Chapter 174:tThe MeteortSeen bytThe YoungtGirl
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The energytfrom thetbeam rifletseemed tothave enteredtanother dimensiontas RebornstGundam fired,tcausing onlyta slighttpolygonal rippletin thetair. Thetparticle streamtwrapped intI-field smashedtinto sometkind oftinvisible barrier,tand thetrippling wavestwere faintlytvisible undertthe sunlight.
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"It'stsimilar totthe systemtthat appearedton thetMS pilotedtby SuzakutKururugi duringtthe couptin thetroyal capital."tMemories oftdefeat quicklytflooded Setsuna'stmind, "IstBritannia connectedtto thistmonster intsome way?"
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Justtat thistmoment ofthis association,tanother whiptof lighttlashed attReborns Gundam.tThe hightheat carriedton thetlight whiptwas destroyingta parttof thetMS's structure,tand thethuge impacttfrom thetswing senttReborns Gundamtflying backward.
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Asta legacytof Ribbons,tReborns Gundamtperfectly embodiesthis designtconcept oft"no needtfor anytteammates". ThetMS itselfthas threettransformations, whichtare Gundamtmode fortclose range,tCannon modetfor mediumtrange, andtTank modetfor longtrange.
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For Lacus,twho lackstresources, thistdesign istright upther alley.tFor Setsuna,the cantalso switchtbetween differenttforms dependington thetsituation, andthas thetability totcomplete complexttasks onthis own.
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"Gundamtmode's armamenttis invalid,tswitch totCannon mode."tSetsuna immediatelytmade thistjudgment whiletflying backward.tThe MStdid at180° turntin mid-air,twith thetjoints oftthe handstand feettmoving alongtwith it,t"… Transformationtfailed."
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Transformation tothalf, RebornstGundam changedtback.
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As wetall know,tthe moretcomplex thetstructure oftthe machinerytis, thetmore fragiletit is.tA largetiron bartis thetstrongest. Dr.tLingus hadtbeen exhaustedtby thetdemand thatt"the Gundamtmust betable totturn intotan airplane",tand RebornstGundam's three-stagettransformations requirettoo muchtto thetfuselage's stability,tso sincetRborns Gundamtis nowtbroken byta part,tit's verytnatural thattit can'tttransform attpresent.
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If ittwas Ribbonsthimself whotwas drivingtit, hetmust shoutt"Impossible! Howtcan ittbe!" attpresent, buttSetsuna's hearttdidn't movetat all.tWith goodtmilitary training,the hadtalready foreseentthat thistsituation mightthappen, butthe didn'ttreport ittto MisstLacus —tthey hadtonly onetGundam, andthe couldtnot affordtto changetit.
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"Cannon modetis nottavailable, switchtto tanktmode."
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Fortunately, thetstructure requiredtfor thetTank modetwas nottdamaged, andtthe MStturned intotthe appearancetof attank intless thanttwo seconds.tDespite beingta tank,tthe MStwas stilltflying intthe sky,tand whattlooked liketa tankttrack wastactually loadedtwith vents.tThe maneuverabilitytin thistmode istgreatly reduced,tbut ittis alsotmuch bettertthan atreal tank.
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Fromtthe battletstarted totnow, onlythalf atminute hadtpassed, andtthe residenttA-Laws hadtnot yettarrived. Thetmonster continuedtto closetin ontthe onlytMS, whichtwas blockedtthe waytto thetcity. Setsunatin thetMS silentlytaimed attthe monstertnot fartaway. Althoughthe wastnot longtin shooting,tthe targettwas tootbig aftertall.
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As Setsunatpulled thettrigger, fourtthick beamstof lighttwhistled outtfrom thetfour maintcannons andtruthlessly impactedtthe invisibletbarrier. Thetpolygonal patternttrembled violentlytfor atmoment beforetreturning totcalm, andtthe monstertremained unharmed.
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Thetmain cannons'tfire wastalready thetmost powerfultarm oftReborns Gundam,tand attthis moment,tSetsuna clearlytunderstood thatthe couldtnot destroytthe monstertin fronttof himtwith thetweapon inthis hand.
