【Respect】The Beautiful Future

...we were abandoned?

The voice of Fushimi Saru Hiko resounded through the communication channel in the small space of the operation cabin, and the sound of the explosion could not cover up the clarity.Kusuhara just froze, feeling a little out of breath, as if the world was suddenly quiet at this moment, only the sound of his own heartbeat could be heard.The hand holding the joystick trembled subconsciously, his eyes blankly scanned the screen in front of him, various data scrolled and changed dazzlingly, and all the reflected information was that the situation was extremely unfavorable to his side.

He wanted to laugh inexplicably, but his empty heart was full of sour emotions.

What is this?

There was a deafening bang, and the KnightMare shook violently, and Nan, who lost his mind, slammed his head on the keyboard due to the huge inertia.The sound of electric current and warning sounded together, and he hurriedly raised his head. In the structural diagram of the mech displayed on the split screen, the part of the right arm turned bright red, and the mechanical female voice reminded him coldly: "Warning, The right arm is completely damaged." In the picture from the front camera on the head of the mecha, the blasted and burnt debris flew by, and the KnightMare with the DTC alliance logo in the thick black smoke and flames rushed towards him, holding his hand The flames of the raised muzzle glowed again.

Damn it, he's still on the battlefield!When every second counted, he was so affected that he forgot to move.

Kusuhara hastily made a defensive operation and issued an order, but KnightMare did not respond.He just stood there motionless, like someone who was stunned by fright.

Wouldn't the defense system be damaged too? !He frowned.

Tungsten-gold armor-piercing shells rushed towards them densely.

"Hold on!!" Kusuhara shouted, quickly giving instructions over and over again in his hand, but the energy light shield system that resisted the shell attack was still unable to open, and the dialog box kept repeating 'unknown error'.

'unknown mistake'

'unknown mistake'

'unknown mistake'

"I don't know what's wrong!!" He punched it, gritted his teeth and raised his head, almost desperate in his heart.

There was another explosion, and the sense of impact came violently, but it pushed Knight Mare away abruptly!

"Recruit, can you still move?" A slightly familiar voice suddenly sounded from the earphones, and KnightMare belonging to the Fourth Army appeared on the screen before the voice.It used the missile to locate and attack to ensure that it would not hurt him, and then quickly rushed to the launching KnightMare after pushing Kusuhara out of the attack range.Crisp and bold.

"Thank you...Major Akiyama?! Hey, it's okay to move."

"Then retreat, there is no time for you to be in a daze."

Kusuhara responded in shame and was speechless.

As soon as Fushimi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the command car was about to freeze into ice in an instant. Fushimi Saru Hiko stared at Munakata Reishi closely, and repeated with a more certain tone: "We were abandoned, right?"

Munakata stood upright, and smiled softly at Fushimi, "If I knew about this problem, I wouldn't be here. Maybe it's what you think, Fushimi-kun."

"But so what," he continued without waiting for the other party's answer. Munakata seemed to have returned to his usual appearance after the confusion was resolved, with a calm smile on his face, and slowly glanced at the crowd, "You have to do it because Do they give up, and give up themselves?"

Munakata asked not only the people in the command car, but also everyone through the communication channel.So many people were so stunned at the same time that they didn't know how to speak, and fell silent for a while.

The soldier manipulating Knight Mare pursed his lips tightly, facing the increasingly fierce offensive of the alliance army, he couldn't hear the sound of artillery fire, and Munakata's words kept echoing in his mind.

"Take a step back," he deepened the smile on his lips, "you are my soldiers, as long as I haven't given up, you have no reason to give up on yourself."

The arrogance and confidence of these words, the majesty belonging to the king is like a sea tide, which makes people feel at ease unconsciously.

"There isn't much time for you to think," Munakata said.

"I would like to fight with you until the last moment!" Daoming Si shouted suddenly, and at the same time pushed the joystick forward, fired continuously, and charged into the enemy's formation again.

"I would like to fight with you until the last moment!" Immediately after Daoming Temple, countless voices sounded, sonorous and powerful.The sounds made by the soldiers during the battle were almost the same as roars. They seemed to be igniting their blood, their fighting spirit was fully aroused, and the fighting power that erupted in an instant was about to push the alliance army back a little.

