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#585 - Chapter 22 The Key Shattered into Pieces

Liu Yuan sized it up. This temple must have been built more than two thousand years ago. Its appearance is obviously different from the temple on the stone slab in the museum. It was clearly rebuilt by later generations on the ruins of that temple. No wonder it could be hidden for so long, a real cover-up!

Just then, a quarrel broke out inside the temple, accompanied by the sounds of fighting. Not long after, Bumblebee threw out the twins, one in each hand.

Mudflap landed not far from Liu Yuan's feet, and the fender hit him. Mudflap raised his head and scratched it, a little embarrassed: "It was an accident, I just tripped. Hey, you idiot, get down from me!"

Liu Yuan ignored them. An explosion came from the temple, indicating that Bumblebee had found the passage. He walked over, and several people inside were already impatiently squeezing through the broken wall. Behind it was a downward passage. It was very spacious, and even Bumblebee could walk inside while bending over.

The passage was very long. They walked down for about a kilometer and came to a huge wall. Bumblebee turned on his headlights. The murals depicted scenes of humans building temples and performing sacrifices.

Leo: "How do we get in? There's no way forward."

Sam reached out and felt the wall: "There must be a mechanism here. Everyone, look around."

Liu Yuan took out a flashlight, approached the wall, and carefully observed the murals. Then he said: "Don't bother. Those Primes have been dead for millions of years. This temple was probably built by humans. It's at least a few thousand years old. What kind of mechanism do you think could last that long?"

Bumblebee: "Everyone stand back, I'll blast the wall open." After everyone retreated, Bumblebee switched his right arm to an energy cannon and fired four shots at the wall, blasting a hole three meters square.

The surrounding air was quickly sucked in. Following Bumblebee's searchlight, they could see a mechanical claw, densely engraved with ancient Cybertronian symbols. Everyone stared at the entrance in surprise, their hearts full of anticipation.

Sam was the first to reach the entrance, followed closely by the others. Just as he was about to go in, Liu Yuan grabbed him: "Wait a minute. Don't you watch archaeological programs? In a long-term sealed environment, gases harmful to the human body or sealed ancient viruses can be produced. Rushing in rashly, do you not want to live?"

Sam felt a chill down his neck. He seemed to have seen similar reports: "What should we do then?"

Liu Yuan: "Either wait a while for the air to circulate, or if you can't wait, let Bumblebee go first. It doesn't need to breathe."

He reached into Simmons' bag, took out a magnesium stick, twisted it, and threw it into the hole. A red light lit up. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he said: "Okay, it looks like there are no toxic gases inside. We can go in now."

Sam couldn't wait to climb in, followed closely by Simmons. Bumblebee crouched at the entrance, providing light inside. After entering the cave, they found themselves in a huge underground cavern. The cavern was filled with a mysterious atmosphere, and the surrounding walls reflected a metallic luster.

Leo: "This is so beautiful, it's a miracle. I should have brought my mom here."

Simmons: "It's so magnificent. They are the Primes that Jetfire spoke of."

When Liu Yuan went in, he found that the walls, ceiling, and floor of this space were made of the bodies of robots. Their limbs were wrapped and intertwined, forming this space.

In the center of the cavern, a huge hand held up an object in its palm. It was about half a meter long and fifteen centimeters wide. It looked like the Demon Blade, but with a smooth, curved beauty at both ends. This was the hidden key, also known as the Matrix of Leadership.

Sam stepped forward and carefully held up the Matrix of Leadership. In Liu Yuan's vision, six hazy glows appeared from the surrounding remains. Perhaps due to the passage of time, they were no longer distinguishable, only a blurry outline remained. Just then, a soft light shone, and these light clusters poured into the Matrix of Leadership. The Matrix of Leadership in Sam's hands then turned into fine black sand, as if collapsing.

Sam was shocked: "No, no, no! It shouldn't be like this." He reached out and grabbed the metal fragments, trying to stop it from dissipating.

Simmons sighed: "After millions of years, even the most precious treasures will turn to dust. I'll go outside and see if William and the others are almost here." As if not wanting to stimulate Sam further, he turned and left.

Mikaela stayed behind to comfort him: "Sam, it's not your fault. Perhaps it's fate that Optimus Prime can't be saved."

Sam: "No, honey, look at these ancient Transformers around us. We haven't gained nothing. I believe the information in my mind, it must have a reason for guiding us here." He reached out to collect the shattered metal powder.

Liu Yuan handed him a handheld vacuum cleaner and a waterproof bag, saying: "Since you insist, use this. It cleans well."

Sam: "Mr. Liu, where did you find this thing?"

Liu Yuan: "I took it from Bumblebee's car." With his psychic vision, he could see that the spirits of the ancient Transformers were already attached to Sam. And the fiery red light cluster they tightly wrapped was the Matrix of Leadership. The shattered black powder was just a carrier.

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The Pentagon, Washington D.C., General Morshower was in the command center. An intelligence officer handed him a map with a coordinate on it.

General Morshower asked: "Is this the last coordinate Major Lennox queried?"

Intelligence Officer: "Yes, General. This is what they queried on the computer before takeoff. The location is the Gulf of Aqaba. We have reason to suspect that this is their destination."

"General!" A Colonel walked in and saluted General Morshower: "The CIA has found the boy. They compared the surveillance footage and found that they passed through the Israeli border post in Aqaba a few hours ago."

Morshower: "What's that place?"

Intelligence Officer: "Reporting, General, it's less than twenty kilometers from the coordinates left by Major Lennox."

Morshower: "Can anyone tell me? We have the most advanced communication technology. Why can't we establish contact with Major Lennox?"

Intelligence Officer: "General, we've tried all communication channels and are trying to contact them in other ways."