Chapter 451: Redfang Breaker
The FN Blade’s attack power was exceptionally strong. When it was enveloped in active negative energy and struck a target, any positive-energy material it contacted would be instantaneously neutralized.
It was as if an eraser wiped away the affected area completely, leaving no trace behind. The neutralization effect had an incredibly high priority, rendering physical defenses utterly useless. Against the FN Blade, even the robust defenses of a metallic shell were as fragile as tofu.
However, despite its fearsome offensive power, the FN Blade had significant drawbacks. The most critical issue was the slow production rate of the F-371 negative energy.
This limitation was inherited from its template—the monster genes themselves generated negative energy at a sluggish pace. In initial tests, it took several hours for a test organism to generate a single layer of negative energy membrane. The HF Organ, derived from the monster genes, carried over this inefficiency.
Additionally, F-371 would neutralize any positive-energy material it came into contact with, necessitating magnetic field containment for storage, which made it extremely difficult to preserve.
As a result, the weapon’s battlefield performance was far from ideal. It was a classic case of “charging for ten hours, firing for five minutes.” Fortunately, the FN Blade’s material itself was exceptionally durable and sharp, allowing it to penetrate most defenses even without F-371.
Thus, against ordinary targets, the weapon could operate in standard attack mode, while the energy-enveloped attack mode could be reserved for heavily fortified defenses. This dual-mode approach gave it a degree of tactical flexibility.
For now, Luo Wen primarily planned to use it for logistics-related tasks such as excavation, where sheer numbers could offset its shortcomings.
The first creatures to be equipped with the FN Blade system were a newly designed Swarm beast. These creatures stood about six meters tall in their mature form and resembled bipedal werewolves.