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Chapter 379: The End
🕑 Added 2023-07-29 15:30:17 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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"It's over!"
The unmanned aerial vehicle that had been hovering over the front-line battlefield faithfully transmitted everything it saw to the rear.
Sun Cheng had witnessed hundreds of shells and rockets raining down like a sudden storm, accompanied by the sound of death, relentlessly pounding the small area where Ironhide and the others were located.
In an instant, Sun Cheng realized that there was no need to continue watching.
He waved his hand to cancel the virtual projection that had been cast in front of himself and Excavator. His face still wore a smile, but it now had a hint of seriousness.
"The Autobots lost..."
Excavator murmured beside him, his face showing a hint of shock, even for a gaming god-level hunter.
"Hmm!"
Sun Cheng snorted lightly in response.
Not long ago, this guy and three of his comrades had successfully infiltrated North Dovinsk, causing significant losses to the Russian Army that night. Although Sun Cheng had repeatedly defended him, Moscow had never given up on the idea of holding him accountable. The Russians were known for holding grudges.
"Now you know. How lucky were you to succeed that night!"
After quickly digesting the shock brought by the modern warfare of a hundred cannons firing in unison, Sun Cheng joked with him with interest.
It was within his expectations that the Russian Army would win.
Although he did not know Admiral Vadrovinov, who commanded the Russian Army in the North Harbor, and although he had initially only used dozens of naval fighter jets to probe the Autobots, it was possible that he had been overconfident or that it was a strategy.
However, the Russian Army's final choice was the same as Sun Cheng's plan.
Using their own aerial superiority, they limited the Autobots to a small area for a short period of time and then used powerful long-range artillery to cover them.
The final result was predictable without even looking at it!
Even though the heavy artillery and rockets of the Russian Army might only cause light injuries to mechanical warriors like Ironhide, Sideswipe and even Optimus Prime when hit by a single shot, under the attack of hundreds of heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers, they had no choice but to choose to retreat tactically.
Excavator's shock disappeared immediately, and he coldly hummed, his tone once again filled with the Decepticon's characteristic arrogance and unreasonable determination.
"Lord Frenzy, are you joking... Ironhide and the others did indeed suffer a lesson, but do you think humans can make them stay?"
Sun Cheng was rarely challenged by him, but his smile did not diminish in the slightest.
He knew that Excavator had stated a fact.
The Russian Army's firepower coverage could indeed seriously injure Ironhide and the others, but the chances of keeping these Autobots were almost zero.
Even if Ironhide and the others were injured, it was too easy for them to escape from Russian soil.
The location where they were targeted was less than thirty kilometers from the nearest coastline. The Russian Army had not arranged any ground forces to prevent them from leaving. Only a few dozen fighter jets were not enough to stop Ironhide and the others from leaving if they were determined to do so.
And once the Autobots reached the seaside, with the strength of their Cybertronian bodies, they could come and go freely even in a deep sea of ten thousand meters.
On the other hand, humans, even with Russia's most advanced nuclear submarines, still could not penetrate the depths of a kilometer.
Therefore, unless tactical nuclear warheads were used, the only option for the Russians was the electromagnetic pulse bomb, which could leave Ironhide and the others unable to escape.
Although Sun Cheng had only tested the reduced version of the electromagnetic pulse bomb twice with Excavator, even that was enough to seriously injure him. Sun Cheng even had to use a medical spider to repair him.
He believed that the full version of the electromagnetic pulse bomb would definitely make Ironhide and the others lose their ability to evacuate completely.
But...
Sun Cheng's smile turned cold again, and even his eyes became icy.
He knew, but why should he tell the Russians about it? The cursed contract!
At first, he encouraged Admiral Vadrovinov to use the electromagnetic pulse bomb to deal with the Autobots because he had underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Russian Army. He did not want to reveal his own weak situation to the Autobots, Starscream, and the Russians.
But now, the Russians had only lost dozens of fighter jets and had seriously injured Ironhide and the others, paying a price far beyond his calculations.
If the Russians were so strong, would he still let them get a few more Autobot remains and expand explosively?
No way! Otherwise, he would not have firmly withheld the corpses of the three Decepticons who invaded North Dovinsk that night, rather than leaving them to the Russians.
America has its own agenda when working with the Autobots, and their ultimate goal may not be in alignment with the Autobots' mission to protect Earth. Sun Cheng couldn't help but speculate about the fragile alliance between the two parties and whether it would eventually break down.
