The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7502

Chapter 7502: Temporary Relief

The virtual meeting briefly paused when the Saint Commander chose to take action.

Casella had already remained on standby inside her ace mech.

The Minerva Mark II, which remained embedded into the bridge of the Tortuous Scream, suddenly came to life!

A vast Command Field sprung up and rapidly expanded in each direction!

As this expansive domain field unfolded from the center of the combined fleet, the dark miasma immediately got repulsed!

Much of the harmful energies dissipated or got pushed away as if they were nothing but harmless smoke.

The deathborn that continuously infiltrated the human starships and attacked the nearest sources of life all uttered wordless screams before the Command Field repulsed them as well!

Everyone relaxed now that they had fallen under the protection of an ace commander’s reassuring manifestation of willpower.

They could finally take a break and relax now that they no longer had to be on guard for a ghost attack.

The Saint Commander did not look pleased, though.

"Deploying my Command Field in this hostile environment is more strenuous than doing it in normal space." She informed the other leaders with her empowered voice. "It is as if I am trying to maintain a pocket of air at the bottom of an ocean. The dark miasma is constantly pressing my domain from all sides. I can endure it for the time being, but I will not be able to maintain it for as long as I want."

"How long can you last, commander?"

"Perhaps... 8 to 10 hours. After that, I need a complete rest in order to regain my strength."

Multiple faces frowned. This may sound like a generous period, but it could hardly give them enough time to accomplish anything aside from fleeing the Hypeh-Tekas System.

"We need to use this time to prepare other stopgap measures." Gloriana stated. "The ’defensive spell array’ that is currently under development will still take 3 or 4 days to reach completion. Before that time, we must learn how to adapt to this hostile environment in our own ways. I refuse to believe that we are unable to solve this problem. If we cannot adequately resolve this matter, then we are not qualified to spoil the Red Cabal’s latest scheme. Sensor readings suggest that the concentration of dark miasma is higher in the inner system."

She made a good point.

The artificial environment generated by the adversary was but the first test that the humans had to overcome.

There were so many competent problem solvers in the combined fleet that they should definitely be able to fight back against the dark miasma.

Even without relying on any fancy qi formations, Ves was still confident he could deal with this problem in his own way!

"Defense alone will not get us anywhere." The Saint Commander stated. "We must also think about achieving our objectives. We cannot afford to linger at the edge of this star system. Our fleet must begin to move towards the inner system as soon as it is safe enough to do so. I do not believe that the enemy is ignorant about our arrival. They have done so much to defend this location that they must have other measures in place to repel unwanted visitors. Instead of allowing them to attack us at their leisure, we must take the fight to them so that we can destroy the source of all of this miasma."

The dark miasma that engulfed the entire Hypeh-Tekas System not only blocked long-range observations, but also hindered all forms of warp travel!

However, the second effect did not apply evenly to everything and everyone.

Though none of the Ascended Giants had taken the initiative to deploy into space and test out their powers in person, they could still instinctively feel and judge whether they could safely engage in warp travel under the current conditions.

This was one of their many transcendent biological advantages!

Though multiple people maintained a considerable degree of skepticism towards the judgment of the Ascended Giants, Ves readily believed in the Fiery Axe’s words.

He happened to be a lesser phase lord himself, so he knew first-hand that she was correct.

He was also a mech designer who possessed a shallow understanding of warp drive technology.

This meant that he roughly understood how things worked on both ends.

The warp travel capabilities of a phase leader may not necessarily outperform a modern superdrive in all aspects, but the former definitely enjoyed a few unusual advantages!

"If necessary, we can assign other ships to tow the Tortuous Scream."

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