"I would like to fight with you until the last moment." Seri Awashima looked at Reiji Munakata, unconsciously standing up straight, his eyes as firm as iron.

"Oh," Munakata Reishi shook his head and smiled, he raised his eyebrows, "I don't like this kind of talk, it should be said that we are ready for our upcoming victory."

……victory?Fushimi frowned and looked at Munakata.

"Have you brought Dr. Arakawa's radiation jammer?" Munakata asked Awashima with a sideways glance.

"Yes!"

Munakata Reisi nodded, stepped forward two steps and raised his voice to give an order:

"All retreated into Xiaguan for ammunition and energy supply. The other group leaders except Group C guarded Xiaguan and waited for the next order."

The soldiers retreated into the Xia Pass in an orderly manner according to the order. The collapsed mountain did block the retreat road.If someone looks down from above, it will feel like they are packed in a bottle, and the bottleneck is guarded by each team leader to give others time to rectify.Although the alliance's offensive became more intense as they retreated, the gorge was not that big after all, and as the elite of the Fourth Army, they still had time to take turns to resist so that the rear could resupply.

This kind of behavior is not considered to be of any benefit, the gorge pass will still be breached after a little longer, and it can be said to be a scene of catching a turtle in a jar.But they choose to obey and believe, so they will continue to fight without fear.

Kusuhara Takeshi's KnightMare was unable to continue fighting, so he hesitated and walked towards the command vehicle.

The three-dimensional projection map shows a small area within the Gap Pass. Reiji Munakata drew a finger in the air, and circled a range on the map, "The radiation interference transmitter is here. After I enter KnightMare, the command will be handed over to You, thank you, Awashima-kun."

Seri Awashima shook his head and said it was his responsibility.

"Your Excellency," Fushimi tapped twice on the keyboard, looking back at Munakata, "the energy supply is insufficient."

"This way..." Munakata ordered after a little thought: "Let all the staff in Group C be on call to count and supply their energy packs and ammunition to other groups."

Kusuhara, who had just arrived at the gate of the command vehicle, widened his eyes and blurted out, "Your Excellency—!"

Munakata looked sideways, "Is there any problem? Kusuhara-kun?"

He opened his mouth, but stopped for a moment, and then said dryly after a pause: "No, it's nothing... sorry."

He saluted and walked back with difficulty. The soldiers preparing for the counterattack later trotted past him. Everyone looked anxious and expectant, but no one paid attention to him.Kusuhara walked to the standby position in group C, and everyone else in the group sat on the ground, drooping their heads in silence.Knight Mare, which had been stripped of its ability pack and ammunition, was like an empty shell, quietly stopping beside them.

Standby or something... In fact, let them do nothing.

That's right, they were vulnerable recruits in the first place.He sat on the ground like everyone else, his green face full of tangled grief and anger.Kusuhara Takeshi is the leader of Group C, and he deserves to be elected as the leader of the team with the No.1 score in the comprehensive level.But now their group C is the breakthrough of the alliance army and the ammunition and energy storage of the fourth army, and they can't do anything else.

What a disappointment to Brigadier General Munakata's trust, Kusuhara Takeshi, he thought.

In fact, Munakata Reiji was right.He thought he had grown up, felt that he had seen through the federation's plan, and thought he could face many things, so he questioned Munakata in the office with a sense of justice.But now it suddenly dawned on him that his previous behavior was indeed capricious like a child, and he could do nothing but find fault for himself.Munakata did not defend himself at that time, but his actions were justifying his name.What Kusuhara said at that time was filled with righteous indignation, but there was no use for him other than to sit and wait.Like sarcasm.

But I'm really not reconciled... If it's possible, I would like to be qualified to say the passionate words of fighting with you to the last moment.

Kusuhara clenched his fists.

"Then, Fushimi-kun, please act with me." Reisi Munakata finished explaining to Seri Awashima, and called Fushimi Saruhiko, "Have you mastered the operation of KnightMare in Barbara?"

