The Commander Says, Clear the Field

Boom— Crash—

Megatron crashed into the ground, creating a massive crater at the center of the battlefield.

Setsuna, followed by the Autobots, jumped out of the ground.

As the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron was definitely more resilient than regular Transformers. If Soundwave or Frenzy had taken a hit, not even a single screw would remain.

Even so, Megatron was in a poor state.

His body was battered and torn, with a massive hole in his chest as if it had been sliced by high-energy lasers.

"Human!!!"

Megatron crawled out of the crater, staggering to his feet, extending his arm, and firing his fusion cannon at Setsuna repeatedly.

But all of his shots were blocked by the Klein Field, his weapons unable to breach the starship-level defense.

He was in a terrible state.

As the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron had never encountered a situation like this.

He fixed his gaze on the oddly designed Gundam.

Although it was a robot similar to himself, its combat capabilities far exceeded those of a regular Transformer.

It was an overwhelming advantage in both weapon technology and body performance.

For pure technological lifeforms like the Transformers, falling behind in terms of tech was almost equivalent to losing the fight altogether.

The shield on the Gundam seemed completely out of place; Cybertron didn't have anything like it.

The super-graviton cannon was far superior to his fusion cannon.

But Megatron still refused to accept defeat.

"Decepticons, destroy them all!!!"

The other Decepticons hesitated, looking between Megatron and Setsuna without making a move.

The Decepticons were ultimately a faction built around a strong, dominant leader. Under Megatron's absolute power, the other Transformers had rallied to his side.

Their creed, much like the law of the jungle, revolved around the survival of the fittest.

If their leader was no longer the strongest or if his power was questioned and challenged, his authority would be severely weakened.

In the storyline, there was also Starscream, who was always scheming to usurp the leadership, so their unity could be quite fragile.

"Enough. There's no point in reasoning anymore."

"You should step aside now, and I'll leave you with a full corpse."

Setsuna drew his beam saber, and his thrusters roared to life.

Boom—!

The sonic boom erupted suddenly.

Before Megatron could react, a white meteor slammed into him, pinning him to the ground.

Clang—

Setsuna used all the power of the Gundam.

The ion blade formed from high-energy ions pierced into Megatron's head.

"No!!!"

Megatron struggled for a moment, as machine parts exploded everywhere.

His circuits crackled and short-circuited, igniting in flames.

Finally, he lay motionless on the ground.

"..."

"..."

"You really killed Megatron..."

It wasn't just the Decepticons who were stunned—even the Autobots and Maximals were taken aback.

They had always believed that only Optimus Prime could defeat Megatron.

But now, a stranger had taken down the strongest leader of the Decepticons in just two moves!

It was utterly incomprehensible.

"The problem was a lack of firepower."

Setsuna shook his head indifferently.

"Only leaders can kill other leaders? It's just that Megatron's body was stronger than the rest of the Transformers."

"If the Eternal Snowfall fired a shot, he wouldn't even leave ashes."

After a moment's thought, Setsuna stored Megatron's remains away.

Gudako and Observer could study the Transformers' technology, but they couldn't do live experiments on the Autobots.

Megatron was a perfect candidate for studying Cybertronians.

"..."

On the other side, just as the Autobots emerged from the ground, they were attacked by the Terrorcons.

A horde of metallic beasts screeched and charged at them.

"I hate spiders!!!"

Mirage and Wheeljack were overwhelmed by the assault.

Not just the Terrorcons and Decepticons, but sometimes even the Eagle Union soldiers joined in the assault.

Boom— Boom—

Several rocket shells soared over the crowd, exploding near Optimus Prime's feet and creating massive craters.

Optimus raised his hand but then lowered it, hesitating.

The Eagle Union soldiers couldn't distinguish who was who.

To them, everyone was just a group of alien invaders in Sector Seven.

The Autobots and Gundams were much larger, clearly marked as high-priority targets, and the tanks immediately turned their barrels toward them, opening fire.

"Hey! Hey! Why aren't you fighting the Terrorcons and Decepticons?!"

"Why are you shooting at us?!"

Bumblebee waved at the tanks in the distance.

