In just over ten seconds, three of the eight Bonecrushers were annihilated by the Valkyrie in a single encounter. Especially the roaring chainsword, every swing unleashed a muffled, sharp sound of tearing air, representing the God of Death ringing its death knell!
"Support! Support! Requesting support!"
The Apache helicopters circling in mid-air were terrified when they saw the Valkyrie, wreaking havoc, brutally tearing the heads of the Decepticon Bonecrushers from their chests, spraying oil-like liquid.
In a flash, only four of the eight Bonecrushers remained.
Seeing that the suppressive fire had lost its effect, Emrys felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration. If he had to describe it, it was probably like wearing new underwear to greet the first ray of morning light in the New Year.
"Come on, heretics!"
The Valkyrie casually tossed the mechanical head she had just ripped from a chassis onto the ground, then stomped on it, crushing it. Her extremely violent, blood-red gaze locked onto the remaining four Bonecrushers: "I will make you understand the price of daring to betray the Imperium!"
The Imperium?
Who the hell betrayed the Imperium?!
The Bonecrushers had grievances they couldn't voice. They had no idea what the terms 'Emperor,' 'heretic,' 'Imperium,' and 'Omnissiah' meant in the other party's mouth.
Aren't we all from Cybertron?!
But unfortunately, the Valkyrie was clearly very agitated and didn't care whether the enemies understood or not. Her friend-or-foe identification system marked all organisms except Emrys as enemies!
It was precisely because of this that the Valkyrie was so furious when she first successfully transformed. She couldn't imagine that there were so many damned heretics!
"Suppress her!"
One of the Bonecrushers hurriedly called for human help.
She was simply a 'madwoman,' even more insane than the Decepticons. They had never seen a Transformer so keen on slaughter!
Suppress?
The helicopter pilots almost swore out loud. You can't suppress such a ferocious thing, and you expect their autocannons to suppress her?
But the Decepticons' orders couldn't be disobeyed.
So, the Apache helicopters tried to gain as much altitude as possible, frantically strafing with their Vulcan cannons, attempting to barely suppress that 'mad' Transformer!
"Humans? No, you actually betrayed the Imperium!"
The Valkyrie, caught off guard by the autocannon fire, was forced back several steps. Fortunately, the armor produced by the Imperium was completely impenetrable by human weapons from the 3K era.
Just as Emrys was about to go help.
He saw that under the human autocannon fire, the Valkyrie's rage instantly maxed out. She glared at the helicopters in the sky, the fury in her roar almost igniting the entire atmosphere, and rolling sound waves exploded!
"Heretics!!!"
The treacherous humans deserved death more than the alien!
The Valkyrie shielded herself against the Bonecrusher's energy cannon—the only weapon that could harm her—while grabbing the recently dismantled Bonecrusher's remains, swinging it like a 'meteor hammer' that tore through the air!
Bang!
Although the helicopter tried its best to dodge, the remains flew too fast and broke its propeller!
The next moment, three Apaches were struck down, swaying precariously as they fell to the ground. The terrified pilots frantically shouted in the combat channel: "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!"
Boom!
The helicopters instantly crashed onto the street, exploding into the sky!
Having dealt with the 'heretics' in the helicopters, the Valkyrie charged at the remaining three Bonecrushers, her enormous shield held high. The roar of her chainsword once again echoed through the night sky!
This time, when the Bonecrushers heard the chainsword's roar, they scattered in terror, as if they had seen a ghost.
What Megatron's orders?
At this moment, Megatron's orders were completely thrown to the back of the Bonecrushers' minds. They could die for orders, but certainly not be senselessly tortured to death by a 'madwoman'!
None of the Bonecrushers who died earlier were intact; their bodies were dismembered, and their shattered parts couldn't even be reassembled. In such a situation, why wouldn't they run instead of waiting to be tortured to death?
"Stop! Heretics!!!"
The Valkyrie roared. In the darkness, her massive mechanical body and roaring chainsword made Mikaela suddenly recall an old Hollywood movie.
"Te... Texas Chainsaw Massacre?"
