Chapter 675: Revenge
When the missiles pouring down from the sky plunged Trindade Island into a sea of flames, Sun Cheng immediately looked up at the sky and cursed under his breath.
"Astrotrain! Damn you, Starscream!"
Sun Cheng had always been wary of Starscream, who had suddenly come knocking to propose a partnership, even going so far as to offer a generous reward to entice him.
This guy was an evil existence who could smile while flattering Megatron, all while calmly stabbing him in the back.
Those fools who dared to naively believe his words had long since been swindled until not even the scraps remained.
Swindle was the best example; back during the civil war, he had believed Starscream's lies and, with his backing, became one of the main voices within the Decepticon Legion opposing Megatron and his faction, even attempting to plot an assassination attempt against Megatron.
His end was miserable; after Swindle and those Decepticons who opposed Megatron were all arrested, their bodies were dismantled, and they were imprisoned and tortured for many years in the political prisoner jail of Skull Fortress.
Later, after Swindle and the others were 'rescued' during Starscream's rebellion, they joined his camp in opposing Megatron.
That rebellion was quickly suppressed by Soundwave and Shockwave working together; afterwards, the punishment Starscream received was negligible, while Swindle and the other traitors who dared to oppose Megatron a second time were sent to Shockwave's Laboratory.
After suffering memory tampering, Swindle and the others had their minds set to be warriors completely loyal to Megatron, and they subsequently participated in many battles as the main force of the Decepticon Legion.
It wasn't until everyone had forgotten these humble replica warriors who had died an unknown number of generations ago that Shockwave, who had already begun to shift his research focus to Triple Changers and Gestalts, transferred the vast majority of the technology related to the production of replica warriors to Starscream.
But did Starscream reawaken Swindle at that time?
No, until he was sent to keep an eye on Sun Cheng, this miserable guy had been dubbed 'Scrapper' and had already died who knows how many times.
After cursing in his heart, Sun Cheng knew that Starscream harbored malicious intentions.
Now seeing Astrotrain appear on the battlefield, even if he thought with his backside, he knew he had been played by Starscream.
That despicable, insidious guy must have treated both him and Soundwave as prey from the very beginning; I'm afraid that right now, Starscream has already taken Barricade and the batch-bred replica warriors under his command, hiding somewhere, waiting for Sun Cheng, Soundwave, and Astrotrain to fight until both sides are heavily damaged before entering the scene to clean up the mess.
"Despicable guy..."
He fired a shot at the immobilized Soundwave not far away; the energy bullet struck his chest, instantly shattering the chest armor protecting Soundwave's Spark.
Sun Cheng did not intend to destroy his brain or Memory Chip; as the Intelligence Chief of the Decepticon Legion, Soundwave's head contained too many secrets regarding the Decepticon Legion and even the planet Cybertron.
And those secrets were exactly what he craved.
Just a moment ago, two or three Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs had exploded nearby; Soundwave's internal electronic components were now damaged by the violent electromagnetic waves, and his entire body was emitting thick white smoke.
However, his body seemed to have undergone anti-electromagnetic upgrades, and he was not finished off by a single Pulse Grenade like Short-term Axe had been before.
"You and Starscream will never have a chance to take my life!"
Soundwave struggled to stand up, looked down at the shattered armor on his chest and the exposed azure Spark, yet a brilliant smile appeared on his face.
As the Intelligence Chief of the Decepticon Legion and one of Megatron's absolute confidants, he had twice joined forces with Shockwave to suppress Starscream, so how could he not be on guard against him?
Not long ago, when a Decepticon mole planted by the 【Cassette Corps】 beside Starscream was suddenly killed by Starscream, Soundwave had sensed something unusual.
Although the information he possessed was very limited, when he learned that Starscream and his subordinate traitor—Frenzy—were mixed up together again and might be plotting some conspiracy, Soundwave, who had suffered a major loss at the hands of the two just over a year ago, immediately thought of himself.
Everything that happened afterwards only made him more convinced of his guess.
Astrotrain, the confidant Shockwave had sent to Earth first, was suddenly sent to the Asteroid Belt by Starscream under the pretext of 'collecting resources to build a New Body for Megatron'.
Accompanying him to the Asteroid Belt was the only remaining member of the Rogue Group, Scrounge; without a doubt, Starscream was clearing obstacles to target him.
After realizing they were about to make a move on him, Soundwave immediately contacted Astrotrain, who also felt something was strange, via interstellar communication and told him to return immediately.
Clearly, this move by Soundwave was the right one.
Although Starscream had not appeared until now, with Astrotrain here, unless Starscream and his group were willing to risk heavy injuries or even death, even if he and Frenzy joined forces, he could still retreat safely.
Watching Astrotrain falling rapidly toward Trindade Island from ten thousand meters in the sky like a world-ending meteorite, Soundwave smiled.
Then he saw that Sun Cheng was also smiling.
"Only Astrotrain..."
No, the only remaining member of the Rogue Group, Scrounge, also quickly appeared on the battlefield.
This insidious guy didn't know when he had lurked near the island; he didn't choose to ambush Sun Cheng, who didn't look easy to mess with, but instead aimed his weapon at Swindle, who looked like the easiest target on the island.
In fact, this guy's eye for targets was indeed good.
When Scrounge's High-energy Particle Gun hit Swindle's back, Swindle screamed, and Crankcase, who had been gradually suppressed by him, took the opportunity to pick up his nail hammer and smash it fiercely at his head.
Boom, a loud noise like an explosion, and Astrotrain crashed onto the island.
And not far behind him, Swindle was like a backdrop, happening to have his head smashed flat by Crankcase's nail hammer at this moment, screaming as he flew more than ten meters away.
Looking at Astrotrain, whose eyes were locked on him, radiating thick killing intent.
Sun Cheng pressed his fingers lightly against his temple and, in front of the two Decepticons, transmitted a message to Optimus Prime and the others lurking on an island dozens of kilometers away.
"Soundwave has entered the net, and Astrotrain has also arrived... My friend, take your warriors and prepare for revenge!"
Not long ago, on the Sinai Peninsula, it was Starscream who brought Astrotrain and the others, sacrificing over a hundred Decepticons, to successfully snipe the Autobot Leader Optimus Prime and a group of Autobot warriors.
Sun Cheng did not believe that the Autobots could swallow this bitter pill.
So today, no matter who it is, let them all come for revenge.
Without fear, Sun Cheng bared his teeth at Astrotrain in a threatening expression while simultaneously activating the combat units he had deployed on the island in advance.
With a single thought from him, in the underground Bases and caverns on the island far from the explosion sites of the Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs, pairs of cold eyes and Cores lit up simultaneously.
Set a small goal first, for example, remember in 1 second: Shukerju
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