Wolf Striker
The FN Blade has extremely powerful attack capabilities. When it launches an attack while enveloped in active Negative Energy, the Positive Energy substances it comes into contact with will cancel each other out at the moment of collision.
Like an eraser, it forcefully wipes away the contacting parts without leaving a trace. Moreover, this offsetting priority is very high, and physical defense is completely ineffective. In front of the FN Blade, the strong defense of the metal shell is as useless as a block of tofu.
However, while this weapon system boasts extremely powerful offensive capabilities, it still suffers from significant drawbacks. The biggest flaw is the extremely slow production rate of the Negative Energy F-371.
This defect perpetuates its template; the monster gene itself generates Negative Energy extremely slowly. In the initial test, the insect body took several hours to generate a layer of Negative Energy membrane. The HF Organ, modified from the monster gene, also inherited this defect.
Furthermore, because the F-371 cancels out any Positive Energy matter it comes into contact with, it must be confined by a magnetic field, making it extremely difficult to store.
This also means that the weapon's performance in actual combat is not ideal; it's the kind of weapon that "charges" for ten hours but only provides five minutes of enjoyment. Fortunately, the FN Blade itself is made of extremely sturdy and sharp material, and even without covering the F-371, it is enough to penetrate most defenses.
Thus, when encountering ordinary targets, use the normal attack mode; when encountering strong defenses, switch to the empowered attack mode. In this way, it can still be considered to have some tactical value.
Of course, what it needs to do now is logistical work related to excavation, and by utilizing its quantity, it can make up for some of its shortcomings.
The first to be equipped with the FN Blade weapon set is a newly designed insectoid beast by Rowan. Its Mature Form is about six meters tall and resembles a bipedal werewolf.
Its humanoid form gives it a flexible body and good balance, and its muscular limbs allow it to run on all fours or on two legs. At the same time, the well-proportioned muscle distribution also gives it a powerful jumping ability.
Its forelimbs have four fingers, with sharp claws extending nearly thirty centimeters from the tips of the finger bones, which are the implementation of the FN Blade. After testing, reducing the energy output per unit time can effectively extend the usage time of the FN Blade. Considering the need to balance combat power, this claw-type weapon is a very good choice.
Moreover, in normal mode, the claws not only possess offensive capabilities but also help the vehicle gain decent climbing ability.
This werewolf-like insectoid beast was named the Wolf Striker by Rowan.
Rowan's positioning can be seen from the name China Wolf Striker Swarm currently lacks the ability to penetrate defensive structures like Iron Fortresses.
Previously, they had only fought against the Riken Civilization, whose materials science was not yet up to par, so they could still use toxins to quickly penetrate. But once they fought against the Star Sea Alliance and encountered defensive materials similar to metal shells, wouldn't the Swarm be helpless?
The Wolf Striker fills this gap. Although the FN Blade Enchantment mode has a short duration, it should not be a problem to open a path for the Swarm.
At the beginning of the design, Rowan originally intended to make the Mature Form of the Wolf Striker as small as possible, because if the size was too large, it would be difficult to enter some passages.
However, the FN Blade has too many supporting components; a single Atomic Furnace and an HF Organ would make it impossible for the carrier to be too small.
Despite his best efforts, Rowan could only reduce the Mature Form size to six meters before he was powerless to do anything more. This was only because he had experience in miniaturizing the Atomic Furnace when designing the second-generation Flesh Sac; otherwise, the initial version of the Wolf Striker would likely have reached ten meters in size.
Fortunately, the Wolf Striker can move on all fours, which allows it to lower its height laterally and enter some small passages.
However, when he saw the six-meter-tall werewolf in front of him, Rowan nodded in satisfaction. The finished product was very majestic and imposing, full of wild beauty. Just from its appearance, one could feel its formidable attack capabilities.
Despite being several times larger than the Wolf Striker, the Mecha Warrior like the Bodi People are no match for the Mecha Warrior, Wolf Striker can easily overwhelm them. The agility and flexibility of the two are on completely different levels. The Mecha Warrior's powerful yet sluggish movements are beyond description in the face of the Raiders' high-dynamic vision.
However, the Wolf Striker has another drawback: its cost is simply too high. The Swarm's current main combat unit— the Space Octopus —only has Ancient Class over 500 meters long equipped with Atomic Furnace. The Raider not only has Atomic Furnace but also a much more expensive HF Organ, plus the corresponding magnetic field Storage Sac, energy transmission system, etc. The actual resources consumed by one of these units are likely equivalent to those of two or three Ancient Class units.
This means that the Wolf Striker, whose entire body is a concentrated essence, can only be used as an elite unit.
However, the first mission for such a precious unit was rather rough. On the metal shell, a Wolf Striker was sticking its rear end out of the pit, its movements similar to a dog paddle, its claws dancing and leaving a blur of afterimages, which looked quite comical.
Unfortunately, the F-371's reserves were depleted in just two minutes, forcing it to relinquish its position and go to the side to idle. The next Ranger then took over that spot.
Because Bodi Planet is an artificial planet, its mineral reserves are far lower than those of normal planets. Therefore, the high consumption of the Wolf Striker means that even if all the resources on the Bodi Planet Swarm base are concentrated, it will not be able to produce many more.
This also resulted in a shortage of Wolf Striker working at the excavation site.
Fortunately, the Swarm has already reached a considerable size in this star system, and numerous space bases have begun simultaneously producing the Wolf Striker. Apart from the fact that the construction of Megastructure has not decreased, all other resources are being allocated to the production of Raiders.
Compared to the Ancient Class Space Octopus, the Wolf Striker do not require much time; they develop into Mature Form very quickly after hatching.
Wolf Striker will travel to Bodi Planet in Space Octopus and land at the Peak Base. The technological gap allows the Space Octopus to enter and exit the atmosphere with impunity, and the Bodi People will not detect anything unusual.
Since it doesn't matter where the metal shell is dug, the excavation base was chosen at the foot of the mountain at the Peak Base for easy assembly. The transported Wolf Striker can quickly reach the work site through tunnels dug inside the mountain.
As more and more Wolf Striker arrived, the excavation base became lively. The originally small pit expanded considerably, with more than a dozen Wolf Striker inside digging furiously, while outside, countless Raiders stood motionless, idling and "charging."
They are replaced every two or three minutes, day and night, and the pit extends deeper at an extremely fast speed. I believe that it won't be long before we can see its secrets.
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