The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7387

Chapter 7387: Demanding Sacrifice

The Voice of Liberty entered into such a special state that Ves and other outside observers could no longer figure out what was happening with precision.

They could only form vague conclusions on how he was holding up and how much closer he came to completing the fourth and final phase.

The rogue saint’s bold decision to harness the power of faith was certainly a bold one.

He not only put so much of himself and his causes at stake, but also pledged a life of service before he had managed to attain supreme power.

Becoming a god pilot demanded sacrifice.

This sacrifice could come in many forms.

Since the Voice of Liberty was clearly lacking in resources and preparation, he had little choice but to compensate for his shortcomings by ’borrowing from the future’ in a manner of speaking.

He made grand promises. He gave up the freedom to do anything with the power he hoped to gain in order to become a super-powered version of a public servant.

Though many god pilots had made similar vows during their own breakthrough events, in their cases their dedications paid off as they gained the crucial momentum they needed to make it to the end of the road of no return!

However, the current situation did not match those success stories.

Instead, the ongoing breakthrough event possessed more similarities with failed attempts!

"According to our analysis, the Voice of Liberty entered the fourth phase in a terrible state." Gloriana reported to Ves. "His decision to make so many promises to serve the people who he believed to be underserved by the prevailing power has sharpened his focus and allowed him to make substantial progress, but that is far from enough for him to complete the Mech Body Merger Process. Whatever else he is doing is taking a horrible toll on him. The resonance meters detect increasing volatility and instability. His willpower is becoming shaky and his focus is drifting. If he is not able to maintain a consistent resonance strength at 1545 laveres, then..."

"I know, Gloriana." Ves grimly responded. "Order the closest mechs and ships to back off to safer distances. If this gets ugly, we can’t allow collateral damage to occur."

"The various elements are just about to reposition, Ves. You should go as well. You are too close to the event at the moment."

The Dark Apostle silently backed away from the amalgamation between the Voice of Liberty and the Sound of Revolution.

Even the Ascended Giant felt nervous about staying so close to a potential energy bomb!

While backing off was the responsible decision to make, the mass withdrawal also signified the escort fleet’s lack of confidence.

This dealt a not-so-insubstantial blow to the Voice of Liberty’s confidence.

The pressure already broke him apart in piecemeal, but the dip in confidence was like the straw that broke the camel’s back.

The resonance meters went crazy!

The ace pilot’s willpower rapidly grew unstable! The shape of his evolving mech began to wobble and lose definition.

Even the guitar music became more and more distorted!

In an instant, the warped mech glowed brighter than ever before.

Then, a gigantic and extraordinarily punishing lighting bolt appeared out of nowhere and directly struck the faltering amalgamation!

This caused the latter to erupt in an explosion that briefly distorted space!

"Careful!"

"Raise your defenses!"

An invisible shockwave spread out that went through everyone and everything, causing them to feel a profound sense of sadness and regret!

The Voice of Liberty did not even have time to prepare his final words.

The combined pressure had pushed him past his limits!

The once-confident and hopeful ace pilot had made a bet himself and lost!

The consequences were dire. The failure to form a total union doomed the pilot as well as the mech to total annihilation!

The Voice of Liberty had already lost much of his attention and cognition right before his collapse.

If he was a little more stubborn or persistent, then he may have been able to maintain what little willpower he had left to linger for a short time.

However, the power of faith proved too strong for him to bear. It had torn apart Saint Morgenstern’s willpower and everything else as if it exacted punishment for entering a forbidden domain!

Ves mentally shuddered at the brutal display.

He felt even more apprehensive about harnessing the power of faith than before.

It was not without reason why only True Gods possessed the qualifications to wield this high-level power source!

In any case, the failed breakthrough event not only caused a heroic if misguided ace pilot to disappear, but also his ace mech and all of the time, effort and resources put into its development.

As a mech designer, Ves couldn’t help but feel a lot of regret for the passing of such a unique and iconic senior ace mech.

The Sound of Revolution had long made a name for itself in certain circles. It earned fame as one of the Resonance Smith’s personal works.

Its existence served as a physical record that a Star Designer deigned to bestow a quirky guitar-wielding mech to a senior ace pilot.

The mech was an irreplaceable piece of mech history!

Now, it was gone forever!

It could only exist in the records of the past and the memories of those who witnessed it in one form or another.

Ves felt this loss a bit deeper than others due to his greater appreciation for the Sound of Revolution.

Even though the Resonance Smith never explicitly designed it as a living mech, it was still filled with life of a different sort.

"Be alert for any approaching stealth vessels or ambush forces, but lower the alert level. Oh, be sure to secure the ambush vessels that followed the Voice of Liberty on his mad quest to make difference. Their crews are clearly not the main actors, but they are still complicit in disrupting matters of great concern to our entire civilization."

"I see. Good reminder, Alexa. Please contact the commanding officer of the ambush vessels and determine whether the Voice of Liberty had indeed left behind a will or an inheritance of sorts."

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