Chapter 878: The Return of Onslaught

Within the borders of Newfoundland, in a sinkhole area about eighty-some kilometers away from the River Valley.

This was a sinkhole area that looked extremely like it had been formed by a meteorite impact, covering an area of several square kilometers.

However, this was not a sinkhole formed by a meteorite fall; upon closer inspection of the area around the impact crater, it could be seen that the soil was of a special type formed by explosions and prolonged burning.

In comparison, while the impact craters formed by meteorites on the ground might cause the ground to crystallize in a short time due to high heat, there is still a certain difference compared to the special soil formed by prolonged burning.

And this place was precisely a battlefield left behind not long ago when the U. S. military engaged the Decepticons.

Strictly speaking, the sinkhole on the ground should be an impact crater formed after a U. S. military aircraft was shot down by the Decepticon flight team and exploded upon crashing.

Because U. S. military aircraft carry large amounts of fuel and ammunition, it was inevitable that they would continue to burn for a period of time after crashing.

By the time Sun Cheng and his group arrived here, some time had already passed since that conflict.

The U. S. military had already finished cleaning up the area and recovered a large amount of the crashed aircraft wreckage to prevent information from the partially unburned aircraft from leaking.

Only a very small number of metal fragments remained here; after all, the equipment on military aircraft contains metals with radioactive elements, and leaving them unattended for a long time would still have an impact on the surrounding environment.

Sun Cheng did not expect that he would run into Onslaught under these circumstances.

Clearly, Onslaught likely did not expect it either!

Both parties entered the sinkhole area almost simultaneously, and Thunder, who had been walking at the very front of the team, and Sun Cheng noticed Onslaught and his group, who had just climbed up from an impact crater, hundreds of meters away at the first moment.

"You?"

The moment their gazes met, Onslaught recognized Sun Cheng.

Although his electromagnetic spectrum had changed a lot, many things could still be vaguely distinguished.

"Long time no see!"

Sun Cheng raised his hand, and instantly, all the Decepticon Warriors behind him stopped.

Red light flickered in Onslaught's eyes, and his face shifted into a gloomy expression.

He had indeed heard quite a few of the deeds Frenzy had accomplished over the past few years from Starscream, but he had always been dismissive of them.

After all, as a high-ranking Decepticon Commander and a veteran titan-like figure.

In the long years Onslaught had experienced, he had seen too many up-and-coming Decepticons or the rise of excellent Autobots.

But every one of them had without exception received strong support from their own faction.

Or they had survived dangerous experiments by evil Scientists like Shockwave or Starscream to reach that point.

Therefore, compared to Starscream's seemingly overly exaggerated narrative, this veteran Decepticon titan preferred to believe what he saw with his own eyes.

And Frenzy had indeed left a rather deep impression in Onslaught's memory.

But in Onslaught's original memory, that weak and pathetic guy was at most labeled as "a Decepticon with a bit of ambition."

If Frenzy hadn't produced Jazz's Memory Chip back then, Onslaught wouldn't have even given him a second glance.

After all, in the beginning, in Onslaught's mind, Frenzy was just a pawn that could be slightly courted to cause some trouble for Starscream and Soundwave, the kind whose presence or absence didn't matter.

Later, before preparing for stasis, although he was generous once and threw everything he no longer needed on Earth to Frenzy.

But in Onslaught's view, when he returned from stasis, that little guy with a bit of ambition from the past would at most have become an Advanced Warrior.

It wasn't that Onslaught hadn't considered that he might latch onto the coattails of other Decepticons, but he knew Decepticons too well; almost every one of them was selfish and arrogant.

Bullying the weak was a common occurrence within the strictly hierarchical Decepticon Legion, and since even Onslaught himself looked down on Frenzy, he naturally wouldn't think he could climb any high branches.

As a result...

In just over two years, when old acquaintances met again, he discovered that he was not only wrong, but dead wrong!

"Elite Warrior... no, his current strength is likely not below mine..."

His crimson eyes kept scrutinizing Sun Cheng; the more Onslaught looked, the more shocked, jealous, and angry he became.

Regarding the classification of Cybertronians, although it had begun to emerge before the civil war.

However, it only truly took shape after the civil war began and was pushed by the Decepticon Legion.

And from the moment this grading system was born, it had almost firmly locked over 99 percent of Decepticons at the bottom of the pyramid, destined to be enslaved.

For millions of years, although a large number of Decepticons had indeed climbed up from the bottom through military merit to become Advanced Warriors or even Elite Warriors.

But the number of these Decepticons compared to the entire race was still a drop in the ocean.

Even though Decepticons have a much longer lifespan than humans on Earth, the vast majority of them died on the battlefield as Cannon Fodder long before they could reach the end of their natural lives.

Like Frenzy, climbing from a piece of Cannon Fodder to the same height and position as himself in just over two years.

Even with Onslaught's extensive experience, at this moment, only shock, jealousy, and anger remained in his heart.

You must know that he, who was born during the era of the Cybertronian Elder Council, had spent a full several million years meticulously honing his body before finally getting one foot into the ranks of the Leader.

Although during the first and second wars, the entire planet of Cybertron slept for millions of years to avoid the Cosmic Rust.

But the time Onslaught spent to reach this step was still far more than Frenzy's.

The more he looked, the angrier he got; the more he thought, the more furious he became.

"It's the AllSpark Fragment... yes, it must be the AllSpark Fragment..."

A piece of news he had once heard from Starscream couldn't help but pop into his mind: Frenzy had obtained an unknown number of fragments after the AllSpark shattered during the Battle of Las Vegas.

Associating this with the fact that he himself had also had close contact with the AllSpark a few years ago, which caused his body to begin to transform.

The greed and resentment in Onslaught's heart also grew uncontrollably.

He knew that Jazz's Memory Chip was something Frenzy had obtained during the Battle of Las Vegas.

Now that he thought about it carefully, back then he had only taken out a chip from an Autobot Advanced Warrior to trade with him, yet from beginning to end, he had never revealed the intelligence that he had also obtained AllSpark fragments.

Decepticons are inherently very selfish creatures, not to mention that Onslaught had seen Frenzy again after a mere two years and discovered that the other party's strength had actually caught up to his own.

It would be strange if he, who had always been conceited, could keep his heart balanced.

"Damn it... truly damn it..."

His face grew increasingly ferocious due to his murderous intent; Onslaught locked his gaze firmly onto Sun Cheng and commanded in a condescending tone: "Hand over the AllSpark fragments, otherwise, die!"

At this moment, everything—the Quintessa Civilization, Carbon-based Metal, being used as a gun by Starscream—was all thrown to the back of his mind.

Frenzy now has only one thought, and that is to seize the AllSpark fragment from Sun Cheng's hands.