Hiss...
The black off-road vehicle screeched to a halt before Optimus Prime.
Excited, Barricade immediately threw Lin Feng and Martina out, then began to transform with a clatter.
"It's Barricade..." Optimus Prime was a little surprised to see Barricade approaching, but he didn't get up.
As fellow Autobots of the same era, Optimus Prime naturally recognized him.
Subsequently, Optimus Prime shifted his gaze to Lin Feng and the other two, who had been tossed out by Barricade.
"Mr. Lin Feng! Hello!"
"Martina, how have you been these past few years?"
Optimus Prime looked at Martina with a hint of nostalgia, as if seeing a long-lost friend.
Barricade was speechless. I'm your old friend too! Why the differential treatment?
"Optimus Prime, the Autobots need you!"
"Earth needs you too!"
"Ever since you left, Earth has been..."
Barricade forcefully interrupted Optimus Prime's greeting.
He couldn't wait to vent the tragic current situation on Earth.
He carried the hopes of all the Autobots on Earth, the hope of bringing Optimus Prime back.
Optimus Prime waved his hand and interrupted in return.
"I know what you want to say."
"Is it Skynet?"
Barricade was stunned. "You know?"
Then, Barricade became somewhat angry, his voice uncontrollably rising.
"If you know, why didn't you return to Earth?"
Optimus Prime's words were unexpected; he actually knew about Earth's situation.
How could this not make Barricade angry?
Both humans and Autobots were waiting for him, yearning for him to reappear on Earth every day.
Seeing his compatriots and the weaker species struggling for survival in the apocalypse was not the act of a qualified leader!
Facing Barricade's questioning, Optimus Prime did not refute or get angry, but merely sighed gently.
"Don't be anxious, I will explain this later."
"All of this has something to do with Martina and Lin Feng..."
Optimus Prime also had his own difficulties.
Did they think he didn't want to return to Earth to help his comrades?
It was just that, as a leader, Optimus Prime had to know more and see further than other Autobots.
Certain things restricted his freedom. Everything he did was for future peace.
"Optimus Prime, for our first meeting, you've prepared a big pot for me?"
Lin Feng was a little displeased at being thrown out of the car by Barricade.
After glaring at Barricade, he said to Optimus Prime.
What do you mean it has something to do with him not being able to return to Earth? He had never met Optimus Prime before.
Was it appropriate to shift the blame to him on their first meeting!
"Yes, why does it have something to do with us?" Martina also questioned with a strange look.
She had known Optimus Prime for a long time, but in her impression, Optimus Prime wasn't the kind of irresponsible Autobot who would pass the buck!
This kind of irresponsible buck-passing should be left to Braking King, the Tesla electric car!
"There is a reason why I said that."
Optimus Prime explained, but it sounded like nonsense.
"I will answer any questions you have..."
"However, please listen to me finish everything before you ask, okay?"
With that, Optimus Prime seemed to fall into deep thought, completely ignoring whether Lin Feng and the others agreed.
Lin Feng shrugged indifferently.
Haste makes waste. He also had many questions about this universe, so he might as well listen to what this big guy Optimus Prime had to say.
Besides, the AllSpark he wanted was right in front of him, could it sprout wings and fly away?
Even if it did fly away, Lin Feng could still catch it!
However, Lin Feng noticed that the AllSpark in Optimus Prime's hand seemed to be getting brighter and brighter...
As Optimus Prime spoke his melancholic words, the truth behind his departure slowly unfolded.
Lin Feng listened intently.
The development of events was contrary to the movie.
Optimus Prime's narrative skipped over the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
In the final battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Optimus Prime and his allies achieved victory.
According to the subsequent plan, the Transformers should have collectively returned to Cybertron.
But due to humanity's request and some other reasons, Optimus Prime still chose to stay.
However, humanity's request was not the main reason for Optimus Prime to stay.
The reason Optimus Prime decided to stay was also due to a prophecy from a Seer.
"Seer?" Barricade interrupted.
The metallic head tilted, slowly forming a question mark.
This was eye-opening for his family; after living for so long, he never knew the Transformers had a Seer.
Could he be a fake Autobot?
"Don't interrupt me, Barricade!" Optimus Prime reprimanded with some dissatisfaction, his carefully brewed emotions almost lost.
Barricade chose to remain silent and continued listening to Optimus Prime's "story..."
Not many Transformers knew about the existence of Cybertronian Seers.
And Optimus Prime was one of the Transformers who had the authority to know.
The Seer left behind countless prophecies.
However, these prophecies were not uniform; he predicted the events that would occur in countless timelines.
Whenever the Transformers faced great disaster, the Seer's prophecies would manifest in a timely manner.
With the Decepticons wiped out, Optimus Prime was the only one capable of seeing the prophecies.
The Seer's prophecies were difficult for Optimus Prime to fully understand, but they were profoundly shocking!
In the prophecies, he saw destruction and scenes of devastation.
He saw the disaster originating from carbon-based life forms dressed in black robes.
He saw the eruption of the AllSpark and the rebirth of the Decepticons.
He saw the appearance of Skynet and the doom of Earth.
Hearing this, Lin Feng scratched his butt, feeling a bit awkward.
Black robes...
He guessed it was those guys, the Exiles.
Under the reminder of the prophecies, Optimus Prime made every effort to prevent the disaster.
The goal of the black robes was the AllSpark, and it was they who caused the AllSpark to erupt.
Skynet also originated from the black robes!
How could Optimus Prime allow these unknown individuals to snatch the core of the Transformers?
So, he engaged in a battle with the black robes.
This battle raged from day to night, and from night to day.
It reshaped mountains and rivers, overturned the sun and moon, reversed time, and shattered space...
Lin Feng's gaze gradually became strange...
He inexplicably scrutinized Optimus Prime. He tilted his head and, like Barricade, formed a big question mark.
Like, why did you suddenly start boasting?
You weren't like this in the movie!!
"Cough cough..."
Feeling the suspicious gazes of the three, Optimus Prime's old face flushed with embarrassment, and he quickly steered the conversation back.
While the battle wasn't as exaggerated as he described, it was indeed fierce.
However, Optimus Prime's strength was undeniable, and he was ultimately defeated by the black robes.
Moreover, during the engagement, Optimus Prime's body sustained severe damage.
The black robes wanted to retrieve the AllSpark, and it seemed like it was about to be lost.
But after a series of operations that the black robes couldn't understand, they mistakenly detonated a trace of the AllSpark's energy.