Lannos, seeing the army arrive, quickly jogged over to them.
Someone, seeing Lannos covered in soot, with singed hair and eyebrows, looking like he'd just escaped a fire, was shocked.
"There's a survivor!"
They recognized the military uniform on Lannos and were overjoyed, immediately welcoming him.
Someone else ran to find the general who was communicating with the White House.
"What?"
The general was also pleasantly surprised, and said to the person on the other end of the communicator: "Wait a moment, I've found a survivor here."
He kept his communicator open and approached Lannos, asking urgently, "Soldier, what's your name, and what exactly happened here?"
"Sir, I'm Lannos. I'm the captain of a special operations team from the army, recently assigned to Sector 7."
Lannos quickly introduced himself, then said, "Aliens invaded Sector 7 base. They call themselves the Decepticons and the Autobots... The Decepticons attacked us, and Batman, Cyborg, and the Autobots saved us."
"Decepticons, Autobots... and Batman, Cyborg."
The general was stunned. This information was largely consistent with what he had received, except for the addition of the superheroes.
On the other end of the communicator, Tom, Keller, and the President all received the news.
"NBE-ONE, and the Allspark!"
The President didn't even care if there were any other survivors, and urgently asked, "What about those two things?"
"NBE-ONE is the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron. He was killed by Cyborg!"
Lannos said, "The weapon that killed Megatron was the Allspark! The Allspark should have been destroyed in the battle too."
"What a pity!"
The general was somewhat regretful, but still asked, "What about the others? How are the others?"
"They should have left through the emergency exits. They're a few kilometers away. We bought them enough time to escape," Lannos replied.
He paused for a moment, thinking, and then said uncertainly, "Right, although the Decepticons are dead, the corpses of a few of them seem to still be under that rubble..."
"Hmm?"
The General and the politicians at the White House on the other end of the communicator all perked up, exchanging glances.
Even though they'd lost a base, some things remained.
Keller and Tom exchanged a look, wondering if this was something Batman had deliberately left behind.
If that was the case, then Batman was truly not to be underestimated.
Of course, even if Batman didn't have such minor intentions, no one would dare to look down on him.
"Dig!"
The President issued the order: "Dig into the ruins and dig out the remains of the Transformers."
"Understood."
The general, following orders, looked at the soldiers under his command and instructed, "Get people working on finding what's in the ruins. Also, send someone to the emergency exits inside the base to look for any survivors who evacuated early."
After speaking, he turned to Lannos, "Do you know the location of the emergency exits?"
"Yes, I do. I'll take them there."
Lannos nodded seriously.
"Excellent."
The general patted his shoulder, "I have faith in you."
Inside the Ark, in a distant galaxy.
The Autobots arrived in the technologically advanced space, their expressions filled with amazement as they took in their surroundings.
However, before meeting Batman, they had searched for information about him and were familiar with the recent alien attack on New York. They recognized that this was likely the weapon the aliens had planned to use during their invasion.
"It's called The Ark," Anton explained calmly, sensing the Autobots' thoughts. "We went to considerable lengths to gain control of it from its previous commander."
Optimus Prime immediately spoke up, "Batman, the Autobots will forever remember your help. You will be our eternal friend."
"Spare me the pleasantries," Anton waved his hand dismissively. "In a moment, you'll provide me with Cybertron's coordinates, and I'll send you back. As for the Allspark, Optimus Prime, I'll give you a special transmitter. You can use it to send the Allspark's rays through time and space to Cybertron, to any coordinates you choose. Theoretically, it can cover every corner of Cybertron."
Lannos paused, then said, "As we agreed, I retain permanent ownership of the Allspark, while you have only the right to use it."
"Of course."
Optimus Prime nodded.
Hearing this conversation, everyone except Bumblebee – Ironhide, Jazz, and Ratchet – were stunned.
The Allspark? Wasn't the Allspark destroyed?
"It's not that simple, I'll explain later," Bumblebee whispered.
Then, Cyborg took out a teleporter and installed it in Optimus Prime's palm.
"I'll load the Allspark into the energy output core of The Ark. Then you can use the Allspark's power whenever you need it!"
Cyborg finished speaking.
Anton looked at Optimus Prime.
"According to human terms, the planet Cybertron is in the Alpha Centauri system, orbiting Alpha Centauri A."
Optimus Prime provided the coordinates of Cybertron.
"Very well, I wish you a safe journey."
Anton paused, then added, "I'll contact you anytime if you need anything."
"You're welcome. Whatever you need, the Autobots will do their best to help you."
Optimus Prime said.
