Chapter 789: Resolving the Scam

Optimus Prime frowned; he had indeed considered this possibility.

However, the specific situation was not optimistic. After losing his two top intelligence and counter-espionage experts, Prowl and Bumblebee, he had been unable to uncover anything over the past period by relying solely on the 【Cassette Troops】.

"I can't drag this out any longer!"

Optimus Prime shook his head. "I previously used the excuse of the Cosmic Rust to buy quite a bit of time, but the 【Cassette Troops】 have been unable to find any Decepticons pulling the strings behind the scenes. As Ratchet has treated the injuries on my teacher and brought the Rust Disease under control, there have been more and more voices questioning why I haven't used the 【Matrix of Leadership】 to initiate the Awakening of my teacher!"

Within New Iacon, with the exception of a very few restricted areas, Autobots were free to come and go as they pleased.

Sentinel Prime was initially housed in the hospital in New Iacon, with a squad of Autobot Warriors dispatched by Optimus Prime guarding him day and night.

However, after the rust on his body was brought under control, in order to quell the doubts of certain fanatical supporters of Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime chose to partially open the hospital where Sentinel Prime was currently located, allowing some of his fanatical supporters to visit.

Because of this, many Autobots now knew that the Cosmic Rust on Sentinel Prime had been brought under control.

Consequently, calls for Optimus Prime to use the 【Matrix of Leadership】 to initiate his Awakening began to increase.

To this day, this young Autobot Leader felt increasingly that something was strange, and even specifically dispatched the 【Cassette Troops】 to investigate the matter.

Unfortunately, the 【Cassette Troops】 found nothing.

So much so that Optimus Prime, who had now sensed the oddity, had no choice but to make a decision.

Arcee did not know how to continue persuading him for a moment, because this matter involved two Autobot Leaders, and one of them was the teacher of the other.

It must be known that at the beginning, Optimus Prime was fully intent on directly Awakening Sentinel Prime.

The silence made the atmosphere deathly still for a moment. Optimus Prime was suffering from a headache, so Arcee thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Should we ask Frenzy? Perhaps he might know something!"

The Autobots were already aware of the invasion that took place on Trindade Island less than half a month ago.

Not to mention that Sun Cheng had no intention of hiding it, even if he wanted to hide it, it would be difficult.

When Decepticons and Autobots conduct long-distance interstellar travel without a spaceship, they turn themselves into a 'meteorite' and then rely on the gravity between different planets to complete the journey at speeds far exceeding human aircraft with minimal energy consumption.

Therefore, they are very conspicuous when entering a planet.

The observation station in New Iacon clearly captured the Decepticon Replica Warriors that invaded Trindade Island, and they were even clear about the exact number.

Similarly, every Autobot that newly arrived on Earth could be captured by Base No. 2 and recorded.

Arcee's reminder made Optimus Prime think seriously. Now, he and the group of Autobot Commanders under his command basically believed in the rift between Frenzy and the Decepticon Legion.

Previously, Frenzy had joined forces with them to deal with Soundwave, and not long ago, he had been locked in a fierce battle with the Replica Warrior Legion under Starscream.

Although the Autobots could not get first-hand intelligence, according to their speculation, the invading Decepticon Replica Warriors were likely wiped out.

The Autobots had once simulated what would happen if New Iacon were attacked by Replica Warriors.

Optimus Prime and the Autobot Warriors under his command could indeed defend New Iacon and annihilate the invading Replica Warriors, but they would also have to pay a painful price.

There was no other reason; the combat effectiveness of the vast majority of Autobot civilians was far inferior to that of the Replica Warriors. Last time on the Dark Side of the Moon, the ones he led were all Autobot Warriors who had come to Earth, the vast majority of whom were Advanced Warriors.

Based on this point, many of Optimus Prime's lieutenants reached a conclusion: Frenzy and the faction he belonged to might not yet be as powerful as the Autobots, but they were certainly a party worth winning over.

At least until now, Frenzy and his group had not shown any hostility toward the Autobots.

It was just that Optimus Prime also had concerns! His teacher, Sentinel Prime, hated the Decepticons very much, and the cruel methods he used against Decepticons were sometimes even more brutal than those the Decepticons used against Autobot civilians.

Because he was worried about his teacher, Optimus Prime did not send anyone to actively express closeness to Frenzy after Trindade Island was invaded.

"My teacher is also a problem!"

Just as he was struggling in his heart, Optimus Prime's chassis suddenly stalled; he received a communication message from hundreds of kilometers away.

After decrypting and looking at it, the expression on his face changed slightly.

"What's wrong, Optimus Prime?"

Arcee noticed his change and asked.

Optimus Prime raised his hand in front of her, and as he opened his palm, several azure Cybertronian Script phantoms suddenly appeared.

Arcee stared at them and was also surprised.

"Frenzy is requesting a meeting with you?"

After inviting Frenzy to New Iacon to attend the inauguration ceremony there last time, Optimus Prime had taken the initiative to exchange contact channels with him.

However, because both sides were leaders of their respective factions, they usually did not contact each other easily.

Come to think of it, this was their first communication since exchanging contact channels.

Optimus Prime nodded, "He will be here soon!"

He decided to accept Frenzy's meeting request, because as Arcee had just said, perhaps he could get some useful intelligence from Frenzy.

After all, the other party came from the 【Cassette Corps】 and had also behaved very strangely over the past two years; he seemed to have conflicts with several high-level commanders of the Decepticon Legion, yet he was also very familiar with them.

"I have already accepted the meeting request. This might be a good opportunity; I also happen to want to know some things."

Arcee: "I'll go contact Ironhide and the others right away!"

She still remembered the time Optimus Prime was ambushed, but Optimus Prime refused.

"No need. I have arranged to meet Frenzy in a Gobi desert a dozen kilometers away. It's not far from New Iacon. If anything happens, I will notify you to provide support!"

Ever since he obtained the 【Matrix of Leadership】, under the nourishment of the magical energy within the 【Matrix of Leadership】, Optimus Prime could clearly feel that he was undergoing some kind of change at almost every moment.

He could feel that he was now more powerful, even stronger than Megatron, whom he had faced in Las Vegas nearly two years ago.

It was this change that gave Optimus Prime confidence; even if he were besieged again, he could hold out for a period of time until reinforcements arrived.

Arcee hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded in agreement.

Optimus Prime then climbed to the top of the Canyon, transformed into a heavy truck, and headed toward the agreed location.