Indeed, if the Valkyrie's current image were made into a movie for Cybertron, it would definitely be an R-rated gorefest, with Transformers under 18 prohibited from watching without parental accompaniment.
Trying to run? Dream on!
The fleeing Bonecrushers were quickly caught by the Valkyrie.
There was no way around it; the Valkyrie had a turbo energy pulse device on her back. With its acceleration, not only could the Bonecrushers not escape, but even Starscream couldn't!
The roaring chainsword swept across, severing a Bonecrusher's legs, and her left arm shield slammed down.
"Wait, wait!"
The Bonecrusher, fanned to the ground by a shield, cried out in terror: "Do you still remember? We are all from Cybertron!"
In desperation, he tried to use the ancient topic of 'homeland' to see if he could awaken a shred of sanity in this madwoman, to at least secure a path to survival, even if it just made her pause for a few seconds!
But... the Valkyrie's eyes suddenly widened: "Cybertron? Heretic, how dare you insult me! I was blessed by the great Omnissiah, born to fight for the Emperor and the Imperium!!!"
Bang!
A punch slammed down, causing the entire road surface to collapse and shatter.
The Valkyrie's armored fist plunged into the ground, crushing the pleading Bonecrusher's head. Then, still seemingly unsatisfied, she roared, lifted its body, and tore it apart with both arms!
The two remaining Bonecrushers, realizing they couldn't escape, exchanged glances. They saw a hint of tragic heroism on each other's faces, bravely shouting "For the Decepticons!" before charging at the Valkyrie.
"Come on—Heretics!!!"
The Valkyrie fully demonstrated the brutality ingrained in her from the Warhammer Universe. No one... no, it should be heretics, could escape the judgment of the God-Emperor and the Omnissiah!
She suddenly lowered her body, dodging an energy cannon blast fired at close range, then raised her leg for a knee strike to the Bonecrusher's chest, and swung her right fist, smashing the Bonecrusher's face.
Just then, a Bonecrusher, having circled around from the left, seemed to spot an opening and charged forward.
However, the Valkyrie had already anticipated this.
She used her shield to block the attack from the left, then charged forward, leveraging her massive body to push aside the Bonecrusher on her left, before her right arm's chainsword directly pierced its chest!
The rapidly rotating sawblades tore through the Bonecrusher's chest, sparks of light overflowed from its energy core, and then she forcefully lifted it high into the air!
The chainsword ripped the metal body upwards from the chest!
"Ah ah ah...!"
The shrill scream finally faded into silence. The Bonecrusher's upper body, including its entire head, was torn in half by the chainsword. Lifeless, it collapsed to the ground!
Boom!
The remaining Bonecrusher on the right desperately fired an energy cannon at the Valkyrie's shoulder armor, making her stagger and shattering her armor.
But this act ignited the Valkyrie's ferocity!
The chainsword retracted, and the Valkyrie swung her iron fist, smashing it down on the Bonecrusher's head!
Bang!
The immense force directly cracked the Bonecrusher's face!
The Valkyrie flipped over and straddled it, her fists raining down like hailstones, frantically smashing the Bonecrusher. The impact of metal on metal, a dull yet violent crashing sound, echoed like a rapid clock in the street under the night sky!
The surrounding streets had long been ravaged into ruins. In the fiercely burning flames, only the Valkyrie's brutal figure could be seen, savagely beating the Bonecrusher!
Until... she smashed it into fragments and parts!
Then, the Valkyrie finally stopped, her figure in the thick smoke and flames, transformed into a daemon!
Is it... a bit too violent?
Emrys fell into deep thought, watching the Valkyrie's brutal slaughter of the Bonecrushers, a scene that had clearly leaped from a sci-fi movie to a horror film. This thing... was a bit terrifying!
He guessed it was probably the influence of the 'Machine Spirit.'
After all, to be serious, he wasn't sure how many wars this Valkyrie had experienced and how many years had passed before she was modified by Rosales.
However, considering that some creations of the Imperium had an exaggeratedly long service life, the Valkyrie's extreme agitation was not entirely incomprehensible.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground shook, like a hammer striking everyone's heart, heavy and terrifying!