The conversation ended, and Cyborg raised his hand slightly.
Near the teleportation device, there was no need for such trouble, relying on physical contact to complete the teleportation.
The Autobots only felt their bodies lighten, sucked into the temporal portal above them, and instantly disappeared from The Ark.
At this moment, only Batman and Cyborg remained on The Ark.
The two looked at each other, Cyborg's figure fading away, while Anton removed his Batman guise, returning to his original appearance.
He exhaled, looking at the system panel and the rewards it gave.
[Defeated the Decepticons, killed Megatron, rewarded 10 million Justice Points]
[Current Justice Value Balance: 30 million]
Anton was beaming.
He'd really struck gold this time!
Not only had he obtained so much Justice Value, but he'd also gotten his hands on a treasure like the Allspark from the Decepticons.
It was worth mentioning that the Allspark could turn any machine into a mechanical life form.
But Anton didn't plan on using the Allspark to turn the Ark, or the Batmobile, or any of his other equipment into mechanical life forms.
Mechanical life forms had their own autonomy, and a certain degree of unpredictability.
Even though it could enhance his combat strength, it also put a lock on himself, adding some unforeseen risks.
In Anton's opinion, it was a losing proposition.
The reason the Autobots needed the Allspark was because Cybertron's resources were depleted after losing it. They had to flee Cybertron and search the universe for planets or methods to replenish Cybertron's resources.
Once they regained the Allspark, the depleted resources of Cybertron could be reused.
In that case, there would be no more talk of resource depletion!
This was the truth behind the Transformers' quest to find the Allspark and rebuild Cybertron!
That's why Megatron believed that Optimus Prime's plan to use the Allspark to kill him and destroy the Allspark was a betrayal of Cybertron and the Transformers.
Furthermore, Anton's cooperation with the Autobots wasn't just about establishing an alliance; he had some other ideas.
He hoped to accelerate the technological advancement of the human world through Cybertronian technology.
In other words, establishing a "Wayne Enterprises" on Earth, involving multiple industries such as arms, biotechnology, and clean energy, was a feasible plan.
After all, Anton's connections now included not only the Autobots from Cybertron, but also Bruce Banner and Curt Connors from the underground lab, and Donatello, who was fond of technology from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… even Oscorp, with whom Anton had a good relationship, and Stark Industries, after he had invested in it.
These were all ready resources, and he wouldn't use them in vain!
Meanwhile.
Los Angeles, a seaside mansion.
Beep beep beep beep!
Tony Stark was hard at work building his big toys.
Ever since the alien attack in New York not long ago, Iron Man, who had lost face in front of the people of New York City, no, the people of the whole country, even the people of the world, felt it was necessary to strengthen the combat capabilities of his armor. At the same time, he also upgraded Jarvis's core algorithm.
For the past few days, Tony had been in his workshop, building armor.
And Stark Industries, which had been taken back from Obadiah, was completely handed over to his assistant, the current president, Pepper Potts.
Besides going to see a Superman movie, Tony hadn't left the house once.
Even Pepper Potts was surprised that Tony had gone from being a playboy to a shut-in who only knew how to study his "broken toys."
It was arguably the most astonishing change of the twenty-first century.
In a way, within the Marvel world, it was indeed as Pepper said.
This was indeed the most astonishing change of the twenty-first century! Beep beep beep! Suddenly, Jarvis popped up a notification.
"Sir, Batman has appeared again!"
Jarvis said, "I've intercepted information about Batman in communications between the military and the White House. I think you'll find it interesting."
As soon as Jarvis finished speaking, Tony dropped his tools and went to the table to operate.
"Play the audio recording you made."
Tony was quite calm.
This kind of thing was the equivalent of prying into national secrets.
But, who told them to use military satellite communications?
The experiences of these days had made Tony quite anxious and insecure. He simply had Jarvis monitor the military satellite signals and check every channel.
Of course, Jarvis wouldn't deliberately record the information, only capturing keywords and retaining the ones that interested Tony.
For example: Justice League, Batman!
"There are survivors... This is Lannos... Aliens have just invaded Sector 7 base. They call themselves Decepticons and Autobots... The ones who attacked us were the Decepticons, and the ones who saved us were Batman, Cyborg, and that group of the same kind as the Decepticons, the enemies of the Decepticons, the Autobots. They saved us."
"Decepticons, Autobots, and, Batman, Cyborg… NBE-ONE, and the Allspark… NBE-ONE is the Decepticon leader, Megatron, who was killed by Cyborg… Their bodies, it seems, are still under that rubble…"
Tony's eyes flashed as he heard these conversations, and he instructed Jarvis.
