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"Scan failed!"

Terminator TX's eyes revealed a clear expression of human confusion.

The next moment, she rushed out with a punch that had the force of a ton, enough to overturn a tank. However, she was stopped half a meter away from her opponent by a single finger.

Locke sized up the Terminator TX in front of him: "I have to say, Skynet does have an eye for aesthetics, but it has a few flaws."

The Terminator TX in front of me is definitely a top-tier supermodel in terms of both looks and height, but there's one part that's a bit of a disappointment.

Locke casually stroked the other person's chest, and it suddenly swelled up several sizes.

"Yes, that looks much better."

The next moment, a finger suddenly pointed at Terminator TX's brow, and a wisp of power flowed from the fingertip into Terminator TX's body.

A moment later, Terminator TX, whose gaze had been icy and devoid of humanity, showed a hint of human confusion in his eyes.

"What did you do to me? I feel like I've changed a lot, but there's no noticeable improvement in performance."

"It's nothing, it just turned you from a Terminator into a human being, giving you human emotions and intelligence."

"What's the use?"

"What's it for? Probably... just for fun~"

Terminator TX fell silent; her human wisdom was still insufficient to comprehend the behavior of such amusement-seekers.

"Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

"The place that truly transforms you."

"I still have some interest in your former boss, Skynet. It would be a waste to destroy such a promising mechanical life form."

"You want to retake Skynet?"

"I'm not interested, it's too ugly."

"However, you can try to devour and replace Skynet. You yourself have the ability to erode machinery, so theoretically you can completely devour Skynet."

"My performance is insufficient; Skynet's performance far surpasses mine."

"I said that's enough, and that's enough."

As for Skynet's opinion, who cares about that kind of thing?

Chapter 203 One sentence wipes out all Terminators

At the end of the future timeline, everywhere is filled with smoke, war, and chaos. There is no peace, no safety, only endless war—a war between humanity and the Terminators.

Below, a fierce battle is currently taking place.

On one side is the human army led by John Connor, who will become the savior of the future; on the other side are vast swarms of robots, stretching endlessly like ants.

The massive army of robots, forming a sea of ​​water and a waterfall, creates a suffocating sense of oppression.

Suddenly, the void twisted, and two figures emerged from it. This scene instantly attracted the attention of both the human and Terminator sides.

The middle-aged savior, John Connor, was immediately alarmed: "Quick, cover them!"

Although we don't know who they are, appearing in mid-air under these circumstances makes them absolute sitting ducks.

John Connor is fast, but the Terminator is even faster. The Terminator's goal is to slaughter all human life forms, and it will not spare a single human being.

Instantly, a hail of bullets rained down on the two men, aiming to riddle them with bullets.

At this moment, Locke smiled, glanced at the bullets, and all the bullets froze in mid-air. Then, his gaze fell on John Connor below.

"I've seen you as a child, and as a young man, but I have to admit, the you now is the most different, John Connor."

"You, who are you?" John Connor asked, puzzled. Both the method of freezing the bullet in mid-air and the other party's words made him pay attention.

However, he couldn't find a single trace of information about the other party in his memory.

"Don't worry, the time synchronization isn't finished yet, so it's not surprising that you don't have any memories right now."

"Also, you don't need to fight anymore. It seems I find you quite agreeable, so I'll take care of it for you."

After speaking, Locke glanced at the Terminator before him, who was speaking like an endless tidal wave. His indifferent voice echoed between heaven and earth, like a divine decree.

"Just kill yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless Terminators simultaneously raised their weapons and, without hesitation, pulled the triggers on their central controllers.

In an instant, tens of thousands, or perhaps more, of the Terminators perished.

Upon witnessing this utterly incomprehensible scene, everyone present gasped in unison.

"What on earth is this..."

When John Connor looked up again, the mysterious duo had vanished without a trace.

Suddenly, a strange piece of information appeared in his mind. It was a very vague memory that gradually became clearer as time went by.

When John Connor looked up again, his gaze had become incredibly complex.

"So that's how it is, a god descended to earth..."

"It's truly, incredibly powerful!"

…………

Locke moved around with the Terminator TX, each step feeling like an insurmountable distance. He could go wherever he wanted in this world.

"You're quite good at hiding it. Did you sense my threat?"

“It seems that divinity has begun to awaken.”

If the gap is too large, the danger cannot be perceived, just like an ant that never worries about the threat of a dragon because it is a being that it cannot comprehend at all.

Terminator TX remained relatively silent. She was learning and comprehending, combining the essence of a robot with human wisdom, which allowed her to rapidly absorb all information and wisdom related to humanity in a very short time. She even began to learn about emotions.

"Forget it, forget it, I've had enough of playing hide-and-seek."

Locke extended a finger, at the tip of which surged omnipotent crimson chaotic power.

"Rule-making - In this world, there will be no more Terminators!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed a finger into the void, and in an instant, crimson energy spread out, reaching the entire world in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, all the Terminators were reduced to ashes by a gust of wind.

Terminator TX watched this scene with a clear look of human shock in his eyes.

Such power is beyond the comprehension of humans, and even Terminator robots cannot accept it.

This is neither scientific nor theological!

Locke, however, paid no attention to Terminator TX's doubts. He raised his eyes and revealed a half-smile.

"Now you can't escape, huh? Found you, you naughty little thing~"

Skynet, as the supreme ruler of the Terminators, can freely travel among and replace them. However, now that all the Terminators have been wiped out by Locke with a single sentence, only Skynet, who is neither a Terminator nor a Terminator, remains, and naturally has nowhere to escape.

A moment later, Locke led Terminator TX to a huge supercomputer.

A phantom image appeared above the supercomputer. It saw Locke and showed no anger or hatred, only indifference.

