Luckily, however, he had already discovered the existence of the twelve knights and, through Soundwave, who was disguised as a satellite, found the being most likely to possess the Scepter of Life—Luke!
According to the intelligence, Luke was the strongest person on Earth and secretly connected to many factions.
Furthermore, he was suspected of being the culprit who severely damaged the Reaper Civilization and killed The Fallen in one strike.
Lockdown was confident in his own strength, but facing Luke, he didn't have much chance of winning.
Therefore, this operation had to rely on strategy; brute force was not an option.
Hence, he had collected all the Seed bombs, precisely to give Luke a surprise.
As long as he could convert Luke into one of their own, victory would be within reach!
"Luke... is suspected to be the Lord of Earth."
"Perhaps the Seed bombs cannot harm those strange Specters, but as someone with a physical body, how can you resist?"
This war made Lockdown realize that simple Seed bombs were insufficient to achieve the intended goal.
Some things on Earth were truly ridiculous, being neither organic nor inorganic life.
Fortunately, Luke was a human. No matter how special he was, he was still human!
If he's human, he has weaknesses.
The Seed bombs originally planned to clear a medium-sized country were all going to be used on Luke alone.
This was enough to prove how much importance Lockdown placed on Luke.
"Soundwave, immediately report Luke's current status."
"The target is currently still staying in the villa, seemingly frolicking with his women."
"Excellent!"
Lockdown nodded in satisfaction. "This is the weakness of humans: they indulge in female beauty and are trapped by tenderness."
"Only robots are the most perfect race in the World!"
"Join the glorious Mechanical Ascension, and let us create a beautiful future together!"
Lockdown ordered the fleet to speed up.
Soon, under Sentinel Prime's irritated gaze, they left New York City and headed towards the seaside villa area. The remaining ships cut through the upper atmosphere in tight formation, engines burning hotter than usual as they pushed for speed.
Sentinel Prime prepared to make his move after Lockdown had drawn away all targets.
However, when Jetfire and Optimus Prime, along with the other Autobots who had been chasing them, saw Lockdown heading toward Luke,
Bumblebee made a gesture resembling a human praying, saying, "I hope our guy here can remain in one piece."
"Who is it!"
Jetfire suddenly looked aside, and a gigantic Transformer appeared.
It was none other than Star Convoy, who had single-handedly wiped out the invaders in Africa, Europe, and Asia!
The moment Star Convoy appeared, he scanned the identities of all the Transformers present. That single sweep of sensors felt heavier than any weapon, as if the very presence of the giant was measuring their worth and finding most of them wanting.
Jetfire, who usually had a quick temper, trembled before Star Convoy, not daring to utter another word.
"Identity confirmed. Ally. Warning revoked."
"Phew~"
Jetfire let out a long breath. He knew how terrifying Star Convoy was—a powerful existence millions of times stronger than the so-called Primes.
He couldn't even comprehend how such a terrifying entity could appear in this World.
It simply defied all Cybertronian common sense!
"Warning! Warning!"
Jetfire's heart leaped again, but he narrowly sighed in relief when he realized Star Convoy's target wasn't him.
He definitely did not want to test that one-meter caliber Absolute Truth.
Even Optimus Prime and the other Autobots felt the same way. The air around them seemed to grow denser simply because Star Convoy stood among them.
Boom—!!
Star Convoy forced Sentinel Prime out with a single shot.
Optimus Prime and the Autobots were stunned for a moment, then immediately surrounded Sentinel Prime.
"Wait, can we reconcile?" Sentinel Prime looked around, speaking as amicably as possible.
"I'm sorry, Sentinel Prime, but there's no turning back."
The Autobots swarmed him and detained Sentinel Prime.
They did not kill Sentinel Prime, as this was Star Convoy's instruction.
All Decepticons leaders were to be captured and handed over to Luke for judgment.
Meanwhile, on the other side,
Luke was enjoying the sea breeze and a warm sunbath, being fed grapes by Rem. The villa terrace overlooked a stretch of calm water, the sunlight glinting off the surface while soft waves whispered against the shore. Rem sat close, carefully choosing the plumpest grapes and holding each one up with a bright, expectant smile.
Until a shadow blocked out the Sun.
Several warships dropped Seed bombs from an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. Dark shapes tumbled from the sky, their casings gleaming briefly before the weapons began their deadly descent.
[Abnormal object detected: Seed Bomb. Registration successful. Gained 1000 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 3800 / 6200]
Luke glanced at the sky, opened his mouth, and spewed endless Phoenix Fire, scorching half the sky red and causing the entire atmosphere to boil.
The deployed Seed bombs were decomposed along with it.
The sea of Fire continued to roll upwards. Before Lockdown could even react, he was enveloped by the sea of Fire and torn apart by the enraged Phoenix.
Along with dozens of spacecraft and thousands of various robots and mechanical wolf legions, they were all utterly reduced to dust.
[Abnormal object killed: Lockdown. Gained 900 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 4700 / 6200]
"Wow, Luke My Lord is so amazing!"
Rem clapped and cheered for Luke with her mouth wide open.
"Just basic operations."
Luke's expression was completely unchanged, as if he had casually crushed a few ants.
He wasn't afraid of direct combat; he was just worried that Lockdown and The Fallen would resort to sneak attacks to sabotage Earth.
Now that the Scepter of Life, the AllSpark, and the Matrix of Leadership were all in Luke's hands,
Luke stopped wandering around and simply waited for his enemies to come knocking to deliver themselves to him.
Wasn't that much easier than running all over the World trying to find them?
"Oh, right, I almost forgot about you."
Luke looked up at the sky, confirmed the location by locking onto the Decepticons signal, and then opened his mouth again, releasing a crimson ray that destroyed a satellite located in geosynchronous orbit!
[Abnormal object killed: Soundwave. Gained 600 Anomaly Points. Current Anomaly Points: 5300 / 6200]
"Tsk, time for another upgrade. Who should I materialize next? Tifa? Ram? Or..."
The instant Lockdown died,
The Creator, far away on Cybertron, suddenly woke up.
"Lockdown is dead... The Reaper Civilization and the Decepticons have all been wiped out. Earth's resistance is much stronger than I anticipated."
"It seems the next phase of the plan requires careful deliberation..."
"I need more reliable, more violent allies!"
The Creator muttered to himself, names flashing through his mind one after another.
"I've got it!"
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