[Part Two] The Young Wolves and the Three Arrows
Source Page. Translations courtesy of Falcarius!
The special force led by Zappa crossed the sea and arrived at the supply base.
"This is Spector, I've discovered the target Zoid! ...T-that's- it can't be!?"
"Don't let personal feelings get in the way. We do not know what kind of attacks our opponent will launch. All machines, deploy! First off, you three, conceal yourselves in the forest and get into appropriate sniping positions, according to the strategy!"
Zappa's Dragonhead approached the Geno Ritter at high speed while scattering a smokescreen from its body, and let off a few dozen shots from its mounted Long Range Rifle from a short distance of 500 metres.
"...How's that?" And then, the Geno Ritter appeared from within the dust and smoke he had kicked up, and approached at high speed toward the Dragonhead.
"It's unharmed, even after shooting from this distance? Looks like it really does have a powerful Electromagnetic Shield."
"I've been waiting for you, Zappa! Why don't we settle things from the Central Continent War here and now?"
"Ash... You...?!" Zappa and Ash, who were old enemies of each other during the Central Continent War, confronted each other.
A Dibison of the Federation Army supply base force charged in, forcing its way between them.
"I'm here to back you up, Instructor Zappa! You demon, taste my Multi-Barrelled Shock Cannon!"
Ash made the Geno Ritter's huge body leap with its thrusters and evaded the charging bombardment, then swung down its huge swords from above its head and sliced the Dibison in two with one slash.
"So strong...! I'll attract that thing with my Dragonhead. The three of you, take on a support formation and wait for a chance to attack!"
[Part Two]
The three Command Wolf RGCs took up shooting postures within the forest far behind Zappa's Dragonhead, and while locking onto the Geno Ritter on their target monitors with their Head Scopes, they waited for a chance to snipe it."How dare he do that to one of our machines! I can't hold back any more, I'm gonna fire this thing in style!"
Driven by rage, Eno fired the railgun in a low posture without reliably locking onto the enemy on his monitor, so the first bullet missed.
Sensing the movements of the three machines from the firing noise and plasma released by the railgun, Ash spread the huge swords horizontally and glided, then leaped over the head of the Dragonhead and moved in the direction of Eno's Command Wolf RGC.
"This is Parks. At this rate, Eno's going to be killed.... I'll use my railgun too!"
"Wait! The destructive power of the railgun is incredibly great! You mustn't fire it as long as you can't maintain the shooting posture!"
Although Parks locked onto the target's figure with the Head Scope, she fired while the Spike Anchors were not completely lowered, so the bullet merely grazed the Geno Ritter's right shoulder, but its right arm flew away from the shoulder instantly.
"Ngh... Was that a high-speed physical bullet!? Perhaps a railgun...? Getting hit by that would be fatal, even for my Geno Ritter. So they have something troublesome..."
Ash judged that this situation was unfavourable and changed his course at once with nimble body management, then retreated inside the defensive walls of the base.
Zappa also rushed into the base, pursuing the Geno Ritter.
Spector, having lost his cool after learning that the opponent was his father's killer, lost his chance to fire the railgun amidst his companions' confusion, and stood there stock still.
[Part Three]
Once the three Command Wolf RGCs reorganised their formation and returned their railguns to the running position, they ran at full speed out of the forest and up to the base."Everyone, listen carefully! The only bullet we have is Spector's one shot. Get into formation outside the wall, and watch cautiously for a chance to fire!"
Withdrawing the formation outside the defensive wall, Parks took a breath, then advised Zappa.
"Directly after that thing takes a full swing with its swords, a momentary opening is produced. In that moment, we'll risk it on Spector's railgun through the defensive wall...!"
"That's reckless, to make a shot through the defensive wall you would need considerable power and an accurate grasp of its position!"
"I have an idea. We'll perform the railgun firing in a column of three. If we triple the length of the rail, its power should increase. Eno! Take a column position in front of Spector! Mirage Fox, please give us data on the enemy's position!"
"Column firing? The points of contact on our railguns are gone."
"It's okay, the current should be conducted through the plasma generated when we fire."
"...Hmm, it's a dangerous gamble, but it seems that is our only chance of victory! In that case, I'll draw him in alongside the wall where that observation tower is! Use that as the signal and send in the bullet! The three of you, stay calm and bold."
"Roger!"
Zappa's Dragonhead closed in on the Geno Ritter, and gradually lured it to the defensive wall where the observation tower was.
The three Command Wolf RGCs, which had been far from fighting together until then, formed a column formation in the order of Eno, Parks, and Spector from the front.
"Our contest for achievements is at a temporary truce. We'll combine our power here! Align the column formation with me, Spector!"
"I know, I'm doing precise adjustments of my location!"
"This is the final shot, you two, keep your feelings in order! Just one arrow will break easily, but if you stack three together, they won't break. Three arrows, one shot!"
Even as they adjusted their positions, the image data from Eno's scope, which was equipped with a new X-ray device, was transmitted to the monitors of the other two machines, and they tried to lock onto the Geno Ritter.
[Part Four]
Zappa launched a desperate attack with his Long Range Rifle at point-blank range, but the barrel was destroyed by the huge swords.
"Ggh... I can't cross swords with him any more. Spector! Aren't you prepared yet!?"
"The thickness of the defensive wall is an obstacle... The image is blurry, and the shapes of that thing and the commander have combined so I can't tell them apart. D-damn it!"
"I'll leave you puppies until later. I'm going to repay our debt from the Central Continent War, Zappa. The time has come for the Empire to be revived!"
Just when it spread its immense swords wide and was about to finish off the Dragonhead, a transmission came in from the Mirage Fox on logistical support.
"This is Kai on logistical support, I've confirmed the Geno Ritter's location! I'll transfer it to you!"
Thanks to the data from the Mirage Fox, which was endowed with advanced scouting abilities, the form of the Geno Ritter was clearly projected on the monitors of the three Command Wolf RGCs. The tumbling Zappa raised the output of his power engines to the maximum, and succeeded in narrowly evading the Geno Ritter's swords by boosting.
There, he heard Spector's shout.
"Now I've got you, you monster! You're the one who killed my father, Wall. Take this!"
Spector's Command Wolf RGC lowered its Spike Anchors and bared its sharp fangs, and the high-speed bullet "Fang" fired from it ran at super-high speed with plasma along the three rails, with Eno and Parks lined up in the column, and pierced the defensive wall.
