Chapter 75: Fierce Battle with the Autobots (Part 1)

"The legend is actually true!"

Watching the figures of Megatron and Bumblebee disappear at the end of the corridor, Onslaught had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Sun Cheng's heart stirred, and he hurriedly stepped forward to ask: "Lord Onslaught, what legend is true?"

"Let's follow them too, don't let the Autobot steal the 【AllSpark】!"

Onslaught signaled for him to follow as well, and while walking quickly forward, he also offered a hint: "Have you heard the origin legend regarding the 【AllSpark】?"

The 【AllSpark】, containing terrifying energy and special information, is the supreme holy relic of the planet Cybertron.

Because it was too important and had already disappeared during the Civil War, Frenzy had never come into contact with it, but he had heard some legends about it, including the origin of the 【AllSpark】.

Sun Cheng recalled for a moment before answering: "I have heard of it. Legend says the 【AllSpark】 was not born naturally, but was a product of the ancient civilization period of Cybertron!"

"Not bad..."

Onslaught nodded, light flickering in his eyes: "Before I was dispatched to leave Cybertron to search for the 【AllSpark】, I once heard Lord Megatron mention that the 【AllSpark】 was a man-made product from the previous epoch of Cybertron—the Council of Ancients period. During the Council of Ancients period, the Cybertronian Civil War had not yet broken out. Legend says there were thirteen powerful mechanical lives at that time; some came from the Decepticons, some from the Autobots, and more came from the Neutral Faction. The Council of Ancients formed by them was the highest decision-making body of the planet Cybertron at that time."

"The specific manufacturing method of the 【AllSpark】 can no longer be studied; there is a theory that it might be related to stars. Legend says the Thirteen Ancients had an agreement before creating the 【AllSpark】: the first 【AllSpark】 would belong to the Decepticons, but the control method would be retained by the Autobots, and at the same time, the Decepticons would need to provide some compensation to the Autobots and the Neutral Faction... Clearly, these legends are likely true, which is why Lord Megatron told us not to stop that Autobot, because only the Autobots know the method to control the 【AllSpark】!"

What Onslaught said was likely little known, even within the entire Decepticon Legion.

After hearing this, Sun Cheng suddenly realized, and only then did he understand why Megatron had previously spoken up to stop them, forbidding them from preventing Bumblebee from approaching the 【AllSpark】.

So there were so many secrets here that he didn't know!

However, another doubt emerged along with it.

Sun Cheng looked at Onslaught, thought for a moment, but ultimately did not ask it out loud!

One could tell from his expression; Onslaught was likely just as confused as he was, wondering where Megatron had suddenly appeared from!

Having had his Evolution process interrupted by Bumblebee, Onslaught was clearly filled with rage. He chased after Megatron and Bumblebee, rushing out of the Laboratory. Along the way, whenever he saw anyone, even the scientific research personnel of the Seventh Sector Base who posed no threat to him, he would raise his gun and fire without mercy, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

It had to be admitted that even though he had failed to complete his Evolution, Onslaught's strength had still improved significantly, far beyond Sun Cheng's twice over, which showed how profound his accumulation over thousands of years was.

They quickly fought their way out of the Sector 7 base along the original path. When Sun Cheng and Onslaught reached the Hoover Dam, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded; Bumblebee and Megatron had disappeared without a trace, and there was no knowing where they had run off to.

"Damn it..."

Onslaught kicked a destroyed transformer by the side of the road in frustration, the massive force instantly sending it flying into the distance.

Sun Cheng was also somewhat annoyed. After losing the divine artifact 【AllSpark】, he, whose foundation was already far inferior to other Decepticons and Autobots, didn't know how long it would take to catch up to them.

Just as he was feeling annoyed, he suddenly captured a familiar frequency. Sun Cheng's heart stirred: "Pioneer, come out!"

Soon, Pioneer, who had been hiding near the dam, ran out from his hiding spot.

"Master..."

"Did you see where that Autobot and the other Decepticon who rushed out of the base just now went?" he hurriedly asked.

"Yes, including a team of humans, they all went in that direction!"

Pioneer pointed into the distance, causing hope to reignite in the eyes of Sun Cheng and Onslaught.

"The northwest direction? The only city near the Hoover Dam with a stationed human army is Las Vegas? It's only a few dozen kilometers from here; I'll go scout ahead first..."

Sun Cheng hurriedly leaped into the sky, transformed back into his Reaper Drone form, and flew in the direction Pioneer had pointed.

His speed was already extremely fast, and this time, when he was modified by the 【AllSpark】, Sun Cheng had specifically performed an Enhancement on his speed, which had increased by at least thirty to forty percent compared to the past, impressively breaking through Mach 1.

After ascending, he immediately pushed his speed to the maximum. Sun Cheng flew in the direction Pioneer had pointed for several minutes, but until he approached Las Vegas, he hadn't captured any fluctuations or frequencies.

Unwilling to give up, he had to turn back, slowed his speed, and searched along a highway leading in and out of Las Vegas. Ten-plus minutes later, he finally captured the special energy fluctuation emitted by the 【AllSpark】 at an altitude of 12,000 meters. Feeling reassured, he hurriedly sent the coordinates and a notification to Onslaught and Pioneer: "Found the 【AllSpark】," and then dove downward.

Sun Cheng had originally been curious: with Megatron's absolute overwhelming strength compared to Bumblebee, how could he have let him escape so far?

After descending in altitude, he soon saw that Megatron on the road had already fallen into a bitter struggle.

"That is... Optimus Prime?"

Upon looking, he saw a massive Autobot, no less burly than Megatron, engaged in close-quarters combat with him. Nearby, two or three other Autobots were surrounding and attacking Megatron along with him. Sun Cheng compared this to Frenzy's Memory Data and immediately recognized that the massive mechanical Warrior who was barely holding Megatron back was the new Leader of the Autobots—Optimus Prime.

"Lord Megatron, I am coming..."

Hurriedly sending a transmission, Sun Cheng did not land. Instead, he set up his Vulcan Cannon from high in the air and began strafing the few Autobot Warriors who were surrounding Megatron.

He recognized these few Autobot Warriors; after all, they were all well-known Warriors among the Autobots.

The leader, whose combat power was the most ferocious and who looked as if his entire body was covered in weapons, was called Ironhide. He was Optimus Prime's lieutenant and also one of the most famous Elite Warriors of the Autobots. He had once shone brilliantly during the Cybertronian Civil War; there were at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, Decepticons who had died by his hand. Perhaps having made up his mind to deal with Megatron first, this guy was tough; he took a round of Sun Cheng's continuous fire head-on, just so he could ruthlessly use the cannon on his left arm to fire a heavy shot at the back of Megatron, who was being attacked from the front and back.

"Oh... you bastard..."

Having taken a shot from Ironhide, Megatron, who had been steadily suppressing Optimus Prime and forcing his old rival into passive defense, had the red light in his eyes jump violently. He turned his face fiercely, glared at Ironhide, but did not target him. After kicking a silver-gray Autobot Warrior, who was slightly shorter than Bumblebee, flying with one kick, he immediately used his steel-spike-like weapon to viciously stab at Optimus Prime's body.

PS:

1. Thanks to readers 'Gemdr', 'liaozk', and '5x Jun' for their tips.

2. A reader asked me to move the update time earlier, so from now on, barring any accidents, there will be one chapter at noon and one in the evening.