Chapter 64

The old man was slightly taken aback, then approached Sun Wenxing, nodded, and said, "Very well, let you die with your eyes open!" As he spoke, the old man took out a pocket watch, fiddled with it with one hand, and a laser screen appeared, displaying the world information of Hurricane City. Clearly, this pocket watch was the old man's Hurricane Emblem.

*The introductions and such were the same on both sides, the biggest difference being the missions. Seeing the missions displayed by the old man, Sun Wenxing was surprised to find that not only did it mark the Hurricane City side's mission to kill Sarah Connor, but it also detailed the missions of the Miracle City side, including the number of people, how many were participating in ordinary missions, and how many were participating in beginner missions, all at a glance! Furthermore, below these main missions, there was a special mission with a shocking description: "Perfectly sabotage the Silver Snow Team's main mission three times. (Current completion: 2/3)."

"Why, why is there such a mission targeting us?" Sun Wenxing shouted in disbelief. "Sabotaging our Silver Snow Team's main mission three times, what does this mean?"

The old man explained, "This mission was triggered by chance, and I don't know the specific reason. I only received it during our first confrontation. I speculate that you must have violated some taboo in the city battle system or offended our Hurricane City system, leading to this targeting. However, the reason is no longer important. The result is that we must perfectly sabotage your main mission without killing you, so you can still participate in the next mission."

"So, in the previous world and this world, you weren't tracking us, but were actively sent to us by Hurricane City?" Sun Wenxing asked through gritted teeth. The old man nodded and said, "That's right, but this time it's the last. There's no longer any need to keep you alive."

"But I still have questions!" Sun Wenxing said. "To sabotage our main mission, all you need to do is kill Sarah Connor. Why did you go to great lengths to spread a virus and even bring in the military, causing chaos in the city? What benefit does this have for you?"

The old man shook his head with a smile, "Didn't you see the word 'perfect'? Our mission is to perfectly sabotage your mission. Simply killing Sarah Connor is not enough to complete the special mission. In the big picture, we are on the side of the Terminators, and you are on the side of the humans. The essence of our mission is to eliminate all hope of human victory!"

Sun Wenxing was puzzled, "What does that mean? The key to human victory is the leader John Connor. Killing Sarah Connor is enough to change history, so what else do you need to do?"

"That's far from enough..." The old man shook his head. "Don't you find it strange that we arrived in this world 36 hours before the Terminators? Have you ever thought that if we killed Sarah Connor before the Terminators arrived, would Skynet still send the Terminators?"

Sun Wenxing was stunned. Indeed, if Sarah Connor died before the Terminators arrived, even without Skynet's intervention, John Connor would not be born in the normal course of history, and the Terminators would not come. But if that happened, what about the beginner missions of Miracle City to kill the Terminators? Wouldn't that be like a system bug?

The old man smiled and said, "Let me tell you the answer. The Terminators will still appear, but their target will no longer be Sarah Connor, but some other unrelated person. In this world of time travel, the future defeat of Skynet and the arrival of the Terminators are inherently cause and effect. So, even if John Connor does not appear, someone else will still rise to lead the human victory in the future. In other words, the people of this era could all be the parents of the future savior, and every child could be the future leader of humanity!"

"Does that mean you have to kill everyone in this world to perfectly complete your mission? Ha, what a grand goal!" Sun Wenxing sneered, looking at the old man as if he were a madman.

The old man shook his head, "Not that exaggerated. Since our range of activity is limited to Los Angeles, the Terminator will definitely come to this city, and the future savior will definitely appear in this city! So, our perfect completion method is a massacre in Los Angeles!"

Sun Wenxing drew a sharp breath. This was why the Hurricane City adventurers released the virus; they had planned to kill all the citizens of Los Angeles from the beginning! It seemed that not only in strength, but also in goals and ambition, the two sides were not on the same level from the start. How could they not lose!

"Alright, the talk is over, it's time to send you on your way." The old man raised his cane and pointed it at Sun Wenxing's head, making the final ultimatum. Sun Wenxing smiled bitterly, "One last request, I still don't know your name. Can you tell me..."

