Chapter 1823
Searching for the Rebels
Chapter 1823 Searching for the Rebels
ZATA Gundam Unit 4 landed on a mountaintop, and CC, sitting in the cockpit, couldn't help but frown.
"Did you find anything?"
He asked, "What name do you want to know?"
"No, Anya wasn't found. But a troublesome person has appeared nearby."
"A troublesome person? Who? A Knight of the Round Table?"
He Ming recalled briefly that, in the Holy Britannian Empire, the only troublesome figures besides Charles and his group were probably the Knights of the Round Table.
"Yes, that's right. Perhaps you've already guessed. That is the First Knight of the Empire, Bismarck Waldstein. A very formidable enemy. What's his name?"
CC shifted her gaze, looking at the images on the screen, trying to find anything unusual about her surroundings, while also alerting He Ming.
"The First Knight? You mean Bismarck Waldstein's GEASS that allows him to foresee the future?"
He answered casually.
This attitude annoyed CC.
"Are you even listening to me? That guy's GEASS is less about predicting the future and more about seeing through his opponent's actions at some point in the future so he can deal with them calmly."
"I know, CC. But does it matter?"
He Ming smiled lightly.
"Isn't it important? The other side might be able to see through your actions!"
CC stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
She was surprised to find that He Ming didn't seem to take Bismarck, the first knight of the Empire, seriously.
"Don't worry! After confirming that I would be facing the Britannian Empire and Emperor Charles, I already knew that I would have to face the First Knight."
As the Banshee Gundam's flight platform slowly landed beside the ZETA Gundam Unit 4, it raised its right hand, gave a thumbs-up, and indicated to CC that she could rest assured.
"You, you bastard, even if the world of C begs you, you still have to keep those extremely troublesome GEASSes in mind, right?"
CC was both angry and amused, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
“Bismarck’s geass isn’t the most troublesome. The truly troublesome geass is somewhere else. C.S., do you remember Shamna?”
"Shamuna? I can't recall who that is right now. Could you tell me what you know?"
CC was stunned for a moment, and couldn't remember who it was for a second.
"No wonder you can't remember. She was a priestess from a branch church, and her GEASS was far more terrifying than Bismarck's. It was a truly terrifying power capable of changing the course of the future."
"Changing the future? A time-based GEASS?!"
CC's expression immediately turned serious.
"You mean that Shamna might be conspiring with Charles, no, Sharuru?"
"It's not clear yet. Earth Federation Forces satellites haven't detected any trace of Gilkestan, controlled by Shamna, appearing in this world. However, we can't rule out that possibility."
Suddenly, golden light shone in He Ming's eyes, and the quantum waves in his brain began to activate.
He looked in a certain direction.
"After all, even the world of C has come to me for help. There will always be people who want to gain or achieve something through the world of C. Shamna's goal is probably to control the world through the world of C." "Is this a lingering pain from the founding of the church over the past few centuries?"
CC sighed helplessly.
"Put those aside for now, we've found her trail."
The flight platform carrying the Banshee Gundam took off again, heading towards the other side of the mountain range, with CC's Zeta Gundam Unit 4 following closely behind.
On the other side of the mountain, a special operations team led by the First Knight of the Imperial Round Table was conducting a thorough search. Every opening and every trace that appeared to be a KMF machine was investigated by the special operations team before being allowed to pass through.
"Lord Bismarck. No abnormalities have been found here yet. Based on the residual reaction analysis, the target should have left several hours ago."
The special operations officer spoke respectfully, holding the walkie-talkie.
Above this special operations team, the KMF mobile suit piloted by Bismarck, the first knight of the Empire, is Galahad, an eighth-generation mobile suit that the Empire accelerated the development of in order to achieve parity with the Earth Federation Forces' mobile suits as soon as possible.
This is the latest and most advanced machine developed specifically for Bismarck, the First Knight, using the full power of the Empire.
Surprisingly, the first real battle of this advanced machine was not against the Earth Federation Forces, but against Anya, who was also a Knight of the Round Table.
For Bismarck, this was undoubtedly the most ironic task.
"Keep searching! Don't overlook any clues."
Bismarck remained silent for a moment, but ultimately ordered the special operations team to continue the thorough search.
"Lord Bismarck, has Anya Alstrlem already joined up with the Earth Federation Forces?"
Just as Bismarck was pondering, Monica Krushivsky, the twelfth Knight of the Round Table, arrived at Galahad's side in her seventh-generation KMF Florence.
(Monica is on the left, Florence is on the right)
This special operations team has two Knights of the Round Table involved, and in other areas, there seem to be other operations teams led by Knights of the Round Table.
This time, the encirclement and suppression of Anya seems to be a sure thing.
“Watch your words. Twelfth Knight Monica Kurushivsky. Until I hear the Sixth Knight admit to betraying the Empire, she remains a Knight of the Round Table representing the Empire’s honor!”
Bismarck coldly reminded him.
Monica was so shocked that she broke out in a cold sweat.
"Yes, Lord Bismarck, I misspoke."
"It's alright! The Sixth Knight's unusual behavior is understandable, given the turmoil it has caused. The only concern right now is the Earth Federation Forces' reaction."
After Emperor Charles issued the order to conquer all things in the world, Bismarck foresaw the scene of fighting with the Earth Federation Forces.
And that is indeed the case.
Whether on local battlefields or the entire front, no matter how hard the soldiers of the Britannian Empire tried, they could only keep the front line at a stalemate. In fact, the reason why the front line was so deadlocked was that the Earth Federation Forces had not yet mobilized their space fleet to carry out orbital airdrops or even... orbital bombing of the Empire's homeland.
As the first knight of the Empire, Bismarck knew far more information than his colleagues.
Not long ago, the Earth Federation Forces fleet apparently launched a devastating attack in a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.
But what exactly happened back then? No one knows. The only thing that is known is that the island, which was suspected of suffering unimaginable bombing, has become a dilapidated reef submerged by the sea.
If the Earth Federation Forces, possessing such terrifying power, were to launch a bombing campaign against the Empire's homeland and capital, it's not hard to imagine that the seemingly powerful Empire would be reduced to nothing in the blink of an eye.
"Sixth Knight, did you foresee something before you committed such a rebellious act?"
(End of this chapter)