Chapter Thirty-Three: Defeating Megatron

The overwhelming firepower rendered Starscream, already gravely wounded, even weaker—especially under the relentless barrage of 50mm armor-piercing shells designed for Transformers. Nearly every shot pierced his armor or blasted away entire plates.

Yet things were not entirely smooth sailing for Wang Jing and his side. Despite his injuries, Starscream managed to launch a missile that seriously injured one of the Alice clones, while two others, in their effort to shield Wang Jing using telekinesis, were left severely weakened.

"You damned Zerg, all of you should die!" Wings shattered and green machine oil spilling from every seam, Starscream mustered his last ounce of strength to raise his right arm, aiming a missile directly at Wang Jing.

Seeing the red-tipped missile pointed at him, Wang Jing cursed silently and, just before the missile launched, slipped back into the primary dimension. He returned almost immediately, this time with his reassembled interdimensional expeditionary force. Upon arrival, he saw Starscream collapsed on the ground, still twitching occasionally.

The sight stunned Wang Jing and his soldiers for a moment, but Wang Jing quickly regained his composure, rushing forward and firing repeatedly into the faintly glowing spark at Starscream's chest.

Starscream, his spark destroyed, tried to raise his arm for a final struggle, but his strength failed him. He collapsed, weak and powerless, the red glow in his eyes dimming and extinguishing two seconds later.

Once Wang Jing confirmed Starscream was dead, he immediately transported the Transformer’s corpse back to the primary dimension—a Transformer’s body was a treasure trove for scientific research. As he returned to the Transformers' world intending to assist with the battle, Wang Jing caught sight of the Section Seven director, coughing blood and barely clinging to life in a corner.

Unable to ignore the dying man, Wang Jing stepped forward, sent the director to the primary dimension, and handed him over to the waiting medical staff.

In the Transformers' world, the loss of Starscream and the injuries Megatron had suffered from explosives tipped the scales slightly in the Autobots' favor. With the arrival of the expeditionary force, this advantage quickly became overwhelming. The first to fall was Barricade, locked in combat with Bumblebee; the expeditionary force’s powerful firepower gave Bumblebee the opening he needed to blow Barricade’s head apart.

Next was Brawl, who was exchanging fire with Ironhide. Under the cover of anti-tank missiles from the expeditionary force, Ironhide nimbly dodged Brawl’s main cannon and used his twin hand cannons to blast open Brawl’s chest, destroying his spark.

Seeing his subordinates fall one after another, Megatron, who was locked in combat with Optimus Prime, struck Prime’s face in fury, then charged toward Jazz, who was grappling with Frenzy in close combat.

Noticing Megatron's intent, Optimus Prime spat out a few gears and screws, then rushed forward, colliding with Megatron just as he aimed his cannon at the expeditionary force. Though Megatron’s plan failed, the residual blast from his cannon sent several expeditionary soldiers flying. Protected by their exoskeleton armor, however, they suffered only minor internal injuries and quickly got back up to keep fighting.

“All humans deserve to die!” Megatron snarled, punching Prime in the face.

“Their lives are their own to decide!” Prime retorted, rolling and shoving Megatron away.

“Then die with them!” Megatron’s arms fused into a long electromagnetic cannon as he spoke.

Seeing this, Prime scrambled upright, charging toward Megatron while drawing the hand cannon from his back and firing. The shot went wide, and Megatron merely sidestepped. With Prime so close, Megatron unleashed his electromagnetic cannon.

Because his left arm was injured, the shot was less powerful and the charging time was short, so Prime was only sent flying rather than destroyed. Even so, Megatron was knocked to the ground, unable to get up for a moment.

Nearby, Bumblebee tried to assist Optimus, but he and Ironhide were intercepted by Frenzy and Bonecrusher, their path blocked by fierce suppressing fire. Jazz tried to dash in with his speed, but was forced back by the combined firepower.

On the other side of Hoover Dam, Megatron stomped viciously on Optimus, whose chest was blackened from an explosion.

“Tell me where the AllSpark is,” he demanded.

“You’ll never know!” Optimus, exhausted and beaten, still answered resolutely.

“Then die!” Megatron pressed his cannon to Prime’s head, furious.

At that moment, a tank rumbled onto Hoover Dam. An armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot shell whistled toward Megatron, striking him and forcing him to stagger back. A second tank appeared, firing another shell, sending the already off-balance Megatron toppling. But before he hit the ground, Megatron transformed into an alien jet and soared into the sky.

Seeing their leader flee, Frenzy and Bonecrusher, at the front, also tried to escape. But Bumblebee and Ironhide, ready and waiting, gave them no chance. They swarmed forward, shot down Frenzy’s helicopter form, and tore off his head. Bonecrusher was chased down by Bumblebee, who blasted out his spark.

With all the Decepticons destroyed, Wang Jing sent the two summoned tanks back and approached the battered Optimus Prime, who was struggling to stand.

Optimus gazed at Wang Jing with gratitude. “You saved my life, Wang Jing.”

“Save the thanks for later. The American military will be here soon—let me take you somewhere safe in my world first!” Without waiting for Prime’s consent, Wang Jing transported him to the primary dimension, followed by Bumblebee, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and finally the expeditionary force.

Naturally, Wang Jing didn’t forget the four Decepticon corpses. Before the American reinforcements arrived, he transported them all back to the primary dimension. By the time U.S. forces reached the scene, they found only the devastated wreckage of Hoover Dam, not a single trace of the enemy.

Still, not all was lost—the dam’s personnel and surveillance footage allowed the U.S. government to reconstruct the entire incident. Alongside their anger, a deep sense of dread spread through the upper echelons of the government. Section Seven’s size was doubled, and the lucky survivor Simmons was promoted to director, his sudden promotion sending his heart racing.

But the next mission followed swiftly: track down the Transformers on Earth and find Wang Jing and Optimus Prime, as seen in the surveillance videos.

Meanwhile, in the primary dimension, Optimus looked around in astonishment at the soldiers and staff gathering near him. A path opened in the crowd, and Song Guohua stepped forward.

“Welcome to Earth, Leader Optimus Prime.”