The clash between the Battle Criers and the Burza Fens was nearing its end. While the forr managed to inflict a couple of setbacks to the latter, in the end the illogical and reality-defying powers of an expert pilot was too much for regular pilots to contend with. They weren't called demigods for nothing!
"Can mortal ch pilots like only do this much?" Dietrich wondered with a sigh. "Expert pilots are still too powerful…"
The new luminar crystal rifles the Battle Criers received was just a single tool. It did not provide them with the complete package needed to fight against expert chs on a more even basis.
At the very least, if they brought double the amount of Bright Warriors ard with the new model rifles, the outco of this highly-watched clash could have produced a very different outco!
"You guys didn't fail." Ves softly said as he saw the Battle Criers losing so many chs that they fell below the critical mass that was the minimum level necessary to pose a threat to the Burza Fens. "We just prepared too few luminar crystal rifles for you. If we prioritized its production more…"
If there was one consolation to this disappointing end to Dietrich's participation in this battle, it was that he was certain that his cockpit was safe. The enemy expert ch never spared any ti to attack the escaping human ch pilots.
This was mainly because taking out active threats was a greater priority than shooting down ch pilots who weren't able to contribute to the battle any further. If the expert pilot was stupid enough to waste precious ti on shooting down ejected cockpits, a lot more Bright Warrior chs would be intact right now which was not good news for the dwarf!
That didn't necessarily make Dietrich's mood any better. As his cockpit automatically flew back to the fleet, he beca depressed as he imagined how much more damage his opponent could do once it was done with the Battle Criers. It still retained more than enough battle effectiveness to butcher a couple more hundred regular chs!
Just as Dietrich thought that the Burza Fens would finish off the remaining Battle Crier chs as if they were target dummies, two slightly more remarkable beams accurately struck the damaged portion of the dwarven expert ch's weapon arm!
These double slicer beams didn't seem to be any different from the other shots fired by the other Battle Crier chs accurately struck a damaged elbow section that previous attacks had already damaged.
The twin shots achieved what all of the other attacks made by the Battle Criers failed to accomplish.
They made the Burza Fens halt.
To be more precise, the two slicer beams managed to exploit an earlier opening created by a lucky hit. This ti, the two shots clearly weren't guided by luck but rather extrely high skill and excellent judgent!
Though the elbow joints of expert chs were designed to be tough and resistant to damage, the slicer beams just managed to damage so of its chanisms, causing the entire limb to hitch up for a mont. This ruined the dwarven expert ch's attack attempt and caused the Bright Warrior that was in its sights to back off with plenty of ti to spare!
While the Burza Fens continued to aim and shoot its laser carbine at the retreating Battle Crier chs, the expert pilot directed his attention to a pair of chs that had recently approached this area of the battlefield.
Whereas most human chs sought to stay as far away from an enemy expert ch as possible, the two marauder chs purposefully sought out the expert ch of the Avido Berserkers.
"You…" The dwarf briefly frowned before recognizing the chs in question. "YOU! YOU'RE THE ENVOYS OF THE EVIL WOMAN GOD WHO MURDERED MY BROTHERS!"
Venerable Joshua's lips twitched. Of all of the insults that an enemy has thrown onto his back, being called a representative of an 'evil woman god' was quite the moniker.
After the Penitent Sisters successfully launched their battle formation attacks, they retreated to the rear in order to catch their breath and recover from their great exertion.
Only Venerable Joshua and a small group of overeager Penitent Sisters threw themselves in the fight despite feeling as if they had sapped their brain juices.
After preventing the drug-induced dwarven expert pilots from breaking through the Larkinson and Crosser lines, Joshua noticed that the smaller struggle between the Battle Criers and the dwarven expert axeman ch wasn't going as planned.
"Looks like it takes an expert pilot to beat another expert pilot after all…"
This was why he was here. Seeing that there were so many ownerless luminar crystal rifles floating in space, he commanded his Valkyrie Pri to pass over its Unending alloy spear to another Valkyrie Redeer and picked up the weapons previously utilized by the Battle Criers.
Of course, it was not that easy to pick up any random ch weapon wandering in space. Joshua had to wait until the Battle Crier support staff back in the fleet to disable the electronic locks on the powerful rifles.
If these precautions weren't in place, then any enemy ch could have picked them up and fired them upon the enemy!
Once the staff had completed this task, the luminar crystal rifles beca ready for use in his hands.
Though Joshua didn't have a lot of opportunities to wield these rifles, he knew how to operate them. It was a bit awkward for him to wield two of them at once as the Valkyrie Pri had only been designed to hold one ranged weapon, but his familiarity with his current machine was high enough that he managed to cope.
"I WILL CRIPPLE YOUR FAILED EXPERT CH AND REND YOU OUT OF YOUR COCKPIT SO THAT I CAN SQUEEZE YOUR UGLY TALL BODY WITH THE FINGERS OF MY CH!"
Well, the dwarven expert pilot certainly sounded excited to et Joshua.
