Chapter 24: Long-range Attacker
On the field, the grey mecha across had Yuka squarely in its sights.
As the pilot was about to press the fire button, Yuka suddenly changed direction, dodging to the right.
But the grey mecha’s pilot smirked, "Just as expected," and fired towards Yuka’s right side.
His smirk vanished the next second.
Yuka had only feigned a rightward dash; her pink mini-mecha, light on its feet, quickly looped back, continuing its charge towards the grey mecha from the upper left.
The explosion rocked just beside Yuka, slightly jostling her, but her mecha was unscathed.
From the sidelines, Roukujou explained, "Ladies and gentlemen, most of you may not know this, but in map races and arena battles, the restrictions on firepower are different. In the compact arena, only short cannons with limited blast radius are allowed; whereas in map races, with larger grounds, cannons with longer range and higher firepower are permitted."
Glancing at the live comments, Roukujou continued, "Let me touch upon the design philosophy of mechas, and no, I’m not blabbering. Listen and you’ll see. Mechas are primarily designed to take down insectoids. Large bombs and sweeping fire often let insectoids slip through, but mechas can infiltrate enemy lines and precisely eliminate them."
Looking at the pink mecha, he added, "But being heavy artillery, mechas aren’t as cost-effective as tanks. Hence, their models are mostly mid or small-sized, and they can’t be fitted with large cannons."
"In underground battles, everything’s simulated but incredibly realistic. The grey mecha’s cannon fire is fast, but see, Pinky is far enough to dodge it easily. And with no cover around, there are no obstacles either, just a feint is enough to trick the opponent and dodge the bullets."
He was getting to the point.