Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo fought Brawl after the Decepticon transformed from an M1 Abrams tank, while Bumblebee and Captain William Lennox’s convoy escaped toward the nearest city. Lennox then spotted the MH53 helicopter that had destroyed Sangxen Base approaching from the sky.

• Brawl transformed into a heavily armored robot and fired four missiles at Chen Mo, who dodged them and charged in.
• Chen Mo knocked Brawl’s remaining missile launcher away but found that his attacks could not penetrate Brawl’s armor.
• Bumblebee and Captain William Lennox’s convoy drove past while Chen Mo kept Brawl from stopping them.
• Lennox and the convoy caught up with Bumblebee and continued toward the nearest city.
• Lennox spotted the approaching MH53 helicopter that had destroyed Sangxen Base.

Chen Mo intercepted Blackout before it could attack the convoy, then shot the Decepticon down without destroying it. When Blackout feigned defeat and began transforming, Chen Mo prepared another missile strike.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. warned Chen Mo that Blackout was approaching the convoy in MH53 helicopter form.
• Chen Mo abandoned his attack on Brawl, flew toward Blackout, and fired a Micro Auto-tracking Missile.
• The missile destroyed Blackout's tail rotor, sending the helicopter spinning down into the wilderness.
• Captain William Lennox ordered the SUVs to speed away while Chen Mo watched Blackout's seemingly intact helicopter crash.
• Chen Mo recognized that Blackout was pretending to be defeated and fired another missile as it began transforming.

Chen Mo intercepted Blackout as the Decepticon transformed and attacked him, then used a diving strike to destroy Blackout’s rotor assembly. Blackout recovered from the blow but had lost his ability to fly and searched furiously for Chen Mo.

• Blackout transformed into robot form, but Chen Mo’s tracking missile struck his back and destroyed two rotor blades.
• Blackout fired his Energy Impact Cannon at Chen Mo, who dodged and dived toward him.
• Blackout tried to stop Chen Mo with his Gatling autocannon, but Chen Mo weaved through the barrage.
• Chen Mo kicked the rotor shaft above Blackout’s head, knocking him into a blackout and tearing away his remaining rotor assembly.
• Blackout regained consciousness, realized he could no longer fly, and angrily searched for Chen Mo.

After Chen Mo accidentally drove himself into the ground while attacking Blackout, he realized his growing power and easy victories had made him careless. Buried beneath Blackout, he reconsidered why he traveled between worlds and recalled the people whose lives he had changed.

• Blackout searched for Chen Mo but failed to notice him buried beneath his feet.
• Chen Mo realized that his strike had snapped Blackout's propeller shaft and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Chen Mo traced his mistake to growing arrogance and a loss of caution that had begun before he entered the Transformers world.
• Chen Mo considered that he had once traveled between worlds to save Chen Jingde, but his family was now safe.
• Chen Mo remembered friends and allies from the worlds he had visited and how their fates had changed through his actions.

After reflecting on his goals and his relationship with power, Chen Mo gained a clearer mind and stronger will. He escaped Blackout’s attempt to stomp him, but Blackout then unleashed a ground-hugging energy shockwave toward him.

• Chen Mo resolved to use his strength and travels between real alternate worlds to protect his friends and improve Earth.
• Chen Mo realized that power should remain a tool under his control, and his refined mental power and will improved.
• Chen Mo emerged from his contemplation with most of his body buried in the dirt and mocked his predicament.
• Blackout accidentally stepped toward Chen Mo, who escaped by activating his suit’s thrusters.
• Blackout spotted Chen Mo and fired an energy blast that created a powerful shockwave racing toward him.

Chen Mo seriously trained his evasion against Blackout’s overwhelming arsenal while keeping him occupied. As Chen Mo prepared to counterattack, Brawl arrived in tank form and charged toward the battlefield.