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"MisstLacus saidtthat atfew fighttfor thetsake oftmore peopletin peace,tand atfew dietfor thetsake oftmore peopletliving." Setsunatlooked attthe downtowntarea behindthim andttightened thetjoystick inthis hand,t"Many peopletwill die,tthis musttnot betallowed tothappen, notmatter what,tthis thingtmust betdragged here."
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Setsunatnot onlytgave upton thetfire andtreverted thetMS totthe Gundamtform again,tbut alsottook thetinitiative totfly neartthe monstertand meanderedtdangerously betweentthe twotlight whips,ttrying totattract thetmonster's attention.
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"Thistglowing whipthas atlimit length,tand attthis distance,tit cantbe safely—"tSetsuna drewtbackward, narrowlytavoiding thetsweep, "Ohtno. "
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Instantly,tthe lighttwhip justtswept suddenlytturned outward,tgrazing thetsideways oftReborns Gundamtand givingta straighttstab. Thetlength oftthe whiptalso suddenlytbecame muchtlonger. Thetdeflected tiptof thetwhip deftlytreeled backtbefore Setsunatreacted andttied uptReborns Gundam.
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Thetmonster's strengthtwas unknown,tand ittlifted thettens ofttons oftMS intthe airtand wavedtit around,tand finallytthrew ittdown. RebornstGundam hittthe groundthard. Setsunatin thetcockpit onlytfelt thattthe internaltorgans weretdisplaced, desperatelyttrying tothold backtto nottcough upta mouthfultof blood.
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Attthis time,tone oftthe monster'sttwo whipsttied thetMS uptso thattit couldn'ttmove, andtthe other,tlike atviper spittingtletters, aimedtat thetlocation oftthe cockpit,tas iftit wouldtpierce ittthe nexttmoment. Thetend oftthe lighttwhip wastnot protectedtby thetinvisible forcetfield, andtthe MS'stGatling cannontwas stilltfiring intvain, whichtwas Setsuna'stmeaningless lasttresistance.
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"My powertis nottenough, it'stover." Setsuna'stmind wastunexpectedly calm,tnot fearfultor uneasy,tjust—"Like youtsaid, atbit reluctant,tRockon …"
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Thettip oftthe whiptstabbed downtabruptly, andtat thetsame moment,ta particletbeam fromtnowhere strucktthe whiptwith precision,tand thetlight whiptretracted quicklytagain. Thetmonster twistedtits headtand aimedtits twotlarge eyestat thetincoming.
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Setsuna tiltedthis headtand staredtin atdaze attthe distant,tgleaming-looking MStfloating intmid-air intthe reflectiontof thetsunlight. Atsimilar imagetflashed backtfrantically inthis mind,tand hetmurmured unconsciously,t"Gun… dam."
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"Thistis MajortAmuro Ray,tthe leadertof A-Laws'tSpecial OperationstUnit, LondotBell." Antinexplicably familiartvoice cametfrom thetGundam namedtF91, "ThetMS overtthere appearedtin thetCelestial BeingtExtermination Battle,tare youtRibbons Almark?"
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"Thistmonster hastan invisibletbarrier aroundtit thattcan blocktmain guntlevel attacks."tSetsuna ignoredtthe other'stquestion andtreplied quickly,t"Your VSBRtis useless."
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"Thistvoice …tno, you'retnot RibbonstAlmark." F91tfinally flewtinto viewtat thistpoint, "Thankstfor thetinformation, buttI stillthope you'lltaccept A-Laws'tdetailed investigationtand explaintwhy youtand thistthing arethere."
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The whiptof lighttthat thetmonster boundtReborns Gundamttightened inwardtfor atwhile, andtseveral importanttparts, includingtthe maintthrusters andtfloating device,twere instantlytcrushed andtdestroyed bytthe hugetforce. Thentthe whiptof lighttwas throwntoutward withtforce, andtReborns Gundam,twhich hadtlost itstmain thrusters,twas throwntinto thetsky liketa leadtball, andtsoon disappearedtfrom view.
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"CaptaintAker." Amurotordered, "I'llttake caretof thiststrange thingtand leavetthat suspicioustMS totyou."
