The Gundam mecha formation was advancing along the predetermined route when suddenly a faint distress signal came from the side star field.
The captain glanced at the coordinates of the signal source and was about to order to ignore it - the primary goal at the moment was to carry out the mission assigned by His Majesty.
However, the No. 6 mecha on the far right of the formation suddenly turned its gun barrel, and a blazing white energy beam suddenly shot out, accurately hitting the Dragon Knight alert point on the orbit of the Z-890 mining planet!
"Number Six! Are you crazy?!" The roars of other mecha warriors exploded in the communication channel.
Inside the control cabin of Mecha No. 6, the driver was sweating on his forehead and pounding on the console frantically.
"It wasn't me! The energy cannon fired autonomously! The system shows it's been forcibly taken over!"
The parameters on the screen were jumping around, and the muzzle was still slightly hot.
The other nine mechas turned around, their energy shields deployed instantly, and they stared at No. 6 vigilantly - everyone knew it.
The core authority of the Gundam mecha is firmly locked in the command center, and it is impossible for it to fire independently.
"Is your mental connection okay?" the captain's voice was tinged with doubt. "A mecha synchronization rate below 90% will trigger the misoperation protection. What was your synchronization data just now?"
Number 6 called up the synchronized records, and the bright red 87% was so stinging that it hurt his eyes.
"Just now...just now, it felt like an electric current ran through the neural connector, and the synchronization rate suddenly dropped..."
On the Z-890 mining planet, the aftermath of the energy cannon was still vibrating in the void.
The dragon knight who was hit fell into the atmosphere of the mining planet together with his dragon mount. The dragon roared in pain, and half of its wings had been burned into a charred skeleton by the energy.
"What's going on?!"
Eric's roar came from the flagship. He looked at the warning point that suddenly disappeared on the tactical screen, and anger instantly ignited in his eyes.
"Speed up the loading of the transport ship! The remaining dragon riders, follow me!"
A spatial rift opened behind him. Eric sat astride the dragon's back, his claws tearing through the void. In a few flashes, he arrived at the source star field where the energy cannon was fired.
In the shadow of the asteroid belt, ten silver-grey mechas were suspended in confrontation, the muzzle light still not completely fading.
"It's the Gundam mecha from Matrix Galaxy..."
Eric narrowed his eyes and quietly hid behind a huge meteorite. He tapped his fingertips on the dragon scales and then contacted Martin in his mind.
"Your Majesty, we've detected unusual movements of the Matrix Mech formation outside Z-890. They've proactively attacked our guard posts, suggesting internal chaos."
There was silence for a moment on the other end of the communication, and then Martin's instructions came.
"Don't reveal your whereabouts. Keep a close eye on them. The mecha's unprovoked firing is no accident. I will immediately send the Golden Behemoth to support you."
Eric agreed, and the dragon's pupils contracted, taking in every movement of the Gundam mecha.
In the silence of the meteorite belt, only the low hum of the mecha engine echoed, but no one noticed the surface of an inconspicuous meteorite.
The silhouette of the mecha formation was being reflected—the edge of the reflection was emitting a barely perceptible dark purple halo.
At the moment when Eric hid behind the meteorite to observe, the muzzle of Mecha No. 6 suddenly lit up again!
This time, the energy beam did not deviate at all and went straight towards the meteorite belt where he and the dragon knights were hiding!
"Be careful!" Eric's pupils suddenly shrank and he slapped the dragon's neck hard.
The giant dragon let out a deafening roar, flapped its wings, and rolled him sideways to avoid the disaster. The energy cannon grazed the edge of the meteorite.
In an instant, the rock that was tens of meters wide was shattered into pieces, and the debris flew like a rainstorm.
"They discovered us?" A dragon knight maneuvered his mount to avoid the rubble, his voice filled with shock and anger.
Eric stared at the out-of-control Mecha No. 6 with a serious look in his eyes.
"No, the launch was too sudden. It doesn't look like a lock-on attack. It's more like... being forcibly controlled!"
The Gundam formation was in chaos on the communication channel. "Number Six! What the hell are you doing?!"
The captain's roar almost broke the communicator.
"Shut down the energy cannon immediately! Check the core system!"
“I can’t turn it off!”
Number Six's voice was filled with tears, all the buttons on the control panel were out of function, and the energy readings were soaring wildly.
"System prompt... External command invasion! The mecha is autonomously locking onto the target!"
Before he finished speaking, Mecha No. 6 turned around and pointed its gun barrel directly at the friendly forces in the formation!
The other mechas hurriedly deployed their shields, but were still knocked back by the energy shock.
Eric watched this sudden internal conflict, and Martin's words flashed through his mind - someone was behind it.
He immediately ordered his dragon knights: "Stay hidden, don't interfere! Record all the data and pass it on to His Majesty!"
The dragon crouched low, protecting him in the shadow of the meteorite.
Eric stared at the out-of-control mecha and suddenly noticed a detail.
Whenever Mecha No. 6 made an attacking move, a very faint dark purple light would flash across the porthole of its cockpit, disappearing in an instant.
"What is that..."
Just as he was about to take a closer look, the energy cannon of Mecha No. 6 roared again. This time, the target was the transport fleet that was loading supplies in the distance!
The moment the Gundam mecha flew towards the transport fleet, Eric's eyes became fierce: "We can't let them succeed!"
The giant dragon spread its wings, dragon flame condensed in its throat, and carried him out of the meteorite belt like black lightning.
The rest of the dragon knights followed closely behind. The roar of the giant dragon shook the void, and the light reflected by the dragon scales drew brilliant tracks in the darkness, heading straight for Mech No. 6!
"Stop him!"
In the control cabin of Mecha No. 6, the pilot screamed in vain, but the mecha seemed to have its own consciousness.
He suddenly raised his right arm, and the shoulder-fired missile bay opened instantly. Dozens of micro-missiles shot towards the dragon knights with a whistling sound.
"Scatter!" Eric gave an order, and the dragon knights immediately dispersed into a fan shape. The dragon's breath spewed out formed a fire net in the void, detonating the missiles one by one.
In the flames of the explosion, he had already rushed to the front of Mecha No. 6. The dragon spear in his hand condensed dazzling energy and stabbed fiercely at the joints of the mecha!
"Bang—"
There was a loud sound of metal tearing, and a big hole was poked in the left arm of Mecha No. 6, exposing the energy transmission tubes.
On the other side, the other Gundam pilots wanted to step forward to support, but were stopped by the captain with a stern shout: "Don't move!"
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