Chapter 181 The place of death (Patreon)

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Back in the base located deep in the nuclear bomb silo, Sun Cheng couldn't feel a sense of calm. Being suspicious by nature, he always had a feeling that he had overlooked something, intensifying his growing unease.

"What's going on? What's wrong? Could I have been exposed?"

He impatiently waved his hand, dismissing the Decepticon engineers who were trying to please him.

Restlessly, Sun Cheng paced back and forth inside the No. 1 laboratory. The unknown warnings only heightened his restlessness.

"The satellite's spectral scans or ground radar detection waves cannot possibly capture me in flight..."

Under normal circumstances, flying Decepticons could be detected by the US military's satellites and radar devices. However, if they consumed more energy and activated the Core's anti-spectrum and electromagnetic scanning functions, it would be difficult for Earth's surveillance equipment to detect them.

Sun Cheng was always cautious. Whether he was visiting Onslaught's base or transporting equipment to Brazil, he always activated the Core. Therefore, unless someone could visually spot him at an altitude of twenty thousand meters, his flight trajectory would remain undisclosed.

No... that's not it...

After pacing restlessly in the laboratory for a while, a sudden realization struck Sun Cheng, causing his expression to change dramatically.

"The Autobots..." he gritted his teeth angrily, "Damn, it's the Autobots..."

Finally, he realized what he had overlooked. In an instant, Sun Cheng wished he could slap himself.

After repeatedly inquiring about the so-called "Nest Plan" and experiencing the events in Tucson, he knew all too well what it meant. Those cursed mechanical life forms, the Autobots, had completely intertwined with the Americans. They had formed a joint force called Sound Nest, with the goal of exterminating all Decepticons within the United States.

Even though the Decepticons could shield themselves, making it difficult for Earth's detection methods to find them, it didn't mean that the Autobots couldn't detect them as well.

On the contrary, as two mechanical life forces that had been enemies for millions of years, the Autobots had a far greater understanding of the Decepticons than they did themselves. They possessed the means to expose them and were capable of aiding humans in finding them.

"Damn it..."

Finally realizing the severity of the situation, Sun Cheng immediately panicked and thought of evacuating.

In the previous battle in Tucson City, even though Starscream's base only housed a few insignificant Decepticons, the scale of the Sound Nest troops startled him. Although he hadn't seen Optimus Prime, the Autobots had deployed at least five high-ranking warriors, including Ironhide and Ratchet. Coupled with the team of armed humans, their combined fighting force was more than enough to destroy a European country. Therefore, Sun Cheng knew that even if he considered the second base as his stronghold, it would be difficult to withstand the imminent attack from Sound Nest.

"I must evacuate immediately!"

With this thought in mind, Sun Cheng hastily walked out of the laboratory. As soon as he left the base, he suddenly noticed a Decepticon engineer aimlessly wandering around. He furrowed his brow slightly and immediately halted his steps.

"Is it really alright to just flee like this?"

After this thought flashed through his mind, Sun Cheng initially gave himself an affirmative answer, but then he hesitated.

Yes, just escaping like this, is it really alright?

Sound Nest could track his movements once, implying the possibility of second and third exposures. Although he had already decided to abandon the No. 1 base located in the core area of the United States, what about the next time Sound Nest came knocking? Would he be willing to abandon the No. 2 base as well?

And to be honest,

Although I'm far less powerful than Optimus Prime and the others, if I wholeheartedly want to escape, with my current speed, no Autobot can keep me unless the Autobots' aerial unit, the Flying Guard, also reaches Earth. Otherwise, they won't be able to detain me.

But would the Flying Guard come to Earth?

Come on, unless Optimus Prime and the others have completely given up on reclaiming Cybertron, it's impossible for the Flying Guard to be deployed to Earth.

While stationed on Cybertron, commanding the Decepticon forces to besiege the Autobots, I'd be delighted to seize the opportunity when the Autobots' main aerial force, the Flying Guard, is absent and annihilate the resistance on the Cybertron satellite.

"Yes, as long as it's not Silver Sword and the others, no Autobot can stop me... And as for the American anti-aircraft missiles, I can dodge them if I'm careful..."

Suddenly, a fire ignited in Sun Cheng's heart. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. Even though he had already made up his mind to completely abandon the first base, a new plan quietly formed in his mind and quickly took shape.

"Right here, at the first base, on American soil, let me have another battle with the Autobots. Admittedly, I don't have many means to seriously damage you Autobots, but I want to see if the American soldiers can endure heavy casualties again. Can the Sound Nest unit, your Autobots, and the cooperation with the Americans continue..."

He clenched his fist tightly, and a cold smile appeared on Sun Cheng's face.

Immediately, he called the idle Decepticon engineers and gave the order, "Go and gather all the engineers. I have something to arrange!"

Returning to the first laboratory, he waved his arm, and several large containers appeared instantly in the now empty laboratory.

Sun Cheng's gaze lingered on the huge containers he took out from the spherical space for a moment, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"Anti-tank mines, anti-infantry mines—all of them are standard U.S. military munitions... And there are modified Hellfire missiles that can be launched from land and automatic sentry machine guns designed by Artesga... It should be more than enough for you..."

Upon receiving his order, the engineer quickly gathered all the Decepticon engineers in the first laboratory.

"You, come here... Go, immediately remove all the anti-tank mines and anti-infantry mines from inside, and deploy them within a few kilometers around the base. Pay attention to concealment."

One of the containers was opened, revealing rows of anti-tank mines and anti-infantry mines. After Sun Cheng assigned a few engineers, he instructed them to carefully move the items out and set them up.

He also assigned tasks to the remaining engineers, saying, "This is an automatic sentry machine gun. Move it out and place it at several entrances of the base..."

As for the Hellfire missiles, he personally carried them outside the base and selected two concealed locations more than ten kilometers away from the base. He installed the missiles that had been modified by Atlas and the others and connected them to the launch system using his own Core.

After completing these tasks, Sun Cheng inspected the area but still felt that something was missing.

After hesitating for a moment, he retrieved two long rectangular box-shaped objects from the spherical space, gritted his teeth, and chose two hidden locations to place them. He covered them with a layer of shallow soil.

This time, he swore to teach the Autobots and the Americans a painful lesson.

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