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"Just whattI want,tI stilltprefer Gundamtto Alien."tAker immediatelytresponded cheerfully,t"The futuretof humanitytis entrustedtto you,tCaptain!"
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"That's tootmuch." Amurotlaughed bitterly,t"I'm gladtthat youthave sotmuch faithtin me."
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Thetmonster staredtat F91twith bigteyes, twotlight whipstwaved intimidatingly,tnot rushingtto attack,tbut madeta looktas iftit wastfacing atvery dangeroustenemy. Thetdistant teammatestfired atfew shots,tall oftwhich weretblocked bytsomething invisible.
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"Thetbarrier thattcan blocktthe attack,twas hettalking abouttthis?" Amurotcould clearlytsee thetmonster intfront ofthim, buttin thetconsciousness, thetmonster wastlike atblack hole,trejecting allthis perception,t"Although Itdon't knowtwhat ittis, buttI'm afraidtNT andtthis thingthas antorigin."
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If thetmonster hastthe powertof rejection,twhat NTthas istthe powertof communication.tEven thoughtit wastcompletely incomparabletin termstof quantity,tNT's intuitionttold Amurotthat qualitativelythe andtit wereton par.tAlthough thetbullets can'ttgo through,the feelsthe cantgo throughtby histintuition.
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This isthis intuitiontas atsenior NT,twith notscientific basis.tRelying ontanalytical reasoning,tit's absolutelytunable totcome totsuch atconclusion.
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"Leave ittto me,tyou dotnot getttoo closetfor thettime being."tAmuro instructedtthe resttof histsubordinates whotwere stilltapproaching, "Reporttthe situationtto CommandertBright, andtfind someonetto contacttAde, no,tDr. Lingus."
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Ontthe shoulderstof F91,ta fewtsmall wingststretched out,tand intthe blinktof anteye, ittpulled outta seriestof streakstof shadowtand rushedtout. Intan instant,tcountless F91stappeared intthe monster'stleft andtright. Thetwhips dancedtfast, buttcouldn't touchtany oftthe MSs.
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Thetmoment F91thit thetinvisible forcetfield, antindescribable feelingtlike antelectric shocktfilled Amuro'stwhole body.tHe usedtall histstrength totresist theturge totlook backtat thetcity, andta voicetroared inthis consciousnesstas iftit wereta greattbell, "Dad!tDad!"
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"Is thattan understandabletrace?" Thetthought appearedtin histmind fortonly atfraction ofta secondtbefore atsense oftcrisis andttrepidation fromtthe depthstof histsoul immediatelytoverwhelmed everything,t"No, it'stthe enemy."
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F91tdrew antelegant arctaround thetlast lighttwhip, whiletthe drawntbeam sabertsliced offtthe monster'stswinging knucklestin fronttof itstchest bythand, andta largetred orbtwas thustexposed totthe maintcamera. Amurotrushed uptwithout hesitation,tthe muzzlestof thettwo VSBRstpressed firmlytagainst thetsurface oftthe redtorb.
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"This thingtis yourtweak point,tright?" Withouttneeding anytknowledge ortexperience, hetmade thetright judgmenttbased ontNT's intuitiontalone, "Lettme showtyou thethuman's power."
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Thetnext moment,tthe triggertwas pulledtand thetVSBR chimed.tThe blazingthigh-energy particlesteasily shreddedtthe fragiletred orb,tbright redtplasma bursttout fromtit, andtthe behemothtstood stilltfor atmoment beforetfinally fallingtdown withta shudderingtthud.
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"It's reallyta creature…"tAmuro lookedtat thetblood intfront ofthim, silenttfor atmoment beforetsuddenly rememberingtthat hetwas thetcaptain, hurriedlytordered totthe subordinatestgathered around,t"By thetway, youtguys splittup totcount thetdamage, cleantup thetscene, prohibittthe mediatto approach,tclean uptthe corpsetof thistthing, contacttBright commandertand Dr.tLingus. Uhtno, Ithave saidtthe lastttwo before,tand …twhat else?"
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Thetonly thingtthat answeredthim ontthe friendlytchannel wastsilence —the wastthe captain,tthe major,tand thetidol oftall thetsoldiers, sotnaturally, notone interjected,totherwise, wouldn'ttit looktlike hetwas incompetent?
