Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1 Stumbled into the alien battlefield
The engine roared.

The artillery boomed.

Explosions raged.

He Ming's eyes reflected the flames that were raging all over the streets. His eyes were filled with buildings that collapsed in the burning flames, broken signboards, human bodies buried in rubble, and bursts of roars coming from above. .

I was still preparing for my first solo flight, so why did I end up in this fierce battlefield in the blink of an eye?

【Welcome to the starry sky battlefield!Cute and pitiful rookie!Your life will change here!But before that, you must face death! 】

【Ignorant rookie! !This will be your starry sky battlefield!!】

At that moment, a distant and cold voice revealed the truth behind the roar of artillery fire in front of him.

【What a timid rookie!Your actions, your choices, will determine your life or death!So, in order to survive, fight to your heart's content in this cruel starry sky battlefield! ! 】

【Main event dynamic update!Assist humanity's last space battleship MACROSS, SDF-1, to return to Earth! 】

Star Wars?

This is obviously a world in He Ming's memory, a world with the name of MACROSS.

In this world called MACROSS, the home planet of mankind, the Earth, was attacked by a huge fleet called the Gerati Stars. Humanity was almost completely wiped out. Only one space battleship code-named SDF-1 was left. By chance, using The jump engine escaped to the outer reaches of the solar system, near Pluto.

In the end, SDF-1, who was completely unaware of the fact that humanity on Earth had perished and was occupied by the Geraldikigan fleet with thousands of space battleships and countless battle capsules, headed toward the Earth alone from the edge of the solar system. Embark on this cruel and desperate journey home.

that,
However, both literally and in reality, it is a war with an absolute disparity between one against ten thousand, one against one hundred thousand, or even one million.

This is despair, a starry sky battlefield where death is almost inevitable!

"So, does this mean that I have to survive this war between humans and the Gerardians? You really look down on me, a pilot student who is still preparing for a solo flight!"

He Ming twitched his lips in a self-deprecating tone and continued to run quickly and cautiously toward the shelter.

Suddenly, there was a harsh roar, and the building in front collapsed.

In the midst of the billowing smoke, a huge figure soared into the sky, attracting more than a dozen black shadows trailing white smoke, chasing it like a pack of wolves that had bitten their prey.

"Buzz!"

"boom!!"

The sound of gunfire roared like thunder, shaking this small world.

In the roar of the explosion, countless flaming wreckage, large and small, fell like a torrential rain, forcing He Ming to reluctantly choose to turn back and take another path.

So He Ming walked towards the shelter step by step amid the roar, on the street that was mostly buried by collapsed buildings from time to time.

The distance that used to only take a few minutes to walk back and forth was now so difficult.

Just as the shelter was approaching, a tearing pain suddenly exploded, causing He Ming to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

Strangely, amidst the tearing pain, a scream came from above, hitting He Ming's left front.

In the billowing smoke and dust, He Ming covered his head and saw the white machine body.

VF-1 transforming fighter plane! ! !

He Ming's eyes reflected the white deformed machine body, but his thoughts were flying as fast as lightning.

On the other side of the transforming fighter plane is the shelter.

Entering the shelter will certainly enable you to survive the ensuing battle.

This is a conclusion drawn based on the current situation and some of He Ming's memories of this world.

But, would that strange and cold voice really make him go so smoothly?
And the reason why I appear here is probably related to that voice, right?
A strange yet familiar voice sounded in He Ming's mind, as loud as a horn urging soldiers to enter the battlefield.

[Option 1: Take the VF-[-] to meet the enemy. 】

[Option two, try to enter the shelter. 】

He Ming remembers that an instructor once said this when he was a pilot student in his first year.

"Teaching you survival skills on the ground is a routine matter! But in my opinion, the fate of a pilot can only be fulfilled when he is at high altitude, fighting with the enemy with all his strength, and finally returns to the sky with his soul!"

He Ming took a deep breath, mustered up his strength, and stood up straight.

Behind him, a chain of fire rushed towards him, covering the street behind He Ming in a sea of ​​continuous flames.

