Lanie was having the ti of her life.
She had heard so many stories about how fighting a battle in reality was incomparable to the simulated battles in the MSTS.
Though there were many veterans who praised the steadily improving realism of the latter, those that had experienced the real thing were still able to recognize the minor differences that made the MSTS inferior.
Even so, the new simulation training system was definitely more realistic, visceral and accurate than anything the Larkinson ch pilots practiced with before.
While Lanie indeed had to make nurous adjustnts in order to better adapt to fighting in reality, the difference was not that big.
This was the greatest benefit of rookies who trained extensively with the MSTS!
The more ordinary rookies of the Larkinson Army were able to reconcile the differences after spending only a bit of ti on this issue.
Lanie already adapted to fighting in reality after defeating her opponent!
The Favored Son that had lost all of its backup weapons had turned into a practice dummy in her eyes.
Despite the impressive skill and abundant combat experience of the opposing Fridayman ch pilot, the man could have never imagined that he would fight against an unreasonable prodigy like Lanie Larkinson!
The only troubleso factor was that the Favored Son possessed such a thick shell that it took a bit longer to overco all of its defenses.
The HiCap energy shield of the weaponless halberdier ch continually shook and wobbled as Lanie's Lucid Rage persistently applied the plasma torches of its tonfas against the hardy barrier.
No matter how well the Bubble Man designed his fad HiCap shield generator, there were still limits to everything.
It took a lot of effort to resist the extre application of heat and energy damage from the Lucid Rage's tonfas.
Naturally, the ch itself had to expend a lot of energy as well, but it was much easier to destroy than preserve.
With the assistance of friendly chs such as the Rifle Warriors who fired disruptor beams at the Favored Son, the Lucid Rage finally overca this difficult barrier and soon dismantled the vulnerable heavy ch through a combination of quick and ruthless strikes!
It did not take long for the ch pilot to call it quits and eject the cockpit.
"These heavy chs are too troubleso." Lanie frowned as she already turned her attention to her next target.
The Pima Defenders were simply too disgusting to fight against. There were so many heavy chs. No matter how much she outfight her opponents, even the worst Fridayman ch pilot was able to rely on the unreasonable defensive strength of their large machines to stall their defeat.
The Pima Defender ch pilots knew that even if they couldn't defeat the enemies in front of them, they could still fulfill their roles by lasting as long as possible.
This way, they could stall the Avatar chs and consu the strength of their opponents as much as possible!
When Lanie quickly surveyed the imdiate battlefield, she could already see that while the Avatars succeeded in overpowering the Pima Defenders chs inside the breach, their progress got increasingly more bogged down.
Though it looked as if the Avatars weren't making as much progress anymore, it was already good enough that they had managed to maintain the breach in the center of the enemy formation.
The only problem was that it was too difficult for the Avatars to expand this fault and break open the enemy formation by themselves!
Lanie personally experienced this as her Lucid Rage continued to fly around and challenge different opponents.
At this ti, her rage had cooled as she allowed her more calculating side take precedence.
Previously in the MSTS and in live practice sessions, she never really played around a lot with the glows of her ch.
She assud that it was best to balance out the influences of both design spirits in order to make the most out of the Lucid Rage.
It was only after she received Ves' advice and fought in a battle with real stakes that she discovered that her usage of her lee ch had been too shallow.
Ves designed the Lucid Rage to improve the ch pilot's ntality in any combat situation.
The battlefield was never consistent, though.
There were tis where a lot of action took place at once. Quick thinking and proactive decisions were essential to maintaining the upper hand.
There were also other tis where too much haste and aggression were detrintal. Lanie has seen plenty of Avatar ch pilots putting themselves in danger because they acted with too much haste.
At this ti, Lanie deliberately focused on disarming the enemy offensive chs. This was where the Lucid Rages such as her own ch could best contribute to the battle.
Compared to other Avatar ch pilots, Lanie achieved much better results. She specifically targeted the Favored Sons and the Space Piercers and skillfully trapped and wrenched away their weapons.
An increasing number of halberds and spears beca divorced from their owners and floated off into deep space through her efforts and the efforts of other friendly ch pilots!
When people like Ves saw how many spears that integrated a bit of phasewater in their tips were carelessly drifting away from the battlefield, he specifically issued a command to retrieve them as soon as possible.
"Track all of the extendable spears of the Space Piercers and prioritize their retrieval as soon as the main fight has passed. We can't let any drop of phasewater slip away from our grasp!"
Though Lanie was able to disarm more and more enemy heavy chs, that did not an that the enemy machines were helpless.
They could still rely on their strong energy shields to block the advance of the Avatars for a long ti.
Even though the Pima Defenders had not found a way to launch a counterattack against the Avatars, their ability to stand their ground and take a beating was first-class within the Sundered Phalanx!
"We're not making enough progress! The Pima Defenders are slowly starting to reform their lines again."
"We are not putting enough pressure on their ch officers! Each of them has already retreated to the rear where we can't target them as easily as before."
"These Pima Defenders chs are increasingly turtling up and relying on help from other ch units to push us back."
"The Fridayn aren't the only ones who can call for backup!"
Commander lkor issued a request to another ch legion.
Soon enough, he received a response as the Eye of Ylvaine directed the firepower of around 60 Transcendent Punishers to the enemy chs within and around the breach!
