Arc 56Escape from Cybertron

Saine helped the Decepticons escape as the Galente Federation destroyed Cybertron Planet, then became separated from them during a desperate breakout. He found refuge aboard the Huya sisters’ ship, where the Federation’s pursuit continued and Gemora remained under his influence.

  • Michael Bay gave Saine a Magic Cube, upgraded the Decepticons, and chose not to destroy BHR678 Space Station as the Galente Federation prepared to attack it and Cybertron Planet.
  • Saine urged Optimus Prime and the Decepticons to flee Cybertron Planet, but a Federation beam shattered the planet and badly injured Saine.
  • Saine reunited with Decepticons and the surviving robots, while the Magic Cube and Optimus Prime’s Exoskeleton Transplant Device rebuilt Optimus Prime’s body.
  • The robot legion fought through repeated Federation blockades, and Saine used Eternal Fire Hell Sea to burn through enemy fleets and open a path toward Alpha-007.
  • At Alpha-007, Particle Oscillation Bombs weakened Saine and many robots, and a Federation capital ship nearly killed him as spatial disruptions opened wormholes.
  • The Decepticons left through a large wormhole, while Saine used the Faceless Mask to rescue Yuli and escape through a tiny one before healing in hiding.
  • Saine found the Huya sisters’ ship, and Gemora let him aboard and concealed him from a Federation escort ship despite Kamora’s doubts about his identity.
  • Saine repaired the Faceless Mask aboard the Huya ship while influencing Gemora, and two Federation Fleets arrived to inspect the Huya formation.
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Ch. 1376Magic Cube

Saine questioned Michael Bay, who had stayed behind to protect his experiments, and agreed not to destroy the space station after the Decepticons called him father. As Michael Bay examined the Law Light Sphere and revealed his Magic Cubes, Saine demanded to take one with him.

  • Michael Bay told Saine he had stayed at the space station to preserve his life's experimental work, and Saine hesitated to destroy the knowledge stored there.
  • Michael Bay asked the Decepticons to protect the station, and the Decepticons agreed, calling him father for the first time.
  • Michael Bay led Saine and the others to the control hub, where Saine placed the Law Light Sphere into the console.
  • Michael Bay studied the Law Light Sphere and praised Wizard Civilization's achievements, while the Decepticons blocked Saine from approaching him.
  • Saine spotted two glowing cubes in a sealed container, and Michael Bay explained that his Magic Cubes had given the Decepticons and other Intelligent Robots their intelligence.
  • Saine demanded to take one of the Magic Cubes with him.

Ch. 1377Semi-Finished World-Class Secret Treasure

Saine obtained one of Dr. Michael’s semi-finished World-Class Secret Treasure Magic Cubes but failed to persuade Decepticons to give him the second. Before they left BHR678 Space Station, Michael gave Decepticons armor and an Exoskeleton Transplant Device for Optimus Prime, while asking the robots not to attack innocent Federation lifeforms.

  • Dr. Michael reluctantly handed Saine one of the two Magic Cubes, which Saine recognized as a semi-finished World-Class Secret Treasure.
  • Saine offered Decepticons up to two hundred million Magic Coins for the second cube, but Decepticons refused to give it up.
  • Saine explained that Wizard Civilization sought the Federation’s knowledge and said the intelligent robots would likely be sent to fight enemies from other planes.
  • Dr. Michael gave Decepticons a Silver-Black Half-Body Mechanical Armor and asked it not to slaughter innocent Federation lifeforms.
  • Decepticons promised not to attack Federation lower-class lifeforms unless they obstructed the robots’ pursuit of freedom.
  • Dr. Michael told Decepticons to take an Exoskeleton Transplant Device for Optimus Prime.

Ch. 1378Erase! (Bonus Chapter)

Saine and the Decepticons stripped BHR678 Space Station of its enhancement components and other research, but Saine spared Dr. Michael Bay and the scientists. After they left, the Galente Federation aimed a devastating attack at the station and Cybertron Planet, intending to erase the suspected rebels.

