The Mech Touch

owever powerful they were, they still needed to connect to be effective!

If not for Mr.
Crete ’s force boosters and other enhancements, Captain Orfan could have dodged throughout the entire match.

After waiting for the spinning axeman mech to come close, Orfan didn ’t lose mind.
Though the sight looked dreadful to the audience, the mech captain ignoring the spinning axe blade and jabbed the New Sentinel ’s spear downwards.

”My mech ’s reach is greater than yours, and no matter how fancy you spin your mech, it can ’t do anything with the footing to keep it up! ”

The tip of the spear failed to strike the nimble legs that kept the Rogue Breaker into a spin.
However, the threat successfully diverted the unstoppable momentum of the dervish.
After the New Sentinel struck again, it managed to trip one of the moving limbs which destabilized the axeman mech.

Yet Avid Serpent hadn ’t spun her mech in vain.
Just before Captain Orfan tripped up her mech, she commanded the Rogue Breaker to let go of its axe!

The hefty weapon spun into the air before striking the New Sentinel square into its chest!

BANG!

Many shards of armor plating erupted from the chest of the spearman mech.
The flying axe had carved through almost every layer of armor plating! If Captain Orfan hadn ’t adjusted her mech at the last moment, the axe might have cut off the arm of her mech!

Right now, she couldn ’t afford her mech to lose an entire limb! Therefore, she took a gamble that the New Sentinel could take the axe hit without damaging the internals.

Her gamble paid off!

The free hand of the New Sentinel went up to grip the axe embedded into the chest, but Avid Serpent activated a mental command on her mech that recalled the axe back to its hand!

”Look! The axe is connected to the weapon arm of Avid Serpent ’s mech! It can reel the weapon back in after it has thrown it out! ”

This wasn ’t an unusual sight with higher-end axeman mechs, but Ves was pretty certain the original Rogue Breaker didn ’t incorporate such a feature.
For Mr.
Creta to add this feature to a mech in three days was very impressive because such systems easily broke!

”Avid Serpent isn ’t retracting the axe completely! What is she doing? ”

The Rogue Breaker kept the axe hanging onto its arm.
Instead, it started to swing its weapon arm with the weapon still attached to the alloy cable.

The subsequent attack arrived at the New Sentinel a lot faster than Orfan anticipated.
Her mech hastily put up its guard, allowing it to deflect the cable-bound axe with great difficulty.

Orfan tried to unleash a counterattack, but Avid Serpent merely sent out the axe yet again!

Right now, the spearman mech ’s reach advantage had been reversed.
The New Sentinel could no longer bully the Rogue Breaker by taking advantage of its reach.
The proficient way in which Avid Serpent threw and retrieved its axe had baffled over half the crowd.

”What can a skinny cable do? I ’ll hack it apart! ” Captain Orfan yelled.

The New Sentinel dashed forward and dodged the spinning axe sent into its direction.
Immediately after, it swung its arm in an attempt to cut the cable with its spear.

Ding!

Unfortunately, the collision showed that the cable remained steadfast throughout any attempts at breaking it apart.
The fearfulness of Avid Serpent ’s mech increased.
What was more depressing to Captain Orfan was that she couldn ’t get any close!

”Hahaha! ” She laughed after her mech fended off the latest flying axe.
”I ’m usually the one who bullies others with my reach.
If you think an old dog like me can ’t think of another trick, then don ’t blame me for losing your life! ”

When Avid Serpent threw out another axe, the New Sentinel jabbed its spear yet again.
This time, it didn ’t bother with trying to cut the resilient alloy cable.
Instead, it pushed the shaft of its spear against the strength and forced it to coil around it.
It looked as if someone winded up a piece of loose cable!

”Caught you! ”

With a mighty heave, the New Sentinel dragged the Rogue Breaker closer and unleashed a kick at the axeman mech that battered the mech ’s internals a bit.
However, somehow the cable gained a life of its own.
The axe quickly shook off the entanglement with the spear and returned to the waiting palm of the Rogue Breaker as the kick it received had pushed it back.

”You ’re not the only one here who can pull off a special move. ”

She declined to call out the name of the move, but that didn ’t detract from the New Sentinel ’s imposing manner.
The spearman mech gripped its spear with both hands and stepped forth like the weight of the galaxy rested on its shoulder.
Once it came into fighting range, the mech started spinning its spear!

Different from the Rogue Breaker ’s Dervish of the Axe God, Captain Orfan didn ’t intend to spin around her entire mech.
Instead, the footing of the New Sentinel seemed like it was connected to a mountain! Knocking it off balance wouldn ’t be easy!

”Come! Taste bewilderment! ”

As the New Sentinel marched closer, it abruptly turned its spin into a slash that scratched one of the arms of the Rogue Breaker.
Avid Serpent hadn ’t anticipated the attack!

Just after completing the slash, the New Sentinel resumed with spinning the spear.
Seconds later, it repeated the slash, this time succeeding in digging through the cockpit of the Rogue Breaker.
This affected some of its sensors, causing Avid Serpent no small amount of difficulties.

”What ’s this wheel of spears?! ”

”That ’s a party trick.
It ’s nothing complicated.
Spearman mech pilots like to practice it because it improves our fine control over our mechs. ”

”If you want to copy Captain Orfan ’s moves at home, I suggest you don ’t do it in a populated area.
Once you make a mistake, the spear will go flying and is liable to hit an innocent bystander! ”

Right now, Captain Orfan had caught her opponent off-guard by using this parlor trick to obscure her attacks!