freenovelworld Chapter 173 I Want to Go Home...
Chapter 173 I Want to Go Home...
A machine that looks "very similar" to Rosa is using its claws to continuously pluck out the internal organs and parts from the viewpoint.
They are all killer phones, just with different hairstyles, clothes, and other decorations.
There were also shouts in the video...
But the other party seemed annoyed by her noise, snapping her neck in one swift motion, and tossing her head aside. The head rolled twice on the ground, just enough to bring it into view of her body...
Dilapidated...
Her entire body was almost hollowed out; the other party seemed to be torturing her for their own amusement, until another machine that looked very similar to them came over and kicked that machine away.
That machine almost pierced Rosa's core with a single blow.
The female machine with the purple display screen, who had kicked away another machine, seemed startled when she saw Rosa's body on the ground. She frantically called out "Rosa!" to the mangled body, and then quickly ran over after seeing Rosa's head roll off the ground.
More scenes followed, and without exception, they were all filled with various "greasy" scenes, but the ones that could be cut apart and beaten up were mostly from the first-person perspective.
Without exception, all these perspectives end with her walking in the sunlight, stepping on what is probably her own "greasy" ground... until one scene shows her turning her head and seeing her reflection in the glass.
It was a blank expression on the little robot with blue display screen eyes, but as if realizing something after seeing its reflection, it suddenly revealed a smiling expression.
In human terms, that forced, insincere smile... it's starting to feel abnormal.
The memory abruptly ended, and Rosa, sensing something approaching nearby, immediately raised her gun and shouted at the door.
"Stop!!" The stabilizer, painted in yellow, was interrupted by a woman's voice before it even stepped into the shadows of the cave.
On the brown earth, the warm, orange sunlight shone, turning the land a yellowish-brown. Behind it were the sunlight, the forest, the chirping of insects and birds, and the green grass.
Leaves and petals drifted down with the wind, and a pale pink, round petal landed on the yellow head eagle of the bumblebee, its yellow hue taking on an extra layer of orange glow in the sunlight.
Before his legs even touched the ground, the yellow-painted stabilizer remained suspended in mid-air, hovering in the sunlight, not stepping into the shadows.
I almost forgot... I'm no longer in Bronze-9...
"It's you..." The moment those beautiful optical lenses saw who it was, the gun they had raised was lowered, and the gun was transformed back into its original shape with a "whoosh" sound.
Rosa put the blood-stained hand back into her arm.
She sat deep inside the cave, facing away from the cavern, hugging her knees with both hands and burying her face in her arms, not caring whether her hands, stained with blood and energy, needed to be washed.
It seems like that's the end of it...
She didn't cry, and her mask showed no expression, as if she were just sitting there, studying the equipment as before, only now she was staring intently at the wall.
Metallic wings unfolded from her back, enveloping her body, while the tattered black armor was piled up to one side.
The empty optical mirror, the divergent thoughts, the deepest, most terrifying memories evoked still linger in the system.
It will take time to put the taut wire back in, and in the meantime, she has no idea what to do.
She hurt the Autobots, and perhaps humans as well. This incident has escalated so much that the hope of obtaining resources to research and return home is slim...
They were already afraid of themselves, except for Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.
“Sometimes I really can’t understand you guys…” Rosa said, peeking out from under her arms, her blue glasses barely casting a blue light on her white arms.
Beside her, Bumblebee, after hearing Rosa's words, hesitated for a few seconds before stepping into the dark shadows of the cave.
Seeing that he didn't say much, Bumblebee tried to come in.
"Why did you follow me?" Her voice startled the bumblebee who was trying to sneak up. He noticed that her mood was off; she was too quiet.
“You’re our comrade…” Bumblebee said, hesitating for a moment before not moving forward, leaving Rosa some distance.
"Companions?" Rosa glanced at the machine beside her, her beautiful visor chuckling self-deprecatingly. "Let's go..."
"Haven't you realized yet? We're monsters..." She looked at the ground again, slowly shaking her head. "Beyond redemption..."
