Chapter 972
War in Progress : Newcomers Who Escaped
"Big, big, big, uncle!"
"Although you've told me a lot these past few days, I really can't do it."
"I struggle to even repair bicycles, let alone dismantle the core of the Spark Source."
"I'll take it apart. You just need to give me the tools. You've probably learned how to use them by now, right?"
Li Qingqing was taken aback when she heard this, and then quickly nodded.
A dozen minutes later.
Without saying a word, Jazz saw the light in Skyfire's eyes flicker twice before slowly fading and finally disappearing.
Then, the mechanical chains binding Tianhuo in this metal prison were connected by a bolt of lightning.
Then, one by one, they began to loosen.
The figure leaned.
After a muffled thud.
For the first time, Tianhuo, who had always been bound and could only stand, lay down.
However, this scene made the jazz man, who was directly opposite, tremble.
As the radiant energy within the spark source dissipated, the mechanical chains targeting it began to retract into the wall.
Finally, it disappeared completely.
Thus, this rusty object was exposed to the cold light for the first time.
Qingchen and Li Qingqing jumped down.
The two of them didn't waste any more time looking at the object in their hands, which was different from any other spark core they had ever seen before.
Qingchen directly pulled a metal rope, similar to an cable, from Tianhuo's body and attached it to Juezi's body along with the Fire Source.
More than an hour later.
A wave of energy rippled across Jazz's silver metal body.
The Autobot symbol on his chest suddenly lit up with an unusual light, followed by an invisible wave spreading out from him.
Even the lights in the metal cell flickered twice due to the interference of this inexplicable force.
Once this energy becomes stable.
Only after letting go did Li Qingqing realize that both she and Qingchen's clothes were soaked with sweat.
Once she relaxed, she finally had a chance to turn around and look at the person who had fallen to the ground behind her.
Then the room fell into a brief silence.
When Qingchen had some free time, he walked to the wall and ran his hand over the cold, smooth metal surface.
There are some shallow marks on it, left by him repeatedly scratching with his fingernails; it's a simple topographical map.
Time flows on.
It won't take six hours, that is, when the time has reached five hours or so.
A bright silver light suddenly burst forth.
The next moment, Li Qingqing and Qingchen witnessed an outrageous scene.
The metal body of Tianhuo, which had been corroded by brown rust, began to regain its vitality once again.
The intricately crafted mechanical pieces, drawn by the electric light, flew toward the location of the jazz.
When the fire's "body" completely disappeared.
Jazz, who was originally only a little over five meters tall, now appears to be twenty or thirty meters tall thanks to the layers of metal machinery covering and filling him.
Looking at the Jazz that had been transformed through mechanical metamorphosis, Li Qingqing murmured:
"So this is the Jazz Skyfire suit?"
"This plot has been drastically altered!"
I just finished speaking.
The four mechanical chains that were originally binding Jazz seemed to have sensed the change in their target and began to tighten.
But at that very moment, Jazz, who had been silent all along, suddenly opened his eyes and pulled hard with both arms.
It actually snapped the two chains binding its upper body, producing a crackling sound of electricity.
At the same time, the red lights in the entire metal room flashed rapidly.
"Let's go!" the newly transformed jazz roared.
In an instant, the chains beneath his feet snapped, and the silver figure shot out like a cannonball, heading straight for Qingchen and Li Qingqing's location.
As he ran, the silver right hand began to transform rapidly, becoming a giant gun almost in the blink of an eye.
The moment it's formed, you can raise your hand and fire two shots.
The yellow energy beam struck the mechanical chains around their ankles.
After getting close, the jazz player lowered his body and flipped over:
"Come on up!"
"Qingchen, show me the way!"
After saying that, countless light bullets trailing smoke flew out from Jazz's body and exploded towards the nearest metal wall.
With a loud boom, a sound rang out.
The piercing alarm, like the roar of a metal behemoth, instantly shattered the deathly silence of New York's steel forest.
The red lights flashed wildly, illuminating the narrow metal passageway in a blood-red hue.
The jazz fighters rushed out and grabbed Qingchen and Li Qingqing, one in each hand.
They were firmly protected on their newly formed, broader shoulder platform.
After incorporating part of the core structure of the Heavenly Fire, his palm could automatically adjust its shape, forming a locking buckle with energy buffer, firmly locking the two of them together.
