Editing HEAVY OBJECT:Volume4 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 14===

When Quenser and Heivia fought an Object, they were usually entirely ignored as actual threats by the enemy.

If the Object took actions to kill them from the very beginning and kept them in the center of its sights as a priority target, there was no way flesh-and-blood soldiers had any hope of winning.

They would be unable to run away or evade even if they tried. No cover would be of any use.

But…

Even if the Deep Optical had escaped any trouble by transforming, it was unlikely to ignore the people who had destroyed its original main cannon.

“Shit. Here it comes. That monster is headed this way, Quenser!!” shouted Heivia, despite the fact that there was nothing the two of them could hope to do.

One of its new main laser beam cannons turned toward them. Without hesitation, an orange beam of light flew directly towards Quenser and Heivia.

Just before it did, the princess’s Baby Magnum interposed itself between them and the beam.

“Quenser!!” shouted the princess.

“Can’t you be worried about me, too!?” complained Heivia, but it was hardly the time for that.

The overall impression given off by the Deep Optical had changed.

While creating great explosive noises, it slid back and forth and fired laser beam after laser beam at the Baby Magnum. Its speed had undergone a great change. Before, the Deep Optical had been unable to move faster than about 200 kph, but now it was dancing around the Baby Magnum at speeds 4 or 5 times greater. It was easily handling the Baby Magnum which had proven it could handle your average Generation Two in the past.

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“Shit!! What is going on!?”

“Those C-shaped wings on the back of the Deep Optical are used to reflect lasers. It uses those to intentionally detonate the air and give it quick bursts of speed. This gives it acceleration you could never hope to get with rocket boosters!!”

“I thought it avoided sudden movements because of the delicate equipment in the lasers!”

“It must want to overcome this situation even if it ends up destroying its own main system! These main cannons are likely solid-state lasers that use YAG. That’s the very first optical weapon ever developed and it therefore has the simplest design.”

“Solid-state lasers have high outputs but can’t be fired for long, right?”

“Yes, and as you can see, it can’t put out as much heat, so the princess’s armor can withstand a few hits. When the previous lasers roasted the dust and moisture in the air, it created a pure white beam, but this has fallen to orange.” Quenser calmly analyzed the situation. “Most likely, it fires repeatedly similar to a machinegun in order to make the best use of the short firing time. If it fires at the same spot repeatedly, it might be able to tear open the armor. However, the armor can hold up for a while if the princess makes sure it hits at skewed points.”

“But either way the princess will be taken out eventually!! And once our shield is gone, we’re dead!!”

“…”

Quenser thought for a bit and then took out some plastic explosive.

“Princess, how much time can you buy us against the Deep Optical?”

“Not enough to call it anything as cool as ‘buying you time’.”

“Just give us 10 minutes,” said Quenser as he breathed a sigh of relief that she was calm enough to joke about it. “That should be enough.”