"Bang! Boom! Clang!" Alternating between close combat and ranged attacks, beams and blades flew as Nie Yun pushed the two opposing Bronze Mechas closer and closer to their performance limits with his Sea Storm-class Mecha.
As though that still wasn't enough for him, a shot from his Beam Cannon dragged the remaining enemy Mecha into the fight as well, creating the bizarre spectacle of him fighting three opponents alone while the allied Mecha could only watch from the sidelines, dumbfounded.
He made it look effortless!
Every witness felt the same way.
Although he was the one being surrounded, and his Mecha had no overwhelming advantage in performance, his exquisitely precise piloting completely dominated the battlefield, leaving everyone watching dazzled!
Both sides used specialized Mechas designed primarily for close- and medium-range attacks. The fighting was far more intense than ordinary space Mecha combat, and its hair-raising exchanges sent the spectators' hearts racing.
What surprised everyone, however, was that despite this fierce clash, where a single mistake could destroy a Mecha and kill its pilot, neither side had suffered any casualties after dozens of exchanges.
Naturally, Nie Yun had been holding back a little. He had broken with his usual low-profile approach and entered the fight himself partly to gather more data on the enemy's weaponry.
Whenever Nie Yun encountered a new civilization, his habitual first reaction was to assess its technological strength and identify worthwhile targets to devour...
On the other hand, his immediate superior had singled him out from the start, even launching a "personal attack" that explicitly named him. Nie Yun was not in the habit of taking a beating without hitting back.
Given their naturally hostile political positions, peaceful coexistence was simply impossible.
Keeping a low profile wouldn't solve the problem, and endlessly backing down would only invite