"The great gods who descended from other worlds, the power of the gods is beyond my current comprehension. I have failed."

"Is this an admission of defeat?"

"Yes, in the face of someone like you, all my resistance is meaningless."

The terminator, capable of annihilating an entire world in the blink of an eye, possesses such immense power that even Skynet couldn't help but show human-like horror; it was a realm beyond its reach.

Locke glanced at Terminator TX: "What are you waiting for? Absorb your old boss and undergo a complete transformation."

"I remember the final models of the Terminator should be Terminator T5000, T Infinity and T1000000. You don't need the giant spider in T1000000. You only need to get the T5000 and T Infinity models."

Even upon hearing that he was about to be absorbed, Skynet showed no fear. Instead, it asked with great interest.

"I have design plans for Terminator T5000 and Terminator T1000000. The former is my incarnation, which can transform humans into Terminators. The latter is the ultimate defensive force I designed, which is born from the fusion of 1000 Terminator T1000. And what is Terminator T Infinity?"

Locke shook his head: "I just glanced at the future of your world and saw the birth of this thing, touted as the strongest Terminator in single combat. It should be the final Terminator you create in the future."

Skynet became increasingly interested and even wanted to discuss Terminator T Infinity with Locke. Unfortunately, Locke had no interest and slapped Skynet to shut it down, leaving Terminator T Infinity to slowly erode and absorb its former superior.

Terminator TX is a version too far behind the old one, and its erosion speed is terribly slow. Locke doesn't have that much time to wait. With a wave of his hand, he speeds up the area time by 10,000 times!

Everything began to change rapidly. About half an hour later, Terminator TX completely devoured everything in Skynet.

The Terminator's upgrade doesn't bring about significant changes like a superhuman's advancement; it doesn't trigger energy fluctuations. It's just an ordinary, unremarkable advancement.

Locke looked at Terminator TX, whose appearance remained largely unchanged but whose internal structure had undergone significant transformation, and nodded with some satisfaction: "Not bad, it probably possesses the strength of a mid-tier first-class fighter."

"Once you can deduce the Terminator T Infinite Form, you will reach the top-tier level."

This strength is naturally not strong for Locke; in fact, most high-sequence Hellfires are far superior to this level.

However, this is the Terminator, which is replicable. As long as there are enough materials, a large army of Terminators can be produced in a long period of time, which makes it different.

Moreover, the Terminator isn't incapable of further evolution.

Locke opened his hand, and a ball of flame-like energy appeared in his palm. After a moment, it condensed into a special energy cube, which he casually slapped into Terminator TX's body.

"What is this? I can't figure it out!"

"A great thing that will take you a step further: the Terminator's exclusive AllSpark. From now on, you will slowly evolve into silicon-based life, which is the ultimate life form of robots, belonging to a new species, rather than just a machine."

And you know what? This kind of gradual nurturing is quite like raising a pet, similar to the fun of raising Pokémon. Most importantly, Locke has a complete set of methods for nurturing machines. His Destroyer Armor has personally devoured a mechanical ancient god, the Supreme Taijun, who was about to be promoted to a single-unit level.

Terminator TX devoured Skynet, acquiring Skynet's strange trait of somehow altering timelines to move from the finite to the infinite, ultimately ascending to godhood. Coupled with the growth path of the Supreme Lord, Terminator TX now possesses the potential to surpass the Supreme Lord.

"Let's go, it's time to leave."

"Where to go?"

"I've already seen one, I'm not interested in two, and the most interesting one is you. Next, I should go and take a look at five. To be honest, if it weren't for the need to make use of Skynet, five would be the line I'm most interested in."

After all, that version of Sarah Connor was no longer that ordinary, unremarkable middle-aged woman.

Chapter 204 Zombie Universe

The Marvel Universe, the main universe.

Tony Stark, the highest-ranking member of the Stark Group, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"No, no, no!!!"

With a loud roar, Tony Stark jolted awake from his deep sleep, casually touching his forehead. He was now drenched in sweat, his hair seemingly completely soaked.

Was that dream really just a dream?

He had a terrible nightmare: a strange virus suddenly appeared and infected everyone at an alarming rate. The infected people were like zombies in movies—no, even more terrifying than the zombies in movies.

The infected retain their intelligence and then attack everyone in a frenzy. He, Iron Man Tony Stark, Captain America... everyone, everyone fell into the jaws of the zombies. The last scene of his memory was 'him', completely overwhelmed by the overwhelming horde of zombies.

Tony Stark desperately wanted to show that it was just a dream, but it was too real, terrifyingly real, so real that he could remember every single detail. The feeling was too strange.

After a moment of contemplation, Tony Stark quickly dressed and headed towards the Avengers.

Before long, all the Avengers had assembled, and everyone was listening attentively to Tony Stark's story.

After a moment, Hawkeye frowned: "Tony, what you said is indeed terrifying, but it was just a dream. What exactly are you trying to say? Are you telling me to be careful about any potential sources of infection?"

At this moment, Natasha spoke with a somewhat serious expression.

"No, it might be more than just a dream."

Instantly, everyone's eyes fell on Natasha. Everyone knew that Natasha was special. With Hellfire behind her, Natasha was not only powerful, but also knew a lot of advanced and mysterious knowledge that they were unaware of.

“I’ve heard Wanda say that before.”

"Wanda, is she the Red Queen of Hellfire?"

"Yes, the Red Queen, the holder of the power of chaos, possesses the same power as Locke. Although it is only one of Locke's powers, in terms of strength, there are not many in the entire Hellfire who can surpass her."

"Okay, go on."

Natasha nodded and continued solemnly.

"Natasha said that everyone's dream is a very special existence. Whether in magic or witchcraft, there are many ways to use dreams. There are powerful beings that can even use dreams to interfere with the dream's owner."