The double rainbow cannons erupted in a roar. The ELS, having just transformed, were wiped out into dust before they could even raise their muzzles. Even the Unicorn-Class warships were blown into scattered fragments.
"Charge!"
Led by Yang Hui, the squad escorting the OO Q Gundam charged resolutely into the corridor opened by the Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice.
These were all the latest ace Mobile Suits, yet despite their maneuverability and top speeds, they were forced to halt after covering only a tenth of the distance. The ELS surrounded them from all directions like a sky-blotting swarm of locusts, leaving not a single gap.
"Neil! Tieria!"
"Understood! Trans-Am!" x2
The formation shifted. The original vanguard retreated, while the Healing Angel Gundam and Destroy Angel Gundam, which had been serving as the rear guard, moved to the front. The mechanical claws on the shoulders of the Healing Angel Gundam opened as a massive amount of GN Particles began to converge, the light growing increasingly brilliant. The back armor of the Destroy Angel Gundam deployed, and the GN Super Dragoons from all over its body detached, assembling one by one at the muzzle of the long-range GN beam sniper rifle. They began to spin at high speeds, with leaping electrical arcs forming a thin screen of light.
"Compressed Particles, Over-limit Release!"
"Destroy Angel, GN Photon Cannon, Bombardment Mode, Fire!"
Two thick beams of light, one pink and one blue, surged forth like a torrential flood, once again blasting a clean path through the mountain of obstacles in front of them.
But Yang Hui did not intend for it to end there, for he knew very well that this path would soon be filled by the ELS again.
"Lyle! Graham! Open the way with me! Everyone else, guard the perimeter!"
"Understood!" xN
The Flag Gundam immediately transformed into MA Form and took the lead, charging into the corridor at full power. With an all-out salvo, it tore apart all ELS attempting to fill the gap, banking back and forth and leaving a trail of exploding fireworks in its wake.
"Get ready, Haro!"
"GN Super Dragoons deploying! GN Super Dragoons deploying!" The GN Gun Magazines on both sides detached from the main body and split apart. The shield-type GN Super Dragoons stood guard like sentinels in front of Gundam Zabanya, while the rifle-type GN Super Dragoons retracted and slotted into the gaps between the shield-types, their menacing muzzles shining with the dark light of death.
A screen projected inside Gundam Zabanya's cockpit, where dense clusters of red dots were connected by thin lines.
"Scatter Shot!"
Gundam Zabanya's dual pistols fired continuously, and the rifle-type GN Super Dragoons didn't stop for a moment. It looked as if the pilot were firing randomly without a target, yet every shot and every blast accurately struck its mark, tearing open the closing gap once more.
While maintaining its terrifying firepower, Gundam Zabanya advanced rapidly. The Dawn Gundam and other suits followed closely behind, pouring out fire to hold back the compressing ELS from all sides, preventing them from advancing an inch.
"This can't go on, Hallelujah!" Seeing the ELS drawing closer on both sides, Allelujah knew he had to do something. Merging with Hallelujah, his eyes turned heterochromatic—one blue and one gold—and his expression became resolute.
"Marie! Peries!" It was Hallelujah's voice.
"Understood!" Marie and Peries also performed a switch. They couldn't merge their two personalities temporarily like Allelujah and Hallelujah did, but with Yang Hui's help, they were now able to switch between them freely and smoothly.
Dozens of missile launch ports all over the Demon Angel Gundam opened, and micro-missiles poured out like rain, falling upon the surroundings.
Simultaneously, the armor on the head retracted downward, revealing another pair of eyes beneath the unique original pair. A total of four pairs of eyes transitioned from a bright blue glow to a blood-red, bloodthirsty light.
"Let's go!"
Dozens of GN Super Scissors Dragoons scattered from the gaps in the skirt armor and the leg thrusters, transforming into phantoms that darted back and forth through the ELS swarm. Cold glints of light flashed, and the MS that the ELS had transformed into were reduced to fragments.
"Well done, Allelujah!" The Demon Angel Gundam's sudden explosion of power eased the pressure on everyone slightly. Even so, their speed of advancement remained far from ideal. Another half-hour passed, and with only a quarter of the distance remaining, that final stretch felt like an insurmountable chasm.
The closer they got, the more ELS stood in their way, and the more ferocious their attacks became. Furthermore, as they neared the main planet, the interference from the intense Brain Quantum Waves grew stronger, causing Yang Hui, Tieria, Setsuna, and the others to suffer more, lowering their combat effectiveness.
However, to deal with this exact situation, Yang Hui had long since prepared a trump card.
"Revil! Now!"
Far in the rear, aboard the Celestial Being, the four T.N.T. Cannons began to adjust their positions and angles. Once it was confirmed that the direction of their sweep would converge at a single point, Revil gave the order to fire.
"Boom—!!"
Four thick, orange torrents of destruction surged forth, splitting the silver ocean in two until they reached the front of the main planet. They struck the surface of the main planet with a heavy blow. Unlike a Gamma Ray Burst that destroys worlds, the energy of the T.N.T. Cannons had even greater penetrating power. Almost instantly, the combined power of the four energy streams easily pierced through the surface layer of the main planet and came out the other side, leaving two horrific, massive holes.
