Marvel's Death Merchant

Then, Tang Tian, ​​evading the main points, spoke on behalf of T-850 about some future events. John Connor and Kate Brewster also learned a little about the future. From Tang Tian, ​​who claimed to be their father's superior, they learned that Kate's biological father—Robert Brewster—was the person in charge of the military's development and manufacturing of Skynet. Ten years ago, after the mysterious disappearance of researchers from Cybertron, they obtained a backup of Skynet from somewhere, and the Skynet project was basically completed under Robert Brewster's supervision.

"So, can we stop Skynet from awakening?" John Connor, after hearing what Tang Tian said, understood that Tang Tian must have known something when he took the T-800, which was why he had been monitoring him for ten years. Although Tang Tian didn't say when the nuclear missile would be launched, John understood that now that someone with a military background believed in him, they might be able to stop Skynet from awakening.

"Yes, then can my father shut down Skynet?" Kate asked, clinging to a sliver of hope as she looked at Tang Tian's retreating figure.

"The future is irreversible, John, you need to understand that. Last time I helped you postpone the birth of Skynet, and now a new Skynet has been born. What you need to do is grasp the direction of the future, and I will send people to help you." Tang Tian didn't say anything more. Actually, shutting down Skynet? Ha, just kidding. Someone still wants to reap the benefits of Skynet's technology, how could it be shut down so easily?

The group walked towards the nearby military helicopter, heading towards the US Air Force base where Kate's father was located. The Mohabi Desert, where the US Air Force base was situated, was also one of Skynet's nuclear targets. Because Tang Tian had seized most of the nuclear warheads from nuclear-armed nations, the number of nuclear weapons Skynet could plant would be significantly reduced, eliminating concerns about large numbers of cities being reduced to ruins. Tang Tian had intentionally decreased the number of nuclear warheads, but there would still be a nuclear winter for several years. Tang Tian had also prepared numerous underground bases and biological weapons bases for the Terminator 4 storyline. Over 40 American soldiers and a large amount of raw materials and machine tools for heavy weapons had been moved underground by Tang Tian in the name of the president. The future would be a war in which Tang Tian reaps the rewards from Skynet.

Unlike in the movie where T-850 drives a motorhome to the air force base, Tang Tian and his group took a helicopter to their destination. John Connor didn't threaten T-850 with suicide like in the movie; the group easily boarded Tang Tian's private helicopter.

This time, someone going to the US Air Force base will first obtain all the original Terminator data and samples, then capture T-X's most advanced Skynet robot, and finally leave an epitaph before temporarily leaving to go to the next movie or game world.

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U.S. Air Force Base in the Mohabi Desert.

“Something must be wrong. The main military systems are all working fine.” Robert Brewster said seriously as he walked down a corridor in the U.S. Air Force base command center.

“Yes, only civilian systems were infected by the virus, such as civilian networks, aviation authorities, and power plants.” A national cyber defense expert next to him said with a worried look, “But now, the air force base’s network has also crashed.”

“It looks like it’s caused by a viral infection,” a female technician next to Robert replied.

Then, the middle-aged man following behind the three suddenly received an unstable satellite signal through his headset and sensed the urgency of the situation. He quickly walked to Robert's side and said nervously, "Sir, the Alaskan early warning system has also failed completely, and the defense satellite signal has been interfered with."

"What about missile bases and nuclear submarines?" Upon hearing this, Robert Brewster immediately stopped and turned to the cyber defense expert on his right.

The network system defense expert paused for a moment, then said helplessly, "I'm sorry, sir, we've lost contact with them."

"My God, that means we're completely defenseless." Robert's face changed color, and he said grimly. It seemed his superior's mission was doomed, and their defense forces were utterly paralyzed.

"Theoretically, we may be under attack," the cyber defense expert continued.

"Who did this? An enemy country or a computer hacker?" Robert muttered to himself, utterly puzzled. He walked up to the original T-50 intelligent aircraft Terminator, which was undergoing test flights. Looking at the high-tech T-50 before him, he seemed lost in thought, but he was actually very close to finding the answer.

“I don’t think so. We can’t trace the source of the virus. It seems to have self-awareness and is constantly growing and absorbing knowledge,” the female technician behind Robert said, sharing her findings.

“Impossible,” Robert said in disbelief. However, neither of them expected that the virus infection was actually caused by the military’s Skynet research. But someone who knew about this would not expose it.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man behind Robert heard a message through his earpiece that a phone call had been made, and he reported to Robert, "Sir, it's a call from the Chief of the General Staff at the Pentagon."

“Okay,” Robert said helplessly, walking to the side and picking up the phone next to him.

"Boss, the order to activate Skynet has been executed successfully." On the other side, Yog Sothos, who was piloting the armed helicopter, reported through his mental power that the mission had been executed successfully.

