Chapter 968
The War Is On
Base One.
With the departure of Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and Li Xiao.
At midnight, Saito Hajime, Chen Zilong, and Cheng Xiao boarded planes bound for other countries after making preparations.
Unlike Zheng Zha and Li Xiao, they do not possess the ability to launch rapid, long-distance raids.
They can only rely on aircraft modified by Optimus Prime's radiation.
As for the rest, apart from Chu Xuan who was still busy,...
Xiao Honglu, Zhu Wen, and Zhao Yingkong remained at the US Base One.
During this period, they made no move, and did not even conduct their usual training. They behaved just like normal people.
That is why the US government, which is currently in a sensitive situation, has refrained from taking any further action.
Xiao Honglu would occasionally release tiny, insignificant things that didn't actually exist in this world.
This little bit of information is enough to entangle the scientists in this base.
Subsequently, Hsiao Hung-lu even became "friends" with the Minister of National Defense, whom he had met once before.
Of course, over time, such friends have become more and more numerous in this densely populated and immobile base.
three days later.
It was as if a gust of wind swept through the entire base, leaving nothing unchanged yet changing a great deal.
Only then did Xiao Honglu feel relieved enough to leave the base, which had already undergone a change of dynasty, and reunite with Saito and the others.
Time passed again, and another five days went by.
The Decepticons' robot army is like a wildfire, constantly eroding the unsuspecting Earth.
Human forces in various countries suffered heavy losses.
However, this also provided the perfect backdrop for the Zhongzhou team's subsequent actions.
Over five days.
There is external pressure from the Devil Party.
It contains the Soul-Capturing Eye and the bonus of absolute power.
Therefore, one after another, major powers were subdued from the top.
The group of people on diplomatic missions all returned, bringing with them a terrifyingly large army.
Such a large-scale mobilization of combat power naturally attracted the attention of the robot legion.
However, Xiao Honglu's formation ultimately allowed him to successfully deceive everyone.
However, human armies continued to gather around Base One over time.
As the number of troops continues to increase, various medium and heavy weapons are being assembled.
The location of Military Base No. 1 has been completely exposed.
But strangely, the Decepticon robot army, which had been constantly harassing the area just a few days before, suddenly stopped sending troops to harass them on the afternoon of the tenth day.
Suddenly there was no sound.
The reason is quite simple.
On that very day, Li Xiao finally located the location of the Spark Source Cube.
He didn't even get close; he just looked up from the air and saw a metal building soaring into the sky.
Then it flew closer and stopped.
Looking at this place, which should be a wasteland on the map.
Li Xiao knew he had finally found it.
Before us lies a colossal city, entirely constructed of silver-gray metal, atop which stand enormous buildings and strange, incomprehensible objects.
This time, "Bumblebee" doesn't need to test the waters.
Li Xiao already had a vague feeling about it.
It was as if a voice inside his brain was telling him that the Spark Cube was right in front of him.
After conveying the message through the slug on his shoulder, Li Xiao turned back without hesitation.
A black sword light slashed through the sky.
And just a few dozen seconds later.
Right below where Li Xiao had just been standing.
The ground began to tremble, and a giant, rotating maw with sharp teeth suddenly emerged.
Then the earth shook violently.
A colossal, dark gray metal beast with a metallic sheen appeared here in a grand and imposing manner.
The front of this metal behemoth has a huge main head.
The main head is covered with sharp metal teeth, which are layered together to form a ring-shaped cut.
At the center of the mouth is a high-speed rotating red glowing turbine.
The soil and some vegetation that had just been swallowed after getting up were completely devoured by the red light after being crushed by these tooth marks.
Realizing it was a step too late, the mechanical behemoth raised its body and watched the sword light rush away.
Apart from the rotation of the teeth marks on its body, it made no sound.
After a while, as if receiving some order, it turned around and left decisively, heading towards the city behind it.
Meanwhile, in an underground base thousands of miles away.