"Search for NBE-ONE, Decepticons, Autobots, Allspark… Don't leave out military databases, including the Pentagon, and… the main database of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Understood."
Jarvis responded, and a string of data appeared in front of Tony Stark.
"Decepticons, Autobots, no search results."
"Allspark… no search results at the moment."
"NBE-ONE… NBE, abbreviation: Non-Biological Extraterrestrial. At the beginning of the last century, a captain named Witwicky discovered traces of NBE-ONE in a glacier. In 1934, NBE-ONE was transferred to the United States… The data indicates that NBE-ONE is the source of modern technology. Integrated circuits, lasers, spacecraft, automobiles, and so on, are all results obtained after researching it."
Hearing Jarvis, Tony looked surprised.
Mainly because Jarvis's last sentence really shocked him.
The source of modern technology actually came from an alien.
A non-biological alien!
Put simply, wasn't it a mechanical lifeform?
Tony narrowed his eyes, many thoughts flashing through his mind. He then instructed Jarvis again: "Find the latest strange news related to machinery and intelligence, limited to within the United States."
This time, the amount of information was much stronger than simply comparing a few keywords.
Jarvis spent a full half hour comparing.
"The most relevant match found comes from the Los Angeles Police Department. It's a police body camera recording. Subject: Sam Witwicky. He reported his car was moving, standing up like a robot."
Jarvis helpfully played the recording.
It showed Sam at the Los Angeles Police Department, surrounded and questioned by officers.
"Pull up Sam Witwicky's home address and the surrounding surveillance footage. Most importantly, I want to see his car!"
Tony was increasingly intrigued.
Jarvis located Sam's information and immediately pinpointed his address, then accessed the recent recordings.
"Apologies, sir, the surveillance data near Sam has been deleted!"
Jarvis continued, "Based on footage from other street cameras, Sam appears to have been taken by a mysterious organization… Batman and Cyborg are also in the car…"
"Can we recover the security footage?" Tony asked calmly.
"Attempting now!"
Jarvis said, "Only 2% of the content can be restored, playing it back immediately."
Following that, Tony witnessed an astonishing scene.
Cyborg unleashed an energy blast, facing off against a mountain-sized robot, equipped with advanced technology and powerful weaponry.
BOOM!
The energy blast collided with the robot, a massive explosion of sparks and flames erupting on the screen.
KACHUNK, KACHUNK, KACHUNK, KACHUNK, KACHUNK!
The video was only six seconds long, followed by a two-second freeze before the next clip started.
A yellow Camaro sports car transformed into a giant robot on the street.
Standing in front of the robot was Cyborg, soaring through the air.
Crack! Crack! Crack! The image froze completely.
The second scene was even shorter, lasting less than four seconds.
Together, the two videos didn't exceed ten seconds, but they completely captured Tony's attention.
Tony didn't say anything.
However, he now fully understood what the so-called Autobots were.
At the same time, he understood why the military documents claimed that NBE-ONE was the source of modern technology.
"Autobots?"
Tony looked at the Mark VII Armor, which was only half-finished, and felt a new inspiration spark within him.
The Mark VII Armor wasn't appealing anymore!
"Jarvis, move the Mark VII Armor in front of me. Prepare the Mark VIII Armor. Let me think... That Audi R8, what do you think about turning it into armor?"
Tony Stark's eyes gleamed.
He suddenly thought, Batman had the Batmobile, so why couldn't Iron Man have his own exclusive vehicle?
"I think it's a good idea, sir."
Jarvis replied.
"Alright, break down the internal structure of the R8 for me. I'm going to start designing the Mark VIII Armor. This time, the workload is going to be much greater than before… I can't wait!"
Tony nodded. "Also, contact Rhodes for me. I need to see him about something."
Jarvis inquired, "When, sir?"
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow it is!"
After Tony said that, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck and frowned slightly, but he didn't pay it any mind.
He opened the virtual screen in front of him, eager to start drawing sketches.
What Tony didn't notice was that the blood vessels on his neck had already begun to show slight signs of darkening.
Palladium Poisoning! The plot is still advancing!
It was estimated that soon, Iron Man would face another low point in his life.
If Anton knew about this scene, he would definitely watch the show with glee.
After all, Tony Stark's personality before Avengers 1 was definitely not friendly.
Even after Avengers 1, it was because Tony experienced Iron Man 3, and saw Killian, who had been completely blackened after being insulted by him, that he began to seriously reflect on his shortcomings.
Fate is fair; Tony would eventually taste the bitter fruit he had brewed in the past.
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