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CHAPTER 87

Over the years, humanity had grown increasingly confident through the relentless hunting of Decepticons and rapid technological advancement. But recently, a chilling new development emerged. When humans cornered dying Decepticons, the mechanical beings would use their final moments to scream a single, terrifying phrase: "The Fallen is coming!"

Initially, this intelligence remained classified within military and government circles. However, someone leaked the information, and it spread l...

CHAPTER 86

After two days of meticulous work on Megatron's chest cavity, his voice communication system was finally operational.

"Come on, say something and test it," Aidan said, climbing out of the water tank and wiping his hands on a towel.

"Stupid—" Megatron began with his usual insult, then caught himself, the words dying in his vocal processors. He paused, recalibrating his approach. "Who are you?" he asked instead, his tone carefully controlled.

"Hello, my name is Aidan Parker,...

Chapter 104: Getting Ready ( PLAT )

"You wouldn't be attempting to persuade me to engage in combat with a Rank Four psychic, would you?" As Ethan listened to Mayor Everett Thorne's proposal, he thought it was so absurd, so utterly unthinkable, that it almost seemed crazy. He was a new Rank Two, a child.

Like a calm lake in a storm, the Mayor's voice was soothing and calm as he said, "No, no, no, Ethan." "I'm not asking you to engage in combat with a Rank Four."

Unaware that he was holding his breath, Ethan release...

Chapter 103: Purchase, Purchase, Purchase! ( PLAT )

Ethan's eyes landed on the military exchange catalog's Aura Pills section. In actuality, a single mid-grade Aura Gathering Pill cost just 150,000 credits, or 15 military merit points. Compared to the estimated outside market price, it was a full five hundred thousand credits less expensive. The disparity between the open market and internal military exchange was absolutely astounding.

Observing Ethan's expression, General Valerius remarked, "The cost of producing the Aura Gathering Pil...

Chapter 72: An Offer of Employment

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Russell felt a chilling knot of dread form in his stomach. Was I mistaken?

He had a face as dark as a pot's bottom. He looked up this address on the map before coming here, but it only showed "175 Riverpearl Road," not that it was the main branch of the "Everspring Clinic." He would never have come if he had known it was this type of establishment, a posh brothel posing as a clinic. He...

CHAPTER 71 : An Unsavory Invitation

Russell was unable to resist losing his train focus as he gazed out the window at the passing scenery. This was his first long-distance journey since birth. The lengthy trip would have been a true test for the students, but luckily, New Metro First High had scheduled a train for them rather than a bus. Naturally, they were in charge of their own lodging, food, and transportation. Russell would have simply ridden Pidgeot here, but he had no special plans. However, the train is more comfortable...

CHAPTER 85

Megatron stared in disbelief at the human in front of him inside the water tank. The fact that the human who had been with him the entire time was the same enigmatic figure from the Battle of Mission City caught him off guard. He was right here, right under his nose, while countless creatures were looking for him.

Aidan turned to face the agitated Megatron and joked, "I'd probably be deaf by now if I hadn't destroyed your vocal cords." Aidan's magical energy kept the AllSpark in the air...

CHAPTER 84

"Not bad, he's got that Predator vibe now," Aidan said with a satisfied nod as he took in Megatron's commanding new appearance. The entire laboratory now appeared much more rugged, like a huge cable factory, with the rudimentary bundles of wires snaking from his body. All of the cables came together at a massive computer that could track Megatron's biometrics and brainwave activity all the time while Aidan tried to use memory transfer techniques to try and learn things from his mind.

Ac...

CHAPTER 83

After Megatron's group had been taken care of and his body had been secured, Aidan Parker, who was pretending to be the brilliant but reclusive Snow Jacob, officially moved his main research operations from the main KSI campus to the newly built black cube containment facility on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

He stood in front of the huge water tank, and the low hum of the filtration system was a constant, deep thrum in the huge room. Inside, the huge, quiet body of the captured Decepti...

CHAPTER 82

Joshua Joyce was in a tense negotiation with the secretive intelligence official Harold Attinger in a sterile, soundproofed room deep inside the Pentagon. Megatron, the most dangerous thing on Earth, was the topic of their conversation.

"Let's be clear, Joshua," Attinger said in a smooth, condescending voice. "You are not buying him." You have been given the right to do custodial research. He is still the United States government's property.

Joyce leaned back in his chair and said...

Chapter 70: The Show Begins

Russell said, "Yoriichi," his voice low in the small room. "Let go of your Zanpakutō." "Let me see it."

