It wasn't too bad. At the very least, it wasn't horrendously weak.

While he was gauging the properties of his soul cannon, he also activated his propeller. 

The propeller was behind the mecha, and it could help the mecha in flight, acceleration, and things like that.

Generally speaking, melee combat mechas were always slightly faster than long-range attacking mechas. The opposing mecha may have been bulkier, but in reality, melee combat mechas were actually lighter in weight as they didn't have to carry massive soul batteries in order to support long-range offensive output as long-range attacking mechas did.

As soon as Tang Wulin activated his propeller, his opponent also activated their propeller. If he'd been slower by even a split second, then the melee combat mecha would've rammed directly into him.

The two figures virtually brushed right past one another before opening up some distance again. On this occasion, both mechas had already flown up into the air.

The melee combat mecha had reacted extremely quickly; in the instant that it failed to crash into Tang Wulin, the mecha's claymore was immediately hurled...