Chapter 483: Planet Core

Cybertron, Ankylosaurus Orbital Station.

Megatron stood alone on the bridge of the orbital station, looking out through the glass porthole. Under his feet was the surface of Cybertron, most of which was already under his control, and other places were just around the corner. The effect of the dark super energy body was very obvious. The Decepticons swept across the entire Cybertron, destroying the scattered resistance forces and forcing the Autobots to flee to the increasingly smaller safe areas. This is the current situation. The Decepticons continue to attack and the Autobots continue to escape.

At this moment, Shockwave is in Crystal City. He has already controlled the Earth orbit energy lens. All the super energy bodies controlled by the Decepticons are being continuously transformed into dark super energy bodies and then supplied to the front-line troops.

At this moment, as far as he knew, Optimus Prime had disappeared and Ultra Magnus was guarding the Iron Fortress. However, the city was in danger, and the Autobots were losing ground under the attack of the Decepticons. It was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

After breaking through the Iron Fortress, the plasma energy room, the imaging No. 1, the magic ball... all fell into his hands, and the entire Cybertron was in his pocket!

Megatron had one question though:

where was Optimus Prime?

According to the news from the front, the commander in charge of the Iron Fortress' defense is Ultra Magnus. Megatron is very curious. As the designated leader of the Supreme Council, why is Optimus Prime missing?

...

Cybertron, a secret underground passage.

Optimus Prime and his teammates passed through the ruins and came to a hidden gate. This gate was known only to successive leaders. It led to the depths of Cybertron, directly to the core.

Optimus had heard that this door and the intricate passages behind it were all brightly lit, as if alive and in sync with the heartbeat of Cybertron, but when he opened the door and illuminated the entrance, he saw something completely different.

The passage in front of him curved and extended, leading deep underground. It was pitch black, and this place should have been illuminated by the powerful and eternal core. Optimus Prime's light shone on the floor and walls of the tunnel, and there were traces of dark purple everywhere.

"Dark super energy body!"

Ironhide exclaimed in shock.

"Someone got here first."

Jazz narrowed his eyes.

"There's no time."

Optimus Prime said in a deep voice:

"Let's go."

The debris on the ground soon provided the answer.

"They're all Decepticons."

Hengpao leaned over to check and confirmed.

A large number of Decepticons died in this passage, and the unused dark super energy in their bodies escaped and gathered to form dark super energy pollution, blocking the passage. From this, it seems that not only the Autobots know the existence of this secret passage, but the Decepticons are also looking for the core of the planet - but why are they looking for the core of the planet?

Optimus Prime led the Autobots to find the core of the planet because of the instructions of the Autobots. If it were not for this reason, Optimus Prime would not have had to lead everyone to cross thousands of mountains and rivers and go deep into the underground regardless of the safety of the Iron Fortress - but the Autobots did not say why they were looking for the core, nor did they say what was in the core.

"So what are they looking for?"

The police car asked as he observed the surroundings vigilantly.

"I'm more concerned about whether they succeeded. If they did, wouldn't it be a waste of our trip? The Iron Castle is under siege, and we came to such a hell of a place... I'm not complaining, but it's really fucked up."

The Jazz babbled on.

"Leadership module."

A voice came:

"The Decepticons are looking for a leadership module."

"Who is speaking!"

Ironhide yelled.

The Autobots took up their weapons and aimed them in all directions.

A nimble dog-shaped Mini Kong slowly crawled out from the narrow gap and stood in front of everyone.

"Robot dog?"

Sidewinder said in disbelief,

"You're still alive? How dare you show up again? Didn't Megatron chop you into pieces?"

"I am a free Cybertronian now. I don't belong to the Decepticons, nor do I belong to the Autobots."

The robot dog explained.

After saying that, he glanced at Fu Qinghai.

"How do you know they're looking for leadership modules?"

Optimus Prime spoke up.

"Because I was the one who found this place in the first place. Soundwave had been ordered to find the leadership module long before the civil war began. When I found this place, I immediately sent people to explore it... Unfortunately, the core of the planet seems to be very repulsive to dark super energy entities. The Decepticons wanted to force their way into the core area, but for some unknown reason, they all died here, as you can see."

The robot dog said calmly.

"Then why didn't you die?"

Fu Qinghai stared at him and asked.

"Not every Decepticon lacks self-control. Human warriors, we are not stupid." The robot dog looked at Fu Qinghai and said, "As far as I know, not only did I not use the dark super energy body, but Starscream and all his searchers refused to use the dark super energy body."

