The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4269

This was Lanie Larkinson's first real battle.

As a new recruit, she spent too little time among the Avatars to go on any mercenary missions and fight against real opponents.

All of the combat experiences that she had accrued up until this point was mostly based on the many battle scenarios that she had practiced in the MSTS.

She couldn't count how many times she fought against each of the mech regiments and mech divisions of the Sundered Phalanx.

She also couldn't count how many times she died because she made a critical mistake and got punished by it. The illusion of death was so strong in the MSTS that she had quickly corrected most of her bad habits and maintained a lot more respect towards the enemy.

It was through all of these efforts that she was allowed to deploy on the battlefield and operate as she wished.

Most rookies had no choice but to join an existing mech unit and receive guidance and protection from a bunch of veterans.

She knew that this was for their own good, but Lanie had always believed that she was different.

The blood of the old family ran through her veins.

She not only inherited the skills of an expert candidate, but mastered them and transformed them to suit her own fighting style.

She graduated at the top of her class at the Discentibus Mech Academy, beating many other recruits who had managed to improve a lot with the help of training mechs like the Chiron and the War Squire.

She also received the personal care and attention of the patriarch of the Larkinson Clan.

Even though she was just a fresh mech pilot who didn't know much about complicated stuff, she had grown old enough to know that Ves was not the sort of person who hung around useless people.

For him to spend his precious time on Lanie meant that he expected much from her in the future!

As an earnest Larkinson, Lanie did not want to disappoint him. She owed too much to him and the clan.

For example, during the preparation for this battle, she had an opportunity to meet with him and ask for advice.

"You already possess a solid foundation. There is nothing much I can say that is helpful to you." Ves said as he evaluated her with a critical gaze. "There are many lessons that you can only learn in the field. Don't be too arrogant. I know you're good, but there is too much inequity on the battlefield. Who knows if a passing enemy expert mech deems you to be a threat and eliminates you right away? As a rookie, it is not your turn to stand up for our clan and attract the hatred of the enemy. We have people like Venerable Joshua and Venerable Vincent for that. It is already enough for you to remain steady and prevent yourself from becoming a liability."

The young mech champion's expression did not look like she possessed the patience to play it steady. Her youth and accomplishments made it difficult for her to restrain her eagerness.

Ves couldn't do anything about that. He hoped that she would learn to respect her opponents more once she entered into a real battle.

"If there is one piece of advice that I can give you, it is that you should pay close attention to cooperating with the living elements of your mech. It is not enough to rely on your combat skills to defeat your opponents. The best mech pilots in our Larkinson Army have learned how to cooperate with their living mechs. Build a good relationship with your Lucid Rage and make sure to develop an understanding of its design spirits as well. The more you are in tune with them all, the more they will be able to lend their strength to you in a fight."

"I understand, sir. I already developed a similar relationship with my Sagittarius." Lanie answered. "I really miss my old training mech. I had to give it up once I graduated. I would have liked it if I was able to carry it forward into battle."

Ves shook his head. "That would be a disservice to your Sagittarius, Lanie. I designed and built it as a training mech. Its primary mission is to facilitate the training of mech cadets so that they can bloom as mech pilots with all of the lessons they have learned. Eventually, the two of you had to bid farewell to each other so that another mech cadet could benefit from the teachings of your training mech. Do you understand? Each living mech has a specific purpose, and the only way to maximize your machine is to figure that out and pilot it as it was meant to be used."

Lanie Larkinson listened carefully and took this advice to heart. She had piloted plenty of living mechs outside of his Sagittarius and vaguely understood what Ves was trying to convey.

When the battle in the Pima Prime System finally commenced, Lanie tried her best to adopt the right mood and develop an understanding with her Lucid Rage.

"Neither of us are weak, but the enemies we are about to fight are not only strong, but also numerous. I need to cooperate with you as best as possible to fight the Fridayman mechs and outfight them on a repeated basis. The more enemy mechs we take out, the less casualties our side will suffer. Let's do our best to play our part and maximize our strength!"

From the moment her Lucid Rage deployed into space, Lanie only grew more excited. She hardly felt any fear and apprehension even as her melee mech had little choice but to huddle behind a carrier vessel as the ranged mechs of both sides began to bombard each other.

When the invading fleet had advanced close enough to the Kosic Ring to start the next phase of the battle, Lanie bravely flew alongside the Avatars of Myth as they steadily headed towards the center of the battlefield!

The ensuing action was glorious.

"Yeah! Burn them all! Break open a hole!"

Though Lanie did not participate in the planning of this breaching plan, she had practiced alongside the Avatars plenty of times when they practiced it in the MSTS.

Therefore, she knew exactly when and where her skills were needed.

"You're up, Champion Lanie! Accompany the Avatar mechs heading towards the breach! Don't worry about depleting the HiCap energy shields of the enemy heavy mechs. Other Avatars are already taking care of that. What we need from you is to defeat their mech officers. Try and go for the kill if possible. The more we make it dangerous for them, the sooner we can break down their command and control."

"Got it. I've already practiced this a lot of time. These Pima Defenders won't stand a chance."

As the Larkinson mechs crashed against the lines of the Pima Defenders, Lanie's mech approached the initial breach but did not rush in at first.

Specialized Avatar mech units had already gone ahead to expand the initial breach.

It wasn't until they created more room that her Lucid Rage could finally squeeze inside and fight against her first Fridayman opponent!

Lanie skipped right over the Modal Firmament. Their defenses were too disgustingly high and it did not take much of a challenge to defeat the heavy space knights as long as they weren't able to retreat.

Instead of wasting her time on this chore, she had set her sights on much more difficult opponents.

Among the Pima Defenders mech division, the halberd-wielding Favored Sons posed the greatest offensive threat against the Avatar mechs.

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