"Ah... yes." Fushimi replied with a drawn out voice, stood up reluctantly, and got out of the car with Munakata Reishi.

The sound of cannons at the gorge kept coming, and the earth seemed to be shaking.

Fushimi followed Munakata to the side, not knowing why.

"How is the signal in this place?" Munakata asked an inexplicable question after standing still.

Fushimi was stunned for a moment, and then saw that Munakata really took out the terminal from his pocket, his movements were as natural as if he was on the street instead of a battlefield.He felt a little off-line, but he still replied honestly: "It's terrible, even if you try to type, the other party can't hear you clearly."

Reji Munakata nodded, looking as expected.He deftly pressed a series of numbers on the terminal and dialed.

"May I ask what you plan to do?" Fushimi really couldn't understand Munakata's behavior.

"As you can see, in our situation, of course we need to call for reinforcements." Zong Xiang looked up at him and smiled in a good mood.

Tokyo Barbara.

Zhou Fangzun sat lazily in front of the bar counter, holding the wine glass with one arm resting on it, and the ice cubes in the golden-yellow wine in the glass made a pleasant sound as it swayed.He raised his hand and took a sip, and scanned for a week with half-downcast eyes, while Anna sat on the sofa playing a small game with his terminal, and Kusanagi checked the bill.Quiet and peaceful, there is nothing else in the bar except for the occasional game sound effects and the sound of Zhou Fang drinking.

"Ha..." He let out a long breath, reached out and scratched his red hair, glanced at the guitar next to the bar and asked, "Ten bunches haven't come out yet?"

"Well," Kusanagi wrote beautiful handwriting on the paper, and smiled helplessly: "He eats and sleeps in the laboratory, saying that he doesn't plan to waste a little time until the inhibitor is developed."

It is really not easy for a living treasure who is usually alive and kicking to stay in the laboratory safely.

"How long?" Zhou Fang asked.

"There should be a result soon." Kusanagi said. "He said that when I passed by yesterday..."

The terminal's bell rang suddenly, interrupting Kusanagi Izumo's words, and he looked up.Anna, who was sitting quietly on the sofa, quickly jumped down after seeing the display on the screen, trotted to the front of the bar and handed the terminal to Zhou Fang. Her purple eyes were fixed on the non-stop ringing terminal in his hand.

"Munakata's." Zhou Fang explained briefly, feeling a little dazed, Kusanagi stopped his hands and looked over.It stands to reason that the Brigadier General of the Fourth Army should be on the tense battlefield, why did he suddenly call?

Zhou Fang pressed the answer button, unexpectedly, there was no usual cold and provocative voice, and the piercing electric noise instantly filled the whole space.Anna flinched in fright, raised her hands to cover her ears tightly, and still stared at the terminal.Zhou Fang also frowned slightly, the ear-piercing murmur was still ringing, and no human voice could be heard.

After five seconds, the communication is automatically hung up.

baffling.Kusanagi Izumo was puzzled.

"Izumo," Zhou Fang frowned even tighter, his low voice became more dangerous for no reason, "check the current location of Munakata."

Fushimi Saruhiko watched Munakata's movements in disbelief: Reji Munakata calmly hung up the phone and put the terminal back.The whole process seemed like he had discussed the matter properly and clearly, but in fact he just let the other party listen to the noise for a few seconds before hanging up, and did nothing else!

"There's still time to take a deep breath, Fushimi-kun." Munakata glanced at him with a smile, then walked towards the previously circled radiation interference launcher, and stopped behind. Two KnightMares immediately activated on both sides of him, accumulating ready to go.

Fushimi vaguely felt that he knew who Munakata was on the phone with. Looking at Munakata's back, he suddenly sneered, not knowing who he was mocking: "What an amazing trust..."

Munakata Reisi narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the flames of the gorge pass, raised his hands and fastened his earphones, and gave an order:

"The operation begins. Let the opponent's two Knightmare come in."

"Yes!"

At the same time that they responded, they had already acted. The moment KnightMare spread out to reveal a gap, the nearest alliance mecha was keenly aware that he decisively gave up the opponent he was pestering and chose to seize this rare opportunity.The golden Knight Mare is like a ray of light, breaking through layers of obstacles and piercing straight into the gorge.

