Chapter 1 The benefits of cooperation

"I believe you can see that I am the kind of person who is good at charging forward and attacking, but what I lack is strong firepower support from the rear. You, on the other hand, are good at long-range attacks. Perhaps in our original world, you could have made a name for yourself with your personal strength, but don't forget, this is the world of the Terminator story! You can't even take me down with a few shots, let alone those metal monsters from the future? We can say that cooperation benefits both of us, while separation leads to mutual destruction!"

Fang Senyan's words were sincere and reasonable. Quest was silent for a while, staring at the streetlights flashing past on both sides of the road before slowly saying:

"The reason I was willing to be caught by the police while seriously injured was because I had obtained a drug from someone else before. This drug can restore a person to their best condition in an instant, but... I haven't met the conditions for using this drug yet, and you came so abruptly, so I am so embarrassed now."

Fang Senyan asked curiously:

"Obtained from someone else? How did you get it?"

Quest closed his eyes and said slowly:

"You should be teleported in for the first time, but I am a Contractor who has experienced a movie world before. The first movie world I went to was... a very terrifying and ferocious world, where I accidentally obtained this drug."

Fang Senyan had already learned about Quest's personality and knew that his so-called accidental acquisition was probably also a forced seizure, stained with blood. Quest was also a shrewd person. He knew that Fang Senyan would definitely ask to see it after he said it, so he directly set the drug to exhibition status.

"Unpurified Black Blood Orchid Essence." (Condition: Average)

"Origin: Amazon. Borneo."

"Rarity: Blue."

"Effect: Restores all health points and mental strength points within 10 seconds."

"Description: A drug made by local natives collecting the remaining branches and leaves of blood orchids washed down from the water."

"Side effects: All attributes will be reduced by 33% for ten minutes after taking it. This negative effect will last for 1 hour."

"Warning: During the recovery effect of unpurified black blood orchid essence, you must remain still. Walking, running, attacking enemies, or being attacked by enemies will interrupt the effect."

"Usage conditions: Using this drug requires consuming 60 points of mental strength (MP)."

"Evaluation: It is your second life －－－－－－ if you can find a suitable location at the right time to use it."

At this time, Quest was naturally extremely annoyed. His intelligence value was not high, only a mere 8 points, which translated to a maximum of 80 mental strength points. And his talent ability, Refraction, consumed 5 mental strength points each time it was used. After he was caught by the police, he only had fifteen mental strength points left. Afterwards, although he rested peacefully in the hospital bed, his body fell into a severely injured and near-death state, and his body's automatic recovery speed was greatly weakened. By the time Fang Senyan broke into the ward, his mental strength had only recovered to 43 points. He could only watch this heaven-defying item but not use it!

Looking at this drug, Fang Senyan's eyes flickered slightly, and then he decisively said:

"You give it to me, and our previous affairs will be cleared up. You don't have to worry about your injuries. Contractors are born with strong healing abilities. Just go to an underground hospital that specializes in treating injuries for gangsters, and you can recover your basic combat abilities after resting for twenty-four hours. Then we can fight side by side!"

The muscles on Quest's face kept trembling. He felt that he couldn't see through the person in front of him at all. Although every word this person said was reasonable, Quest still felt a bone-chilling coldness and a taste of death, like a tomb in the cold night, which was terrifying. Two thoughts were constantly fighting in his mind.

"Give it? Or not?"

Fang Senyan stepped on the accelerator, and the car under his feet made a slight roar as it climbed onto the overpass. He seemed to know what Quest was thinking, and without looking back, he said calmly:

"If you were me, would you still keep that medicine in your hands? Would you have my patience?"

In Fang Senyan's plain words, the fangs were already fully revealed. Quest felt a chill in his heart and involuntarily thought in the direction Fang Senyan was guiding him. Finally, he slumped and said:

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

After seeing the Nightmare Imprint's prompt that "You have obtained unpurified black blood orchid essence," Fang Senyan smiled slightly, patted Quest on the shoulder kindly, then lifted him up and threw him down below the overpass!

Quest's shrill and desperate screams drew a long arc in the air, but it stopped abruptly on the front of a speeding heavy truck. In that instant, his lungs were pierced by five broken ribs, and blood rushed to his throat, silencing the screams. Then his entire body flew out seven or eight meters like a broken sack and crashed into the guardrail next to him, finally motionless. The hit-and-run truck driver was obviously not a law-abiding guy. He didn't have any intention of stopping to check. He just chewed his gum and grumbled angrily, then stepped on the accelerator and drove away, spewing a thick black smoke from the exhaust pipe.

"Another traffic accident..." A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Fang Senyan's mouth. He stepped on the accelerator and disappeared into the night.

Strictly speaking, Fang Senyan had seriously considered cooperating with Quest. After all, this guy's 100% accurate marksmanship had left a deep impression on him. If the two of them joined forces, the power they exerted would definitely be greater than 1+1=2.

