Chapter 43: Encountering Sector 7 (Begging for recommendations, collections, and tips)

"The 【Barringer Crater】 definitely has something strange about it!"

Sun Cheng couldn't help but get excited; the data he found, titled "Interesting Earth," was an autobiography written by an American with the pen name "Bert Quinton."

Carrying the book back to the administrator's counter on the first floor, he used the computer to search online and discovered that he couldn't find any information about Bert Quinton; it was clear that this was not a well-known American author.

However, this book did verify some of his thoughts. The two professors mentioned in the book, Brewster and Clement, should refer to "Neville Octavian Brewster" and "Wallace Wilson Clement," whom Sun Cheng had just looked up in the school history.

This book undoubtedly proved that the two had indeed initiated a scientific expedition to the 【Barringer Crater】 in 1912, and they definitely discovered a meteorite there—a meteorite that shocked everyone who saw it.

That meteorite must have something strange about it, otherwise, no one would have proposed moving and hiding it for research.

In this way, all the scattered clues could be connected together.

The reason why Professors Brewster and Clement resigned from the 【University of Arizona】 the following year was because of the intervention of the United States government. As the discoverers of the mysterious meteorite, the two of them joined a government agency and began researching the meteorite.

As for why Bert Quinton suddenly cut off contact with Professor Brewster a few years later, it was likely because the other party had exposed the location of that meteorite.

"Black Canyon? It seems necessary to take a trip there."

After finishing the book carefully and confirming that there were no more records about the 【Barringer Crater】 later on, Sun Cheng quickly threw the book onto the administrator's desk nearby and searched online for information about "Black Canyon."

There are no cities in the United States named "Black Canyon," but there are two small towns, one located in Wyoming and one in Colorado.

Interestingly, he also found that besides the small towns, the canyon where the Hoover Dam is located, at the border of Nevada and Arizona, is also called "Black Canyon."

After clearly noting the locations of the three "Black Canyons" he found, Sun Cheng quickly turned off the computer.

"Hoover Dam? That place doesn't seem far from the base that Brawl is at..."

With a thought, he had already made a decision and prepared to make a trip to the Hoover Dam first.

On the way, he also planned to return to Brawl first. Over the past few days of constant exploration, Sun Cheng also felt that while his New Body was strong, it wasn't perfect and had a few minor issues; he planned to let Brawl help him modify it.

Finally finding a suspicious clue about the 【AllSpark】 made his mood start to improve, and he soon left the 【University of Arizona】.

Quietly avoiding the National Guard still patrolling the streets, Sun Cheng deliberately steered clear of the area where Starscream's base was located, preparing to spend some time leaving the downtown area of Tucson from another direction.

Not long after leaving the 【University of Arizona】, having found some clues, he couldn't help but relax his vigilance. As a result, while passing a street corner, he accidentally exposed himself to a machine placed in the corner that looked exactly like a normal electricity meter.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep..."

When that machine suddenly emitted a sharp "beep" warning sound, Sun Cheng felt a sudden, inexplicable surge of crisis in his heart. Reacting, he subconsciously glanced at the machine. When he saw a pointer labeled "21" that was constantly shaking, his 【Spy Template】 immediately captured fluctuations from several surveillance devices.

"Warning... Warning, the D4G19 Area radiation detector has captured an energy anomaly target!"

Not far away, a generic commercial van that Sun Cheng had assumed was just parked normally on the side of the road suddenly emitted a harsh communication signal, and the car door was quickly opened. Sun Cheng immediately saw three or four sturdy men in black suits rushing out, each holding a weapon.

"Suspicious target detected..."

The leader of the men in black spotted the cornered Sun Cheng at a glance. He rushed toward Sun Cheng while remaining vigilant, not forgetting to threaten, "This is the United States Sector 7 office. Suspicious intruder, stay where you are and don't move..."

"Damn it..."

Sun Cheng's heart sank. Before entering the city, he had discovered that the United States National Guard was on alert in Tucson, but he hadn't expected that the Americans could create a machine capable of detecting Decepticons in such a short time.

However, with his sense of crisis surging, he had no intention of being captured by the U. S. government to be dissected and studied. After quickly activating all the functions of the 【Spy Template】, he immediately transformed from his human form back into his beast form and ran away without a word.

"Damn it, he's trying to run!"

The man in black immediately roared, and at the same time, he raised the UMP45 in his hand and opened fire at Sun Cheng, "Rat-tat-tat..."

The crisp sound of gunfire soon caused quite a commotion in the vicinity.

But Sun Cheng's trouble came as a result. Just after relying on his speed to shake off those few men in black, he soon heard a harsh roar coming from the sky, and shortly after, several blinding high-altitude spotlights locked onto him.

"Warning... Intruder, stop running immediately, stay where you are and don't move..."

"This is the final warning, stop resisting immediately, stay where you are and don't move..."

"Attention all alert units, a suspected high-energy radiation target has been detected in the D4G19 Area. The target is fleeing toward the D5 Area. Capture alive if possible..."

The 【Spy Template】 captured one communication telegram after another from the surrounding humans, but Sun Cheng fearfully discovered that although he quickly pushed his speed to the limit, it was difficult for any ground units in the city to lock onto him.

However, the U. S. military armed reconnaissance aircraft from the sky could use their high-altitude and high-mobility advantages to lock onto his position tightly and continuously fire at him from the sky.

"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat..."

The tongues of fire from the sky were difficult to cause damage to Sun Cheng's current body. The opponent clearly realized this after he withstood a few hits, but they still didn't switch to other weapons, clearly determined to capture him alive.

After he withstood a few hits and keenly sensed that his body couldn't take much more, Sun Cheng was anxious and finally began to consciously evade.

But as a result, his escape speed was affected.

"Boom!"

Finally, after several warnings failed to make him stop, seeing him getting closer and closer to the suburbs, the threat from the sky began to escalate.

Accompanied by a violent explosion, Sun Cheng, who took a ground-attack Missile at close range, was blown into the air, flipping several times before falling back to the ground.

Seeming to conclude that he no longer possessed combat capability, one of the armed helicopters lowered its altitude slightly and continued to shout at him, "Final warning, intruder, stop resisting immediately, stay where you are and don't move..."

Sun Cheng shook his head and checked his body, sensing that a piece of shrapnel had torn through his back. Feeling no pain, he casually tore out the shrapnel that had pierced into his body.

Watching the two armed helicopters in the sky circling him continuously, with four more rushing over not far away, he cursed his bad luck. However, his eyes suddenly spotted a manhole cover nearby. He quickly released an Insect Scout to fly over and investigate, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

One has to admit that the Americans' urban underground pipeline engineering is very well done, extending in all directions and almost running through the entire city area; older cities like Tucson are even more secure.

Immediately, he summoned two Rapid-fire Machine Guns from his body, fired a precise burst of shots at the armed reconnaissance helicopter that had lowered its altitude, and then Sun Cheng leaped again, quickly running to the manhole cover of the underground pipeline. He suddenly transformed back into his human form, grabbed the manhole cover, threw it away, and jumped into the sewer.

PS:

Thanks to the two readers "Monkey Stick Devil" and "? Little Wu?" for their tips and support.