Chapter 360: The Ambitious Schemer (Part 1)

As if he had not heard the change in Sun Cheng's words, high above in the sky, Starscream—whose image had crossed the more than 380,000-kilometer distance between Earth and the Moon thanks to some special equipment—still wore a smile so brilliant it was unsettling, watching Sun Cheng quietly.

Looking back at Sun Cheng, he also acted as if nothing had happened, his expression calm as he looked up at the sky, meeting his gaze in silence.

Only the blue light flashing in his eyes from time to time betrayed that the master's inner heart was far from as calm as he appeared.

After scanning him up and down for a moment, Sun Cheng clearly saw a flash of surprise appear on Starscream's face, and since he clearly had no intention of hiding it, he revealed a playful smile and took the initiative to speak: "You have truly brought me quite a surprise, little one of the 【Cassette Corps】!"

Upon hearing this, the blue light in Sun Cheng's eyes flashed abruptly.

Clearly, this schemer, cunning as a ghost, had already guessed his identity.

Even though he was hundreds of thousands of kilometers away on the Moon, he had managed to guess the identity of the one who had changed into a New Body, all based on some things he had exposed at some unknown time before.

Should one say he is truly worthy of being the ambitious schemer whom even the arrogant and conceited Megatron admired greatly?

"A troublesome guy!"

Although he had not expected to truly deceive Starscream, being recognized by the other party before they had even met face-to-face caused Sun Cheng's mood to sink a little, and the excitement he had felt over the power of his New Body immediately subsided.

His eyes flashed slightly, and after organizing his words, Sun Cheng replied unhurriedly: "I owe everything I have today to you, Excellency..."

He paused, his eyes fixed directly on Starscream, his tone dripping with irony: "By using my hands to lure Soundwave to Earth, and then kindly removing the memory seal Soundwave left on me—thanks to you, I was nearly torn to pieces by Soundwave... However, thanks to you, I was able to meet Lord Onslaught. He asked me to send you his regards; are you satisfied with the previous gift?"

Since he had already been recognized, Sun Cheng naturally had no intention of hiding anymore.

Facing a schemer as cunning as a ghost like Starscream, even the most exquisite lie was just a joke; the reason being that every word this guy said was likely a lie.

However, although Sun Cheng was wary of him, he was not entirely afraid.

Having changed into his New Body, his confidence was overflowing, and he held quite a few trump cards in his hand, some of which even Starscream might not know about, so he was very confident that he could make the other party afraid to act rashly.

"Onslaught is a good card to play!"

His Core was running at an unprecedented, ultra-high speed; at this very moment, Sun Cheng's Brain was seriously thinking about how to solve the trouble before him—he had been targeted by Starscream.

Starscream grinned, his laughter sounding like a tool grinding against metal, harsh and sharp.

"You have indeed found yourself a decent master... Onslaught is certainly willing to invest in you..."

After speaking, Starscream's face suddenly turned gloomy, his pair of blood-red electronic eyes staring fixedly at Sun Cheng, his voice cold and murderous: "It's a pity it's all going to be a waste... Frenzy, do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you and cut off one of Onslaught's arms first?"

"Just with the trash you have under your command? Or perhaps Barricade?"

Sun Cheng retorted sharply without hesitation, his ferocious fangs flashing with cold light in the firelight, "... I heard that Lord The Fallen has been awakened; will he let you leave the Moon now?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he immediately saw the eyes of the projected Starscream in the sky narrow sharply, looking at him with undisguised murderous intent.

Seeing this, the heavy stone that had been pressing on Sun Cheng's chest immediately vanished.

Sun Cheng was gambling; although he knew very little about an existence like The Fallen, it was not hard to guess that the other party must have suffered serious injuries in the battles of the ancient past, otherwise he could not have remained asleep on the Moon until being awakened recently.

As one of the thirteen original Leaders, The Fallen clearly could not tolerate anyone daring to defy his status. Sun Cheng projected his own feelings onto the other, speculating that while the other party could suppress Starscream before fully recovering, he could never be fully at ease; The Fallen must need to control Starscream through some means, or rather, he needed to control the Decepticon Legion by mastering Starscream.

Therefore, he guessed that Starscream might temporarily be unable to leave The Fallen's side to come to Earth personally to finish him off.

Clearly, even if he hadn't guessed it entirely correctly this time, he was at least seventy or eighty percent right.

Knowing he had won the gamble, Sun Cheng immediately adjusted his attitude, no longer being so aggressive, "... You might not know yet, but although the 【AllSpark】 was shattered during the Battle of Las Vegas, Lord Onslaught has already received the blessing of the 【AllSpark】. Once he completes his Evolution, he will have the power to fight even if Megatron returns..."

What he needed was a period of stable development, not to thoroughly piss off Starscream and end up in a fight to the death.

After all, although Onslaught was a very useful card, he was a wild card.

Others might not be clear on it, but Sun Cheng knew better than anyone that there was absolutely no subordinate relationship between him and Onslaught; that guy, who had already hidden away somewhere to watch the show, would certainly not jump out to take a hit for him when he encountered danger.

Several months had passed since the Battle of Las Vegas; although Starscream and his subordinates had not appeared on the battlefield, Sun Cheng did not believe that after so much time, the other party would know nothing about the battle that had taken place in Las Vegas.

High in the sky, the murderous intent on Starscream's face grew even stronger upon hearing this, but red light flickered constantly between his blinking eyes, and he did not interrupt his words.

Sun Cheng tacitly continued without stopping; the fact that the other party was willing to listen was a good thing, at least proving there was a chance, so he continued to speak.

"Megatron is dead, and his remains were taken away by humans... Lord Onslaught believes he would never have died so easily at the hands of humans; Megatron must be plotting some conspiracy in the shadows again... And that lord on the Moon, since he has left such a heavy mark on the history of Cybertron, why not become history completely... The Decepticons need a new Leader, a Leader who can truly lead the Decepticon Legion toward greater strength... So Starscream, let's make a deal..."