• Chen Mo evaded Blackout’s energy shockwave, which swept across the ground and left a broad strip of land flattened.
• Blackout unleashed his energy cannons, shoulder missiles, and Gatling cannons, forcing Chen Mo to stay airborne and evade instead of attacking.
• William Lennox urged the convoy onward, and the vehicles escaped past the edge of the battle while Chen Mo focused on his evasion training.
• Chen Mo used Gun Fu to read Blackout’s attacks, gradually dodging with greater ease as he adapted to the barrage.
• Brawl pursued Chen Mo along the highway in tank form and arrived as Chen Mo prepared to shift from defense to offense.

Chen Mo deliberately fought Blackout and Brawl together to test and improve his combat abilities, keeping the battle balanced despite falling under pressure. The fight continued until Brawl began to show the effects of Chen Mo’s attacks.

• Brawl spotted Chen Mo fighting Blackout and charged toward them at high speed.
• Chen Mo avoided Blackout’s attacks and waited for Brawl to join the fight.
• Brawl transformed into robot form and lunged at Chen Mo, but Chen Mo dodged and turned to attack him.
• Blackout and Brawl attacked Chen Mo together, forcing him to divide his attention between close-range and long-range threats.
• Chen Mo used the prolonged battle to refine his control, evasion, coordination, and analysis while deliberately keeping Blackout in the fight.
• Brawl began to suffer damage because his armor had gaps that left parts of his body exposed.

Chen Mo dismantled Brawl's armor, then tore a length of track from his shoulder and used it to disorient Blackout. He charged Blackout and destroyed the Spark in his chest, leaving Brawl damaged and the battle's outcome for him unresolved.

• Chen Mo smashed Brawl's shoulder tracks, detached his back turrets, and broke through his armor.
• Chen Mo dodged Blackout's shells, landed on Brawl's shoulder, and ripped out the remaining track.
• Chen Mo hurled the track at Blackout and made its trailing end whip around his head.
• Chen Mo charged Blackout and drove a fist through his chest, extinguishing his Spark.

Chen Mo defeated Blackout and Brawl, collected Blackout’s body, and rejoined the convoy. Meanwhile, John Keller contacted Northern Command and secured fighter support, but Megatron was close to thawing as Sector 7 evacuated NBE-1 and left the outcome to the forces heading toward the city.

• Chen Mo killed Brawl with a flying kick, then stored Blackout’s body to preserve his energy cannons and study his transformation abilities.
• Chen Mo activated his thrusters, caught up with the convoy, and returned to Bumblebee’s driver’s seat.
• Glenn Whitman transmitted John Keller’s emergency airstrike order to Northern Command, which sent an F-22 Raptor formation toward the city.
• Northern Command received the order through Morse code and launched its fighter jets.
• Simmons announced that NBE-1 was about to thaw, ordered everyone to evacuate, and said the rest was up to them.

Megatron broke free from his ice-bound prison, destroyed the restraints around him, and flew after Chen Mo’s convoy, drawn by the AllSpark. Optimus Prime and the other Autobots spotted him but followed Chen Mo’s order not to interfere, wary of the human who had already killed several Decepticons.

• Megatron awakened in the NBE-1 hangar, shattered his chains and the surrounding scaffolds, and transformed into a Space Fighter.
• Megatron detected the AllSpark’s radiation signal beneath the dam and pursued Chen Mo’s convoy.
• Ironhide urged Optimus Prime to rush in and help, but Optimus ordered the Autobots to close the distance without acting rashly.
• Optimus Prime held back because Chen Mo had ordered them not to interfere, and because they had seen him kill Bonecrusher, Brawl, and Blackout after using the fight to improve his abilities.

Megatron caught up with the convoy and attacked Bumblebee, forcing the soldiers to scatter off the highway. Chen Mo left Bumblebee to confront Megatron in his Iron Man suit as Bumblebee circled behind them.

