Chapter 28: The Nuclear Weapon He Wants to Steal

Starscream seemed quite satisfied with his initiative to offer strategies; in any case, when they emerged from the 【Incubation Room】, Sun Cheng could already feel Barricade's friendly attitude.

Of course, one could not rule out that this was merely a pretense put on by two cunning old foxes.

However, a discovery in another regard made Sun Cheng feel more than just secret delight.

"I said that mechanical lifeforms like the Decepticons couldn't possibly have evolved to be flawless. Sure enough, there are defects..."

Although he had not encountered many Decepticons since arriving in this world, through his brief contacts, Sun Cheng still sensed that most of the Decepticons he had met had more or less something wrong with their heads.

Perhaps it was because the Decepticons relied too heavily on their own 【Core】 to analyze and process things, especially those low-level Decepticons whose ability to think for themselves was very poor; even high-level Decepticons like Barricade were somewhat difficult to deal with, but when it came to being insidious and cunning, they were likely far inferior to humans.

To say nothing else, judging from the Memory Data he had taken over, Barricade had existed for at least several thousand years, while the civil war on 【Cybertron】 had only ended a little over a hundred years ago.

It could be said that such a Decepticon Warrior who had fought for thousands of years should be rich in war experience and well-versed in all kinds of military plans and strategies.

Yet, he could not even manage the simplest division of forces and the rational utilization of the troops at his disposal.

From this, one could see that the Decepticons, and even their mortal enemies—the Autobots—were likely too focused on the improvement of individual strength, and had gone astray on the path of Evolution.

Night arrived faster than expected. After driving away from the Starscream Base through an entrance, Sun Cheng stayed quietly in the police car that Barricade had transformed into, carefully recalling if he had any omissions regarding the Task.

Unexpectedly, Barricade only drove him for less than an hour before suddenly stopping in a desert area.

"We're here!"

Barricade quickly transformed back into his humanoid form and tossed him out.

Having had this experience so many times, although he was caught off guard, Sun Cheng reacted quickly, twisting and rotating in mid-air before landing steadily on the sand not far from Barricade.

"Electromagnetic interference detected..."

The 【Spy Template】 captured some annoying signals. He frowned and reminded Barricade, only to see that he did not answer him, appearing as if he were conducting remote communication with someone.

The cautious Sun Cheng immediately extended his right arm forward and released several fly-sized Insect Detectors, preparing to investigate the source of the electromagnetic interference.

This type of small spy tool manufactured on Cybertron had decent efficiency and was quite fast, but its ability to resist electromagnetic interference was a bit poor; the data captured by the two pairs of electronic eyes on their heads and transmitted back to his 【Spy Template】 was always intermittent.

However, this did not affect Sun Cheng's judgment of the vicinity. Before one Insect Detector completely lost its data transmission, it captured a massive human military base seven kilometers to the southeast that far exceeded his imagination.

"Is that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base?"

Sun Cheng's body jolted; he knew this U. S. military base.

In the world where Sun Cheng was, this military base, known as the "Boneyard," managed and stored over 5,000 retired U. S. military aircraft and was the most famous air force base in the world.

According to the military data of various countries he had specifically looked up during the day to complete the Task, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base had the United States Air Force 355th Wing stationed there year-round.

Although the data showed that the 355th Wing had not yet been equipped with F-22 fighters and still used the F-15 series, MH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft, and early warning aircraft, they were definitely not easy opponents to deal with.

Especially since this was the United States mainland; once any link went wrong, what awaited them would likely be a war between the Decepticon Legion and the world's number one military power.

Barricade quickly ended the remote communication and asked with interest, "What did you detect?"

"Lord Barricade, our mission target, could it be Davis-Monthan Air Force Base?" Sun Cheng asked with some irritation.

Intelligence on various military bases within the United States was actually not hard to find; it was mostly due to the Americans' "I am the boss in heaven and on earth" mentality. One could find a pile of detailed intelligence by searching on Google, and although it might not be entirely accurate, over 70% was likely true.

Judging from the data he had queried, if Starscream really wanted to take action here, the difficulty of their Task would be quite high. At the very least, Sun Cheng originally had about 70% confidence, but now he estimated it was only 50%.

"It is here..."

The Task was about to begin, and Barricade clearly had no intention of keeping it from him any longer, nodding and answering him quite straightforwardly, "What Lord Starscream wants is right here..."

As soon as the words fell, Barricade suddenly lifted his head and looked behind him.

Seeing this, Sun Cheng had to swallow the question that had reached his lips. Just as he was wondering what Barricade was looking at, about twenty or thirty seconds later, his 【Spy Template】 finally captured a trace of unusual fluctuation, which looked exactly like a Decepticon frequency.

"Has Brawl arrived?"

He suddenly realized, and at the same time, his heart sank.

Barricade was not a spy by trade, but as a Warrior, he was able to capture the frequency of the attack before him.

Clearly, although they both belonged to a type of 【Core】, the 【Spark】 equipped by high-level Decepticons was far more powerful than his 【Spy Template】.

Two minutes later, accompanied by the low rumble of an engine, a terrifying heavy truck that looked exactly like a Terex 33-11C dump truck slowly stopped in front of the two.

"... Damn Barricade, I told you, don't get so close to human military bases!"

Accompanied by a furious scolding, the truck took three or four seconds to complete its transformation, turning into a giant Warrior half a head taller than Starscream.

"Lord Starscream asked me to send him to you first..." Facing such a terrifying Warrior who was a third taller than himself, Barricade's voice was clearly lower, "I will contact you later regarding the specific Task arrangements!"

Brawl snorted coldly, watching Barricade, who immediately transformed back into a police car and left, cursing: "Human military satellites scan this place every twenty minutes, damn Barricade, I warned him!"

Unfortunately, by the time he finished cursing, Barricade had already run far away.

Seeing this, Brawl could only kick the sandy ground in anger, and the flying yellow sand almost buried Sun Cheng.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the initiative to greet this high-level Decepticon who looked powerful, "Lord Brawl, since the military satellite is about to scan this place, let's move to a more hidden location first!"

Brawl ignored him and was in no hurry to take him away.

Sun Cheng felt a tightness in his chest as he saw him looking down at him with interest, because even now, he still had not mastered how to deal with these mechanical lifeforms.

Fortunately, Brawl did not remain silent for too long. After looking him over for a while, he heard him ask in a buzzing voice: "You are Frenzy? The battle plan that Barricade sent over earlier was proposed by you?"

Seeing him nod, Brawl seemed very happy, his voice even carrying some joy, "Not bad, not bad. The Decepticon Legion is full of idiots with heads full of engine oil. Every time they fight, they all charge up, wishing they could die faster than the others. All idiots..."

He grabbed Sun Cheng, and with a rumble, transformed back into a heavy truck, carrying him toward the distance while still muttering to himself, "Starscream wants to steal nuclear weapons, but only sent a fool to help me. It's really annoying. Sigh, I shouldn't have been greedy in the first place, really thinking this bastard had mastered intelligence on the 【AllSpark】, and rushed to agree to cooperate with him!"

This casual remark shocked Sun Cheng; only then did he realize that the cunning careerist Starscream actually wanted to steal nuclear weapons!