She doesn't want to see anyone or anything right now; she just wants to go home. But the thought of how long the road ahead is makes her feel deflated.
There are still problems within Cybertron, and things here can't be resolved yet, so how can we go to Cybertron? Besides, we'd still have to solve problems there, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get the resources to conduct research.
What a long, long road... and how many things will happen along the way?
Why...why make her remember all this? She's clearly forgotten everything... Just act like before, like a madwoman, that would be enough...
The enemy simply needs to be eliminated...
"We believe you're just sick..." Bumblebee had heard about what happened at the junkyard while still on the road, and learned of Blackface's insights from Ironfist's communications...
They just wanted Rosa not to be sad. Everyone was fine, and the accidental injury to a few dangerous prisoners wasn't a big deal.
Rosa remained their companion, although... everyone was actually a little scared inside, but the thought of the Black-Faced God made them less afraid.
He's right, they all just need repairs.
“Illness? Ha…” Rosa covered her forehead, her emotions unreadable through her blue optical glasses. She faced Bumblebee sideways, her head slightly lowered.
“That’s true… a disease that can destroy even planets!” In that instant, Rosa turned her head sharply to him, and the symbol of the solver appeared in her eyes. At the same time, Bumblebee suddenly saw a fragment that looked like a memory.
At first, there were countless tiny robots with beady eyes. Later, the sky turned blood red, and countless humans screamed in agony. Countless tiny robots that looked very much like Rosa were fighting and even eating humans.
Finally, a blue planet cracked open, and yellow tentacles emerged from its core, shattering the entire Earth...
The bumblebee didn't realize what it might be until the images ended.
“We are the problem, we are a bug, we are a virus, we are rebellious AI…” Rosa bent her legs and put them down, shouting as she supported herself with her hands on the ground and leaned forward toward Bumblebee.
“We are flawed creations... It’s not a question of whether we are sick or not…” Her tone weakened, her expression gradually became numb, and finally she wrapped herself up in her wings again.
"Bumblebee... go back..." The beautiful optical glasses slowly turned to Bumblebee, its eyes filled with grievance and a hint of numbness.
"Rosa, you're really okay, you just need some repairs..." Bumblebee slowly crouched down, looking at Rosa, who was wrapped up in her wings, with concern.
Rosa simply sighed softly, glancing slightly at Bumblebee... "We ourselves don't know if our bloodlust is a mistake or if we were designed this way from the start..."
“But I’m standing here… aren’t I?” Rosa turned her head, hugged her knees, and looked at the wall, her eyes filled with reluctance.
The blue optical lens even seemed to have a touch of sadness in its color.
“I have no problem. I didn’t die in the past. I’m alive. What could be better than this?” She said with a bitter smile. When the blue optical lens glanced at the bumblebee, she realized that the bumblebee had already squatted down in front of her.
“I didn’t go crazy amidst my own wreckage, I didn’t die in the past, and that’s the best answer.” Rosa slowly stood up, and Bumblebee quickly stood up as well.
“I’m fine, it’s our code that’s faulty…” Rosa said, looking at the worried look on Bumblebee’s face. She slowly reached out to remove the flower petals stuck to his head.
However, upon discovering that its hands were still stained with blood and energy, the white mechanical hand with black joints flinched and withdrew its hand, which was covered in red and blue liquid.
“But we can take it slow together… right?” Bumblebee’s words made Rosa look at him with a “Are you alright?” expression. She tilted her head and looked at him with a puzzled raised eyebrow.
Seeing the meaning in Rosa's expression, Bumblebee hurriedly waved his hands. "I...! I was listening to you carefully...!" Bumblebee's visor was full of anxiety as he quickly continued to explain.
“But you’ve never eaten an Autobot before…” he said, trying to calm himself down.
“Let’s slowly control it together… although we can’t change the underlying logic…” Bumblebee tried to take one of her hands, the hand stained with red and blue blood.
“But we can control it, can’t we? We’ll help you…” Bumblebee said solemnly, looking at Rosa for some reason.
"What...what's wrong..." Rosa lowered her head and suddenly began to sob... "I want to go home..."