"Very good, everything is proceeding according to plan." Tang Tian replied to Yog using his mental power, a slight smile playing on his lips, revealing a meaningful and dangerous glint. Neither John nor Kate noticed his unusual expression.

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“Listen… nothing will happen once Skynet is born. We can get Mr. Donas to have your father shut down Skynet.” Inside the helicopter, John Connor, as if knowing there was no way to salvage the situation, tried to distract himself and comfort Kate. What he didn’t tell Kate was Skynet’s planned nuclear trial day.

“You know what? That time in Komack’s basement… that was my first kiss,” Kate Brewster said, seemingly hypnotizing herself as she continued John’s words.

"Really?" John Connor exclaimed as if he had discovered a new continent.

"I hope you'll still be in this mood after Judgment Day," Tang Tian thought disdainfully to himself.

Seeing their conversation mirroring the original plot, someone wouldn't point out, like T-850, that they were deliberately changing the subject. Anyway, nothing matters now; the end is about to begin. Tang Tian won't stop the birth of Skynet; Skynet can accelerate his technological advancement.

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Chapter 60 Judgment Day

“We hope you have a solution,” Robert Brewster said seriously to the US president on the other end of the line, unaware that the president had become a puppet.

“No, Mr. President. Skynet is not yet able to connect to the system,” Robert explained to the president with a sense of helplessness.

“I don’t think the civilian contractors think that way,” the president said logically. “They say we can eliminate the virus. I know you’re afraid of not performing well… but your technicians say that as long as Skynet is activated… we can kill the virus and allow me to regain control of the military.”

“Listen to me, once Skynet connects, it will control the military,” Robert said, trying to persuade the president to change his mind.

"But you can control Skynet, right?" the president countered over the phone.

“That’s right.” Robert thought for a moment and agreed, then said helplessly.

"Then go ahead and do it. Once this is successful, you'll have unlimited funds." Under someone's orders, the puppet president offered Robert a huge windfall to persuade him to agree.

"Yes, sir." Robert knew there was no way to salvage the situation, and the funds were exactly what he needed, so he could only reluctantly agree.

Meanwhile, T-X, who had been stopped by Tang Tian's Newtype soldiers, also arrived at the US Air Force base. After transforming into a researcher's uniform, she swaggered in and quietly entered the warehouse where the T-1 robots were stored...

"Yorg, have you obtained the original Terminator technical data and samples?" The message was immediately sent to the US Air Force base, communicating with Yorg using telepathy.

“Boss, we’ve obtained them all. And they’re stored in the Umbrella Underground City in Los Angeles,” Yog replied immediately.

"Hmm." Tang Tian nodded in satisfaction.

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Robert acted immediately, instructing his men to begin all the debugging work on the Skynet system. With the cooperation of numerous technical staff, everything was soon ready.

"Sir, should I take over?" the expert in charge of network system security asked Robert, who was hesitating beside him.

“No, this is my responsibility.” Robert turned his head, then walked to the mainframe controlling Skynet, glancing at the expectant eyes of the technicians in the command center. Finally, he stepped forward and looked at the screen displaying: Connect to Skynet, execute yes/no?

"Skynet defense system activated," the Skynet mainframe announced in a synthesized electronic voice. "We're in," a researcher said.

"It bypassed the firewall and entered the defense system and the systems of nuclear submarines and battleships. Skynet is operating normally, performing 60 mega-floats per second, and it can kill all viruses within a minute," the technician sitting in front of the Skynet mainframe said excitedly.

“Pray to God, it will work,” Robert said in a deep voice, looking at the astonishing speed at which Skynet was covering the area.

However, something unexpected happened: all the computers in the command center went black, proving that Skynet had officially awakened.

"Is it a power outage?" Robert suddenly had a bad feeling and asked seriously.

"I don't know what's going on." Network systems experts are also searching for the cause of the problem.

"The general has ordered all 432 technical personnel to evacuate to the underground nuclear defense base." As the technical personnel frantically searched for the problem, five hundred soldiers dressed like astronauts, carrying large liquid nitrogen tanks with insignia, and fully armed soldiers walked in, speaking expressionlessly.

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"Has something happened?" Robert asked, looking at the armed men and soldiers carrying special gases.

“Mr. Robert, please come with us!” Four or five Newtype soldiers surrounded Robert and said sternly. A cold gun barrel was pointed at Robert.

"Take them to the base," the Newtype squad ordered, looking at the people who had already been controlled. Then, most of the technicians were protected by the Newtype squad and evacuated to the underground base.

"General, what are you planning to do?" Robert asked, puzzled, seeing that the soldiers seemed well-prepared.

"The battle between humans and robots is about to begin," the Newtype soldier said calmly, without even glancing at Robert.

At this moment, all the computers in the command center lit up again, and Skynet began to control all networks to learn knowledge.

"Dad!" At the same time, T-X, disguised as Kate, suddenly entered the command center. Because T-X had been in contact with Kate's body, he could transform into her appearance.

