To be fair, the "single-soldier light lance cannon" Ina had personally modified wasn't perfect in every situation. For instance, it packed a lot of power but consumed an enormous amount of energy. The same battery could provide a single heavy blaster autocannon with tens of thousands of energy rounds, but could only fire this weapon two or three times at most.
So, despite being a weapon from the space age, its rate of fire was suddenly on par with a bolt-action rifle.
But a bolt-action rifle had a certain mechanical charm to it! Firing one shot and then loading another was much like a sharpshooter drawing an arrow and slowly pulling a taut bowstring into a full moon. It could put a lot of pressure on people, too.
And sure enough, Sobek on the other side felt that pressure keenly. He suddenly realized that compared with the snake-headed swordsman who'd been blasted to death, the two allies who'd fought alongside him just now seemed even more terrifying. By comparison, this calamity whose name couldn't even be spoken was probably the most reasonable one of all.
With that in mind, he said solemnly, "General, I think we should set aside our differences and work together... fight together, first take this fortress, and then consider the rest. As for who's in charge, and who deserves some diplomatic recognition after the battle, those are matters for our two nations' diplomats and politicians to settle."
Yu Lian paused, then smiled and clapped him on the... He'd meant to clap him on the shoulder, but since Sobek was wearing power armor, he simply slapped him on the back instead.
"Oh, my dear old friend, I thought you weren't good at diplomatic niceties, but it seems I was wrong. By the Spirit of the Universe, you're