The Larkinson expert pilot didn't bla the dwarf. As soone who was sensitive towards life, it pained him to play an important role in unleashing an enormous energy attack that snuffed out the lives of thousands of dwarven ch pilots.
He personally felt the vitality of the Molten Hamr ch force dropping as the energy wave attack swept through the defenses of their tough and sturdy chs with ease.
Joshua found it rather contradictory that soone who was as sensitive towards life as him took on a job that was all about death and destruction. He wondered how soone like Ves handled this contrast. Was the patriarch the sa as him and felt guilty about all of the killing that was taking place as a result of his work?
If so, then Joshua wanted to learn so tips from him. He faintly had the idea that he really needed to resolve his thoughts on the matter in order to go further in his career as a ch pilot.
He shook his head. This was not the ti and place to entertain these deep thoughts. He still had a battle to fight!
"No matter how guilty I feel about reaping all of those lives, the dwarves brought it on themselves by attacking us. If not , then another Larkinson ch pilot would have killed them. At least I've been able to save the lives of a lot of clansn with my contribution."
The life of a Larkinson mber always trumped that of the enemy. He took no pleasure in slaying dwarves, but if he had to increase his already prodigious body count again, he would not let his guilt get in the way of his duty.
"I'll bring you to the rest of your fallen dwarven comrades if you miss them so much!"
The Valkyrie Pri raised its luminar crystal rifles and fired another twin slicer beam salvo! This ti, they accurately struck the weapon arm that had already been damaged by the pri ch's earlier shots.
Joshua wasn't satisfied, though. The slicer beams dealt respectable damage to an expert ch but the severity was still on the modest side. The power gap was inherently big from the beginning and the advantages of luminar crystal technology only moderately brought it closer.
A brilliant idea erged in his mind.
"Why not try and resonate with the weapons?"
The rifles utilized by the Valkyrie Pri were different from the one used by the Amaranto. The mass production version did not contain any components that inherently resonated with expert pilots.
That did not stop Joshua, though. He focused his will and tried to extend his influence to the weapons.
Much to his glee, he succeeded in finding purchase in the weapon. Although the connections were too faint and rough for him to empower them or anything, the luminar crystals possessed just enough life for him to gain a more instinctive feel and understanding of their properties!
Therefore, when the Valkyrie Pri fired its next salvo, the two beams more accurately sliced through a small section of the dwarven expert ch's flight system!
Though the mobility of the Burza Fens was hardly affected by this minor attack, the dwarven expert pilot beca increasingly more alard. Unlike the Battle Crier ch pilots, this human possessed the skill to maximize the penetrative properties of the luminar crystal rifles!
In response to the dangerous slicer beam attacks, the Burza Fens raised its laser carbine and snapped off an accurate shot that struck the Valkyrie Pri's shoulder.
The empowered laser beam failed to inflict any aningful damage to the pri ch! Aside from heating up the armor section a bit, the attack failed to achieve anything of note!
It was only now that the dwarven expert pilot noticed that this fake expert ch was clad in the sa first-class alloy as the other annoying human expert chs!
"Looks like I won't be taking you down the easy way. So be it! I don't believe your ch is invincible!"
The Burza Fens accelerated forward even as the Valkyrie Pri was flying backwards. Their speeds weren't comparable and the more superior ch easily gained speed. Still, as it did, the pri ch constantly fired slicer beams after slicer beams as fast as its firing rate allowed.
The expert ch was too well-designed for a couple of carefully-aid attacks to disable it right away, but Venerable Joshua began to wear down several systems and subsystems in rapid succession.
The Burza Fens steadily began to lose power, acceleration capacity, arm strength and various sensor systems.
Yet these wounds did not prevent the gap between the two unequal chs from closing! The expert ch possessed plenty of redundancy and could still perform decently well even if the various slicer beams managed to inflict a lot of nasty cuts on its surface.
In the final seconds before the two chs approached, the Valkyrie Pri unleashed its final double beam onto the fingers of the expert ch. This severely impacted its grip on its axe, so much so that the dwarven expert pilot had to adjust the way his ch held its weapon!
Even so, that didn't stop the Burza Fens from hacking down its axe onto the Valkyrie Pri's left arm!
Just before the heavy axe struck, the Valkyrie Pri tossed its rifles and crossed its arms, blocking the heavy axe chop with its forearms!
The Valkyrie Pri's wrists smacked into its chest and unloaded much of the physical force of the attack by allowing itself to be launched backwards!
Seeing that his proud axe strike failed to achieve any aningful damage, the dwarven expert pilot reached a new level of fury.
"Argh! What does it take to tear through your armor?!"
The Burza Fens exuded even more power as its pilot beca absolutely determined to avenge his fallen brothers!
The expert axeman ch began to assail the Valkyrie Pri with unrelenting aggression. The pri ch had just enough ti to retrieve its spear and shield from an assisting ch, but after that Venerable Joshua could hardly breathe after that because a vengeful dwarf was out for murder!
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