The Fifth Lord of Bis'qet had previously unfolded his true body to a size that was practically impossible to kill through mundane means. Only a large number of warships firing their primary batteries in repeated salvos could make a serious dent in such a large phasewater-reinforced body.
Of course, greater phase lords had long learned the lesson that relying on a big body alone was not enough to defeat senior ace mechs.
This was why the Fifth Lord of Bisqet had folded his true body to the point he became as large as a juggernaut before wielding a Saint Piercer arm that complemented his current size.
That was a size that many greater phase lords had grown comfortable with. They no longer became giant, sluggish targets that could only get beat up by the small but incredibly powerful metal flies.
However, they still maintained enough of a scale advantage that they could leverage their superior strength and reach to suppress the mechs in a physical sense.
Superdimensional ace mech or not, there was no way the First Sword Mark III would be able to lock weapons with the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet!
The nunser race was famed for their superior physical strength, and the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet was a pure martial phase lord.
Many of his phasewater organs complemented his current development trajectory. Even the ones that manipulated the power of space were mainly used to trap and debilitate opponents at close range.
Vector had already read through the intelligence report of the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet. He also analyzed his current state with the help of the collected data.
He remained still as he utilized his cranial implant to perform a thorough analysis based on his own theoretical frameworks.
"I estimate that there is a 15 percent probability that the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet will die to Saint Dise within a minute of making contact. However, if the First Sword Mark III fails to achieve immediate dominance in spite of her superdimensional properties, then the odds of being able to secure a kill is much lower. The Protector of Karnak and the Endless Stomach will catch up and reinforce their fellow greater phase lord. They may be rivals to each other, but when they are directly being challenged by a full superdimensional ace mech, they are rational enough to completely unite against this common foe. Saint Dise still lacks the experience and specialized skills to leverage the full strength of her superdimensional ace mech and overcome the combined defenses of all three phase lords."
Jovy looked impressed. "Good analysis. My own judgment shares much in common with yours. You have yet to answer my question, though. Stating a probability is not the same as making a bet. What do you think? Will she be able to complete a kill with the power of her ace mech and nothing else?"
"No." Vector eventually said. "A 15 percent success rate in the first minute is too low. As much as I want the First Sword Mark III to succeed and baptize herself in the blood of a greater phase lord, Saint Dise is clearly harboring an overinflated sense of confidence. None of these native gods are simple. If she chose to challenge them a year or two later, then the outcome would not be in doubt."
In the end, he thought that Saint Dise was being far too impatient this time. What was wrong with settling down and taking things step by step? Even senior ace pilots could not guarantee that they could kill a greater phase lord in a single confrontation!
As the First Sword Mark III rapidly closed the distance, she looked readily to pierce the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet in the most direct possible fashion.
Her Electro-Reactant Wings produced so much thrust that her momentum had soared despite the fact that she had to escape the gravity well of Screed Tanner VI-F!
As her 33 sword fey assumed a wedge formation directly in front of the path, it looked as if the ace mech had turned into a giant arrow head.
Even the ace mech's Saint Kingdom had condensed into a triangular shape in order to complement the sword formation!
The vast majority of humans and aliens who faced such a charge head-on would probably panic and lose their courage.
Yet the Fifth Lord of Bis'qet maintained a stationary position and chose to meet this charge head-on. The nunser greater phase lord had no doubt that he would suffer a serious injury if the superdimensional mech struck his true body, but fleeing was no solution.
He knew that the First Sword Mark III was flexible and maneuverable enough to make course corrections.
There was no running away.
Since that is the case, then the Fifth Lord would try to impale the ace mech first!
He was still confident enough in his highly developed arms. Multiple phasewater organs reinforced his limbs in various ways, enabling him to perform well in duels against other martial phase lords.
So long as the First Sword Mark III failed to evade the tip of his Saint Piercer arm, the charge would definitely fail!
A cruel grin appeared underneath the armored faceplate of the nunser phase lord.
As the seconds ticked down, the Fifth Lord felt as if his body and soul were about to get impaled by a giant metal sword!
However, the greater phase lord relied on his supreme confidence in his physical strength to resist this illusion and make sure to track the ace mech's passage.
"#$&@$#&!"
"ANOTHER FALSE GOD OF THE HUMANS SHALL DIE!"
An instant before the tip of his superdimensional weapon was about to impale the First Sword Mark III, the ace mech's Electro-Reactant Flight System made an extreme course change!
The ace mech had made an abrupt turn!
Contrary to the greater phase lord's expectations, the superdimensional machine did not juke in any of the four directions that would enable her to attack the Fifth Lord from the side.
Instead, the First Sword Mark III had chosen to turn back, putting her completely out of reach of the Fifth Lord!
"What?!"
Many people reacted with surprise! Had Saint Dise decided to chicken out of this collision!"
"No!"
The ace mech may have averted a collision, but the 33 sword fey continued to fly forward with indomitable momentum!
The sword formation actually dispersed from the middle. This enabled each and every blade to completely avoid contact with the Saint Piercer arm and continue forward until they struck the spatial barrier and almost immediately slip through!
Once the resonance-empowered sword fey reached the other side, they quickly reformed their original triangular formation before plunging straight against the nunser phase lord's raiment!