The Mech Touch

Just as Ves continued to listen to one depressing news report after another, a sudden event shook apart the despondency that had overtaken the galactic net.

"The Yernstall Central Star Node has broken out of the greater spacetime bubble!"

Although it took a little longer than expected for the humans trapped inside the powerful bubble that not only cut them off form the rest of the cosmos, but also caused the passage of time to slow to a crawl, the aliens ultimately failed to cut off the Sapphire of the Red Ocean.

The fact that the people stationed in Yernstall managed to dispel the effect so soon meant that they had probably defeated all of the ancient phase whales and other nefarious alien arrangements in less than two hours!

The speed was so impressive that whoever or whatever was assigned to defend Yernstall from the predations of the Red Cabal possessed absolute superiority in combat.

It shouldn't be the First Flame, as it was well known that he was originally stationed at Bridgehead One when the ancient phase whales first demonstrated the capability to form greater spacetime bubbles.

"Who, then?!"

The answer should be fairly easy to guess as many god pilots had already made their appearances across the frontlines during the time that Yernstall became isolated.

Soon enough, the first broadcasts from Yernstall started to spread like wildfire across the galactic net.

The professionally edited clip showed what happened.

Several sensor posts suddenly detected the arrival of 6 ancient phase whales. Each of these powerful True God-level body cultivators surrounded Yernstall from all of the cardinal directions including up and down.

They conducted a mysterious ritual that caused them to channel their spatial manipulation into a massive dome that was large enough to cover the central star node!

This was not the extent of the alien attack. In order to sneak behind enemy lines, only the most powerful and capable aliens had taken part in this bold and risky assault.

"The aliens have come!"

The native aliens clearly took inspiration from red humanity's Operation Night Jazz and sent out 6 more ancient phase whales as well as an elite warfleet!

The 6 ancient phase whales that had not sacrificed their power to maintain the greater spatial bubble immediately began to unveil their true bodies, causing half-a-dozen moon or planet-sized organic monstrosities to appear in the central star node!

"They alien deep strike force is seeking to blitz our strongholds from the outer system!"

Each of them had begun to wreck the outermost orbital fortifications and factories. They utilized their immense bulk and insanely strong spatial barriers to block most of the attacks coming from the advanced defensive platforms.

Compared to the enormous ancient phase whales, the accompanying warships appeared tiny and inconsequential, but they took care of scouting, threat assessments, data analysis and other chores that the native gods thought were beneath them. The assistance provided by these warships improved coordination and warned the attackers in advance of any priority threats.

The 6 ancient phase whales that were responsible for destroying Yernstall's infrastructure were beginning to encounter much greater resistance.

Even if they decided to attack Yernstall's weakest and least-defended moon that was orbiting the edge of the star system, the orbital defense network was considerably more powerful than the ones deployed across the fifth defensive band.

Orbital defense platforms armed with the most advanced transphasic hyper energy beam cannons and hyper plasma cannons continued to pummel the spatial barriers of the 6 ancient phase whales, but they may as well be throwing pebbles against a solid wall!

None of the sensor systems employed by the humans detected any measurable reduction in the integrity of the spatial barriers!

"Our firepower is completely ineffective! Even our most powerful transphasic missiles and projectiles are inflicting too little damage to make any measurable difference? Any damage we inflict instantly gets restored!"

The spatial barriers of the ancient phase whales were nowhere comparable to that of their greater phase whale counterparts. The qualities of the energy barriers had fundamentally changed.

It sort of reminded people of the reality-defying properties of high-ranking mech pilots.

Although the effect was not too strong, the divine qualities of these ancient phase whales still caused their energy defenses to become virtually impenetrable to mortal weapons and enemies!

Only gods or the creation of gods possessed the power to overcome these defenses. It was too difficult for others to accomplish the same even if they relied heavily on quantity to overcome their inherent weaknesses!

If this continued, Yernstall would quickly lose its first collection of infrastructure and population centers.

There was no way the orbital defenses had any hope of blocking the advance of so many threatening ancient phase whales!

Just the excessive gravity generated by their mass was already starting to alter the local gravity on the outermost planet!

A few human commanders recognized the futility of attacking the ancient phase whales. They instead directed their mobile units to attack the more fragile elements of the alien deep strike force.

First-class multipurpose mechs attempted to circle around and attack the warships. Each of these RA machines possessed a bit of confidence in their defenses, as their azure shield generators were all connected to each other through the use of shield link technology.

However, when two of the ancient phase whales combined their spatial abilities, the resulting wide-area spatial storm quickly engulfed and shredded the human strike craft!

Not even the toughest and most resilient first-class mechs managed to last more than a few seconds from this spatial onslaught!

"We need backup now, or else our defenses will fall in a matter of minutes!"

As the ancient phase whales continued to tear down orbital defenses and mechs alike, they did not press their current targets as hard as they could.

These old and venerable gods were no fools. Their massive eyes betrayed their vigilance. They all knew that the native aliens would send their strongest means to stop them from rampaging further.

They were ready for whatever might come. Yernstall was important enough to host a grand work-level superweapon.

Such an extraordinary weapon might be able to challenge the might of an ancient phase whale, but what about 6 of them working together?

The native aliens could not conceive of a possibility where they would lose against the technological wizardry of the 'Star Designers'.

Their cosmopolitan lackeys had already informed them of what to expect.

