Return to Mars

After agreeing on a time for the trade with Optimus Prime, Sun Cheng and Pioneer did not linger and quickly left.

He did not know whether Sentinel Prime had already been awakened, so staying any longer would have been somewhat risky.

The Prime who was intensely hostile toward the Decepticons possessed combat strength that even Megatron feared.

During the Cybertronian Civil War, this being had single-handedly suppressed several major Decepticon leaders for a long time. Hailed by the Autobots as the strongest existence beneath the Thirteen Primes, he was clearly not someone Sun Cheng could handle yet.

As for how much Optimus Prime believed, Sun Cheng did not care.

He had never expected Optimus Prime to trust him completely. On one side was his former teacher; on the other was a Decepticon traitor.

But as long as suspicion had taken root in his heart, that was enough. At least when Sentinel Prime caused trouble later, Optimus Prime's faction would not be left completely unprepared.

Rather than returning directly to Trindade Island, Sun Cheng and Pioneer parted ways above the South Atlantic Ocean.

Pioneer, who now possessed the strength of an elite warrior, would continue guarding Trindade Island.

He already had ample experience from before, so Sun Cheng believed Pioneer was fully capable of rebuilding Trindade Island and managing and protecting the Black Market.

As for Sun Cheng himself, he returned directly to Base Two.

Even before the Black Market had been invaded, Sun Cheng had realized that Earth was no longer safe and that Base Two might have been exposed as well.

After Starscream's Replica Soldier legion invaded Trindade Island, that belief only grew firmer.

The looming sense of crisis had made Sun Cheng decide to invest more heavily in the Mars base.

He intended to make another trip to