Chapter 62

"What method?" the Persian cat and the snowy owl asked together. Ma Le, who rarely kept them in suspense, confidently said, "You'll see when the time comes. Xiao Xue, don't use that sniper rifle for now; switch to a shotgun. Persian cat, you too, try to use large-area attack methods, aiming to damage its physical surface!"

The two nodded in confusion. At this moment, heavy footsteps that shook the heart came from the smoke of the explosion. The Tyrant Terminator was charging over! Ma Le shouted, "You two, get out of the way, I'll hold it off!" He shot a marker gun in the direction of the sound, then drew a short knife with his left hand and charged forward. The snowy owl and the Persian cat also split to the sides, firing their wands and shotguns at the black silhouette emerging from the smoke.

Hit by several ice spikes and a shotgun blast, the Tyrant Terminator was not affected in the slightest and continued to charge towards Ma Le. Just as the two were about to clash, Ma Le suddenly dodged to the right and swung his short knife at the Terminator's soft spot. The T-800's computer had already calculated this possibility and nimbly sidestepped, grabbing Ma Le's wrist with the hand holding the marker gun and tightly controlling him. The other hand raised high, gripping the marker gun Ma Le had shot earlier, and stabbed it down at Ma Le.

Without hesitation, Ma Le activated an electric shock. High-voltage current surged from the marker gun, passing through the Terminator's body and into Ma Le's. The Terminator's attack was interrupted by the sudden electric shock, while Ma Le, with his high resistance, was not significantly affected. He decisively dropped the harpoon gun in his right hand and clenched his fist, striking the Terminator's wrist with all his might. The cooldown of 15 seconds had passed, and this hit triggered over 40 points of critical damage, shattering the keratin muscle and exposing the metal skeleton beneath.

Using this attack, Ma Le successfully broke free from the Terminator's grip. However, he did not run away. Instead, he crouched down and tightly hugged the Terminator's waist, shouting to the Persian cat and the snowy owl, "Don't worry about me, attack with all your might!" The two, hearing this, steeled their resolve and began firing wildly at the Terminator. Shards of ice and steel sand also hit Ma Le, but he did not dodge, holding on to the powerful enemy, waiting for the moment it would weaken!

With Ma Le's entanglement, the Terminator's movements were greatly restricted, unable to dodge. It abandoned its attempts to evade and swung its massive claws and marker gun continuously at Ma Le, each strike leaving terrifying wounds on the determined human.

In a flash, the snowy owl emptied her shotgun in a few seconds. She didn't have time to reload and immediately drew her pistol to continue firing. On the other side, the Persian cat, having exhausted his limited mana, drew a mini submachine gun and started firing in rapid succession.

Under such intense attacks, after about ten seconds, Ma Le finally felt what he was waiting for! He looked up at the Terminator with a sinister smile and said, "Now, it's time to peel off that rotten skin!" Before the words were out of his mouth, Ma Le's hands transformed into countless black tentacles, instantly penetrating the Tyrant Terminator's body and rapidly breaking down the T-virus-enhanced flesh.

A moment later, the Tyrant's outer skin completely detached, decomposed, and disappeared, shocking the Persian cat and the snowy owl. The undecomposable weapons and ammunition on the Terminator's body clattered to the ground, leaving only the mechanical skeleton standing. The "Tyrant" part of the Tyrant Terminator was thus completely erased!

"Don't just stand there! It's not dead yet, Persian cat, act now!" Ma Le shouted. The Persian cat, taken aback, quickly extended his hands towards the Terminator and shouted, "Seal!" Five thick iron bands appeared on the Terminator's limbs and neck, connected to thick iron chains that extended to the ground. This was the Persian cat's restriction skill, Five-Body Lock, which could limit the enemy's movement by summoning chains!

These five chains were each ten meters long, confining the Terminator to a ten-meter radius. Unless its strength exceeded 120 standard points, it could not break the chains and regain freedom. Otherwise, it would have to wait 20 seconds for the chains to disappear automatically. This was a rare long-range restriction skill, which, although only limited the enemy's movement, was an effective control method against the close-combat-strong Terminator.

The trapped Terminator tried to break free but soon realized it was futile. Without the Tyrant skin's enhancement, its strength had dropped back to 90 standard points, insufficient to break the chains. However, the Terminator's electronic brain did not hesitate and immediately changed its strategy, picking up the weapons on the ground to start a long-range attack on Ma Le and the others. This time, Ma Le and the others did not engage the mechanical monster head-on but shamelessly hid in a nearby apartment building. Listening to the continuous gunfire outside, the three calmly opened their storage spaces, took out potions and food for recovery, and began a "feast."

