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Lockdown tilted his head back and gazed at the growing storm of Transformium particles swirling above. The fragments glittered like silver dust against the dim sky. A sneer twisted across his metallic face. "What a joke," he muttered. With a sudden surge of energy, he extended his systems to absorb the living metal. "Come to me. All of it—dead."
A missile port on his shoulder snapped open. With a deafening roar, a massive projectile streaked upward, its smoke trail tearing the air apart. The shell detonated among the particles, scattering fragments that spun like leaves in a storm. For a heartbeat, the attack seemed effective.
Bang!
The sky flared. A violent explosion bloomed above, flames spreading outward until half the heavens burned crimson-orange. The light cast Lockdown's massive frame in stark shadow, making him look like a monster silhouetted against hellfire.
"You're finished," he said in his cold, measured tone, the one he always favored when claiming victory. "All of you—dead."
But as the fire slowly faded, Lockdown's optics narrowed. His expression darkened into disbelief. "What…? Impossible…"
The Transformium only gathered more quickly. From the ground, streams of particles rose like silver rivers, funneling upward into the heavens. The clouds of metal thickened, their numbers so vast that Lockdown's bombardments were nothing more than pinpricks. His weapons did damage, but the effect was laughably small compared to the endless flood.
"Damn it!" Lockdown roared. "Die, die, die!" His cannons thundered, volley after volley screaming into the sky. Explosions tore open the clouds, but each time the swarms simply reformed, undeterred.
Through the storm of fire and smoke, Jack's voice echoed, sharp and mocking. "You fool! Useless! You can't stop this. Even if you bomb it for a month, it'll still be enough. Save your strength."
"Shut your mouth!" Lockdown snapped, fury sparking through every word. "I'll kill you!"
Jack's laughter rang like a blade scraping steel. "If you hadn't detonated the Seed, maybe you could've ended me easily—like crushing an insect. But now? Heh. Not anymore."
"Silence!" Lockdown's roar shook the air. "Killing you will be no different from killing an insect!" With a lunge, he fired another barrage at the heart of the Transformium storm. "If I stop your process, you die!"
Jack's response was immediate, his voice cutting like a command. "Too bad, Lockdown. You can't stop me. Transformium—fist!"
The swirling particles responded. The air itself trembled as countless fragments spiraled together, fusing into a massive construct. A colossal fist formed in the sky, glimmering with raw metallic energy. With a sound like a mountain cracking, it shot forward, slamming directly into Lockdown's own strike.
Bang!
The collision was apocalyptic. A shockwave burst outward, splitting clouds, whipping the ocean into frenzy, and cracking the very air. Lightning webbed across the sky, snapping and leaping from the impact point. Energy rippled outward in waves of destructive force.
Lockdown staggered back, his heavy body driven three steps in retreat. "Damn you!" he spat, optics narrowing with frustration. For the first time, he had been forced backward.
The impact froze the entire storm of Transformium in midair. The particles quivered, vibrating as if caught between two conflicting wills. The clash of the two fists had rippled through the whole mass, shaking its formation.
Jack gritted his teeth, his voice strained with pain. "Agh… not enough… but… I can push it further!"
From the observation deck below, Crosshairs muttered grimly. "The boss is pushing himself too far. He can't control that much Transformium at once. If he keeps this up, it won't hold."
"Jack…" Tessa clasped her hands in front of her chest, eyes locked on the fight. "Please. He'll be fine… he has to be."
"That bastard is reckless," Su Yueming said firmly, his voice steady despite the chaos. "But he always pulls it off. He won't fail this time either."
"Ahhh!" Jack roared, pouring every ounce of strength into his command. Then, finally, his tone shifted—triumph breaking through. "Yes… it's working!"
No more Transformium rose from the earth. Instead, the particles already gathered above began to accelerate, spinning into a storm at incredible speed. A kilometer in the sky, the vast mass fused into a single shape, thick and black as a thundercloud.
Legs. Torso. Arms. Head.
The Transformium solidified at breakneck pace, piece by piece assembling into something truly colossal. In moments, a gigantic Transformer stood tall, its height stretching into the clouds, its body forged entirely from the swirling silver particles. A titan of black steel, towering above everything.
From afar, Crosshairs let out a whistle. "Old boss really went big this time. Didn't think he had it in him to make something that massive."
Su Yueming allowed a small smile. "Of course. To fight that monster, he needed to be just as big."
Tessa nodded firmly, her eyes fierce with belief. "Jack will win. He has to."
"Impossible!" Lockdown bellowed, rage twisting his voice. He leapt and launched a massive kick.
Jack grinned sharply. "Impossible? Your mother's impossible!" He lunged forward, stretching both hands wide, and caught Lockdown's enormous foot mid-kick.
"Aghhh!" Jack roared, his arms straining, sparks flying from the sheer force of the clash. He braced, muscles and metal alike tightening with effort. "Got you now!"
With a surge of strength, Jack twisted. Lockdown's towering frame was wrenched off balance, thrown like a ragdoll. The bounty hunter slammed into the ocean with catastrophic force, waves bursting upward like liquid mountains.
"Here comes another flood," Crosshairs muttered helplessly, his optics tracking the chaos.
"I hope Lockdown can't withstand it this time," Su Yueming said, staring at the storm-tossed sea beyond the glass.
But Lockdown was not finished. "Damn you!" he roared, bursting back from the waves in a spray of foam. Three massive shells erupted from his cannons, streaking straight for Jack.
Jack reacted instantly, leaping high into the air. The shells exploded beneath him, shockwaves grazing his legs. He raised his arm and a launcher unfolded. With a metallic snap, four missiles screamed toward Lockdown.
"You can't hit me in the sky!" Lockdown shouted, flames bursting from his feet as he rocketed upward.
Jack scoffed. "Then watch me. You're not the only one who can fly." Flames roared from his own soles, lifting him into the air in hot pursuit.
"Big fool!" Jack roared. "Your father's here!" His massive fist slammed forward.
Bang!
The strike smashed into Lockdown's chest. The mercenary howled, staggering as pain rattled his frame.
"Ha ha… ahhh!" Jack laughed, the sound harsh and exultant.
Bang. Clang. Boom. Their blows rang across the sky like war drums. Each punch split the air; each kick cracked the ocean below.
On the surface, Crosshairs' green racecar mode bobbed on the waves. Tessa leaned out, shouting, "Come on, Jack! You can do it—finish him!"
"Hit him again! Right there!" Crosshairs yelled, unable to hide his excitement.
Su Yueming shook his head in disbelief. "How can bodies that massive still move with such speed? It's… unbelievable."
Bang!
Both giants crashed back into the sea, the impact shaking the ocean itself. Waves towered, tumbling over one another in fury. Lockdown's arm shifted, transforming into a massive, whirring power saw. He swung it down with killing intent.
"Boy! Die!" he snarled.
"Aghhh!" Jack caught the saw with both hands. Sparks exploded around them, sizzling as steel ground against steel. The teeth of the saw screeched as it bit closer, closer toward Jack's chest.
"Not today!" Jack growled, his grip tightening. The saw shrieked—and then jammed. The blade shuddered, gears grinding, until finally—
Clang!
The weapon snapped apart, broken by Jack's sheer strength. In the same motion, Jack's fist rocketed forward, smashing into Lockdown's face.
"Arghhh!" Lockdown screamed, sent flying backward, his massive frame twisting in the air. Before he could fall, flames roared from his feet again, and he shot forward, surging toward the sea like a missile.
Jack didn't hesitate. He launched after him at full velocity, hot on his trail.
The pursuit was on.