The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7149

Chapter 7149: Lethal Plans

When Ves entered his design lab in order to draft out and design the melee weapons that he intended to wield in the upcoming leadership challenge, he was joined by an unexpected guest.

"You are not supposed to be here, young lady."

"Don’t kick me out, papa! I can help! I know lots about fighting! I can give you advice and stuff!"

Ves directed a dubious glance at his middle child. Andraste looked way too excited to drop this matter.

Although a part of Ves wanted to punish his girl for sneaking away from her mother, another part of him felt it wouldn’t be bad if he had a father-daughter bonding session.

"...Fine. If you want to help, then come over here and sit. I will only let you watch me at work when I draft the different armaments. As soon as I transition to the more technical aspects of my work, it is off to bed with you, young lady. This is the boring part of my work, so it is not as if you are missing anything."

His daughter was fine with that. She ran up and seated herself on a floating chair that automatically adjusted in height.

"So who are you fighting and what weapons are you thinking about making?" She eagerly asked.

Ves briefed her on the four Ascended Giants as well as the rudimentary strategies that he and the others had devised.

The red-headed girl quickly furrowed her brows. She recognized that none of the duels were easy matchups.

"How strong is your dark self?" She asked. "No wait, the better question is how skilled he is at wielding weapons?"

"He is not a dark reflection of myself." Ves objected. "He merely calls himself this way for... reasons. Anyway, from what I have been able to gather, he is actually pretty good, but only with the weapons that I am familiar with, which is polearms. He doesn’t have any notable proficiency with swords, axes and other weapons. That said, nothing is absolute. There are unconventional solutions that can quickly remedy this problem, though only after paying a hefty price."

His daughter understood the difficulties that her father had to overcome.

"Hm, that sounds bad. Unless you have mastered the spear, you will be at a disadvantage when you try to fight against brawlers like the Oscillating Fist. He can outmaneuver your attacks and get inside your reach with ease."

"Let’s not get ahead of ourselves." Ves said. "According to the plan that we have formed, my first duel will be against the Unshakeable King."

"Isn’t he the second-strongest phase lord?"

"Yes, which is why it is important to fight him when my alter ego is in the best condition. The most ideal outcome is to win 3 out of 4 matches. Don’t worry too much. One of the reasons why we have decided it is best to start with the Unshakeable King first is because he excels at defense. That does not mean his offensive power is weak, but I am confident that the Dark Apostle will be able to withdraw and admit defeat before he suffers a crippling injury. Winning a match against this opponent is nice, but not strictly necessary."

Andraste analyzed the images and archival footage of past versions of the leader of the Ur-Titan Phalanx.

His raiment was thick and impressive, so much so that if he wanted to abide by the limitations of the duel, he could not bring his usual arsenal of weapons into the fight.

"What weapons will he use?" The young girl asked.

"That is a bit of a mystery." Ves responded. "His normal set of armaments consist of a pair of impact hammers, a kinetic cannon and amplifiers for his spatial abilities. I am pretty sure he will change to a lighter set of weapons in order to comply with the rules, but I do not have any clue what they may be. When it comes to his phasewater organs, we know that he excels at solidifying the surrounding space and increasing the strength and mass of his true body. He turns into a rock that slows enemies down and mitigates every incoming blow."

Andraste frowned and scratched her head in a cute manner.

"Can you bring a big cannon and bombard the Unshakeable King from a distance?"

Ves became happy when she made this suggestion. This showed that she had not become as irrational as the Swordmaidens who believed that their blades could solve every problem.

Instructing the Saint Commander to tutor Andraste in ranged combat paid off big time!

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