Of the three, Ma Le was the most heavily injured. When he hugged the Terminator, he not only suffered from the monster's frenzied attacks but was also hit multiple times by the Persian cat and the snowy owl. Despite his superior defense, his health dropped below 100 points. Later, although he absorbed the Terminator's outer skin, this did not count towards health, so Ma Le only replenished a portion of organic matter to heal himself, with a recovery effect of only over 100 points. Now, using the time bought by the Persian cat, he naturally needed to replenish his health and stamina. Ma Le took out two hamburgers and a bottle of cola from his storage. These were recognized recovery items in Miracle City. The hamburger could restore 200 health points in 8 seconds, but this effect could be interrupted by damage; the cola could instantly restore 30 health points and increase health regeneration by 2 points per second for the next minute, an effect that could not be interrupted. These were very effective recovery items, costing Ma Le hundreds of credit points, but with time being tight, he had to use them.

Ma Le had discovered earlier, when using a bomb to escape the Terminator's control, that he could absorb the flesh blown off the monster. This meant he could absorb the Terminator's biological skin! The question was, for a complete biological entity, absorption required health to be below 100 points or 5% of the total. What about the Terminator's skin? Did he need to reduce the Terminator's health to 5% to absorb it? This clearly did not hold, as the Terminator's metal skeleton was the main body, and the skin was just a disguise with almost no health value... These signs indicated that as long as the Terminator's outer skin was damaged to a certain extent, Ma Le could peel it off!

If the plot had not changed, the Terminator T-800 would have the same strength as in the first movie, and this "peeling action" would not have been significant. However, now, the Terminator's biological skin was no longer that of an ordinary human but a powerful biological weapon enhanced by the T-virus—the Tyrant! This was like adding a layer of power armor to the mechanical skeleton, greatly increasing the Terminator's strength, speed, and defense, making it a monster that entry-level adventurers could not match! But now, due to Ma Le's "absorption and peeling method," the monster's armor had been removed, and its attributes and abilities had returned to normal, becoming the familiar mechanical skeleton to adventurers.

The 20 seconds quickly passed, and the chains binding the Terminator disappeared. The mechanical monster began to walk towards the apartment building where Ma Le and the others were hiding. This time, the three did not run or devise any tricks but stood up boldly. Ma Le had boasted that he could fight the Terminator, and now was the time to test the quality of that boast!

"You two, provide cover. Snowy owl, focus on damage output, and Persian cat, keep freezing and slowing it down. Don't worry about hitting me; my resistance is much higher than you think!" With these words, Ma Le charged at the Terminator. The Persian cat and the snowy owl exchanged glances, nodded, and immediately spread out to advantageous positions to support Ma Le.

Even without the Tyrant skin, the Terminator was still powerful, a well-known lord-level monster in all entry-level worlds. However, against Ma Le, the most peculiar entry-level adventurer, it had no advantage. The Terminator's 90 strength was not an absolute advantage against Ma Le, who had activated the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Ma Le's two "unique" level talents acted like a strong shield and a sharp sword, continuously depleting the Terminator's health. With the support of the Persian cat and the snowy owl, Ma Le finally climbed onto the Terminator's back after a minute. His black-armored hands tightly gripped the steel head, and his powerful legs forcefully kicked the Terminator's waist. Ma Le mustered his last bit of energy, mobilized all his muscles, and twisted the super-alloy neck with all his might. The neck could not withstand the force and finally snapped with a "crack." Without the support of the chest power source, the CPU stopped functioning, and the red lights in the mechanical eyes gradually dimmed.

The Persian cat and the snowy owl received notifications of the main quest completion and chose to delay their return, happily emerging from their cover to join Ma Le.

"You participated in the killing of the Terminator, with a contribution of 64%, rewarded with 6400 credit points... You abandoned the Terminator killing task, unable to receive rewards other than credit points... You delivered the final blow to the Terminator T-800 and caused over 40% of its total health damage, meeting the conditions, rewarded with 3000 credit points and 10 merit points... You killed a lord-level monster, receiving additional reward, 10 merit points..."

As the notifications from the Miracle Emblem continued, Ma Le picked up the steel head in his hand, looked at it, and laughed, "Terminator, you have finally been terminated..."

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