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"I did it!

" Ferdie shouted after seeing the result of his surprise attack.

nThe Arcanist Phase truly lives up to its reputation. When he first heard of this Mech Knight's function, he didn't think too much of it since it has a huge backlash that could put his Knight's Mana Reserves at a dangerous level.

nHowever, if he used it right, they can easily gain momentum and help the other Mech Knights lessen their burden… This would increase their morale which is one of the most important things in this type of battle…

nBeep!

n 3 Warrior and 4 Marauder Mech Frames are approaching

nFerdie was not comfortable facing a lot of enemy Mech but he has no choice at the moment, as long as the Excellence reaches them, the situation will surely turn around. They just have to hold on until that time.

nArchon – Mana Drill!

nBoom!

nThe Mana Drill hit another Mech Frame as Ferdie decided to get close to them. He needed to maximize his Arcanist Phase and cast as many Magic Spells as he can while it lasts.

nArchon – Focus Shot!

nThe magic spell created a mana-formed arrow that boasts extreme sharpness… A single cast can create 10 arrows and it is perfect when fighting against multiple enemies. With the help of his Mech Knight's calculating ability, he can easily target the enemies and avoid wasting his mana.

nArcane Grip!

nFerdie noticed that the Mech Frames were only dodging him and they were seemingly observing the unusual spells he was throwing even if they have to sacrifice their fellow pilots…

nHe didn't feel good about this so he immediately used the Arcane Grip… It is out of the Archon Series and part of his Mana Artifact's Exclusive Skill…

nThis ability is meant to bind his opponents that are within his 300 meters range…

nBoom! Boom!

nUnfortunately, the Mech Frames have enough power to break through the binding he made… At the very least, Ferdie managed to weaken their assault… Ray Penber and the other pilots were now starting their counter-attack…

nThey can do it! The enemy Mech wasn't as strong as they thought they are…

nTheir Mech Knight Division uses the Archon Series as Wallace has partnered with the Vector Organization for this. Other Series, like the Prime, Enchant, and Royal doesn't sit well with their Mech Knights so it was decided to have this Spell Series instead.

nOn the other hand, Wallace's Traceless Series does not have enough offensive magic spells to fight against the large Mech Frames. Most of his spells were meant for people or magicians and they could barely affect the machines except for its Traceless Oscillation.

nBeep!

n Arcanist Phase: 60 seconds remaining

nAs soon as Ferdie heard this, he rushed towards the enemy and showed them everything he got…

n***

nAce has been observing the battle near Providence's coordinates while also keeping an eye on the immobilized 5 Conqueror Starship.

nThe latter's captains had perhaps realized the disruption within its internal structure already… However, they shouldn't have a way to fight against the properly utilized Celestial Blood.

nEven if there is, it should buy them enough time to deal with the two Black Sovereign with a suspected Sacred Relic.

nAce then noticed the activation of the Arcanist Phase from Ferdie… It was followed by other units from Hilda's team.

nHilda, although has the same function in her Radiant Mech, decided to save it for now but she still used her Radiance…

nIt is the same skill she used during the exam but it's a stronger version.

n'Mhmm… Something doesn't seem right…'

nHe can see that the Knights Division is winning the fight… It is worth a celebration but he finds it weird that the Mech Frames aren't using the special feature of their machines.

nHis Lotus Mech has Radiant Wave Technology, the Serpent Mech has Twilight Armor Technology, the Dragon Mech has Subspace Blaster Technology and the Wolf Mech has the Psionic Pulse Technology.

nIf Ace would rate the danger level of those techs against their current Mech Knights, he would rate the Psionic Pulse as the highest… As a matter of fact, he assigned Avalon to monitor the activation of the mentioned technology and have the Mech Knights retreat as quickly as possible if there are any signs of it…

nThe Twilight Armor, on the other hand, can be quite scary since whenever it is activated, it can probably blast through a spaceship leaving a hole on it and still undamaged.

nAs per the information he read, it uses an extremely rare rock mined from a specific type of asteroid…

nThey must also watch out for that.

nFor the Subspace Blaster of any Dragon Mech, it can also become extremely troublesome if the Exclusive Skills of their installed Mana Artifact is not quickly activated. They have prepared for this but coordination and skills were still required to defend against it.

nThis blaster is a beam weapon that requires a special crystal. A crystal that could only be found on one particular planet owned by a minor race under the Empire's rule…

nBy streaming the Aether through this crystal, visible radiation would be directed as a beam towards a target…

nThis radiation contains sub-atomic particles and it has a variety of effects when it comes into contact with any materials.

nAll of these technologies are extremely deadly and there was no way that they wouldn't use them here!

nAs he thought of this, Ace suddenly had an idea…

n'Are they using these Mech Knights to see our limit?'

nHe then chuckled a little after realizing this. It is similar to what happened in his dream where they would curiously watch the Magicians fight for their lives before killing them as soon as they gathered enough data…

nAce could either use this as an opportunity to attack or perhaps decide to run away now while they haven't seen all their Arcane Technology and Mana Spells yet.

nThe young man sighed as he looked at the two spaceships seriously.

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"Avalon… We'll use all our cannons to destroy at least one Black Sovereign. We'll use everything we got… Locate the Cube of Paradox and let the Mech Knights retrieve them…

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n Affirmative.

nAce really wanted to know whether it is the Cube or not as it may affect their future strategies… So if Avalon did not detect the same frequency of the Cube of Paradox, he can consider backing away instead and retreat to the next line of defense…

n'Mhmm… However, if we manage to get their Cube, we may be able to increase Wallace's Access Level…'

nAce smirked at the thought.

nThat's right… This is what he immediately consider after realizing that there is a Cube of Paradox nearby…

nIf Wallace received this and manage to increase his Access Level, who knows whether he can get another Life Guarantee?

nIt must be remembered that a broken cube from before had managed to increase his access to a Knight Level… What if it's a complete cube this time?

nHe might even be able to store a corvette-class spacecraft within the 'space' he can use to store inanimate objects…

nThat would be really awesome. However, before he can even think of that possibility, they have to deal with the Black Sovereign first!

n***

nThe Arians stationed at the Omen IV were also watching the battle unfold. Although they are concerned with the Arians remaining on the planet not too far from them, they were more concerned about the stench of death coming their way.

nShreguc Stoutsnarl, the previous captain of the warship, was flustered after seeing the massive enemy fleet…

nAll of the spaceships are familiar to him except for the Imperial Flagship… This is the first time that he had seen one and he truly felt that it is very special.

nHe can even imagine that a part of the royalty is inside this spacecraft watching Wallace struggle his way to them.

n'Haa~ This is a disaster… Look at the number of their spacecraft… Even if only half of them fight seriously, I don't think that we'll have a chance to survive.'

nHe didn't want to admit it but he's scared of the annihilation of his race if they lose their battle.

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"Leader, what do we do?

" One of the elders asked.

nShreguc looked at the Excellence readying its super cannons before giving his orders.

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"There is no choice… Prepare the second line of defense… Coordinate with the 3rd and 4th Mech Knight Division!

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"Yes, leader!

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nHe knows that Ace has prepared for this fight and created many strategies depending on the Empire's actions… He admires this part of him so he would do his part and achieve a victory against the Empire…

nAlthough he's unsure whether they are effective, since Wallace has planned it with confidence, he'll just follow then… After all, their group was defeated almost instantly with his tricks and proper use of their Mana Spells.

nHe can still remember how their Omen was occupied so easily and how they were captured in few minutes.

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"Veda… We'll need your help on this…

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n Of course… Just do what Wallace is telling you. I know when I should act.

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