Chapter 69

The next day.

Du Xinzhen brought Zheng Xiaotian to a flat area. Here, the military had already imposed a strict cordon. In just one night, a rocket had been erected here.

The agenda for today was the expulsion. Optimus Prime and the other robots would board the spaceship and then fly into outer space. This was the leader's compromise with Megatron.

"Such a large rocket, what is this for?" Zheng Xiaotian asked suspiciously.

"To expel Optimus Prime," Du Xinzhen replied.

"Ah?" Zheng Xiaotian panicked. If Optimus Prime was to be expelled, that meant opposing Optimus Prime. At the very least, Du Xinzhen's current actions could be evaluated as such. It's over, over, over. He would have to spend the rest of his life here with the gold bars, completely defying the system, making it impossible to be sent back.

Du Xinzhen passed through several checkpoints and brought Zheng Xiaotian to Optimus Prime.

"My good friend, you've come," Optimus Prime said politely to Du Xinzhen.

"Yep, I'm here," Du Xinzhen nodded.

The two of them chatted for a while with Xiaotian. Then, the time came. Optimus Prime and the others boarded the spaceship.

"Why don't you save them?" Zheng Xiaotian asked Du Xinzhen.

"I'm not the leader, I'm not a senator, how can I save them?" Du Xinzhen shrugged.

"Are you just going to watch them be expelled?" Zheng Xiaotian pointed at the rocket. In his heart, he still held a last shred of hope that Optimus Prime's departure could still have a slight chance of turning around, even if it was just a little.

"I wish I could, but I am powerless," Du Xinzhen shrugged, his face full of helplessness.

The time for the rocket to launch arrived. The ignition below, the rocket shot up into the sky.

Zheng Xiaotian, with the assistance of his armor butler, had excellent vision. He clearly saw that the spaceship exploded. Before the explosion, Optimus Prime and the others showed no signs of awareness. Oh no, this completely extinguished his hope of returning home.

In the blink of an eye, it was night. In the sky above Chicago, several large spaceships appeared.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Shells shot out in all directions.

Boom, boom, boom.

Explosions were everywhere in the city.

This action left people completely baffled. However, Du Xinzhen had a reason to be here. His girlfriend was here, and no matter how weak his individual power was, he had to save his girlfriend.

At the same time, Zheng Xiaotian was by Du Xinzhen's side. His butler system, as the central hub, contacted Megatron.

"What's going on?" Zheng Xiaotian asked.

"Are you referring to Optimus Prime, or the city that now looks like a wasteland?" Megatron asked.

"I mean, how long do I have to stay by Du Xinzhen's side? You guys are all busy and lively, while I'm living a mundane life by Du Xinzhen's side?" Zheng Xiaotian said.

"Seemingly, Optimus Prime is dead. But, who knows if he's really dead. And, as someone who has saved the world twice, Du Xinzhen is undoubtedly a savior. So, I need you by his side. Do you understand? I can guarantee that he is safe, and you are safe, to prevent Optimus Prime's appearance without my knowledge," Megatron said.

"Alright, I get it," Zheng Xiaotian cut off the call. He thought, what a damn bastard.

"Without Optimus Prime, Megatron is now acting without restraint. Is his parents aware of this attack?" Du Xinzhen looked around, his mood not very good.

"Maybe they know, maybe they don't," Zheng Xiaotian said.

"Brother, it's only you. No one else could possibly follow me into such an alien colony area. No matter what, I still thank you," Du Xinzhen was almost grateful to Zheng Xiaotian. This is what a brother is, a brother who would risk his life. In such a life-and-death situation, brotherhood truly showed itself.

"Of course, of course, we are good brothers," Zheng Xiaotian smiled.

Zheng Xiaotian thought, if it weren't for Megatron forcing me to have no choice, then...

Zheng Xiaotian and Du Xinzhen walked down a small path.

A robot descended from the sky and flew toward the two of them.

"Damn!" Zheng Xiaotian was stunned by the robot's combat state. What was going on? Clearly, this was to kill them both. This damn Megatron, his words are like hot air. Or, he was just stalling to locate us and then kill Du Xinzhen and me to cover up?

Zheng Xiaotian realized the truth. Indeed, Megatron had wanted to get rid of Du Xinzhen for a long time. Now that Du Xinzhen was in this area, he could use various reasons to eliminate him.

Rat-tat-tat!

Bullets, like tongues of fire, swept toward Zheng Xiaotian and Du Xinzhen.

Zheng Xiaotian grabbed Du Xinzhen's collar and rolled to the side.

Puff, puff, puff. The bullets hit the dirt.

The robot turned around, aimed his gun, and continued to attack Zheng Xiaotian and Du Xinzhen.

At this moment, should he reveal his armor? Zheng Xiaotian thought.

Bang!

The robot was hit by a powerful attack, flying backward.

Bang, bang, bang. Bullets continued to rain down on the robot.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Three figures suddenly appeared behind the robot. They were also robots. They grabbed the robot's hands and head, and with a forceful pull.

Optimus Prime appeared.

"Du Xinzhen, your leaders do not know that abandoning us will not save your planet. We have returned and are formally declaring war on the Decepticons," Optimus Prime said to Du Xinzhen.

"Welcome back, great leaders. I, Du Xinzhen, will do my utmost to help you," Du Xinzhen declared.

Zheng Xiaotian thought, didn't the spaceship explode? How is he not dead? What about me now? Should I be a fence-sitter?

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