• Optimus Prime decided to stay close to the convoy but let Chen Mo handle Megatron, trusting his strength to protect the AllSpark.
• Chen Mo spotted Megatron approaching in Space Fighter form and accelerated Bumblebee away from the military SUVs.
• Captain William Lennox ordered the four SUVs to split up and leave the highway as Megatron flew past them toward Bumblebee.
• Megatron fired an energy beam at Bumblebee, but Chen Mo dodged it, and the blast tore a crater into the road.
• Megatron transformed into a giant robot and reached for the AllSpark, but Chen Mo braked, jumped from Bumblebee, donned his Iron Man suit, and charged at him.
• Megatron attacked Chen Mo with fast steel claws and adjusted his strikes as Chen Mo dodged.

Chen Mo took the AllSpark from Bumblebee and fled as Megatron transformed into a fighter and pursued him. Bumblebee kept Captain William Lennox's team on course to reach the city and call in air support.

• Megatron attacked Bumblebee to seize the AllSpark, while Chen Mo's strikes failed to slow him.
• Captain William Lennox and his soldiers arrived and fired on Megatron, but their weapons barely damaged his armor.
• Chen Mo changed tactics and ordered Bumblebee to throw him the AllSpark, which Chen Mo caught in midair.
• Chen Mo flew away with the AllSpark, and Megatron transformed into his Space Fighter form to chase him.
• Bumblebee blocked Lennox's team from following and directed them to the city to contact the air force for support.

Chen Mo drew Megatron away from the Special Operations Team with the AllSpark, while William Lennox continued toward the city to coordinate air support. After landing, Chen Mo faced Megatron’s demand that he surrender and become his pet, then tossed his Holographic Smartphone into the air.

• Bumblebee chased after Chen Mo and Megatron, while William Lennox ordered his convoy to head for the city and guide incoming fighter jets to provide support.
• Optimus Prime and the Autobots arrived and drove off the highway after Bumblebee into the wilderness.
• Chen Mo stopped fleeing once he and Megatron were beyond the Special Operations Team’s sight, then landed in a clearing between the mountains.
• Megatron landed, demanded the AllSpark, and offered to spare Chen Mo if he became his pet.
• Chen Mo took out his Holographic Smartphone and tossed it into the air.

Chen Mo entrusted the AllSpark to J.A.R.V.I.S. and challenged Megatron, revealing that he could attack with far greater strength and precision than he had shown before. As J.A.R.V.I.S. flew away with the AllSpark, Chen Mo kept Megatron occupied and raced toward his head again.

• Chen Mo transformed the Holographic Smartphone and threw the AllSpark to it, and J.A.R.V.I.S. caught it and flew away.
• Megatron pursued the AllSpark, but Chen Mo launched himself at Megatron to stop him.
• Chen Mo dodged Megatron’s claws and punched his exposed nose, breaking off metal fragments and briefly dazing him.
• Chen Mo kicked away from Megatron’s face as J.A.R.V.I.S. carried the AllSpark farther off.
• Megatron turned to chase the AllSpark, but Chen Mo attacked again and evaded his claws as he rushed toward Megatron’s head.

Chen Mo overwhelmed Megatron in close combat, knocking out his teeth and dismantling his body while J.A.R.V.I.S. carried the AllSpark away. Once Chen Mo mastered Megatron’s attack patterns, the fight stopped challenging him, and Megatron remained unable to escape or fight back.

• Chen Mo smashed Megatron’s mouth and knocked out one of his steel teeth, then turned his attention toward further attacks while J.A.R.V.I.S. flew off with the AllSpark.
• Chen Mo repeatedly dodged Megatron’s claws and struck his mouth, knocking out the rest of his teeth as they scattered across the ground.
• Chen Mo attacked the weak points between Megatron’s armor, destroyed his thrusters when he tried to flee, and began dismantling him.
• Chen Mo adapted to Megatron’s attack patterns until dodging became easy, leaving Megatron trapped and unable to land a hit or escape.

Chen Mo ended his fight with Megatron by piercing his Spark with the King's Sword, then melted through the armor on Megatron’s chest with the Cluster Cannon. Megatron’s body fell lifeless as Chen Mo demonstrated the power of his upgraded Arc Reactor.

