Chapter 45

As the three were discussing, the high school student who had suggested finding someone to look like them earlier approached. Sun Wenxing had appointed him as the captain of this small team, and he was quite proud and conscientious in his role. Now, he came to these three stragglers and instructed them in a captain-like tone, "We've arrived at the fast-food restaurant. Let's go inside and ask around."

Ma Le was puzzled and said, "Why don't you go and ask? Why do you need us?" The high school student's face turned red, and he stammered, "I... I'm not good at English..." Ma Le was taken aback and laughed heartily. The high school student became flustered and shouted, "Don't laugh! I don't study English because I love my country!"

Ma Le smiled and said, "I know, I know... What about the others?" The high school student replied, "Xu with the shirt knows a bit, but he still has trouble communicating. The others don't know at all..."

Xu with the shirt was the first one to ask Sun Wenxing a question earlier. His English was brought from the real world. After all, training skills also required credit points, and not every newcomer was as wealthy as Ma Le, who had spent over 2,000 points in the training ground after returning from the trial world. Many newcomers were still worried about the 100-point tax for each world.

Ma Le agreed and entered the fast-food restaurant. He stopped a pretty waitress and asked, "Excuse me, do you have a waitress named Sarah Connor here?" The waitress turned and shouted to another busy waitress, "Sarah, someone's looking for you!"

Ma Le didn't expect to find her so quickly and looked up. The waitress called Sarah was serving a customer. When she heard someone calling her, she turned around and accidentally spilled the customer's drink. Frightened, she hurriedly bent down to wipe it, but unfortunately, she knocked over a plate of food, causing her to apologize profusely...

It was definitely her! Ma Le confirmed that this clumsy Sarah was definitely the target, even though she didn't look like Linda Hamilton from the movie. He signaled to the high school student outside to contact Sun Wenxing immediately and then walked towards Sarah.

"Hello, are you Miss Sarah Connor?" Ma Le asked politely. Sarah had just finished tidying up and was looking at Ma Le up and down with a plate in her hand. "I'm sorry, I don't seem to have any friends in Chinatown..." Ma Le waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's not me. A man in a Porsche asked me to find you and said he has a surprise for you!"

Sarah exclaimed, "It's Stanley! Oh, I need to take a break!" She got excited, and the plates in her hand slipped again. Ma Le quickly caught them and put them back. "Don't get too excited, take it slow. I can tell that man loves you, he'll wait for you."

"Give me a minute!" Sarah said and rushed into the back. Ma Le smiled smugly. He loved the movie "The Terminator" and had watched it several times. He clearly remembered that the night Sarah met Kyle Reese and the Terminator, she was stood up by her boyfriend, and her friend complained, "That jerk, what's so great about driving a Porsche!" This small detail gave Ma Le an idea to take Sarah away naturally.

Women in love are indeed crazy. In less than a minute, Sarah, dressed and ready, came out and said to Ma Le, "Let's go, take me to Stanley!"

Ma Le led Sarah out of the fast-food restaurant. As the others were about to crowd around, Ma Le waved them off and said, "Quickly inform Sun Wenxing. I've temporarily gained Sarah's trust and am taking her to them. Don't follow too closely to avoid arousing suspicion!" The others dispersed and followed secretly. Ma Le spoke in Chinese, which Sarah didn't understand. She asked what he said, and Ma Le casually replied, "They are my neighbors. We just ran into each other. I said I have something to do and will meet them next time..."

The Persian cat and the snowy owl walked together. The Persian cat smiled and said, "This fool finally did something smart. By taking Sarah Connor away from her workplace, the Hurricane City adventurers will have a lot of work to do. They don't know us or Sarah, and in such a large Los Angeles, how will they find her!"

Sun Wenxing's team was quite capable. Upon receiving the news, they arrived quickly, and the two groups soon met. Sun Wenxing and his team were very pleased to see Sarah Connor. Ma Le explained the situation, but Sarah sensed something was wrong and questioned Ma Le, "You said Stanley was waiting for me, where is he? Who are these people?"

They were still in the busy street, and if Sarah caused a scene, it would be difficult to handle. Ma Le covered up, "They are also Mr. Stanley's people, here to pick you up!" Sarah didn't believe him, "Don't lie to me, Stanley wouldn't go to such lengths for me! Tell me who you are and what you want, or I'll call for help!"

The stone ox behind Sun Wenxing became impatient, "Why waste time talking to her, just grab her!" As he reached out to grab Sarah, she was frightened and tried to back away, opening her mouth to scream...

"Aaaaaah..." A terrified scream echoed, but it wasn't from Sarah. It came from a nearby supermarket. A blood-covered woman, clutching her neck, burst out of the door, tripped on the steps, and tumbled to the ground. She got up and pleaded with the passersby, "Help me, help me, there's a madman inside, he's trying to bite me to death!"

