Chapter 43

Long Sanshan didn't expect anyone to dare challenge him, and he was slightly angered. Narrowing his eyes, he said coldly, "Friend, your words show that you are very confident in your strength!" As he spoke, Long Sanshan extended his hand to grab the young man, intending to give him a taste of his power.

However, the young man smiled calmly and remained composed. Just as Long Sanshan's hand was about to grab him, a similarly strong and powerful hand suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist. The one who made the move was a burly man standing behind the young man, who was even more muscular than Long Sanshan. Long Sanshan was very confident in his strength, but once his hand was grabbed by the burly man, he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried. In a panic, he swung his other fist, but it was caught by the burly man's other hand. Thus, the two strong men began to wrestle, but it was clear to everyone that Long Sanshan was at a disadvantage. Soon, his hands were twisted backward by the burly man.

Feeling humiliated and enraged, Long Sanshan suddenly kicked the burly man in the groin. However, the burly man was not only stronger but also more agile. Seeing Long Sanshan's leg rise, he moved faster and kicked Long Sanshan in the chest, sending the large man flying several meters away.

Long Sanshan rolled on the ground a few times and tried to stand up, but he suddenly felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. The two adventurers who had supported him shouted, "Brother Long!" and quickly ran over to use recovery items on him. Fortunately, Long Sanshan was strong and his injuries were not severe, so he recovered quickly.

Although Long Sanshan stood up, he looked quite disheveled. Despite his hot temper, he was fair enough to admit defeat. He bowed his head and approached the young man, clasping his hands together and said, "There are always people better than you, and the sky is always higher. This time, I admit I was outmatched, and I concede!"

The young man chuckled and said, "Brother Long, you didn't lose face. My friend's nickname is Stone Ox, and his strength is 44 points, making him a well-known strength specialist even among ordinary adventurers."

"Really? You are ordinary adventurers?" Long Sanshan asked in surprise. The young man nodded and said, "We are a small team. I am the leader, Sun Wenxing." He then pointed to a beautiful woman holding a short knife and said, "This is my teammate, Jasmine. Including Stone Ox, who just wrestled with you, we are the Silver Snow Team of ordinary adventurers."

Upon hearing this, the other adventurers began to murmur. Ma Le asked the Persian Cat beside him, "Did you know they were ordinary adventurers from the start? And how did they get here?"

The Persian Cat glanced at Ma Le with disdain and said, "Idiot, the introduction to Miracle City before entering the trial space mentioned that, except for beginners, adventurers of other levels have a chance to enter worlds of higher or lower difficulty. It seems we've encountered a lower difficulty this time. As for them being ordinary adventurers, it's simple. Didn't you notice their white light disappeared more slowly than others? That's a sign of difficulty mismatch and extended synchronization time."

"How do you know the white light is related to difficulty? Have you encountered ordinary adventurers before?" Ma Le asked. The Persian Cat gave him a look of exasperation and explained, "We are on an adventure, not solving a crime. We don't need irrefutable evidence to draw conclusions! Most of the time, the data for analysis is insufficient, so we need a bit of reasonable imagination! A truly smart person knows how to use all possible scenarios to analyze problems and select the most reasonable one, rather than being limited to the facts at hand... Forget it, explaining to you is a waste of time!"

Ma Le shrugged and didn't bother with the brat, continuing to pay attention to the ordinary adventurers. Knowing that the others were advanced adventurers, Long Sanshan didn't dare to act rashly and stepped aside. Sun Wenxing, the leader of the ordinary adventurers, called out to the rest, "I entered Miracle City a few months earlier than you all, and I'm not particularly powerful. However, as an advanced adventurer, it's my duty to lead everyone to complete the mission successfully. I've already discussed with some of you, and your main quests as beginners are to destroy the T-800, right?"

The beginners nodded, and Sun Wenxing smiled, showing a jade bracelet. He flicked it, and a laser screen appeared, displaying the Miracle Emblem. Pointing to the main quest, he said, "Look carefully. Our main quest as ordinary adventurers is different from yours. It is to protect Sarah Connor for three days. The main quest of the Hurricane City adventurers is likely the opposite: to kill Sarah Connor and protect the T-800."

The beginner adventurers nodded, and a man in a suit with glasses raised his hand and asked, "The T-800 is a powerful mechanical monster, while Sarah Connor is just a weak woman. Doesn't this make our task in Miracle City more difficult?"

