Bab 368: Assassination & Sabotage, Pt 3

Freya and Lucifer swung above and below the enemy mecha, and flanked them vertically. Because of their comparatively higher speed and agility, they were able to strike from both ends and slice into their targets with relative ease.

Their plasma lances scored deep gouges in their chitin with expert precision, and quite literally cut off limb after limb from a handful of mecha. They circle-strafed around the Drogar mecha, even while they evaded or weathered all manner of weapons fire.

“Keep the cuts as clean as possible,” advised Raijin. “That should help the cores connect to them more easily.”

Which the two certainly took to heart. They did their absolute best to shear enemy mecha arms or legs right where they connected to the main chassis - at their shoulders, or at their hips. And because the chitin was rather thick, found that they had to either concentrate their beams perfectly to a pinpoint, or make a second pass altogether.

Sometimes, they were forced to do both.