Shine Once More

Damn it!

Seeing Killer Star fix his gaze on him, Starscream immediately shuddered in fright. Fighting was out of the question; he was an Air Force pilot, how could he engage in close combat? It would be too beneath his dignity. Besides, the AllSpark granted him unparalleled flight speed, clearly telling him that there were other options besides fighting.

Starscream thinks they have many advantages, but the most outstanding one is their respect for the AllSpark!

"Damn it, what are you three doing?"

Seeing his three companions frightened by Russell's killings and hesitant to move forward, Starscream immediately roared, "We are fearless Decepticon! How can we show fear in front of the enemy? Charge with me and kill that traitor!"

"Yes, Lord Starscream."

Upon hearing this, the three Decepticon rallied and, led by Starscream, launched an attack. Their blood boiled... cough, hot oil flowed through the pipes and onto the fuselage. They shouted the Decepticon faith and felt themselves become much faster.

Look, even Starscream has been left behind!

Etc!

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That's not right, no matter how fast we go, we can't possibly be faster than Starscream!

The doubts in the three minds had barely formed when Russell rushed in front of them. His double-bladed spear roared through the air, severing the jetpacks on their backs in the blink of an eye. He then turned back, dislocating the arms of each of them with two slashes, and kicked them hard to the ground from high above.

Below is the Autobots' encirclement; these three Decepticon are doomed.

Russell stared intently for Starscream's figure, only to find that in just a few seconds, the creature had vanished, leaving behind only the sonic boom cloud in the sky.

"Hmph! You're pretty fast..."

Russell snorted coldly, transformed into a Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, and chased after Starscream.

The Blackbird jet-powered long-range, high-altitude, high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft was the first practical jet aircraft to successfully break the heat barrier, and none of them were ever shot down by enemy aircraft or anti-aircraft missiles in combat.

It wasn't because the Blackbird had particularly good stealth technology; quite the opposite, even with extensive stealth features, it could be tracked from hundreds of nautical miles away. This was because it was so conspicuous, generating a huge infrared signature and a deafening noise during flight.

Blackbird: Attention! Anti-aircraft missiles are set up, I'm going into hiding!

The Blackbird, a reconnaissance aircraft that openly carried out secret infiltration missions, teased all hostile countries, yet was never shot down, all thanks to its godlike high speed.

Of course, human industrial capabilities are no match for Transformers, and given the difference in core energy sources, Russell's Blackbird would only be faster.

Even so, he still couldn't catch up with Starscream. The latter truly deserves to be called the number one in Transformers with MAX survival skills. His flight speed is so fast that even the young version of Skyfire can't keep up.

Seeing that he couldn't catch up, but unwilling to give up this piece of meat that was already in his mouth, Russell immediately transformed into robot form and pressed his five fingers into the ground.

Blue Electric Arc of electricity coursed across his body as he spotted the Starscream and activated his spatial teleportation skill. While this skill was unsuitable for combat due to its long activation time, it was a divine ability for pinpointing and teleporting enemies while pursuing them.

After the buzzing sound, only a ball of Electric Arc remained in the spot, and Russell's figure disappeared.

Seeing that he had shaken off Skyfire, Starscream couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Another successful strategic retreat. He was truly outstanding.

"This isn't running away, I'm doing this for the future of the Decepticon!"

As the next leader of the Decepticon, and a great leader surpassing Megatron, Starscream felt ashamed of his actions. But he had no choice; he bore the heavy responsibility of the Decepticons' prosperity, and even if it meant living a life of ignominy, he had to survive.

"How am I supposed to explain this to Megatron? That jealous and envious guy fears that my Starscream will threaten his rule, and he certainly won't let this opportunity to eliminate me pass by." Starscream began to ponder how to explain things when he got back. Just thinking about Megatron's furious expression made him feel discouraged, and he said listlessly, "There's no way around it, I can only grovel before him again."

A man can bend and stretch!

Although Starscream didn't know the exact phrase, he understood its general meaning: it's just groveling, he could tolerate it and it would pass, since it wasn't the first time anyway.

Sizzle!

Electric Arc flashed, Russell appeared in front of Starscream, who was so startled that he couldn't turn around in time and crashed into him.

Bang!

The two retreated, and without saying a word, Starscream transformed into his robot form, firing missiles from his arm weapons that struck Russell's shield.

The enemy has the ability to Teleportation. Starscream knows that no matter how fast he runs, it's useless. He fights while retreating, his red electronic eyes scanning everywhere, and frantically sending distress signals to Megatron.

Boom! Boom! Rumble!!

Russell's location was covered in flames. Starscream's firepower was top-notch among the Decepticon, but even with his strong firepower, he couldn't break through the shield of a leader. Facing Russell, who was equipped with the Skyfire Character Card, it was basically equivalent to fighting Megatron one-on-one. It looked impressive, but in reality, he didn't even get a scratch.

Bang!

Russell swept his spear across, breaking through the line of fire, his gaze fixed on Starscream. Seeing the fear on Red Spider's face, he grinned maliciously, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs.

"Starscream, your death is nigh!"

Starscream, utterly devastated and with death looming, hardened his resolve and unleashed an unprecedented surge of courage. He lunged forward, raising his circular saw Divine Soul, his weapon, and swung it down toward Russell's neck.

With the help of his back thrusters, Starscream was incredibly fast, but Russell knew perfectly well how much power he had and where his limits were, so a counterattack was destined to be futile.