The new Soul Reaper looked at his master and then around the small, rented house. They both understood each other without saying a word.

Russell sighed and smiled wryly. "Don't worry about it." You'd probably set the whole place on fire, and I'd have to pay for it. He wasn't going to waste money like that, even though he was rich now. Yoriichi nodded slightly, as if to sa...

Chapter 69: Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Third Seat of the Fifth Division

"Spiritual Pressure... Level Eight."

The Soul Reaper proctor stared at the glowing tool with his mouth open. He had to read the result twice to believe it. Eighth level. It was almost unheard of for a new soul from the Rukongai who hadn't been tested yet.

Russell had carefully chosen this number. He knew that a Soul Reaper's fighting power grew by leaps and bounds when they let go of their Zanpakutō. Levels eight through six on the standard scale were the domain of seated o...

Chapter 68: Soul Reaper x Yoriichi Tsugikuni

When Russell heard that there was another reward coming, a genuine jolt of excitement shot through him. All his careful planning and risk-taking had paid off, and it felt good.

"By the way, Uncle Marcus, what is this book about?" Now that he had secured his benefits, he was ready to satisfy his curiosity.

Marcus stared at the screen for a long moment, his face unreadable, before he finally fell into a thoughtful silence. After what seemed like an eternity, he whispered, "If I were...

Chapter 67: Playing Both Sides

Sure enough, when Russell stepped out of the secret realm's shimmering portal, the base commander was already waiting for him, flanked by several staff members.

“Student Russell, correct?” the commander said, his eyes looking Russell up and down with a polite, practiced smile. “Did you happen to obtain a book-like item while you were inside the realm?”

So they knew, Russell thought with an internal sigh. A wave of relief washed over him, gratitude for his own fore...

CHAPTER 81

In the sleek, minimalist office of Joshua Joyce, General Addison Jeff leaned forward, his eyes gleaming with a potent mixture of awe and ambition. "This bio-armor is revolutionary, Mr. Jacob," he said, his voice a low baritone. "But I need to know… I want something bigger. Something on the scale of the Cybertronians themselves. Can it be done?"

Aidan, in his persona as the eccentric scientist Snow Jacob, steepled his fingers, affecting a look of deep contemplation. "That, General… i...

Chapter 80

In the pristine, white central laboratory of KSI corporate headquarters, Joshua Joyce stood before a work of breathtaking art and frustrating technology. A robotic leopard, its chassis a shimmering, fire-engine red inlaid with luxurious gold stripes, was draped languidly over a carbon-fiber pedestal. It was preening like a pampered housecat, completely ignoring the CEO of the multi-trillion-dollar corporation that owned it.

"Come on now, you beautiful thing," Joyce pleaded, his voice la...

Chapter 102: Exchange ( PLAT )

"Even though General Valerius had gotten his formal merit," Ethan thought as they walked away from the military headquarters, "what he said was also true." If he had gotten the reward through normal, public channels, the real benefits would not have been as good as real military merit points. Credits could buy a lot of things, but as the General had said, military merit could buy things that credits couldn't. It was smart for him to turn his public success into this private currency.

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Chapter 101: Military Merit ( PLAT )

Ethan stared at the conditional admission letter from Pinnacle University, a thoughtful look on his face. Top-ten ranking in the city-wide exams… not based on score. Suddenly, all the disparate pieces clicked into place—the brutal practical combat class, Mr. Gordon’s passionate speeches, the school's sudden, jarring focus on fighting real monsters. A slow grin spread across his face. They’re not looking for scholars anymore. They’re looking for soldiers.

He r...

CHAPTER 79

The battle in the ruins of Chernobyl was a symphony of chaos. The mysterious armored soldiers—a diverse unit, their armor customized with cultural motifs from around the globe—attacked the giant Decepticon with the coordinated ferocity of a wolf pack. They moved like vicious dogs, a blur of silver against the grey ruin, leaping and dodging the hulking machine's clumsy attacks.

Some were armed with advanced projectile firearms, laying down a constant stream of suppressive fire. Other...

Chapter 78

The next day at the KSI research campus, a woman who seemed to be carved from cool, professional glass found Snow Jacob in his laboratory. She wore an immaculate business suit by a designer whose name was whispered with reverence in circles of power, and her burgundy, wavy hair and attractive red lips gave her an aura of sophisticated, no-nonsense sex appeal. She was a weapon in her own right.

"Mr. Jacob," she began, her voice smooth and confident as she entered his currently s...

