Chapter 131 [Bat-Driving Operation] Begins

After destroying the UE's raiding force, Guludik accepted Yang Hui's suggestion and did not return to Minsley for supplies. He set out directly to the Anbat Fortress. Now it was a battle with time and luck. Could he capture the Anbat Fortress before the UE's reinforcements arrived? Would the Anbat Fortress have little combat power as Yang Hui and Guludik analyzed?

So all this was a gamble. If the gamble was right, everything would be fine. If the gamble was wrong, everyone might die on the battlefield, including Yang Hui and Graham.

Even if they could retreat, less than half of the people in the combined fleet would survive, and even if they survived, they would all be defectors, and Yang's Enterprise would suffer.

"Vangs, how is the transformation of the Diva going?" Yang Hui asked. The photon blasting cannon was the only trump card. If it was not completed, not to mention the Anbat Fortress, even Fa Boser would leave them helpless.

"It's done. Thanks to Emily for inviting Mukurid Madona, otherwise we really couldn't catch up." Fangs said happily while calling up the data of the photon blasting cannon.

Yang Hui looked at it carefully and nodded with satisfaction. With this decisive weapon, all the puzzle pieces for the success of [Bat Driving Operation] were complete.

"Thank you for your hard work. Take a good rest. We will soon enter the universe where the Anbat Fortress is located. This is a tough battle."

"Yeah."

There are still 20 minutes before the battle begins. Everyone's mood is very complicated. On the one hand, they are excited. Combined with the results created before, everyone has hope for this battle. As long as they win and go back alive, they are all heroes of the Federation.

But on the other hand, they are very nervous. There will definitely be sacrifices in the war. They don't know if they are one of the lucky ones who survived in the end. They can only pray that they are, and at the same time, they also wish their companions around them are all.

"This battle is over. Is the first stage over?" Graham found Yang Hui and talked.

"Well, the first stage mission is not too difficult for us, and the reward should not be too high."

"This is something you need to worry about. I am looking forward to the upcoming battle and hope it can make me excited."

"Then I will cut you into a stick to calm you down. Although the Samurai Gundam has been strengthened, it is still a B-class machine and cannot keep up with our speed. Rather than letting you fall apart in the universe, I might as well do it directly." Yang Hui rolled his eyes at Graham and said unhappily.

"Tsk, it's really annoying. Can't this world really build a B-class machine?"

"Of course not, mainly because I don't have time. The spoils obtained from UE are still very valuable for research. It is not difficult to build a B-class or even B+ class machine. After the battle is over, I will strengthen our machine again."

"That's good. At least I don't have to be timid in the second stage. But Yang Hui, what are you going to do after the first stage mission is over? Will you still be a retail investor like now?" Graham asked.

"Let's talk about it later. If I guess correctly, there is no second stage. It's just a pity that the final goal may not be achieved this time."

"EXA-DB?" Graham is not a fool. He guessed what Yang Hui's final goal was at once.

"Well, let's see what the situation is." Yang Hui nodded.

After [Operation Bat-Drive], the performance and results of several Gundams will definitely be highly valued by the Federation. If Yang Hui and Graham continue to be civilians, the Dawn Gundam and the Samurai Gundam will definitely not be able to stay. Instead of letting the Federation take away their own machines for research or hand them over to others to drive, it is better to join the Federation with their own machines.

In addition, the Federation has invited Yang Hui and Graham to join the Federation Army more than once, but they were rejected for various reasons. Now that Yang Hui and Graham have taken the initiative to drive MS to join the battle, they can no longer find reasons to refuse the invitation of the Federation.

The third point, and the most important point, is that after Yang Hui obtains the right to an independent force, he can borrow the intelligence capabilities and internal information of the entire Federation to find EXA-DB in the vast universe. Otherwise, relying solely on the capabilities of Yang's Enterprise, it is really like looking for a needle in a haystack.

And there is no need to search secretly to prevent being discovered and feared by the Federation. After finding it, secretly back it up and then destroy it, saying that there is no time to take care of it in the battle. Yang Hui knows what kind of monster is guarding near EXA-DB. To put it bluntly, with the current Dawn Gundam and Samurai Gundam, Yang Hui and Graham will die if they go.

"I understand. I will listen to your command at that time, Captain." Graham teased.

"If you want, I will give you the position of captain?"

"Goodbye, I just want to enjoy the passion of fighting now."

Graham is also an excellent leader, but this is just his willingness to take responsibility, not that he really likes to lead others. Now that there is a better Yang Hui in charge of command, he can also put down the burden and focus on the battle.

At this time, the alarm of the Diva sounded, and the whole ship was informed: "Start [Bat Drive Operation] in 5 minutes, all personnel are ready for level 2 combat, repeat, start [Bat Drive Operation] in 5 minutes, all personnel are ready for level 2 combat!"