The flames that devoured the building were so hot and overwhelming that they surged forward, but they could not stop He Ming from walking toward the machine that fell to the ground.

"If I want to survive the coming battle, I'm afraid I won't be able to just stay at the rear! Even if I can get up in the rear, the unfamiliar voice won't let me survive this war so easily! What's more! , where is the safe place in MACROSS?"

He Ming clearly remembered that in the final battle that was so brutal that MACROSS was almost wiped out, there were a lot of deaths even inside MACROSS.

In the flickering light of the flames, He Ming saw the machine body lying among the rubble.

When his eyes fell on the machine body, the drifting and cold voice sounded again. .

[Scanned aircraft are available for boarding. 】

[Confirm target body information: VF-1. 】

[Confirm the status of the target body: the form transformation device is damaged and can only participate in combat in G form (GERWALK, ground effect enhanced form, semi-humanoid flight mode). 】

VF-1 transformable fighter plane.

This design prototype comes from a modern fighter aircraft that Ming is very fond of, the F14 Tomcat with the ability to transform, and is then processed by the designer's whims to create a fantasy body.

As an air combat enthusiast and a student pilot, He Ming once imagined that one day he would be able to control this deformed fighter plane that existed in fantasy.

But I never thought that under such a "splendid" opportunity, my dream would come true.

Perhaps with the help of the mysterious voice, He Ming opened the cockpit of the VF-1 transforming fighter jet that fell from the sky without much effort, and rescued the injured and unconscious pilot.

After carefully moving the pilot to the entrance of the shelter and notifying the people inside to come out to help him, He Ming quickly returned to the cockpit of the VF-1 transforming fighter.

[Confirm that the target aircraft can be boarded! 】

[Confirm...the aircraft piloting skills! 】

[Confirm to board the target aircraft!Reward confirmed!Start loading! 】

[Loading driving skills...confirmed! 】

Looking at the screen and many keys in front of him, He Ming suddenly felt like he was born with knowledge.

The keys, screen, and joystick were unfamiliar to me a second ago.

The next second, He Ming already knew the meaning of their existence and the functions they possessed.

"Start the engine! System self-test begins!"

After some operations, He Ming started to activate the deformed fighter plane that fell from the sky to the ground.

A tremor came from behind, and He Ming felt a feeling of "it's come alive" in his heart. At the same time, the lights and screens in the cockpit lit up one by one, and the self-check began.

Not long after, the self-examination results were indeed what He Ming had heard.

The deformation function of this VF-1 was damaged.

It can only move in G form.

Although it was a pity, it was enough for He Ming to feel the power from this fantasy machine.

As the roar of the thermonuclear engine grew louder, the VF-1 that fell to the ground once again lifted off the ground and flew forward.

"Is this the power of VF-1?"

Feeling this hidden instinct, He Ming drove the damaged VF-1 through the streets destroyed by the battle.Suddenly, a call came from the communication channel.

"This is the Second Defense Force! Requesting support! Requesting support! The aliens and Geraldi aliens' battle capsules have invaded the ship!! Invaded the ship! The situation is urgent!! Requesting support!!"

Several huge figures appeared in the sky, which were the battle capsules of the Gerardians! !

[Assist the second defense team to eliminate the enemy, survive, or die! ! 】

Mission coming?

He Ming's eyes flickered for a few times before locking on the target.

"A battlefield where you will die if you let your guard down even a little bit?"

From the first day they became student pilots, the instructors used various methods to teach this principle to many student pilots, including He Ming, and it was engraved in their minds.

However, no matter how much the instructors thought, they would never have imagined that He Ming would appear in such a way in a cruel battlefield that could turn into space drifting garbage at any time.

VF-1, which remained in G form, flew past the sea of ​​fire and rushed towards the area where the second defense team was located.

On the way, He Ming clearly saw several huge figures falling from the steel dome above his head.

"Battle Bag!"

familiar green,
The familiar giant-like shape,

He Ming recognized the identities of those huge figures almost instantly.

