The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7320

Chapter 7320: Commanding the Giants

Ves observed the advancing Goliaths through Blinky’s senses.

There were so many Goliaths. Most of them advanced along the same axis as the Voribug Organic Battle Moon, but there were also dozens more that had swung around to pressure the orbital defense network from the sides.

That made it tricky to neutralize their threat. Despite their decision to split up their forces, they still brought so many Goliaths that they easily outnumbered the defending champions stationed at every quadrant.

If the Ascended Giants could allocate their numbers proportionally to every side, then they might be able to prevent any enemy group of Goliaths from breaking through in every direction.

Even a single breach could result in catastrophic consequences. As long as the mutated voribugs managed to get inside, they could not only ravage the remaining planetary facilities that were still operational, but also cut off the surface-to-orbit supply lines that kept so many assets useful.

Not all Rubarthans evacuated from Philaster Crestia III in advance. While they had made a lot of strides in automating their factories and logical facilities, a certain human presence was still necessary in order to ensure that everything ran smoothly in an increasingly more complex environment.

One of the main reasons why the defenders were able to persist for so long was that the surface factories constantly launched energy cells, ammunition and spare parts into orbit.

The surface was also home to large-scale surface-to-orbit defensive cannons. While they were only useful against large targets, they could still serve as an additional source of suppression against enemy Goliaths. Their downfall would make it much harder to wear down the enemy flesh monstrosities.

In short, the defenders could not afford to give the native aliens an uncontested route to the surface.

The lower the number Ascended Giants allocated to the quadrants, the lower the success rate and the higher the casualty rate.

Ves and the Dark Apostle found it far too difficult to decide how to divide their forces. They were ultimately not professional soldiers or commanders.

Since that was the case, it was better to punt this matter to a more competent individual.

"Divine Harpoon." The Dark Apostle contacted the strategos. "What are your thoughts?"

Though it sounded obvious that the supposed polemarchos of the Ascended Giants had no idea what to do, the Divine Harpoon tactfully sidestepped this issue and voiced his proposal.

"The allocation of our forces should be determined by our goals and priorities. Not every giant is the same. Outside of myself, an Ur-Titan is at least twice as strong as a Faceless Giant at minimum, but the latter also possesses a greater variety of capabilities. What do you value the most? What do you value the least?"

"I want our giants to grow stronger. That is what I value the most. This battle is an opportunity for them to temper themselves. While it is important for them to experience true peril, I do not want to leave this star system with half of them in coffins. As for what I value the least, I don’t care too much about holding this planet. I just don’t want to lose too badly." The Dark Apostle replied.

The Divine Harpoon nodded at his leader in understanding. "Your priorities align closely to mine. If I was in control of our deployment, I would split up our forces in six groups as opposed to two. We should first form 4 four teams consisting of 1 Ur-Titan leading 3 Faceless Giants. I have already worked out the team compositions in advance in order to achieve optimal synergy and survival chances."

That was a clever idea!

Although a team consisting of 4 Ascended Giants was not that strong or numerous, it should at least be strong enough to reinforce the quadrants and prevent them from collapsing too quickly.

"Next, 8 Ur-Titans will be assigned to slow down the advantage of the Incubator. I do not have much hope that they can stall the battle moon entirely, but they are powerful enough to take care of themselves. Their existing familiarity and teamwork will allow them to fight alongside each other with little friction. This is important as a mistake could easily cause them to fall into the VOBM. Such an accident must never be repeated."

Now that they understood the Incubator a little better, the giants must never be caught off-guard like the Divine Wheel and the Divine Aporia.

"What about the remaining giants?" The Dark Apostle asked.

"The remaining 3 Ur-Titans alongside you and I will be part of the reserves. I shall oversee the different teams and coordinate with the other human forces if necessary. The remaining Ur-Titans should primarily be responsible for guarding you and creating opportunities for you to perform. Your new weapon looks formidable, and I can sense it may be particularly effective against our current enemies. Your main responsibility is to stand by any teams in danger and to exploit any promising opportunities that arise."

That sounded like a remarkably comprehensive plan. Ves and the Dark Apostle did not possess the expertise to critique this proposal, nor did they have any desire to do such a thing.

The Divine Harpoon certainly came up with a much better set of instructions than they could have devised!

"Alright. Let’s go with your suggestions. You take command. I will act under your direction seeing as you are the professional here." The Dark Apostle readily conceded.

Just because he managed to take over the Phase Lord Department did not mean he possessed the qualifications to command them in battle.

Though the Dark Apostle hated to admit it, he still felt that he could have prevented the deaths of the two Faceless Giants if he just managed to figure stuff out a little better. Even if the enemy battle moon seemed harmless at first, he should have figured out a better solution to collect intelligence from the alien megaconstruct.

It was too late for that now. The only remedy that the Dark Apostle could make was to step aside and let a professional commanding officer like the Divine Harpoon take charge.

The giants all began to fly in different directions after they received their respective assignments.

The more Ves observed them, the more the allocation made sense in his eyes.

The Ur-Titans did not cooperate often with the Faceless Giants, but they still shared the same root more or less. The latter also looked up to the former, so the men did not show any discomfort or rejection.

The Ascended Giants soon began to intervene in the fighting.

The ones assigned to the four quadrants immediately moved into action. None of them could afford to stand aside because the existing human forces proved inadequate in holding back the Goliaths.

"Ignore the Level 4 and 5 Goliaths for now." The Divine Harpoon guided the troops. "Although they are strong, ordinary expert mechs combined with heavy fire support can hold them back for a time. The Level 6 and 7 Goliaths are much more threatening. Focus on eliminating them first."

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