Chapter Three: First Encounter with Optimus Prime!

"We've arrived. I'll take you to meet Uncle Potts first. You stay here while I go get the glasses myself."

Sam Witwicky led Optimus Prime and the others into Potts' courtyard, knocked on Hao Yun's door, and then left on his own, leaving Mikaela behind to explain.

When Hao Yun opened the door, he was greeted by several vehicles, including a truck, and a plump woman who was smiling at him with an embarrassed expression.

"Mikaela, right? Sam's secret goddess. What brings you here to see me with the Cybertronians?"

Feigning a profound and mysterious air, Hao Yun directly called out her identity and asked about their origins.

Mikaela looked at Hao Yun in astonishment, followed by a classic mechanical sound from behind... Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, and the other Autobots immediately transformed into humanoid robots, crouching down to observe Hao Yun.

Well, since mechanical faces cannot express emotions, the only way to know they were looking was through the movement of those camera lenses.

"You are Hao Yun Potts? A warrior of the human race?"

Optimus Prime's tone was filled with disbelief. Don't ask how one could hear that through a mechanical voice; the voice of Optimus Prime from the movies still carried plenty of resonance!

"A warrior of the human race? No, I'd much rather you call me a prophet of the human race!"

Hao Yun smiled and took the initiative to reveal his title in this world: "Are you trying to find Sam to get the location of the AllSpark? Don't bother. Sector Seven of the United States transferred Megatron's body and the AllSpark a long time ago. Sam's coordinates became obsolete ages ago."

"Is what you're saying true?"

Optimus Prime asked, finding it hard to believe.

After exerting so much effort and finally managing to establish contact with Sam... right on the verge of obtaining the coordinates, he was now being told they had been moved?

How could Optimus Prime, the leader of the Cybertronians' Autobots, possibly accept this?

"Nonsense," Hao Yun rolled his eyes. "Good grief, how many years has it been since Megatron brought the AllSpark to Earth? Sixty or seventy years, and with the technological progress made over these years, they still couldn't dig up a single Megatron? Optimus Prime, you're underestimating my human race far too much!"

"Uh... apologies, I had no such intention."

Optimus Prime quickly apologized: "I wonder if the human prophet might tell me the whereabouts of the AllSpark? For the AllSpark, I am willing to pay any price!"

"No need to pay anything; I imagine you'll see it soon enough." Hao Yun couldn't be bothered to deal with Optimus Prime at the moment. An Optimus Prime who had never tasted defeat and had never fought the Decepticons was far too arrogant, and Hao Yun had no plans to cooperate with them for the time being.

"The people from Sector Seven will be here shortly. If you follow them, you will find the locations of the AllSpark and Megatron. Trust the savior you find; I am merely a prophet, not a hired muscle."

With that, Hao Yun gave Mikaela no chance to plead her case, directly slamming the door shut and leaving the arguing outside.

In the courtyard outside, Ironhide was so choked up by Hao Yun's words that he immediately bared his weapons, preparing to blast Hao Yun's house to rubble with a single shot.

Optimus Prime quickly stopped him, casting a glare in his direction: "Ironhide, don't forget, we must not harm any human without cause!"

"I was just... he was too infuriating! I only wanted to blow up the house next door to warn him!"

Grumbling with dissatisfaction, Ironhide lowered his cannon barrel. After all, he hadn't intended to blow anyone up directly; at most, he just wanted to destroy an empty building to make an example of them.

"Humans are the masters of Earth, and we are visiting guests. Besides, you should know the meaning of the word 'prophet'. Don't forget Quintessa!"

"What right does this man have to be compared to the Creators?"

Unconvinced, Ironhide stubbornly talked back.

"Just the fact that he knew we were coming, not to mention his prior gift of the pendant to Sam," Optimus Prime warned Ironhide. "We might still need to rely on this prophet to get our hands on the AllSpark. Don't offend him and cut off the last resort for Cybertron, understood?"

"Understood, Prime."

Helpless, Ironhide had no choice but to follow Optimus Prime away from Hao Yun's small courtyard, joining his companions next door.

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Over the next period, the Witwicky family home next door was naturally searched by Sector Seven. Bumblebee was discovered and captured, and along with Sam, sent away to Sector Seven's facility.

Then came the infiltration of the military base by Soundwave, the destruction of Hoover Dam, the resurrection of Megatron, Sam fleeing the dam with the AllSpark with Bumblebee's assistance, and the Autobots rushing to provide support—finally retreating all the way to Washington, D.C., to await the Decepticon forces and Autobot reinforcements!

Inside the house, prompted by Sunday, Hao Yun sat up from the sofa and let out a huge stretch.

Well, it was time to move his body a bit, otherwise, he'd start putting on weight. What would he do if Kaelia didn't want him anymore?

"Sunday, let's go, to the center of the Cybertronian battle."

"Yes, young master."

Picking up the pocket watch placed on the table, Hao Yun got into his car and drove toward downtown Washington according to Sunday's directions.

Meanwhile, in Washington, Decepticon-disguised tanks, jets, and helicopters were furiously charging in Sam's direction!

"Boom!"

Starscream, disguised as an F-22 fifth-generation fighter jet, swept across the city sky, launching two missiles directly toward Sam's position!

"Careful, take cover! Take cover!"

The human commander roared at the top of his lungs, while Ironhide and Bumblebee hoisted a food truck, attempting to block the missile impact head-on!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The two air-to-ground missiles flew forward... just as everyone braced themselves for the explosion, they discovered that the missiles hadn't detonated at all!

"Even aliens have duds?"

A U.S. soldier muttered under his breath, risking his life to poke his head out, only to stare in astonishment as a Chinese-man stood at the very front of the group, with two missiles over two meters long suspended in mid-air just three meters in front of him!

Behind the missiles, flames were actually still spewing. This was...

"An angel? A demon?!"

The commander asked instinctively, the scene before him simply defying all imagination!

"No, I am human."

Hao Yun turned back and smiled slightly. Watching the approaching Starscream, he flicked his finger... and the missiles reversed course, exploding directly upon Starscream!

"Boom!"

The moment he was hit, Starscream transformed into humanoid form, dodging the direct impact by slipping through the gap between the missiles, before transforming back into a jet and landing atop a skyscraper, standing side by side with Megatron.

"Megatron, there's something strange about the human!"

"I saw it. Pay no mind; after all, they are just humans, no matter how strong they get, there's a limit. If all else fails, we go to hand-to-hand combat!"

Megatron's Decepticon command rang out as the tank-transformed Decepticon went through a sequence of mechanical assembly. Standing nearly two meters taller than Bumblebee, the robot charged straight at Hao Yun with unstoppable momentum!

A cold smirk flashed across the corner of Hao Yun's mouth. Close combat? Taste my armor-piercing punch!

"A completely unremarkable punch!"

With a single punch thrown forward, the upper body of the tank-transformed Decepticon instantly vanished. Behind it, a faint, wispy black trail lingered! Looking far off in the direction of the punch, one could even spot a fist-shaped void punched straight through the clouds!

At this moment, even Megatron no longer dared to claim that humans were merely humans. The martial might of humanity was truly terrifying!