The pilot of the R-13 saw on the map that another mech broke through the encirclement and entered immediately behind, and then the tiny gap was filled.

Two people?Fortunately, the credit can't be divided too much.Thinking of this, he couldn't help showing a smile, his eyes locked on the dark blue figure on the screen, and the gold on the opponent's shoulder straps was dazzling, which in his eyes seemed to symbolize the dawn of promotion.

Reji Munakata was standing directly facing Knight Mare, standing upright with his hands behind his back, like a sharp knife piercing the sky.But the sharp blade is just a metaphor after all, he looks defenseless except for the mech next to him that shows no sign of attack.

Could it be that the two mechs have been scrapped?

"It's the end of the road." The pilot of the R-13 whistled happily, pushed the joystick and rushed up.

With a proud smile, Munakata Rei watched the shells draw beautiful arcs in the air, and watched the prey dazzled by victory step into the trap.

Not to be outdone, KnightMare, who was one step behind, attacked first.

Intertwined streams of flames came overwhelmingly, the sound of guns was deafening, heat waves swept across, Zongxiang's blue hair was blown back, but he stood still.Knight Mare beside him turned on the energy light shield system, and the giant cyan lens shield instantly unfolded in front of him, covering his field of vision.

The flames slammed heavily on the light shield, dense explosions sounded, and the flames splashed in all directions. It seemed that a tsunami of fire had erupted in front of Zongxiang. The waves several meters high would cover him at any time and burn him to death. No bones or blood.

The raging flames reflected orange-red on his fair face, and behind the mirror reflecting the flames, Munakata's violet eyes were flat and unwavering, not caring that the sea of ​​flames blocked by the light shield burned more violently—that was from an intensified offensive, they were He made up his mind to take the head of this brigadier general to claim credit.

Munakata's sharp gaze penetrated all obstacles and only stared at his prey, calculating the best moment to draw the net.

Yu Zhangxun reminded him when he gave it to him that the radiation jamming launcher only existed in theory before, and it has not been put into actual combat after its development. How effective it can only depend on Munakata's practice.

But Reiji Munakata never allowed things that were not sure to happen.

The golden KnightMare has already stepped into the very center of the launcher, like a moth jumping into a flame desperately, only the blue shrouded in the sea of ​​shells can be seen in his eyes.

At this moment, the same words probably sounded in each other's hearts: the winner will be me.

"Start." Munakata finally spoke, directing Seri Awashima, who had been paying attention in the car, to press the switch the moment the voice sounded.

The green halos of the radiation interference emitters forming a large circle light up one after another, and the translucent light circle spreads out, forming another large circle and spreading towards the center.The golden Knight Mare stopped abruptly, unable to move in place.The sound of electric current exploded, and the bright blue circle of light shrank towards Knight Mare.

"Can't move...?!"

Electricity in the operation cabin splashed out from the console, and a red dialog box popped up, making the operation cabin bright red.The bright blue around the mecha exploded, the fuselage trembled, and finally the eyes lights on the head went out. With a sound of 'beep', the operating cabin automatically popped open, and the two were exposed defenselessly.

The two pilots were still in a daze and didn't know what happened, so they asked the soldiers who rushed forward to pull down the operating chair, the earphones were ripped off, and they fell to the ground. They were suppressed and taken away.

After turning off the launcher, Munakata boarded the KnightMare belonging to the Alliance Army without hesitation.The mecha was operating as usual, the DTC Alliance logo was lit up on the screen, and the subsequent data map clearly marked the Alliance Army's KnightMare and the location of the last command vehicle huddled.

"Fushimi-kun," Munakata held the joystick, his tone still relaxed and natural, "Are you afraid of death?"

Fushimi Saru Hiko had also activated KnightMare, and he frowned irritably when he heard Munakata's words, "Tsk, is there anyone who isn't afraid?"

"I like people who are afraid of death," he chuckled softly, then said after a pause, "so in order to survive, I ask you to cover for me."

"All out."

"Yes!"

