0085.08 – Confeito Vicinity
The moment the Kehaar transformed into mobile suit was the sign for the battle to begin.
Murphy’s Kehaar was facing Carl’s GM Sniper III and Eliard’s Hazel II.
Eliard was astonished at the speed of the Kehaar’s transformation. He thought that it would be impossible to somehow meld mobile armors and mobile suits.
Yet, the transformation process was smooth; the transition from mobile armor to mobile suit occurred in almost an instant.
That wonder gave birth to a gap.
The Kehaar fired off its rifle. Eliard used his shoulder thrusters in haste.
Once again he found himself unable to control the Hazel’s thrusters. It felt as though he was struck from the side with a giant hammer.
“What speed…” Eliard muttered without thinking.
“Go around and cut in,” he heard Carl say, “What do you think your high mobility is for?”
“Roger that.” Eliard responded, kicking in the main thrusters on the backpack.
This time it felt like he was kicked by a giant. It felt as though all the blood in his body was being pressed behind him.
“You don’t know what to do with the Hazel’s high mobility, huh?” he heard Murphy say, “Power that cannot be controlled will only destroy you!”
He knew that.
Eliard told himself in his mind.
I will control it. I was just a bit puzzled.
It didn’t matter how he would get used to the acceleration. Eliard was determined to master the Hazel during the Kehaar’s test.
Carl’s GM Sniper III started shooting freely. Eliard, who was spread out ninety degrees sideways started firing his rifle too.
“Move around,” Carl told him, “I need you to flat out cover me.”
Eliard was moving with the thruster tuned down slightly but he noticed that it was doing nothing. Unless he moved about with the thrusters on full there would be no way for him to master the Hazel.
Eliard continued to shoot off his rifle as he was jostled about by the bucking bronco.
Carl also made use of the long range rifle’s characteristics and was trying to catch up to the Kehaar somehow. Murphy easily dodged the shots from the two units. It was almost as if the mobility of the mobile suit was supposed to do that.
He was impressed, even though he felt disappointed. It wasn’t just a matter of learning it, he had to catch up.
Eliard bit his lip.