• Chen Mo concluded that Megatron’s strength and weapons could not threaten his speed and agility, and decided to end the fight.
• Chen Mo drew the King's Sword and charged at the armor covering Megatron’s Spark.
• Megatron sensed the danger, but Chen Mo pierced his chest and destroyed his Spark.
• Megatron lost power, roared in protest, and collapsed lifelessly as Chen Mo withdrew the sword.
• Chen Mo fired the Cluster Cannon at Megatron’s chest, melting through the armor before the body hit the ground.

Chen Mo killed Megatron and reclaimed the AllSpark while the Autobots watched. Impressed by Chen Mo’s overwhelming strength, Optimus Prime and the others accepted his authority, and Optimus stored the AllSpark in his chest for Chen Mo.

• Chen Mo melted through Megatron’s chest with the Cluster Cannon, killing him.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. returned with the AllSpark, which Chen Mo took before noticing the Autobots watching from a nearby hillside.
• Optimus Prime and the Autobots, awed by Chen Mo’s defeat of Megatron, decided to remain on Earth under S.H.I.E.L.D.’s supervision and Chen Mo’s protection.
• Optimus Prime led the Autobots to Chen Mo, who tossed him the AllSpark and told him to hold onto it.
• Optimus Prime placed the AllSpark in his chest, understanding that Chen Mo intended to claim it for himself.

Chen Mo claimed the AllSpark and entrusted it to Optimus Prime, who agreed to have the Autobots remain on Earth under Chen Mo’s protection. Chen Mo flew back to Sector 7 with Bumblebee while the Autobots hid in the city and Captain William Lennox’s team returned toward Megatron’s battlefield.

• Chen Mo kept the AllSpark out of his space and handed it to Optimus Prime, who accepted Chen Mo’s offer to protect and manage the Autobots.
• Chen Mo ordered Bumblebee to accompany him to Sector 7 and told the other Autobots to stay hidden and await his orders.
• Optimus Prime and the other Autobots transformed and drove toward the city, while Bumblebee pursued Chen Mo.
• F-22 Raptors and Black Hawk helicopters searched the area and found Megatron’s corpse in the mountains.
• Captain William Lennox saw the Autobots’ convoy but chose not to pursue it, then continued toward the incident site with his team.
• Chen Mo arrived at Hoover Dam and entered Sector 7’s archives room.

Chen Mo returned to Sector 7 and told John Keller and the others that he had destroyed the AllSpark by placing it in Megatron’s chest, killing them both. A message from Northern Command confirmed Megatron’s death and revealed that Chen Mo had also killed two more Decepticons, leaving the survivors stunned by his victories.

• John Keller and the others waited anxiously for news from Northern Command while Chen Mo was away with the AllSpark.
• Chen Mo entered the archives room without the AllSpark, and John Keller feared it had been taken.
• Chen Mo explained that he had placed the AllSpark in Megatron’s chest, destroying the relic and killing Megatron.
• Glenn Whitman received a message reporting Megatron’s melted corpse and the remains of two other giant robots.
• The Sector 7 group realized that Chen Mo had killed four Decepticons in succession, while Chen Mo reflected on how the battles had improved him and strengthened his resolve.

After Megatron and the AllSpark were destroyed, John Keller praised Chen Mo for saving Earth and tried to recruit him into the Department of Defense. Chen Mo rejected the offer, and Keller escalated his proposal by offering him the rank of major general.

• Northern Command confirmed that Megatron and the AllSpark had been destroyed, leaving John Keller and Tom Banachek to regret the loss of Sector 7's research subjects while feeling relieved Earth was safe.
• John Keller thanked Chen Mo on behalf of the American people for defeating the alien invaders and saving Earth.
• John Keller invited Chen Mo to join the Department of Defense and promised to recommend that he receive the rank of colonel.
• Chen Mo calmly refused to join any organization, surprising everyone present.
• John Keller raised his offer and addressed Chen Mo as a major general.