The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5039

5039 Brave and Fearless

Back inside the bridge of the Spirit of Bentheim, Ves glanced at a projected feed that solely tracked a single machine among many.

His latest creation had finally entered the fray by approaching a beleaguered alien destroyer.

The offensive knight mech's performance did not stand out from the rest. Although the Blood Star's sword faintly glowed under the resonance of a recently recovered high-tier expert pilot, the lack of resonating materials prevented the weapon from destabilizing the segmented transphasic energy shield as effectively as other powerful mechs.

This did not depress the Blood Star and Venerable Benjamin Larkinson's enthusiasm in any way!

Ves twitched whenever the alien warship's attacks strayed close to the Blood Star's position.

The Carmine mech may have been his latest handmade work, but he was lacking many of the qualities of an expert mech!

In fact, the Blood Star was not an expert mech at all! The machine was only able to exhibit a bit of true resonance and prime resonance at his current state.

Ves did not agree to allow his grandfather to sortie on the battlefield at first.

He had already put so much effort into clawing him back from the dead! This was no time for a pilot who had barely started his retraining from participating in a serious battle!

What if a warship was lucky enough to strike a direct hit against the relatively fragile Blood Star?

Without a resonance shield or a quasi-first-class mech frame, a single direct hit from any primary warship cannon could instantly smash the Blood Star and his pilot into pieces!

This was why Ves preferred to keep his grandfather back just like the expert pilots who recently made their breakthroughs.

However, his grandfather insisted on deploying into the field this time!

He even had an argument with Ves over this matter!

"You don't understand, grandson." The old man who had donned his custom piloting suit shook his head. "I need to take part in this fight. I have no excuses to stay out of it. My new Blood Star might not be an expert mech, but it is still strong enough for me to serve me decently enough. Besides, there is no better way for me to learn how to pilot a mech with that Carmine System of yours when my life is on the line."

"It is exactly because your life is on the line that I want you to stay out of it!" Ves yelled back. "Why can't you wait until you have gained a proper expert mech? If you want to deploy so badly, why don't you join the reserves and protect the fleet for the time being? There is no reason for you to charge forward and put your fragile new mech in the firing lines of those alien warships!"

Benjamin stepped forward and embraced his grandson in a warm and affectionate hug.

"I love you and respect you, Ves, but that does not mean I will obey you without question. Don't forget who is the elder among the two of us. Expert pilots derive their strength from being brave and fearless in the face of overwhelming adversity. Those who bide their time and refrain from going into battle when they clearly have the power to do so will not be able to make it as far. This is a lesson that I have only learned later on and after talking with many other expert pilots."

The older Larkinson's voice contained a strong element of will and belief. Now that he had reignited his fighting intent, he was determined to pursue the path that he had missed out on for half of his life to the very end!

He wanted to make the most out of the second chance provided by his grandson and gain the strength needed to protect his family and descendants against all threats, including the speculative aliens from the nearby supergiant galaxy!

"Grandfather..."

"I need to do this." Benjamin firmly stated. "If I cannot muster up the courage to confront these relatively weak warships with a fully functional mech, how can I ever break through once again and advance to ace pilot? Do not forget that I am far from my prime. My age and physical condition are still holding me back. The only means of overcoming these handicaps is to be braver and more relentless than other expert pilots!"

Ves actually agreed with his grandfather, but that did not mean he was okay with this course of action!

Though Ves felt tempted to force Benjamin back by force if necessary, he ultimately recognized that doing this was a massive disservice.

His grandfather was right. A true warrior must remain bold and fearless. Benjamin's abrupt recovery may have extended his lifespan by a comfortable margin, but he was still a bit too close to reaching his end than Ves liked.

Only by becoming an ace pilot would Benjamin's force of will grow strong enough to fully rejuvenate his own body!

"Fine." Ves eventually grumbled. "You can go as long as you prove you are able to control the Blood Star well enough. Your mech must be able to respond and move quickly enough to evade any powerful attack launched by a warship."

"Don't worry, grandson. My intuition has become stronger than ever."

As the Blood Star under the control of Venerable Benjamin Larkinson continued to fight alongside other Larkinson mechs, Ves eventually eased his concerns.

The aliens did not have the capacity to threaten his grandfather this time. The Blood Star also did not attract any scrutiny from the aliens due to its relatively unremarkable performance.

Of course, Ves did not completely leave his grandfather unattended.

He shifted the view and noted that the Dark Zephyr was hovering in the vicinity.

The expert light skirmisher contributed to the battle by attacking the transphasic energy shields and quickly eliminating all of the exterior modules of vulnerable warships, but that was not his true mission this time.

Ves did not completely feel reassured about throwing his grandfather into the fray with an inadequate Carmine mech. This was why he called on Venerable Tusa to shadow the Blood Star and step in whenever necessary.

No Larkinson mech was faster than the Dark Zephyr. Venerable Tusa's intuition towards danger was also the best out of any of the expert pilots of the Larkinson.

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