The slug brought the news.
At this point, the plan Chu Xuan had mentioned officially began to be implemented.
This was after the location of the Spark Source Cube was determined.
Somewhere in the underground space of Base One.
"Target number eleven's movements are very strange!"
Here, senior U.S. military officials gathered.
One of them pointed at Xiao Honglu on the screen and said.
In this small, stuffy room sat all the top officials who could make decisions for the entire United States, including President Roosevelt.
They were discussing the Zhongzhou team, specifically two of the most peculiar and noteworthy individuals.
One is Chu Xuan, who is repairing Optimus Prime in the picture.
One of them is Xiao Honglu on the screen.
Roosevelt nodded and began to speak:
"I think everyone is already very clear that while it's possible this group of people comes from the future, it's extremely unlikely!"
"Furthermore, as we observe them, we may have to question their motives."
After Roosevelt finished speaking, an old man behind him raised his hand and said:
"In the past few days, haven't they unveiled a number of new materials and some high-tech technologies?"
"Wouldn't that make them more likely to be from the future?"
"Oh, and that big thing they brought out too."
Roosevelt, sitting in the front row, did not answer the question, but instead said again:
“We have installed the latest surveillance equipment in their living areas, and based on the current response, they have not discovered our actions.”
"And it was precisely because of this kind of surveillance that we discovered the problems with these two target individuals."
At this point, President Roosevelt, who had remained silent, nodded to one side.
The officer next to him pressed a button, and the screen image immediately changed.
The above is exactly the process of Chu Xuan using the computer.
Roosevelt stood up. "Based on our observations, this man named Chu Xuan is extremely skilled with computers. Whether it's the computer he uses for work or the backup machine provided to him, he always clears all traces of use after each use."
"But coincidentally, these computers were all connected to the military base's internal network. So our people were able to bypass the computers and perform analysis directly from the internal network."
"It's fortunate that the global network is currently paralyzed, otherwise this task would not have been completed."
"Then we discovered that Chu Xuan was trying to break into a secret part of the base."
"Currently, he has created a backdoor on the firewall. Interestingly, the location after entering this backdoor happens to be the location of the nuclear weapons codes."
"Otherwise, we would have already confirmed that they have discovered the Decepticon robots' AllSpark base."
"And in the process of helping the human coalition to assemble, they killed a large number of robots. I even thought they were Megatron's men."
In fact, after President Roosevelt uttered the words "nuclear weapons"...
Everyone present stared wide-eyed in horror.
Because nuclear weapons are their last resort.
It is also humanity's last trump card.
Upon hearing this, some impatient people immediately slammed their fists on the table.
One of the white officers shouted angrily:
"President, what are you waiting for? How can this be tolerated?"
"I request that they all be arrested on the spot, immediately!"
"I suspect that their attack on the Decepticons was just a ruse!"
"They're all in cahoots. I'm going to interrogate them now and find out who's behind it all!"
"And what they're saying is all nonsense, insisting they're from the future. How could such a thing happen? It's utterly absurd, it's..."
The officer wanted to say something more.
But then another voice rang out from inside the room.
This is an elderly man wearing a white coat. He excitedly waved the data in his hand, and then took out several different pieces of metal.
"No, no, no, I believe they come from the future."
"Leaving aside the technology they've shown these past few days, which is only 40 or 50 years ahead of ours, I already have a clue about it."
"But the most important thing is these metal materials; you guys have absolutely no idea about them!!"
"The science and technology represented by these metallic materials are far ahead of our time, perhaps by a hundred, two hundred, or even three hundred years!"
"It could even take longer."
"And the strength and level of these metal structures even exceed the strength of the metal on Optimus Prime and his companions."
"In other words, these artificially synthesized metal blocks represent a high-tech civilization that surpasses this world in every aspect of technology."
"Besides this metal, do you bunch of bastards all use your asses to think? Did you forget about their space equipment? Or are you just pretending not to see it?"
