Invisible enemies are not the situation faced by the Earth Federation forces entering HIVE.

While Lei Mingkai, Hathaway and others successfully eliminated a gate-level BETA entrenched deep in HIVE, an urgent message also spread from the communication network that was quickly lost but soon stabilized the situation.

Come.

"This is the Rakeram! Please pay attention to all MS troops entering HIVE! Now we have found a new enemy. According to analysis, it is a new unit belonging to BETA. There are two in number. One of them has an ability similar to optical invisibility.

The height, size, and appearance are similar to MS, but its own protection is not high. It is recommended to gather forces to face the enemy together."

"Secondly, it has the ability to reuse MS wreckage, simulate the actions of human pilots, confuse our personnel, and at the same time destroy and block our MS troops! Now, as decided by the frontline command headquarters, all accepted

The mobile suit units affected by this message will immediately upgrade the IFF system according to the IFF information reconstruction program attached to the message."

"After the IFF system is rebuilt, any target that cannot respond to the new IFF recognition system and feedback will be regarded as an enemy and can be fired indiscriminately!

"

The content attached to the message made Lei Mingkai and Hathaway exchange ideas.

One is obviously the conclusion that Hathaway came to after he asked Fensa and Golf to take the wreckage back.

Fensa and Golf completed this mission very well.

But the second content attracted Lei Mingkai's great attention.

Before Lei Mingkai was involved in this chaotic world of aircraft warfare, he had heard that in the new MUV work, it seemed that the wreckage of a tactical aircraft could be used, and after some degree of "repair", it became a member of the BETA army.

a member of.

Such an existence can be said to be a huge blow to the human soldiers in that world.

Unexpectedly, similar plots appeared in this world.

Moreover, it was something that happened during the war that Lei Mingkai personally experienced.

"Everyone, update the IFF recognition system immediately!"

As soon as Hathaway finished speaking, Lei Mingkai and Gawman had already completed the update of the IFF system.

"Mafti. Look, the road ahead is not going to be easy!"

Jauman patted his helmet, then pointed at the helmet and said.

"Next, we may join the federal army, no, even the guys from the Three Stars, right? By then, I'm afraid we will get a good beating."

Gawman naturally knows the role of the IFF recognition system.

However, judging from the news received, in other parts of this HIVE, I am afraid that many federal MS troops have been killed by BETA's new gadgets because of this, right?

If you think about it, you will know that in a nest full of bugs, when several broken MSs that can respond to one's own IFF identification friend or foe system suddenly appear, the Federation's MS pilots will inevitably hesitate.

And this hesitation is the opportunity BETA wants to take advantage of.

How much did the federal mobile suit troops lose due to BETA's plan?

Lei Mingkai, who was inside HIVE, and Hathaway had no way of knowing.

The only thing they knew was that after getting past the corpse of this gate-level BETA, there would be an ambush from all sides.

"Let's go! The enemy is ahead."

At the same time, on the other side of HIVE.

The completely destroyed wreckage of a Gustav Carl is engulfed in flames.

Behind it, two Gustav Karls with varying degrees of scars were standing back to back, alerting them to the surrounding intelligence.

A few minutes ago, this MS team composed of three Gustav Carles had just broken through the gate-level BETA blockage and entered this underground space, which was about the size of two football fields, when they were suddenly attacked by an unknown person.

Where did the attack come from?

In just the blink of an eye, Gustav Karl, who was serving as the assaulter, was blown up.

The sudden explosion caught the two Gustav Karls following behind by surprise. They could only rely on the instinctive reactions formed in the past rigorous training to form a defensive formation with their teammates to guard the surroundings.

changes.

Where is the enemy?

They don't know.

Because, in this underground space about the size of two football fields, apart from them, there was only the Gustav Carl, which was engulfed in flames, and the invisible enemy.

Fortunately, just when this invisible pressure was about to crush their nerves, reinforcements arrived.

In the passage not far away, there was a low sound, like the roar of a giant beast in the ancient times, and a dazzling light tore through the darkness of the underground space. From the two scarred Gustav Carl's

Sweeping in front of me.

When the beam of light disappeared, a huge wreckage broken into two beams hit Gustav Karl's feet heavily.

The muffled sound of the heavy object falling to the ground was like some kind of bell, making the two pilots who were almost crushed by the pressure of death breathe a huge sigh of relief.

"You guys, go back the way you came. Remember, any target that cannot respond to the IFF identification friend or foe system will be our enemy. You can fire indiscriminately!"

"Yes! Captain Massenas!

"

The two Gustav-Karls were rescued by Riddhe and the Banshee, Penelope Gundam, driven by Ren, who arrived later.

After standing behind the two Gustav Carles who had lost most of their combat capabilities, and watching them leave, Renn pursed his lips and finally asked the doubts in his heart.

"Captain! Now, do we want to continue moving forward?"

As they advanced, more and more wounded appeared in the team.

From the assault group consisting of fifteen mobile suits at the time of departure, to now, only the Banshee and Penelope Gundam piloted by Riddhe and Ren are left. It can be said that they are almost completely lost.

.

"Let's find a way to join up with friendly forces first!"

Liddy pondered for a moment and glanced at the remains of Gustav Karl, which was still burning in flames.

In the cockpit that was smoothly cut in half was the body of a pilot who was fighting hard and didn't know that death had come.

Under the current situation, they really only have to join forces with friendly forces deep inside HIVE as soon as possible before they can further plan their next actions.

"Rumble..."

However, the enemy's actions were faster than theirs.

The explosion and boom hit Liddy and Ren almost at the same time.

broken rocks,

billowing smoke,

And the huge figure slowly appeared in the smoke.

Renn reacted quickly. He just instinctively glanced at the reaction of the IFF Identification Friend or Foe system, and immediately controlled the Penelope Gundam to fire two beams.

“Buzz!

"

The thick beam of light instantly tore through the billowing dust, but it could only explode a few faint rays of light deep in the dust.

"Blocked?! Captain, please be careful! The enemy may have an energy shield!

"

Ren was startled. While reminding Liddy, he directly pressed the missile launch button on Penelope's front skirt.

Just as the roar of missile launches sounded, two beams of light passed through the depths of the rolling sand and intercepted all the missiles launched by the Penelope Gundam with lightning speed.

"boom!"

"boom!

"

The missiles exploded one after another, which also made Renn nervous.

This is an enemy he has never seen before!

Is it BETA’s new unit?!

Or...

"It turns out...it's you!

!”

Suddenly, Renn heard the voice echoing in the communication channel.

There is resentment,

There is anger,

There are even more emotions that Ren can't understand.

Just when Ren was about to ask, an indescribable wave of thoughts hit Ren's mind, making Ren instinctively stunned.
To be continued...