The passersby, including the adventurers, were drawn to this sudden strange event, and Sarah also forgot her own predicament. Two kind-hearted people went to help the injured woman. Her neck was bitten and still bleeding, and she was terrified, repeating, "That madman, that madman, he's possessed by a devil..." She soon fainted from blood loss.

At that moment, the supermarket door opened, and a disheveled man slowly walked out. His movements were stiff, his eyes vacant, and his mouth dripped with blood. He was clearly the madman who had attacked the woman. A muscular man approached and put his hand on the madman's shoulder, taunting, "Friend, you'd better not cause trouble, the police have been called... aaaaah" Before he could finish, the madman turned his head and bit the man's arm. The man tried to shake him off, but the madman wouldn't let go. The man cursed and punched the madman in the face, finally freeing his arm. The madman fell to the ground and stopped moving.

"What the hell is wrong with this guy!" The man, clutching the wound on his arm, said to the passersby, "You saw it, he attacked me first, I was defending myself!"

At that moment, the woman who had fainted suddenly woke up. The kind-hearted person helping her asked, "Are you okay, ma'am..." But the woman seemed to have gone mad and suddenly pounced on the person, biting his neck...

The passersby were confused, and some tried to help. Ma Le was astonished. The behavior of the madman and the woman was all too familiar. This was clearly a sign of zombification!

"This can't be, this is the Terminator world, how can there be zombies?!" Zombies, as one of the most common monsters, were familiar to adventurers. Sun Wenxing's eyes twitched, and he sternly ordered, "Quick, leave here! The Hurricane City guys are nearby!"

Ma Le pulled Sarah's hand and took advantage of the situation, "See, this is why I brought you away. Devils have appeared in this world, and I'm here to protect you!" Sarah, already shaken by the earlier scene, subconsciously nodded and followed him in a daze.

The group returned to the abandoned factory. Some of the beginners were still shaken, and Sarah was even more confused, staring blankly at the group of Asians.

Xu with the shirt asked the ordinary-level adventurers, "What's going on? How can there be zombies in the Terminator world?" Sun Wenxing, with a serious expression, said, "Do you even need to ask? It's obviously the work of the Hurricane City guys!"

A subordinate of Long Sanshan asked, "But why would they spread the zombie virus? Zombies attack everyone, not just enemies. This doesn't benefit them!" Short Blade Woman Jasmine sneered, "Of course it benefits them. They probably couldn't find the lookalike clue and didn't know where to start, so they spread the zombie virus. If the city is overrun by zombies, Sarah won't have a chance to survive."

"What should we do... If we get bitten by zombies, we'll be infected too..." A female beginner adventurer was already crying. She, like Ma Le, was participating in a formal world for the first time and hadn't completed the trial world's mission, so she had no rewards and still owed Miracle City 100 points in tax. With her current attributes and abilities, she was no different from an ordinary person and naturally broke down first.

Sun Wenxing sighed, "The situation isn't as serious as we think. The zombie virus isn't easy to obtain, and they probably don't have much. The U.S. infectious disease control department isn't incompetent, so the zombie crisis shouldn't be too large." He looked at the darkening sky, "The priority now is to find a safe place to stay."

Sarah had recovered her composure and, not understanding the group's Chinese, asked Ma Le, "Who are you, and what's going on with those biting madmen in the street?"

Ma Le looked at her and decided to tell her the truth, considering the current situation: "In the near future, humanity will face a great calamity, and billions will die. Robots and the biting monsters you saw today will dominate the world, and the remaining humans will struggle to survive under their terror. But a hero will emerge, leading humanity against the monsters and ultimately winning. His name is John Connor!"

Sarah was surprised, "Connor?" Ma Le nodded, "This hero is your future son. To turn the tide, the computer controlling the robots developed a time-traveling machine and sent several robot warriors here to kill you before your son is born. We are the warriors sent back by John Connor to protect you!"

What Ma Le said was a rough truth, but it was still too fantastical for Sarah. Sun Wenxing, hearing their conversation, walked over and took a spider-like robot from his pocket, placing it in front of Sarah. The robot's head flashed red, and it crawled up Sarah's leg, making her scream and jump around. Sun Wenxing fiddled with his jade bracelet-shaped Miracle Emblem, and the spider, receiving the command, stopped harassing Sarah and obediently returned to his hand.

"This is the technology we brought from the future, do you believe us now?" Sun Wenxing said impatiently.

Sarah glared at him and asked, "What's your name?" Sun Wenxing was taken aback and subconsciously answered. Sarah huffed, "I'll tell my son in the future to take good care of you!"

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