Golden Beetle (Part 2)

After carefully examining everything, Ratchet quickly nodded to Jolt, who was serving as his assistant.

Then, after exchanging a glance with Wheeljack, he turned to Optimus Prime.

"Leader, the awakening ritual can begin!"

The new body prepared for Bumblebee was completely different from his previous one.

Back then, when the Autobots' intelligence chief—Stealth—had suffered targeted retaliation from the Decepticons during a mission and his forces had nearly been wiped out, Sentinel Prime immediately ordered a new body to be designed and manufactured for Stealth. At the same time, he approved the use of Stealth's new body blueprint to cultivate a group of Autobot warriors, including Jazz, Bumblebee, and Barricade, intending to use them as the foundation for rebuilding an intelligence force loyal to himself.

However, with the Autobots at a disadvantage during the war, their supplies had grown increasingly scarce. Thus, apart from the former intelligence chief Stealth—later known as Prowl—who had reached the level of an elite warrior, every Autobot cultivated afterward using his new body as a blueprint possessed only the combat power of an advanced warrior.

Bumblebee was at the bottom of that group. Aside from being exceptionally nimble and agile, his body was extremely fragile, his strength was poor, and he lacked any heavy firepower.

If he had not received some enhancement resources after becoming Optimus Prime's adjutant, he would have been the weakest among his brothers.

Even so, Bumblebee's original strength had still been nothing remarkable.

In terms of pure combat ability, he ranked near the bottom even among advanced warriors. He could only rely on his nimble movements and alertness to trade a few moves with most advanced warriors.

But now, Bumblebee could be said to have found fortune in misfortune.

During the months he had been missing, Optimus Prime had come to deeply