Chapter 1 A Modest and Squalid Room

This was a modest and squalid room. The bed sheets beneath him appeared white, but were actually yellowed, with large, unidentifiable stains. The furniture nearby was old and simple, its surface covered with a thin layer of dust. The ceiling seemed particularly low, making the room feel exceptionally oppressive, causing a slight shortness of breath. A worn-out clock on the wall pointed to 4:51:04 PM.

"My injuries... they seem to have completely disappeared?"

Fang Senyan opened his eyes on this very bed. He wasn't in a rush to get up. Instead, he meticulously filtered through the bizarre events he had experienced from beginning to end, then he unbuttoned his shirt to examine the strange mark on his chest before finally sitting up.

From a young age, he had demonstrated a calmness and shrewdness beyond his years. Now, fully focused and concentrating with all his might, he displayed an unprecedented steadiness and competence. He didn't feel any abruptness towards the series of bizarre experiences he'd had, but rather a natural and smooth acceptance, even a faint sense of ecstasy, as if he had been here countless times before.

The floor of the room was also quite dirty, scattered with many beer bottles. These bottles were brown, with a thick waist and thin neck, and the labels on them were all in English. Although the bottles looked new, they struck Fang Senyan as very old. He picked up a bottle and saw the words "1984, Milwaukee Beer" clearly written on it.

"What is this?" Fang Senyan was immediately taken aback. He was a sociable person, and had made several friends while working as a crew member, especially as he was about to be promoted to first mate, his circle of acquaintances had widened.

One of his friends, named Williams, was in the steel business. A typical rich second generation who spent money like water, his hobby was collecting various beer bottles. He had once held a party to proudly display his collection, which included everything from the earliest 1874 Felten & Guilleaume beer bottle to the Wuliebulewski beer bottle produced by China's first brewery. These bottles were now priced at over $100,000.

And this Milwaukee beer can was also in his collection, because the brand was very famous at the time, touted as a "super beer", and had once dominated the Colorado market. However, it was acquired by Budweiser in 1985. Because the design of its beer bottle was very trendy at the time, even Coca-Cola Company's bottles imitated its shape to some extent, so its collectible value has always remained high.

Fang Senyan looked at the clearly newly produced can of Milwaukee beer in front of him, and his heart was filled with surprise and suspicion. Had he been taken back to the United States in 1984? The power hidden behind that mysterious voice was so strong that it could travel through time and space? Then... what did the mysterious voice mean by completing enough tasks?

Suddenly, a light "da-da-da" sound echoed in the silent room. The sound came from a table in the corner of the room. Fang Senyan immediately sat up from the bed and turned his head vigilantly. He had already reaped several lives before, and this vigilance immediately revealed a murderous aura.

The light sound came from a very old typewriter on the table. Although no one was typing, the keyboard moved on its own, and several clear words quickly appeared on the yellowed paper below:

"Contractor 1018, welcome to the Nightmare Space."

"This is the first Nightmare World you have experienced - the world of Terminator."

"This is the first Nightmare World you have experienced, so if you have any questions about this world, you can consult the relevant information next to you. Note: Under normal circumstances, only this world has this privilege."

"Warning: You can interact with the characters in the storyline, but you must not attempt to disclose information about the Nightmare World and the real world to them in any way."

"Warning: You must complete the main mission assigned to you within forty-eight hours, otherwise you will be eliminated."

The words "eliminated" were specially marked, as eye-catching as blood, and immediately gave people an ominous premonition. Obviously, it was definitely not a good outcome.

"Main Mission: Clean up time-space nodes."

"Mission Briefing: The Skynet system has long been preparing to send Terminators back to assassinate key figures in history. However, in order to carry out time-space travel, a large number of stable time-space nodes must be established within the current time period in order to allow the Terminator to be transmitted intact."

"Mission Objective: Eliminate the time-space nodes planted by the Skynet system in this world."

"Mission Hint: You are likely to be attacked when you clear the time-space nodes."

"Mission Hint: After accepting this mission, you will temporarily have a targeted true sight ability that allows you to see through disguises and directly see the time-space nodes."

Hint: You can obtain the following milestones in this world (including this world and extended worlds).

"Efficiency Expert: You complete a series of main missions from the beginning to the end of this world without harming any irrelevant people, until you complete the final step and return to the space." (Except for the humans who must be killed as stipulated by the main mission, the rest are classified as irrelevant people.)

"Butcher: You have accumulated more than one hundred innocent civilians killed in the Terminator series of worlds. (This milestone can only be completed with melee attacks, and your damage to the civilian must exceed 50% of the total damage to be included in the statistics.)"

