Chapter 93: The Ancient Warrior Infected by the Virus
"What's this? A door? You'd better come take a look!"
Just as Starscream and Darts were still discussing the Dinobot team, the scout Mud noticed something unusual and called out immediately.
It seemed Starscream had been too focused on their mechanical gear to notice what lay directly ahead. Fortunately, with a sharp-eyed assistant like Mud, they wouldn't miss out on anything interesting.
"Let me scan these patterns… They look like some kind of ancient Cybertronian script or maybe a code to open a door. And that strong robotic signal I detected earlier is coming from behind this metal wall!"
Clearly, this was the spot Starscream's team had been searching for. There was definitely something important beyond that door. However, none of them could decipher ancient Cybertronian text. Would they have to force their way in?
"You're all too slow! Get out of my way! My explosive darts will handle this!"
Perhaps impatient, the mechanical pterosaur transformed back into his beast mode, flapped his wings twice, and fired two high-powered darts that struck the metal surface head-on.
BOOM!
Apparently, these mechanical dinosaurs didn't like using their heads they preferred brute force. In that sense, they were a bit like the Decepticons!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
SIZZLE! SIZZLE!
Perhaps due to years of neglect or oxidation caused by exposure to air, after the explosion, Starscream watching from the side noticed a web of cracks spreading across the metal wall, growing wider by the second.
"Now it's my turn!"
After Darts's attack, Thunder Dragon Sludge stepped up. Using his massive front legs, he pounded the fractured metal wall with tremendous force, successfully creating a hole over fifteen meters wide. The three of them, in robot form, could easily crouch and squeeze through.
Needless to say, the only way to uncover the true secrets of this underground structure was to keep moving forward.
"This hole isn't big enough let me fix that!"
Seeing his comrade's handiwork, Darts transformed into his robot form and charged forward, using his powerful arms to widen the opening. Even the massive Thunder Dragon Sludge could now pass through with ease let alone Starscream.
However, what lay beyond the wall was a vast chamber. At its center stood a huge metallic disc surrounded by eight bronze-colored statues. To be precise, they were eight ancient Transformers, frozen in their warrior forms. Over the ages, oxidation and chemical reactions had covered their bodies in a blue-green patina, making them appear like bronze statues from a distance.
"Hey, Starscream you're from Cybertron. Do your records say anything about these eight? I wonder what that Fallen guy would think if he saw this place… There's something strange about the air it smells… wrong."
Indeed, though the chamber was huge, the atmosphere wasn't clean. The System detected traces of unstable energy and even dangerous compounds. Of course, the dose wasn't enough to affect the three powerful Transformers standing there.
"Host, I sense that these eight ancient warriors contain some kind of unknown viral gene. This type of anomaly appears in the original records of Cybertron, but I have no detailed information. We should proceed with caution before awakening them."
Apparently, even the Transformer System lacked full knowledge of these eight figures perhaps because so much time had passed, or because the records concerning the Fallen had been deliberately erased. Judging by their imposing forms, they were likely Guardian Knights.
In Cybertron's early civilization, advanced laser weapons didn't yet exist. The ancestors of these Transformers lived for millions of years in the age of melee warfare. Even now, supersoldiers received similar training Optimus Prime himself was known as a master swordsman.
"What's this? Some kind of lever or maybe a switch?"
Of course, just as the Transformer System warned Starscream to be careful, the impulsive pterosaur touched something without thinking and instantly activated an unknown mechanism.
The reckless move caused the eight seemingly corroded Guardian Knights to awaken. The clearest sign of this was the surge of energy now flowing through their bodies.
"Lord Darts, what did you just do? I don't think these knights plan on having a friendly conversation with us!"
As the dust fell away, the eight giant Guardians' eyes glowed blood-red. Though this was merely an energy activation, it was obvious these warriors were anything but friendly.
"Protect…"
"Destroy… destroy all intruders… KILL!"
Starscream's instincts were right. Whatever they were protecting, these eight ancient Knights now had their sights set on the three intruders.
The closest one even raised a massive, rusted iron sword and swung down, as if to cleave Darts in half.
"Damn it! Do you even know who I am? I'm a proud member of the Autobot elite one of the Dinobots! You'd better identify yourself fast, or my weapon won't show mercy!"
Seeing the ancient Knight move against him, Darts instantly drew his laser pistol and aimed straight at the warrior's glowing red eyes ready to blast first and ask questions later.
(End of Chapter)
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