Refusal

"Captain, requesting to rejoin the team." Just when Knox Squad was feeling demoralized after realizing that everything they had done was in vain, Kari's voice suddenly came through the communication channel.

Everyone came to their senses. Just now, Kari had used some foul language after recklessly giving away another mech.

Everyone was already in a bad mood, and they couldn't stand this guy's Negative Energy pollution, so Knox used his Captain privileges to kick him out of the communication channel.

Although he was later reinstated, Kari, after calming down and reflecting, didn't make a sound when he rejoined the team channel and was gradually forgotten.

When he spoke, everyone realized that they hadn't seen him for quite some time.

"Everyone was in a bad mood just now, and you were yelling and shouting, which really affected morale. I kicked you out to calm down, don't take it to heart." The team members were like family. Although Kari liked to shout, he was usually reliable. Therefore, Knox explained the operation he had just performed to appease him.

"It's nothing, I just applied for a new mech, and I'll be at the team's location soon." Kari was rather nonchalant, not taking the earlier incident to heart at all. His words also indicated that he hadn't been sulking and hadn't remained silent, but rather had gone to connect with another system.

"A cleared passage isn't absolutely safe, so be careful." Although being careful wouldn't make much difference, Knox still gave him this advice.

"Understood. This Z2 is one of the last few in the inventory. Commander Letosi, who is in charge of inventory, said that if it gets damaged again, there won't be any replacements. So please rest assured, I will be extra careful." Kari was full of energy. His temporary departure from the team's communication channel had not affected the negative atmosphere in the team.

"I hope so..." Knox's lips twitched, clearly not quite believing Kari's assurance.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened along the way. Kari was indeed more careful and didn't cause any trouble. A few minutes later, he rejoined the team.

"Hey guys, look what I found in the warehouse!" As soon as the Z2 spider-like robot appeared, Kari's loud laughter rang out, instantly dispelling most of the team's gloomy atmosphere.

However, everyone noticed that the newly appeared spider-shaped robot was indeed somewhat different; its main body carried a huge cannon barrel on its back.

The cannon barrel is a full four meters long and thirty centimeters in diameter, with a crescent-shaped structure faintly visible inside. There is also a box-like structure about half a meter square at the tail of the barrel. Such a huge thing looks very out of place on the Z2 spider robot, which has a main body diameter of only three meters and thin arms and legs.

"Sonic Denial Cannon?" Knox recognized it immediately. It was a type of denial weapon; as the name suggests, it used powerful sound waves to generate a strong thrust, preventing the enemy from getting close.

To be honest, such weapons are generally used inside Life Star, since sound waves need air to propagate. In space, where there is no medium, these weapons are no different from scrap metal.

However, it can be used inside the ship's cabin. The Z-Series Squad are designed to counter and defend against Octopus Monster Larval Form that could potentially infiltrate the warship.

While these small, individual Sonic Denial Cannon are not very effective against Larval Form that are generally ten meters long, it's worth considering that the Zerg also have some units that are extremely small in space warfare—some are only a few tens of centimeters in size. But don't underestimate them; they have been recorded several times in the Alliance's records, and each time they have achieved some success.

Moreover, these things can be carried by small Octopus Monster. If the small Octopus Monster break into the ship and release these little guys, then the Sonic Denial Cannon can be used. Although they cannot effectively kill them, they can keep them at a safe distance, creating an environment for friendly forces to fire at will.

However, such scenarios are extremely rare, so weapons with such highly limited usage environments are relegated to a corner of the armory and forgotten.

Knox's eyes lit up as he understood Kari's meaning; the individual Zerg Tentacle Trap were not large enough to be affected by these denial cannons.

Moreover, unlike direct-kill weapons, these denial weapons have very limited capabilities. Their lethality against metallic objects can be described as two extremes.

At their power level, they can inflict damage such as collisions on metal objects that can be propelled, but they can inflict virtually no damage on objects that cannot be propelled.

However, this weapon has a strong effect on biological entities. The powerful sound waves can attack them at the cellular level, which is not only very effective against small units, but can also cause some damage to slightly larger targets, at least making them feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, these weapons were originally designed for use on Life Star to drive away large predators. They were also used in low-intensity internal conflicts, where they could effectively inflict damage without causing individual deaths, making them very useful weapons in certain situations.

The Zerg Tentacle Trap, upon observation, primarily rely on corroding a portion of the area and then attaching themselves to it for camouflage. Their physical strength can effectively withstand fire from small-caliber individual weapons, and they can quickly simulate the state of the simulated area when it is attacked, making them extremely difficult to detect.

However, it remains to be seen whether their adsorption capacity is strong enough. Under the action of the Sonic Denial Cannon, the seamless metal bulkhead can easily withstand such an attack.

However, if the Zerg traps attached to them don't hold on tightly enough, they can easily be blown away. Even if they aren't blown away, they will have to exert force to resist the thrust, and the way they exert force will be different from usual. For example, when the Tentacle Trap attack, blue Electric Arc will flash, which represents their maximum output.

Moreover, even without propulsion, powerful sound waves can cause discomfort to living organisms at the cellular level. Therefore, under the effect of the Sonic Denial Cannon, any slight difference in the Zerg traps will be scanned and marked by artificial intelligence.

At this point, lacking effective means of movement, they would truly become targets, easily eliminated by concentrated fire from the combat squad.

"Well done, Kari!" Knox was invigorated and rarely praised Kari so loudly. It wasn't hard to guess why this guy was able to find the Sonic Denial Cannon. It was probably because a large number of Z-series robots had been moved out of use, leaving the sonic weapon, which was kept in the corner, exposed, and then Kari discovered it.