The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7470

Chapter 7470: Enemy Consolidation

If there was one aspect about the Apocalypse Wardens that impressed Andraste the most, it was their incredible tacit understanding of each other.

Sure, their qi cultivation was impressive and profound, and their superdimensional combat gear granted them the privilege of directly overpowering their alien opponents.

Yet even if these advantages got taken away, the Apocalypse Wardens still possessed the capacity to dominate most other infantry units under equal conditions!

This was because they had been trained to trust and understand each other on a very deep level.

Though they clearly came from different backgrounds, whatever training the RC had put them through had moulded them into a single united fist.

Andraste had already witnessed plenty of facets of this tacit understanding by spending multiple hours among them during routine periods.

Even without their battle network, each soldier was able to convey their meaning to each other with subtle expressions or the slight tilting of their hands or shoulders.

The Apocalypse Wardens behaved as if they were in sync 24 standard hours per standard day.

They woke up at the same time and ate their meals together.

They moved around in silent coordination and always positioned themselves to cover every dangerous angle in a room or compartment.

They wordlessly passed on their snacks or their weapons to each other whenever there was any need.

It was kind of eerie and uncanny for Andraste to notice these ingrained patterns. She felt like a complete outsider who had been dropped into their midst without warning, which was precisely what had happened.

Though the Apocalypse Wardens did not resent her intrusion into their routine days, she still felt as if she had taken the role of a ugly splotch in an otherwise beautiful and harmonious painting.

Due to her outsider status, she never really knew what they were thinking. The Apocalypse Wardens possessed amiable personalities when they were not on-duty, but Andraste always felt that they were deliberately holding back a lot of things.

She could never fully get along with them like she did with the Swordmaidens. The two groups may be consummate warriors, but their martial traditions were completely different.

Nonetheless, spending a few days with the Apocalypse Wardens had already opened her eyes to how a different professional outfit operated on and off the battlefield.

They showed her a side of soldiery that was more rigorous than that of the Swordmaidens and more realistic than that of the mech pilots of the Larkinson Clan.

The Apocalypse Wardens showed that they could still excel in combat without resorting to piloting mechs or mastering the art of wielding a weapon to the point where their willpower took over its shape!

Still, Andraste wondered if the Apocalypse Wardens would be open to piloting a Carmine mech in the future.

There was no reason why they could not do so. They could become strong enough to influence the course of battles that took place on a much larger scale.

Yet from what she had managed to pick up from them, the Apocalypse Wardens had not shown much interest in piloting Carmine mechs one day.

In a society that still worshiped and looked up to mech pilots, that seemed odd.

Whatever the case, the Apocalypse Wardens had no need to pilot Carmine mechs at the moment, nor would they be able to make use of them in this particular mission.

They continued to advance through a mix of relatively cramped corridors and large compartments with tall ceilings.

Nobody understood the reason why the arche built their ships this way. There had to be a fundamental reason why the interior design of their archeships had to be shaped in this fashion.

More oddities continued to attract attention as the Apocalypse Wardens proceeded deeper. They found more alien altars and totems that signified some sort of belief or superstition.

Whatever the arche believed in, the fact that they resorted to self-mutilation in order to earn respect told the Apocalypse Wardens that these soldiers and crew members were unlikely to give up resistance too easily.

"Interference... increasing... Signal strength... degrading... Too much archemetal... Unknown... active jamming..."

The communication channel grew fuzzier despite raising the power to their suit-moounted communication systems. Even the drone that accompanied the squad of elite cultivator soldiers defaulted to an automated following routine.

The Apocalypse Wardens did not ignore this issue. Maintaining an open communication link was crucial to preventing possible mistakes!

They took the time to detach a handful of modules from their modular combat armor and expertly began to slot them together. The human soldiers had practiced this sequence many times during their training sessions, so their armored hands remained steady as they completed their preparations.

Soon enough, they turned on the field-assembled signal tower.

"Excellent." The Saint Commander sounded a bi relieved. "Time is short, so I will be brief. Resistance across the hull of the ship has largely ceased. The other boarding parties have all told us that the arche soldiers and arche officers have all left their posts and withdrew in good order. Our scouts have attempted to track their passage but failed due to the continued operation of internal defenses and sensor systems."

"My Command Field has been able to penetrate deeper thanks to your efforts and that of the other boarding troops. Archetech is not entirely unfamiliar to me, but I have never observed such a large and complex structure as this archecruiser. From what I can read and guess based on the energy transmissions coursing through the hull, her systems are not being overloaded, but that can change any minute. What I did sense is an increase in... anomalous activity. This is very relevant to your unit because it is taking place in the exact center of the ship."

"I cannot divulge more details to you because the center compartment, which is quite large I might add, is most definitely the most shielded area of this alien ship. We do not know why the arche has invested so much open space in their most defensible location, but we doubt it is anything simple. The enemy most definitely knows that you are coming. We believe... that the arche is preparing a final stand."

"That is up to you, Apocalypse Wardens. Your combat effectiveness is much greater than that of any other infantry unit we have on hand. Additional reinforcements might be able to help you relieve pressure, but that may not be necessary considering how many attacks you can endure. We are still concerned about giving the enemy too much time to set up whatever they are working on. My suggestion is this. If you are confident enough, you can continue your advance and take a look inside the central compartment. If the odds are not too great, then you have the freedom to choose to proceed alone."

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