In the cinema, seeing Eric Cooper appear, many audience members exchanged knowing smiles.
He was, after all, a screenwriter, director, and producer, and he also handled editing, music composition, and post-production, even dabbling in cinematography, lighting, and sound recording.
He was a true all-rounder in the film industry, but he had never personally acted in a movie.
Many people actually believed that with his face and standard physique, even if his acting was terrible, just standing there would win him a legion of fanatical admirers.
Today, that wish was finally granted. Eric Cooper played Eric Cooper—he played himself.
However, the shot was fleeting, lasting only a few seconds.
Immediately after, a wide-angle shot showed more than a dozen armed helicopters flying in the sky.
From a wider perspective, a large number of military vehicles were seen heading towards Los Angeles.
Lieutenant Colonel William, holding a communication device, shouted loudly, "Remember my order: buy time! Our mission is to buy time!"
"As long as we hold off Megatron, the Autobots will arrive to support us very soon."
Within the city, the Los Angeles police also began rescuing and evacuating civilians, acting very heroically.
Although reality was not quite like that, where even putting out a fire could take days.
But this was a project in cooperation with the Department of Defense, so it was essential to showcase the righteous side of American soldiers and police.
These shots were quite valuable, worth tens of millions of dollars.
Seeing the human forces appear, Megatron's rage was ignited. It was these guys who interfered in the Battle of Las Vegas, and he had to exterminate these carbon-based lifeforms.
"Kill them all!"
"Yes, Megatron."
Soundwave immediately transformed into an M1A2 main battle tank, but its size was much larger than a typical tank.
With a single 炮轟, it blew the foremost military vehicle into charcoal.
Megatron, on the other hand, directly transformed into a Cybertronian fighter jet, soaring into the sky to attack the incoming armed helicopters.
Whether in speed or armor thickness, Megatron far surpassed human technology, not even needing weapons.
In a close-up shot, merely his wings generated sharp air currents that sliced the helicopters into pieces.
Aside from F22-level fighter jets, other flying units were mere fodder in front of Decepticons like Megatron and Starscream.
Soon, an entire squadron of armed helicopters was annihilated, and Lieutenant Colonel William led his men, swaying left and right, looking for an opportunity to encircle and attack Soundwave.
Soundwave did not possess Megatron's formidable armor regeneration ability; concentrating fire on one point, he also sustained damage.
But as Megatron freed up his hands and joined the ground battle, his massive transformers body directly crushed military vehicles and tanks one by one.
Where the energy beam passed, the ground was instantly plowed with deep ravines, and anything in its path was vaporized.
"Cover me!"
"Calling for air support! Calling for air support!"
"The 37th Air Force Group has taken off and is expected to arrive at the battlefield in three minutes. Please make sure to hold off the enemy."
"The 66th Armored Battalion is coming to support you. You'd best retreat northeast and lead these metal behemoths into the encirclement."
"Retreat, retreat! Get away from the city, lead the Decepticons away!"
On the big screen, humans were seen dodging attacks and fleeing, while Megatron and Soundwave pursued them from behind.
After a while, they finally succeeded in luring the two Decepticons away from the city.
At this moment, over twenty F22s arrived in the sky—an entire air force group joining the battle.
If this scale were in the real world, it would have used up a third of America's inventory, enough to dominate the entire world.
Dozens of missiles rained down, immediately blasting Soundwave away, with many of his parts falling off.
Some audience members clenched their fists and slammed them down, "Yes! We humans aren't that vulnerable."
His companion beside him explained, "Of course not. The first movie already said that modern technology was extracted from Megatron."
"So, theoretically, the technology humans use in the movie is also Cybertronian technology, just not as advanced, but it can still cause damage to ordinary transformers."
The fighter jet squadron then opened fire on Megatron, but the effect was clearly not as good, only serving to harass him.
At this moment, a red lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and several fighter jets were immediately hit and exploded as Starscream made a dazzling appearance.
