The rear hatches of two large transport planes opened, and the Autobots and humans all began parachuting down, landing roughly two kilometers from Murphy. The Autobots then carried the special forces toward Murphy's position.
Eight mindless robots were scattered around Murphy, while Murphy stood there waiting. Before long, the two sides faced off from several dozen meters apart.
Optimus Prime stepped forward, glanced at the AllSpark Cube in Murphy's hand, and asked, "Who are you?" He was not certain who Murphy really was.
"Murphy. You can call me Murphy!" Murphy still gave only his name.
"A human?" Optimus Prime had no choice but to ask again. Lennox also looked at Murphy, hoping the answer would be human. That would at least put Murphy on their side. Since he had not slaughtered humans, he was someone they could win over.
"More or less."
It was not a satisfactory answer either. Why "more or less"? Optimus Prime found it deeply troubling. "You know a great deal about us?"
"Yes. I've studied you, and I understand even more now. I still need the AllSpark Cube for the moment, so I won't hand it over yet. Once I'm done using it, I'll return it intact. How about we coexist peacefully for now?" Murphy said much more this time.
"The AllSpark Cube is extremely dangerous. Its energy is unstable, and I believe you know it can create an army of steel. That would not be a good thing for Earth," Optimus Prime voiced his concerns.
"That's true, but the steel army it creates completely lacks intelligence unless someone commands it. And the metal's strength does not change, making them easy to destroy. As long as Earth's militaries replace all their wireless communications equipment and break their dependence on networks, counterattacking will be easy. I understand