Transformers: Survival of Defective Products

She scanned the entire battlefield. The blast had clearly attracted the attention of the Cosmic Emperor. More and more rock layers rose up, and the previously relatively scattered small and medium-sized manifestations seemed to have received a unified command to move closer to this place.

In that case, they also need a new strategy.

"Skyward Insight, guard the communication point. Your job is to block the large manifestation."

"Alita, you and Ultra Magnus work together. Arcee and Bumblebee will cover any gaps in mobility, and the bulkhead will help Ultra Magnus hold the line."

Several responses followed in quick succession, and while speaking, the vector began to redivide the war zones.

"Jazz, 97, clear out all small targets attempting to breach the defenses."

"Sound waves, all usable land bridge nodes are connected to the joint dispatch, prioritizing supplies and casualty transport."

"Shockwave provides remote support and synchronous analysis of the manifested entity, with all results synchronized across all channels."

The vector of vision finally landed on the side that had been knocked down: "Knocked down."

He knocked down the wire that was being disconnected by a Decepticon: "What?"

"The wounded are not divided by faction."

He paused for a moment, and right next to him was a Transformer that had just been towed back. He knocked down, looked down at the wounded, and then looked at the vector on the communication screen.

"Understood, Chief Justice."

A red spider swept overhead: "You'd better hurry up and finish! They're coming again!"

"immediately."

After a final check of the deployment, the previously compressed defensive line was stabilized once again, with the Autobots, Decepticons, Lawbringers, and humans cooperating with each other in their respective positions.

"Send me the last location where Megatron lost contact." Only then did she look at Soundwave.

The sound waves, without interruption, marked the red dot on the map and transmitted it to her.

[Subsequent signals are still subject to interference.]

She didn't answer, but transformed immediately. Her armor folded rapidly, four larger-than-usual airflow fins unfolded backward, her waist, abdomen, and leg structures contracted, and the magnetic levitation system lit up at the bottom.

The assault boat remained long and slender, like a deep purple blade that had sliced ​​along the ground.

With a sudden push from the magnetic field, the entire vehicle shot forward instantly, and the speedometer quickly exceeded her usual range.

The ground rushed past on both sides, and she glided along the ground as usual. After rushing forward for a while, she suddenly realized that the ground was getting farther and farther away from her.

Vector: "...?"

She subconsciously adjusted the magnetic field, and the guide fins deflected at the same time. The entire vehicle lifted off the ground due to inertia, and a few seconds later, she was completely off the ground.

The vector was silent for a moment: "Can I still fly now?"

Another group of manifested beings emerged ahead. She temporarily abandoned her research on this new function. The magnetic field surged forward again, and the assault boat transformed into a streak of light, passing over their heads.

A beat later, a muffled sonic boom erupted.

-

The area where Megatron last lost contact was torn to pieces by Unicron, with rocky peaks collapsing and the air filled with the aura of dark super-energy beings.

The vector deceleration mechanism returned the machine to its original form, and the toes landed on a sloping rock surface.

"Megatron?"

There was no response to the communication.

She closed the optical glasses, and the enhanced magnetic attraction spread out, allowing a large amount of information to flood into her senses simultaneously, yet without any confusion.

Gravel, manifested entities, the remains of facilities buried underground further away, and—

The gravitational vector suddenly opened its eyes and found it; it was a magnetic field outline that she knew very well.

She leaped down, making an upward motion with her left hand. The hillside suddenly trembled, and the topmost rock layer was pulled apart by magnetic force, revealing a huge rift valley below.

Deep within the rift valley, Megatron was firmly gripped by the rocks and giant hands emerging from the ground.

His fusion cannon went out, his shoulder armor was so cracked that even the sharp points were worn down, exposing a lot of wiring, but the optical mirror was still barely lit.

The vector fire jumped heavily, and before it could speak, the manifested form spotted her first.

The enormous head turned around, and the vector directly fired a shot from the right hand, striking the manifested body's shoulder. The energy of the Soul-Suppressing Spear penetrated the dark purple lines inside.

The second shot came as soon as the manifested being swung its arm.

In an instant, the manifested form's entire elbow shattered into a large pile of rubble, and some of the restraints on Megatron's body broke off as well.

The surrounding ground began to undulate again, and more than a dozen humanoid manifestations rapidly coalesced.

As he landed, his left hand simultaneously pressed against his waist, and the double-edged sword that had been hanging there was instantly drawn from its sheath.

Just as the manifested beings stood up, a blade flashed horizontally, and several heads flew off.

The other one tried to attack from the side, but before its body could even fully turn around, the magnetic force caused its battle blade to tilt, and the blade pierced through its chest.

The last few were not fully formed before they were directly crushed into dust and mud by the magnetic force of the gravitational vector.

The surroundings were finally quiet for a moment, and she walked quickly toward Megatron.

