Chapter 826: Dirge and Thundercracker (Part II): Wishing Everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs fell upon Dumaer Haijiao like rain.

In a very short time, this reef of only a few thousand square meters was repeatedly bombarded by more than thirty Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs.

The violent electromagnetic pulses caused all the Decepticons on the island to reveal expressions of pain, even for Thrust and his group.

Large amounts of thick white smoke and electric sparks surged continuously from the bodies of all the Decepticons following the explosions of the Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs.

The violent electromagnetic shockwaves caused the air around the island to become chaotic for a period of time.

It was not until several minutes later that Thrust, with thick white smoke rising from his body, stood up unsteadily.

His current appearance was somewhat disheveled, but compared to the other Decepticons on the entire reef, he was in the best condition.

Utilizing Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons was a tactic formulated by the Decepticon Commanders under Sun Cheng after summarizing many actual combat experiences.

In a situation where one's own side is at a disadvantage, wanting to kill eight hundred of the enemy often means one's own losses could be one thousand or even over two thousand.

Yet, by utilizing the massive restraint that Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons have against Cybertronians, and relying on their own continuously developing anti-electromagnetic technology, Thrust and his group could reduce their own losses to six hundred, five hundred, or even four hundred.

For the inherently cruel Decepticons, fighting to ensure their own losses are fewer than the opponent's, thereby forcibly turning a disadvantaged position into an advantageous one, is undoubtedly a cheap and highly reliable tactic.

Thrust and his group undoubtedly caught this batch of invading Decepticons off guard this time!

Clatter!

On the reef, under the bombardment of the Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs, Decepticons lay fallen in a swathe.

However, very quickly, one Decepticon Warrior after another, with thick white smoke and even electric sparks rising from their bodies, were the first to stand up.

Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs release intense electromagnetic shockwaves upon explosion; these shockwaves can scorch the tiny electronic components within a Cybertronian's body, preventing their body's self-repair capabilities from quickly healing injuries in a short time.

Because of this, even some Elite Warriors among the Decepticons and Autobots, such as the veteran Autobot Elite Warrior Ironhide, would lose their combat effectiveness for a short time after being accidentally injured by Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons.

At this moment, the situation on the reef was exactly like this.

"End the battle as quickly as possible!"

Thrust ordered in a low voice; he was the Decepticon present least affected by the Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs, and his combat effectiveness was relatively well-preserved.

He rushed quickly to the Terrorcons nearest to him, and amidst their ferocious and hateful gazes, he cruelly decapitated Shovel with a single blade, while simultaneously stabbing a short blade into the Spark of Crankcase with his other hand, sending off this Decepticon who had just left a huge wound on his back.

The states of the Decepticon Warriors were far inferior to his; some were supporting each other in twos or threes, while others were taking staggering steps, but all had drawn their weapons and were attacking the invading Decepticons nearest to them.

One invading Decepticon after another died rapidly; these were all military exploits that would allow them to be promoted in the future, so although the Decepticon Warriors did not even want to move right now, one could see a ferocious smile called excitement on all their faces simultaneously.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

High in the sky, the aerial combat robots dispatched from the Trindade Sub-base finally arrived at the reef zone.

In the communication channel, the voice of Pioneer also rang out.

"Thrust, what is the situation on your end?"

Thrust waved his blade to decapitate Short-tail Axe again, looked at the two unknown Decepticons standing back-to-back who could still barely fight, and replied calmly: "Except for the two leading Decepticons with unknown information, all other invaders have been dealt with!"

Regarding tactics using Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons, Sun Cheng had personally tested them many times in the past, and his opponents, whether Decepticons or Autobots, had suffered many times because of them.

Even the once incomparably powerful The Fallen had suffered a small setback under the strike of Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons.

Because there was sufficient theoretical support, although this suicidal tactic was being used formally by his subordinates for the first time, Pioneer clearly had guesses about it in advance.

Therefore, upon hearing the situation here, he only remained silent for a moment before replying: "Understood, I have already dispatched two teams of aerial combat robots to go and help. Because it is unclear if there are other invaders, I need to remain stationed on the island for now."

"You can call for heavy firepower support at any time; end the battle as quickly as possible!"

"I understand, Commander!"

After Thrust terminated the communication with Pioneer, his gaze turned back to the two unknown Decepticons on the reef who were surrounded by his Decepticon Warriors.

"I didn't expect there to be electromagnetic weapons!"

That Decepticon holding a short gun growled angrily; electric sparks were constantly emerging from his chassis, especially on his head, so much so that his temper was also affected, becoming irritable.

Struggling to swing his arm, he slapped a Decepticon Warrior who had gotten a bit too close, sending him flying high into the air, where he landed heavily on the ground.

Should one say he is truly worthy of being an Elite Warrior? Facing so many Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs, he actually still possessed a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

But it was also visible that he was just barely holding on now.

That Decepticon Warrior who had been slapped away rolled a few times on the ground before struggling to stand up again very quickly.

This was something that would have been impossible before; clearly, the previously exploded Electromagnetic Pulse Bombs had still affected this guy.

The Decepticon wielding two short halberds was in a better state than his companion standing back-to-back with him.

Although he looked like he could barely swing the two short halberds in his hands anymore, whenever a Decepticon Warrior truly tried to get close, the sharp halberds could still leave huge wounds on their bodies in the next instant.

At the same time, the missiles constantly popping out and launching from his body also made four somewhat careless Decepticon Warriors pay a painful price.

"Thundercracker, prepare to break out; we admit defeat today!"

The Decepticon wielding two short halberds panted heavily and ordered with some irritability.

"I still can't transform yet, Dirge, buy me some time. Hold on a little longer and I will recover my transformation..."

The two Decepticons were truly arrogant; even though they were surrounded by Thrust and his group, they did not show much nervousness.

And in fact, this was indeed the case, because the Thrust and his Decepticon Warriors they were facing were not even a match for either one of these two Decepticons—who called themselves 'Dirge' and 'Thundercracker'—when they were in good condition.

It is just a pity that arrogance sometimes requires paying a price.

Thrust sneered as he looked at the two Decepticons; did they really think they only had Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons and had just caught them off guard?

Immediately, he issued an order.

"Use Paralysis Bombs!"

Several Decepticon Warriors quickly pulled out a few peculiar weapons and aimed them at these two guys who seemed to have begun to realize something was wrong.

Then the muzzles were aimed at them in unison, and at the same time, they lit up with a deep blue glow.

"Electromagnetic Paralysis Bomb, damn it!"

Dirge seemed to realize something immediately and leaped up violently, stumbling in the air and almost falling, but his body still transformed rapidly amidst the thick white smoke and electric sparks into an F-35a fighter jet—which the US Air Force had only just begun test-flying in 2006—and then darted rapidly toward the high sky!

One Electromagnetic Paralysis Bomb hit the plane, but it only caused the F-35a fighter jet he had transformed into to shake violently in the air, and in the end, it still flew higher and higher, disappearing from the field of vision of all the Decepticons.

"This damn bastard!"

Thundercracker cursed loudly; his condition was even worse than Dirge's, and he would need to undergo repairs for at least a while longer before he could recover his ability to transform.

But at this moment, several consecutive Electromagnetic Paralysis Bombs had already landed on his body.

Filled with unwillingness, he let out an angry roar, and immediately felt a wave of intense Xuan and paralysis wash over his mind.

Very quickly, Thundercracker's body tilted to one side and he fell heavily onto the reef.