  • Red Spider, Predaking, and Bruticus received mechanical upgrades, and Saine realized the components had been prepared in advance for advanced Intelligent Robots.
  • Saine asked Dr. Michael to hand over the remaining robot enhancement components, and his group nearly emptied BHR678 Space Station before departing with their haul.
  • Saine chose not to destroy the station, admiring its scientists and taking the semi-finished Magic Cube with him.
  • The scientists agreed to claim that the Decepticons and other robots had stolen the station's contents, while Michael Bay found a new direction for his research into creating species.
  • The Galente Federation prepared ultra-long-range strikes against BHR678 Space Station and Cybertron Planet, intending to destroy the suspected rebel robots and their world.

Ch. 1379Doomsday Weapon

General Lambos ordered the destruction of Cybertron Planet after the Federation Military Command authorized the Doomsday Weapon, despite Dr. Black’s pleas to save the researchers and their work on BHR678 Space Station. Dr. Black was taken away, and Lambos waited for the Deep Space Drill to be ready so his fleet could resolve the crisis and join the main battlefield.

  • Dr. Black pleaded with General Lambos not to attack BHR678 Space Station because Dr. Michael, other researchers, and their academic work remained there.
  • General Lambos blamed delayed reinforcements and the Federation’s failures for his fleet’s setbacks, then ordered Dr. Black removed and the evacuated researchers transferred to Fleming 8 Planet for screening.
  • Dr. Black wept as soldiers dragged him away, saying he had doomed Dr. Michael and the others by bringing back information that led the Military Command to authorize Cybertron Planet’s destruction.
  • General Lambos declared that everyone might have to sacrifice themselves for victory, while his adjutant explained that the war’s complexity and unrest within the Federation had delayed the response.
  • General Lambos asked when the Deep Space Drill would be ready, and his adjutant said preparation would take 137 Quantum Hours and firing would take 24 Quantum Hours.

Ch. 1380Shattered to Pieces

Saine and the Intelligent Robots prepared to flee Cybertron Planet as the Galente Federation moved to intercept them. A Doomsday Weapon struck Cybertron, leaving Saine gravely wounded as the planet and BHR678 Space Station were destroyed.

  • Saine urged Optimus Prime and the Decepticons to abandon Cybertron Planet and leave for the Wizard Civilization, and Optimus Prime agreed.
  • The Decepticons told Optimus Prime that his father had left him an Exoskeleton Transplant Device, but Optimus Prime stayed behind to organize the transports.
  • General Lambers ordered his fleet to intercept the escaping Intelligent Robots while higher robots fought to protect the transports.
  • Saine saw a blazing white beam aimed at Cybertron Planet and fled toward the safe direction calculated by the Faceless Mask.
  • The beam’s shockwave injured Saine and shattered Cybertron Planet, while BHR678 Space Station was swept away.

Ch. 1381Life-Saving Potion

After a devastating superweapon strike destroyed Cybertron Planet, Saine was left gravely wounded and trapped amid the fighting between the Intelligent Robots and the Galente Federation. He released Yuli to guard him and drank a Golden Apple Potion, beginning to recover while Yuli fought off nearby Federation warships.

  • A blazing white beam pierced Cybertron Planet's core, sending the planet into collapse and driving the remaining Intelligent Robots into a desperate fight.
  • Saine, badly injured by the strike's shockwave, regrew his lost limbs but was hit again by a Federation beam.
  • Recognizing that he had lost most of his strength and could not contact the Decepticons, Saine took cover behind battleship wreckage.
  • Saine released Construct Master Yuli and ordered him to guard against nearby threats.
  • Saine drank the Golden Apple Potion and entered Shallow Meditation to absorb its restorative energy while Yuli fought Federation warships.

Ch. 1382Leading the Charge (Bonus Chapter)

After recovering with a Golden Apple Potion, Saine joined the battle and found Decepticons, Cybertron Planet’s Level-6 leader. Saine urged Decepticons to lead a breakout, and surviving Intelligent Robots began gathering behind them.

  • Saine took a Golden Apple Potion, recovered his strength, and saved his second potion for later.
  • Saine fought his way across the battlefield and met the injured Shockwave.
  • Shockwave guided Saine to Decepticons, who was battling Federation forces while grieving Cybertron Planet’s destruction and the loss of its people.
  • Saine told Decepticons to lead a breakout before more Federation fleets arrived.
  • Decepticons charged toward the agreed escape route with Saine close behind, and surviving Intelligent Robots rallied to them.

