After he resonated with the one-handed weapon, the Mars charged at an asteroid and launched a devastating-looking chop!
While the attack did not produce an exaggerated result such as slicing a kilometers-thick asteroid in half, the energy released by the strike managed to pierce right through and penetrate over a hundred meters beyond the surface!
The penetrative capabilities of the transphasic axe was incredible, and fully proved why certain people started to believe that phasewater technology would become a new qualifier in high-end mech combat!
It was a pity that the initial testing session did not leave any room to test how the Mars was able to handle the Whale-Cutting Saber, but that could be done at a later time.
"Let us get the other essential tests out of the way first."
The next few minutes were relatively boring as the Mars proceeded to flex its defensive and mobility capabilities.
First, the Crossers bombarded the Mars while Reginald purposely withdrew his Saint Kingdom.
Though this removed an essential defensive layer from the expert hybrid mech, its Abasis Armor was more than capable of picking up the slack!
No matter whether the frame of the mech was struck by energy beams, solid projectiles or exploding missiles, it remained completely impervious throughout this entire sequence!
In fact, the mech did not even suffer any visual marks as most of the damage hit an invisible spatial barrier that wrapped just above the surface of the expert mech.
So long as it was powered by resonance, the Abasis Armor would always be able to display an unreasonable amount of defensive power!
"Let us see the performance of the shield generator as well."
Even though the Mars incorporated a high-quality compact shield generator, its defensive power was the worst out of all of the options. That was because Professor Benedict did not choose to integrate the mech with a larger defensive module.
Still, the shield generator could still be handy in emergencies, so it was not a useless feature.
"Let's see how fast it can move."
The Pulsvar V-1 flight system stole the show this time. It already provided the Mars with speed comparable to that of the Gatecrasher in its base form.
When it began to activate its transphasic mode, the Mars accelerated up to 200 percent faster in any direction, which made people have the illusion that they were looking at an expert light mech instead of a heavier machine!
The only downside to this mode was that the Mars began to devour energy at a scary rate. This meant that it was not that wise for the expert mech to accelerate at its maximum rate while at the same time output a lot of energy beams with its ARCEUS System.
"The Mars is not designed for hit-and-run attacks." Juliet remarked. "It is meant to enter within effective range of any target before relying on maximum firepower to neutralize the threat."
The Mars was an assault-oriented machine that was effective at pretty much any place on the battlefield, but would feel most at home at short to medium ranges.
With high defenses and a stupendous amount of firepower, it was most ideal at fighting against powerful opponents head-on! The Mars was not a sly skirmisher like the Dark Zephyr or a glass cannon like the Amaranto.
The mech was named after a war god because it was truly designed to embody one in the form of a mech!
Ves and the other mech designers were more than satisfied with the demonstrated performance of their work. They couldn't have asked for any better and there were plenty of areas where the expert mech exceeded their expectations!
Soon enough, the initial testing session was approaching its end.
Only one test remained on the agenda.
"It's time for the exciting part… at least, that was our original intent."
At this stage, the Larkinson expert mechs were supposed to come forth and test how well the Mars was able to fight against a bunch of expert mechs.
Ves previously maintained faint hope that his clan's champions would be able to earn at least some respect before they tapped out of the sparring session.
That hope had faded after witnessing the full might of the Mars with a newly advanced ace pilot.
There was no way that this was anywhere close to a fair fight!
"Do you think our expert mechs will last more than minute against the Mars?" Gloriana asked.
"They better."