The Mech Touch

a demonstration of the power of our design!

Several minutes passed by as Patriarch Reginald tested his control over the scale model.
Once it became clear that nothing was amiss concerning the operation of the miniature Mars Project, a massive door slid open to reveal a mech.

A full-sized mech.

”Is that… the Redaxe of your Larkinson Clan? ” Venerable Florence Cross asked.

”Yup. ” Ves grinned.
”The Redaxe is the work of Miss Tifi Coslone.
Although it is not our most impressive mech, we believe it can serve as an adequate sparring partner to the scale model of the Mars Project. ”

”Are you serious?! That ’s a real mech out there! It ’s fifty times larger than the scale model! ”

”Normally, your concerns would be warranted, Venerable Florance, but we are not talking about an average test machine this time.
The Mars Project is so powerful that my colleagues and I have a decent level of expectation that it will prevail in this battle scenario. ”

The Redaxe piloted by an Avatar mech pilot did not remain still for long.
As soon as the control room transmitted the signal, the Redaxe strode forward and quickly built up a formidable amount of momentum as it raised its signature weapon!

The Avatar mech pilot did not hold anything back.
Even though the scale model was extremely expensive, there was no actual person in its tiny cockpit, so the Redaxe showed no scruples towards the small machine!

”Where is the scale model ’s resonance shield!? ”

”For a variety of different technical issues, the scale model cannot deploy a resonance shield.
Don ’t worry.
The machine ’s armor is not flimsy even at this diminished size and scale. ”

Strangely enough, the scale model of the Mars Project did not attempt to dodge or evade the blow.

Instead, it held out its tiny transphasic axe in a guard position and attempted to meet the incoming blow!

CLANG!

The sound and force of the impact did not disappoint! Since the Redaxe was dedicated to wielding just a single weapon, it was able to employ its red-bladed axe with great force and precision!

Yet even as it managed to overpower the scale model ’s feeble attempt to block the incoming attack, the huge and much more massive axe actually collided head-on against the tiny frame of the scale model without making any further progress!

”What?! ”

​ ”How can this be?! ”

”This is impossible! ”

Every Crosser expert pilot looked completely astonished by the fact that a machine that was 50 times smaller was actually able to repel a full-powered blow of an offensive melee mech!

Sure, the Redaxe was nowhere near as strong as a real expert mech, but Venerable Linda and the Crossers intuitively understood that when the differences in scale became so big that the scale model shouldn ’t have been able to fend off the blow so well!

The downscaled mech was not only around 50 times lighter, but the machine ’s armor plating was also around 50 percent thinner.

”How can this toy stay in place when a full-sized mech had put all of its force and weight behind this blow? ” Venerable Imaris Cross puzzlingly asked.
”Even if the Mars Project ’s fancy new armor system is as indestructible as I heard, the mech should still bounce backwards.
However, from what I can see, it hadn ’t even moved a single centimeter from its place! ”

Ves smirked.
”That is indeed a counterintuitive result, but that is one of the less obvious benefits of transphasic mechs.
They can anchor themselves in a location in space, thereby making it seem as if they are standing on invisible soil.
If they are already standing on solid ground, then the anchoring function can make them unmovable.
As you can see, the scale model did not disappoint us in this regard. ”

”Patriarch Reginald is taking action with his mini mech! ”

Now that the Redaxe had its turn, the scale model went on the offensive this time!

The tiny mech flew upwards and completely evaded the Redaxe ’s follow-up swing in order to strike its tiny axe at one of the shoulders of the axeman mech.

Slice!

The diminutive size of the scale model and its weapon did not hinder Patriarch Reginald from dealing effective damage against the Redaxe.

The man even enjoyed himself as he piloted the scale model in a circle around its prey.
He essentially treated this testing session as a practice session for disabling warships!

Much like an actual warship, the Redaxe found itself completely unable to fend off and resist the attacks of a much smaller machine.

It was suffering cut after cut as the mini-Mars Project did not allow its diminutive size get in the way of its mission!

What the shrunken transphasic mech lacked in force and strength, it made up for it with insane penetration.

The scale model significantly expended a lot more energy than before in order to make sure it would be able to sustain its energy-intensive attacks.

”The Mars Project isn ’t able to deal a killer blow. ” Linda observed.
”Its axe doesn ’t go deep enough. ”

Patriarch Reginald noticed that as well and quickly grew more frustrated as the Redaxe bore more wounds.

”Let me try this, then! ”

The expert pilot tried to resonate with the scale model and its weapon.
Reginald succeeded in summoning up a formidable amount of strength through his efforts.

Soon, the scale model ’s axe began to glow in an ominous red shade.

Swing!

With just a single attack, the scale model managed to reach deeper into the Redaxe ’s frame than before!

”The mech engine is gone! ”

”It has lost its ability to move its limbs! ”

The three Crosser expert pilots looked flabbergasted at this time.
They expected the duel between the scale model of the Mars Project and the Redaxe to proceed much longer.

They never expected the battle to end so soon!

”Was this test useful at all? ” Venerable Imaris Cross asked with a frown.
”This duel did not last as long as I thought. ”

Ves chuckled.
”Hehehe.
Don ’t worry, Linda.
This is just the appetizer.
We just needed to collect an initial batch of data in order to form a baseline for our modeling and calculation work.
The real fight is about to commence. ”

As the immobile frame of the Redaxe was brought away, another mech stepped forward this time.

”It ’s an expert mech! ”

An iconic, golden expert mech that featured defined muscles and an even more defined codpiece had appeared at the entrance.

”C-Man, ready for duty! ” Venerable Vincent called.
”I ’m going to enjoy smashing Reginald into the dirt.
This will probably be the only time I can do this to him.
I will definitely savor every second of this beatdown. ”

The expert brawler mech slammed its smart metal fists against each other as emphasis.

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