Right now, a lot of chs were pressed together. Both friendly and enemy chs beca so intertwined that few ranged chs dared to fire unscrupulously in this direction.
The risks of friendly fire were too great!
The ranged chs of the Sundered Phalanx did not dare to provide fire support to the heavy chs that were doing their best to prevent the breach from expanding.
The sa applied to the Hex Army, the Glory Seekers and the Cross Clan.
Reality was not like a ga. Even within the MSTS, it was difficult for ranged ch pilots to support their comrades at the front once they got locked in combat against other lee chs.
One of the greatest taboos on the battlefield was to harm one's own comrades!
Even if it made a lot of tactical or strategic sense to indiscriminately bombard a battle line that was mixed with chs from both sides, the soldiers in the field would never accept such a command!
However, there was one Larkinson ch legion where this rule didn't apply.
All the way back at the main fleet of the Larkinson Clan, many heavy artillery chs stopped their attempts to suppress their enemy counterparts in the distance.
"The ti to hide our fangs and conserve our resources has passed." Commander Taon lin instructed the pilots of the bunker chs that had received a new objective. "The Avatars have finally put down their insistence on trying to overco the enemy by themselves. You already know what to do. Let Ylvaine guide your aim and do your best to grind down the energy shields of our targets. For the clan and for the Great Prophet!"
"For the clan and for the Great Prophet!"
The devout Ylvainan ch pilots, many of which had only converted to the faith a few years ago, all prayed to Prophet Ylvaine and received a response from their transcendent guide.
The third eyes of all of the heavy chs that were safely sheltering inside the bunkers built into the hulls of different Larkinson starships all shone brightly as if they could pierce the truths that were previously obscured.
Each Ylvainan ch pilot gained a vastly improved sense of how they needed to configure their weapons and where they needed to aim.
While the gauss cannons of the Transcendent Punishers remained silent, the powerful heavy artillery chs did not hesitate to fire powerful disruptor beams from their modern luminar crystal cannons!
Each energetic beam lanced across the battlefield from multiple angles and all converged to strike the Modal Firmants, Favored Sons and Space Piercers that the Eye of Ylvaine had targeted!
With each machine getting struck at least a dozen tis by the firepower of a heavy artillery ch, the affected Pima Defender chs imdiately experienced a lot more distress than before!
Previously, the attacks launched by the Avatar chs steadily wore down the HiCap energy shields by a few percentages with each passing second.
This ti, even the most well-off machine lost at least 30 percent of their total shield capacity due to all of the tis they got hit by so many powerful disruptor beam attacks!
The firepower of a single Transcendent Punisher should not be underestimated. When 60 of them opened fire at the sa handful of targets, the Pima Defender chs simply couldn't hold out for long!
"Are these Larkinsons crazy?! How are these ch pilots so willing to trust their backs to their own artillery chs?! So of those energy beams just missed the chs from their own side by just five ters!"
"Those Larkinson heavy artillery chs can't be judged with common sense. Look at how many energy beams they fired already. Not a single ti did they hit a friendly ch!"
The advantages of the Eye of Ylvaine were too great in this instance. The accurate and precise fire support from the Transcendent Punishers rapidly drained the HiCap energy shields that the Pima Defenders relied so much to hold their ground.
The unlucky Fridayman heavy chs lost their energy shields so quickly that they didn't even have ti to retreat to the rear!
"Hah, they're not so brave anymore now that they have lost their fancy energy barriers! Press them hard and don't give them any room to retreat and recover their energy shields!"
Many Avatar chs eagerly took advantage of the situation and dove in to disable and destroy the enemy chs!
"The breach is widening! The Pima Defenders are no longer able to hold on as much anymore!"
This was a serious turn of events that could have wide implications for the rest of the battle.
It wasn't necessary to destroy the Pima Defenders entirely. As long as the Avatars successfully pushed the enemy heavy chs back and prevented them from serving as the central anchor of the Sundered Phalanx forces, the attacking forces could quickly gain more advantages elsewhere along the battle lines!
It was at this ti that the Sundered Phalanx committed stronger assets to the fight.
"Watch out! Their champions have erged!"
Dozens of dium and heavy chs of different designs and colorations surged forth from the rear of the enemy formation.
Each of them challenged the Avatar chs that did the most work and showcased their great strength!
As Lanie's Lucid Rage just forced another Space Piercer to eject its cockpit, the Avatar ch quickly retreated and crossed its tonfas to fend off a charge from a more impressive looking Favored Son!
Lanie imdiately noticed the difference between her current challenger and the other ones she fought.
As her Lucid Rage fought back and attempted to deprive the special Favored Son ch of its weapon, she found herself unable to do so as the enemy was way too astute to allow her moves to succeed.
"Finally, an expert candidate!" She grinned.
Despite the fact that she was squaring off against a superior ch pilot, Lanie exhibited no fear at all. Others might not have much confidence in their ability to defeat those that were one step away from undergoing apotheosis, but she was different!
"The difference between and you is not as great as you think!"
The enemy ch's halberd continually poked and hacked at the Lucid Rage with considerably greater speed and force.
Lanie could already observe that the tonfas of her ch gained increasingly more scratches due to the difficulty of blocking her current opponent's attacks.
Though she had tried to drive her Lucid Rage closer to the powerful enemy machine, the enemy expert candidate never gave her a chance!
"Even if I can't beat you, I will lock you down!" Lanie vowed as she concentrated her all to this dangerous duel!
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