These thoughts formed just before the four-pronged spears launched their attacks; Ji Xinghe, who anticipated almost at a precognitive level, decisively shifted his frame while his right leg forcefully lashed out.
He managed to instantaneously dodge the spear that came from his left side. The Divine Punishment Mecha that he was piloting rushed straight towards the pilot of this very spear, grazing along the shaft of the spear.
The Empire Mecha, unable to react fast enough, could only watch as the elbow joint of an Mecha rushed into its field of vision, quickly growing larger until everything on its visual display went dark.
This was the Mecha's forward-facing viewpoint; assaulted by Divine Punishment's elbow, the front-facing cameras were all destroyed.
It tried to command the Mecha to grapple with the invading Divine Punishment, but to its surprise, its Mecha did not carry out the desired actions even after the operational commands were issued.
