Forge of Solus Prime

Africa, New Iacon City.

Optimus Prime looked at the heavily damaged fortress, his expression grave.

Ironhide did not possess his level of composure and had already begun cursing loudly. "Those damned bastards! It hasn't even been that long, and they've already ruined everything we worked so hard for!"

As the commander of the New Iacon City fortress, he had poured far too much effort into its construction. Seeing the vast stretches of destruction now covering New Iacon City filled him with fury.

Ratchet patted him on the shoulder but said nothing.

Although the Decepticon Replica Soldiers who had come through the portal Sentinel Prime opened within the fortress had not actively attacked the Autobots, destruction was as instinctive to them as breathing. Smashing things and wrecking the city's facilities at will came naturally to them.

Among the Autobots were plenty with fiery tempers. With Ironhide taking the lead, curses immediately rang out everywhere.

Goldbug silently walked over to Optimus Prime's side. His body was covered in wounds.

As Optimus Prime's trusted subordinate, the former Bumblebee had seemed like a different person since being reawakened.

He spoke little, yet remained loyal to Optimus Prime and did his best to obtain every scrap of intelligence Optimus Prime wanted.

"Leader!"

He said quietly to Optimus Prime, "Frenzy and the others have already left Africa. Lightning and the others were also injured while destroying the human naval fleet, and they seem to have hidden somewhere in East Africa to recover. Following your orders, I sent out a summons to the Autobots scattered throughout Africa, but quite a number of them still have not responded!"

This intelligence was all within Optimus Prime's expectations.

Though he had learned that some Autobots had refused his summons, Optimus Prime merely fell silent for a moment before giving a