The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5093

A cat was quietly thrown out of a mech and tumbled into empty space.

Lucky already started to have second thoughts about this dubious mission.

Humanity at least managed to collect a large amount of information about the traits, competences and technological capabilities of the more prevalent alien races such as the orvens and the puelmers.

The arche on the other hand remained so elusive that humans barely understood how their unique archeships worked!

What if a handsome cat like Lucky wasn't able to phase through archemetal?

That would pretty much end the infiltration attempt in its infancy!

Not only that, but Lucky would also remain stuck outside of an invisible hull with no way to return to safe harbor on his own power!

As powerful as the gem cat had grown over the years, interstellar travel was still far beyond his capabilities. Getting lost in space was a real possibility.

Even so, Lucky couldn't help but develop a strong desire to take a bite out of an archeship.

According to what little humanity knew about the homeships of the arche race, they were constructed as massively scaled up versions of shells.

The thickness of the exterior layers and the density of the archeships were exceptionally high compared to the typical starships constructed by other races.

The cost of producing them was just as exaggerated, which meant that they largely became as large as capital ships.

According to Ves' investigations, the current archeship was only about as big as a frigate. She was crewed by less than a hundred arche as far as he was able to detect, which meant that the ship was not as strong and threatening as the larger vessels of her kind.

Lucky still maintained his vigilance as his invisible form slowly drifted towards the archeship's suspected coordinates.

It was not until his intuitive sense for metal detected a crazy amount of higher grade exotics that his control began to slip a little!

The cat had to suppress his urges and make sure that the personal stealth generator of his Misfortune Harness still worked well enough to hide his presence from enemy sensors.

Confrontations between opposing units in stealth always centered around detection.

The side that detected the hidden enemy first always enjoyed a great advantage!

Unless the detection tech of the arche race was more effective than expected, it was unlikely for the archeship to notice that a gem cat was secretly drifting closer to her hull.

This was because the archeship could not employ her most effective suite of sensors and scanners!

Any form of active sensors inevitably generated signals of varying intensity that were much easier to detect.

If the crew of the archeship strongly suspected that a hidden enemy already discovered her presence and was attempting to sneak closer, then that might be a reason for engaging in active scanning.

However, as long as the arche thought that they maintained the element of surprise, they had no reason to expose themselves on their own initiative and lose the opportunity to catch the humans off-guard!

Lucky successfully took advantage of the mentality of the unsuspecting aliens and softly bumped against the solid hull of the archeship.

This was the most definite confirmation yet that a hidden alien ship had sneaked into the Corellix System in advance!

As Lucky's armor-clad form briefly touched the surface of the hull of the hidden archeship, the cat did not dare to stand on the surface.

Who knew whether the archeship's sensors would trip if they detected contact with a solid metal object like a certain mechanical cat.

The most important moment had come for Secret Agent Lucky.

Was he able to phase through the thick layer of archemetal and enter the interior of the alien vessel?

The cat had no choice but to take a risk and make a plunge.

After staring at the seemingly empty space in front of him for a few more seconds, Lucky boldly attempted to phase through the alien metal.

The cat immediately wanted to meow out in pain as the outer layer archemetal appeared to be at least slightly charged with energy as it was being used to produce a constant stealth effect.

Lucky's abrupt intrusion not only caused him to get shocked by a moderate amount of current, but also caused the archeship's stealth systems to produce small fluctuations as its energy distribution encountered slight disturbances.

The arche crew members responsible for the crucial stealth systems grew slightly panicked and tried to compensate for the disruptions as quickly as possible.

Lucky tried to get through the outer layers as quickly as possible without giving his presence away.

This was not easy as he couldn't move too fast for fear of producing strong traces. The cat continued to endure the current running through his Misfortune Harness and his metallic body before he finally reached a layer that was not under as much power. _{freewebnøvel.com}

It appeared that much of the power produced by the archeship went towards maintaining her active stealth system.

The layers of archemetal underneath were a lot denser and tougher. They also contained higher concentrations of phasewater, which made it a lot more challenging for Lucky to phase through.

It was not as painful and risky as trying to phase through powered metal, so the cat eventually managed to reach a free and open space without getting detected.

The cat first inspected whether the stealth system and other electronic systems of the Misfortune Harness were still operational.

The little stealth outfit was a lot tougher than it looked. Ves had designed it with dangerous conditions in mind. Shielding its electronic systems from excess current and EMP attacks was a simple matter with the use of enough high-quality materials!

Once Lucky became satisfied that his suit remained operational, he took a good look at his surroundings.

The breathable air consisted of a strange and slightly misty mixture of gasses that was toxic to humans.

The gravity level was a lot higher as well at 1.7 g. This gravity had a profound effect on the evolution and development of the arche race as they always emphasized defense over mobility.

The relatively small compartment was dimly lit. Though that did not hinder Lucky's artificial sensors in the slightest, an ordinary human wouldn't be able to see too far at this luminosity level.

No arche crew members were in the vicinity, which made Lucky a little less tense.

He had little idea about the capabilities of the arche race. He learned that their shells could not only function as armor, but also possess many other functions depending on how extensively they had been developed.

The stronger members of the arche race essentially wore a permanent version of a powerful and multifaceted suit of combat armor!

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