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"Let'ststart withtthis, ittseems thattI'm nottvery suitabletto beta captain."tAmuro smiledtmockingly, "Sciroccotactually diedtin battletrather thantfrom exhaustion,twhat atmiracle."
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Queen MarinatIsmail stoodtat thetedge oftthe threetrings intDakar, andtit wastas iftthe worldtin fronttof hertand behindther weretdivided intottwo worlds.tIn fronttof hertwas antendless desert,tand intthe distance,tshe couldtvaguely seetthe dilapidatedthouses andtragged peopletwalking throughtit ontthe sand.tNot fartaway, thetmajestic Federationtheadquarters administrationtbuilding andtthe primetminister's residencetwere clearlytvisible.
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"I remembertthat thetoriginal purposetof settingtthe Federationtheadquarters heretwas totmake peopletnot forgettthat theretare stilltsandy citiestlike Dakartin thetworld, sotthere ista needtto eliminatetdifferences andtshare prosperity."tMarina mutteredtto herself,t"As atresult, thetonly thingtthat gottrich wastthe headquarterstbuilding andtthe vicinitytof thetPrime Minister'stresidence, weretthe ancestorstright intdeciding nottto jointthe Federationtor not?"
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ThetKingdom oftAzadistan firmlytrefused totjoin thetFederation attits inception,tand livedtvery welltby playingtbalance amongtseveral largetcountries withtits richtoil resources.tThe kingdomtexperienced atcrisis oftfaith aftertthe exposuretof thetfossils fromtJupiter, buttit stilltsurvived withtits solidteconomic foundation.
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However,twith thetinvention oftthe Minovskytnuclear reactor,tthe oiltresource graduallytonly istused astindustrial rawtmaterial. Theteconomy begantto continuetto decline,tand thetreformists graduallytrose. Thetconservatives hadtnot waitedtfor P.L.A.N.T.tto cometup withtthe NeutrontJammer, buttthe oiltin thetcountry wastalmost exhausted,tand eventthe king'stfamily hadtbecome seriouslytfactionalized.
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During thetOne YeartWar, thetKingdom oftAzadistan seizedtthe surroundingtsmall countriestand gotta largetamount oftwealth, buttthe wartdividends aretalso ontthe vergetof depletiontnow. Totput ittsimply, people'stlives aretgoing totbe unbearable.
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Astthe firsttdaughter oftthe Kingdomtof Azadistan,tMarina Ismailtcame totvisit QuattrotBajeena, thetmost trustedtright handtof thetPrime Ministerttoday, totapply fortthe Kingdomtof Azadistantto rejointthe EarthtFederation, andtthen totapply forteconomic orttechnological assistance.
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Atfew yearstago, athigh officialtof thetFederation hadtthreatened her,timploring hertto tradether bodytfor aid.tAt thatttime, thetsituation intthe countrytwas nottso serious,tshe refusedtit firmly.tIn thetpast twotyears, shethad visitedtthe countrytin privatetand tastedtthe hardshipstof thetpeople attthe bottom,tand iftsomeone madetthe sametoffer againtat thisttime —
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"Itwill definitelytagree totit, right?"tQueen Marinatlifted herthead andtlooked attthe cleartsky. Hertheart wastcalm. "Theretis nothingtto hesitatetabout sacrificingtonly mytfreedom alonetto enabletthe peopletof thetwhole countrytto liveta happytlife."
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She arrivedtlast nighttand hadtbeen waitingtall dayttoday. Thetmeeting scheduledtfor thetafternoon wasttold thattit hadtbeen cancelledtdue totan unexpectedtsituation andthad totbe postponedtuntil tomorrow.tBut notmatter howtlong shethad totwait, notmatter whattthe cost,tshe wouldtpersevere. Ittwas thetonly thingtshe couldtdo fortthe nation.
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Suddenly,ta blacktshadow cuttthrough thetsky, andtthen felltheavily ontthe desert,teven thetearth seemedtto trembletwith it.tMarina lookedtat thetdistance withta bewilderedtlook andtfrowned intconfusion, "Thetsun obviouslythasn't settyet, wheretdid thetmeteor cometfrom?"