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Chapter 44; The Shy Arcee

"Virtual projection?"

Merlin couldn't help but glance at his Ducati parked in the workshop below. The Ducati sat quietly in its parking space, like an art piece dressed in a red dress.

His expression turned strange as he recalled the bizarre malfunctions that had occurred during the previous cleaning and modification of the locomotives.

"It can't be that much of a coincidence..." he muttered to himself, then began to examine the screen frame by frame.

In the end, he came to a conclusion: the woman riding his Ducati on a quiet street was just a virtual projection. More precisely, it was the Ducati he left at the shop when he went to Afghanistan that ran away and projected a woman to cover his tracks.

What happened that day made him think that he really was a bit of a pervert.

Looking at the surveillance footage on the computer, Merlin stroked his chin and thought for a while before continuing to watch.

Next is the battle scene below the bridge. Footage taken by the police shows a scene of utter devastation, as if ravaged by a giant creature, with blood samples resembling industrial liquid left behind.

After seeing all this, Merlin lay back on the sofa, looking up at the steel-framed ceiling and lost in thought.

Now it's confirmed: Transformers really do exist in this world.

Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"This is going to be fun..."

Instead of going down immediately, he used the R-Star subsystem to begin infiltrating the US defense system, finding Sector 7 and information about Sam.

Sure enough, the U.S. Department of Defense suffered a mysterious cyber intrusion just two days ago, but the cause has not yet been found.

[A frozen, mysterious, gigantic organic robot.]

[The Mysterious Rubik's Cube Research Project Booklet.]

[Sector Seven's Special Forces for Extraterrestrial Research.]

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"Snapped!"

After closing his notebook, Merlin went down the stairs into the workshop and walked up to his Ducati motorcycle.

He came down and didn't say anything, just stood there with his arms crossed, quietly looking at the other person.

Arcee: "…………"

The workshop was quiet, with only Merlin facing a locomotive, but an awkward atmosphere inexplicably spread.

Arcee, who was being stared at, began to feel a little flustered.

But for some reason, I also felt a sense of anticipation.

What is this human going to do? Is he going to... again?

She swore that she wasn't looking forward to the feeling of having parts manipulated, but rather to the increased performance after the modification.

Arcee's mind began to wander. Why would a human have such a strange ability, or rather, why would it only target her? Could it be the guidance of the Creator?

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"How long are you going to hide?" Just as Arcee was getting more and more off track, Merlin suddenly spoke up, startling her.

Okay, now she's really panicked.

"What does this mean? Have I been discovered? Or am I talking to someone else?" His mind was in turmoil, but on the surface he remained calm and motionless.

Seeing that Arcee was still able to remain calm, Merlin spoke again.

"I saw you on the security camera on the sidewalk next to the Manhattan power plant. That woman was just a projection."

"The battle on the bridge next to the power plant must also be related to you."

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Arcee remained motionless.

"Are you really going to wait until I check the weapons inventory before you come out?" Merlin wasn't in a hurry, but walked over slowly.

Just as his hand was about to touch the other vehicle, the motorcycle suddenly shuddered violently.

"Click! Click! Click..." A dense series of mechanical sounds blended together, and under Merlin's astonished gaze, the red Ducati motorcycle quickly transformed into a robot with a sweet and delicate face.

She is genuinely pretty and sweet, not the kind of person who seems mentally unstable.

Seeing Merlin so close, Arcee awkwardly took a few steps back, her dark blue eyes behind her light red detection glasses staring at him nervously.

"Um... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide from you. After all, you're the one who bought me." To be honest, when she was actually facing the human in front of her, she was a little at a loss.

Even the originally intended air of mystery and authoritative tone became much weaker subconsciously.

I don't know if it was because I rashly took Merlin's weapons and engine modifications for free, or because of the embarrassing incident of the headlights blaring when I first arrived.

Merlin looked at the other's slender and graceful mechanical body, which was, of course, in comparison to the Transformers he remembered.

With the motorcycle form added to the equation, he had a rough idea of ​​who the other party was.

"Who are you?" But to confirm his guess, he still asked.

"I am Arcee, from Cybertron," Arcee replied, regaining her composure.

"You had a battle at the power plant? Because of the AllSpark?"

"Yes... wait a minute, how did you know our purpose?" Arcee answered subconsciously, but quickly realized what she meant and asked in surprise.

She then realized that the other party had remained calm about her presence, showing no sign of panic at the sight of an alien.

"I've looked into all the information about you, including your conversations with Sam."

"Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide..."

"And then there's your enemy, the Decepticons, Megatron, who's from the same hometown as you."

Merlin paused for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and stared at Arcee for a while before slowly saying, "And... the location of the AllSpark!"

"What! You know the location of the Spark? Where is it?" Upon hearing this, Arcee excitedly walked up to Merlin.

God knows how long they've been waiting on Earth, but there's still no news about the AllSpark.

"Don't get excited, calm down. I only know the general location. It will take some time to pinpoint the exact location." Merlin quickly waved his hand and explained, seeing the excited Arcee.

"While I was investigating you, I also looked up information about the AllSpark. It's in the hands of the United States, but I'm not entirely sure of its exact location."

"It's already been taken by the human military." Upon hearing this, Arcee was taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

If it were taken by humans, then things would be more complicated.

Having lived in the human world for some time, she was aware of the complexities of human society.

"Are you sure?" she asked seriously.

"Of course, I can send you the data."

Afterwards, Merlin sent a segment of data to Arcee, who then confirmed it.

"Merlin, do you want to meet Optimus Prime and the others? Your information is very important." After confirming, Arcee was somewhat excited, and then asked cautiously.

(End of this chapter)