I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

All they could do was advance individually, using sharp-edged tactics to tear a small hole in Chicago's defenses. The rest was up to the military.

And this is destined to be a tough battle.

That was the case, at least before Laura intervened.

"I already told you there's no need to bring His Highness along."

Shaking her head helplessly, Laura also gazed into the distance and said in a light tone, "Don't worry, Laura will take care of things when the time comes."

"But before that, Optimus Prime, aren't you going to have a chat with your old friends?"

After the shipborne quantum satellite captured the satellite image of Megatron and sent it to Optimus Prime, Laura looked at Optimus Prime excitedly: "If Laura makes a move, there won't be another chance."

You just want to see Optimus Prime and Megatron have a love-hate relationship, right?

Bumblebee, who was following Optimus Prime, and Sam, the protagonist of the trilogy whom they met along the way, couldn't help but think to themselves as they witnessed this scene.

However, after careful consideration, Optimus Prime nodded.

"Sam, aren't you going to Chicago to rescue people too? I'll try my best to keep most of the attention off you, and then Bumblebee will take you in. The rest is up to you."

Drawing his sword, Optimus Prime's eyes flashed with a dazzling blue light: "Next, it's up to Megatron and me."

In the final battle against his old nemesis and former comrade-in-arms, Optimus Prime's attitude made Laura feel quite excited, almost to the point of exclaiming "Yay! Yay!"

"So, Optimus Prime, you charged in from outside the lines yourself..."

Dressed in ship uniform, Laura created a spatial vortex in front of everyone: "Should I just send you there directly?"

"I must personally break through the defenses to draw the Decepticons' attention as much as possible."

As the steel mask covered him, Optimus Prime's resolute voice reached the ears of the other Autobots: "Your Highness, please escort Bumblebee and the others inside."

"Who is she?"

Laura, who could open portals and make Optimus Prime address her as "Your Highness," caught Sam's attention, making him take a few more glances at her.

"Leader, ancient traveler, hope..."

The snippets of words from the radio broadcast came out of Bumblebee's mouth, and the illogical statements made Sam helplessly cover his face.

Damn, they should just give Bumblebee a Google Translate.

"Then, for Cybertron."

Transforming into a gleaming truck, carrying a container loaded with all its weapons, Optimus Prime fearlessly charged towards Chicago: "Autobots, attack!"

Once everyone had passed through Laura's spatial vortex, Laura finally had time to check on Optimus Prime. Upon discovering someone attempting to breach the barrier, the Decepticons' individual flying vehicles unleashed a barrage of ammunition at Optimus Prime.

However, perhaps because the Decepticon soldiers were all ragtag troops, dozens of shots were fired but not a single hit, showcasing the master of vehicle outlines to the fullest extent.

For a moment, Laura even suspected that the person on the other side was an undercover agent planted by the Autobots.

However, looking at the scorched marks left by the shells hitting the ground, Laura became more and more excited about Cybertron's technology: "The Decepticons have quite a few good things on their hands, aren't they, loaded with high-temperature ionized ballistic weapons?"

In their previous conversation, Laura wasn't entirely ignorant about Cybertron's technological level. But at least, this weapon didn't seem to have appeared during the Civil War.

Over the past few thousand years, Megatron's forces have still had talented individuals continuously developing new weapons.

"Is it a shock wave?"

Almost instinctively, Laura thought of Megatron's chief technology officer. In both movies and animations, the muffled Shockwave was always portrayed as a mad scientist.

Thinking about this, Laura was also speechless: the Decepticons really do have a lot of talented people.

In terms of cunning, Soundwave is the most formidable, transforming into Skynet to see through everything; in terms of scientific research, Shockwave single-handedly carries the burden, always managing to come up with something new; and in terms of cowardice, Starscream is unparalleled, probably the only Decepticon who has betrayed Megatron so many times and is still alive.

And what about the Autobots...?

Aside from the halo of justice and Optimus Prime, there's probably not much to see. No wonder they've ended up in such a sorry state. Even Sentinel Prime, the former leader, thinks the Autobots have little hope and a bleak future, and is preparing to lead a rebellion.

If Laura hadn't intervened, Optimus Prime would probably have felt something like this after learning about Sentinel Prime's defection.

We were ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?

If you replace her with Laura, she'll rebel at any moment.

55. Why are the Decepticons so unwilling to admit defeat?

Joking aside, while the Decepticons' aesthetics might not suit Laura's taste, she genuinely admires Shockwave on a scientific level.

After all, Shockwave is the kind of Decepticon who can develop large-scale creatures like the Drill Beast.

In Laura's view, Shockwave's research capabilities were second only to Sentinel Prime. It was indeed a pity that such a talented person died so easily at Optimus Prime's hands.

Furthermore, with Shockwave and Drillmon blocking the way, it would be significantly more difficult for Optimus Prime to cause trouble for Megatron. Within the city, Drillmon can exert even greater combat capabilities.

As Laura watched Optimus Prime being chased by the Drill Beast and Shockwave via a satellite launched from the ship, an idea quietly formed in her mind.

"Optimus Prime, mind your own business and go find Megatron."

Laura retracted most of her gun-firing equipment, wearing only propulsion boots and auxiliary floating wings that resembled light wings on her back, and landed between Optimus Prime and the Drill Beast with one hand gripping her ship-slaying sword.

"Let Laura have a go at this big bug."

Although he didn't know that the Drill Beast had caught Laura's attention, Optimus Prime didn't dwell on it too much, transformed back into a truck, and drove towards Megatron's direction.

