Chapter 14: As long as you're fast enough, the telekinetic barrier won't have time to defend!

A dazzling radiance burst from the peak of the pyramid, and the energy condensed to its absolute limit... Under the gaze of the numerous Decepticons, the sun-destroying energy beam was on the verge of being fired!

Then, just as the brilliance reached its zenith, a flesh-and-blood hand materialized out of thin air.

Followed by a slight pinch of the fingers... The indestructible metallic body of the Sun Harvester disintegrated like fine dust, leaving only the Matrix of Leadership to fall right into that palm!

"Who?! Who dares to ruin my plan?!"

The Fallen roared in fury. His explosive rage was so intense that even the upgraded Optimus Prime failed to suppress it; he was knocked flying, rolled over a few times on the ground, and looked at The Fallen in utter bewilderment.

One has to admit that a Prime is a Prime. Able to lead Cybertron across the universe in search of suitable stars as energy sources, even in his old age, his strength was unquestionable!

Everyone's attention focused on the top of the pyramid. Mikaela even gave up her attack on Megatron, watching this scene with a bright smile.

In the air, blue light flickered, and a massive spatial portal manifested... Then, Haoyun Potts walked through the void and slowly landed at the apex of the pyramid.

"Master!"

Mikaela's figure flashed. This time, Megatron did not block her; he allowed her to transform into light particles and fly to Haoyun's side.

"Master, you're finally here. I thought you had abandoned this place."

"How could that be? You are my precious disciple, after all."

Tweaking Mikaela's proud, upturned nose, Haoyun took another step forward, carrying his disciple onto the shoulder of Optimus Prime, right before The Fallen.

"Optimus, you've worked hard."

Haoyun thanked him in a gentle voice, and Optimus Prime nodded repeatedly. Though your resurrection didn't end up being terribly useful, your intentions were good after all.

Possessing a heart of supreme kindness is far better than anything else.

"This is my duty. Haoyun, do you need to deal with him yourself?"

After the last battle ended, Haoyun had deliberately taken some time to chat with Optimus Prime about the future of the Autobots. Their relationship was fairly good, to the point where they could essentially address each other by name.

Optimus Prime stepped heavily onto The Fallen's torso, terrified that he might teleport away once again.

"No, the one making a move this time isn't me, it's her."

Haoyun pointed at his disciple beside him, Mikaela: "After I leave in the future, protecting the Earth will depend on her. Ultimately, she has to carve out her own world; she can't rely on me for everything, can she?"

"You've done well. It's time to give the youth some space."

Optimus Prime shook his body, shedding his external armor, and voluntarily yielded the battlefield to Mikaela.

Perhaps, deep in his own heart, he harbored the same thought—that it was time to nurture a younger generation to shoulder the future of the Autobots.

............

On the ground, Mikaela's petite figure stood resolutely before The Fallen. True to her character: fierce, indomitable, and never willing to admit defeat!

The Fallen shook his head, struggling to his feet: "Little one, are you the one who intends to represent humanity in battle against me?"

By this time, the lieutenant colonel had long since dispatched a helicopter to live-stream the battle from the air, broadcasting the signal to television stations all across the globe.

"Yes," Mikaela gritted her teeth, "I represent the Earth, and I represent humanity, to eliminate you!"

"Glint-Glint Fruit—Speed-of-Light Kick!"

suffused with immense grievance, the terror of her boyfriend's death, and the collective hatred of humanity, Mikaela imbued her right leg with Busoshoku Haki and delivered a full-power kick at the speed of light!

In just a single second, Mikaela unleashed hundreds of millions of strikes, truly letting The Fallen experience the speed of light!

The Fallen's telekinesis activated instantly, protecting his entire body... Countless collision sounds rang out as the sand, rocks, and metal around The Fallen were pulverized down to atomic levels, and the desert floor visibly sank by a thick layer!

Yet, realistically speaking, Mikaela's full power failed to inflict any damage upon him whatsoever! Not even the tiniest bit!

"Little one, your attacks are far too pathetic!"

Impatiently slamming his spear down, The Fallen unleashed a massive wave of telekinesis that blew Mikaela back a hundred meters... Mikaela sprawled on the ground, pounding her fists furiously against the earth... Could it be that even with her master's help, she still couldn't defeat The Fallen?

Why is it that only a Prime can defeat a Prime? Why was Optimus Prime able to ignore The Fallen's telekinetic barrier when he attacked? She, Mikaela, refused to accept this!

"Glint-Glint Fruit—Heavenly Totsuka Sword!"

A hundred-meter-long sword formed from golden light particles took shape in Mikaela's hands. As her entire body transformed into a beam of light, Mikaela concentrated all her energy into this single strike!

"Glint-Glint Fruit—Light-Speed Slash!"

The sword was like a flash of lightning, leaving no trace... The onlookers and the people in front of their televisions only saw a streak of golden light flash past, and by the time she reappeared, the sword of light had cleaved directly onto The Fallen's head!

The viewers in front of their screens cheered—they had won! Yet, none of them noticed Mikaela's expression turning extremely grim; her attack had been blocked by the telekinetic barrier!

Sure enough, The Fallen, half-kneeling on the ground, slowly rose while gripping his spear. The golden sword on his head shattered inch by inch, dissolving back into light particles... An attack of such immense momentum had resulted in nothing more than breaking a corner of The Fallen's mask!

The world fell into absolute silence. Mikaela was simply no match for The Fallen!

"Only a Prime can kill a Prime. Little one, you are strong, but unfortunately, you are still no match for me!"

"Only a Prime can kill a Prime? What a joke!"

Just as Mikaela began to doubt whether she was too useless to even kill a Decepticon leader, Haoyun Potts' voice echoed across the field!

"Mikaela, your abilities have improved too quickly; I haven't yet taught you the true essence of speed! You must remember: among all things in the world, the unbreakable defense is pierced only by speed! As long as your speed is fast enough, you can strike him down before his telekinetic field even has time to react!"

"Pierced only by speed... before it has time to react..."

Mikaela fell into deep contemplation. Three seconds later, when she raised her head once more, her eyes were filled with a radiant light of absolute confidence!

"Master, I understand! The Fallen, take this—Light-Speed Fist!"

Before her words faded, her figure had already dispersed...

Mikaela's voice had not yet reached the rest of the world via the live broadcast when her body vanished like a phantom... And when she reappeared, she was already a hundred meters behind The Fallen... On The Fallen's head, a humanoid hole pierced straight through, revealing only the bizarrely tangled circuits within and the red molten metal trickling down the rim of the aperture!

This time, The Fallen had genuinely died at the hands of an Earthling!

"We've won!"

"Victory!"

"Long live Mikaela, the Goddess of War!"

Cheers echoed triumphantly across the entirety of Egypt at that moment!

The US soldiers stationed behind makeshift defensive barriers leaped and cheered, celebrating this hard-fought victory! Meanwhile, all around the globe, people everywhere were celebrating the birth of a female God of War!