Chapter 814: The Beginning of Chaos (Patreon)

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In Chicago, at the headquarters of a relatively unknown tech corporation, KSICorporation, a convoy of armored vehicles bearing the FBI insignia escorted two heavy trucks into the underground parking lot of KSICorporation.

In the parking lot, squads of security personnel in black tactical gear, fully armed, stood guard, awaiting the convoy’s arrival.

As the convoy entered the underground parking, a bald, middle-aged Caucasian man in a suit, looking to be in his forties, walked briskly towards them, protected by two security officers, and greeted them with a smile.

When a door of the FBI armored vehicle opened, out stepped a squad of soldiers in standard U.S. Military uniforms, distinguished only by a "Grave Wind" patch on their arms.

The black officer leading them, a lieutenant, approached with a serious expression, "Mr. President, it's been a long time!"

The bald man shook hands with him, smiling, "Lieutenant, welcome. What treasures have you brought this time?"

The lieutenant's face darkened as he gestured with his thumb towards the two heavy trucks behind him. "Two Decepticon Vehicons. We lost over a hundred soldiers to take them down."

The bald man seemed indifferent to the loss of U.S. soldiers, offering a perfunctory condolence before eagerly heading towards the trucks.

Despite his displeasure, the lieutenant was powerless. He knew KSICorporation well, having dealt with them for a long time. From the intelligence he gathered, KSI appeared to be an enterprise affiliated with the Military or CIA, or perhaps even a covert research facility for the Military.

The lieutenant, a veteran from the Sound Nest era, had observed the transformation of his unit, now renamed "Grave Wind," following the retirement of Colonel Williams and Captain Robert. With fewer than two hundred Sound Nest veterans like him left, the rest having either requested transfers or died in battles against the Decepticons, he felt a growing weariness with his life.

"This can't go on forever," he thought, deciding then to request retirement or a transfer.

Meanwhile, on a wide road in the Sinai Peninsula, AutobotWrench and two companions were returning to the New Iron Fortress in the Great Rift Valley.

Recently, while exploring for minerals in Egypt, they had stumbled upon Decepticon activity. After a lengthy chase that ended in Jordan, they lost track of the Decepticons and decided to return to their original mission.

However, upon entering the Sinai Peninsula, the Autobots, disguised as ordinary vehicles, sensed something amiss. Five construction vehicles were rapidly approaching them from hundreds of meters back.

"Wrench, we're being targeted!" one exclaimed.

"It's the Decepticons. I can smell them," another added.

"Prepare for battle!"

For Autobots and Decepticons, eternal enemies, combat was inevitable upon encountering each other. The Autobots, fearless of the Decepticons, knew that even Megatron, the commander of the Skytiger Legion, had reportedly been killed over a year ago.

"Even though the Decepticons could revive him using awakening technology, the Autobots on Earth now consist not only of Optimus Prime as a leader. There is another formidable warrior, the former Autobot Leader, Sentinel Prime.

Moreover, recently, an increasing number of Autobots have been converging on Earth. Currently, the Earth's Autobot forces are growing stronger each day. Over the past six months, it's been mostly the Autobots hunting down the Decepticons, with minimal losses on their side.

This undoubtedly has inspired the Autobots, so much so that when Wrench and his team detected more than five Decepticons, they didn't flee as the previously tracked Decepticons did.

On the open desert highway, three Autobots abruptly turned their vehicles around and charged towards the five Decepticons behind them. As they drew close, they used the force of their collision to leap into the air, swiftly transforming.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Upon landing in their transformed state, the three Autobots immediately grabbed their weapons and charged at the five Decepticons, who had also transformed almost simultaneously.

A battle on the desert highway was imminent!

Almost at the same time, in the Amazon Rainforest.

As usual, while patrolling a predetermined route over the Rainforest, the Aerial Combat Robots detected four Decepticons who seemed to be searching for something. They were not from their faction.

The data on the Decepticons was transmitted to a sub-base several kilometers away, and the Central Main Control AI at the base relayed the information to Base Two, hundreds of kilometers distant.

Sun Cheng learned of this within two minutes of the Aerial Combat Robots detecting the Decepticons.

“I recall that sub-base is under the charge of Raging. Have the Aerial Combat Robots engage them for now. Raging, head there immediately for support!”

Raging is one of Sun Cheng’s newly promoted high-ranking Decepticon warriors. Thanks to the invasion of the Vehicons, they were able to recover many high-level Vehicon remains. Using these resources, Sun Cheng's team of Decepticon engineers repaired and adjusted them, creating new mechanical bodies for high-ranking warriors. This was a fitting reward for the deserving Decepticon warriors.

Through this scavenging, Sun Cheng’s team of elite warriors grew rapidly over the months from a handful to over forty. Although most were at the lower end of the high-ranking spectrum, even the lesser among them, when equipped with energy weapons, had some combat capabilities.

Raging, one of these lower-tier warriors, had been promoted to high-ranking just before Sun Cheng replaced his mechanical body. He was currently stationed at a sub-base in the Amazon Rainforest, hundreds of kilometers away.

Due to the hot and humid conditions, Sun Cheng and his team of Decepticon engineers had no plans to develop the Rainforest area for a long time. However, with Hades and his experiments with Carbon-Based Life forms, the demand for various lifeforms at Base Two increased.

As the Amazon Rainforest is one of the most bio-diverse areas on Earth, several sub-bases were established there a few months ago.

Just as Teletraan was about to relay the orders, Sun Cheng stopped him.

“Wait, tell Raging to just hold them off. I’ll arrange for Thunder to provide support. Try to capture them alive!”

“Yes!”

Sun Cheng’s team of Decepticon engineers has also been growing. Two of them have been assigned to study Astrotrain’s mechanical body and attempt to reverse-engineer the Triple Changers technology.

Although they have only deciphered a fraction so far, it's enough to begin some targeted experiments.

And experiments need subjects. Sun Cheng hasn’t reached the point of madness like Shockwave to use his own subordinates as test subjects. Fortunately, the recent activity from the Decepticon side provides the perfect specimens for experimentation!"

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