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Chapter 406 Siege (Part 2)
🕑 Added 2023-08-07 11:09:58 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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The Autobots turned out to be a useful card.
Sun Cheng had merely provided some information and pushed things from behind the scenes.
What he didn't expect was that the Autobots would confront the Decepticons so quickly.
"...Lord Frenzy, aren't we going to intervene?" Excavator had just analyzed the battlefield images captured by the Russian military satellite he released and couldn't help but ask.
"Intervene?"
Sun Cheng looked at him with interest, appearing to smile, but his sharp fangs reflected a chilling glint under the sunlight.
He had lost all patience with Starscream, having spent three to four months in North Dovinsk, unable to leave to avoid exposing more of his plans, including his base in Brazil.
Despite Sun Cheng's patience, he was becoming irritated and had even considered eliminating Excavator directly. How could he possibly go and save Starscream now?
"He's beyond saving!"
Uttering these words slowly, Sun Cheng turned away, ignoring Excavator and walking out.
Any prior understanding or agreement he had with Starscream was gone. Though he had anticipated that their cooperation might not last long, he didn't expect Starscream to tear it apart so quickly.
Even if they pretended to attack together, Starscream, being the ambitious schemer who even plotted against Megatron, probably never took him seriously.
According to Sun Cheng's warning to Starscream through Excavator, Russia and its neighboring regions were supposed to be under his influence, and he couldn't send Decepticons there without prior notice.
Although he didn't state it definitively, Starscream, with his cunning, might have discovered something from the information passed on by Excavator in the last two or three months.
The two Decepticons that appeared in Greenland had initially been spotted in the Ukrainian territory, very close to the Donetsk Oblast, which is near Russia.
While they only stayed in Ukraine for half a day before heading west to Poland, passing through Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, and eventually arriving in Greenland, Sun Cheng couldn't help feeling a burning sensation on his face.
Thanks to his previous preparation for a potential falling out with Starscream, the United States had left a dense network of military bases in Europe, and there were also numerous American spy satellites in the European skies.
Thus, shortly after Russia's military satellites detected the Decepticons as they were about to reach the Poland-Germany border, the Autobots quickly coordinated with the United States, and Sun Cheng was sure those two Decepticons were already marked for death. He felt a sense of relief.
But he couldn't rest easy in his heart; it was far from over.
Having spent considerable time in the Transformers Universe, he had come a long way from being someone who needed others to protect him just to stay alive to being someone who could manipulate nations and forces at his fingertips. His progress was remarkable, and he was constantly advancing.
Even Sun Cheng had a vague feeling that he was getting closer to figuring out the correct way to deal with these Autobots who, while hostile towards him, at least had principles and followed orders.
However, the Decepticons, who were also from Cybertron, puzzled him. Violence could be so unpredictable; no matter how well you planned, they might still charge forward with a direct punch to your face, leaving you feeling utterly helpless.
In other words, Sun Cheng's influence was nowhere near Starscream's. He had been at a disadvantage from the beginning.
However, Starscream had taken the initiative, and that was something Sun Cheng appreciated.
The pressure on Starscream was definitely greater than his, but it was impossible for him to be below Sun Cheng. Lord Fallen had been focused on finding the Leadership Module, so the number of Decepticons sent from the moon to Earth would only increase.
Even if the Autobots didn't believe the information he passed on initially, with Decepticons appearing all over Earth, the two races, who had been at war for millions of years, were bound to reignite their conflict on Earth.
By that time, with the hints he provided, Sun Cheng believed that no matter whether they had dealt with the threat of Megatron beforehand or if Starscream gained more power from Lord Fallen, he wouldn't appear before him so quickly.
Remember, he had once dived into the Mariana Trench and witnessed Megatron's corpse with his own eyes.
Even if Megatron chose to fake his death for certain purposes, the cost he paid was undoubtedly immense. His injuries couldn't have been faked, and even Decepticon's chief medical officer, who arrived to treat him with ample materials, would still need some time to restore him to his peak condition.
This was assuming Sun Cheng didn't meddle with the process!
"...It looks like I need to go to the United States in person."
A few months ago, his advanced AI brain, had cracked a set of information from the All Spark fragment. Based on that information, Forerunner had gone to the United States and found a black bird reconnaissance aircraft with a Decepticon emblem engraved on its body in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
After learning of its existence, Sun Cheng's team had been working tirelessly to determine its identity.
Initially, he suspected that the Decepticon in the black bird reconnaissance aircraft, just like the ones attacking them, might have arrived on Earth decades ago, with the purpose of finding the missing Megatron and the All Spark.
However, the information in his database contained no records of this individual.
Instead, from the partial memory data he had stolen from Megatron, Sun Cheng accidentally stumbled upon some exciting yet unsettling answers.
Pathfinders!
This term had appeared more than once in Megatron's memory data, and Sun Cheng had some recollection of them.
Last year, he had discovered a metal sheet left behind by a cybertronian calling themselves the "Beast General" in the desert of Lop Nur. It had revealed many secrets unknown to others, including information about the Pathfinders.
So, if the black bird reconnaissance aircraft hidden in the National Air and Space Museum was indeed a Pathfinder, Sun Cheng felt he should take a risk and explore it. Many members of the Pathfinders had experienced the era of the original parliament, and although the Decepticon and Autobot factions had emerged during that time, many of them were not as extreme as the current Decepticon army. If he could encounter a powerful Pathfinder who was willing to accept his views, it would be a significant boost for his own influence.
Sun Cheng had been pondering this matter recently, weighing its pros and cons.
The situation on Earth was becoming increasingly dangerous. He didn't even know how many eyes were watching him.
He had no doubt that once Megatron returned or if Starscream obtained more power from Lord Fallen, his fate would be death.
So, the choice of whether to take a daring gamble was already on his plate, waiting for him to make a decision.
He hadn't even arrived in Greenland yet, and he received intelligence about the U.S. military's victory.
As soon as he separated from Excavator, Sun Cheng frowned and looked southeast.
The emergency communication channel at the hydropower station had been activated, and China transmitted a message to him through the channel.
"An unknown target attacked a power station in Altai Province, Mongolia. Our country's military satellite happened to capture images of two suspected Decepticons approaching the China-Mongolia border. We are asking for your confirmation whether these two Decepticons are your personnel."
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