CHAPTER 434: CHAPTER 434: FANATIC FANS

Ethan drained all the energy stored in the Arcane Spring, ensuring the ice layer on Megatron was thick and solid enough that he would not suddenly awaken in sub-zero temperatures. Even in temperatures above freezing, melting these magic-infused ice layers would not be possible in just a few hours unless the weather was extremely severe.

The problem that had caused John Keller immense headaches was so simple for Ethan to solve, which gave Senator Kevin Smith a more direct understanding of Ethan’s power. It was somewhat terrifyingly strong, wasn’t it?

He was not the type of politician who only focused on political struggles and knew nothing else. He had been sent as a representative of Congress and the President because he possessed considerable knowledge and training. He instantly analyzed that if Ethan’s previous move had been directed at people or cities...

The human body simply could not withstand such low temperatures. This meant that with Ethan’s casual move, sending any number of troops would be futile. Not just soldiers, but in such extreme low-temperature environments, current weapons and equipment would also become useless.

In other words, Ethan alone could wipe out a well-equipped elite force with a wave of his hand, and this was clearly not his limit.

The temperature in the secret base was already very low, and due to Ethan’s action, it was even lower than usual. However, sweat appeared on Kevin Smith’s forehead. He was now probably grateful that Congress and the President had not chosen an aggressive action plan when they received the report.

In fact, it was not just Senator Smith who was startled. Everyone present was, including a group of special forces team members who had just been transferred. They were survivors from the US military base that was initially attacked by the Decepticons. They had experience fighting Transformers, which was why they had been transferred here this time.

"What the hell is happening to this world? First alien robots, then mages? This is definitely not the world I’m familiar with."

When Ethan cast his spell, the mysterious symbols and magic circles surrounding him immediately made people think he was a mage. No one considered the possibility of superpowers.

Moreover, this time he had deliberately taken out a staff to cast the spell. Aside from his somewhat jarring attire, he was a genuine mage.

Before coming, they had already read the basic report and knew that Sam and Mikaela were just ordinary Earthlings who had somehow gotten involved with these aliens, so they did not need to pay too much attention to them.

As for the other one...

"Why are you all looking at me?"

Suddenly attracting the attention of a group of soldiers, Tony could not continue to quietly hide in the corner. In fact, he had been secretly scanning the various equipment here, and the data he obtained made him curl his lip. The technological level of this world was too ordinary. There was no technology here that impressed him, except for Megatron himself.

As for the Allspark that Ethan had mentioned earlier, he had already detected a high-energy reaction, but he was not in a hurry to go over. Unexpectedly, at that moment, a group of soldiers suddenly focused their attention on him.

"Tony... Stark?"

A black soldier smiled and approached, seemingly trying to strike up a conversation.

"Can you do magic too?"

"A little."

Tony’s progress in magic was very fast. Although he could not freeze a Transformer as large as Megatron with a casual wave like Ethan, it was not difficult for him to conjure a few fireballs or ice arrows with a flick of his hand, especially when he could use the energy from his Arc Reactor to cast spells. He could instantly draw and mobilize a large amount of energy to unleash powerful spells, which was currently his trump card.

"But isn’t Tony Stark a technological genius who relies on science?"

Only then did Tony realize that this guy was also joking with him about "Iron Man".

"Haha, very funny. So, do you think I look very much like Iron Man now?"

The nanotech suit quickly assembled, taking only a few seconds for Tony to transform into a metal man. The arrogant gold and red color scheme did not look out of place in this slightly gloomy base. In fact, the cold environment made the whole suit exude a chilling aura.

"Holy shit!"

The black soldier was startled by Tony’s sudden transformation and immediately stepped back a few paces, putting distance between himself and Tony. However, the other party did not lunge forward, which made him slightly relieved.

Especially when Tony immediately retracted the head armor and smiled, spreading his hands. "How’s that?"

"Oh my god!"

The commotion in the corner also attracted the attention of others. John Keller was still coordinating the personnel in the base to load Megatron and was not aware of what was happening in the corner.

Meanwhile, Smith, who had been observing the surroundings and had designated Ethan and Tony, who looked like humans but were aliens, as key surveillance targets, watched the two closely.

So he clearly saw the entire process and noticed how Tony’s suit assembled itself.

"Is that also a magic-like ability?"

