Chapter 47: Fighting a Bloody Path Out (Begging for Recommendations, Collections, and Rewards)

Rushing back from Tucson, Senior Agent Seymour Simmons looked terrible. "Damn it, this really brings shame to our Sector 7. So many people surrounding one NBE, and in the end, we actually let it get away!"

"Simmons, they did their best!"

Tom Banajack, in charge of the Advanced Technology Research Department at Sector 7, comforted his old friend, though the smile on his face was somewhat forced.

"It's a disaster. I'm telling you, Tom, we're in big trouble! You didn't go to Tucson, you didn't see with your own eyes the crimes those NBEs committed. I dare say that even an entire army from Russia or China couldn't have dealt that level of damage to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base!"

Simmons shook his head violently, his expression agitated. "Damn it, the President is still demanding that we find those NBEs hiding within the United States within a month. But have you seen the footage I just brought back from Tucson? Those disgusting machines, they can even transform."

Tom nodded, his expression one of utter helplessness; this was also a problem that worried him deeply.

As one of the senior leaders of Sector 7, he had not only personally led the team studying that alien meteorite for years, but he was also no stranger to the big guy discovered in the Arctic, codenamed NBE-1.

However, after so many years of research, Sector 7 had only grasped the surface.

But if it were only that, they wouldn't be too heartbroken.

Because with the continuous advancement of technology, decades ago when NBE-1 was first discovered, the pioneers of Sector 7 could barely even extract a tiny particle from the surface armor of its body, but now, they could rely on more advanced scanning equipment to complete a detailed structural scan of it.

Yet, it seemed God did not intend to give them any more time.

Now, suddenly, more NBEs had appeared from who knows where, and worse, they had attacked two U. S. military bases and stolen four nuclear warheads.

Those lawless alien mechanical lifeforms were not only powerful but also insane; heaven knows where those four nuclear warheads would be used tomorrow in their hands.

The White House was restless, and the insiders in Washington were now like cats scared out of their wits. Tom, who had been summoned to the Pentagon again two days ago, still remembered a sentence the Defense Minister had said before he left.

"Perhaps after tomorrow, civilization will no longer exist on Earth. America's nuclear weapons are now awaiting launch orders at any time..."

"Damn it..."

He couldn't help but curse just like his old friend Simmons, feeling mentally exhausted.

Thinking about finding an unknown number of extraterrestrial mechanical lifeforms on the vast territory of the United States, and the fact that the opponent possessed transformation capabilities—at the thought of this, his face slumped even further, and he could only helplessly say to Simmons, "Seymour, you're going to have a hard time ahead..."

Before he could finish speaking, the alarm in the base suddenly blared loudly.

Tom was stunned, but Simmons beside him reacted first, his face changing drastically as he roared, "What's the situation? Is it a fire alarm?"

An agent under his command took out a phone to inquire with the command room, then replied with a pale face, "The PB (Pandora's Box) Laboratory has been invaded, the opponent is an NBE!"

"Damn it!"

Simmons pulled his weapon from his waist and roared at those around him, "Assholes, what are you standing there stunned for? Quickly raise the base's alert to the highest level, send a portion of the men to the NBE-1 hangar, don't let the intruders get near there. Order the entire guard team to mobilize, everyone follow me..."

"Yes!"

When the brand-new core data fed back into his mind, Sun Cheng was so excited he almost jumped up.

【Frenzy: Intelligence Expert.】

【Faction: Decepticon (Cassette Corps).】

【Energy: 27500/27500.】

【Height: 189.5 cm. Weight: 417.12 kg.】

【Core: Level 3 Enhanced Spy-type Spark.】

【Equipment: Two 5.56mm caliber rapid-fire machine guns, 397 special armor-piercing shells, 8 sets of advanced insect scouts.】

【Status: Excellent!】

Should one say it is truly worthy of being the holy relic of the planet Cybertron—the 【AllSpark】? A brief contact allowed Sun Cheng to complete a thorough advancement; the effect was simply incomparable to the body modification performed for him by Brawl not long ago.

The enhancement to his body was very obvious. The body designed for him by Brawl before the attack was not bad, but there were also quite a few shortcomings.

Under the influence of the 【AllSpark】, not to mention the improvement in his body's strength, those two rapid-fire machine guns that he both loved and hated could finally fire energy bullets directly, just like Laserbeak and Reflector.