Ch. 1383Two Pieces of News

Saine and the battered Cybertronian robots reached the edge of the Cybertron Star Region after a devastating escape, only to face a fresh Galente Federation fleet. Decepticons went to intercept it while Saine headed to treat the gravely wounded Optimus Prime, hoping the Magic Cube could repair him.

  • Decepticons and the surviving robots escaped the Federation fleet, but fewer than three in ten of their original force remained.
  • Saine rested and recovered with potions while the injured robots received limited supplies from Optimus Prime’s modified transport ships.
  • The group learned that Optimus Prime had survived the devastating beam, though only its damaged head and half an arm had been recovered.
  • A second Galente Federation fleet attacked from the flank, and Decepticons chose to lead an interception force while Saine treated Optimus Prime.
  • Saine found Optimus Prime’s burned head soaking in metal solution and examined its severely damaged remains, unsure how to repair them.

Ch. 1384Reconstructing the Body

Saine used the Magic Cube and Optimus Prime’s Exoskeleton Transplant Device to reconstruct Optimus Prime’s body. After more than ten days, Optimus Prime stood again, while the returning Decepticons reported that they had driven back a Federation Fleet but needed to accelerate their escape.

  • Saine brought out the Magic Cube, and Optimus Prime summoned Supersonic to deliver his Exoskeleton Transplant Device, tools, and energy blocks.
  • Saine activated the Magic Cube above Optimus Prime, and its light revealed traces of the power of laws as his new body began forming.
  • The Magic Cube, Exoskeleton Transplant Device, mechanical components, and energy blocks constructed Optimus Prime’s body over more than ten days, which Saine recorded and analyzed.
  • The escaped robots continued along their route while the R7 Fleet Group stayed behind to eliminate stragglers in the Cybertron Star Region.
  • The Decepticons returned with heavy damage after temporarily driving back a Federation Fleet and told Optimus Prime and Saine that the robots had to accelerate.

Ch. 1385Good Person

Saine repaired the injured Intelligent Robots with the Magic Cube as the breakout fleet advanced toward the Alpha-007 Star Region, earning their trust and gratitude. When his transport ship suddenly jolted to a halt, Saine and Li Ba Tian looked outside to see what had happened.

  • Saine used the Magic Cube to restore damaged High-Level Intelligent Robots and studied ways to recharge the semi-finished World-Class Secret Treasure.
  • The breakout fleet crossed a small Star Region and traveled nearly halfway to Alpha-007, while Saine and the Decepticons anticipated a stronger Federation attack.
  • Saine repaired Li Ba Tian's damaged tracks with Magma Refined Steel and rare metal from Flame Emperors, restoring most of the Level-4 robot's strength.
  • The Intelligent Robots increasingly regarded Saine as a good person because he had freed them from their control shackles and continued helping them.
  • Saine's transport ship jolted to a halt, and he and Li Ba Tian turned toward the outside to investigate.

Ch. 1386Chaos Behind Enemy Lines (Bonus Chapter)

Saine rejected the Decepticons’ suggestion to investigate unrest in the Bokeman Star Region and kept the breakout force on course for the Alpha-007 Star Region. The unrest drew off some Federation pursuers, and Saine wondered how the war was affecting his mentor and the Ash Holy Tower.

  • Saine identified the distant unrest as occurring in the Bokeman Star Region, away from the force’s planned route.
  • Saine refused to approach the disturbance, judging it too risky and deciding to continue toward the Alpha-007 Star Region.
  • After the force left, scouting Intelligent Robots found that some Federation pursuers had diverted toward the Bokeman Star Region.
  • Saine’s party encountered lighter Federation interception forces and passed three more sites of unrest along the route.
  • Saine wondered whether his mentor had joined the war and whether the Ash Holy Tower had been affected.

