Chapter 705: Infiltrating the Moon

The restrictions on the Soul-Reaper Gun have been lifted!

The moment he grasped the Soul-Reaper Gun, Sun Cheng immediately discovered that the weapon, which would normally frantically drain the energy from his body, was behaving very docilely this time.

In other words, this Yuanzu Weapon, which had once harbored resentment after being abandoned by The Fallen, could finally be used by him.

Suppressing the excitement and agitation in his heart, Sun Cheng used the special abilities of a Cybertronian to carefully read the current information of this Yuanzu Weapon.

"So that's how it is. Solus Prime left two restrictions inside the Soul-Reaper Gun. After the first restriction is triggered, it changes the Soul-Reaper Gun's original ability—which could devour external energy sources to replenish the user—into devouring any user who attempts to wield this weapon..."

"The second restriction shuts down the Soul-Reaper Gun's ability to draw energy from stars..."

Gripping this Yuanzu Weapon tightly, Sun Cheng's Core operated at high speed.

Three portions of Matrix of Leadership energy were not enough to completely break the restrictions left by Solus Prime for him.

The reason he felt the Soul-Reaper Gun had become docile at the moment was that those three portions of Matrix of Leadership energy had not been wasted.

After absorbing the energy of these three portions of Matrix of Leadership, the first restriction left by Solus Prime inside the Soul-Reaper Gun had been broken; this gun, which devoured its masters and had been abandoned by The Fallen, was finally no longer targeting only the user and had regained its ability to draw energy from the outside to replenish the user.

"The Matrix of Leadership is truly miraculous..."

Should one say that the Matrix of Leadership is indeed worthy of being the supreme holy relic in the legends of Cybertronian civilization? The energy it possesses can purify everything.

Even this Yuanzu Weapon, which had developed resentment toward all users after being abandoned by The Fallen, was purified after absorbing the three portions of Matrix of Leadership energy.

"It's a pity that the Matrix of Leadership energy I have on hand is still too little..."

The energy of three portions of Matrix of Leadership was still too little, only enough to clear the first restriction Solus Prime left in the Soul-Reaper Gun.

What Sun Cheng wanted most, undoubtedly, was the Soul-Reaper Gun's function of being able to draw energy from stars.

"It seems I must find a way to get some more Matrix of Leadership energy from Optimus Prime!"

The three portions of Matrix of Leadership energy had not been wasted in vain; Sun Cheng held the Soul-Reaper Gun, his heart blooming with joy.

Although only the first restriction had just been lifted, the Soul-Reaper Gun was, after all, the weapon of Megatronus, one of the top Warriors among the thirteen Primes.

Its tough barrel could not be broken by anything, and its sharp tip could easily pierce the chassis of a Prime.

Purely in terms of destructive power, it was only stronger, not weaker, than the Star Saber passed down through generations of the Prime Dynasty.

This was also why, when the six Primes originally wanted to snatch back the Matrix of Leadership from the fallen Megatronus, they used the restrictive measures Solus Prime had left in the Soul-Reaper Gun.

Otherwise, given the combat power of Megatronus at the time, who held both the Matrix of Leadership and the Soul-Reaper Gun—the two great holy relics—it is estimated that those six Primes would likely have all fallen at his hands.

With this Yuanzu Weapon that could threaten a Leader, Sun Cheng's fear of insufficient firepower was finally slightly alleviated.

More than a month ago, when Starscream and the others hunted Optimus Prime, and subsequently when he faced The Fallen directly, the frustration of exhausting all his schemes and still being unable to severely damage the opponent had caused him to develop a severe fear of insufficient firepower.

It was for this reason that Sun Cheng, after learning of Swindle's identity, did not hesitate to use both threats and inducements to make him invite the legendary powerful Bounty Hunter who could hunt Leaders—Lockdown—to Earth.

The purpose was to obtain some powerful weapons that could threaten or even kill a Leader from Lockdown, who worked part-time as an arms dealer.

Sun Cheng did not want to experience the feeling of powerlessness he felt when facing The Fallen ever again.

People in the world are often insatiable and greedy, and Sun Cheng was no exception.

Holding the Soul-Reaper Gun and feeling the power of this Yuanzu Weapon, he couldn't help but start fantasizing about how to get more Matrix of Leadership energy from Optimus Prime.

"... Judging from how reluctant Optimus Prime was to trade before, the Matrix of Leadership must also have some usage restrictions I am unaware of... So how can I make him loosen his mouth and trade more Matrix of Leadership energy..."

Sun Cheng did not yet know that, just as he was frowning and thinking about how to trade more Matrix of Leadership energy from Optimus Prime's hands.

Almost at the same time, because he had leaked the news about Sentinel Prime and his spaceship crashing on the Moon in advance, the Autobot—Bumblebee—had fallen into an unprecedented crisis.

On the dark side of the Moon, in a Zhuangji Tiankeng that was common on the Moon, Bumblebee had quietly landed here.

"I have arrived at the Moon, Leader, and am about to start searching for the crashed spaceship of His Majesty Sentinel Prime!"

After sending a secret communication to Earth, Bumblebee looked around vigilantly, then transformed into a Chevrolet Camaro, quickly drove out of the Zhuangji Tiankeng, and began a serious search on the vast and mysterious dark side of the Moon.

Ever since Leader Optimus Prime learned from Frenzy that the former Autobot Leader Sentinel Prime was still alive, out of longing and guilt for his former mentor, Optimus Prime not only agreed to join forces with Frenzy to eliminate the Decepticon—Soundwave, and Astrotrain, who had participated in the sniper attack on him more than a month ago, but also soon after, dispatched his intelligence expert—Bumblebee—to the Moon to find Sentinel Prime and the spaceship that might have crashed there.

Bumblebee actually had no mood to take on such a heavy responsibility recently, because not long ago, the two human friends he had associated with on Earth—Sam and Mikaela—had both died.

Although they both died under a Missile bombardment launched by the military of their own motherland—America, the fact that he failed to protect his friends made Bumblebee feel incomparably sad and sorrowful.

Sam and Mikaela were different from them, the Autobots, who could be saved again due to their special life forms.

Their remains, it is said, were recovered afterward by the now-renamed Tombwind Squad and transported back to their home country to be buried in Sam's hometown.

After being Awakened, Bumblebee quietly went to the graves of his two human friends, where he cried bitterly, his mood very low.

As an intelligence officer, although Bumblebee had friends in the Autobot camp, there were not many, because due to his special status, he consciously did not get too close to other Autobots.

Therefore, being sent by Optimus Prime to protect Sam previously was the happiest and most relaxed period for him, leaving him with many beautiful memories.

However, low mood aside, when Leader Optimus Prime handed him the heavy Task of infiltrating the Moon to explore the crashed spaceship, he accepted this Task without any hesitation.

Although, Bumblebee did not like, or rather, was somewhat disgusted by their former Autobot Leader—Sentinel Prime.

PS:

Sorry, I only got home after five o'clock in the afternoon.

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