The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3504

Chapter 3504: Rayvin

The two mechs squared off against each other. Neither Lyain Kepper nor Giles Harnacher were in a hurry to begin the fight.

Both mech pilots studied each other's swordsman mechs carefully.

It was obvious that while they belonged to the same mech type, their configurations were completely different.

The Heart of Victor was the larger and heavier of two. Though all of its mass and armor slowed it down, it also offered the mech a lot of buffer against powerful attacks, including those inflicted by a plasma sword. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

While the mech designed by Team Larkinson would have been too rudimentary if that was all it had, the machine possessed at least two more advantages.

First, its chainsword weapon system granted it additional attack options. It did not have to get up close in order to deal damage, and that was a rare capability in a contest that prohibited ranged weapons.

Second, the glow of the mech exerted a dual psychological influence.

Lyain Kepper had always been a little intimidated by Giles Harnacher. The Wild Fighters who volunteered to take part in the Wild Brawl Bowl mostly knew each other as they regularly sparred and practiced with each other.

Harnacher had always established his superiority during these sessions. Though Lyain was able to win a few bouts, more often than not he had to admit defeat in front of the more skilled and talented swordsman mech pilot.

If Lyain was piloting any other mech, he would have entered this match with a lot less confidence than normal. Giles had left a considerable psychological shadow in his mind.

Yet with the Heart of Victor constantly propping up his confidence, Lyain no longer thought that he would necessarily have to be the lesser this time.

"I can beat you! I'm piloting the best mech in the Wild Brawl Bowl and I've received personal instruction from a swordmaster. There is no reason for me to lose this time!"

Just this mental shift was enough to ensure that Lyain Kepper would go all-out this time!

As for Giles Harnacher, he had always been confident in his own abilities. He did not need to be stimulated in order to chase after victory.

The only anomaly this time was that the glow of the Heart of Victor impacted him as well. Though the influence wasn't particularly significant for now, the foreign glow still affected his mental balance, if only slightly.

"How annoying."

Giles Harnacher knew that the only way to get rid of this sensation was to take out the mech in front of him! Nothing less would be able to restore his peace!

"Enough delays. Let's start."

The Rayvin finally activated its powerful plasma sword. A line of fixed plasma began to appear along its length! The deadly hot matter was solidly suspended in place by magnetic fields, which essentially turned it into a powerful cutting implement.

In fact, the tech wasn't actually too advanced. Industrial-grade plasma cutters were common tools in many plants and factories.

The most crucial difference was that ordinary plasma cutters could take their time to part through metal while the Rayvin's plasma sword had to accomplish the same in just a second!

This meant that the plasma sword actually expended a lot more power even if its scale was taken into consideration. Just leaving it active already outputted so much heat energy that the air around the weapon became distorted due to heating up the surrounding molecules!

This was an undesirable phenomena to the Rayvin. The mech only carried a limited amount of energy cells and could not afford to waste it all by acting as an oversized oven!

This was why the energy level of the plasma sword quickly receded to a more sustainable level. Though it was still outputting a considerable amount of wasted energy, it would only get back to full power when it was about to strike a target!

Even so, the Rayvin couldn't maintain this state for long.

Harnacher's main priority was to make sure that the Rayvin's plasma sword transferred as much energy as possible to the Heart of Victor. He no longer delayed the confrontation any further.

"Burn!" He roared as the Rayvin rapidly dashed forward with its plasma sword ready to strike!

Yet before the Rayvin could move past the halfway point, the Heart of Victor had issued its own response.

Kepper moved his mech to the side. His mech constantly had to stay on the move in order to remain responsive. It did not have to move as quickly as the Rayvin, but as long as it remained in motion, it was able to handle its weapon with considerably greater ease.

[The Heart of Victor is taking action! Watch its sword!]

The swordsman mech launched its sword at the Rayvin!

Chains continued to clatter as they grew more taut as the weapon it was attached to kept moving away.

Due to the mech's sidewards motion, the trajectory of the chained sword was not straight, but instead flew at an angle. The Heart of Victor was even able to affect the flight path of the thrown sword even further by pulling one end of the chain in a specific direction!

Clang!

While a tossed weapon was a considerable threat, a mech pilot as good as Harnacher easily dealt with this attack. The Rayvin turned the flat of its blade against the attack and managed to deflect the incoming projectile with a lot of effort.

Even though it was not easy to deflect such a substantial metal object, the Rayvin did so with minimal exertion!

Harnacher even instructed his mech to step to the side before the chainsword returned akin to a boomerang!

Lyain already expected his adversary to be able to defend against this attack with ease, but he did not give up on his course of action. The Heart of Victor immediately threw out its sword once again!

Though the Rayvin successfully deflected the weapon once again, the flat side of its surface began to show numerous scratches and slight stress marks.

A plasma sword was not as sturdy as a plain sword made out of solid alloys!

As a technological weapon system, the plasma sword contained plenty of internal components and circuitry. While all of these parts enabled the weapon to maintain such a hot edge, it also weakened the structural strength of the entire object!

This was a well-known weakness of the plasma swords. They simply couldn't withstand as much physical force, especially when it was applied at a perpendicular angle along their length!

All of this might sound complicated, but there was a simple way to preserve the plasma sword's integrity.

"I have to take out my opponent as quickly as possible!"

There was no way that the Rayvin would allow the Heart of Victor to launch its chainsword over and over again. Harnacher was already under considerable time pressure and the constant chain attacks only prompted him to go faster!

When the Rayvin almost caught up with the Heart of Victor, the latter had already retracted its weapon.

Lyain did not intend to throw his weapon again!

Instead, the Heart of Victor held the sword solidly in its grip and eagerly awaited the arrival of its enemy.

Fzzz-Clang!

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