Chapter 110: Overwhelming Specs

BETA.

The equivalent of zergs in Kouzuki's world. When they created TSFs and g-bombs (pollution-free nukes), they were supposed to push back these abominations, yet they couldn't.

There are two reasons as to why this happened: Laser/Heavy Laser-class BETAs that prevented any kind of air support and their element of surprise.

Out of all attacks that they did, they came as a surprise every single time. Coupled with the fact that they couldn't help the TSFs in the land, they are slowly getting pushed back.

This is also the main reason why their mecha are called "Tactical Surface Fighters" instead of Mobile Suits.

However, this will all change... if there's a mobile suit that is specialized on one-versus-many scenarios.

Fwooosh-!

With the GN Particle's property to control inertia, Exia dodged the incoming thick laser from a Laser-Class BETA. Soon after, it threw a pair of GN Beam Daggers on its rear waist.

Unsurprisingly, it managed to kill 2 Laser-class BETAs along with some unfortunate ones.

"If I knew that it'll be like this..."

Kouzuki: That's the advantage of being airborne. You'll only have to deal with the Laser-class ones and I'm sure you could avoid them with your reflexes.

Shinji: "So this is how you pilot a mecha..."

Roman: "This is much better than the movies from before!"

Right now, Shiro turned on the "Video Calling" feature of the Chat Group, which can be called as "Livestreaming" as well. Since he promised them to stream his first flight of Exia, he did.

Touka: "They look horrendous."

Kuroneko: "Horrendous?! I prefer their design, to be honest."

Though, one of the issues that he thought is the looks of these BETAs; even among this world's experienced soldiers, it is enough to bring fear and PTSD.

This is why the appearance of BETAs are kept highly confidential by the government. As to how they did, Shiro attributed it to their years of efforts.

"Looks like the optical camouflage can only last this long." He muttered as he sensed a few gazes coming inside the select TSFs.

Shiro soon came to a decision and turned off the optical camouflage, revealing the strange design Exia has compared to the normal TSFs. He also made his intercoms "open to public" so that he can converse with the others.

It didn't matter much before since it gets deactivated the moment he clashes with other BETAs, thus others can see him for a moment.

It didn't take long before someone connected to it. An image of a dignified woman in a skintight attire that offsets the g-force. Her brown ponytail coupled with her sidetails made a perfect match to her current dignified aura.

"State your affiliation." She asked calmly.

Since she saw him helped them defend Niigata, she didn't doubt his identity. Only, she merely wanted to know of his affiliation, whether he belongs to America's new set of TSFs or another force within the United Nations.

Hearing this, Shiro smiled. He didn't turn on his visuals and casted a spell that changes the tone of his voice to be more deeper. Thinking of 00 Gundam's organization, he said:

"Celestial Being."

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"Celestial... Being?"

The dignified woman, Captain of the Imperial Army's 12th Division, murmured in confusion. As far as she knows, there's not a single force that possesses a name like that.

She became more confused after looking at the "TSF" that single-handedly went through the BETAs that numbered a thousand (Brigade-size) and targeted their Laser-class and Heavy Laser-class.

'At this rate, air support is possible.' She concluded with slight disbelief.

After all, these Laser-type BETAs are one, if not, the most protected personnel of them. If they had a way to eliminate them this easily, they would've used more air support during their fight against BETAs in the last 30 years.

As for the annoying Land-types like the Grappler-class, Destroyer-class, and the likes, they wouldn't matter once they get continuously bombarded from above; in this situation, they're the prey.

Clink-!

Exia's armblade suddenly folded, revealing the twin muzzles hidden underneath it. Then, it shot a couple of energy beams made out of GN Particles in the eyes of a Grappler-class.

Krua-!

With its sight gone, it couldn't use its pincers. Even when Exia arrived in front of it with a GN Beam Saber, it didn't react.

Slash-!

In a single slash, it split into two before dying.

Beep-!

"Captain, what was that?! That TSF..! It's insane!" A man's voice rang out from her comms. It is evident that he's in a state of excitement and shock.

This is what men here dreamed of, to single-handedly annihilate these BETAs in such a cool way!

Unfortunately, dreams can't be reality here. Even if their TSFs are more advanced than the one right now, he might not be able to use it properly.

Piloting a mecha, a TSF in this world, also needs swift reflexes and fast reaction time. Without these, they'll simply die in a battle.

Though, reality can be a nightmare to them.

"Don't mind it. For now... focus on clearing the remaining BETAs. We leave the Fort-class to the air support."

"Air support..?" The man on the other side is shocked once more. "Copy that!"

Beep-!

'Just where did it come from...' The Captain briefly thought before re-focusing on the ongoing onslaught.

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Clang-! Thud-!

Using his GN Shield, Shiro managed to block the ongoing charge of the Destroyer-class. It looked like a normal behemoth with a frontal carapace, which it uses to do charged attacks like a bull.

"You're dead."

In a split second, GN Particles ran through the GN Beam Saber in his hand before it activated. With it, he slashed down at its head - its body part that is protected by the armor that exceeded diamond's toughness.

A moment later, it's split into two halves, just like the fate of over a hundred BETAs that he fought in the span of ten minutes.

Deactivating the beam saber, he placed it back behind Exia's shoulder blades.

Looking at the depleting energy gauge, Shiro didn't hesitate to use up the final GN Condensers, a storage of GN Particles that can be used to instantly refill a 00 Mobile Unit with GN Particles.

While the GN Drive is semi-perpetual, its reserves can still get lower if the refill-consumption rate breaks; it happens when the GN Particles consumed is higher than its refill rate.

GN Condensers exist for this sole reason - it provides a Gundam Meister a greater range of GN Particle reserves by storing the excess GN Particles converted by the GN Drive.

"There's only 4 Heavy Lasers left along with 5 Fort-class..." He muttered while maneuvering from the lasers and acid attacks spewed by the said Fort-class BETAs.

Suddenly, he asked, "What do you think should I use if this is a game, Shinji-kun?"

Shinji: "A finisher."

He saw Shinji's reply, which is very gamer-like. For some reason, the group found out that Shinji has a special talent in gaming. It became even more evident when Shinji came second to Shiro, with his level being at 115.

It made them wonder if it's due to the only good Shinji, the one that died with a heroic sacrifice in Extra CCC.

"Hehe, that's right!"

Shiro inputted a series of command in the screen in front of him. Unlike the original Exia, he can activate its special state at will.

On the screen, a series of words are displayed:

[Trans-Am]

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A/N: Alright, I'll start hinting more about the Extra/CCC Shinji, so everyone can look forward to his meeting with her (You know who) after the Okeanos Singularity...

Fact #63: The Gundam 00 and Gundam SEED anime existed in a different timeline from the OG MS animes, Amuro Ray's Universal Century. Though, it's not without a reason as the Gundam here are too broken. Imagine Freedom massacring those poor Zakus, or any of the 00 Gundams fighting against a dozen of them... Long story short, it's a one-sided massacre. Maybe Full Frontal with his Sinanju can handle those, however.

PS: Remember Full Frontal fighting against Banagher with his Sinanju? That's taking count of the latter using Unicorn, a broken Gundam, yet he managed to level the playing field with his experiences alone...