"Enemy of Machines: You have accumulated more than three Terminators killed." (Your direct accumulated damage to the Terminator must exceed 50% of the total damage.)

"Spark: Sarah Connor's favorability towards you exceeds 50 points."

"Friend of Sin: You have accumulated fifty police officers killed." (Your direct cumulative damage to each police officer must exceed 50% of the total damage.)

"........."

"The following milestones cannot be viewed due to insufficient merit points"

"Obtaining relevant milestones can unlock relevant titles."

"Each contractor can have multiple titles, but only one title can be equipped at the same time. Titles come with a variety of special effects, and in most cases, you cannot change titles after entering combat."

Warning: From the moment you accept the mission, you will be subjected to great danger. Similarly, behind the great risks, there must be great opportunities.

Fang Senyan looked at the paper repeatedly and carefully three times, as if he wanted to disassemble every word on it and eat it into his stomach. Then he closed his eyes and thought for a while, and turned to look at the side of the typewriter.

There was a magazine there.

The color of this magazine was very new, which seemed incompatible with the surrounding dirty and old environment, and the three words "Terminator" on the cover of the magazine were also very clear.

Obviously, this was the relevant information about this world. And from the mission introduction, it can be seen that this thing should also be his preferential treatment when he first entered the world. In other words, if there were no accidents, it would be gone next time.

At 2:23 AM on July 30, 2029 AD, John Connor, the leader of the human resistance army, led the special forces regiment in California to launch a fierce attack on the Skynet base. At dawn on July 31, the resistance army occupied the Skynet base after paying heavy casualties. Connor and resistance lieutenant Reyes disregarded the danger and rushed to the core area. At this time, Connor saw a T-800 robot disappear in a flash of lightning!

After a hasty inspection, Connor found that it was a time machine that had been sent back to 1984 AD to kill his mother, Sarah Connor, in order to create a time-space rift to change history. Reyes volunteered to protect Sarah Connor. Kyle Reese himself drilled into the unvanished time-space tunnel, saying before leaving: Believe me, I will be back!

Two days later, John Connor walked out of the base himself. On August 5, the resistance headquarters determined that Reyes was "missing."

At 1:52 AM on May 12, 1984 AD, a T-800 robot came to the modern era through a time machine. At 2:01 AM, Reese came to the modern era through a time machine. Because the population data was burned in the war, Skynet could not find the detailed information of Connor's mother. The two people with different purposes originally looked for Sarah Connor by phone. On that day, the T-800 killed two Sarahs in a row. The first was named Sarah Anna Connor, and the second was named Sarah Louise Connor. They were all Sarah Connor, but neither was the mother of the future leader.

The killer robots who came from the future world are collectively called: Terminators. The story begins here.......

Although this information was very incomplete, Fang Senyan also had some understanding of the Terminator world. This information roughly matched what he remembered, so he could naturally confirm one thing: he was sent back to 1984 AD, the world of the first Terminator movie! In that case, the information in his memory would come in handy.

As Fang Senyan became familiar with the mission, the words typed on the paper by the typewriter gradually faded, as if they were dissolving/evaporating into the air. However, Fang Senyan could access the content at any time from the tattoo on his chest - the Nightmare Mark - and he could also ask questions about it in his heart. Of course, whether he could get a satisfactory answer was unknown.

After confirming the main mission, a rapidly jumping red number suddenly appeared in front of Fang Senyan, forty-eight hours, five minutes and thirty-one seconds before officially entering the Terminator world. And there was a series of menus below the number, which popped up as soon as Fang Senyan's mind moved: "Time: 11:00 AM, May 12, 1984 AD." "Location: Los Angeles, California, USA. (42 degrees 19 minutes north latitude, 83 degrees 2 minutes west longitude)" "Scene: Terminator's opening." "Difficulty: Extremely easy (E level)" "Pain weakening degree: 70%" "Additional strengthening degree of personal ability: 50%." "Current scene exploration degree: 0.31%" "Additional instructions: This scene is a peaceful scene, the contractor will not drop any items if killed, and the digital character information module is also enabled. Contractors can view personal attributes at any time through the Nightmare Mark on their chest."

"You will automatically master relevant languages and can interact fluently with characters in this world. You will forget after leaving this world."

"Number of missions accepted: 1"

"Your appearance has been processed and will automatically return to its original state when you return to the real world. You can also make relevant appearance adjustments and settings in the Nightmare Space. If you have any questions, you can silently ask relevant questions in your heart and query through the Nightmare Mark. If the permission is reached, you can get an answer."