On the ground, Deadlock, Hard Shell, Sideswipe, and Surfboard also suddenly appeared.
The Decepticons came before Megatron and saluted.
"Esteemed Lord Megatron, upon hearing your summons, we immediately rushed over."
Megatron grabbed Starscream's head, "Starscream, you always disappoint me. This time, I will not spare you."
Starscream quickly pleaded, "Esteemed Megatron, the last failure was just an accident; someone was plotting against us."
"I swear I will find the rat behind the scenes and bring it before you."
"Which means you've made no progress."
"I'm close to finding out, but I had to respond to your horn first, esteemed Megatron!"
Starscream's humble attitude once again earned Megatron's forgiveness. Besides his love-hate relationship with Optimus Prime, he and Starscream were also a popular fan-favorite pairing.
The two understood each other. Megatron needed Starscream's intellect because although the Decepticons were stronger in combat, their average intelligence was significantly lower than the Autobots'.
And he believed that as long as he was still around, he could firmly suppress Starscream.
Starscream, in turn, knew this well: as long as he could still create value, Megatron would not kill him.
Watching the assembled Decepticons, the human side in the distance looked grim.
Lieutenant Colonel William checked the time, "Everyone, cheer up! Our allies should be here!"
Before his words finished, an energy cannon shot landed in the center of the Decepticons, blasting several metal behemoths into the air.
Bumblebee crooked his finger, "Try this. How does it taste?"
Megatron and Optimus Prime stared intently at each other.
"Autobots, attack!"
"Decepticons, kill them all!"
Without any unnecessary words, the two leaders charged first, and their subordinates swarmed forward, engaging in one-on-one combat.
Sam and Mikaela both drove their artificial transformers, working together to deal with Sideswipe, while Lieutenant Colonel William called for air support, launching another offensive against the Decepticons.
"You shouldn't be here."
"I should be in that dark seabed, that's what you think, right?"
Clang!
Boom!
Energy swords and meteor hammers clashed, and two iron giants, dozens of meters tall, rolled and fought.
Despite their enormous size, their movements appeared incredibly agile.
Trees on the ground were like weeds before them, falling as they were crushed.
But Megatron's body, repaired with rocks and mud using unknown energy, was considerably inferior to Optimus Prime's steel body, and after several rounds of struggle, he was clearly struggling.
Bang!
An iron fist struck Megatron's chest, and the explosive force immediately caved in a large hole in the center.
Optimus Prime seized the opportunity and sliced his old adversary in two with a sword. Megatron, who had only appeared a dozen minutes ago, was once again offline.
This scene stunned everyone.
The Autobots thought, "Holy crap, why is our boss suddenly so fierce?"
The Decepticons thought, "Holy crap, why has our boss become so useless?"
Humans thought, "Holy crap, is it over already?"
Having slain Megatron, Optimus Prime looked around and loudly called for surrender, "Decepticons, Megatron will not have a second chance to revive."
"As long as you are willing to surrender, I can guarantee your safety. After the Allspark is repaired, I will take you back to Cybertron."
"Now, lay down your weapons, you—"
Whoosh!
Boom!
Optimus Prime had only spoken half his sentence when Megatron, behind him, revived and restored his body, launching a sneak attack that heavily wounded him.
Everyone was at a loss, looking at the overpowered Megatron.
This was too bizarre; even the Decepticons felt something was very wrong. They had never heard of such high technology on Cybertron.
Stepping on Optimus Prime, Megatron was very excited. "This power, you haven't seen it, have you?"
"Just as you said, you won't have a chance to revive either."
"Time to say goodbye, old friend!"
As he spoke, he was about to eliminate the other, but Optimus Prime paid no attention to his weapon. Instead, his gaze was fixed on the black energy condensing in Megatron's chest.
"Unicron, you have become Unicron's servant."
Megatron quickly stopped. "Why do you recognize this energy?"
"Because I used to be Cybertron's librarian, have you forgotten? Megatronus?"