Chapter 2827 - Exploits (1/2)

Positron beams seared across the loading hall. The energy splashed against the biomechs of the Roving Hunters, causing them to incur increasingly more damage.

In response, the Bluestar fired back with a kinetic carbine. While the weapon packed quite a punch despite its size, it was clear that it could not exert any pressure towards its targets!

The main element of the ultralifer squad formed a double column behind the shields of the two knight mechs in front. The oversized bone shields were so broad and thick that they practically served as impenetrable barriers!

Whether this tight formation was attacked from afar or up close, every frontal assault would undoubtedly fail!

This caused the defenders to fall into a difficult dilemma. Due to the positioning of both sides, it was impossible for the Roving Hunters and the Larkinsons to flank the hostile main element. Their only choice was to attack from the front or slightly to the sides, but that was useless as the knight mechs could simply reorient themselves.

With those sturdy knight mechs in the way, the only outcome of an attack would be to get bogged down. The knight mechs would find a way to entangle their opponents and the spearman mechs would either prevent a breakthrough or help with containment.

The swordsman mechs that were hovering at the sides would subsequently close the net and demolish the defenders from the rear!

This was why Captain Rivington and the rest did not dare to advance. Every path forward led to certain defeat.

Yet what else could they do?

Staying in place would cause their mechs to get whittled down from range. Retreating back to the underground mech hall where the biomechs were originally stashed would not only endanger Ves and the rest of the Roving Hunter crew, but also force them to fight a cramped frontal battle in which the enemies enjoyed a huge advantage!

It all came down to lack of numbers. With 4 mechs down, the defenders were at a huge disadvantage. Even if their competition mechs performed better, it was too difficult to overcome a balanced and all-encompassing squad composition!

Captain Rivington was so used to fighting fair matches that he became indecisive at this moment.

Unlike league matches where rules ensured that both sides started on a level playing field, there was no fairness on the actual battlefield!

Even though his side possessed a great advantage with an expert pilot by his side, he knew that there was only so much the young woman could accomplish with an ordinary mech, let alone a biomech!

This was also why he listened carefully to the analysis provided by Ves. He knew that the only way to overcome such a difficult challenge was to resort to other solutions.

”The enemy employs different models that look commercial in nature. These mechs tend to be eccentric. They have pronounced strengths and obvious shortcomings due to the limitations of their individual mech designers.”

”We can handle the other mechs if it comes down to it, but tell us how to defeat the knight mechs.” Captain Rivington urgently requested.

”...Knight mechs are tough to take down regardless of their quirks. It’s practically their job to outlast their opponents.” Ves responded over the comm channel. ”The model employed by the ultralifers are actually much more optimized for aerial combat. They’re slow and unwieldy when stuck to the ground. Their turning speed is abysmal, so as long as you can outflank them, you stand a good chance at striking a heavy blow to their flanks and rear.”

”Their backs are covered by those spearman mechs! Besides, their formation is too difficult to deal with! The enemy biomechs are all covering for each other. I can tell that the mech pilots have trained and fought together for a long time. The teamwork they exhibit is too similar to long-lasting teams.”

”I’m aware of that, but I may have a solution for that. Please get ready to move out regardless of what happens. I anticipate that the enemy will react very strongly to what is about to happen.”

”What are you talking about, Mr. Larkinson!?”

”I’m transmitting my analysis of every enemy biomech’s weak points to you and your comrades. While I can’t guarantee the veracity of my analysis due to my unfamiliarity with biomechs, I think that you’ll be able to achieve a good effect if you can strike these places. No matter what form a mech takes, much of their engineering principles remain the same!”

The five mechs of the Roving Hunters received a surprisingly large and detailed data burst. As a competitive mech pilot, Captain Rivington was very familiar with receiving weak point analyses from his staff.

In order to increase the odds of victory as much as possible, it was essential to study the enemy’s mechs and identify how they could best be taken down!

Of course, the competitive teams all knew that their mechs would be scrutinized in this fashion. If they deployed the exact same mechs time after time, then they would definitely get destroyed in an instant as all of their properties were transparent to the enemy.

This was why it was essentially to modify competitive mechs a bit after every match. Changes to their armor scheme, modules, weapon loadout and more ensured that they would always keep their opponents guessing.

Right now, Captain Rivington and his teammates all felt as if they were in the rare position of knowing every weakness of all nine enemy mechs!

Even though Ves only had a limited time to examine every mech with his Odineye Omni Sensor, the quality of sensor readings along with all of the lessons he learned from his wife allowed him to pick out every glaring weakness in a matter of seconds!

Anyone who received this analysis would have a lot more confidence in facing their opponents, but it was different for the Roving Hunter mech athletes.

They most of all had trained extensively in exploiting the weak points of their opponents! In a close match where every tiny advantage could mean the difference between victory or defeat, mech athletes were accustomed to making the most out of every scrap of relevant information!

Another mech pilot who could make excellent use of the analysis was Venerable Jannzi. Even though she was still acclimatizing to the Perringer, her control and battle prowess had already reached a level unreachable by ordinary humans.

As for Vincent, he was still too distracted by trying to get a grip on the Rotenring to care about the new overlay that pointed out the areas where he should focus his attacks!

Just as four of the five defending mech pilots formulated a strategy to attack and exploit the weak points of all of the enemy mechs, an abrupt change took place.