Ch. 1387Forced Advance (Bonus Chapter)

Saine and the Cybertron Planet Intelligent Robots faced a Galente Federation encirclement and chose to break through the heavily fortified fleet blocking their path. Their charge began under devastating fire, and Saine’s section of the force approached the front as the robots suffered their first losses.

  • Saine assessed the Federation forces surrounding the robot legion and told the Decepticons that they had to break through the frontal blockade.
  • The Decepticons agreed to lead the charge, and the Intelligent Robots mobilized with their high-level fighters at the front and Saine in the front-middle.
  • The robot legion charged into the Federation’s dense fire, led by the Decepticons in its smaller, untransformed body.
  • Federation beams overwhelmed three Level 4 Intelligent Robots, while powerful fleet cannons and Interstellar Fortresses continued firing.
  • Saine saw Jin Tieshou and Shockwave nearby as his section prepared to enter the heaviest fighting.

Ch. 1388Ability and Luck

Saine joined Cybertron Planet’s Intelligent Robots as they charged through the Galente Federation’s concentrated fire, using magic barriers and the Faceless Mask’s data analysis to stay alive. As Jin Tieshou’s formation pushed ahead, Saine moved toward it, knowing that most of the robots’ chances of breaking through depended on luck.

  • Decepticons led the Intelligent Robots into close combat against the Galente Federation’s forces.
  • Saine cast layered magic shields over himself and nearby robot legions as he advanced.
  • Jin Tieshou led its robots in a golden curved formation that charged ahead with few losses, while Shockwave’s legion suffered heavy damage.
  • Saine edged toward Jin Tieshou’s legion to improve his chances of surviving the breakout.
  • Saine used the Faceless Mask’s analysis to judge incoming fire, while most of the robots had to rely on luck to escape.

Ch. 1389Continue

Saine fought through the Galente Federation’s encirclement alongside Jin Tieshou, destroying drones and warships as he pushed toward the breakout route. After the Federation tracked his activity and fired powerful beams at him, Saine suffered wounds but raised another shield and kept charging.

  • Saine shielded himself from the Federation’s dense energy fire while charging forward and destroyed attacking drones and two Federation warships with his magic.
  • Saine and Jin Tieshou coordinated their breakout, while Decepticons continued advancing under attack from several Federation fleets.
  • A Federation general ordered strikes on regions where the Wizard World invader’s magical traces had been detected.
  • Two energy-gathering beams pierced Saine’s weakened defenses, wounding his shoulder and abdomen.
  • Saine raised a new Magic Shield, endured the pain, and continued charging toward the designated direction.

Ch. 1390Break Through

Saine and Jin Tieshou led their forces through a deadly breakout, with Jin Tieshou slowing to protect its robots and Saine shielding them. After reaching the Decepticons’ stalled front line, Saine sent Jin Tieshou to deliver the Magic Cube and began casting Eternal Fire Hell Sea to disrupt the Federation fleets; the spell’s effects remained to be seen.

  • Saine saw Jin Tieshou slow its breakout to help damaged robots escape, then matched its pace and reinforced the legion with Magic Shields.
  • Saine and Jin Tieshou reached the front, where the Decepticons struggled against Federation fleets, interstellar fortresses, and powerful mechas.
  • Saine assessed the enemy’s crossfire and called on Jin Tieshou to deliver the recovered Magic Cube to the Decepticons.
  • Jin Tieshou took the Magic Cube toward the Decepticons while its robots formed a steel barrier around Saine.
  • Saine began casting Eternal Fire Hell Sea, a large-scale Blue Fire spell intended to throw the Federation fleets into chaos.

Ch. 1391The Might of Blue Fire (Bonus Chapter)

Saine unleashed his Eternal Fire Hell Sea across the Galente Federation fleets as the Decepticons broke through their blockade. The blue flames consumed fighters and starships, killing Captain Kuchi as the battle continued.

  • Saine's Eternal Fire Hell Sea took shape while the Decepticons, strengthened by the Magic Cube, punched a breach through the Federation blockade.
  • Saine spread blue flames across two-thirds of the Federation fleet groups, and the flames melted their ships' outer armor.
  • Captain Kuchi spotted the spreading fire and tried to evade it by sending seven unmanned aircraft ahead of his fighter.
  • The blue flames melted the drones, then engulfed Kuchi's FB Stealth Hawk Fighter and a nearby Federation starship.
  • Captain Kuchi died as the blue fire consumed his fighter.