Then...

Boom—!

Another armor-piercing shell flew toward him, almost blowing his head off.

"Hey, hey, hey?!"

"Bro, shouldn't we get back to that big starship? These humans seem to have gone crazy."

Bumblebee transformed into vehicle mode and rolled over to Setsuna, asking.

The battlefield had descended into utter chaos, and Bumblebee felt there was no point in continuing to fight.

"No need, we've got what we came for. It's time to clear the field."

Setsuna gave Bumblebee a pat on the roof.

"???"

Bumblebee honked his horn twice, confused by Setsuna's words.

"Dealing with them is simple."

Setsuna activated the communicator to the fleet in orbit.

"Deploy the Angeloids."

[Coordinates confirmed]

[Commencing orbital air-drop]

With a single order, dozens of starships opened their bays.

Tens of thousands of battle angels leaped from the sky, air-dropping down in perfect synchronization.

Dressed in combat suits, their white wings spread wide, they descended with speeds multiple times faster than sound, soaring toward the ground like divine beings.

Bang-bang-bang-bang—!

The Angeloids wielded various weapons, cutting down every enemy on the ground with dazzling speed.

The strategic angels carried small-scale Super-Graviton Cannons and Corrosive Warhead Torpedo.

The close-combat angels, armed with beam sabers and ion shields, slashed their enemies like Valkyries.

In an instant, both the Autobots and the Eagle soldiers watched in awe.

The Angeloids were pure and beautiful, yet when combined with the steel and explosions, there was a beauty in their contrast and violence.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh—!

After the first round of strikes, the angels moved the Maximals, Autobots, and allies to a safe zone.

They formed a defensive formation in the sky and initiated long-range attacks on the Terrorcon army below.

High-energy rays and missiles weaved through the air, nearly leveling nearby mountains.

The Hoover Dam, under the relentless barrage, was turned to dust, and the reservoir evaporated completely.

Boom—Boom—Boom—!

Eventually, after a complete cleaning and clearing of the field,

The remaining Decepticons were either lying motionless on the ground or turned to ash.

The vast Terrorcon army was completely annihilated, not a single part left behind, reduced to ashes under the super-graviton cannon.

As for the revived Scourge?

This time, he lasted two more rounds under Barbatos' hammer, but the outcome was the same.

Gudako hammered him into scrap and stuffed him into a sack, throwing it in front of Observer.

"Here, you like studying aliens, right? Take him."

"..."

Observer pulled the disassembled Scourge from the sack with a distressed expression.

The twenty-meter-tall robot had been so thoroughly hammered that it was unrecognizable, with nothing left but a pile of scrap metal.

It had been beaten even worse than last time.

"Can't you learn from the Commander and bring back a whole one?"

"Barbatos uses a hammer, I can't use a sword, what do you want me to do?"

Gudako shrugged.

The Eagle Union armored division in the center of the battlefield was also wiped out.

Only a few scattered survivors remained, staring dumbfounded at the Angeloids, Gundams, and Autobots for a moment before fleeing in panic.

This was a battle humans had no business being part of.

Gundams, angels, starships, Transformers...

Asking these poor soldiers to fight in this chaos was downright cruel.

"..."

Optimus Prime and the Autobots were utterly astonished.

Setsuna not only demonstrated his undeniable strength but also showcased the powerful force under his command.

"Bro, I feel like you could conquer all of Cybertron."

Bumblebee watched the multitude of Angeloids overhead.

Though the Angeloids weren't large, their combat strength was unmatched.

He was glad that Setsuna was his friend, as if the Decepticons had gotten their hands on this army, the Autobots would have been wiped out long ago.

"You're an incredibly powerful warrior, and your comrades are amazing too."

Optimus Prime walked over and patted Setsuna on the shoulder.

When Setsuna was in his Gundam, they were nearly the same height, making them feel like brothers.

"Comrades?"

Setsuna smiled slightly.

"The Angeloids are just mass-produced combat soldiers we use for landing operations, probably even less significant than Soundwave's tape legion."

"If you want me and my comrades to fight at full strength... well, you haven't fought a proper interstellar war yet, have you?"

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