Even taking into account the fragility of their bodies, there is a layer of soft metal covering the weight-bearing areas on their backs and legs.
This scene surprised the two of them.
However, the current situation doesn't give them time to conduct research.
"pay close attention!"
"Jazz shouted loudly."
For some reason, this person's voice was no longer as clear and crisp as before; instead, it had become more composed and solemn.
Just like that fallen celestial fire.
"boom!"
Ahead of the passage.
The heavy metal door slammed down less than ten meters in front of them, attempting to block their way.
Seeing this, the jazz did not slow down at all. The enhanced arm armor, after fusion, combined and transformed forward.
In the blink of an eye, two huge, cone-shaped silver rams formed on the outside of his arm.
"Open it for me!"
The jazz lowered his head and roared.
The thrusters on its shoulders and back simultaneously spewed out scorching blue tail flames.
The entire machine, like a cannonball fired from a gun, slammed into the metal door with tremendous kinetic energy.
"Bang—!!!"
Amidst a deafening roar.
The alloy gate, half a meter thick, was dented by the impact, with its edges twisted and torn.
Jazz didn't try a second time. Instead, he pushed off with his feet, twisted his waist, and generated power, accompanied by a tooth-grinding metallic tearing sound.
They actually managed to push through the deformed gate and rush out.
Behind them, shattered metal fragments rained down on the corridor walls, clanging and clattering.
"careful!"
Suddenly, Qingchen, who was on his shoulder, shouted loudly.
Actually, there's no need to remind him, because the jazz had already seen it.
The passageway outside the metal cells was not empty.
Three Decepticons, each about ten meters tall, have arrived.
Without hesitation, the remaining forces here launched an attack.
"Get out of the way!" Jazz shouted to the two people on his shoulder, while turning his body to the side, placing Qingchen and Li Qingqing in a relatively safe rear side.
The ram on his right arm retracted rapidly, and the outer armor of his arm slid and reformed.
The giant hand cannon, reinforced from some of the engine components of the Skyfire, was condensed for the first time.
Without precise aim, Jazz, relying on his enhanced combat instincts after the fusion, raised his hand and fired three rapid bursts.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Three highly concentrated yellow energy blasts precisely struck the joints of the three Decepticon robots. In the flash of the explosion, the three robots instantly swayed and malfunctioned.
Without stopping, Jazz charged into the enemy ranks, a gleaming silver arm blade shooting out from his left elbow.
The knife flashed, as if slicing butter.
The main structures of the three robots were easily severed, sparks crackled and flew, and they collapsed to the ground.
"Turn left! Then turn right at the third fork in the road ahead!"
Qingchen lowered his body and gripped the protruding armor edges on Jazz's shoulder tightly as he spoke.
"That leads to a vertical passage, possibly an energy well or something similar, which can bypass the main patrol routes!"
"If I'm not mistaken, someone should be imprisoned in the deepest part of there."
"understand!"
Jazz executed a drift and precisely turned into the left lane.
Integration brings not only power, but also an innate instinct.
However, the Decepticons reacted faster than expected.
More alarms sounded deeper into the metal building, and the sounds of hurried footsteps and machinery came from all directions.
More Decepticon minions began to appear before and after the passage, some on wheels and some on two legs.
Although these robots are not as strong as elite troops individually, they are only about four or five meters tall.
But the number is increasing rapidly.
It is obvious that even with repeated reductions in security forces, the Jazz cannot solve the problem by himself.
"They want to trap us here!"
Li Qingqing, seeing the Decepticon voices appearing simultaneously from both the front and back, urgently reminded him.
"Then let's fight our way out!"
The blue light in Jazz's eyes was intense.
He stopped dodging and activated all the weapon systems on both arms.
Seeing this, Qingchen shouted to Li Qingqing, "Use talismans!"
The two weren't stupid; given their physical strength, they couldn't even think about attacking.
To put it bluntly, getting close to this kind of battle means injury, and touching it means death.
Seeing that the two were ready, the Jazz launched an even more unrestrained attack.
The hand cannon, transformed from the right arm, fired continuously, clearing obstacles and enemies attempting to encircle the target.
Upon closing in, he swung his left arm blade, slicing the approaching Decepticon soldiers into pieces.
At the same time, the newly added armor plates on his shoulders and legs opened, revealing several small missile launch pods.
