Unfortunately, this was not enough to prevent the lancer mechs from homing in on the Fey Fiannas as if they were guided missiles. The interference would only cause the lances to strike at the target mechs a bit off-center at most.
Everyone became gripped by suspense as the ultimate collisions were about to take place.
At the final possible moment, the Fey Fiannas made one more move before the lances threatened pierce through their torsos.
The two mechs met with each other and physically utilized their legs to kick at each other's frames while at the same time trying to boost into opposite sides!
This last, desperate measure caused both mechs to make abrupt lateral movements that slightly helped to spoil the aim of the incoming lancer mechs, but only to a small extent.
BOOM! BOOM!
A rapid succession of loud crashing and collision noises ensued as both Montebras succeeded in driving their spears through the Fey Fiannas!
Shortly after the lancer mechs managed to land their brutal strikes, their momentum continued to propel them to the large shield barriers that prevented the match from threatening the lives of all of the spectators that were seated beyond.
The powerful energy shields flared as the two lancer mechs practically crunched their frontal armor upon collision!
Such crashes could disable many mechs, but the Montebras were made to withstand powerful forces.
The two lancer mechs instantly purged their frontal armor plating, causing them to drop a lot of warped and deformed pieces of metal that only served to weigh the machines down at this point.
The Montebras had transformed into spearman mechs at this point. Their dented and steaming frames did not appear to be in good shape.
Neither melee mechs came away unscathed. The self-inflicted damage combined with the strong collisions had definitely caused their conditions to deteriorate!
Normally, that shouldn't really matter so long as the opposing mechs had been taken out of the fight.
The Montebras would immediately be able to secure victory as long as they demonstrated at least a little bit of combat effectiveness!
The newly converted spearman mechs did not hold people's attention for long.
Everyone wanted to know what had happened to the Fey Fiannas!
As the dust started to settle, two very different drone mechs came into view.
One of them was in much better shape than the other.
The Fey Fianna that had received the additional protection of all of the modular armor plating of 8 fey managed to survive this battle, if only barely!
A large chunk out of its side had been torn away from the lance that still managed to pass through this section.
The drone mech in question experienced a lot of acute failures. Many of its systems malfunctioned, and a lot of emergency measures took place in order to contain and control the damage.
The poor Fey Fianna's flight system sputtered as its damaged components were unable to produce enough thrust power to keep the heavily damaged machine aloft. The mech made a haphazard controlled descent in order to reduce its burden.
The other Fey Fianna did not fare as well as its sibling. Without the protection of additional modular armor plating, the Montebra that charged into its direction struck with its lance with considerably greater force and direction!
The cockpit of the Fey Fianna instantly received the protection of Phoca Arena's powerful remote shield generators.
This measure successfully protected the life of the Larkinson mech pilot, but did nothing to prevent the rest of the torso from shattering apart!
The top half of the mech became separated from the lower half!
Both halves fell onto the arena ground in the midst of another shower of small metallic debris.
The four 'naked' fey that used to be connected to the destroyed drone mech seemed to lose direction and entered into standby mode.
The second challenge match had taken a turn that few people could have imagined.
The two Montebras successfully managed to complete their charge attacks. They undoubtedly paid a heavy price to secure this outcome, but the melee mechs still remained in fighting shape, if a bit reluctantly!
In contrast, the sole remaining Fey Fianna left in the fight was barely hanging on. The inability to fly severely restricted its mobility. The remaining damage to its torso also damaged many of its other systems, causing it to look as if it was a mechanical zombie that was on its last legs!
"Well..." Ves belatedly spoke up after he witnessed this dramatic result. "Your Montebras have certainly broken the rule that lancer mechs cannot strike agile targets. This... is quite a surprise."