Chapter 602: The Possibility of Resurrection (Seeking Subscriptions)

"Task complete, retreat!"

After confirming that Optimus Prime had lost his life force, Starscream, who had lost an arm, immediately issued the order to withdraw.

The Autobot Leader was dead, and the remaining Autobots were now beyond furious; Starscream had no interest in dealing with such desperate, grieving troops.

Furthermore, while his delaying tactics had indeed been effective, the price paid had been equally heavy.

A casual sweep just now had already made Starscream notice that the entire battlefield was littered with the corpses of Decepticons; the only ones still alive and capable of fighting were the six members of the Constructicons who had combined into Devastator, and a dozen or so Decepticon Cannon Fodder nearby.

Barricade was already down; if he didn't leave now, even he would be in trouble.

Astrotrain didn't need to be told twice; his mission objective had been only Optimus Prime from the very beginning.

After Optimus Prime fell, he lunged forward, transformed into a massive black locomotive, and smashed fiercely into the surrounding Autobots, easily breaking through the encirclement and disappearing into the distance.

Drift had cut off the head of his partner, Nomad; this guy had been a bit too smug just now, and as a result, he had been run through the heart by Optimus Prime's dying counterattack, dead as could be.

However, the Rogue Group could be considered elites under Shockwave; the two Decepticons had worked together with great tacit understanding and had completed many tasks for him in the past. As long as Nomad's Memory Chip was brought back, there would be a chance for him to be re-Awakened in the future.

"Retreat..."

A black shadow overtook Drift, who had just transformed back into his supercar form, at extreme speed; it was Ravage.

This guy had entangled the three Arcee sisters during the battle just now, dragging them away to prevent them from coming to support Optimus Prime, which could be considered a small contribution.

There were hardly any scars visible on Ravage's body; clearly, in the battle with the three sisters just now, it had held the upper hand.

Starscream also shot up to an altitude of ten thousand meters; his timing for retreat was only a moment later than Astrotrain's.

After flying a distance of over ten kilometers in an instant, Starscream did not forget to report the results to his current 'master'—The Fallen.

"Master, we have successfully eliminated Optimus Prime..."

Transmitted along with the communication was a long, continuous video of the battle.

The Fallen's reaction was far greater than Starscream had anticipated; a massive virtual projection appeared high in the sky, and what was displayed in the projection was none other than The Fallen, who had been staying inside the Moon Base.

"Well done, Starscream..."

The Fallen rarely showed him a smile. "You have made me very satisfied with this mission... Until Megatron returns, you shall continue to command the Decepticons!"

"Everything as you wish, my master!"

The projection vanished quickly, but Starscream did not take The Fallen's 'reward' too much to heart.

He was already one of the high-ranking Commanders of the Decepticon Legion, a powerful figure second only to Megatron and Shockwave; naturally, he knew that the command of the Decepticons wasn't something The Fallen could just give away—it required corresponding strength and influence.

He wouldn't be able to hold this command for long; not to mention Megatron's return, the mere fact that Shockwave was on his way to Earth destined that his tenure as commander would last at most a few months.

Of course, The Fallen's appointment was not entirely useless.

With these words from him, all the Decepticons currently in the Solar System would not openly oppose Starscream's command, including Soundwave and Astrotrain.

"It's a pity this command won't last many days; if only I could eliminate Megatron and Shockwave and the others as well..."

Unable to stop this evil thought that had persisted for millions of years from surging in his mind again, Starscream did not slow his speed, flying rapidly toward the Moon.

Highway 17 was now a scene of misery.

The explosions and burning black smoke made the place look like hell.

Corpses of Decepticons and Autobots could be seen everywhere, though those belonging to the Decepticons were more numerous.

Aside from Starscream, Astrotrain, Drift, and Ravage, all the other Decepticons who had ambushed them had perished here.

But the Autobots had also paid an extremely painful price for this; another twenty-three Autobot Warriors had remained on Earth forever, and the remaining Autobots were all wounded.

However, what saddened these Autobots the most was the death of their Leader—Optimus Prime.

In the previous attack, the Decepticons had very insidiously used human-wave tactics, not sparing the lives of those Decepticon Cannon Fodder in the slightest.

In the end, although they had suffered casualties several times that of the Autobots, the result was absolutely acceptable to the Decepticons.

Because they had taken away the Autobots' Leader—Optimus Prime.

"Bang!"

Ironhide knelt before Optimus Prime's charred corpse, lowered his head, and punched the ground again and again in frustration.

After a long while, he said in a low voice: "Ratchet, you take temporary command of the Base... As the Leader's lieutenant, I failed to protect him... I will report my dereliction of duty truthfully to the Yihui and accept punishment!"

Ratchet shook his head: "This is not your fault, Ironhide... The Decepticons had planned this for a long time; none of us expected it!"

Arcee had already fainted to the side, and her sisters Chromia and Elita One were both silent.

During the battle earlier, they were the three Autobots closest to Optimus Prime, with the distance between them being less than thirty meters.

Yet, even with such a short distance, they had still been held back firmly by Ravage.

Sideswipe picked up the Triangular Blade that had fallen to the ground without a word and walked toward the distance.

"Sideswipe, what are you going to do?"

Shake asked when he noticed he was leaving, and hurriedly asked.

"Find the Decepticons and avenge the Leader!"

Sideswipe replied coldly; when he had defected from the Decepticon camp to the Autobot camp, the Autobot Leader at that time was still Sentinel Prime.

Sentinel Prime was a cold-blooded, ruthless Leader who held a deep-seated contempt and hatred for the Decepticons.

So one could imagine what Sideswipe had encountered when he first defected to the Autobots.

If it hadn't been for Optimus Prime personally protecting him, Sideswipe would likely have died during the civil war.

Therefore, Sideswipe felt not only trust but also gratitude toward Optimus Prime.

In the surprise attack not long ago, like the vast majority of Autobot Warriors, he had been entangled by the swarming, fearless Decepticon Cannon Fodder.

Having failed to protect the Leader, Sideswipe was now both self-reproachful and distressed; he had to take responsibility for his dereliction of duty, so he had to continue hunting down the Decepticons.

Sam and Mikaela sat silently beside the equally silent Bumblebee, looking at this lifeless group that seemed to have lost its soul.

Recalling Optimus Prime's care for him in the past, Sam hesitated for a moment before suddenly speaking up.

"Um... I heard that fragments of the AllSpark can resurrect Decepticons, so can the Matrix of Leadership do the same?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue fell silent.

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