"Whoosh whoosh—!"
A series of small tracking missiles were launched, trailing white smoke as they entered various intersections and overhead metal pipes, triggering a series of explosions that temporarily slowed down the pursuers and created more chaos.
In the smoke and dust of the explosion.
Using his speed, Jazz stepped on the wall and rushed sideways to the fork in the road that Qingchen had mentioned.
After turning right, you will see a relatively spacious area filled with pipes and instruments.
At the end is a huge circular wellhead with a diameter of more than ten meters, and its bottom is nowhere in sight.
"This is it! Jump down!" Qingchen shouted.
Without any hesitation, Jazz rushed to the well opening and jumped in!
A fierce gust of wind howled as the wind blew down.
The jazz began to transform again in mid-air, constantly adjusting its posture.
The main thrusters on its back were firing at full power, and the kinetic energy provided by the blue flames offset some of the downward force.
At the same time, Jazz reached out and grabbed the thick cable on the well wall, using friction and occasional kicks on the protrusions of the well wall to control his descent speed.
After falling for about twenty or thirty seconds, light appeared below.
The bottom of the well was not completely dark.
Instead, it connects to a huge space that looks like an ancient underground transportation hub, leading to different tunnel directions.
But at this moment, the place is also quiet and deserted, with only a few cold lights on the ceiling flickering incessantly.
The jazz landed steadily, the sound of its impact echoing in the empty underground space.
"The wall on the right."
Following Qingchen's suggestion, Jazz quickly put down Qingchen and Li Qingqing.
Then it transforms again into the ramming horn on the arm.
Seeing this, Li Qingqing immediately pulled Qingchen to lie prostrate on the ground.
The next moment, the Jazz's exhaust flared out from behind as it crashed into the car at full speed.
As the dust settled, the jazz man looked at the disheveled figure before him and laughed loudly, shouting:
"Haha, I thought you were dead, but I didn't expect you to still be alive!"
After the jazz finished shouting, he raised his knife and brought it down, and several sounds of chains snapping rang out.
Five minutes later.
[Completed the side quest, earning 5000 reward points and one B-rank side quest.]
Led by Sir Skyfire, behind him was a slender, pale yellow ambulance, and the most robust of them all, the detective.
The four rushed out of the silver building, just when everyone thought they had escaped to heaven.
Before he could do anything, he sensed something and raised his head.
Qingchen and Li Qingqing, standing in front of Jazz, stared in shock at the countless streaks of fire that streaked across the sky.
Of course, the most important thing is...
Some of them were aimed at New York, where they were right now.
No, to be more precise, it's this metal building in the heart of New York City.
They were targeted by those beams of fire in that instant.
Whether they are robots or humans, they all feel a sense of being detached from this world.
And with each falling spark, this feeling of separation intensified.
So much so that the world, visible to the naked eye, began to shake.
"Nuclear bomb!"
"This is a nuclear bomb!"
"So those veterans have already reached this point!"
After Qingchen finished speaking, he began to analyze the situation quickly, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find a way to survive in this situation.
At that moment, Qingchen's voice startled Jazz awake.
He immediately shouted, "Come closer to me!"
"Everyone come closer to me! Qingchen, Qingqing, come up here, quick!"
Li Qingqing reacted the fastest, pulling the slow-witted Qingchen up with her.
The three people in the ambulance had no idea what the point of their struggle was.
But she still ended up with the Jazz.
The flames were getting closer.
So much so that the light enveloped and swallowed the entire city of New York.
As the jazz musician looked up and saw this scene, his body gradually became filled with dazzling silver electric light.
Then, streams of condensed energy shot towards the feet.
One after another, mysterious runes were inscribed on it.
As more and more of these symbols appeared under their feet.
Jazz shouted again, "Take a deep breath, this is my first time too, get ready!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bright red light shone from above, and at the same time, the knights and the others on the metal building were enveloped in silver light and began to flicker violently.
When the silver light disappeared.
Jazz, Qingchen, Li Qingqing and the others have all disappeared without a trace.
All that remained were the hundreds of mysterious runes on the ground.
Then the nuclear bomb hit, and with the boiling explosion of immense power, everything in the city was wiped out.
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Base One.
When Optimus Prime displayed his immense power.
As each futuristic weapon was handed out... (End of Chapter)