Chapter 429: Remains

First-Runner was sent to the United States by Sun Cheng about half a month ago!

On one hand, it was to make contact with the Autobots and use their hands to help him attract the attention of the Decepticons; on the other hand, it was also to investigate whether the set of numbers that looked very much like coordinates, which Mirage and Atlas had cracked from the information signals emitted by the AllSpark Fragment, were true!

First-Runner did not let him down and completed all the tasks very smoothly.

Afterwards, Sun Cheng let him continue to stay in the United States to supervise the actions of the Autobots.

And now, the information he suddenly transmitted remotely naturally had to do with the Autobots.

"Master, I have captured the frequencies of Barricade and another Decepticon near the residence of the human boy Sam!"

The information First-Runner urgently transmitted was not much, but one could tell that his voice was somewhat nervous.

It was to be expected; to face Barricade, an old-school Decepticon Warrior who was also known for his fierce reputation within the Decepticon Legion, even Sun Cheng now would not dare to say he could steadily suppress him; at the very least, in terms of combat experience, they were both far inferior to him.

"Barricade and another Decepticon?"

Sun Cheng was a bit confused!

He did not understand how the Decepticons could have set their sights on Sam.

As for why he himself had thought of Sam, it was merely because he had taken a fancy to the special friendship between this American boy and the Autobots.

Optimus Prime had sent an excellent warrior like Bumblebee to Sam's side to personally protect him and his little girlfriend; Sun Cheng did not believe there was no connection.

And in fact, the past few months had proven Sun Cheng's guess; he had indeed made use of Sam, and through him, established a very fragile connection with the Autobots.

It was also because of this that he felt suspicious!

"How could this scoundrel take the initiative to appear by Sam's side? Doesn't he know that Bumblebee is protecting Sam?"

Regarding the grudges and grievances between Barricade and Bumblebee, it was not much of a secret among the Autobots and Decepticons, and his predecessor had also heard some things.

Moreover, Frenzy was originally from the Decepticon intelligence agency—the Cassette Corps—and having once stolen a portion of Megatron's memories, Sun Cheng now understood exactly what kind of entanglement lay behind these two.

Many Cybertronians who had experienced the civil war might think that Bumblebee was the Autobots' most excellent intelligence officer.

But very few people knew that the person truly in charge of the Autobot intelligence agency was not Bumblebee, but an old-school Warrior whose reputation was rarely revealed to others, yet whom even Soundwave feared greatly: Prowl.

Prowl was an old-school Warrior who existed even before the Council of Ancients period; he had been the "Supreme Commander of the Cybertronian Internal Security Force," executing surveillance work, and for a long time, he reported directly to the Defense Force Commander, Megatron, but he was actually a confidant of the Prime, Sentinel Prime.

The so-called Prime was the abbreviation for King Primus.

The development trajectory of Cybertron was basically the same as the history of civilization on Earth; from the beginning of civilization, there were legends of the mythologized Thirteen Primes opposing an unknown world-destroyer that had been passed down.

Then, during the later colonial period of the Quintessons, it was Primus and his clan who were the first to be unable to endure the rule of the Quintessons and raised the banner of rebellion.

Because of this, it was said that the Primus Clan, possessing the bloodline of the Thirteen Primes, was able to maintain nominal rule over the planet Cybertron until the Council of Ancients period.

Sentinel Prime was the patriarch of the Prime Dynasty and the direct bloodline of one of the legendary Thirteen Primes, Prima, and was therefore honored as the Prime.

Although Sentinel Prime had displayed the commander temperament and leadership ability consistent with his status after reaching adulthood, he still lost to human hearts and the pace of civilization's development.

In the early stage of his rule, the great nobles of Cybertron partitioned the land and ruled, feigning compliance with his orders.

By the middle of Sentinel Prime's rule, there even appeared situations where great nobles openly defied orders and refused to obey royal commands.

