Venerable Joshua finally felt liberated now that his Everchanger had shed the meat suit.
Though he definitely enjoyed the power granted by the Titan-5 Project, its feral personality and many complications had put an enormous load on his mind and spirit.
The meat suit's bulk and mass also confined his Everchanger in a way that vastly reduced its combat options.
Joshua felt much better now that he was down to piloting his Everchanger in its purest form!
Though the state of his expert mech was not at its best due to regenerating so much battle damage earlier, it was still in a much better condition to finish the fight.
While the Everchanger had just gotten rid of a heavy burden, another expert mech happened to take it over!
The Point Break currently resembled one of the victims of a horror drama as its entire frame became engulfed by the meat suit!
Even though Venerable Joshua and the Everchanger had already broken off their connection to the Titan-5 Project, that did not automatically mean that it had become inert.
The meat suit was extremely dangerous by itself!
Ves and the Larkinson Biotech Institute had tried many possible ways to tame the meat suit, only to conclude that the beast that they had created in their labs was too unruly to be tamed.
Any solution that reduced the meat suit's volatility also weakened its combat power, which was an unacceptable result to Ves.
Since Venerable Joshua was reluctantly able to keep it under control during his practice sessions, Ves decided to preserve the ferocity of the meat suit in order to maximize its combat power.
What happened to the Point Break was one of the nightmare scenarios of the Larkinson Clan!
If Venerable Ulrik Valke was in a better condition and if the Point Break still retained its resonance shield, then it would never have been put in such a sorry state by a giant sack of alien flesh.
The Everchanger would have suffered in a similar way if Venerable Joshua ever lost control of the meat suit one day.
"What is this!? I can't shake it off! This biomonster is chewing through the nooks and crannies of my expert mech!"
The Titan-5 Project actually wasn't as scary as it looked. It was not able to deal a high amount of damage now that it had lost the support of the Everchanger.
Its energy reserves were also low, so it could do little but surround the Point Blank while grinding away the weak points of the enemy expert mech.
Exposed parts and areas such as sensor arrays and the fight system became especially vulnerable to the meat suit's invasive attacks!
The most difficult aspect about the meat suit's attack method was that a melee mech like the Point Break had few effective ways to damage the meat suit.
Its limbs were all enveloped with strong alien flesh, which not only prevented it from wielding any weapons such as a backup knife, but also inhibited the expert lancer mech's ability to do anything else!
An expert hybrid mech like the Shockshell could have at least fired its integrated weapons and clear a bit of space on its exterior!
If this continued, then the meat suit would inevitably break through the weakest layers of the Point Break and drill inside so that it could ravage the internals. That would most certainly doom the expert mech!
Only external assistance could help the Point Break dislodge the meat suit!
"I'm coming, Ulrik!" Venerable George Baldassare called. "Hold it together and wait for my assistance!"
The Rekkar no longer tried to pursue the Everchanger and quickly flew towards the trapped Point Break.
However, the Everchanger was faster! The Larkinson expert mech had already raced towards the Point Break with the intention of eliminating this threat without giving it any chance to make a comeback.
Once the Everchanger closed in on the rear of the trapped expert mech, it ruthlessly charged forward and stabbed its sharp and glowing Heartsword through the back of the expert lancer mech!
The meat suit that had gone out of control offered a bit of resistance, but not enough to prevent the Everchanger's blade from sinking through!
The Heartsword continued to sink through the rear armor of the Point Break and dealt considerable damage!
However, the Point Break still remained operational. It was a bit too much to hope that a single strike would be able to take out a formidable mid-tier expert mech.
Even if the Point Break concentrated most of its defenses at the front, its rear armor was not that weak!
Just before Venerable Joshua wanted his expert mech to launch another attack, he grew alarmed and quickly made his Everchanger evade brace for impact.
The Rekkar had finally come! The expert space knight charged with its shield in front and bashed it against the frame of the Everchanger!
While the Everchanger bounced away, the Rekkar turned around and used its axe to hack at the damaged flesh that covered the rear of the Point Break.
Now that the Titan-5 Project was in a more awful state than ever, it became easier than ever for Venerable Baldassare to open up a channel.
"It's clear!"
"Thank you, George!"
The Point Break's cockpit finally ejected from the rear of the Point Break and quickly raced back to the Kosic Ring while a company of friendly mechs covered its retreat.
Venerable Valke felt no shame for abandoning his expert mech and retreating from the battlefield while the fight was not over.
As an expert lancer mech, he often challenged the most troublesome enemies on the battlefield and charged straight into danger in order to fulfill his role.
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