS weapons, along with the unidentified mobile suits that the fleet had been unable to defeat despite their presence, all exuded a strange aura.
Are those guys hiding inside Muzo waiting for the arrival of the Valley?!
"boom!!"
While they were pondering, the two Callisto-class cruisers on the left side of the Almassa-class space battleship were simultaneously pierced by two beams of light and exploded, marking the first instance of warship loss in the Zanskar Empire fleet during this battle.
"Damn it! Retreat!! Get everyone back!! Don't linger! Retreat immediately!"
Tasilo was startled and reiterated the order to retreat immediately.
The varying combat capabilities of SV52, coupled with the suspected arrival of the Valley Fleet, gave Tasilo the feeling that they had been ambushed.
To avoid greater losses, Tasilo decided to retreat first, contact the Empire, and call for more reinforcements, temporarily avoiding the possibility of fighting the Valley.
In an instant, even more intense anti-aircraft fire came down, forcibly forcing the SV52, which had destroyed two Callisto-class cruisers, to retreat. At the same time, the Zorroat squad, which was on guard around the area, turned into an iron wall, blocking the fleet between the fleet and the SV52, fearing that the SV52 would launch another surprise attack.
"I'll let you off the hook this time!"
In a flash of insight, Artesia understood why the Zanskar Empire fleet had chosen to retreat.
Because the Punishment Force has arrived!
(End of this chapter)