Mechanical Lifeform

"Jesus Christ!"

"What in the world is this thing!"

"Rorschach, is this what you called a mechanical... lifeform? My God!"

When Howard Stark arrived at the scene and saw the Decepticon's enormous body, he felt like his entire worldview had been shattered.

He couldn't believe his eyes.

What era was this, anyway?

The concept of robots was still extremely cutting-edge!

Let alone seeing such a massive "robot" with his own eyes.

The mental impact this would have was unimaginable, even for someone like Howard Stark.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Howard Stark brought with him were even more stunned, frozen like statues.

But then he thought about how Rorschach had actually managed to kill such a giant robot, and Howard Stark's heart couldn't help but pound.

How did Rorschach do it?

This was too unbelievable!

That giant thing, an entire army might not have been able to do anything against it, right?

Before, Howard Stark, like Peggy Carter, had suspected Rorschach might be a super-soldier created using Captain America's serum, but now, Howard Stark was certain he wasn't.

Because even Captain America reborn couldn't be this powerful.

It's just that...

Where was its head?

The giant robot had its torso and a severed right arm, but why was the head missing?

Howard Stark scanned the scene. After a thorough search, he discovered the head was sitting right under Rorschach!

Rorschach was using it as a stool!

Well then.

Howard Stark didn't know what to say.

This was a robot, a product of a new era, and Rorschach was acting so casually?

He had some nerve.

"Rorschach!"

Howard Stark calmed himself down and approached Rorschach.

His mind was full of questions. "What exactly is going on? You said on the phone that this robot turned into my car. Sorry, I really don't understand what you mean."

After all, cars and robots were completely unrelated things, and it was very difficult to connect them.

"It means exactly what it says."

Rorschach stood up and brushed off his pants. "This giant mechanical lifeform you see is the Cadillac you gave me."

"Sorry Rorschach, let me get this straight. You're saying the Cadillac you just drove away was actually a robot?"

Howard Stark felt his brain struggling to keep up.

Because the whole thing sounded so illogical.

Firstly, that car had been sitting in his garage for years; it was just a car, not a robot.

Secondly, even if the Cadillac was a robot, who would be so bored as to design a robot in the shape of a car?

"Mr. Stark, come with me."

Rorschach led Howard Stark to the Decepticon's massive "corpse" and pointed to a symbol on it. "Look, what is this?"

Howard Stark took a look and, good heavens, it was indeed a Cadillac emblem!

And with Rorschach's reminder, Howard Stark realized that the robot's overall color was also red, the same color as his Cadillac!

Could it be that this robot was manufactured by Cadillac?

Was Cadillac's factory that amazing?

"Commander, I've already assessed the situation."

At that moment, several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents approached Howard Stark to report. "Witnesses at the auto repair shop said Mr. Rorschach intended to dismantle a Cadillac, and then that car suddenly transformed into a giant robot."

This account was exactly the same as Rorschach's.

Howard Stark fell silent.

Although the story sounded bizarre, everyone's account was the same, which was very telling.

Besides, Rorschach had no reason to fabricate such a full-of-holes lie to deceive him.

It would be meaningless.

Furthermore, Howard Stark himself was no ordinary person; he knew that there were indeed unknown existences in the world that defied common sense.

Therefore, although he still had some doubts, he chose to believe Rorschach's words.

"Rorschach, it seems I'll need to trouble you for some more time. Could I ask you to come to the agency? I have many questions."

Howard Stark thought for a moment and said to Rorschach with utmost seriousness.

"Of course, no problem."

Rorschach readily agreed.

He had already planned to take this opportunity to reveal some relevant intelligence to Howard Stark.

To facilitate the other party's investigation.

To put it more bluntly, to help S.H.I.E.L.D. find the AllSpark sooner.

Soon.

Howard Stark arranged for personnel to transport the massive Decepticon wreckage back to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base.

Rorschach, once again, followed Howard into Room 218.

Here, Rorschach detailed the entire incident to Howard Stark with extreme precision.

After Howard Stark meticulously recorded everything, he also discovered several points of doubt.

He stared into Rorschach's eyes and asked in a deep voice, "So Rorschach, this is the reason you insisted on having this Cadillac, isn't it?"

Before, Howard Stark had thought Rorschach was just a child, getting excited over a nice car.

But now, Howard Stark knew things were definitely not that simple.

That Cadillac had been in his possession for nearly ten years without any issues, yet it transformed on Rorschach's first day?

Such a coincidence was unheard of.

"Yes, Mr. Stark."

Rorschach didn't deny it, as it was indeed a huge logical loophole.

However, since he had already decided to come clean with Howard Stark, Rorschach had naturally prepared his explanation.

"When I was in the garage, I sensed that this car was unusual."

Rorschach said to Howard Stark with a serious expression.

"Unusual?" Howard Stark was a bit confused, "I don't understand, Rorschach, how is it unusual?"

Isn't it just an ordinary car?

"I felt a life force from it. I knew that, although it looked like a car, it was actually a lifeform."

"A lifeform? Wait a minute."

Howard Stark was even more confused, "You mean, like animals or plants, a lifeform containing life?"

"That's right, Mr. Stark. Although it's a machine, it is also a lifeform." Rorschach nodded heavily. "It might even have DNA."

Howard Stark finally realized that Rorschach had been describing the robot as a "mechanical lifeform" all along.