The second phase of the design duel wasn't accompanied by song and dance this time. The atmosphere in Prosperous Hill VI was too tense for any festivities to have any effect.
The Lifers simply wanted the matches to start as soon as possible in order to know once and for all whether biomechs were strong enough to compete against classical mechs!
In fact, an increasing number of Lifers already admitted in their hearts that biomechs weren't superior anymore. At best, they stood on equal grounds against regular mechs.
What they didn't want to see was biomechs getting beat up left and right! Such an outcome would induce major doubt in the minds of both Lifers and foreigners who were tuning in to the broadcast.
"Will Dr. Navarro's biomechs prevail? Or will Mr. Larkinson prove that the most ordinary mechs are actually stronger?"
