Chapter 982: Threat

South America, inside the Central Main Control Center of Base No. 2, within a conference room.

Sun Cheng and many of the Decepticon Commanders under his command were gathered together in the spacious conference room at this moment.

And at this time, in the center of the conference room, a battle scene was being displayed before the group of Decepticons via a projector.

"This is the Tombwind Squad assembled by the Americans... The predecessor of the Tombwind Squad is the Nest unit, which was established back then when the Autobots joined forces with the Americans to target us Decepticons..."

The one responsible for the briefing was Sun Cheng's Intelligence Chief, Mola.

The Americans had dispatched the Tombwind Squad, which suddenly began entering African territory to launch strike operations against the Decepticons.

This news was brought by Mola!

As the largest intelligence agency on Earth, the CIA was also the Americans' sharp sword directed outward.

Over the past few years, Mola had dealt with the CIA quite often.

The number of spies and agents who had entered South America under various pretexts and false identities, only to be captured by the intelligence agency under Mola's control, was at least two or three hundred, if not four or five hundred, by now.

The vast majority of them, following Sun Cheng's instructions, had been sent to Hades to serve as test subjects in various dangerous experiments targeting carbon-based life.

However, there were also some whose minds were not so resilient, and they eventually became turncoats.

Thanks to this, Mola had actually established an intelligence network within the CIA and even the United States.

Therefore, they were now not only very familiar with the Tombwind Squad, a special unit established by the Americans specifically to target Cybertronians.

Even when the Tombwind Squad received its first mission, the mission intelligence from Washington had been placed on Mola's desk as well.

"That kind of little gadget seems capable of detecting our electromagnetic spectrum..."

A Commander analyzed.

"And that's not all... They seem to know us very well and have conducted various combat training against us..."

"The cannon mounted on that armored vehicle should be an electromagnetic weapon..."

"With less than twenty casualties and a small amount of equipment loss, they took out two Decepticons in a short time... Although they were just two cannon fodder, it seems humans are not without progress..."

The corners of Sun Cheng's mouth curved slightly, and he exchanged a glance with Intelligence Chief Mola; he knew his goal had been achieved.

The Tombwind Squad was actually still far from being able to pose a threat to the Decepticon Legion, the Autobots, or even his own forces; in fact, the Tombwind Squad that appeared in Liberia would likely not even last ten minutes before being wiped out if they faced one Advanced Warrior plus a squad of four to five normal Decepticon Warriors.

But the Americans now had long since lost the protection of the Autobots.

Now, relying only on training, the experience summarized after repeated failures, and weapons and equipment designed specifically for Cybertronians, they were already able to take out two Decepticon Legion cannon fodder at the cost of minimal losses.

This battle result was not something to be ignored, but rather something that should be taken seriously.

Because Sun Cheng understood the significance behind this result very well!

The humans of this parallel world were no longer without the ability to resist when facing Cybertronians alone.

Once this experience was promoted, given Earth's existing industrial power and national strength, at least twenty or thirty countries would have the strength to systematically eliminate one or even several squads of Decepticons and Autobots.

Among them, the few major industrial and populous nations were even fully capable of fighting a campaign-level conflict against the Decepticon Legion or even the Autobots.

One must know that the current Decepticon Legion and Autobots were long past the scale they had before the Cybertronian Civil War, or even when the Second Cybertronian Civil War began.

The total number of Autobots currently on Earth was only around one or two thousand.

And while the number of Decepticon Legion members might be higher, most of those cultivated by Starscream on the Moon were replica warriors used as cannon fodder, and it took time to cultivate them.

In summary, while the Autobots and the Decepticon Legion were still hostile to each other and eager to strangle one another.

They perhaps had not yet realized that while humans might not have the ability to annihilate them for the time being, they already possessed the strength to deal them heavy damage.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Tapping his fingers lightly on the massive alloy-forged table in the conference room, Sun Cheng drew all eyes to himself.

He signaled for a moment of silence, then asked the base's Central Main Control Intelligence, Huan: "Huan, contact Atlas and ask if the Academy of Sciences can develop a set of equipment that shields the electromagnetic spectrum we emit, making it impossible for humans, Autobots, and the Decepticon Legion to detect us?"

"Please wait a moment, querying now..."

The reorganization within his own forces was already being pushed forward steadily.

Sun Cheng had not yet synchronized this reorganization to the Mars Base.

He also needed to use Earth as a test case first, and only after confirming its safety would he roll it out.

Not long after, the voice of the Central Main Control Intelligence, Huan, rang out in the conference room.

"Commander, Lord Atlas conveys that it is theoretically achievable... However, it will require some time for research; should this project be added?"

Sun Cheng was overjoyed and immediately replied: "Follow the Academy of Sciences' procedures, approve the project, and have Atlas arrange the personnel in charge!"

A long time ago, he had asked the Decepticon Engineers under his command if this goal could be achieved.

But at that time, the answer Sun Cheng received did not satisfy him.

"It cannot be achieved in a short time!"

This was Atlas's answer at the time; Atlas did not have the research capabilities he had now.

Furthermore, Sun Cheng's forces were just established at the time, with scarce supplies, insufficient energy, and a critical shortage of personnel.

Coupled with the fact that although the Americans could manufacture equipment capable of detecting Cybertronians, the high cost and the technical content involved meant it could not be promoted on a large scale, so the matter was shelved.

But now, with the Killer Bee Drones heavily equipped by the Tombwind Squad, Sun Cheng keenly sensed that the Yankees had quite a few Decepticon corpses in their hands.

Having studied them for years, and with the military power they relied on to threaten the world having been repeatedly dealt heavy blows by Cybertronians.

With such anger pent up in their hearts, it was estimated that the Americans' efficiency in researching weapons and equipment to deal with Cybertronians would increase significantly; this battle was proof that they already possessed quite a few counter-weapons.

"Understood, Lord Commander!"

Less than five seconds after Huan's voice fell, suddenly, the cold electronic voice of this highly intelligent Smart Brain rang out in the conference room once again.

"Lord Commander, an encrypted message from the Mars Data Receiving Station has just been received; shall I play it now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the conference room changed.