Present were not only military personnel and Pentagon politicians but also technical advisors. They followed discreetly behind everyone, never speaking unless necessary, and only in this situation did they whisper a reminder. "It looks like nanotechnology, and quite mature nanotechnology at that."

Nanotechnology was not some unknown secret technology. Even ordinary people knew about it.

But truly applicable nanotechnology had not yet appeared, at least not in this world.

Smith quickly realized what this meant.

Not only were their life forms far superior to humans, possessing power comparable to gods, but they were also far ahead of Earth in terms of scientific technology.

This seemed normal. Since they claimed to be a civilization capable of venturing into the universe, it would be strange if the technology they possessed was inferior to Earth’s.

Ethan noticed the senator and his advisor whispering to each other. He was very happy to see Tony show off a little. The stronger the abilities they displayed, the less likely the other party would dare to act against them, and they would eventually have to sit down and negotiate properly.

Robert Epps was that black soldier. He cautiously approached Tony and then reached out to touch the Iron Man suit on Tony.

It was cold to the touch, with the texture of metal.

"Wow! What is this? Is it magic too?"

"No, this is nanotechnology."

Tony retracted the nanotech suit again. This time, everyone clearly saw the entire Iron Man suit flow over his body like liquid, finally disappearing under his clothes and into his left wrist, becoming a wristwatch.

No one could see what was happening under his clothes, and no one dared to go over and strip Tony’s clothes off for a closer look, but everyone could see the wristwatch on his left wrist. No matter how they looked at it, it seemed to be just an ordinary watch.

"Tony Stark, right?"

"Uh-huh! I am Tony Stark!"

Tony felt he had proven his identity well, but Epps’s next sentence almost made him furious.

"So, aliens like reading comics too..."

Rolling his eyes, Tony gave up. He felt that nothing he said could change these guys’ preconceived notions. In their eyes, he was probably now a weird alien freak who really liked Iron Man and, thanks to mastering high technology, could perfectly play the role of the comic book character Iron Man.

After this delay, Megatron had been loaded into a special container. Optimus Prime looked at the ice sculpture of Megatron, then firmly transformed into a heavy-duty truck cab.

During this time, he had engaged in various probes and exchanges with the Secretary of Defense and had confirmed that it was impossible for humans to give up the Allspark. The possibility of the Transformers directly taking back the Allspark was not high.

However, the other party had not completely shut down the possibility, suggesting that everything could still be discussed.

Optimus Prime naturally would not think in a negative direction. He felt that since both sides could communicate further, they would definitely be able to understand each other in the future.

At least they had secured the opportunity to jointly safeguard the Allspark with humans. The Allspark was, after all, something of the Transformers. Humans currently needed to win over the Autobots, so it was impossible and inconvenient to outright refuse the Autobots access to the Allspark. Therefore, they proposed the method of "joint safeguarding", giving the Autobots a chance to access the Allspark.

This barely opened a door, giving the Autobots a glimmer of hope and thus a basis for continued cooperation.

The convoy carrying Megatron set off from the Hoover Dam. This time, Tony and Ethan did not ride in any Transformer. They rode with the Secretary of Defense and the Senator in a command vehicle further back in the convoy.

Front-line command was entirely handed over to Major William Lennox, who had experience engaging with Decepticon Transformers. At the same time, after the convoy departed, they began to deliberately "leak" that the item being transported was Megatron.

As for whether the Decepticons would fall for it, the Decepticons were almost going crazy trying to find their leader, and the few currently active on Earth seemed to be somewhat lacking in intelligence. Ethan did not think they could see through this simple trap.

In other words, even if they saw through it, what could they do? Megatron was here. Are you coming or not?

Just as Ethan expected, not long after the convoy departed, and before they even approached the ambush zone, signs of the enemy appeared.

"It’s a Raptor fighter jet. I haven’t even ordered air support yet."

"No need to think about it, that’s a Decepticon."

Even without Ethan saying anything, everyone guessed that this fighter jet was the enemy. Now the situation was awkward. How should a ground convoy fight a supersonic jet? It seemed there were no countermeasures other than being bombed unilaterally.

Even if fighter jets were called for support, they could not arrive immediately. This time would be enough for the enemy to bomb the convoy several times over.

Looking at the few important figures who were in a dilemma, Tony adjusted his collar and pushed Ethan back, who was about to say something.

"Finally, it’s my turn to make an appearance?"

(To be continued.)

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