Before Sun Wenxing could finish, the old man's cane had already pierced his forehead. This so-called strongest of the Miracle City side ultimately met his end here. "You can call me the Old Gentleman!" The old man pulled out his cane and said to Sun Wenxing's corpse.

This message was transmitted through Sun Wenxing's still active Miracle Emblem to the ears of Ma Le and his group, who were several kilometers away. From the moment Sun Wenxing asked the old man about the purpose of the pursuit, he had secretly activated the communication function of the Miracle Emblem, targeting the Persian Cat's emblem. When the three of them heard Sun Wenxing and the Old Gentleman's conversation through the emblem, they were truly shocked. Ma Le quietly parked the car on a secluded roadside, and the three of them closed the windows, not daring to breathe, listening carefully to all the information.

Now, with Sun Wenxing's complete death, the communication was cut off, replaced by the news of his death. Snow Owl let out a long breath and frowned, "Why did Sun Wenxing communicate with us?"

The Persian Cat shook his head, "I don't quite understand. If it was to make us reveal our position by making noise, there was no need to be so secretive. But if it was to provide us with information, why was he so kind... It doesn't make sense!"

"He wanted us to avenge him!" Ma Le interjected. "Although Sun Wenxing was cunning and ruthless, he was still clear about his grudges and favors. Everything he did was forced by Hurricane City. Although we tricked him, he still hated Hurricane City more. So, he decided to use his last life to gather as much information as possible, hoping that one day we could avenge him!"

This fool and glutton could answer a question he couldn't, and the Persian Cat was somewhat不服气 (unwilling to admit defeat). "But he's dead, what's the point of revenge!" Ma Le patted the Persian Cat's head and said, "Kid, humans are emotional beings. No matter how rigorous the logic, it can't explain all human behavior!" Ma Le understood Sun Wenxing because he had done similar things, like calling the TV station before beating up Boss Wang. Although he had his reasons, this behavior still seemed absurd to others. The Persian Cat huffed in annoyance, slapped away Ma Le's hand, and turned his head away.

As they spoke, the death messages of Jasmine and Stone Ox also came in, and the Silver Snow Team was completely wiped out. Along with Jasmine's death message, a special message appeared on Ma Le's Miracle Emblem: "Miracle City adventurer No. 113343 confirmed dead. The system detects that you possess the deceased adventurer's item. Do you require this item? If not, you will receive 300 credit points as compensation."

At the same time, Jasmine's short knife suddenly glowed and floated up. Ma Le didn't need the credit points, so he chose "require" to see what would happen. The Miracle Emblem flashed, and a regular icosahedron appeared in front of him. On 19 of its faces was the word "fall," and on one face was the word "hit." The Miracle Emblem prompted Ma Le that this was a lucky die, and rolling "hit" would permanently obtain the item, otherwise, the item would disappear.

Ma Le casually rolled the die, and the one-in-twenty chance was not so easy to hit. As the die landed with "fall" facing up, the short knife also disappeared. Connecting this with the previous prompt, Ma Le finally understood that adventurers could also seize equipment from each other, but the seized equipment could only be used in the same city world. Once the original owner left, the item would automatically return to the original owner's storage space. To permanently obtain the item, the original owner had to die, and the chance was entirely dependent on the luck of rolling the die, which was not very reliable.

As Ma Le was lamenting the stinginess of the city battle system, the news of Sarah Connor's death also came, and his main mission was declared a failure. However, according to tradition, Ma Le could still freely move around in this world for up to 12 hours and choose his return time.

Due to Hurricane City's interference, half of Los Angeles had already become an infected area, and this area was still expanding at an alarming rate. In this situation, there should have been countless side missions to explore, but the Persian Cat still cautiously reminded Ma Le and Snow Owl that the three from Hurricane City, who had completed their main mission, also had only 12 hours left. During this period, they would go crazy slaughtering the citizens of Los Angeles to complete their special mission. If they continued to wander here, they might encounter them. Once they were caught in a battle with adventurers, the return ability would temporarily be disabled.

Therefore, the three of them simultaneously chose to return. A white light flashed, and the three entered Miracle City, each in their own private space.

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