Several mud pillars were still stuck between his armor and joints. He didn't dare to pull them off forcefully, and instead used the low output of the Soul Suppressing Spear to shatter those restraints one by one.

Just as Megatron's body suddenly sank, Vector quickly reached out and caught him: "Slow down."

Megatron forced himself to stay upright, and the oppressive force emanating from Unicron truly disappeared.

Then he slowly raised his head, and the whole machine was clearly stunned.

The vector was now too close, and the brand-new machine was even more dazzling. The fine blue-green patterns and faint gold marks made her optical glasses stand out, but what was most eye-catching was her size.

Megatron was silent for several seconds: "...Pulse Vector."

"It's me." She sighed slowly, a weight lifted from her heart. "You're really resilient."

Megatron didn't answer, but suddenly reached out and put his arm around her, his hand going around her dorsal fin, and the two machines briefly embraced each other.

No one spoke, and the hug didn't last long. About a second later, Megatron let go first, and then the Graviton followed suit.

Megatron steadied himself, his gaze sweeping from her head down to her feet, before finally uttering, "You've gotten bigger."

Vector: "...This is all you've got after all that?"

Megatron's lips twitched upwards involuntarily: "It's too obvious."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go."

Both machines transformed simultaneously. Megatron's fighter jet took off first, followed closely by the new attack craft with vectoring capabilities.

Megatron asked her in a private message, "When did you learn to fly?"

Vector: "About five minutes ago."

The two figures accelerated simultaneously, rushing towards the main battlefield.

-

Outside the judicial liaison point, a new giant manifestation is forming.

Magnus was held back by the target on the other side, while Alita's Heavy Cannon was still charging.

As soon as the manifested form had its upper body, it raised its arms, ready to smash into the defense line. At that moment, the vector and Megatron returned to the sky above the battlefield.

The Soul-Suppressing Spear unfolded, the Fusion Cannon lit up, and both sides began to accumulate energy.

Suddenly, a barrage of unfamiliar heavy artillery fire swept past from the side and above.

Da da da da da da—!

Dense streams of blue-white ion projectiles slammed into the giant manifest body, causing rock strata to shatter in patches. Just as it turned its head, a second round of fire swept across its chest.

Vector: "?"

Megatron also paused for a moment.

As the vector looked at the row of rapidly rotating cannon muzzles, a word inexplicably popped into his mind.

...Ion Gatling gun?

She looked up in the direction of the fire and saw a red and blue figure rapidly descending from above.

The vector was stunned. The machine was much wider than he remembered. The shoulder armor was wider, the chest armor was thicker, the forearm and leg structures were reconstructed, and the overall height was also much greater.

The already imposing machine body has now become a rather imposing heavy silhouette.

He carried the Star Sword on his back, held an ion Gatling gun that was still spinning and dissipating heat at high speed in one hand, and grabbed a smoke screen in the other.

The smoke screen seemed to fly up in mid-air with excitement: "Vectorization!!!"

The vector optical mirror lit up immediately: "Optimus Prime?! Smokescreen!!"

The red and blue figure landed, causing the ground to tremble. Optimus Prime looked at her immediately, paused for a moment, then relaxed, a faint, relieved smile appearing on his face.

"You're alright now."

Even Yin Zong couldn't help but laugh: "You're alive too."

The smokescreen beside them was finally lowered: "I told you I could bring him back!"

"Well done."

After admiring Optimus Prime, the director couldn't help but shift his gaze back to him, noticing his broad shoulders, muscular chest, and powerful thighs...

She tried to hold back for two seconds, but finally couldn't help herself: "...You've been taking protein powder?"

Optimus Prime: "..."

Smokescreen burst into laughter.

Megatron glanced at it coldly: "It's even more cumbersome now."

Vector: "Alright, alright, stop arguing as soon as you're alive."

Smokescreen chuckled as he explained, "It's the Hammer of the Skybreaker! This is Optimus Prime version 2.0!"

"I can tell."

This wasn't a repair; the Hammer of the Pride of the World simply increased its entire size by one degree.

-

Several more manifested entities approached again, this time without anyone needing to warn them.

Optimus Prime turned around: "Autobots, follow me and fight back!"

Bumblebee immediately responded with a loud shout, and Arcee, Block, and Ultra Magnus quickly adjusted their positions.

Megatron raised the Fusion Cannon: "Decepticons, attack!"

The sound wave turned first, and Starscream clicked his tongue in mid-air before following. Shockwave's tank cannon was pointed in the direction of Megatron's fusion cannon.

The vector stood in the middle: "The Knights of Justice guard the judicial liaison point."

The wings of the Type 97 aircraft sliced ​​across the sky, heading straight for the nearest manifested entity. The secretary calmly deployed the war zone in the joint communications.

The newly formed manifestation didn't even have time to attack before it was shattered by the sword wind of the Star Sword, and the rest were then blasted through by the Fusion Cannon.

At this moment, everyone is working together with one heart and one mind.