"Won't fight at your range!"
Alteisen Riese charges, left 5-chain gun firing. Aims close combat. Right Revolving Bunker raised, ready.
"Hmph, Grow Savior high-mobility shooting machine, but not weak close! Adamant Halberd, activate! Take this too!"
Chest armor opens, Fire Dagger multi-missiles at charging Alteisen Riese. Head vulcan pod restraint fire.
But absolute armor confidence. Kyosuke no evade, charges. Vulcans bounce, Fire Dagger surface scratches only. Not just armor—booster micro-adjust deflect impact.
"Bit old armament... power irrelevant!"
Ignores attacks, closes range, swings raised right.
"No easy take!"
Revolving Bunker stake tip—slam Adamant Halberd scythe blade!
Grating screech; stake deflected wrong way.
"Not yet!"
Kyosuke yells. Reason clear: horns pale blue glow. Plasma Horn!
Instant swing Halberd handle bottom-up head punch.
"Tch, good."
Kyosuke spits, no more attack, retreats distance.
"Improved since Operation Plantagenet."
"Yeah. That hardship. Can't face Captain Daitetsu otherwise."
Daitetsu Minase. Vs Einst/Inspectors, perfect leader for Kyosuke. Regret unable stop Lee.
Past useless. Future: Kyosuke beat Inspectors/Einst. For that...
"Bit serious too."
"...Come."
"Phantom!"
T-LINK: 28 Phantoms move will. 14 laser blades deploy. 14 rear laser bullet ready.
"That weapon seen times!"
Tesla Drive evade blades, shoulder hatches open.
"!?"
Instant recall Phantoms, too late.
"Useless high explosive, feel power. Avalanche Claymore!"
Words: hatches scatter titanium explosive rounds. Wide, massive—no evade, shoot down Phantoms.
"Damn, near half."
Bearing attacks destroy 12. 2 lucky positional remain usable, damaged. Reliable? Harsh. Discard pawns only. No precision.
"First-kill yes. But seen, countermeasures."
"Oh... this? System XN, activate. Transfer field generate."
Beam gatling/linear railgun deploy, System XN start. Slow transfer field forms around Grow Savior.
"Tch, no!"
Bad surprise transfer. Prevent pre-form, charge. Simple blocked, shoulders hatch Avalanche Claymore ready.
"Hmph, expected. Adamant Halberd, Mode Aegis!"
Cancel XN, fold gatling/railgun. Right Halberd form huge shield cover Grow Savior—like vs Korin-o.
Metal scrape sound: Clayounds hit.
Ammo end, sound stops.
"Adamant Halberd, Nine Tail Mode!"
Instant: Aegis shield to 9 whips.
"Phantom countered seen, this?"
9 whips space run, lash Alteisen Riese.
"Uoooooo!"
Kyosuke left shoulder Avalanche hatch shield. Result: left hatch rags, else near no damage, withstand 9 whips.
"Dead find life! Careless, Axel!"
Use blown hatch momentum, circle left, raise right Revolving Bunker.
Left!? Tch, left arm near useless. Then...
"T-LINK full contact. Telekinesis field max!"
But no full block. Concept: absolute firepower frontal breakthrough—Alteisen upgraded to Riese.
"Bunker! Go!"
Kyosuke yell, swing Bunker. Max telekinesis field, weaken focus.
"Uooooooooooo!"
But max field holds seconds vs Bunker. Next: break, stake fire...
"No! Gleipnir threads, activate!"
Near immobile left hand to stake tip, activate threads. Bind stake with left hand.
Grind
Intense vibration, impact sound. Check: fired stake crushes left hand with Gleipnir. But left shield: else near no damage. Dead life their turn, now mine.
"Phantom!"
16 Phantoms rear circle, laser bullets unison fire, hit Alteisen Riese back successive.
"Plus this!"
Intact right: Halberd scythe back, swing down.
"Tch, no take like this!"
But Alteisen Riese pale blue horn Plasma Horn block swing scythe.
"This close... Fire Dagger fire!"
Chest open, Fire Dagger.
Earlier near invalid multi-missile, this close no same evade.
But Kyosuke exceeds predict. Left 5-chain gun this distance fire.
"Suicide!?"
Between Grow Savior/Alteisen Riese multiple explosions, blast blow apart distance.
Damn, no direct hit, more distance... truly stronger than before. Exceeds predict. I left arm + half Phantom gone. Vs Alteisen Riese left shoulder Avalanche hatch only. My damage bigger. But shooting weapons Chronos connected all intact.
"Lanze Kano..."
But words unfinished. Sudden Lemon comm.
"Axel, enough."
"...What?"
Deep breath, switch combat mind. System XN top secret adjust Lemon comm. Anomaly.
"Dorm outer space large gravity anomaly sensors catch."
"Gravity... no way!?"
"Yes. Likely Einst... boss class... or higher. Main coming. Vindel advance plan."
"...Got it. My tasks, return. Grow Savior left arm repair, Phantom resupply prep."
"Yes. Understood."
Comm cut, Adamant Halberd to Alteisen Riese.
"Sorry, other guests. Prep, temporary retreat."
"Guests? ...!? No way."
"Yeah. You me, Einst fate."
"Einst huh."
"...Last one tell. Alfimi, don't lose. She your power."
Alfimi name surprise: astonishment.
"Axel Almer... who really?"
"Well. Always say: beat me, tell. This close, draw. This info settle."
"..."
Silent lower Revolving Bunker. Honest no let go, but Einst three-way better.
"...Go."
"Yeah, thanks. Honest go courtesy one more advice. You strong. Inspectors no problem win. But Einst exceptional. Source too dangerous. No careless."
"Axel, you... no. Nothing. Advice take gratefully."
Last words, comm cut, move Dorm.
"W16, hear? Lemon comm heard?"
"Yes, captain join, I return too hurry."
Monitor Vaissaga light armor damage only, near unhurt. But mantle shield rags.
"Yeah. ...Shirogane contacted?"
"Yes, should."
"Then soon retreat. ...Go."
"Understood."
Join Echidna, return Dorm.
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