Except for Group C who stayed in place, the Fourth Army rushed out of the gorge, which seemed like a desperate fight, but they knew that everyone was just covering, and only Munakata Reiji was the key to victory.

Munakata and Fushimi's Knight Mare mingled in the battle, and rushed through all obstacles to the rear command vehicle.

The data map dutifully displayed their approaching distance, and the commander of the alliance finally noticed the abnormality of the two mechs:

"R-13! F-61! What are you doing! Who allowed you to retreat!!"

"Stop those two Knight Mares!" he roared.

The coalition forces struggled to distinguish which was the target in the melee, but Munakata and Fushimi opened the way with missiles and assault guns. Before the opponent could react, they had already attacked and quickly approached the command vehicle.

Very close.

But it is not so easy.Knight Mare, who stayed behind, locked on to them rushing forward, and surrounded them one after another.

Difficulty.

The command vehicle is in sight.Knight Mare, who surrounded them, also sensed the seriousness, and the firepower became more intense.

Fushimi was surrounded and could barely move.

The sound of shells exploding on the mech continued to resound.

Fushimi gritted his teeth and said, "Leave it to me here, you don't have to worry about the future!"

Munakata dodged a KnightMare, and after taking two steps forward, he saw countless missiles attacking from all directions, and the warning sound of system damage sounded harshly.He activated the emergency escape system and jumped off the moment the operator cabin popped up.

The Knight Mare was hit immediately after he left, and it exploded with a 'boom', steel shards flying everywhere, and thick black smoke plumes shot straight into the sky.Munakata bent down to buffer, and pulled out the tactical pistol at his waist. When he stood up, he paused slightly. He frowned and continued to move towards the command vehicle that was only a few steps ahead.

The bullet grazed his cheek, leaving behind a hot touch and the pungent smell of gunpowder. Munakata fired, counting silently in his heart.

One.

……

He approached with unbelievable speed, nimbly dodged the attack like a swimming snake, and then returned the past with the powerful gun in his hand.Unstoppable.

five.

……

The people blocking the way fell down again, and Munakata's eyes never stopped because of them.He was only a few steps away from the door.

six.

The barrel is hot.

seven.

Munakata Reisi took a deep breath, turned his head away, and then directly approached the last person blocking the door, raised his hand and smashed it with the handle of the gun, and then slammed it away.It was expected that the other party would not have imagined that this gentle and thin man would have such great strength.

Munakata Reishi opened the door with a bang.Everyone stood up in shock and looked at this man who could be called a monster.

However, the man didn't stop for a moment, he pulled the trigger decisively and sent the bullet to the commander at the end of the long table with precision.The commander's body, which had just stood up, fell unbalanced on the table again before regaining its balance. The bullet pierced through his eyebrows, and thick blood flowed out.

Then Munakata Reiji kept raising his gun, and raised his other hand to make a stop gesture.

The soldiers behind Munakata raised their guns and aimed at them, so shocked that he forgot to move, and stopped attacking as he asked.

"I'm just here to negotiate. It's really not easy to meet you." He smiled politely, like greeting an old friend at a banquet.

"Negotiation...?" The voice changed its tone in shock.

"Are you used to killing commanders before negotiating?" Someone yelled angrily.

"It's just a small meeting ceremony, so that everyone can listen to me calmly." Munakata shrugged, "How about both sides stopping? I'm afraid it will only hurt both sides if this continues."

Before the others answered, the person closest to Munakata suddenly exclaimed, pointing at him and ordering the soldiers outside: "Don't listen to his smooth talk! Shoot! He and his army can't hold on anymore!!"

The others followed his gaze, only to notice that there was a piece of steel pierced into Munakata Reiji's waist. The blood was not obvious on the dark blue military uniform, but the wound was bleeding continuously from the spreading blood.

Munakata pointed the gun in his hand at the person who spoke, and the smile on his lips deepened, "Did you just say that my army and I can't survive?"

As if being stared at by a poisonous snake, the chill spread from the soles of his feet, and the man flinched back and said nothing.

"It seems that you have misunderstood something."

Just as Reisi Munakata finished speaking, flames burst into the sky from behind him, shaking violently as if an earthquake struck, and the ground roared.

