pappabearbooks #631 - Chapter 8: The Battle of Chicago Ends
#631 - Chapter 8: The Battle of Chicago Ends
William, who was leading the charge, grabbed Epps beside him and shouted, "Stop! Stop! Get back here, all of you!" However, only a few dozen veterans nearby could hear his command. The other American soldiers rushed headlong across the bridge, and the Marine Corps' 'four-equal-horse-deer' even less likely to listen to him.
Optimus Prime, who was bravely advancing through the Decepticons, felt a pang in his heart at this sight and shouted loudly, "Danger! All Autobots retreat immediately!" Before his voice faded, he turned around without hesitation and sprinted towards the reactivated control pillar.
At this moment, he was only a few dozen meters away from the control pillar, but the dense armor-piercing shells in the sky were already falling rapidly like meteors.
Many Decepticons didn't even have time to react before these powerful armor-piercing shells pierced straight through their heads. The powerful impact directly tore their bodies apart, sending blood and flesh flying, creating an extremely tragic scene.
Despite the critical situation, Optimus Prime glanced briefly at Sam, who was still entangled with Dylan. After only a brief hesitation, he changed direction, but his pace didn't slow down at all. At the same time, he didn't forget to raise the weapon in his hand and fire a shot at the control pillar.
"Clang!" A loud noise echoed as a huge and sturdy metal shield suddenly appeared, deflecting the powerful kinetic energy bullet! Sentinel Prime stood upright, gripping the huge shield with both hands, firmly blocking it in front of the control pillar.
Seeing this, Optimus Prime on the other side couldn't bother with continuing to fire shots. With lightning speed, he scooped up Sam, whose face was filled with despair, and held him tightly in his broad arms. Then, Optimus Prime used all his strength to charge towards a nearby building.
Just as they left their original position, a burst of dense and violent explosions suddenly erupted behind them. Countless armor-piercing explosive shells detonated like raindrops, stirring up billowing smoke and raging flames. This round of fierce attacks was so ferocious that it didn't distinguish between friend and foe. Whether it was the vicious Decepticons or the mech warriors fiercely entangled with them, all were engulfed in this wave of explosions.
In this thrilling scene, Megatron, Starscream, and Sentinel Prime were instantly engulfed by the surging explosions. Sentinel Prime's electronic eyes flickered, knowing that he had no way to retreat. So, he used all his strength to raise the giant shield in his hands high, trying to protect himself and the control pillar firmly.
The most miserable was Starscream. This guy had always been a cowardly and fearful type. Once he sensed that the situation was unfavorable, he would not hesitate to choose to escape. Starscream immediately transformed into a jet fighter and quickly took off to escape the scene. But before it could fly high, an overwhelming rain of bullets poured down from the sky. Compared to staying in place, the firepower it suffered at this moment was even more intense. At least ten armor-piercing explosive shells mercilessly shot towards the target. In that instant, Starscream didn't even have time to let out a scream, and its sturdy body had already been torn apart. Then, the overwhelming artillery fire devoured it completely like a surging wave of anger.
A series of deafening and continuous violent explosions thundered, like Thor's hammer heavily smashing down on the earth, and the huge shockwave swept around with overwhelming force. This wave of devastating saturation attacks, as terrifying as the end of the world, almost leveled the surrounding three blocks. Looking around, it was already difficult to find any buildings higher than three floors on the scene, and the originally bustling streets instantly turned into ruins.
This sudden blow not only wiped out the Decepticons, but even the human army that rushed to support was not spared. Many soldiers swayed uncontrollably under the impact of this powerful force, and some were overwhelmed, spewing blood from their mouths.
In contrast, the Autobots were in a much better situation. Apart from Optimus Prime, who had a flight module and crossed the river earlier, Bumblebee and other members were affected the least because they hadn't overtaken the human soldiers and mech warriors.
Bumblebee, anxious and worried, stared at the smoky battlefield across the river, muttering to himself, "Sam, Optimus Prime... what happened to them?"
The Ratchet with one arm broken saw this and quickly stepped forward to gently pat Bumblebee's shoulder, comforting him, "Don't worry too much, Bumblebee! I believe they will be alright." However, a hint of undisguised worry also appeared in its eyes.
Sideswipe slowly raised his head, his eyes revealing a trace of disbelief and doubt, muttering to himself, "Is... is this the end?" His voice echoed in the silent ruins.
Just as the earth-shattering explosion rang out, the transmission light pillar that originally soared into the sky and shone brightly disappeared without a trace. At this time, the people around were still immersed in the shock and panic caused by the explosion, and did not pay much attention to this change.
However, on that dilapidated building not far away, Liu Yuan happened to have a panoramic view of everything that had just happened. The moment the control pillar collapsed in the explosion, the mysterious beam of light that was originally straight upwards rushed towards the sky at an alarming speed, as if it had been subjected to a huge impact. At the same time, those huge transmission pillars in the high altitude seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and one after another exploded.
It could be seen that a small part of Cybertron, which had already poked its head out of the space bridge, was rapidly collapsing inward at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, the space bridge trembled violently before being completely destroyed, and the entire massive transmission channel also closed abruptly.
In this way, a part of Cybertron was forcibly cut off, and this part of the wreckage floated alone in the vast universe like a huge floating continent. Due to being captured by the strong gravity of the nearest Jupiter, this wreckage began to drift slowly towards Jupiter.
As this thrilling change settled, the Earth's sky instantly became bright, and sunlight once again shone all over the Earth. The surviving people came out of their hiding places, looking up at the clear blue sky above their heads, their hearts filled with joy and emotion after surviving a catastrophe. So far, this sudden and huge crisis has finally come to an end.
Liu Yuan unfolded the display screen, locked onto the Cybertron wreckage gradually moving away in the sky, and Aurora gave relatively accurate data beside him.