The hundreds of human rounds stored in his body were also transformed into special armor-piercing shells. Besides that, what excited him most should be the 8 sets of insect scouts remaining in his body; under the enhancement of the 【AllSpark】, not only did the reconnaissance radius increase from the original ten kilometers to thirty kilometers, but the endurance also climbed straight up, which undoubtedly took Sun Cheng's intelligence-gathering capabilities to another level.

Of course, the improvement in his body was nothing compared to the change in his 【Core】.

Sun Cheng excitedly discovered that his 【Core】 had finally evolved from a low-level template into a Spark!

【Spark】, the symbol of a high-level Decepticon.

Not only does it possess terrifying information processing capabilities, but the energy it stores is also dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of a low-level Decepticon.

For a Spark like his, which advanced as a non-combat unit, the stored energy was more than twenty times that of the 【Spy Template】 modified by Brawl before. Sun Cheng finally understood why, in the eyes of Barricade, Brawl, Soundwave, Starscream, and others, he was just a piece of trash that could be ordered around.

Because the gap was simply too huge!

Compared to the template, the strength increase brought to him by the Spark was too obvious. With his current body, it would still take six or seven days to consume 1 point of stored energy. It is conceivable that even if he entered battle with full firepower now, he would be far from the state of wilting after firing a few shots like before.

The 【AllSpark】 was even more miraculous than he had imagined. After his core upgraded from 【Spy Template】 to 【Spark】, all the original functions of the template were enhanced. In addition, Sun Cheng also gained a new function, a function that only high-level Decepticons with a 【Spark】 possess—simulated transformation.

Relying on the monstrous structural scanning ability brought by the Spark, high-level Decepticons can complete structural scans of most machines in a very short time and perform reverse engineering through the Spark, allowing themselves to transform into the target they wish to imitate.

Of course, although this function is monstrous, it is not without limitations.

Simulated transformation is limited by the strength of the body and the performance of the 【Spark】. For example, if he, who now possesses a beast form, wanted to use the simulated transformation function, he would have to abandon the beast form, because simulating a new form involves a major change in the entire structure of the body. Unless his 【Spark】 performance is more powerful and the body is specially designed to handle more form changes, it is impossible to accommodate multiple transformations.

"Bang!"

A gunshot startled Sun Cheng, who was studying the Spark. After coming to his senses, he immediately saw a team of fully armed base guard soldiers in black combat uniforms rushing toward him from not far away.

"Troublesome!"

Sun Cheng frowned and looked unwillingly at the huge 【AllSpark】 in front of him. He had the heart to take it away but found that this thing was simply too big to be taken away at all.

The 【AllSpark】's boost to his strength was not just a one-time thing; it was not without reason that it was considered a holy relic by the Decepticons.

Because at the current stage, Sun Cheng could only accept so much; any more energy and information would exceed the upper limit of his current body and core.

However, this also meant that one day in the future, when Sun Cheng had completely digested the gift of the 【AllSpark】, fully mastered the 【Spark】, and obtained a more powerful body, he could use the 【AllSpark】 to advance once again.

"Forget it, the 【AllSpark】 is so big that even humans cannot easily move it, just consider it stored here for now!"

Compared to humans, Sun Cheng was equally untrusting of the Decepticons now.

So, after hesitating for only a moment, he had already made his choice in his heart.

Without transforming back into his beast form, Sun Cheng raised his hand and aimed the rapid-fire machine gun in his palm, which had also been enhanced, at the rushing base guards and fired a burst, "Da-da-da-da-da-da..."

Accompanied by splashing blood, he, with a cold and ferocious expression, felt a sense of calm in his heart; he was prepared to fight his way out in a sea of blood.

PS:

1. I didn't make myself clear in the PS of the previous chapter. Actually, the next stage of transformation I was discussing with everyone was missing a paragraph; strictly speaking, it should have been the transformation for the stage after next. I had already designed the protagonist's transformation for the level 3 Spark stage in my outline, which is the Predator Drone. It fits Frenzy's currently smaller frame better and focuses on intelligence gathering, while also beginning to possess decent combat capabilities. The phased transformation I was discussing with you all is a new form I am preparing for the protagonist after he upgrades his body in the next stage, which will likely be used in the near future.

2. Thanks to readers "Patriotic Resistance" and "Purple Rice Sunflower" for their generous tips and support.

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