The Most Despicable Mecha

"My lord, I didn't do it on purpose!"

The young girl looked ready to cry.

Mu Fan rubbed his brow, torn between laughter and tears. Then he took a deep breath and closed his eyes amid Black's unstinting praise.

"Black, Light Lance Array Cannon, fire."

Black's incessant chatter paused, then he immediately grew excited. "Shadow Fleet Commander Black, awaiting your command!"

Dawn Warship, Light Lance Array charging. Firing countdown: 3, 2, 1!

Hurricane Entrapment Ship, Magnetic Swamp Net capture points beginning construction. Firing countdown: 3...

The prow of the dark, blade-like warship rose high, scraping a brilliant trail of fire across the surface of a small asteroid as it emerged completely from the shadows.

The densely packed ancient Heavy Crossbows across the warship's deck had all been drawn. Orange light lances glittering with cold killing intent rose high upon their energy bowstrings, then shot forth violently!

This time, the remaining six strangely shaped warships finally revealed their true forms.

The Hurricane Entrapment Ships were not very long, but they were wide enough. Their streamlined oval hulls looked at first glance like bloated pufferfish.

Even their two short little wings had been imitated with remarkable accuracy.

But the Hurricane Entrapment Ship's wings were not mere decorations. Once Black issued the command, dazzling white light appeared beneath those short mechanical wings.

It drove the craft into a strange, axis-like spin in place.

Like a cannon barrel mounted on a stand adjusting its aim.

Then, countless blue cannon barrels emerged from the smooth hull, bound within strange square compartments like a missile Close-in Weapon System.

When Black's countdown reached zero.

Pale blue energy ripples spread from the front of those square compartments.

Like ripples stirred across a pond by a falling stone.

Then clusters of pale blue energy spheres drifted past the asteroid,