Under this kind of resistance growing increasingly intense, the "Council of Ancients," a 'noble deliberative body' composed of great nobles aimed at seizing power from the young king, was born.

The nobles greedily stole power from Sentinel Prime through the "Council of Ancients," and during this period, the wisdom, civilization, and technology of the Cybertronians developed rapidly. As more and more ordinary Cybertronians awakened, under the deliberate guidance of the nobles, ordinary Cybertronians gradually developed doubts and distrust toward the so-called royal family with noble bloodlines, and the nobles even took the opportunity to suppress and persecute the Prime Dynasty.

Although Sentinel Prime was incomparably furious about this, the great nobles held the "Council of Ancients" and spared no effort in inciting the public to oppose him and the royal family. His power was restricted, and the public's distrust also made this Prime's personality increasingly cold.

He, on one hand, courted those nobles and generals loyal to the royal family, supporting the development of Optimus Prime and the Academy of Sciences; on the other hand, he did not hesitate to cooperate with the small-time thug 'Megatron,' whom he looked down upon, and tacitly allowed this general, who never hid his ambition, to take control of the Defense Force step by step.

Facing the step-by-step pressure from those great nobles in the "Council of Ancients," he even deliberately ceded more power while simultaneously inciting conflicts between the nobles, and between the nobles and ordinary Cybertronians.

And Prowl was the one who, under the support of Sentinel Prime and Megatron, gradually became the "Supreme Commander of the Cybertronian Internal Security Force" from an ordinary warrior.

On Unification-Day, after Sentinel Prime announced the news that "Cybertron will be ruled by the Academy of Sciences led by Optimus Prime and the Defense Force led by Megatron," the revolution on the planet Cybertron followed.

After the "Council of Ancients" was finally overthrown, it entered a brief period where Sentinel Prime and Megatron jointly ruled the planet Cybertron.

Unfortunately, the peace did not last long.

From the portion of Megatron's memories he had stolen, Sun Cheng happened to see that piece of history buried under the dust.

Megatron, who had already controlled the vast majority of the Cybertronian military, saw his ambition become gradually uncontrollable along with the aging of Sentinel Prime and the allegiance of Shockwave.

They began to modify the army and called those soldiers who had become stronger and braver in battle after receiving modifications "Decepticons," while simultaneously doing their utmost to suppress Optimus Prime and the Academy of Sciences, seeking higher status and power.

Finally, under Sentinel Prime's increasingly obvious attitude of supporting Optimus Prime to become the next ruler of Cybertron, the conflict soon arrived.

Starscream and Megatron meticulously planned an assassination; when Sentinel Prime went to inspect the Xinfa Temple, which housed the holy relic, the AllSpark, a team of fully armed soldiers shelled the Xinfa Temple, and Megatron led his "Decepticon Legion" to fire the first shots of the Cybertronian Civil War.

Prowl, who was loyal to Sentinel Prime, because he held too many secrets, was, like Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime, a target Megatron could not wait to eliminate.

And he clearly did not have the strength of Sentinel Prime or the good luck of Optimus Prime, dying in an assassination meticulously arranged for him by Starscream and Soundwave.

Throw the cruel Cybertronian Civil War aside for now!

After Prowl was assassinated, his remains were protected at the cost of his life by the Defense Force officer ordered to participate in the war—Ironhide—and were thus preserved.

This former Defense Force officer, because he was dissatisfied with Megatron's modification of his companions and his cruelty toward his fellow countrymen, refused to join the "Decepticons." It was precisely under his protection that Prowl's remains were finally sent back to Sentinel Prime intact.

Eventually, Prowl was resurrected again by the Autobot scientists and changed his name to Prowl, following Optimus Prime to analyze intelligence and formulate various tactical strategies for him.

It is worth mentioning that because of the civil war at the time, the Autobot scientists discovered that when facing the "Decepticons" modified by Megatron and Shockwave, they had almost no power to fight back.