Sun Wenxing smiled and nodded, "Exactly, that's what I was going to say. Do you know that the task system in Miracle City has a function called 'transfer main quest'? Adventurers of the same faction with different main quests can choose to abandon their own and take on the main quest of a fellow adventurer. Now, we are united against a common enemy, and the task is quite difficult. Logically, we should unite and have a common goal to better complete the mission. Therefore, I suggest that you all abandon the task of killing the T-800 and take on our task of protecting Sarah Connor!"

The beginner adventurers murmured, and Ma Le quickly studied his Miracle Emblem, discovering the same function. A female beginner adventurer then asked, "Why don't you abandon your task and help us destroy the T-800?"

This question clearly had a hint of doubt, but Sun Wenxing didn't get angry. He smiled and patiently answered, "There are two reasons. First, the adventurers from the other side are likely divided into two groups and might think of the same method. However, between killing Sarah Connor, who is protected by a group of adventurers, and protecting the already powerful T-800, which do you think they will choose? I believe they will choose to protect the T-800. By choosing the task of protecting Sarah Connor, we can avoid conflict with them to some extent. Although the system requires us to fight, there is no enmity between adventurers, and avoiding conflict is a win-win. As for the T-800's pursuit, there are still 36 hours before the plot begins. We can find Sarah Connor and hide her in the bustling Los Angeles. No matter how powerful the T-800 is, what can it do?"

The beginners nodded in agreement, and the woman asked, "What's the second reason?" Sun Wenxing smiled and operated the laser screen on his Miracle Emblem, bringing up a page. He said, "The Terminator is a classic world, and there is a wealth of information about the T-800 in Miracle City. We have also gathered some for reference."

Everyone looked at the laser screen, which displayed detailed information about the T-800:

Name: T-800 Series 101 Terminator

Size: Large

Type: Mechanical creature

Weight: 380 kg

Material: Super alloy endoskeleton and synthetic skin

Strength: 18 points (×5)

Agility: 30 points

Perception: 15 points

Charisma: 4 points

This creature is a mechanical creature, and other attributes are irrelevant.

Health: 2000 points (+500)

Standard movement speed: 50 points (+10)

Armor value: 60 points

Armor type: Heavy armor

Trait 1: Large creature: The creature's large size and mass provide greater strength and more health. Actual strength is five times the displayed attribute, with an additional 500 health points and a 10-point increase in movement speed.

Trait 2: Heavy armor: The creature's armor is heavy, making it harder to penetrate and providing better protection against sharp weapons. Armor priority is increased to level 2, and weapon sharpness is reduced by 2 points, with a minimum reduction of 3 points.

Trait 3: Mechanical creature: The creature is a mechanical creature, does not tire, and has no conventional weak points. However, destroying its central processor or power source will stop it. The armor of the central processor and power source is increased by 50 points.

Trait 4: Super alloy skeleton: The creature has a harder skeleton than a regular creature, increasing damage in hand-to-hand combat by 50 points.

Trait 5: Synthetic skin: The flexible synthetic skin provides surface protection, reducing physical damage by 10%, which takes effect before armor is calculated, with a priority of 2.

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After seeing the T-800's attributes, everyone drew a sharp breath. The robot not only had extremely high health but also nearly impenetrable armor. More shockingly, its strength, though not high on the attribute panel, was actually 90 points due to the large creature trait—more than twice as strong as the strongest person present, Stone Ox! Not only that, its attack power was increased by 50 points, making it capable of instantly killing most beginner adventurers.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the beginners, Sun Wenxing smiled and said, "It's even worse than that. As a computer-controlled mechanical creature, this thing has extremely high shooting accuracy. It won't miss like in the movies. Without the intervention of adventurers, Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese have no chance of survival! Now, facing such a terrifying mechanical monster, do you still have the confidence to kill it?" As he spoke, Sun Wenxing pulled out a folding fan from his waist and snapped it open, revealing a faint silver glow, clearly a silver-quality item.

At the moment the fan opened, Ma Le felt a faint pressure, and the Persian Cat laughed, "This guy's fan must have some special properties. He first uses the Terminator data to intimidate these fools, then uses the pressure from the fan. The weaker ones will likely fall for it." The Persian Cat looked up at Ma Le and said, "But you, a newcomer, are not affected. You don't seem like an ordinary fool, and I'm interested in you!" Ma Le shrugged, saying nothing.

Sure enough, as the Persian Cat predicted, the other adventurers gradually gave in and requested to transfer their main quests. Two of the weaker ones even collapsed on the spot, unable to stand up, and crawled to Sun Wenxing for help.

Ma Le also intended to go, but the Persian Cat stopped him and asked, "You clearly sensed something was off. Why..."

Ma Le grinned at him and said, "You're so smart, why don't you guess?"

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