"Mature space equipment, such technology, will it take five hundred years or a thousand years? Such capabilities can only appear in the future. It is an existence that cannot be disproven."
"Whether it's space compression or space opening, it proves a theory: the discontinuous nature of space. You don't understand what this represents."
"But I know very well!"
"At first I thought they were aliens, but after these past few days of monitoring and observation by you, I believe that even if they are aliens, they are aliens, and they are also part of our humanity!"
"And I'm more inclined to believe they weren't lying, and that it really is from the future."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and only continued after taking a few deep breaths.
“I’m just a retired researcher, I don’t understand what you’re trying to do.”
"What nuclear weapons? What codes? Even if they really want them, why don't we just give them to them directly!"
"Don't think of everyone as so dirty and filthy..."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
Some of the people present blushed as they listened.
The reason they didn't want to acknowledge Zheng Zha and the others' future identities was that they wanted to ensure their own interests wouldn't be harmed.
After all, a government that will unify the world in the future.
One is the United States, where nothing has happened yet, and they have only encountered some "difficulties".
They naturally still harbor extremely high dreams.
Daydreaming.
"Whether they come from the future is still uncertain, so my opinion is that, next..."
Before Roosevelt could announce his decision, the hidden room, isolated from all signals, was suddenly slammed open from the outside.
Everyone was stunned, even Roosevelt looked towards the door, wondering what had happened.
A group of guards dressed in black rushed in, and the one at the front, panting heavily, shouted:
"Mr. President, something terrible has happened!"
“According to the surveillance footage, Chu Xuan’s computer has been accessed by a database of nuclear weapons.”
"impossible!"
Upon hearing this, President Roosevelt immediately and loudly rejected the statement. The man then pulled open his collar, revealing a silver key.
"That's impossible. Nuclear weapons are transmitted to other launch units via special signals from a black box. Putting aside the password, the key to this black box is right here. How could it be opened by someone using only the network?"
As Roosevelt spoke, he gripped the key around his neck tightly. This unassuming silver key was one of the most crucial keys to nuclear weapons.
Of course, the most important password was always stored in his mind, and only when the two were combined could the password be obtained.
It is the highest authority in this country, and also the key to controlling nuclear weapons.
Roosevelt's voice was very loud, but everyone present was already sweating profusely.
You must understand, this is not an ordinary weapon, not a tank or cannon, but a nuclear weapon!
One bullet could easily destroy a modern metropolis.
And how many do the United States have?
A total of 3478!
Such a number could be said to be enough to wipe out the entire world.
The destruction of humanity is not out of the question.
Although they couldn't activate all the passwords and keys they had.
But even half, or even a tenth, would be enough to destroy this continent beneath our feet.
"Mr. President, that's not all. Another Xiao Honglu somehow managed to pass through several walls and enter the underground space where the nuclear weapons are stored."
The man in black who rushed in and spoke also brought a second piece of bad news.
There are dozens of bases in the United States, so why did they choose this place as their primary base?
The reason is also very simple.
This is because, directly beneath this base lies the largest and most well-equipped nuclear weapons depot in the entire United States.
This is also the ultimate reason why they are holding out here.
Even if all other nuclear weapons are lost, they can still make a last-ditch effort with the nuclear weapons here.
However, it now seems that putting nuclear weapons codes together with nuclear weapons is not a good decision.
Because in this way, it directly becomes a wedding dress for certain people.
The whole room,
Upon hearing these two consecutive pieces of news,
Not to mention others, even Roosevelt seemed completely disoriented.
However, this leader, who survived the machine catastrophe, reacted very quickly.
"Quickly, dispatch troops directly to the nuclear weapons depot to guard it, and arrest... no!"
"Continue to closely monitor all of them, especially Chu Xuan. Do not make any other moves!"
After saying that, Roosevelt led his men out and rushed to his room without a word. (End of Chapter)