Everyone present was shocked. There should be no one behind the command vehicle. How could it be possible? !

"Report, it's Barbara!!"

"Barbara sealed off our rear!"

In fact, there was no need to report, all of them had already seen it: the frightening Winged Lion was rushing towards them, it was the Knight Mare belonging to Zhou Fangzun, the leader of Barbara!Sweeping all obstacles along the way, coming proudly from the billowing smoke and fire, all the mechs trying to resist were burned and crushed by him mercilessly.

Munakata stood at the door of the command vehicle, behind him was the monstrous flames set off by the winged lion.He smiled proudly and confidently, and there were a few bloodstains on his beautiful face, but he gave birth to a shocking beauty, fierce and inviolable.

Zhou Fangzun stopped his movements, looked at the dark blue figure with his back on the screen, let go of his controlling hand and lit a cigarette.

"Now, are you going to take my advice?" Munakata asked.

No one moves.

"Oh," he raised his eyebrows, looked at the corpse on the long table and said suddenly, "Did I just kill the Commander?" He said to himself: "I don't know who will take over the position of this lord after he dies.... What do you think?"

The person Munakata asked with a smile on his face was the one with the highest military rank among the remaining people. The other party hesitated a little, then got up slowly, and opened the communication channel: "Retreat with a truce."

"Thank you for your cooperation." Munakata put down the hand that raised the gun.

"Why did you let them go?" Zhou Fang looked at the retreating alliance army and asked Munakata sideways.

Zongxiang hooked the corner of his mouth helplessly, raised his hand and casually pulled the trigger aside, there was a false gunshot, but no bullets were fired.

"I only have eight rounds," he explained.

Zhou Fang snorted and laughed while biting his cigarette, looking past the bloodstains on Zongxiang's face to his injured waist.

Munakata stretched out his hand to cover the wound, blocking Zhou Fang's line of sight, and his smile made his teeth itch: "It's not a serious injury. Thank you for taking the time to provide reinforcements, but I have to go back to the base now, so I won't chat with you anymore."

He turned around to leave, but Zhou Fang grabbed his arm.Zhou Fang stared at his gradually pale face with dissatisfaction, "What are you doing, Munakata? Just leave like this?"

"Do you still need me to send you a pennant to show your sincerity?" Munakata Reisi mocked with a smile.

"Tsk," Zhou Fang closed his eyes impatiently, bent down and raised his hands, and directly carried Munakata on his shoulders.

"Hey!" The dizziness from excessive blood loss hit instantly, and Munakata shouted dissatisfiedly, "The barbarian let me down!"

"Don't move around, Your Excellency Brigadier General," Zhou Fang looked quite relaxed while carrying him, took a puff of smoke and said, "I'm just carrying you with one hand, do you want to fall off?"

"You..." Munakata frowned, his tense nerves unconsciously relaxed after being exposed to the familiar body temperature, the things in front of him were blurred, and darkness finally struck.

Zhou Fangzun felt the lightness on his shoulders, lowered his eyes and walked back to Barbara's car in silence.

Fushimi Saru Hiko got off the mecha, supported himself panting, and reluctantly raised his hand to wipe the blood on his face.Misaki Hatta, who followed, stared at him and hesitated for a while, but took the initiative to go over to clean his wound.

Most of the Fourth Army remained vigilant against the Barbara who did not know whether they were friends or foes at the moment, staring warily at the barbarians who wanted to help and rescue them, and the situation was a bit awkward for a while.

Zhou Fangzun, who had gone a few steps, stopped, threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground and crushed it, turned around and couldn't restrain his irritability, and said, "I have already carried away your commanders, and now I'm only fucking thinking of being defensive." Isn't it a bit late?"

Simple and rude.The soldiers of the Fourth Army hesitated for a moment, looked at the comatose brigadier general on Zhou Fang's back, and finally relaxed.

Zhou Fangzun exhaled annoyedly, his figure was blocked by the vehicle after passing the corner.He stopped and leaned slightly to change the posture of Munakata on his shoulders into a horizontal hug, avoiding the open wound, Zhou Fang tightened his strength.