Russell slightly turned his body, raised his hand and swiftly captured Starscream's arm, gripping the chilling double-headed spear tightly in his hand, and slashed it down forward.

Whoosh!

The sword light left afterimages in mid-air, and the dazzling white ribbon was like a crescent moon. With nowhere to avoid it, Starscream made a ruthless choice to cut off her own arm and raised it in front of her.

Clang!

The sword sliced through Starscream's arm as easily as cutting tofu, the metal surface smooth, red aerospace kerosene splattering everywhere. He screamed, using the thrusters on his back to propel himself forward, knocking Russell off balance before plummeting rapidly from the sky.

With part of its body missing, Starscream lost its ability to transform, and the little courage it had mustered vanished in an instant.

"Master Megatron!!"

Starscream roared, but the sky remained calm, and Megatron did not appear.

The scene seemed familiar, but Megatron's absence was for another reason: the Fallen wouldn't allow it. Compared to the Energy Matrix, which was crucial to the survival of the race, Starscream was worthless.

Russell shook his spear, brushing off the oil from the blade, looked down at Starscream, and seeing that he was still trying to escape, he suddenly threw the spear.

A flash of cold light, followed by a hissing sound of metal piercing through, the spear struck Starscream precisely in the chest, piercing through and destroying the thrusters on his back, pinning his falling body firmly to the rocky mountain below.

Russell landed and walked towards the screaming Starscream. To prevent him from playing tricks, he fired five missiles directly, breaking through his shield.

"Lord Skyfire, I am willing to surrender and serve you as my master to defeat Megatron, so that you may become the new Decepticon leader." Seeing Russell approaching, Starscream hurriedly begged for mercy; he really didn't want to die.

"Even Megatron probably wouldn't believe such a thing." Russell spat lightly. If someone else said that, it might have some credibility, but Starscream ...

Just take it with a grain of salt; after all, even Starscream himself didn't take it seriously.

Russell raised his hand, grasped the spear, and with a clang, lifted it, pressing it against the Starscream's chest, piercing through his armor and stopping at the spark. "Remember, the glory of the Skyfire is Eternity!"

"No, don't kill me..." Death was closer than ever before, and Starscream desperately begged for mercy, "Believe me, I'm willing to swear to you with my own flame!"

"Hmph, since you put it that way, then hand over the fire to me!"

Sizzle!!

Russell slammed his arm down, and the Starscream's AllSpark extinguished with a crackling sound. His red electronic eyes dimmed, and he turned his head away, lifeless.

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Besides Starscream, he had just accidentally killed two Decepticon. The mission was about to be half completed, Russell was very worried. Why was he so powerful?

With his thrusters activated, Russell leaped into the air, preparing to return to the location of Optimus Prime's body. He glanced at the corpse on the ground, then unleashed a barrage of missiles, blasting Starscream to pieces before disappearing.

There have been instances of people being brought back to life, so Russell will not give Starscream any chance of resurrection!

At the location of the rocky hill where Optimus Prime's body lay, Decepticon ground forces rushed to the scene after Starscream's message. In addition, there were seven or eight Cybertron jet fighters, bringing the total number to over fifty.

This is an extremely terrifying force; its firepower alone is enough to annihilate a Transformers of leader level in an instant.

With their location exposed, Ironhide and the other Autobots had no choice but to retreat to the rocky hill, where they held out against the Decepticon, relying on the terrain. Everyone understood the principle that prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, and to make matters worse, the AllSpark Key was still just a handful of sand, unable to revive Optimus Prime.

Boom! Boom! Boom—

The roar of missiles tore through the sky, blasting the rocky mountain until it trembled and several sections collapsed, indicating that the position was about to be destroyed.

When Russell arrived, the Autobots were all wounded. The smallest of the three Arcee and her sister, were paralyzed and being rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Ironhide, standing nearby, fired wildly, roaring as he repelled the Decepticon charge. Judging from his bloodthirsty appearance, his ambiguous relationship with Chromia was definitely not as simple as the rumors suggested.

Whoosh!

Russell arrived at the battlefield, unleashing a cannon shot that shattered the shield of the Cybertron jet fighter, followed by a sweeping spear that knocked it to the ground. With his incredible speed, he was unstoppable in the aerial battle, relentlessly beating the Decepticon and quickly dominating the entire sky.

He didn't stop there; his red electronic eyes swept across the entire area, swooping down from above and bombarding the battlefield relentlessly.

With his arrival as their lifeline, the Autobots felt much less pressure and finally breathed a sigh of relief. They used ranged weapons to fire in short bursts at the Decepticon whose shields had been breached by Russell, gradually turning the tide against their numerical disadvantage.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Russell landed hard and unleashed a three-barreled barrage at a towering Decepticon in front of him, shattering the opponent's shield before slicing it into a metal rod with a gleaming spear.

The next second, Russell dodged the sneak attack from the side, flipped in mid-air, and pierced the attacker's chest with his spear, while a missile was launched close to his face.

Boom!!!

The shield vanished instantly, Russell swung his spear, lifting the unfortunate fellow into the air. The poor fellow was then torn to shreds by his comrades' firepower.

At that moment, an exciting cheer suddenly erupted from the Autobots camp. Russell looked up and saw a huge figure, over 10 meters tall, slowly standing up.

The red and blue paint job, the black outer armor, and the engines covering the shoulders look just like two powerful cannons.

Optimus Prime has been resurrected and received a gift from Skyfire!

Russell remained silent, a hint of sadness in his voice, and said, "The brilliance of the Skyfire is Eternity; let me help you shine one more time!"