Ch. 1392Make the Cut When It Must Be Made

Saine and Decepticons used Decomposed Blue Fire and a coordinated assault to break through the Galente Federation’s blockade, but the breach began closing as Federation reinforcements arrived. Decepticons ordered a retreat toward the Alpha-007 Star Region, leaving most of the trapped Cybertronian Robots behind, while Optimus Prime rescued two low-ranking robots before departing.

  • Saine’s Eternal Fire Hell Sea and Decepticons’ assault opened a breach in the Galente Federation’s blockade, and the two broke through.
  • Saine transformed into a Blue Fire Flame Giant and continued attacking Federation ships as he followed the escaping Intelligent Robots.
  • Saine warned Decepticons that they had to retreat toward the Alpha-007 Star Region before Federation reinforcements closed the gap.
  • Decepticons returned the exhausted Magic Cube to Saine and ordered the surviving robots to retreat, abandoning those still trapped in the encirclement.
  • Optimus Prime accepted Decepticons’ order, rescued two low-ranking Intelligent Robots, and left the battlefield as the remaining trapped robots continued fighting.

Ch. 1393Technological Upgrade

After the battle, Admiral Mario collected Saine’s Blue Fire for analysis and joined Admiral Lambos to pursue the surviving Cybertron robots to Alpha-007. Saine and Decepticons reached the star region in recovering condition, while the Magic Cube remained unusable and unexplained.

  • The Galente Federation continued destroying the robots, while Admiral Mario inspected Saine’s Blue Fire and sent a sample to Military Command for analysis.
  • Admiral Mario met Admiral Lambos, and they decided to pursue the escaped robots to Alpha-007 before they could use its wormhole.
  • Saine reached Alpha-007 after recovering to seventy percent, and Decepticons continued repairing itself.
  • Saine suspected Decepticons’ recovery was linked to its self-repair system or the depleted Magic Cube, which would need examination by Wizard Civilization experts.

Ch. 1394Secret Weapon

Saine and the Cybertron Planet robots reached Alpha-007 Star Region and planned a desperate breakout through one of its wormholes as Federation fleets pursued them. During the charge, Saine fought at the front with his Blue Fire body and Faceless Mask, but Federation Particle Oscillation Bombs struck him and nearby robots, leaving them powerless.

  • Saine explained that the group could flee through either of two large wormholes or, if necessary, scatter through smaller ones.
  • Decepticons and the other high-ranking Intelligent Robots accepted Saine's breakout plan.
  • Saine led the charge, transformed into his Blue Fire Elemental True Body, summoned Construct Master Yuli, and unleashed the Faceless Mask's power against Federation forces.
  • The Galente Federation fired Particle Oscillation Bombs at the breakout force.
  • Saine and many nearby Cybertron Planet robots suddenly lost their strength and fell.

Ch. 1395Variable

Saine and the Cybertronian Robots were overwhelmed by the Galente Federation’s Particle Oscillation Bomb, and Saine was struck down as the fleet closed in. Sudden sound-wave-like fluctuations tore apart the Federation’s formation and opened wormholes, giving Decepticons and surviving robots a chance to escape.

  • Saine fell toward the Federation’s heavily fortified Meteorite Belt while Decepticons and a few other robots remained largely unaffected by the bomb.
  • Cybertronian Robots detonated themselves to push Saine away from the Federation’s fire, but the fleet continued attacking and destroyed many robots.
  • A Federation capital ship fired through Saine’s chest, leaving him near death, while Yuli struggled to reach him and prepared to self-destruct her Silver Armor Magic Puppet.
  • Sudden power fluctuations caused explosions across the Federation fleet and opened Space Cracks and wormholes throughout the star region.
  • Decepticons realized no Wizard Civilization relief force had arrived, then led the surviving Cybertronian Robots toward the nearest wormhole.

