Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 30 [Interlude] The Solomon Campaign

If possible, Teresa would really like to join the White Horse as a support member and build a good relationship with the main characters in advance.

Unfortunately, her application was never approved.

It was obvious that when she first joined the army, before she had learned to train her spiritual pressure, her performance was too terrifying, which made the higher-ups dare not move her around at will, let alone let her come into contact with another equally dangerous Newtype.

Even when she tried to use the plot to protect Lieutenant General Rebil, she had no direct way to contact him, and her requests to higher authorities were all rejected with the reply, "Let's talk about it after the war, when General Rebil awards you a medal."

It has a similar feel to Amuro being placed under house arrest after the war.

Don't these guys know that protecting Rebil is the same as protecting them?

Do you really have to wait until the Titans come to deal with you before you realize your mistake?

"As expected, the new humans are not omnipotent."

The time comes on June 12th.

The Principality of Zeon's Army:
Commander: Commander-in-Chief of the Space Attack Force: Lieutenant General Dozru Zabi; Fortress Defense Staff Officer: Colonel Lacock
Main components: Mixed mobile fleet; fortress defense forces; satellite missile forces; Doloha large carrier battle group
Forces: 1 Dolores-class space carrier (Dolova); 3 battleships (Gvakin-class); 48 cruisers (Chibe-class/Msey-class); 88 assault boats (Jicco); 580 space fighters (Gattle type); 3400 mobile suits, mostly Dom (MS-09R).

Earth Federation Forces: Commander 1: Second Combined Fleet Commander: Vice Admiral Tiam; Third Combined Fleet: Major Vulcan

Main fleets: Second Fleet; Eleventh Fleet; Thirteenth Fleet; Eleventh Independent Unit; Twelfth Independent Unit; Thirteenth Independent Unit (White Fortress Unit, later operating with the Third Combined Fleet); Fourteenth Independent Unit; Third Fleet (Luna 2); Fifth Fleet; Ninth Fleet
Forces: Battleships (Magellan-class) 24; Cruisers (Salamis-class) 121; Transport ships (Columbus-class) 520; Assault boats (Republic-class) 280; Fighters 880; Mobile Suits 5200

Thus, the Solomon campaign officially began.

"Teresa Ereshkigal, NGM-01, launch."

This is Teresa's third time stepping onto the front lines of space warfare.

Even though the machine's propulsion would allow her to quickly reach the forefront of the battlefield, she always maintained a position at the rear of the main force, occasionally firing a shot at an empty spot.

[Ugh...!]
A young man's scream echoed through the universe.

It is that simple to take a person's life.

"Ed!"

The young pilot on the other Daimyo (MS-09R) roared angrily, then fell into a state of confusion.

My friend, who was just chatting and laughing with me a moment ago, is now...

Buzz—Boom!

Then another Dome beside him was also struck by a beam of light that suddenly attacked from space, turning into a dazzling spark.

"Justie..."

The young driver slumped in the driver's seat, softly murmuring the names of the victims.

The youngest member of the team was so terrified that he went insane, constantly pleading over the communication device:
"Captain! I...I don't want to die...I..."

zizi...

Before he could finish speaking, the giant demon, who was flailing his arms and legs due to the pilot's collapse, was pierced by a beam of light, and communication was cut off.

Now, he's the only one left in the entire squad.

"...Where? Where did the attack come from?!" The young pilot's expression twisted instantly, as if he had studied at the Trington base.

Even when he was staring at the screen, he couldn't find the source of the attack, as if his companions had been killed by death in the universe.

But the next moment, the young driver saw a beam of light magnify in front of him. He tried to control the MS to dodge, but he only had time to let out a scream before he was vaporized.

Thus, a mobile suit squad at Solomon Fortress was easily wiped out by an attack beyond visual range.

"forgive me."

Denise closed her eyes and sighed softly.

The existence of Zeon is undoubtedly evil, but the young people who entered the war with naivety before they were even fully affected are innocent.

However, she was forced to kill them.

If I weren't a Newtype and didn't have such a strong sense of perception, I might have been able to treat all the MS pilots the same as Zeon's accomplices.

But with each soul returning to the universe, she would vaguely see the other person's past and clearly realize that she had torn apart a pitiful family.

This made her begin to envy Amuro's battlefield awareness.

Even if someone's mind is wandering while they're fighting, their hands won't stop moving for a second.

"Hmm...? What's going on...? Who is this feeling? Is someone nearby?"

Amuro Rayton, a Gundam, felt something.

"Did something bad happen? Hmm... now's not the time to think about that!"

The intense killing intent emanating from the enemy on the battlefield left Amuro with no energy to dwell on that warm yet sorrowful feeling. He could only focus on killing the attacking enemies and occasionally helping his teammates out of trouble.

Kobayashi and Kai weren't Newtype pilots like him. Even though they had some experience from previous battles, they were still no match for this kind of meat grinder battlefield. A slight mistake could result in them being reduced to ashes.

So even with Amuro's help, Kobayashi's Gundam was still severely damaged because it was too reckless and was hit by the Federation's secret weapon, the Solar System Cannon.

He himself returned to the White Wooden Horse for treatment due to serious injuries.

With this solar system cannon shot from the Federation Forces, the equipment, remaining ships, and mobile suits of Solomon Fortress were severely damaged. At the same time, a breach was opened in the fortress itself, allowing the Federation Forces' mobile suit units to drive the Zeon forces into a series of defeats.

Dozru Zabi knew that the battle was likely to end badly, so he sent his wife and daughters away from Solomon Fortress in lifeboats, while he himself piloted the Great Zam and the remaining fleet to fight the Union forces to the death.

This bizarre-looking thing destroyed five Federation warships and eight cruisers the moment it appeared, including the flagship "Titan" that General Tiam was on board, and General Tiam was killed in action.

"...What terrifying firepower! Although Zeon, like Little Zeon, likes to develop decisive weapons, it has to be said that once this thing is placed on the battlefield, almost no one can do anything about it."

Denise, piloting her mech and hiding behind a space meteorite, gazed at the chaotic battlefield. Even though she wanted to save General Tiam, she was completely out of reach.

Without a spiritual framework, even if she could use the resentment of the dead souls on her body to exert her power, she couldn't have a concrete impact on reality.

A moment later, after seeing Amuro and some guy whose name she couldn't remember rushing towards Big Zam, Teresa knew that the victory was in the bag, and then piloted her mobile suit back to the ship for resupply.

Rather than fighting Amuro for kills here, she has something more important to do: prevent a tragedy from happening between a young couple on SIDE6.

“Mr. Barney, there’s no need to fight anymore.”

(End of this chapter)