"Hmph, that sounds nice."

Ironhide sneered disdainfully:

"You are helping the evil, and when Cybertron is completely destroyed, will you have any choice? Unless you can endure the energy starvation until you shut down and die, otherwise, it is not up to you to decide whether to use the dark super energy body."

The robot dog fell silent.

After a long pause, it admitted:

"You are right."

"So I am a free Cybertronian now. I don't belong to any camp."

The robot dog looked at everyone deeply and said,

"Good luck to you."

After saying that, he left.

The Autobots looked at each other.

"Never mind it, let's move on."

Optimus Prime said in a deep voice:

"Whether there is a leadership module inside or not, we must go find out. The Heavenly Enemy would not let us come here for no reason. He must have his reasons."

The deeper they went, the more obvious the traces of the dark super energy body became. Dangerous purple light was diffused everywhere, and purple matter was sliding in the channel, as if it was transferring energy from the depths of the planet to the surface. The scene before them made them feel that what they saw was not real. Then, they began to wonder if they had missed something.

"What would happen if we used these things?"

Tianhuo suddenly asked,

"Can we defeat them with the dark super energy body? They can use it, why can't we?"

Hearing what he said, everyone was shocked. Prowl and Ironhide each took a few steps away, blocking Skyfire between them. If Skyfire moved, they would take action. Jazz had already drawn his weapon, and Optimus Prime stretched out his hand to block Skyfire.

"You can't think about it."

Optimus Prime said seriously.

"Can't think? Who are you to not let me think?" Tianhuo said unhappily, "Isn't the purpose of our battle to be able to think about what we want to think and do what we want to do? Why do you tell me not to think about it?"

"Because if you think about this possibility, the dark super energy entity may entangle you, Tianhuo. If you are entangled by the dark super energy entity, you will die."

Optimus said in a serious tone.

There was silence in the passage for a long time.

Optimus Prime spoke again:

"If you are infected, we will have to kill you, otherwise you will succumb to the dark super energy and kill us." Optimus Prime raised his hand and pointed to the depths of the tunnel, "So wait until we return to the ground, and then you can think about what you want to think. Now, I have discovered that the dark super energy is disturbing us all the time, and some of us are a little bit abnormal in our minds. But please remember, all the Autobots, all the Cybertronians, are waiting for us to successfully complete the mission. We can't waver, understand?"

Tianhuo's pride wouldn't allow him to apologize.

But he understood what the leader said.

"Yes, I understand."

Skyfire whispered.

"etc."

The Jazz suddenly said,

"Qingshan, you don't feel any discomfort? You don't see any hallucinations or strange things?"

Fu Qinghai looked up with a bewildered look on his face:

"I didn't see anything. I don't even understand what you guys were talking about."

Several Cybertronians looked at each other.

"Qingshan is a human being. He is a carbon-based creature, so he will not be affected by the dark super energy body!"

Prowl spoke his mind.

"Yes, this is an advantage!"

Ironhide nodded in agreement.

Optimus Prime looked at Fu Qinghai.

I had a vague idea in my mind.

"We keep moving forward."

Optimus waved.

They continued to walk downwards, and the road became narrower and narrower. Before long, they came across a tunnel that was severely corroded and clogged by dark super energy bodies. A large number of dark purple light balls were piled up there, making it impossible for everyone to pass safely.

Seeing this scene, Fu Qinghai even maliciously speculated whether Soundwave deliberately let the Decepticons come here to die, so that he could use the dark super energy body to completely block this narrow passage, making it impossible for the Autobots to pass through.

The downward search seemed endless, and the dark super energy body had begun to destroy the Autobots' perception of time and space. Several times, they thought they were close to the light, but found that it was farther away, or in another direction, or had disappeared completely.

Far below them, there was a faint purple light. But inside the purple light, there was a hint of pure white light. What was that?

"Could it be the core of the planet?"

Everyone was guessing.

Then they all turned to look at Fu Qinghai.

"Qingshan..."

Optimus Prime's tone was a little conflicted.

Not sure how to make the request.

After all, this human warrior has helped them so much since the war began. He is simply a great benefactor to the Autobots. Every time Optimus Prime makes a request to Fu Qinghai, he feels a little embarrassed and feels that he has nothing to repay him.

"It's okay, no need to say anything, I'll go."

Fu Qinghai raised his hand to interrupt what Optimus Prime was about to say.

Under the admiring gazes of the Autobots, Fu Qinghai took a deep breath and strode towards the tunnel.