Chapter 66: Speculations and Diaries

Stepping into the Sorrow Clan's mansion, Russell could immediately see that the house had been rebuilt sometime after its original construction. Some sections were alarmingly rough—the kind of shoddy patchwork no self-respecting craftsman would ever claim. The reason, however, was immediately obvious to him. When [Sword Lake] first descended into this world, the Association had clearly carried out an iron-blooded suppression. That process would not have been a polite negotiation; it ...

Chapter 65: The Heart of Reflection

Seeing the prize of his trip appear in his enemy's hand, Russell’s focus sharpened. Yoriichi Tsugikuni stepped forward, his blade held ready to protect his master. In truth, the Iron-level Yoriichi was no longer an adequate primary defender, but with Zoro’s identity needing to be concealed, he was the best available solution.

On the field, the battle erupted. Kaneki faced off against the lesser, Iron-level demons, while Luffy squared off against the two bronze-level threats: Silas a...

Chapter 100: Recommendation Admission Notice ( PLAT )

Ethan just grinned at his instructor, a playful glint in his eye. “How could that be? Actually, these things aren't that difficult. It's just that there are a lot of moves. If you want to learn, Instructor, I can teach you.”

At this, Instructor Jaeger walked over and clapped Ethan firmly on the shoulder, a look of genuine respect in his eyes. “You brat, you've really opened my eyes today. Those bizarre moves of yours are very good. They seem to have no discernible pattern...

Chapter 99: The Black Tiger ( PLAT )

After Instructor Jaeger effortlessly dodged his opening salvo, he countered. A leg lashed out, the movement a blur of disciplined muscle, and kicked Ethan squarely in the stomach. The force of the blow was a solid, gut-wrenching impact that drove the air from his lungs. Ethan felt his stomach churn violently, a wave of nausea washing over him, and he almost threw up the breakfast he had just eaten. He clutched his midsection in pain, stumbling back several steps, his ...

CHAPTER 77

The events in Los Angeles, now dubbed the "Battle of Mission City" by the media, had come to a temporary, uneasy end. Megatron, the terrifying leader of the Decepticons, was captured and imprisoned in the deepest, most secure naval base on the planet. A fragile, tentative alliance had been formed between the US military and the Autobots. But for the supposed victors, there was no joy. The AllSpark, the source of their life, the object of their centuries-long war, had vanished.

In a make...

CHAPTER 76

The high-pitched scream of incoming Decepticon jets tore through the air. In an instant, Ironhide’s combat protocols took over. With a speed that defied his immense size, his massive metal palm swooped down and enveloped Aidan, his fingers forming a protective cage. He then launched himself sideways in a powerful roll, tucking his body around the fragile human.

A moment later, a missile trailing a plume of white smoke slammed directly into the military helicopter that had just landed,...

CHAPTER 75

Aidan didn't hesitate. He swung open the driver's side door of the massive GMC TopKick pickup truck and leaped inside, the humming AllSpark clutched tightly in his hand. The interior was a strange fusion of human design and alien technology. As he gripped the steering wheel, his bio-suit sent out a wave of shimmering, blue micro-filaments that phased directly into the truck's console, interfacing with Ironhide's core systems.

"Give me primary control," Aidan commanded, his voice a calm ...

Chapter 24: A Successful Prophecy

In the spacious, sunlit classroom, light streamed through the windows, casting a golden sheen across the floorboards. But even under the bright sunlight, the ground before Mr. Bones looked perfectly flat and normal, with no hint of any illusion.

The other six students stood in their line, craning their necks to watch the floor with keen interest. They had never done anything remotely like this in their three years with Professor Trelawney. Apart from using Jupiter to predict they would ...

Chapter 64: The Thirteen of the Sorrow Clan

"Father, life grows harder every day," a young man said, his voice laced with bitterness as he took a sip of wine and complained to the middle-aged man across from him.

The middle-aged man, Silas, looked at his son with a helpless expression. "Our lives and deaths are in the hands of others. What else is there to say?"

Hearing this, the young man, Emil, angrily slammed his cup on the table. "If it weren't for His Excellency—" He stopped short, his eyes darting to the corner of t...

Chapter 63: Sword Lake

Among the handful of secret realms Marcus had shown him, one immediately captured Russell's full attention: [Sword Lake]. The material it produced, the [Heart of Reflection], was perfectly suited for the prototype Zanpakutō he envisioned. In the stories from his past life, a Soul Reaper's sword was not merely forged metal, but an extension of their own soul, its power released through a dialogue with the wielder's mind. This material, combined with the gold-quality [Ghost] core he already po...