Transformers: Survival of Defective Products

The vector didn't show any particularly obvious expression on its face.

Exhaustion and confusion mingled together; the left side was dark and lifeless, the right optical lens barely lit, and a transparent liquid had accumulated below it at some unknown time.

She didn't even seem to notice that after a few seconds, one of the drops finally slid slowly down her cheek, over the gray-black lines of infection, and finally fell to the ground.

"...Don't cry." The ambulance driver's voice began to tremble.

The driver looked at him, but the ambulance immediately lowered its head and began fiddling with the medical equipment.

"The treatment is still being administered. Just hang in there a little longer, you'll be fine soon."

The scanning interface was right in front of them, the infection rate was still alarmingly fast, and the treatment was not yet complete. The ambulance knew better than anyone else present what these data meant.

His hands moved faster and faster:

"It will really be alright, we still have the antidote."

The vector remained silent, but the ambulance suddenly stalled, and any words he uttered would be unbelievable, even to himself.

He took a deep breath, and when he spoke again, his voice was completely hoarse: "...Please."

The ambulance was still operating when a drop of liquid hit the control panel, followed by uncontrollable tears falling like a light rain, which he did not wipe away.

"I don't know what to do, but please don't die."

Yin Xiang opened her mouth. Usually, she could manage to squeeze out a couple of lighthearted remarks at times like this to liven up the atmosphere.

Now, however, he didn't think of anything at all, and in the end, he just lightly touched the arm of the ambulance.

-

AZ remained nearby, surveying the location where Optimus Prime last lost signal, the location where the smoke disappeared, the area where Megatron was located, and the route of the manifestation outside the judicial liaison point.

However, he made countless mistakes when entering the coordinates.

After a while, AZ suddenly put down the console and walked to her side.

He carefully reached out his hand, and when she gently and slowly took his hand, he took the initiative to put his fingers into her palm and interlock his fingers.

Then he lowered his head and gently touched the back of her hand with his head.

"You will survive."

He spoke very softly, more like a prayer than a promise.

-

BICk0 is still monitoring the final synthesis of the therapeutic agent: "The stabilizer is entering the final stage, maintaining the temperature."

Her instructions were transmitted via communication, and at first it was very smooth.

"Estimated completion time..." BICk0 paused, the remaining time was there, as was the state of the index vector.

All the data was crystal clear, leaving no room for the lies she wanted to tell.

After a long while, just when the vector was about to think she had lost communication, BICk0 suddenly said, "You're not allowed to die!!"

The calm that had been maintained for who knows how long finally crumbled.

"Are you planning to dump all the work of the judicial system on me?! Who's going to be my secretary if you die?! I finally stopped worrying about whether I'd have enough energy every day, and now you want me to worry about when the Chief Justice will be replaced?!"

Pointer vector: "..."

BICk0 burst into tears first: "No way! I won't approve!!"

The vector was almost laughing at the last sentence, and just as the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, another drop of liquid fell from the optical lens.

-

The joint channel has never been shut down, and the war outside has not stopped.

The background noise from '97 was filled with the sounds of gunfire and shattering rocks, but the overall atmosphere was eerily calm.

"If you really go back to the Fireseed first, I will take care of your funeral arrangements, and I will also keep an eye on the judicial system."

She paused for a moment, then said, "I'll come find you after I'm done with this."

Yin Xiang couldn't help but say, "Isn't your method of comforting people a bit extreme...?"

Nine-Seven chuckled softly, "So it's best if you stay alive and handle things properly, so as not to bother me."

Yin Vector really wanted to say that she was now a little afraid that 97 had taken her place before her.

-

The shockwave didn't participate in this emotional exchange that lacked practical solution efficiency; it simply resent the result.

The conclusion of death has not yet been established.

The treatment plan is still underway.

Then he continued calculating.

The sound waves left only one message: [Not yet over.]

More resources were then allocated to medical and battlefield monitoring.

He was so busy he had a headache, and his unusually pale face said:

"I haven't declared you beyond saving yet, so don't prematurely pronounce a death sentence on yourself."

Red Spider seemed prepared to say a lot, but in the end, he only managed to utter one sentence:

"You'd better not die."

After saying that, as if he was disgusted by the sweet talk, he turned around and threw a missile into the chest of the manifested being.

Deadfire said softly, "At least hold out until this battle is over."

Tongtianxiao was still on the first line of defense, wearing the Supreme God Armor and clashing head-on with the giant manifestation, while muffled loud noises kept coming from the other end of the communication line.

"Guide vector, hold on."

Alita's voice came through, probably after she'd just fired a heavy cannon shot: "We're coming right now!"

The jazz only said one sentence: "It's not over yet."

Bumblebee's anxious voice was indistinguishable in the United Channel, mixed with Cybertronian profanity through the partition.

Arcee didn't say anything, loaded the energy box and continued firing, the sounds of artillery fire and gunfire masking the choked voices.

Chong Yunxiao was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "You won't die."

The next moment, a ferocious roar echoed throughout the battlefield.

-

The Cosmic Emperor, who had been listening the whole time, finally let out a low laugh.

"How noisy."

The optical lens is closed, so I won't bother with it.

"You are so afraid of a life that is about to be extinguished."

Then, the vector said softly, "...because we care."

Unicron did not respond, and the gravitational vector had no energy left to argue with Him.

She's so scared now that she can't even tell what she's afraid of.

Death, never to see these machines again, Optimus Prime is really dead, Megatron couldn't hold on until they rescued him, the antidote was finally ready but he didn't have a chance to use it...

Too many things were mixed together, and she could feel her emotions on the verge of collapse.

Just then, the gravitational vector suddenly sensed something; a familiar metallic magnetic field signal pierced through a hidden passage at the communication point.

She managed to concentrate.

smokescreen?

A private channel lit up: [Optimus Prime is still alive.]

The vector suddenly opened the optical mirror.

The situation is dire; I need the Hammer of the Heavenly Pride.

Wait for me.

The feeling of emptiness in my brain, as if shrouded in mist, was suddenly gently dispelled.

The matter wasn't completely over yet; she wanted to do what she could.

-

The smoke screen passed through the outer wall via the phase shifter, sneaked into the relic storage room, and when it solidified, it was already standing near the Hammer of the Pride of the World.

The artifact was secured to the storage rack. Smokescreen quickly stepped forward, and just as he was about to reach out, the hammer handle suddenly moved slightly.

Smokescreen paused, and Sai Tianjiao's hammer slid a little further in his direction, but the movement was small, indicating some effort.

The metal clips on the storage rack loosened little by little.

The smokescreen reacted instantly—magnetic attraction: "Attraction vector..."

That force pulled it a little harder, and the Hammer of the Pride of the World finally slid out of its fixed position.

Smokescreen quickly rushed forward to catch it, and the magnetic field completely dissipated the moment the hammer fell into his arms.

"Go ahead." That was all she sent in the private message.

The smoke screen embraced the hammer of the prodigy, the phase shifter was activated, and the figure passed through the wall and disappeared.

-

The vector pulled back, and the pain became even more intense during the energy cycle, even though it had only moved a small part.

"What have you done now?!" The ambulance noticed immediately.

"...I did you a small favor."

"You still have the energy to help others?!"

The vector was too weak to answer, but at least there was one more thing in the brain module—the smoke screen was going to save the day.