Chapter 343: Thorough Subjugation

When a dull sound of footsteps came from outside the iron door where he was being held, Brawl lifted his drooping head slightly, a flash of murderous intent passing through his slightly dim eyes.

But he quickly lowered his head again, as if he hadn't heard the sound, and continued to slump on the ground, motionless.

"Clatter..."

The iron door was soon opened, and Brawl's gaze stalled for a moment; he saw three Decepticons walk in whom he had never seen in the Base before.

This was indeed the first time Brawl had encountered these strange Decepticons; the leader appeared to be about three meters tall, his build far less robust than a Warrior's, but his arms were unexpectedly thick.

And the two Decepticons following behind him appeared slightly shorter than him.

The moment Brawl first saw these two odd Decepticons, he couldn't help but take an extra look; if he hadn't truly felt from them the life fluctuations that were generally similar to Mechanical Life, or rather, to Decepticons, he would have even doubted whether these strange guys, who looked exactly like the robots seen everywhere in the Base, were really Decepticons.

Ever since Brawl was captured by Frenzy and brought to this Base located in a hidden valley, although he couldn't guarantee he had grasped the entirety of Frenzy's forces, Brawl still understood the basic intelligence.

For example, he knew that Frenzy didn't have many people under his command; the only ones worth mentioning were the Low-level Warriors, Starscream and Frenzy, who were far inferior to him in strength. As for the Workers like Atlas and the others, don't joke around; not just Brawl, but even within the Decepticon Legion, few had ever looked squarely at these slave laborers and manual workers who didn't even count as Cannon Fodder.

Therefore, for a moment, he couldn't determine where these Decepticons standing before him had popped out from.

With just a brief comparison, Brawl judged these ones who had now walked up to him.

"Adam, you two go and determine the extent of damage to his body. The Master wants us to repair this guy as soon as possible; it won't be long before he comes over..."

As soon as the leading Decepticon spoke, the mechanical voice that Brawl had some impression of instantly attracted his attention.

He turned his head to look at that Decepticon, feeling the life fluctuations from the other party that felt both strange and somewhat familiar to him, and after frowning and thinking for a moment, he finally spoke.

"You... are you the Workers under Frenzy?"

That's right, Brawl did indeed feel some familiar life fluctuations from the leading Decepticon; he vaguely remembered that this kind of fluctuation was basically identical to one of the Decepticon Workers under Frenzy.

It was just that he had never looked squarely at the Decepticon Workers under Sun Cheng before, and therefore couldn't name that Worker.

The leading Decepticon was none other than the former Decepticon Worker who had just completed his New Body replacement—Atlas.

Hearing Brawl's words, Atlas felt somewhat displeased; the internal hierarchy of the Decepticon Legion was strict, and the status of Workers was no different from slave laborers, so naturally, every Worker who climbed up did not want to be reminded of this lowly origin again.

He replied coldly: "Lord Brawl, I am the Engineer under Leader Frenzy—Atlas."

Although somewhat displeased, and Brawl was still Sun Cheng's prisoner.

However, the Master had ordered him to come and repair Brawl's body, and as clever as Atlas was, it wasn't hard to infer that the other party definitely wouldn't die in the short term.

So even if he was somewhat displeased, he didn't go looking for trouble like Frenzy.

Brawl, however, had a thoughtful look on his face when he heard Atlas's name; although "Engineer" or whatever was a term he was hearing for the first time, Brawl still had some impression of Atlas. In the intelligence he had collected over the past month or so, this Decepticon Worker should be one of the subordinates Frenzy trusted most.

But although it was the first time both sides had met, yet...

When did the Workers under Frenzy become like this?!

Naturally, no one would come to tell him; Atlas and the two Decepticon Workers he brought performed a thorough examination on Brawl.

A week ago, he had fallen into a trap set by Sun Cheng and was severely injured while attempting to escape.

Afterward, Sun Cheng had never relaxed his control over Brawl, and hadn't even repaired his injuries before ordering people to lock him up.

Fortunately, although the injuries were not light, Atlas had also called over two Medical Spiders to help; when it came to repairing bodies, they were indeed more professional.

Finally, after a few hours of busyness, when Sun Cheng came over, Brawl had basically recovered.

"... You seem very surprised..."

Looking down from a high position at Brawl, who was slumped on the ground and looking at him in shock, Sun Cheng couldn't help but reveal a ferocious smile.

He knew very well why this was!

Every Mechanical Life would produce a unique, special energy fluctuation after birth; this fluctuation was like an electromagnetic field, but much more peculiar than that. Although they would also change slightly with the growth of the Mechanical Life, the overall change was not significant.

Therefore, even though he had now changed into a brand-new body, Brawl should have recognized his identity at the very first moment.

I am afraid there is nothing more shocking to a Mechanical Life than this!

Just as carbon-based life has been seeking a better and more affluent life since birth, ever since Mechanical Life awakened their consciousness, even the tyrannical Decepticons had Evolution and becoming stronger branded into the deepest parts of their souls.

It is a pity that the world of Mechanical Life is even more cruel than Earth. Although Brawl possessed a higher status and a stronger body than the Decepticon Workers under Sun Cheng the moment he was born, to put it bluntly, he was just a piece of Cannon Fodder, as Normal as could be, born through the hands of Starscream.

Meeting again after only a week or so, the former enemy—Sun Cheng had now surprisingly changed into a New Body, thereby evolving to be even more powerful.

This not only meant that he, Brawl, would likely have no chance for revenge in the future, but at the same time, the meaning behind this was something Brawl should understand if he still had any brains.

In fact, just as Sun Cheng had guessed, Brawl had indeed recognized his identity the moment he entered the dungeon where he was being held.

That brand-new body, which was strange but clearly more burly and exuded a terrifyingly dangerous aura, was almost constantly reminding Brawl, who still held considerable hostility toward him, just what kind of dangerous existence the Decepticon before him was.

"... Could it be that what Frenzy revealed before was all true..."

Forcing down the surging fear in his heart, Brawl couldn't help but shrink his eyes slightly when he heard Sun Cheng's familiar, chilling mockery.

If he had still held some doubts about the identity Sun Cheng had previously exposed, then now, Brawl was truly shocked to the point of somewhat believing it by the changes in the other party that he had witnessed with his own eyes in such a short time.

Witnessing the undisguised emotional fluctuations on Brawl's face, the corners of Sun Cheng's mouth curled up, his fangs looming.

He stepped forward two more times, slowly leaned down, and stopped his head above Brawl's lowered head; a voice like a devil's temptation came out of his mouth once again.

"... You once disappointed me, Brawl. Although I have only just awakened from resurrection and my strength has not yet recovered, it is precisely because of this that I grant you the opportunity to follow the Great. However, I am in a very good mood now, and therefore have decided to grant you one more opportunity... Speak, will you continue to follow Starscream and become one of the many pieces of Cannon Fodder under his command? Or will you offer your loyalty to me, conquer this planet for me, and reshape the glory of the Decepticon Legion?"

In an instant, Brawl lifted his head abruptly.