Chapter 407: Siege (Part 1)

After receiving this message, Sun Cheng, who had originally intended to stay in Severodvinsk for a while longer and wait until the Autobots and Decepticons were locked in such a fierce struggle that no one would have the energy to pay attention to him before leaving, could no longer sit still.

"What exactly is Starscream trying to do? Does he think I'm easy to bully?"

He truly could not stay put any longer!

Two Decepticons had recently been discovered landing in Ukraine, and although they had subsequently headed west all the way to Greenland, this had already torn through the tacit understanding previously reached by the two sides.

Originally, Sun Cheng had only intended to borrow a knife to kill, and since the Autobots were such a good card, it would be a waste not to use them!

But now, he felt that perhaps he had been too forbearing in his previous displays, to the point that a Decepticon like Starscream, who was accustomed to the idea that "might makes right," felt he was easy to bully.

"Fine, is this a desperate attempt to test the limits of my patience?"

With sharp glints flashing in his eyes, Sun Cheng slowly parted his lips, and a cold light shone upon his needle-like metal fangs; his killing intent was already becoming impossible to suppress.

He knew this was definitely Starscream's handiwork; it could by no means be The Fallen.

Don't make me laugh; if a terrifying existence who was legendarily revered as one of the thirteen Primes, and who was said to have personally ended other Primes, were truly preparing to deal with him, would he need to use such methods?

In the message left behind by the Beast General that he had obtained earlier at Lop Nur, it was mentioned just how terrifying this Prime was—an existence capable of playing with stars in the palm of his hand.

Therefore, upon learning that The Fallen had awakened from his slumber, the naturally cautious Sun Cheng had conducted a detailed deduction of his current situation.

According to Sun Cheng's own speculation, The Fallen's current condition could absolutely not be at its peak, and there was even a high probability that he was severely injured, which was why he was unwilling to easily leave the Moon.

These speculations of his were not entirely imaginary; the message left by the Beast General had mentioned that N years ago, the Primes seemed to have had a conflict on Earth. The outcome was not something he needed to consider, but it was a fact that The Fallen had not returned to Cybertron afterward.

If one were to say that Starscream had no "credit" in his ability to wake up again, Sun Cheng would absolutely not believe it.

When he first arrived in this world, Starscream had once plotted an operation to steal several nuclear warheads from a U. S. military base, and to this day, he still did not know where those nuclear warheads had been used.

By the same token, if The Fallen—a Prime far stronger than the current Decepticon and Autobot leaders, Megatron and Optimus Prime—were truly in such good condition, it would be impossible for him to never personally descend to Earth to search for the Matrix of Leadership!

Although Sun Cheng did not understand The Fallen, the treachery and cunning of Starscream were things every Cybertronian knew.

He had betrayed Megatron many times, yet he was still highly valued by Megatron and was the number three figure in the Decepticon Legion; his intelligence and methods were top-tier, not just within the Decepticons, but throughout the entire history of Cybertron.

Therefore, Sun Cheng absolutely believed that this guy had sufficient means to gain the trust of The Fallen and be put to important use.

This kind of insidious tactic, which could strike at the opponent's weakness the moment it was deployed and make people feel extremely uncomfortable, was clearly his handiwork.

"……Cannot sit and wait for death!"

Although Sun Cheng was not clear about what exactly Starscream had analyzed from the clues he had leaked earlier.

But it was very obvious that these probes and changes in attitude had occurred after he had leaked the news that "Megatron's remains were hidden in the Mariana Trench" to the other party through Mixmaster.

He felt that it must have been because he had appeared too anxious to leave Severodvinsk; as cunning as Starscream was, he must have sensed something.

"It seems necessary to teach Starscream a lesson!"

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant; Sun Cheng had roughly sorted out the context, but at the same time, he had made up his mind.

Now, in this Transformers universe, after he had changed into his new body, the only ones left who could still make him feel fear were Megatron, Shockwave, and the unknown strength of The Fallen.

Soundwave was no longer in Sun Cheng's eyes; the other party was not the type of Decepticon particularly skilled at combat; and as for the Autobots and the United States, with the Decepticon Legion and Russia on the side, they would soon have no energy left to keep an eye on him.

As for Starscream, to be honest, Sun Cheng was indeed very wary of him, but his new body was specifically designed to cope with the elite warriors of the Decepticon Legion and the Autobots. Even if it was still imperfect, its destructive and combat capabilities had not been discounted in the slightest. If he were to truly face Starscream, he felt that he might find it difficult to win, but if he wanted to leave, the other party might not necessarily be able to keep him, given that he had specifically optimized his propulsion.

Therefore……

It was time to decisively strike and cut off his probing!

At this thought, Sun Cheng immediately made his decision.

Without notifying Mixmaster, he strode out of the base, and after merely informing the Russian side, he kicked off the ground and leaped into the sky. Within the line of sight of Mixmaster, who had rushed over upon sensing something was wrong, he quickly transformed back into his fighter jet form and headed southeast at full speed.

……

Xinjiang, a military operations base at Lop Nur.

"Yes, please rest assured, Chief. I guarantee the task will be completed!"

After hanging up the encrypted communicator, Major General Chen Zhongyuan noticed that everyone in the combat command center was looking at him.

He first glanced at the watch on his wrist before speaking: "The order from above has been issued, operation codename【Red Shield】……"

It had been nearly an hour since they had used the emergency communication channel previously left by Frenzy to ask the other party about the two Decepticons appearing within the borders of Mongolia.

Because there had been no reply to this day, and China's military satellites had also captured those two Decepticons of unknown faction, who were continuing to close in on the China-Mongolia border region.

This situation immediately made the Chinese side unable to sit still!

Although the intelligence that various national intelligence agencies could obtain was very limited due to the blockade by the U. S. government regarding the several battles that had previously occurred within the United States.

But their eyes were not blind; by maneuvering a reconnaissance satellite to take a look and then comparing the before-and-after contrast of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Las Vegas, a country like China, which had long known of the existence of Decepticons and Autobots, immediately assessed the judgment that they must never allow these alien mechanical lifeforms to enter their own territory at will.

If it had been the side of Frenzy, who had had contact with them before, it would have been one thing. Although the Chinese side would also feel very unhappy, both sides were very satisfied with the previous few transactions, especially the Chinese side, which had not only obtained a batch of advanced technologies that foreign countries had blocked from them, but the large amount of advanced equipment delivered to China as currency had also allowed China, which had been starving for high-precision equipment and advanced CNC machine tools for more than half a century, to eat until its mouth was oily.

So even if they were unhappy, after expressing their dissatisfaction, they were still barely willing to swallow this bitterness first.

The problem was, what if the other party was not one of Frenzy's people?

But rather the Decepticon Legion he had mentioned earlier?