Chapter 968: Small Movements

Two days later, Sun Cheng, having fully recovered to his peak state, finally walked out of his Laboratory.

All the Decepticons within the Central Main Control Base immediately noticed the changes in his body.

After all, the new Shield that Sun Cheng had forged weighed six tons.

This thing could transform into a set of Armor to wear on his body according to his will.

But in the Armor state, the Shield made Sun Cheng's frame look as if it had grown a layer of fat.

It has been more than half a month since the end of the Cairo Battle.

Sun Cheng hadn't paid much attention to these matters recently, but he knew that Sentinel Prime had poked a massive hornet's nest this time.

Just the ancient capital of Cairo, a city with a thousand-year history that suffered large-scale destruction due to the bombings by the Autobots, Decepticons, Quintesson soldiers, and the United States military, was enough.

It was enough to irritate the nerves of many humans!

Egypt, an ancient civilization whose very people had long since been replaced, had already become the most famous ancient civilization in the world in the eyes of the West, thanks to over a hundred years of propaganda by European and American media—there is no other.

Moreover, after World War II, Egypt experienced the forced takeover of the Suez Canal, the Middle East wars, and more, and under the leadership of a certain strongman, it once became the leader of the Third World and the strongest nation in the Middle East.

Even if it has declined now, at least it once had its glory, and it still possesses both attention and influence.

Not to mention that the capital was bombed this time, with the death toll exceeding sixty thousand.

The most prosperous urban area of Cairo was almost completely destroyed, and the resulting economic losses were far more than ten billion US dollars; if one adds the potential losses, adding a zero to the end would not be an exaggeration.

The evil deeds committed by Sentinel Prime go beyond just this!

Those Decepticon Replicated Warriors he teleported from the Moon into Africa, along with the Quintesson soldiers teleported from some unknown planet in the universe, truly carried out their evil to the end.

Especially the latter, who ravaged Africa like locusts.

Wherever they passed, it was not as if not a blade of grass survived.

But the Quintesson soldiers would destroy every human structure they saw and even slaughter all life.

"... In the past half month or so, more than forty towns in Africa have been destroyed by Quintesson soldiers and Decepticon Replicated Warriors... countless tribes have been slaughtered... conservatively estimated, the death toll has already exceeded six or seven million people..."

This was Thunder, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, reporting to Sun Cheng about what was happening in Africa.

"The Decepticon Replicated Warriors participated in it too?"

Blue light flickered in Sun Cheng's eyes as he asked with a heavy tone.

Although he had already revealed the relationship between his side and the Decepticon Legion to the two main allied nations.

He even had the Forerunner take the initiative to explain the relationship between their side and the Decepticon Legion to the representatives of human nations who came to cooperate at the Black Market more than once.

But even if one wanted to distinguish themselves, some things are actually very difficult to completely separate.

Sun Cheng knew very well that hatred is something that can be transferred.

They also carry the identity of Decepticons, which is a fundamental aspect that cannot be shaken off, nor does it need to be.

Therefore, it is hard to say whether they will be affected by the upcoming hatred directed at extraterrestrials.

Thunder's answer was very certain: "Our satellites captured it; the Replicated Warriors did indeed participate. Although the destruction and slaughter they caused cannot compare to the Quintesson soldiers, they did participate, and it is very likely that humans have recorded it as well."

Sun Cheng nodded; this was within his expectations.

The vast majority of Decepticon Replicated Warriors have no reason to speak of.

Once they lose control, they are truly like wild beasts.

However, even so, the Decepticon Replicated Warriors are still far inferior to the even crazier Quintesson soldiers.

Sun Cheng quickly finished reading the data transmitted by Thunder and the video information captured by the satellites, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

"The Autobots' trouble has arrived!"

Human hatred is constantly shifting!

The Decepticon Legion is already so deep in debt that it doesn't matter; neither Starscream nor Megatron would care about that bit of human hatred.

On the contrary, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime cannot shake off this blame even if they want to.

"Has there been any more news coming from the human side recently?"

"Not sure!"

Thunder shook his head. He was mainly responsible for the guard work at Base No. 2, so he was relatively less sensitive to intelligence outside of South America.

Sun Cheng thought for a moment, then looked up and ordered the Smart Brain of the Central Main Control Base, Mirage: "Mirage, have Mola come to me."

"Understood, Commander!"

About half an hour later, Mola, who was currently working at a Sub-base belonging to the intelligence system about seventy kilometers away from the Central Main Control Base, had arrived before Sun Cheng.

"Commander!"

Mola bowed in salute!

"I had you come over this time because I want to understand the situation within various human nations over the past half month since the end of the Cairo Battle. I need to focus on understanding the attitudes of the five permanent members of the Security Council toward us extraterrestrials!"

In the Cairo Battle, the Autobots and the Decepticon Legion offended three permanent members of the Security Council at once.

The navies of the two European failures each lost at least three or four main warships. If it weren't for the fact that one of their aircraft carriers was causing trouble in the Far East and the other was undergoing maintenance at home before the battle, and thus did not participate in the European Allied Fleet, the losses would have been even more severe.

But even so, the loss of several main warships was a heavy blow to declining naval powers like the two European failures.

Not to mention the United States!

More than a year ago, they were air-raided by the Decepticon Legion in the Middle East and nearly lost two carrier strike groups.

Now, they have been severely damaged in the Red Sea by the main force of the Decepticon Air Force led by Blitzwing. Conservatively estimated, it will take nearly another year before they can continue their so-called freedom of navigation in other countries' waters.

With such heavy losses, even the most seasoned politicians cannot swallow this scapegoat that is heavier than the sky.

They are bound to choose one or more targets to take the blame in order to divert the anger of their domestic populace.

Mola is Sun Cheng's Intelligence Chief, and he holds a team of Humanoid Decepticons that has expanded to a scale of several hundred.

Most of them are currently arranged in Europe and America, responsible for intelligence gathering work.

So Sun Cheng asking him was the right choice.

Upon hearing this, Mola immediately replied: "Commander, according to the intelligence gathered from various countries during this period, the dozen or so European and American countries that suffered heavy losses in the Cairo Battle have been interacting very frequently over the past period of time."

"According to our investigation, these countries are currently tacitly pushing this behind the scenes, using the mouths of media and retired officers to incite the anger and hatred of their domestic human populations toward us aliens."

"Although the Decepticon Legion and the Autobots have become the primary targets of human anger and hostility."

"But based on my understanding of humans, once this kind of hatred ferments, I believe it won't be long before even we become targets of the fallout."

Sun Cheng nodded slightly; he knew it was time for his side to engage in some small maneuvers as well.