He reflected on his own complicated relationship with Russia, where both sides were constantly testing each other's limits and harboring distrust. In the same vein, the Autobots' refusal to share their advanced technology with the United States government and military could be seen as an act of arrogance and could create further divisions between the two parties.
Sun Cheng couldn't help but think that true friendship between humans and machines was impossible, and that contact between different species and civilizations could only lead to war and enslavement. He saw the history of the Age of Exploration and European colonialism as a cautionary tale, and believed that this simple truth was not lost on anyone.
Therefore, he was certain that the United States government had their own agenda and that their partnership with the Autobots may not be as seamless as it seemed on the surface.
They were on guard against the Autobots.
As the Autobots failed time and time again, their patience and distrust would gradually increase.
Perhaps soon enough, they would force the Autobots to give up their advanced technology from Cybertron once again.
Even greed could drive the capitalists and tycoons behind the United States government to the point of urging the military to attack the Autobots...
Thinking of this, Sun Cheng suddenly saw through the unclear strategy.
"Human greed is endless. Maybe I can take advantage of that..."
In an instant, he had some new ideas.
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Dozens of kilometers away in the outskirts of North Dovinsk, heavy artillery shells and rockets descended from the sky like a magical forbidden spell - a meteor shower. Even elite warriors like Ironhide and Sideswipe, who had experienced the Cybertronian civil war, were momentarily stunned.
"... Is this the war weapon invented by humans..."
The Russian weapons were not as precise as those of the United States, but their accuracy could still be controlled within tens of meters.
Countless heavy artillery shells and rockets rained down from the sky, exploding one after another.
With flames soaring and smoke billowing, the terrifying firepower almost completely destroyed the forest where Ironhide and the others were hiding in the first wave of attack. Countless trees were blasted high into the air, and then shattered into pieces when they hit the ground, turning into sawdust.
The explosion lifted the hardened crust of the Arctic tundra into fragments, along with ice crystals and mud splattered everywhere.
"Retreat..."
After being hit by several shells in succession, cracks finally started to appear on Ironhide's mechanical body. He was also lifted into the air several times by the blast, and finally became scared. He shouted loudly.
Then, after resisting several more incoming shells, he quickly rushed to Chromia's side and picked her up.
"Retreat... quickly retreat..."
Because he was carrying a wounded soldier, Ironhide couldn't transform into his car form.
Sideswipe and Mudflap could only maintain their fighting forms to cover him and Chromia. The three of them stepped forward, facing the gunfire, and retreated toward the sea.
Soon, the Russian Army aircraft hovering in the air noticed their actions and quickly launched missiles to try to stop them.
However, Ironhide and the others didn't want to engage.
"... We just keep charging forward, don't pay attention to them... The human weapons only pose a threat to us if they hit us with the missile that hit Chromia..."
Ironhide and the others had no intention of fighting and the Russian Army, who thought they were about to win a huge victory, suddenly panicked.
Because they soon discovered that the weapons equipped on their aircraft, except for a few missiles that the Autobots would choose to evade, their aircraft guns and multiple rocket launchers, even if they hit Ironhide and the others, could only leave small almost invisible cracks on their mechanical body, and often only a white indentation.
"They are running away, not good... quickly, we must capture at least one of them... we can't let them escape..."
In the rear, Admiral Vadrovinov who was in command of the operation in North Dovinsk received the news and was shocked.
Although the Russian Army paid a considerable price, losing dozens of aircraft in the battle, the general believed that as long as they could destroy or even capture one invading Autobot, all the sacrifices would be worth it.
Moscow will surely commend his command and the bravery of the North Port garrison.
The reason is simple. Even all the Russian insiders, including the general himself, who have reached an alliance agreement with Sun Cheng's forces, harbor distrust and considerable hostility towards these extraterrestrial guests.
But if Ironhide and the others got away, it would be embarrassing.
Their brave sacrifices would not receive any reward, and the Russian Army would lose dozens of pilots and aircraft. When the cost of shells and missiles was taken into account, the total loss could be tens of billions of dollars.
Such a huge loss, even for the peak of the Red Empire - the Soviet Union, was a painful experience.
Not to mention the current Russia, which has just emerged from the shock therapy of economic reform and is still in the process of recovery.
In an instant, the general's eyes turned red. He almost shouted at the staff and officers around him, "Order them to use any means necessary. We must capture at least one... we can't let them escape..."
"Yes, sir!"
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