Chapter 769: Sentinel Prime

Still in New Iacon, in a relatively central area of the city, inside a massive oval-shaped building.

Optimus Prime stood quietly more than ten meters away from a metal platform; on that metal platform, which looked like a giant bed, lay his teacher, the former leader of the Autobot faction, the former King of Primus—Sentinel Prime.

A special protective glass wall completely isolated the metal platform inside.

Optimus Prime's lieutenant—Ratchet, the most famous medical officer in the Autobot faction, was currently busy in front of the metal platform.

Ratchet was maintaining Sentinel Prime's chassis!

Heaven knows what this former King of Primus had encountered in the hundred-plus years since he went missing.

His chassis was severely damaged, and various wounds made him look almost no different from the dead.

Even worse, Sentinel Prime had also contracted the disease that Cybertronians feared most—Cosmic Rust.

This was an extremely terrifying disease for Cybertronians.

Just like the various terrifying infectious diseases on Earth, Cosmic Rust was also triggered by a magical ultra-microscopic virus; scientists on the planet Cybertron named that ultra-microscopic virus 【Rust-Source Bacteria】.

【Rust-Source Bacteria】 could survive in extremely harsh environments; for example, the oldest 【Rust-Source Bacteria】 discovered on the planet Cybertron was confirmed to have come from the cosmos.

They fell onto the planet Cybertron along with a meteorite, eventually leading to that horrific catastrophe that almost wiped out both the Autobots and the Decepticons.

Cosmic Rust was named for this reason!

【Rust-Source Bacteria】 fed on a certain special substance within metal; metal that had been fed upon by them would undergo a very violent oxidation reaction, leading to severe rusting.

The reason the Cybertronian civilization was not wiped out by Cosmic Rust was also thanks to the special chassis of the Cybertronians.

【Rust-Source Bacteria】 fed on a certain special molecule within metal; Cybertronian scientists discovered that almost all metal elements known to them, including man-made alloys, became very fragile when facing 【Rust-Source Bacteria】.

But Cybertronian scientists also discovered that 【Rust-Source Bacteria】 were not interested in pure energy bodies, and even displayed an extremely strong repulsive reaction.

Although the vast majority of a Cybertronian's chassis was composed of metal, their most core Spark was an energy body that was vastly different from what was understood.

It was precisely by relying on the energy overflowing from the Spark to maintain chassis functions that the Decepticons and Autobots were able to arduously resist Cosmic Rust.

Even so, the Decepticons and Autobots still paid an extremely painful price.

The fact that the First Civil War on the planet Cybertron ended hastily back then was the result of being deeply ravaged by Cosmic Rust.

It is easy to imagine how much pressure Ratchet was under when facing this extremely difficult disease.

In fact, ever since the Autobots discovered Sentinel Prime in that crashed spaceship on the Moon a few days ago and brought him back to Earth, Ratchet had been constantly examining and treating the dying Sentinel Prime.

He was one of the few Autobots who already knew that the energy in the 【Matrix of Leadership】 in Optimus Prime's possession was nearing exhaustion.

Therefore, Ratchet would try his best to complete any injuries that could be resolved through surgery to save as much 【Matrix of Leadership】 consumption as possible.

The goal was simply so that the 【Matrix of Leadership】 could save more lives when necessary.

The medical work that had lasted for several days came to an end as Ratchet's hands gradually returned to their original appearance.

Arriving at the special glass isolation door, Ratchet stepped out from that azure-colored special energy door and nodded slightly at Optimus Prime.

"Leader, the chassis maintenance for His Majesty the King of Primus has come to an end. I have treated the vast majority of the injuries on his body, and the Rust Disease has also been controlled within a certain range. I will prepare to replenish energy for his Spark; I believe that with His Majesty the King of Primus's strength, he will be able to fully recover in at most one or two months!"

Optimus Prime frowned slightly and asked, "It will take that long? I might as well just use the 【Matrix of Leadership】 to awaken my teacher directly!"

Ratchet hurriedly persuaded him, "Leader, after that war on the Dark Side of the Moon, the energy in the 【Matrix of Leadership】 has become less and less. It is better to save it so that we can treat more comrades when needed!"

Ironhide had met privately with him and Sideswipe for a while not long ago, and the topic was precisely related to Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime.

Ratchet, like Ironhide, was a veteran Autobot.

However, unlike Ironhide's initial disdain for Optimus Prime, he had recognized this young leader with a gentle and humble personality from a very long time ago.

And when Sideswipe originally defected from the Decepticon Legion to the Autobot faction, if not for Optimus Prime's intercession, Sentinel Prime, who hated the Decepticons to the bone, would have executed this courageous Warrior on the spot.

Therefore, after a little contact, these three lieutenants and confidants of Optimus Prime reached a consensus.

In order to maintain Optimus Prime's status as leader, and also because they had many suspicions about Sentinel Prime being rescued so easily, the three Autobots unanimously believed that they should appropriately delay Sentinel Prime's awakening time in order to squeeze out more time to investigate whether there was any Decepticon conspiracy hidden behind this.

Ratchet was now, based on this consensus, trying his best to prevent Optimus Prime from using the 【Matrix of Leadership】 to directly awaken Sentinel Prime.

Hearing this, Optimus Prime was slightly hesitant; the energy in the 【Matrix of Leadership】 was indeed nearing exhaustion, and it was not as if Optimus Prime had not thought of a solution for this.

His Chief Scientist—Wheeljack, was currently analyzing the essence of the 【Matrix of Leadership】's energy and researching what means could be used to replenish the special energy in the 【Matrix of Leadership】.

Currently, Wheeljack had already achieved certain results; according to his experiments, the 【Matrix of Leadership】 could indeed absorb external energy to replenish itself, but perhaps because the energy in the 【Matrix of Leadership】 was too high-level, even the High-purity Energy Liquid purified by the Autobots had a negligible replenishment effect on the 【Matrix of Leadership】.

The 【Matrix of Leadership】 possessed the ability to awaken dead Warriors; this point alone was enough to highlight its value.

This was also the reason why Optimus Prime felt hesitant, because if he wanted to resurrect Autobot Warriors who had died, Ratchet's conventional surgery could not accomplish it.

Ratchet saw the hesitation on his face, leaned in, and persuaded him again, "Leader, regarding His Majesty the King of Primus's spaceship crashing on the Moon, as well as why the Decepticons did not take him away or kill him, and their sudden cessation of the pursuit at that time, there are too many suspicious points in this."

"Ironhide and I are both suspicious that there is likely some conspiracy being plotted by the Decepticons behind this. So I suggest it is best to be more cautious."

"New Iacon is our last home, after all!"

Once these words were spoken, Optimus Prime could not help but recall all the suspicious things he had encountered on the Dark Side of the Moon.

He took a deep look at Sentinel Prime lying on the metal platform, thought for a moment, and then slowly nodded.

"I understand!"

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