Chapter 883: Collision (Part 1)

Watching the two Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ships cloak and ascend into the high altitude once more, Sun Cheng could no longer see them, yet he still waited for a while before turning around.

The two types of craft, the Golden Eagle Fighter and the Armed Transport Ship, were small vessels created by his Decepticon Engineers based on the experimental ship *Hope*, after undergoing improvements.

They were quite adept at operating between planets within a star system like the Solar System; the former possessed decent counter-attack capabilities when facing meteor-like celestial bodies, small local spacecraft, or interstellar pirates.

As for the Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ship, the sole purpose for which it was created was to rapidly deploy troops to a designated battlefield.

Although Sun Cheng's Decepticons had already utilized it for numerous troop deployments and even armed force projection training since the Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ships were mass-produced,

today was the first time they had used the Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ship to rapidly deploy over twenty Advanced Decepticon Warriors and Elite Warriors to the front lines all at once.

Even though the journey had not been very comfortable for Sun Cheng.

He was still very satisfied with the Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ship, which now featured highly mature technology.

Especially on Earth, they gave Sun Cheng the ability to deploy his forces to any location within an hour.

The flight experience aboard a Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ship was clearly not very good.

As soon as Sun Cheng turned around, he saw the twenty-plus Decepticon Warriors scattered about, many of them muttering and complaining in low voices about the Golden Eagle Armed Transport Ship.

There was no helping that; after all, given the volume of the Armed Transport Ship, having over twenty Advanced Decepticon Warriors crammed inside and then speeding all the way from South America to the Arctic Circle in less than an hour, how could the experience possibly be good?

Sun Cheng gave them some time to recover, his gaze falling on a Decepticon not far away who was leaning against a large tree, appearing to dry-heave.

"Qianliyan, I need you to coordinate with the satellites and lock onto the target's position!"

Qianliyan was one of the few Advanced Decepticon Warriors under Sun Cheng who had chosen reconnaissance-type Enhancement; his combat power was somewhat inferior to Decepticons of the same rank, but his strengths were also very prominent.

Qianliyan could link up with any satellite deployed by Base No. 2 in Earth's orbit at any time; his core search range reached over 700 kilometers, and his database recorded hundreds of known missile types and their derivatives on Earth, and even included the electromagnetic spectrums of all Autobots and Decepticons identified by Base No. 2.

The reason he was specifically brought along was that Sun Cheng knew Qianliyan could handle the duties of their own radar on the battlefield.

"Yes, Commander!"

Upon hearing this, Qianliyan patted his chest a few times, then looked around, found a relatively open spot, and after adjusting his angle toward the sky for a moment, stood there motionless.

He was attempting to link with their satellites, and this process did not last long.

"Found them, Commander!"

After finishing the data exchange with the satellite, Qianliyan came to Sun Cheng's side and pointed toward the northwest.

"37 degrees northwest, I have discovered the figure of the one who attacked them; the target is currently about 127 kilometers away from us."

Sun Cheng quickly input several sets of data into his core, and after cross-referencing them with the massive database of Earth's latitude and longitude, he determined their current approximate location, the location of the attack, and the River Valley area that Blitzwing had been fighting the United States military for a few days prior.

"It seems the one who attacked them, like us, chose to avoid the River Valley area!"

Sun Cheng now knew what was hidden in the River Valley area.

His Intelligence Chief, Mola, had utilized quite a few undercover agents to obtain some magical metal fragments from a laboratory in the United States.

After repeated research by Sun Cheng's Decepticon Engineers, they finally determined that this magical metal, which was said to have been discovered in a River Valley area in Newfoundland, was a perfect match for a type of Carbon-based Metal created by the Quintessa Civilization using black technology, based on data regarding materials Sun Cheng had extracted from Jetfire's memories.

Carbon-based Metal was good stuff; this artificially manufactured special alloy was said to be a product of the super black technology mastered by the Quintessa Civilization.

Jetfire did not know much about it either, only that this alien civilization, which had once colonized Cybertron, possessed a type of Matter Transformation Technology.

It was said that the Quintessa Civilization's black technology could transform all carbon-based life into metal.

And this metal not only had higher strength but also possessed considerable toughness; with a little adjustment, it could be made into a type of Memory Metal that currently only existed in Earth's technology and possessed self-repairing capabilities.

Such good stuff—not only were the Americans eyeing it, but any Cybertronian with even a slight understanding of the Quintessa Civilization would likely not miss it.

Sun Cheng reckoned this was probably why Blitzwing had previously led a group of Decepticons to invade Earth and fought a small-scale battle with the U. S. military here.

And the attacker had suddenly descended upon Earth, not coming to find him proactively, but instead arriving at the River Valley area first; the motive was self-evident.

That arrogant and conceited fellow had perhaps also set his sights on this Carbon-based Metal and was attempting to take it for himself.

"A pity!"

Sun Cheng was indeed very tempted by this metal created by the Quintessa Civilization, but that was as far as it went.

The Arctic Circle was too far from Base No. 2 in South America; judging from the previous battle between the Americans and the Decepticons, if he provoked the Americans too much, he would certainly have to pay a price for it.

Surrounded by strong enemies, Sun Cheng made a wise choice and temporarily gave up on the idea of going after the Carbon-based Metal here.

"Prepare to move out!"

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Sun Cheng scanned the team he was leading, and his mood improved slightly.

He was no longer the lone wolf he had been in the past.

Because Hailishi was too massive, he had been arranged to leave port aboard a large Cargo Submarine.

According to the plan, he would arrive at the designated sea area eleven hours later than Sun Cheng and the others, providing them with necessary fire support when needed.

After the Decepticons responded, the team began to march on foot toward the direction of the one who had attacked them.

This was Newfoundland in Canada, one of the regions with the worst infrastructure on Earth.

Although Sun Cheng, Thundercracker, and Qianliyan, among a few other Decepticons, could transform into aircraft, the vast majority of the Decepticons did not possess flight capabilities.

Moreover, in the midsummer season in Newfoundland, the permafrost would briefly melt, forming patches of disgusting mud pits and swamps.

In such harsh conditions, even Decepticons could not transform to increase their speed; although marching on foot was unpleasant, the speed was actually not slow.

After more than half an hour, having walked over thirty kilometers, Qianliyan suddenly spoke up, calling a halt to the advancing team.

"Commander, it seems we have been discovered!"

He walked quickly to Sun Cheng's side and reminded him with a grave expression: "I just captured some very obscure electromagnetic waves; after decryption, I suspect they are scanning waves!"

Sun Cheng frowned; in order not to be exposed prematurely, they had turned off their detection functions while marching.

"Link to the satellite and see the current location of the one who attacked them!"

"Yes!"

Qianliyan linked to the satellite again. A few dozen seconds later, his expression changed slightly. Meeting the gazes of Sun Cheng and the others, he replied with an ugly look on his face: "We have been exposed, Commander. The satellite shows that the one who attacked them is heading toward us, and they are already less than thirty kilometers away!"

"A cautious fellow!"

Sun Cheng cursed inwardly.

But since they had been discovered, there was no longer any need to hide.

"Continue forward, be ready for battle at any time!"

At the order, all the Decepticons raised their vigilance, and their footsteps did not cease as they continued to rush forward.