The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4286

Ves finally understood the general's point.

"Are you saying… that we should use Saint Rebecca as bait to keep messing up the Sundered Phalanx?"

"That is exactly what I am saying, sir." General Verle smiled. "Let me put it in terms that you can understand. Previously, I judged that our chances of achieving victory on the battlefield is 60 percent. Now that this unexpected surprise has occurred, our chances of winning have jumped to 80 percent. It is all but certain that our regular mech units will be able to overrun the Sundered Phalanx mech divisions. The main reason why my confidence isn't higher is because Saint Jeremiah Gauge and certain powerful expert pilots can single-handedly reverse the outcome through relying on their personal strength."

"I see. I understand now why you would want to exploit the current situation, but have you ever thought of what a terrible price we might pay in the future if we let a hostile ace pilot slip from our grasp? Don't forget that she has likely built up a grudge against our clan due to our participation in Operation Saturday Market."

General Verle nonchalantly shrugged. "We can worry about future concerns another time. We should pay much more attention to our immediate survival than to plan for nebulous threats in the future. We should not compromise an easier path to victory to solve a hypothetical danger that might not even be relevant if our clan collapses because of making the wrong decisions during this battle."

After a short discussion, Ves eventually acquiesced to General Verle's stance. The Larkinsons truly couldn't afford to gamble with their lives and the future of their clan. It was a great taboo to underestimate the enemy or assume that they were already defeated. _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}

Besides, General Verle put forth another argument that put down any thoughts of trying to kill Saint Rebecca Andus.

"Humanity needs ace pilots. The Mech Trade Association is not entirely opposed to ace pilots challenging each other, because the mechers recognize that this is an essential part of their progression. Killing an ace pilot when she has just advanced and is not in a position to showcase her newfound strength does not align with the interests of the MTA. We will most definitely strain our relationship with the Association and damage our reputation in the mech community if we commit this cowardly act."

Ves frowned deeper. The implication was that the MTA might intervene if Saint Rebecca Andus was truly at risk of dying today!

"I understand. Proceed with what you are doing, then. As you have said, winning this battle is our main objective. We can think about other matters once we have removed the more immediate threats."

"Thank you, sir."

Ves turned his attention back to the ongoing battle. Whether the Hexers were earnest about killing off Saint Rebecca Andus or not, they were certainly harvesting a lot of mechs at the moment!

Due to the chaotic and disorganized reposition of Fridayman mechs, it became a lot easier to pick them off at range.

Hexer ranged mechs were having a great time attacking the more fragile and vulnerable mechs of the Sundered Phalanx.

Even the hardier mechs from mech divisions such as the Medallion Guards were getting eliminated in droves due to the sheer amount of firepower pouring in from multiple directions!

The Hexer melee mechs were starting to make progress as well. Though the Hexers had to be careful not to lose cohesion and make themselves vulnerable to reprisal, their assault-oriented machines were starting to make great progress in overrunning the lagging Fridayman mech units!

The Valkyrie Redeemer Mark II model and its many variants happened to excel under these circumstances!

A lot of Fridayman mechs had either broken up their defensive formations or outright turned their backs against the Hexers.

This allowed the relatively faster Valkyrie mechs to charge forward and run down the slowpokes!

Entire Fridayman mech units became impaled with spears!

Though there were plenty of cases where the professional soldiers of the Sundered Phalanx regained their wits and reformed their lines, they became vulnerable to flanking attacks without too many friendly mechs by their side.

There were also tougher opponents, however. The Medallion Guards especially tried to maintain near-solid walls made out of tough and heavy mechs in an attempt to block or slow down Hexer pursuit.

Though it was fairly easy to shield the crippled Shockshell against ranged attacks, it would be a lot harder to preserve Saint Rebecca if its escort became overwhelmed by a flood of Hexer melee mechs!

The modern Valkyrie mechs were less capable of breaking through these obstacles. The death glows imparted by Helena might be strong enough to waver the hearts of mech pilots, but the Medallion Guards still managed to overcome the fear and threat of death by putting their faith in Saint Rebecca!

Just like Patriarch Reginald, the brave soldiers of the Medallion Guards readily put their values and beliefs above their need to preserve their lives!

"Fanatics! They're all fanatics!"

The rabid behavior of the Sundered Phalanx and especially the Medallion Guards reminded Ves too much of religious nutjobs. Instead of abiding by common sense, these soldiers were all willing to put their mechs and their lives at risk just to evacuate a single VIP off the battlefield.

None of the Fridayman mech pilots looked as if they were forced to buy time for Saint Rebecca's escape. They all volunteered for the job without a word and did not even seem to care that their impulsive actions might hasten their overall defeat.

The only way the Gaugers could be driven to this point was if they truly revered ace pilots such as Saint Rebecca Andus as deities!

Even though the Valkyrie mechs couldn't shake the strong beliefs of the Fridayman mech pilots with their death glows, the marauder mechs were still able to achieve at least some results against the tougher and more organized Fridayman mech units.

Fortunately, heavier Hexer mech units finally caught up and began to engage the defending troops in frontal combat.

What was special about the mainline units of the Hex Army was that they happened to include mechs provided by the Larkinson Clan.

A few of them were familiar sights to the veterans of the Hex Army.

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