The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4136

Chapter 4136 Battlefield Domination

Venerable Tusa Billingsley-Larkinson did not feel good at the moment!

Though he may act a bit careless at times, he wasn't a stupid expert pilot. He trained diligently and also studied plenty of books in order to increase his understanding of other mechs.

Light skirmishers generally fared badly against hybrid mechs. The latter were usually armed with a multitude of ranged weapons. Although these guns weren't particularly powerful, their quantity meant that they could output a lot of shots at a target.

If enough of this rain of fire struck a light skirmisher, the latter machine would definitely get into trouble due to its light armor and low damage tolerance!

It spoke a lot that the Mars did not even engage any of its weapon systems against the approaching Dark Zephyr.

This left the expert light skirmisher free to move close enough to enter the range of Patriarch Reginald's Saint Kingdom.

It was only at that point that Tusa realized why so many people advocated against this action.

An expert pilot trying to approach an ace pilot was no different from a mouse creeping up to a cat!

Tusa felt completely suppressed when he entered Reginald's domain field. This went beyond technology. Even if his Dark Zephyr was stronger, it hardly wouldn't have made a difference.

No enemy expert pilot could ever make him feel so utterly helpless and without power!

"It's not only that…!"

There was more to Reginald's willpower expression than straightforward suppression.

The man's unique upbringing, battles and other harsh experiences had shaped him into a warrior that pursued both glory and victory and battle.

This not only shaped his prototypical domain back when he was an expert pilot, but also affected its traits now that he had advanced to ace pilot.

This was what made Saint Kingdoms so special and compelling. The unique traits of ace pilots were much more obvious after experiencing so much growth and evolution!

There were some Saint Kingdoms that embodied fire. Any mech that entered these fields would spontaneously grow hotter and overheat even if they weren't running any intensive systems!

There were other Saint Kingdoms that centered around controlling time. They could literally freeze time in an area so that every incoming projectile or energy beam froze as soon as they entered into range.

Weirder and more unusual Saint Kingdoms also existed. There was one that enhanced the performance of every friendly expert mech. There was another one that rapidly drained the energy reserves of opposing mechs. There was even a Saint Kingdom that could convert enemies into allies!

The one that Patriarch Reginald acquired wasn't as perverted as that, but it was still hard to deal with by opponents who entered into his range.

Tusa gritted his teeth as he and the Dark Zephyr tried their best to resist the overwhelming mental pressure exerted by Reginald's powerful presence.

Yet all the expert pilot could do was to make sure he did not bow his head and admit his inferiority in front of Reginald.

"I… won't… submit!"

Patriarch Reginald's Saint Kingdom centered around battlefield domination.

The ace pilot considered himself to be a leader, a champion and a warlord in the same vein as his late father.

As such, he developed an obsession of achieving martial superiority on the battlefield!

Though Reginald wasn't interested in the finer points of rulership and governance, what he truly valued was to become the strongest and most powerful warrior in any battle!

He not only wanted to become the top dog, but let everyone know it, especially his foes!

This strong and persistent desire turned into an obsession that shaped his Saint Kingdom into one that not only acted on the minds of living mech pilots such as Venerable Tusa, but also acted upon both mechs and attacks!

No matter whether they were alive or not, Reginald demanded the submission of all of them! The fact that he did not even let off light photons was a testament to his need for recognition!

As the other expert mechs entered the Saint Kingdom shortly afterwards, they too became directly exposed to the same effect.

The Riot with its unusually chaotic resonance shield fared a bit better against the pressure. The mech was not only thicker and more powerful than the Dark Zephyr, it also happened to have a defensive design spirit in the form of Qilanxo.

Qilanxo was able to provide a decent amount of help in allowing the Riot to maintain control, but the design spirit's influence only extended up to a point.

As Reginald actively noticed the Riot's increased resistance, he concentrated more and more of his formidable willpower onto the expert spearman mech.

Eventually, the Riot lost control as well as its resonance shield broke apart after being subjected to the overwhelming power of an ace pilot!

"Agh!" Venerable Orfan roared in frustration. "Goddammit, Riot, move! The Mars is just over there! At least get close enough so that I can land a single hit. This is embarrassing!"

While the Riot got stalled due to Reginald's active efforts, the First Sword was able to move forward, much to everyone's surprise.

Part of it was due to the protection granted by its design spirit. Qilanxo shared a special relationship with both Orfan and Dise, so she was able to provide more assistance to their expert mechs.

However, this was not enough for the First Sword to maintain control under this extreme pressure.

The true reason for the First Sword's continued resistance was due to the special qualities of the expert pilot!

Just like Ketis, Venerable Dise was a Swordmaiden who had trained her entire life to overcome enemies that were stronger and more intimidating than herself.

Dise excelled as a hunter and got more excited when she confronted more formidable opponents.

Though an ace pilot was well above her ability to defeat, she did not want to suffer defeat so easily!"

"If I can't pass this test, how can I ever protect my fellow sisters in future battles?!"

Venerable Dise's protective desires along with her thirst to challenge the most powerful opponents on the battlefield combined into a form of resistance that was a bit more effective against the mental suppression that Reginald exerted from his Mars!

However, once the ace pilot directed more and more of his formidable will towards the First Sword, the expert swordsman mech slowed down its advance.

Venerable Dise might be strong enough to prevent total paralysis, but her expert mech was not as resistant!

By forcibly freezing the First Sword in place, Reginald effectively took the expert mech out of action!

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