"What is Steve doing?"
When Natasha, still in handcuffs, heard the music coming from the vehicle and then the order to open fire from Captain, she couldn't believe her ears. Her expression changed drastically.
'Bang, Bang, Bang!'
The agents collectively opened fire, and a dense barrage of bullets rained down, completely covering the yellow car, which had been surrounded.
Simultaneously, a white electric current began to conduct from inside out, creating a sizzling sound as it enveloped the damaged car's body.
In just a short moment, the abandoned vehicle underwent a visible transformation. The car's front end suddenly rose, and the vehicle's body began to disassemble and expand, while the four tires retracted inward. Metal components extended as limbs.
Despite being an ordinary abandoned car, it demonstrated a high level of advanced technology, executing a precise transformation before the eyes of the agents.
'Clang, Clang, Clang!'
Bullets densely pelted the outer shell of the transforming machine, creating sparks that scattered away, leaving only a few shallow bullet marks.
At this point, the yellow car had finally completed its transformation.
"My God, what is this mechanical monster?"
"An alien lifeform... a robotic giant?"
The agents gasped in disbelief as they looked up at the massive, metallic behemoth before them. Their feet instinctively took several steps back.
What stood before them was a Robotic Giant standing on two legs, over eight meters tall. It had cannons for hands, with engine-like wings extending from its back. Its outer shell retained the original yellow paint of the vehicle. The mechanical double eyes moved rapidly, examining the stunned crowd.
"What in the world..."
Not only did they feel shocked, but inside the chest of the Robot, where a car seat had been, Steve sat equally dumbfounded.
"Impressive, isn't it?"
Vis's proud voice came as he explained, "This was my master's idea. After a long period of studying armor modifications with Tony, we discovered this new transformation ability."
"Given a sufficient energy supply, we can temporarily assimilate machinery like cars and helicopters into the body, allowing us to unleash a powerful, gigantic transformation – this is the Transformers mode!"
Vis explained the principle excitedly. This was the first time he had undergone such a large-scale armor transformation.
"Cool. How do I operate this, and what weapons do we have?" Steve rubbed his hands together, eager to try it out.
"By using your voice. As for weapons, we have some simple cannonry." While explaining, Vis lifted his left arm. On it was a cannon, the dark barrel aimed at the surrounding vehicles and agents.
'Boom!'
With a resounding blast, a laser projectile was fired, launching one of the armored vehicles into the sky, causing it to burst into flames. The shockwave of the explosion and the fiery aftermath left several agents screaming and severely injured.
"The power of this..." Steve gaped in amazement.
"It's not bad, just extremely power-hungry," Vis said gleefully. The energy cost of just one Kryon-powered shot was more than ten thousand dollars. Most people couldn't afford such an expense.
But Kyle had no shortage of money.
"Suppress with gunfire!" The Captain of the agents yelled. However, another blast from the cannon struck at his feet, reducing him to a pile of ashes, with bits of flesh and blood raining down around.
"Explosions are an art form!" Vis shouted excitedly, feeling as if some inherent aspect of his nature had suddenly awakened.
"Great job! But for now, save some energy. First, let's go and rescue Natasha. Oh, and don't forget my shield." Steve maintained his composure.
"No problem!"
Vis nodded in agreement. Ignoring the various bullet shots, he covered a distance of six to seven meters in one stride and easily grabbed the shield with his fingertips. With an acceleration of steps, he rushed towards Natasha.
'Crack!'
He stomped on the armored vehicles that were blocking the way, reducing them to flattened heaps of scrap metal. The agents retreated in panic.
Seeing the mechanical monster charging towards them, several agents who were guarding Natasha fled in terror. Only one agent, gritting his teeth, raised his gun and fired.
"They are overestimating their abilities," Vis sneered. With a swift kick, the agent was sent flying like a soccer ball, his body tracing a perfect arc through the air before going lifeless.
With one swift movement, Vis picked Natasha up from the ground, along with the shield, and held them in his palm.
As soon as he completed this action, a Rocket shell from the side hit the left shoulder of his gigantic mechanical body, creating a burst of fiery light.
Under the power of a modern Rocket shell, the left shoulder part of Vis's giant mechanical body was finally damaged.
"Damn it!" Vis turned around in anger and saw the Winter Soldier, standing twenty meters away on top of an armored car, holding the Rocket launcher. His gaze was ice-cold as he looked at them.
"Bucky," Steve said, also feeling helpless. He urged, "Let's not bother with him for now. We need to get to the Helicarrier! Sam is waiting for us, and we can't stop Project Insight if we're late!"
"Alright."
After thinking for a moment, Vis launched two shells toward Winter Soldier's position, causing several armored vehicles to explode, turning the road into a blazing inferno. This significantly disrupted the pursuit of the agents.
Vis continued to stride forward, causing the ground to tremble slightly. After reaching the road, he rushed towards the direction of the Helicarrier.
Ten seconds later, amid the wailing of the blazing inferno, a cool black and gold motorcycle leaped out at high speed, its powerful engine roaring.
Winter Soldier's gaze remained icy as he locked onto the conspicuous yellow transforming machine. He accelerated on his motorcycle, determined not to let them escape.
They continued this pursuit until they were far away.
A special agent, shedding his charred clothing, emerged from the inferno, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached into his suit to use a satellite communicator.
On the other side.
Inside SHIELD's Director's office.
The phone on the desk rang, attracting the attention of both Kyle and Pierce. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became silent and eerie.
"Answer it," Kyle said.
Pierce had intended to answer the call, and after receiving Kyle's approval, he quickly picked up the receiver and held it near his ear. "This is me."
The special agent didn't hide anything, urgently explaining what he had witnessed and experienced earlier.
"Alright, I understand," Pierce said as he hung up the receiver. His face, already dark and unreadable, turned even more grim.
"It looks like my cards won," Kyle said while grinning.
After ascending to Godhood, his senses were extraordinarily sharp. Even if Pierce had tried to block the conversation, Kyle would have overheard every word at this distance.
But even if he hadn't overheard, he would have known the outcome.
Vis's Iron Man mode from before might have been somewhat awkward compared to Tony Stark's Iron Man suit. But with the new Transformers mode, he had fully embraced his own technological evolution.
There was no need for intricate fabrication. All that was required was knowledge of the component structures. Assimilating any accessible vehicles, from cars and fighter jets to interstellar spaceships, he could transform them on the spot.
This was Vis's true combat style!
(End of this chapter)