Having dealt with the Bonecrushers, the Valkyrie, covered in Decepticon oil, walked towards them through the burning street, like a daemon from Hellfire.
"It, it, it, it, it... it's coming!!!"
Mikaela was so scared she almost cried out, her face pale, devoid of any color, her teeth chattering as she spoke!
She didn't have the hard metal body of a Transformer. If she were to be hit a few times by that thing, wouldn't she turn into meat paste, the kind that couldn't even be scraped off?
This was even scarier than a Hollywood horror movie!
Boom!!!
The chainsword roared again!
And this time, the God of Death's gaze was fixed on Bumblebee and Jetfire: "In the name of the great Machine God, Omnissiah, you... have violated the Machine Protocol. I will execute the Purge Protocol!"
"Com... Com... Commander"
Bumblebee was still a 'child.' He was so scared by the Valkyrie that he hid behind Emrys, trembling: "You, you, you... explain to her that we are comrades, not enemies!"
He had finally understood that this Transformer was not an Autobot, nor a Decepticon, but... another completely new faction.
Although he didn't understand why, years of scout experience told Bumblebee that if he didn't want to be torn into fragments, it was best not to provoke her!
Too brutal!
Even the most extreme Decepticons seemed docile and cute compared to her. What Transformer would use its fists to literally beat another Transformer into parts?
Was Megatron brutal?
But often, Megatron would at most end an opponent's life with a single blast; he would never engage in torture.
To put it bluntly, fighting the Decepticons might leave a complete corpse, but... Bumblebee secretly glanced. A Decepticon that fought this guy would be lucky to even have half a body left.
"Calm down, uh... Valkyrie?"
Emrys rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. He stopped the Valkyrie, who was attempting to execute the Purge Protocol: "They are not heretics. They are... the legion I recruited. Do you understand?"
To be honest, he wasn't sure either at this moment.
What if the transformed Valkyrie didn't recognize him? So he silently gathered his psionic energy, warily watching the Valkyrie.
However, after hearing his explanation, the Valkyrie was silent for a few seconds. She retracted her chainsword into her arm, then knelt on one knee and bowed her head: "According to my Machine Protocol, you possess the highest command authority. Codename 'Valkyrie,' I salute you, great Rogue Trader, Mr. Merlin Emrys. May the glory and wisdom of the Machine God forever illuminate your path!"
Good, the main control protocol was still active!
Emrys breathed a sigh of relief. If the main control protocol had failed, he wouldn't have known what to do with the Valkyrie.
Killing her would be a bit painful, he couldn't bear it.
Not killing her, he would probably be deemed a heretic himself.
Fortunately, events did not unfold in that direction, which relieved Emrys considerably: "It's dangerous here. We'll talk after we leave."
He didn't believe that a single Valkyrie could cut through the Decepticons. Not to mention Megatron, a leader-class Transformer on par with Optimus Prime, even the Fallen, hidden on the Moon, could tear the Valkyrie apart in minutes.
Moreover, the Decepticons' true main force had not yet arrived. Taking a risk with a numerical disadvantage was not his style.
Bumblebee immediately transformed into a car, while the Valkyrie squeezed Jetfire into the transport bay. Although it was a tight fit, he was at least in.
Just as the Valkyrie was escorting Bumblebee out of the city, they suddenly discovered a large human army!
"Valkyrie, deal with them."
Emrys, sitting in Bumblebee, his eyelids lowered, a hint of brutality flashing in his eyes, said indifferently: "Those are heretics who have sided with the alien and betrayed the Imperium. With fire... incinerate the enemies of the Imperium!"
"Yes, esteemed Mr. Emrys."
The Valkyrie's radar system instantly locked onto the front.
Several regiments of troops, with tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and so on, an American army of thousands, clearly intended to pledge allegiance to the Decepticons and stop them.
"Target locked. Purge the heretics!"
Boom!!!
The loaded Hellfire missiles, like the Emperor's heavy hammer, carrying the wrath of the Machine God, Omnissiah, roared as they streaked across the night sky!
The next instant, towering flames swept forth, and the night sky became like day!