Yang Hui and Graham smiled at each other, bumped their fists, and went to their own bodies respectively.

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“Zaram, Aiuba called, all ships are ready for battle.”

"Okay!" Grudik stood up, suppressed his excitement, and announced, "I am the captain of the Song of Songs, Grudik Inoa! Comrades, the decisive battle is just around the corner, and sacrifice is inevitable, but... we must win this battle! This is a battle for mankind to win the right to survive! A battle to defend human dignity! This is also... for the many lives that have passed away, our counterattack starts now!"

"Oh~!!"

"MS troops attack!"

The order was issued, and all the MS troops of the Combined Fleet attacked. This was a desperate battle, and no reserves were left.

The Dawn Gundam and the Samurai Gundam still took the lead, and the Gundam AGE-1 and G-Anger followed closely behind as the spearhead of the fleet. Lagan could not withstand the high-intensity battle, and the Genoaste was not in good shape, so in order not to drag his feet, he stayed with the Song of Songs.

The troops of Zaram and Iuba spread out on both wings, becoming the most solid barrier of the Song of Songs.

"MS troops deployed!"

"Optical sensors found the Anbat Fortress."

"Image displayed."

The image of the Anbat Fortress was magnified in everyone's eyes. Although it was a fortress abandoned by the Federation, it still showed its former size and majesty.

"This is... the hidden space fortress of UE..."

"Finally found you, the chiropterans hiding in the universe!" Guludik said viciously, and then gave an order, "Smoke out the enemy! Notify all ships to start attacking! Target... the space fortress Anbat!"

All gun ports opened fire, and the heavy rain of beams mixed with meteor-like missiles rushed towards Anbat.

But what was strange was that countless fireworks exploded in the universe, but there was still no response on the detector.

"Did they escape in advance? Or..." Yang Hui frowned, gestured to Graham, Fleet and Wolf beside him, and sent a secret message to the entire team. The forward speed of the joint fleet began to slow down and shrink inward little by little.

As everyone waited nervously, a flashing camouflage light suddenly appeared in front of Ambat, and the UE troops finally appeared in everyone's sight.

"Enemy search system confirmed, large battleship 1, a large number of MS!"

Gurudik and Yang Hui were relieved after hearing this, and they didn't have to worry about UE escaping.

"Have they appeared?" Gurudik grinned and announced the order according to the battle plan, "Songstress, start switching to assault landing mode!"

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment and started to operate.

"Repeat! Songstress starts switching to assault landing mode!"

"All personnel, assault landing configuration, all personnel, assault landing configuration..."

The enemy appeared, and Songstress finally showed its hidden fangs. The bow of the ship separated from it and rotated 90 degrees with the tail thruster. The folded wings unfolded, revealing the photon blasting cannon in the center. Songstress also became a handsome Trojan horse in the universe.

"Song Song, assault landing mode, conversion successful!"

"From now on, Song Song will attack to seize the effective firing position of the photon blasting cannon. The fleets of Zaram and Iuba will move closer to Song Song. The conventional MS troops will steadily advance while escorting the fleet! Gundam team will clear the way ahead!"

"Understood!" XN

As soon as the order came, the Dawn Gundam and the Samurai Gundam led the Gundam AGE-1 and G-Anger and rushed directly to the enemy's formation, shuttling through the dense artillery fire like a net, with guns and cannons non-stop and swords shining. After tearing a hole in the enemy formation, they did not stop and quickly killed the UE formation.

But they did not attack Fa Boser, nor did they directly break into Anbat. Instead, they immediately went to the end and rushed into the enemy formation in another direction, splitting the enemy formation again.

The UE's MS troops wanted to fill the vacant position, but the conventional MS troops of the Combined Fleet had been waiting for them for a long time. As long as they approached, they would be pierced by the pink beam.

But the advantage now is just that the attack of the spearhead team caught the enemy off guard. The UE stabilized its position and immediately launched an effective counterattack. The fleet that attacked from the gap immediately entered the enemy's encirclement, and there was a steady stream of MS attacking from the Fa Boser.

"This will never end!" Woluf shouted. He did not encounter any danger following the three Gundams, but it consumed too much of Woluf's physical strength. He could hold on for a short time, but it would not take long before he would be exhausted.

"Woluf, Flit retreat, and guard the Diva with Lagan." Yang Hui saw the status of the two and immediately ordered.

"But..." Flit panted and wanted to refute.

"Execute the order! The photon blast cannon is our only chance! As long as the UE mothership is severely damaged, the operation will be half successful. We must protect the Diva at all costs!" Yang Hui scolded.

"...Understood!"

Flit recalled the dangerous consequences of the last impulse. Although he was unwilling, he still accepted the order and retreated to the Diva with Woluf.

"Graham, let's clear out the MS that's blocking the road!"

"Understood!"