Chapter 412: Celestial Being 1
Looking at the defeated Enact lying on the ground, the entire audience in the stands was stunned into silence.
At that moment, Graham Aker noticed the binoculars held by a spectator nearby.
With a quick, "Let me borrow that," he snatched them straight from the shocked man's hands.
The spectator finally came to his senses and said unhappily, "Hey! What are you doing? Why are you just taking my stuff?"
"Didn't I say I was borrowing it?" Graham ignored him and raised the binoculars, focusing on Exia's head.
"G.U.N.D.A.M… Gundam? The letters on its forehead. Is that the name of that mobile suit?" Graham muttered.
"Gundam, huh?" Graham's friend Billy Katagiri also repeated to himself.
Meanwhile, Setsuna looked at the radar, which showed continuous waves of Enact units flying out from the military base and orbital elevator. He reported to VEDA, "Exia, first phase mission complete. Entering the second phase."
He then activated Exia's GN Drive, releasing green GN particles from the back of the unit.
As the particles appeared, Exia seemed to break free from gravity and quickly flew toward the orbital elevator.
Graham stared in shock. "That mobile suit is releasing those green particles again, just like when it arrived."
Billy was also dumbfounded. "There was no visible thrust during takeoff. How is that even possible?"
At the same time, Patrick climbed out of the Enact's cockpit, looking around angrily. "Huh? Where did that guy go? Where is he?"
Then he waved his arms and shouted at Exia's distant figure, "Hey you! My name is Patrick Colasour! Did you hear me? You bastard! Remember that!"
Graham looked at Patrick with an awkward expression. "I see… The AEU's newest Enact. Its pilot safety is indeed reliable."
Then he gazed at the gradually disappearing Exia and said seriously, "But… is that mobile suit meant to restrain the AEU's military expansion? …No, it's more of a warning.
Even so, a major power like the AEU won't just take hits without responding."
Meanwhile, in space near the orbital elevator, aboard Celestial Being's transport ship Ptolemaios, Sumeragi Lee Noriega was closely monitoring the Gundams' mission progress.
Christina Sierra looked seriously at the monitor and reported, "GN particle density around Ptolemaios is normal and can continue meeting mission standards.
Exia's first phase mission time has passed. It is presumed to have entered the second phase.
Kyrios has completed its first phase and is heading toward the designated second phase location."
Nearby, the backup pilot Lasse Aeon said worriedly, "I wonder if Setsuna can really handle this. It makes me uneasy."
Beside him, Lichtendahl Tsery joked with a smile, "If Setsuna can't, then Celestial Being's plan ends right here."
Christina glared at the two. "You two, stop chatting! The third phase is about to begin. Focus on the changing situation."
At that moment, Sumeragi drank from her cup and laughed. "Come on, don't be so tense. This is Celestial Being's first appearance. Let them make it lively. It'll be fine."
Christina caught the smell of alcohol and shouted, "Ah! You're drinking at a time like this!"
Lichtendahl stared in shock. "Seriously?"
"It's fine. I'm only responsible for planning the operation. The rest is up to you," Sumeragi replied casually, taking another big gulp.
Then she said seriously, "Gundam pilots of Celestial Being, everything is in your hands."
Nearby, the young girl Feldt Grace stared blankly at her captain drinking and fooling around.
Elsewhere, Kyrios had already reached the space section of the Human Reform League's orbital elevator and was hiding nearby.
Due to signal interference, the personnel in the space section still had no idea what had happened on the ground and assumed it was just a normal communication disruption.
Hong Long approached Wang Liu Mei and reminded her, "Miss, the signal at the venue has suddenly been cut. The plan should have begun."
"They're finally starting," Wang Liu Mei said seriously while looking out at space through the observation window. Then she added worriedly, "I wonder how Dax is doing. I hope he isn't hurt."
"He'll be fine. He's already made arrangements. He's only cooperating with the plan. There's no need to worry," Hong Long reassured her.
Wang Liu Mei touched the compressed space bracelet on her left hand and said proudly, "That's true. Someone as capable as Dax wouldn't get hurt."
Back near the AEU orbital elevator, Setsuna calmly watched the large number of Enact units rushing toward him and activated the GN beam rifle mode of the GN composite weapon.
He fired pink beams at the incoming MA-form Enacts.
However, Setsuna's skills were focused on close combat, so none of the shots hit.
He immediately switched to GN sword mode and charged forward.
Accelerating and striking with swift, precise blows, he cut off the right arms of one Enact after another.
The remaining Enacts quickly pulled back and aimed their linear rifles at Exia.
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Enact
C-Class Unit
Terrain Adaptability: Sea –; Land B; Air B; Space B
Fixed Weapons: Linear Rifle x1; Defense Rod x1; Super Vibrating Blade x1; Leg Missiles;
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