Chapter 19: ch-19 Not like this! Not at this pace!
The battlefield was a symphony of destruction—Flashes of plasma, Streaks of railgun fire, Shimmering trails of blade-light as mechs clashed with insectoids in every direction.
From behind, the human fleet delivered heavy supporting fire. Though the flagship of this expedition was a dual-class research vessel with limited armament, the broader fleet was a different story altogether.
Battleships. Destroyers. Frigates.
While insectoid vessels typically relied on overwhelming numbers, the human fleet boasted superior engineering, precision, and raw firepower.
In one-on-one duels, a single human warship could go toe-to-toe with two—sometimes even four—enemy vessels and emerge victorious.
Their guns roared across the void, providing the mecha units with overwhelming fire support, blanketing the enemy flanks and backlines in a storm of light and death.
But the humans had more than just firepower. They had innovation.
Mechs, while powerful, were limited by their internal energy cores. In battles of this scale, prolonged engagements often drained their reserves faster than they could safely replenish them. Normally, they’d need to retreat to a carrier, resupply vessel, or industrial mothership—but not here.
Not today.
Because this fleet—like most modern human armadas—was equipped with Link Technology.
A revolutionary invention by the genius minds known as the Celestial Designers, Link Technology allowed ships to share power, shielding, and auxiliary systems with mechs in a defined radius.