Ning changed his angle at the last possible moment, allowing the shot to pass beside him while maintaining most of his forward momentum. He was still moving quickly when he reached out and caught a long piece of metal debris drifting nearby.
The object had once been part of a larger machine, though now it was little more than a jagged length of reinforced alloy. Ning gripped it in both hands and closed the remaining distance before swinging the piece of metal across the enemy's body with the full momentum of the charging Mecha behind it.
The impact struck near the enemy's central core, causing its armor to collapse.
The Mekharan's body jerked violently before all movement stopped.
It died.
For a moment, nobody outside said anything.
Then several students began talking at once.
"He killed it with debris?"
"That shouldn't even count as a weapon."
"It doesn't matter whether it counts. The target is dead."
