- Arrival!! The Strongest Phantom Corps!! (1)
ZAC 2101, June
| Andar Sea
| Triangle Daras
| "The Battle of Andar Sea has been won by the Empire. This is the last great victory that Guylos will get to enjoy. Neither Guylos nor Helic will see anymore victories. All of the glory goes to us, the children of Zenebas!"
(From the speech of Colonel Wolff Muroa, commander of the Eisen Dragoons.) |
What is the fate of the Republic's remaining fleet as they enter the Triangle Daras, which lies between the Dark Continent and the Central Continent?
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Powerful, buffeting wind. Eerily shining plasma discharges. Amidst the raging waves, even the Ultra's enormous body was as helpless as a leaf. The pilots fought desperately against the waves. But even their control sticks gradually stopped working. Their Zoids had finally begun to malfunction.
"It's only been 30 minutes since we plunged into this area!"
The Republic fleet commander muttered, half-stunned.
The powerful electromagnetic region of ocean, the Triangle Daras. It's a disaster area among disaster areas, where plasma storms rage from the deep sea all the way to the stratosphere.
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"So this is Triangle Daras..."
The fury of this sea of darkness, which had defied all comers since the Grand Catastrophe, far exceeded their imaginations. At this rate, all they could do was wait for their own destruction. But even if they were to try to escape the area, they weren't even certain of their current location any more.
Suddenly, a powerful impact slammed into the Ultra. It had been attacked by a Barigator, supposedly an ally. Running out of control, the Zoid bared its natural fighting instincts, attacking the Ultra over and over. Another Barigator bared its fangs at the first one. It was only a matter of time before the Ultra went berserk as well.
All the soldiers in the fleet readied themselves to die. But just then, an unexpected saviour appeared before them.
- Arrival!! The Strongest Phantom Corps!! (2)
Functionality stopped. They became uncontrollable. The Zoids were running wild. Would the Republic's remaining fleet be reduced to nothing?
At the bottom of the demonic sea, where there should be no signs of life, a Zoid was keeping watch over the movements of the Republican Fleet.
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- Arrival!! The Strongest Phantom Corps!! (3)
The Republic fleet was on the verge of destruction. Suddenly, a Zoid they had never seen surfaced in front of them. It was a crawfish-type Zoid. Perhaps it had some sort of defence method, because it showed no signs of being affected by this demonic sea. The Empire army insignia painted on its body was clearly visible.
The mysterious Imperial crayfish-type Zoid slowly began to move through the plasma storm, as if guiding the remaining Republican fleet.
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The sense of despair spread further through the Republic soldiers. But curiously, the Imperial Zoid showed no sign of attacking them. On the contrary, it sent a surprising message via signal lights.
"F-O-L-L-O-W-M-E"
Was the Imperial Zoid saying it would guide the Republic fleet and save them? Or was it a trap to capture the Ultra? There was no doubt it had to be the latter.
—If so, that was fine. If it came to it, they'd self-destruct the Ultra right in the middle of the enemy lines.
The Republic fleet commander made up his mind.
"Follow the Imperial Zoid ahead of us."
The Republic fleet followed the mysterious Imperial unit with as much speed as they could muster.
Ultra Saurus discovered the only safe route through the Triangle Daras. The fleet had barely been saved from their imminent annihilation...
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—Are we done for...?
Just as they were about to give up, the storms suddenly ceased. The waves were calm. There was even sunlight shining in faintly. The change was too abrupt. Judging from the time that had passed, they couldn't imagine they had escaped from Triangle Daras. There was probably a corridor through the demonic sea. A single passageway, like the eye of a typhoon.
Before they knew it, the Imperial Zoid had disappeared. So it wasn't a trap?
"Why did it save us?"
Nobody knew. The Republic soldiers felt bewildered. And their doubts soon grew even larger. When they made it out of the corridor, they were already at the southern coast of the Dark Continent, where an Imperial defence encampment had been built. But it was burning down in flames.
—Was it bombed by a Salamander force?
The Ultra Saurus landed, leading what little was left of the fleet. What they saw there was the destroyed Imperial defence force. It had been utterly annihilated. They couldn't imagine a long-range air-raid from the Western Continent could do so much damage.
Sensing someone watching, the Ultra raised its face. Standing there was an unknown Zoid force. The crew picked up a final transmission from the collapsing defence force Zoids.
"Eisen... Dragoon..."
What was the Eisen Dragoon? And what was happening in the Guylos Empire's army?
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