On the ground, a Western Star truck with metallic red-and-blue paint sat quietly at the edge of a sheer cliff.
This was where Wenwu had nearly fallen the first time he came looking for Ta Lo. The place had left a deep impression on him.
"Hey, boss, how long have you been here?" Supersonic called to Optimus Prime as he descended.
"Less than half an hour. I headed this way as soon as I got Lord Leon's message." Optimus Prime transformed from a truck into a robot over twenty meters tall and stood on the earth, imposing and steady.
"Whoa, that is so cool!" Katy exclaimed at the sight of Optimus Prime.
"Thank you for the compliment, ma'am."
Optimus Prime replied politely in his distinctive deep, resonant voice.
Supersonic extended his landing gear and touched down steadily in fighter-jet form.
Wenwu raised an eyebrow at Optimus Prime, then asked Tony with curiosity, "Is this Stark Industries technology too?"
"Mm..." Tony glanced at Leon. Seeing no sign that Leon intended to explain, he nodded. "You could say that. Stark Industries' technology is 250 years ahead of the rest of the world."
"Really? That's incredible," Ying Li said with heartfelt amazement beside Wenwu.
She had only been dead for a few years, yet human technology had already advanced to a level she could barely comprehend.
"Where are we? Weren't we supposed to be going to some alien planet?" Katy asked as she stepped off the plane and looked around.
"Ta Lo," Ying Li said, looking at her. She explained patiently, "Ta Lo exists in a separate dimension, completely different from the world we're in now."
"And this bamboo sea is Ta Lo's first line of defense against outsiders wandering in. Without a guide from Ta Lo, anyone who enters without knowing the