Thus, they also formulated a cultivation and modification plan for Autobot warriors.

And Prowl, as the Autobots' most excellent warrior and intelligence officer, had his body and data cited by the Autobot scientists, and was eventually used as a blueprint to cultivate a batch of excellent and powerful warriors.

Jazz, Barricade, Bumblebee, Mirage, and Hot Rod were all excellent Autobot warriors cultivated one after another in this plan.

So in a sense, even if Barricade and Bumblebee could not be counted as biological brothers, they were definitely cousins.

This makes it not hard to explain why Barricade wished he could kill Bumblebee as soon as he saw him, and why Bumblebee also could not wait to kill Barricade with his own hands!

The former was because of jealousy and disgust, while the latter was because of honor and loyalty.

"... What exactly is Starscream thinking? Doesn't he know that as long as Bumblebee and Barricade face each other, it will absolutely be a fight to the death?"

Sun Cheng knew that Barricade was Starscream's man; even if not a confidant, he was one of the few subordinates the suspicious Starscream could use with peace of mind.

With Starscream's intelligence and methods, he did not believe the other party was unaware of the consequences of letting Barricade and Bumblebee encounter each other.

But now First-Runner had sent him a message that Barricade, along with another Decepticon, had appeared near the American boy Sam.

In an instant, even with Sun Cheng's many thoughts, he could not help but frown and ponder.

He truly could not understand what Starscream was thinking.

To avenge Megatron?

That was not very likely!

In the Battle of Las Vegas, Megatron was indeed forced by the United States boy Sam to shove the AllSpark into his own chest, which led to the extinguishing of his Spark and the shattering of the AllSpark.

But the other party was just a weak human they looked down upon; the ones who should truly be hated were the Autobots.

Moreover, if Starscream really wanted revenge, he had plenty of opportunities in the past; why would he need to wait until now?

One must know that in the few months since the end of the Battle of Las Vegas, it seems that because they received Optimus Prime's summons, no fewer than a hundred Autobots have arrived on Earth, among whom there is no lack of powerful Warriors like Sideswipe, which is already enough to launch a small-scale battle against the Decepticon Legion.

Now, any move against Sam would trigger a chain reaction, and Optimus Prime would absolutely not sit by and watch.

Sun Cheng had also been suspecting that Starscream might have known about Megatron's faked death long ago; given his loyalty to Megatron, it was impossible for him to do something like avenging him—it would be more like Soundwave or Shockwave.

While he was in doubt, his Core could not help but jump; it was unexpectedly another emergency communication transmitted from the Forerunner.

"Master, Barricade has been exposed... Bumblebee has already locked onto him and is chasing him away from the urban area where Sam's house is located... Another Decepticon has bypassed Bumblebee's scan and snuck into Sam's house!"

Along with this emergency communication came several video clips; the moment he saw the other Decepticon, Sun Cheng finally realized what was happening.

Luring the tiger away from the mountain!

Bumblebee had fallen for the trap!

PS:

1. Every family has its own difficult problems to deal with, and my family's problems are a bit harder to deal with. Sorry, I have a thoughtless younger sister at home. Previously, the family helped her pool money to rent a storefront to open a shop. She worked for almost a year; not to mention making money, she lost money every month. Not long ago, she didn't want to do it anymore and just sold it off at a huge loss. As a result, at the beginning of the month, she disappeared without a word with a travel bag. The whole family called the police and searched everywhere for more than ten days, only to find out that because the family opposed her doing cosmetics agency work, she secretly obtained a passport, used her family's mobile phone to swipe credit cards, and ran off by herself to participate in that scam brand's overseas travel training. By the way, that scam company is called Fanda; please take this as a warning.

2. Prowl is the police car; it seems that because the Transformers series scripts and screenwriters are different, the background information of many Decepticons and Autobots in different stories and new chapters is also different, so I can only refer to the official data and modify it for use.