They cherished this precious reprieve and hastened their pace in order to breach through the blockade of the pescans as soon as possible!
Suddenly, the air around them flashed in bright red as a pair of powerful laser beams instantly surged forth and demolished a pair of defensive installations that stood in their way!
The heavy weapon specialists in the rear had never stopped providing fire support to the advancing human troops.
Although their portable laser cannons had already grown so hot that the surrounding air started to grow hazy, their users did not hesitate to overstrain their weapons because they knew this was the most crucial moment of this assault!
A thinner but stronger laser beam struck a well-protected machine gun nest that had been suppressing the weaker troops for too long.
Although Ves wanted to be more frugal about the firepower of his Amastendira, he nonetheless aimed his first-class laser pistol at a crucial target and fired a high-powered laser beam whenever he felt it was necessary!
The occasional shots caused the more sober and resilient pescans to pay more attention to him. Ves had moved a bit more forward than he liked in order to enable his glow to affect more pescans, but that also turned him into a viable target!
He tried his best not to flinch when laser beams and kinetic projectiles started to slam into his Unending Regalia.
Ves knew exactly how much damage his combat armor could safely withstand, and he already dismissed the majority of attacks.
Qilanxo's reassuring influence also gave him a lot of mental encouragement, allowing him to suppress his fears even as he made himself more vulnerable to enemy fire.
The few turrets and heavy weapon analogues in the hands of the aliens had already been taken care of for the most part.
The only aliens that could truly pose a threat to him were the elite pescans armed with integrated transphasic guns, but the Davutan sharpshooters had become a lot more skilled at taking them down before they could do much damage.
Every elite soldier wore a battle suit that was slightly bulkier and was covered with considerably more decorative markings.
The pescans had not done anything to camouflage the status of these elite troopers!
Once the sharpshooters or other human troopers took these aliens down, there was no need to worry about the threat of their guns anymore.
Due to the unique physiological constraints of the pescan race, they were unable to make effective use of handheld external weapons.
The aliens predominantly merged their weapons into their battle suits, which meant that once one of their soldiers had been felled, the weapons he carried became useless to the survivors because they could not be transferred in the field!
Ves sneered contemptuously at these aliens. Although integrated weapons had their advantages, there were good reasons why infantry and mechs still made use of external weapons in most circumstances.
The ability to switch weapons or pass them on to others was incredibly valuable. Being able to replace a broken rifle with a spare one that was intact could ensure that a combat unit could still make useful contributions during the same battle.
It also made maintenance and combat power retention a lot easier during long and grueling campaigns!
"These aliens clearly haven't fought a real war." Ves contemptuously sneered.
He revelled in the chaos and disruption he produced. With Lufa and Zeigra working in tandem as they had always done for years, the glow exuding from the glowing skull continued to torture and torment the weak and vulnerable mentalities of the surrounding pescans.
Only the most elite and professional soldiers among the aliens could maintain a sober mind under all of this pressure, and even they found it difficult to keep their aim straight or listen to the frantic instructions of their confused superiors.
Under the current circumstances, the only pescans that remained truly unaffected were those that were positioned further away.
This had always been one of the major weaknesses of glows.
However, Ves did not feel overly threatened by these distant combatants as they didn't have a clear line of sight on his position.
As long as he did not fully ascend up the ramp that led to the next floor, it became nearly impossible to target him unless they possessed guided munitions or smart weapons.
The lack of sophistication of the armaments employed by the enemy along with other constraints meant that it was unlikely for Ves to get confronted by them. The aliens would have used them by now if they actually possessed this capability.
Just as Ves thought that he could single-handedly turn the tide of this battle, a large and tall presence approached the front of the pescan defensive line.
Although the solid floor did not shake at its approach, the tall mechanical construct nonetheless loomed over every other fighter, no matter whether they were humans or aliens.
Of all of the people that became shocked by this alien construct's appearance, no one was more surprised than Ves!
"Oh hell… the pescans built an imitation mech?!"
Before he could do anything else, the alien 'mech' lifted up a large and intimidating kinetic arm cannon and aimed its large muzzle straight towards Ves!