But Fang Senyan just didn't want to cooperate with him. This insistence not only stemmed from the vague ominous premonition in his heart, but also because the unfortunate No. 1884 had fully interpreted the consequences of cooperating with Quest, this poisonous snake, with his flesh and blood and life.

Outside the window, it began to drizzle. Fang Senyan sat in this simply decorated restaurant, elegantly dabbed his mouth with a white napkin, and picked up his knife and fork. Since entering this world, he had only eaten two biscuits. Afterwards, he had been hungry all the time. Only after completely solving Quest did the hunger strike resolutely and stubbornly.

As a senior sailor, Fang Senyan was no stranger to cuisines from all over the world. The restaurant he was in at this time looked quite ordinary, but the dishes were quite rich. Fang Senyan ordered more than a dozen main/side dishes in one breath, including orange-flavored fatty salmon, chicken Kiev, and Australian ribeye steak, and buried himself in eating. He also took a sip of Australian Chardonnay wine rich in fruity aromas, letting the fragrance swirl in his mouth, while gradually diluting the fatigue on his body.

The television in the corner of the restaurant was broadcasting various news. Everything was normal. Fang Senyan had asked the waiter, and there had been no crimes other than the city robbery in the past few days. He tried dialing the phone numbers of the first two "Sarah Connors" in the phone book, and both were answered, which undoubtedly showed that the Terminator had not yet taken action. This was a good thing. After all, if one step was behind in the plot development, then every step would be behind.

At this time, the real "Sarah Connor" was renting a place with a friend. Fang Senyan had learned from calling earlier that the mother of this future leader of the Earth Resistance Army was currently on vacation, and no one knew her whereabouts.

From this point of view, unless the plot progressed to the point where the Terminator Arnold appeared, then this real Sarah Connor should not appear in everyone's sight. But after the Terminator appeared, there would be a special forces soldier from the future beside Sarah Connor, who should not be underestimated.

"So..." Fang Senyan swirled the wine in his glass, but his eyes fell on the gorgeous and old-fashioned Los Angeles street scene of 1984 below.

"It's time to act."

At this time, Fang Senyan had figured out the situation of this world. Since he knew that the heroine Sarah Connor was temporarily unable to be contacted, which meant that the T-800 would not appear in the short term, then of course the next goal was to complete the "destroy the space-time node" mission. This mission seemed to have no clue at all, but it was actually hidden in the plot －－－－－－ the Terminator T-800 and Reese both came through the Skynet's time machine. The vicinity of their initial entry into this world must have a large number of space-time nodes!

Fang Senyan threw the waiter a twenty-dollar tip and asked him to find him a map of Los Angeles. He compared the map with some reference materials in his memory, and soon marked seven locations where the T-800 and Reese were most likely to have traveled through. He casually found a taxi and began to drive to these seven predetermined destinations.

After excluding three suspicious locations, the distance to the fourth location was not close, almost crossing half of Los Angeles. At this time, Fang Senyan leaned slightly on the back seat of the taxi, closed his eyes, and slightly enjoyed the slight bumps, digesting the traces of fatigue after a full meal.

His heart was not only not nervous at this time, but full of waves of unspeakable excitement: how could such a stimulating experience and life be compared to the previous ordinary life? It was truly unbelievable that he, who was on the verge of despair in the real world, would turn around and encounter such incredible opportunities.

Time passed quickly, and the red lights blocked the road along the way. There was naturally no GPS positioning system at this time, but Fang Senyan could judge from the street signs that he was about to reach his established destination. He had already begun to pay attention to the surrounding vehicles and environment. However, at this moment, Fang Senyan suddenly felt a slight heat in his chest, and then a cold mechanical voice came out:

"Warning: You have entered a related sensitive area, and a side plot will be activated."

"Warning: You have entered a related sensitive area, and a side plot will be activated."

"Warning: You have entered a related sensitive area, and a side plot will be activated."

"Warning: The future Skynet computer believes that you are about to pose a threat to the space-time node, and has sent a Terminator that has not yet been fully debugged to hunt you down."

"Warning: Terminator T-750 will pass through the time tunnel in fifteen seconds, and your blood type, smell, and appearance have been locked. You must leave this area after ten minutes, and leaving early will cause Skynet to lock your specific location (extremely dangerous)."

"Warning: You are the second Contractor to activate the area side plot. The protection mechanism of the space-time channel has gradually improved, and the strength of the Terminator T-750 hunting you down will increase from 70% of its peak to 80%."

"Hint: It is detected that the Contractor is entering the Nightmare World for the first time. You will receive assistance from the Delta Force special anti-terrorism unit after persisting for ten minutes."

"Hint: The space-time node will appear after ten minutes or after the Terminator T-750 dies."

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