Inside the Drill Beast, Shockwave saw Optimus Prime leave and emerged from his mount, simultaneously urging the Drill Beast beneath him to catch up with Optimus Prime.

As for Laura in front of them, she was completely ignored.

"Hmm~ I've been ignored."

A hash symbol appeared on her forehead as Laura turned the propulsion system to maximum power to meet the charging drilling beast.

The wedge-shaped ship boots emitted thin streams of ions, but the immense power generated instantly transported Laura to the front of the drilling beast.

Flying down beneath the Drilling Beast, Laura looked up at its ferocious appearance with some displeasure, then deactivated the high-wave vibration of her ship-slaying sword and slammed the blade into the beast's mouth.

In terms of strength, ten drilling beasts are no match for Laura, a ship girl from the Dawn.

With a large number of metal parts shattering, the unsuspecting drilling beast was directly knocked to the ground by Laura, and even the shockwave that was half exposed was sent flying dozens of meters away.

"Now, let's take this seriously."

A smile returned to her face as Laura dragged her ship-slaying sword towards the Drill Beast and Shockwave with one hand, the blade sliding across the ground and sparks flying.

The intense battles she had never experienced in Pacific Rim and the Marvel universe seemed to awaken something extraordinary within Laura.

The clash of metal, the pure contest of strength, and the metallic echoes in Laura's ears as she swung her sword all filled her with an irrepressible excitement.

"Otherwise, I'll kill you all~"

"You are not human."

The silicon-based computer frantically processed the data. Shockwave, who hadn't suffered much damage, stood up, loaded the heavy cannon that was almost half the size of his body, and said, word by word.

The drilling beast, feeling slightly dizzy from Laura's slap, shook its head and slithered back to Shockwave's side like a snake, its gaze towards Laura filled with aggression and violence.

"Well, I've struggled with this issue before too."

With her broad, ship-slaying sword slung over her shoulder, Laura fearlessly met Shockwave's crimson eye: "But when I think that ship girls are just weapons, many problems will be solved."

Arrogant ideas of the Age of Gods lead to psychological problems.

Although Laura knew very well that she was not a cold, warlike being like a weapon, at least for this moment, she could gladly accept her role as a ship girl.

"Shockwave, right? Optimus Prime is going to catch up with some old friends, so could you stay here and keep Laura company for a while?"

Laura held the ship-slaying sword horizontally in front of her, its gleaming blade reflecting her increasingly excited face: "Otherwise, I'll just have to ask you to die."

Without using the ship's propulsion system, the ship's boots stomped on the ground, creating a spiderweb-like crater where Laura had been standing, and she charged toward the direction of the shockwave.

Seeing that Laura attacked without saying another word, the Drill Beast lunged forward with its spiral grappling hook.

At the same time, Shockwave also raised his right-hand heavy cannon and fired a shot at Laura.

"It's useless, it's useless!"

Laura cleaved the shell in two along its central axis with a backhand motion, ignoring the heat and smoke after the explosion, displaying a completely different side of herself.

Although traces of royal etiquette can still be faintly seen, this kind of warfare tactic can only be described as insane...

Belfast didn't know whether to feel relieved or helpless.

A small figure burst out of the smoke, and without a second thought, Laura charged straight into the Drilling Beast's body. The ship's rigging withstood pressure from all sides, its blades carving a path, creating a large hole in the Drilling Beast's interior.

"Whoosh!"

Whether it was a scream, a wail, or anger born of pain, the drilling beast emitted a sound powerful enough to bankrupt an ordinary person.

Centered on the drilling beast, buildings within a hundred meters around it experienced a series of crisp, shattering sounds as glass broke. Tiny shards of glass rained down from the sky, continuously landing on the ground.

A black liquid, possibly engine oil or lubricant, dripped from the massive wound, and the drilling beast lay on the ground struggling in agony.

The shockwave remained silent, only continuing to unleash its remaining shells on Laura. Initially, Laura was somewhat interested in slashing a few times to watch the fireworks, but later she simply stopped resisting and just took the hits head-on.

Anyway, with that small caliber, it can't penetrate my vibranium armor without activating the dim light shield.

Looking at her clothes, which weren't even very dusty, Laura nodded in satisfaction. At least, Noah's ship girls weren't the type whose defense increased with less clothing.

This ship girl is wearing pretty thick clothes, isn't she?

Unfortunately, the combined power of Shockwave and Drill Beast was not enough for Laura. Even with most of her auxiliary ship equipment disabled, they were still no match for her.

"Well, at least it was a rare occasion for them to be active."

The ship-slaying sword vanished in her hand as it turned into specks of light. Laura floated in front of Shockwave and looked down at him, saying, "So, Shockwave, do you choose to lay down your weapon and surrender?"

Lola shook her little fist, maintaining her smiling and kind expression, and said the chilling line: "Or should I have Lola dismantle you and take you back?"

Shockwave remained silent, staring directly at Laura with his single eye, before lowering the heavy cannon, now out of ammunition.

Meanwhile, the severely damaged drilling beast had already gotten up and silently appeared behind Laura, opening its mouth, which was almost completely devoid of teeth.

Laura couldn't help but sigh in response to the shockwave.

"Sigh, why are the Decepticons so unwilling to admit defeat?"

Without turning its head, it deployed its ship rigging and launched a ship spirit version of the Erosion Torpedo toward Laura's rear, taking down the Drill Beast.

Aba aba aba... It seems like getting caught off guard and successfully ambushed by the drilling beast at the end could be a dungeon entry...

Do any of you have this thought?