Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 570 - 466: Laser Sword_4

However, crafting such a weapon was no easy feat. Generating powerful lasers was simple, but focusing those lasers into the form of a sword was not so straightforward.

When this technology broke through, it became possible to manufacture laser swords, but the required materials were extremely expensive, with the initial cost of a single laser sword reaching tens of millions of Starshield.

Even after production increased and prices stabilized, they still hovered around seven million.

Moreover, for the average warrior, this weapon really wasn't as effective as an energy gun.

So, after the initial craze wore off and people regained their senses, the hype surrounding the swords died down. Those with nostalgia and money would buy one as a collectible to keep at home. Consequently, their use in actual combat became increasingly rare.

Even Professionals who tried them found that, although they were quite powerful, they lacked any additional attribute enhancements and were certainly not as good as props.

Subsequently, 'Ink Soil,' a material essential for laser sword production, began to be used on a large scale in the main cannons of battleships. This caused its price to skyrocket, leading to the halt of laser sword production.

For the tall, bald man, however, who was not a Professional and could not use props, a laser sword was the best choice.

And these four double-bladed laser swords were well-maintained. Acquiring them from the rebel side must have been quite costly.

Chen Gu still found the 'Father-Son Sword' more practical to use, but these laser swords were a nice addition nonetheless.

And, just like the original reason for their popularity, Great Actor Chen also had this kind of 'sentimentality.'

As he fiddled with the laser swords, suddenly, Combat Rooster refused to move. Chen Gu knew they were nearing their destination.

Lin Xiaochen's battle satellite had been overhead all the while, and now rapidly began a scanning search of the entire ground area.

"Found it!" Lin Xiaochen exclaimed, "At our three o'clock, about twenty kilometers away, there's a magma river with an underground base nearby."

The underground base was most likely built there to exploit geothermal energy.

In fact, Lin Xiaochen hadn't discovered it directly. Instead, this well-hidden underground base had opened its main doors, dispatching a surface transport ship and twelve escort heavy motorcycles. The imagery was then passed to Lin Xiaochen, and everyone saw it.

Chen Gu smiled, "Is one of our other teams making their move? If so, this underground base might very well be the 'George Warriors Group' main hub on this planet."

Everyone's eyes lit up, "Does that mean... Deng Puer might be inside?"

Just then, the image feed from the battle satellite flickered a few times, then with a POP, it completely went dark.

Everyone was taken aback as Lin Xiaochen hurriedly performed a series of operations, then said with a helpless tone, "The battle satellite has been shot down..."

Everyone looked up and saw a ball of fire falling from high in the sky. The orbit of these personal battle satellites wasn't very high, just about ten thousand meters or so, and they didn't operate within a genuine satellite orbit.

Qiao Shuangyi was puzzled, "Was it attacked?"

But if it had been hit by some weapon, the satellite should have been able to warn itself in advance and transmit the attack footage back.

Chen Gu and Wang Chengqian exchanged glances, and Chen Gu said, "A Professional!"

Not many types of Professionals could shoot down such a battle satellite. However, for any Professional to exert their skills from over ten thousand meters away, they would have to be above the Fifth Energy Level.

Chen Gu knew that this time, Wang Chengqian would most likely have to take action.

Wang Chengqian, for his part, was secretly sending out a distress signal for backup.

If their opponent was at the Sixth Energy Level, things would become troublesome. He could take care of himself, but the mission to protect the students would have to be handed over to... Chen Gu.

The two were completely unaware that in each other's minds, they had both become figures they could 'rely' on. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Was this... mutual reliance?

Deep within the underground base, a young woman dressed in black slowly opened her eyes, surrounded by a fine network of electrical currents. She stood up and walked towards the exit, "There's a swarm of insects buzzing around outside; I'll take care of them."