"Hmm."
Upon learning the results, the Eurasian Federation President nodded slightly.
Watching the person wave his hand and say "Dismissed," the staff member who had been standing there delivering the report turned and walked out.
After his departure, the Eurasian Federation President picked up the phone on his desk and dialed a number.
...
Above Victoria Spaceport
At an altitude of 5,000 meters
The descending ZAFT Forces encountered the Eurasian Federation Air Force and South American Union Organization Air Force units that had taken off from other airfields and rushed over covered in dust.
The two air force units greeted Felix and the others with machine cannon fire.
Piloted by Felix, the GU-W carried the White GINN and evaded the incoming bullets. The White GINN opened fire with its Heavy Assault Machine Gun.
Bullets erupted from the muzzle!
They streaked across the sky and struck a Vanguard Fighter that had flown past on the left front.
The bullets pierced the Vanguard Fighter's tail propulsion system.
With the propulsion system disabled, the Vanguard Fighter spiraled uncontrollably toward the ground.
Felix maneuvered the White GINN to close in immediately. Drawing the Heavy Sword, its razor-sharp blade came down on the Vanguard Fighter's cockpit.
The pilot was instantly killed with a single strike.
The Vanguard Fighter exploded moments later.
The GU-W's attitude adjustment flaps and thrusters, along with the White GINN's own thrusters and attitude adjustment thrusters, all activated simultaneously, rapidly adjusting the mobile suit's posture in an instant.
The swift maneuver caused the subsequent attacks to completely miss their mark.
As bullets whizzed past, the White GINN raised its gun and fired.
Bang!
A bullet shot from the muzzle.
The Vanguard Fighter pilot attempted to evade, but the fighter's maneuvers couldn't outpace the bullet's speed. The projectile struck its left wing.
The Vanguard Fighter instantly lost stability.
Just as Felix was about to finish it off, two more Vanguard Fighters flew in to provide cover.
Working the controls, Felix quickly adjusted the mobile suit's position, dodging the incoming bullets. He raised his weapon and fired at these two Vanguard Fighters.
The bullets accurately hit their propulsion systems and wings.
The White GINN continued firing, finishing off all three Vanguard Fighters.
After completing this, Felix turned his attention to other areas of the battlefield.
Assessing the combat situation before him, Felix spoke over the communications channel.
"Some of you, follow me! We'll rapidly descend to eliminate Victoria Spaceport's ground anti-air capabilities!"
With that, he piloted the White GINN into a dive toward lower altitude.
ZAFT Mobile Suit Pilots who heard the communication quickly responded. Eighteen GINNs joined the operation, following Felix's lead as they descended to lower airspace.
Eurasian Federation and South American Union Organization forces attempted to intercept them.
Several Vanguard Fighters that flew to intercept didn't get far before being eliminated by GINNs operating in this airspace.
"We're your opponents! Don't even think about stopping Captain Griffith and the others!"
Heine sneered from within his cockpit.
He continued piloting his GINN in combat throughout this airspace.
Meanwhile, elsewhere...
Without any external resistance, Felix and the others descended steadily, eventually reaching an altitude of about two thousand meters.
Upon entering this airspace and preparing to descend further, Felix and his team encountered their first obstacle during the descent.
Dozens of Vanguard Fighters darted through the skies.
Machine Cannon fire blocked their advance.
Felix maneuvered the White GINN, deftly evading the attacks.
He raised his gun, finger tightening on the trigger.
A bullet shot from the barrel.
Boom!
An extremely loud explosion echoed through the air, the blast's glare reflecting in everyone's eyes.
After taking down that Vanguard Fighter, Felix saw more than three others closing in on him. The Machine Cannons unleashed an even fiercer barrage, forming what looked like a net closing in on the White GINN from a distance.
In this situation, Felix piloted the White GINN, weaving through the firestorm with precise movements and maneuvers, dodging bullet after bullet.
While evading, he raised the Heavy Assault Machine Gun.
A bullet fired from the muzzle.
The projectile flew at ultra-high speed, intersecting the flight path of a Vanguard Fighter. Before the pilot could react, the bullet pierced through the fighter.
A violent explosion instantly consumed the aircraft, killing the pilot instantly.
No chance to escape!
After downing that Vanguard Fighter, Felix shifted the White GINN's gun and continued firing.
Two or three shots were enough to take down the remaining two attacking Vanguard Fighters.
With those fighters eliminated, Felix assessed the situation and gave an order.
"I'll handle the remaining Vanguard Fighters. You continue descending and destroy Victoria Spaceport's anti-air systems so our ground forces can land."
"Yes, Captain!"
With that reply, the GINN pilots following Felix broke away from the battle.
The Vanguard Fighters tried to pursue.
Felix used his firepower to swiftly destroy the pursuing fighters.
As he shot them down, he noticed more Vanguard Fighters swarming toward him—this time in greater numbers than the three he had just faced.
He kept operating continuously.
The White GINN maneuvered constantly in the air.
Attack after attack was dodged; shot after shot was fired.
Unlike their missed attacks, every shot Felix fired hit its mark.
Explosion after explosion lit up the sky.
The Vanguard Fighters began to lose their nerve as they besieged Felix.
"This guy isn't human!"
A terrified shout came from one of the Vanguard Fighter pilots.
No sooner had he spoken than he saw the White GINN charging straight at him. The sight instantly deepened the fear in his eyes.
Overwhelmed by terror, his attacks became erratic.
His evasive maneuvers grew chaotic as well.
"Idiot! Pull yourself together!"
Other Vanguard pilots, seeing their comrade paralyzed by fear, cursed in frustration under their breath. But their curses were only heard by themselves. After cursing, they pushed aside other thoughts and opened fire from different angles to cover their panicked ally.
Piloting the White GINN, Felix watched attacks from other directions through the screen while continuously manipulating the controls. The White GINN adjusted its movements according to his commands.
Repeated adjustments allowed it to dodge the incoming assaults.
Its sprint speed never diminished.
His gaze fixed on the Vanguard Fighter that had lost its combat rhythm, Felix's finger pulled the trigger.
The first shot served as interference and bait, while the second struck true.
The explosion's flames consumed the terrified pilot.
After eliminating this foe, Felix turned and fired simultaneously toward two other directions.
The bullets disrupted the offensive tempo of the two Vanguard Fighters. Seizing this opening, Felix swiftly recalibrated his approach, already devising new tactical arrangements in his mind.