These powerful superweapons might possess the raw power to breach their formidable defenses, but as long as the ancient phase whales covered each other's backs, they should still be able to withstand the potent attacks.

Hopefully.

The ancient phase whales were much more concerned about other threats.

They did not fear the dreadnoughts as none of the ones aside from the missing Dominion of Man had undergone the critical transformation that turned them into god ships.

Therefore, the only possible threat they had to be on guard against were god mechs.

It was highly likely that just one of these transcendent machines was stationed in Yernstall.

Was it possible for a single god mech to defeat 6 ancient phase whales?

The Red Cabal had to admit that it may very well be. After all, the ancient phase whales killed during Operation Night Jazz was undeniable proof that a single god mech could easily defeat multiple ancient phase whales.

This was why 6 of them were on the attack at this time!

Not only did they possess the advantage of numbers, they also took part in this risky operation with much greater awareness and respect of the incredible martial prowess of a god pilot.

Even so, these ancient phase whales still possessed their own pride!

They wanted to wash away the shame of witnessing their peers getting butchered like human pigs during that infamous deep strike operation.

The strategic advantages of killing a god pilot were too great. Not only would the act of slaying one of these human scourges boost alien morale, but also make it more difficult for the remaining god pilots to defend important locations.

Therefore, when they finally detected the rapid approach of a metallic machine so powerful that it was able to race to the outer system with an impossibly high warp factor, the ancient phase whales instantly got ready for the most challenging fights of their lengthy lives.

"#$&#$&#$#!"

"YOUR PUNY METAL FALSE GOD SHALL SHATTER BETWEEN OUR DIVINE TEETH!"

When the ancient phase whales finally opened their gigantic maws, their clearly altered teeth not only looked like they belonged to sharks, but also generated a lot of anomalous sensor readings!

It was difficult for most sensor and scanning systems to make accurate sensor readings due to the heavy gravitic interference generated by the massive true bodies, but the devices developed by the mechers and the fleeters still managed to make a positive identification.

"Watch out! Those enormous artificial teeth are all covered by a layer of superdimensional matter! The outermost layer consists of weapon-grade superdimensional matter, while the inner layers consist of lower grades of superdimensional matter. Their ability to penetrate through any form of armor far exceeds that of regular transphasic blades. When backed by the power of an immense true body, these ancient phase whales can bite through anything!"

"THEY SHALL HAVE TO CATCH ME FIRST!"

The god pilot that was originally stationed closer to the inner system had finally arrived!

The ancient phase whales ceased their destructive spree onto the orbital defenses. They had already wrecked most of it, and the remaining defenses had become irrelevant.

They only had eyes for the incoming god mech. The 6 ancient phase whales had formed many plans around this confrontation. This time, they would not underestimate the strongest of human false gods.

As soon as the distant god mech began to get closer, all 6 ancient phase whales generated one of the most powerful spatial disruptions in a wide area of space!

The resulting spatial storm and disruptions were so strong that a part of the surface of the nearby planet was suffering from apocalyptic disasters!

No amount of titan shields and other defenses had a chance to negate the power of these god-fueled spatial storms. Millions of first-raters lost their lives in an instant while a fortune's worth of defenses and industrial facilities got twisted by disordered space until there was nothing left but metal pieces!

The god mech charged head-long into this enormous spatial storm.

Just as the ancient phase whales predicted, the might of their near-perfect coordinated spatial storm had become so powerful that the dreaded God Kingdom struggled to negate or mitigate all of the damage.

Yet contrary to the expectations of the ancient phase whales, the rapidly approaching god mech did not suffer any noticeable damage or lose any speed!

"#$#&&$!"

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"HAHAHA!" The boisterous and combative human god pilot laughed! "GOD PILOTS SUCH AS MYSELF DO THE IMPOSSIBLE EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY! I AM GLAD THAT YOU HAVE COME! I DID NOT GUARD THIS CENTRAL STAR NODE IN VAIN. NOW GET READY TO EAT MY NEW AND IMPROVED KNUCKLE SANDWICH!"

Before any of the ancient phase whales could ask what a knuckle sandwich was supposed to represent, the powerful god mech closed the distance with great momentum and reared back a fist that shone with the same complex sheen that characterized the enormous superdimensional teeth.

"SUPERDIMENSIONAL PUNCH!"

The god mech arrived so quickly that the targeted ancient phase whale was barely able to conjure up additional spatial barriers and other defenses.

All of it made little to no difference as the Invictus punched through all of the barriers with its outstretched fist and plunged into the body of the ancient phase whale!

Just an instant later, the same god mech broke out of the opposite side of the planet-sized true body, only this time an entire continent's worth of transphasic flesh wrenched loose!

Lifted up by the immense kinetic power of the punch, the superdimensional properties of the fist and the insanely high amplification from the God Kingdom, the Invictus had instantly managed to cripple the ancient phase whale with its opening punch!

The alien god in question suffered such grievous internal and external wounds that he had practically lost a third of his immensely powerful life!

"HAHAHAHA!"

The Fist of Defiance laughed as his fighting spirit grew stronger after experiencing the effectiveness of the latest upgrades of his god mech in person!

As millions of sensors focused on the Invictus, it became clear what the upgrades encompassed.

Practically its entire exterior was covered in brand-new plating that compromised entirely of armor-grade superdimensional alloys!

The only exception was its fists. The mechers had carefully coated the main weapons of the Invictus with the most superior weapon-grade superdimensional alloys!