Immediately afterwards, He Ming did not hesitate, and without any hesitation, he controlled the fighter plane and raised the Hughes GU-11 three-barreled 55mm Gatling gun in his hand, locking one of the huge figures that landed closer to He Ming's position. .

Pull the trigger!

In the scream of bullets coming out of the barrel,
A series of flames passed through the air, piercing and tearing the huge figure apart among the lightning and flint.

"boom!!"

As the fire light leaped, a huge fireball exploded in the air.

"Next!"

After a successful attack, He Ming did not stop and quickly drove VF-1 into the shadow of the nearby building, taking advantage of the situation to send a support signal to the second defense team.

However, He Ming did not answer the communication request sent by the other party.

After all, He Ming is piloting VF-1 privately to participate in this battle.

If it were exposed at this moment, even if it wouldn't be shot down by the second defense team on the spot, it would still cause a commotion.

He Ming glanced at the blinking communication lights and decided not to pay attention to them.

Due to He Ming's successful sneak attack, Gerati's combat bag team, which originally tried to raid the second defense team from high altitude, had to allocate part of their energy to be alert for attacks that might occur at any time.

Therefore, the pressure on the defense line faced by the second defense team has also been reduced.

In the shadow of the building, a ghostly figure appeared behind a Geraghty combat bag that was carefully searching the streets.

The ghost's muzzle was raised, and as soon as the flames appeared, an explosion followed.

In the light of the fire, the ghost disappeared again.

The second defense team, which was engaged in a fierce battle, suddenly found that the pressure it faced seemed to be much less.

"What do those aliens seem to be looking for?"

The captain of the second defense team recalled the scene just now and quickly asked the subordinate in charge of communications.

"The identification code is the Salmon team's ID, but they cannot be contacted."

As a result, nothing was gained.

Communication requests have been sent all the time, but the other party has not responded.

"Who is supporting us?"

After thinking for a while, the captain of the second defense team put these doubts behind his mind.

"Attack with all our strength! Since someone is helping us attract the aliens' attention, let's not fall behind!"

"Yes!!"

The sound of gunfire seemed to become more intense, and He Ming, who was hiding in the dark, also noticed the changes in the battlefield.

"Is it time to launch a general attack?"

He Ming took a deep breath.

If this is the case, can I survive this battle?

Then, attack with all your might! !

In G mode, the top speed of VF-1 can be maintained at 500km/h.

Of course, this is only data that exists in a plain environment without obstacles.

But now, it is a complex urban battlefield environment with building debris everywhere.

If you are not careful, a ridiculously unexpected and complicated situation may occur at any time, where you end up hitting the wall to death before the enemy can kill you.

However, even so, He Ming still did not slow down the speed of VF-1.

100KM,

200KM,

At a speed of 300KM,
The ordinary human brain has completely lost its ability to process the external environment and can only react instinctively.

But He Ming was driving VF-1 in a state that even he couldn't explain clearly, shuttling through the complicated city streets like lightning.

"I can see it!! I can see it!! I can see the enemy's position!!"

It seemed that, somewhere in the dark, there was a force guiding He Ming to make precise responses again and again, like a prophet, locking the Gerardi combat bag that appeared behind the building and hidden in the shadow at the end of the street.

Then, He Ming pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!!"

As several explosions of fireballs took off one after another, the Geraldi battle bag team that invaded this place suffered huge losses in combat power. At the same time, they were also pursued by the second defense team that had been preparing for a long time and were annihilated in one fell swoop.

The battle on He Ming's side is over.

However, the fighting outside continues.

In particular, in order to annihilate the enemy, the space battleship He Ming is on will transform and kill the enemy with the extremely powerful MACROSS cannon.

"VF-1 over there, retreat quickly! MACROSS is about to transform!!"

As soon as the warning from the second defense team was issued, there was a roar in the distance as the gates were raised or lowered.

The surrounding debris and rubble gradually began to move.

Do not!
It was not a movement, but the entire small world began to turn upside down!

(End of this chapter)