Soon, his figure was submerged in the purple light and slowly disappeared from everyone's sight.

…

Fu Qinghai groped forward in the passage filled with purple light. These dark super energy bodies blocked his sight, like a shapeless mass, but he could squeeze them away. Fortunately, these light balls seemed to have no interest in him.

Fu Qinghai was not affected.

Let these dark purple light balls wrap around him.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded:

"Master."

"What's up, Qingming?"

Fu Qinghai asked curiously.

Why did the artificial intelligence suddenly speak at this time?

"Master, these dark super energy entities... I have a feeling that they seem to be calling me. There is an inexplicable smell on them that makes me feel very... delicious."

"tasty?"

Fu Qinghai asked incredulously:

"You are an artificial intelligence, Qingming. Are you sure you know what delicious food is? You don't even have any sensory organs, so how can you feel hungry?"

"But I can feel it."

Qing Ming said seriously.

Fu Qinghai stopped immediately.

The dark super energy body is affecting my AI...

Do you want to return it?

"Master...I'm hungry."

Qing Ming said pitifully,

"I suddenly feel very hungry."

Fu Qinghai stopped where he was when he heard that.

"Qingming...I think you can be patient."

"I will endure it, Master."

Qingming is well-behaved and obedient.

Fu Qinghai took a step forward and prepared to retreat.

At this moment, something strange happened.

A large amount of dark super energy suddenly swarmed in, surrounded Fu Qinghai, and then poured in through the gaps in the power armor, like a flood suddenly finding an outlet, and the dark super energy bodies in half of the passage quickly disappeared all at once.

Fu Qinghai froze.

He carefully felt his whole body. The imagined dizziness, loss of reason, rage and bloodlust, inability to distinguish between friend and foe... None of them appeared, as if nothing had happened just now.

"Uh... Qingming? Qingming?"

Fu Qinghai asked tentatively.

"Zhiwu... Master, Master... Zizi... Pah!"

Qingming's voice disappeared before he could finish his words.

Because Fu Qinghai removed the chip that carried her.

This was the safest way he could think of before he figured out the situation - if Qingming lost control because of the dark super energy body or something, Fu Qinghai might even be locked in the Qing Shell Power Armor. This power armor was designed with an artificial intelligence operation mode, but Qingming's movements were stiff and rigid when he controlled the armor.

The outer armor plate of the chest slot slowly closed, and Fu Qinghai looked at the quadrangular silicon-based chip in his hand. Its color had changed, and there was a faint dark purple light flickering at the socket connection, which made him vaguely worried.

The dark super energy body, this energy element derived from the remains of the body of the Emperor of the Universe, is beyond Fu Qinghai's understanding. He simply does not understand why the dark super energy body can enter his artificial intelligence chip.

What is the principle behind this?

Fu Qinghai put the chip into his suitcase.

I wondered whether I should continue moving forward.

When I looked up, I saw that the white light was already right in front of me.

Damn, it has come to this point...

Fu Qinghai gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.

Soon he broke out from the encirclement of the dark purple light.

Endless white light completely enveloped and covered him.

Fu Qinghai completely lost his vision.

…

It seemed like a very long time had passed.

It seemed like only a second or two.

Fu Qinghai suddenly woke up.

Then he suddenly discovered that a specific shape began to manifest in the white light in front of him, as if the outer shell was opening layer by layer, and finally the things hidden inside were revealed. The shape gradually solidified, and the appearance details gradually became clear. The weakened core of the planet wrapped it in a constantly surging light. The thing was spherical, and it was engraved with many ancient hieroglyphs, which Fu Qinghai could not understand.

Could this thing be...

Leadership module!?

Fu Qinghai's breathing suddenly became rapid.

To be honest, at this moment, Fu Qinghai was really moved. If the leadership module was really like the rumors said, it was equivalent to the imperial seal of Cybertron. Once the leadership module was obtained, he would have the righteousness of the world and could command all Cybertronians. Now that he had it, wouldn't it be...

Fu Qinghai reached out and grasped the sphere.

It was easily picked out.

No abnormal changes occurred during the process.

Everything happened so naturally.

It was as if... it was destiny?

Fu Qinghai looked at the sphere in his hand with a solemn expression.

I kept struggling and tangling with thoughts in my mind.

Finally, I let go.

Turn around and walk towards the exit of the passage.

…

"Your leadership module."

Fu Qinghai handed the sphere to Optimus Prime.

Optimus took it solemnly.

...

(End of this chapter)