"Now! Trans-Am!"
With the path cleared, Yang Hui didn't dare hold anything back and immediately activated the Trans-Am system. Seeing this, the others didn't hesitate and entered the "triple-red" burst state together. The Flag Gundam and Demon Angel Gundam, possessing the highest mobility, had already fought their way back from the ocean of ELS and arrived flanking the OO Q Gundam, the only machine that hadn't activated its Trans-Am system.
"Setsuna!" x2
"Understood!"
The OO Q Gundam reached out, gripping the sides of the Flag Gundam and Demon Angel Gundam. The thrusters at the rear of the Flag Gundam and Demon Angel Gundam erupted with intense flames, spraying GN Particles wildly. In a blink, they lunged forward fiercely, leaving behind a string of long afterimages.
"Damn! The gap is starting to close!" The violent acceleration was painful for Graham, Allelujah, Soma Peries, and Setsuna, but what distressed them more was that the gap blasted open by the T.N.T. Cannons was closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"We're not going to make it!"
"Trans-Am!"
At that moment, Setsuna could no longer hold back and activated the Trans-Am system directly. Building on their current speed, he accelerated sharply once more, pushing the GN Drives and thrusters to their maximum output. In the nick of time, the OO Q Gundam thrillingly slipped through the narrow gap into the ELS main planet.
"Well done!"
"We're counting on you, Setsuna."
Seeing the OO Q Gundam successfully enter the ELS main planet, Graham, Allelujah, and Soma Peries all breathed a sigh of relief. However, their hearts soon tensed again, as their path back was now tightly blocked by countless ELS.
"What do we do now?" Graham asked.
"Don't ask me, I don't know either," Allelujah replied helplessly, only to switch to Hallelujah in the next second. "Who cares about that? Just charge and be done with it!"
"Heh, you're right. I just hope Setsuna moves quickly, or else we really will be finished here."
The Flag Gundam and Demon Angel Gundam glanced at each other before splitting off to the left and right. With their full firepower unleashed, they put everything they had into opening a path back, for even if it seemed futile, they could not give up a single shred of hope.
Inside the ELS main planet, in order to save enough GN Particles for the Quantum Burst System, the OO Q Gundam was forced to deactivate its Trans-Am system and proceed at normal speed, exploring the interior of the main planet.
"So this is the inside of the ELS..."
The surrounding environment was dreamlike, with rainbow colors visible everywhere. Like the veins of a living creature, there were pathways everywhere. After crossing layer upon layer of these pathways, Setsuna finally saw the purple-red core protected by the pathways ahead.
"It's right there, the center of the ELS." At that moment, a small projection of Aeolia Schenberg appeared on the OO Q Gundam's control console.
"Aeolia Schenberg!"
"According to VEDA's calculations, within the Quantum Shared Domain, no single individual can achieve communication with the ELS. This is because they possess a Hive-mind Consciousness; one is all, and no human brain can withstand the information flow of an entire species. This Mobile Suit has already been connected to VEDA. The massive, redundant data stream will be received and recorded by VEDA, while you, Setsuna F Seiei, will directly read the core information and convey the will of humanity."
"...Understood."
"Look, they're coming to receive us."
"Yes."
Before they could land on the surface of the center, several mushroom-like platforms rose up voluntarily, providing a landing spot for the OO Q Gundam.
"Activate the Quantization System." Since the OO Q Gundam had entered, it hadn't encountered any more attacks inside the ELS main planet. The fact that the enemy was now actively welcoming them proved once again that the ELS did not view them as enemies. Thus, Setsuna had no doubts and no fear for his own safety as he prepared to begin the dialogue immediately.
"The ELS's power is still an unknown; use your full strength directly," Aeolia Schenberg reminded him.
"Understood!" Setsuna's eyes were filled with rainbow light, and the familiar red glow swept across them. "Quantum Burst System, activate!"
The shield on his left arm, composed of GN Super Dragoons, moved from his left shoulder to his back and connected to the rear GN Drive. The GN Super Dragoons detached, forming a circle around the feet of the OO Q Gundam.
The OO Q Gundam began to turn red, then transitioned to a bright emerald green under the illumination of the GN Particles. The redundant armor all over its body burst open, revealing the internal frame. The condensers at the elbows and knees extended, firmly controlling the terrifying and massive amount of GN Particles. The GN Drive in the chest extended, erupting with a dazzling brilliance.
"Betting on the survival of humanity, the dialogue begins!"
The Quantum Burst System was driven to full power. As the massive amount of GN Particles erupted, they were expertly controlled into ribbons of rainbow light, acting like the nerve endings of a brain, like an extension of human will.
"Aaargh!!"
Facing the oncoming flood of information, Setsuna endured the intense pain, struggling forward, wanting to see clearly what kind of true face was hidden behind that vast and chaotic stream of information.
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