Ch. 1396Breaking Free

Saine survived the Federation’s attack when the Faceless Mask released Master Joss’s stored sound-wave power, then escaped the battlefield through a small spatial wormhole. He hid near a dark asteroid and used his last Golden Apple Potion to recover, but still needed to identify his location and flee the pursuing fleet.

  • The Decepticons abandoned Saine after mistaking his severe chest wound and drifting position for signs that he had died.
  • The Faceless Mask unleashed Master Joss’s stored sound-wave power, damaging the Federation forces and taking partial control of Saine’s weakened body.
  • Saine used the Faceless Mask to rescue Yuli and put her in his Space Item, then slipped through a tiny spatial wormhole as the Decepticons escaped through a larger one.
  • Saine emerged in a desolate stretch of space, hid on the far side of a dark asteroid, and drank his last Golden Apple Potion to heal.
  • As his strength returned, Saine prepared to leave and determine which star region he was in before the Federation fleet could pursue him.

Ch. 1397Reunion

Saine evaded Galente Federation patrols while recovering from his wounds, then spotted a monitored fleet and flew toward it in hopes of surviving. Aboard that fleet, Gemora saw a familiar face approaching and wondered if she was imagining it.

  • Saine used stealth and aura concealment to avoid Federation patrols while the Golden Apple Potion restored his strength, though his depleted Faceless Mask left him wary of discovery.
  • After an explosion drew Federation ships away, Saine spotted an old-looking fleet escorted by Federation ships and flew toward it despite the risk.
  • Gemora watched the stars while thinking of Baus, whose true identity as Saine she had kept secret.
  • Kamora urged Gemora to train for the dangerous war ahead, but Gemora noticed a familiar face approaching and asked if she was seeing things.

Ch. 1398Cannon Fodder

Saine reached the Huya fleet while fleeing the Galente Federation, and Gemora let him aboard because she recognized him and wanted to help. A Federation Escort Ship arrived after detecting the ship’s shield fluctuation, leaving Gemora to face its warning while Saine hid.

  • Saine located the Huya sisters through the Soul Imprint he had planted in Gemora and flew to their ship while injured and pursued.
  • Gemora opened the ship’s shield and let Saine in, then agreed to help him evade the Federation; Kamora questioned his identity and story.
  • A Galente Federation Escort Ship arrived after detecting the Huya ship’s shield fluctuation, and Gemora hid Saine deeper inside the ship.
  • The Federation Escort Ship warned that alien vessels showing signs of separation or independent action would be treated as hostile targets and could be destroyed unconditionally.

Ch. 1399Taking Him In and Gratitude

Saine avoided suspicion from a Federation Escort Ship and convinced Gemora that he had been framed, while she arranged a place for him to hide aboard the Huya vessel. He settled in the ship’s lower decks, where he could repair his equipment and prepare for what came next.

  • Gemora explained the Huya ship’s malfunctioning shields to the Federation Escort Ship, which inspected the vessel and then departed without finding anything suspicious.
  • Gemora asked Saine about his past and why the Galente Federation wanted him, and he claimed a merchant named Jeremy had framed him.
  • Gemora comforted Saine and arranged a place for him among the Huya civilians in the ship’s lower decks.
  • Saine chose a nearly empty area above the Boiler Power Cabin so he could conceal his presence and repair his damaged equipment.
  • Saine felt genuine gratitude toward Gemora for taking him in, despite his intention to exploit her help.

Ch. 1400Fortune and Misfortune Are Hard to Foretell

Gemora’s father warned her to keep training as the Huya prepared for a dangerous war, while Saine worked to restore his Faceless Mask and drew Gemora closer under the influence of his Soul Magic. Before the mask could recover, Federation Fleets stopped the Huya fleet for inspection.

  • The Huya King questioned Gemora about opening the starship’s shield and warned her not to neglect the Royal Clan Cultivation Secret Method, which emphasized escape.
  • Saine worked on restoring the Faceless Mask and researching Truth Arcana while Gemora watched him with admiration, unaware of his Soul Magic influence.
  • Saine finished his work, placed a hand on Gemora’s waist, and left her too distracted to notice Kamora questioning his identity.
  • Before a month had passed, two Federation Fleets blocked the Huya fleet formation to conduct an inspection.
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