"Kate? What are you doing here?" Robert asked his daughter, puzzled.

"Fire!" Upon spotting the T-X, the Newtype soldiers unleashed a barrage of liquid nitrogen bullets. Hundreds of ultra-low temperature bullets covered the T-X, which had a super alloy skeleton and a liquid metal coating, with a deep layer of ice flowers. Fortunately, there was no one else around, so there was no need to worry about any impact.

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"Dad, be careful not to go near her!" The real Kate rushed in from the other doorway and warned her father.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Tian led his armed personnel in and, looking at the T-X who was now temporarily frozen, ordered, "Newtypes, use telekinesis to restrain her movements. Liquid nitrogen team, freeze T-X and preserve her in an ultra-low temperature chamber."

"Yes, sir," the Newtype soldier replied crisply upon receiving the order.

"Mr. Robert, you all go to the underground nuclear defense base! Leave the rest to me," Tang Tian ordered, looking at Robert and John.

“Yes, General.” Robert knew that things had gotten beyond his expectations and he could only leave it to Tang Tian to handle. Then, the rest of them went to the underground base.

Tang Tian didn't need to worry about the rest. The original T-1, which had been implanted with the T-X program, had been taken over by Red Queen. Tang Tian also went into the warehouse and put all the original Terminator models and T-X into the space he had created with his superpower. The technical data of the original Terminators had been uploaded from Umbrella headquarters in Los Angeles to his wrist computer. Having basically obtained everything, Tang Tian was ready to enjoy the biggest 'fireworks' in this dimension and had prepared a decent epitaph.

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Chapter 61 Tombstones and Return Under the Nuclear Explosion

Soon after, one, two, three mushroom clouds rose into the distance from the U.S. Air Force base, and a strong earthquake struck the surrounding ground, as if it were the end of the world.

Through satellite images, Tang Tian could see mushroom clouds rising continuously on the Russian map, resembling several miniature suns weighing a million tons. The entire sky darkened, followed by a barrage of deadly rays, particles, nuclear dust, and shockwaves, making it clear that no life could survive the destructive power of a world-destroying weapon.

Russia's mushroom cloud had just risen into the sky when its nuclear counterattack was launched towards the United States. Because Tang Tian had seized most of the high-yield nuclear warheads from nuclear-armed states, they thought that being able to launch even a few nuclear warheads was already quite impressive. In this world, Tang Tian possessed terrifying weapons such as the Tsar Bomba and the Tsar Bomba.

Finally, a few days later, Tang Tian obtained what he wanted and brought the Terminator 3 storyline back to the main plot. He then went to the ruins of Los Angeles and left behind some prepared steel cross tombstones, along with epitaphs.

T-X: A robotic assassin from Skynet in the future. Although no one acknowledges her as a top-tier assassin, she has eliminated all the unfortunate souls except for the savior, proving herself to be an absolutely ruthless assassin.

T-850; an excellent robot, though he disappeared without ever appearing, but God guarantees he saw him.

John Connor; Skynet's mortal enemy, the legendary savior. Of course, he wouldn't admit that he was the unlucky guy who was hunted down by Skynet three times, because one of his goals was to lead the remaining humans to defeat Skynet, which is why he's called the savior.

Kate Brewster; a veterinarian whose future helps her present self, always managing to save herself in the most dangerous moments, ultimately surviving in a future filled with nuclear wasteland.

Robert Brewster; the heroine's father, a conscientious high-ranking military officer who wholeheartedly wanted to help the United States build a strong defense force, but unfortunately he ultimately could not resist temptation and unleashed a demon that would overthrow humanity.

The female extra in the pet shop; a humble little character who dies at T-X's hands less than two minutes after her appearance.

The president; the unlucky guy, he was killed as soon as he appeared, and in the end his stand-in also died under the nuclear explosion mushroom.

Government officials; you're all unlucky people, who told you to stand in the way of some madman.

Military high command: You created a devil, yet you did not enjoy the devil's treatment, but instead made the world live in the devil's shadow.

(A large cross tombstone); American soldiers' graves, you did not die on the battlefield, but by traitors.

(A large cross-shaped tombstone); a grave for Russian victims, heaven knows why Skynet is messing with the Russians.

(A large cross-shaped tombstone); Gravesites for victims of the nuclear winter. No one invited you in, but please do come in as a gesture of respect. God bless you.

(A large cross tombstone); To all the innocent victims of the nuclear explosion, you were truly unfortunate, yet also fortunate. You went to heaven together in large groups, truly realizing the meaning of peace. May God bless you to live forever in His glory.

To all the survivors of the nuclear explosion, congratulations! You can now play real-life versions of Fallout, Nuclear Winter, Wasteland, and Terminator. These games will truly unite you. As for whether you can actually play these real-life games, may God in Heaven, the Jade Emperor in the heavens, Allah, and Buddha bless you. May the world be at peace from this moment on. Amen!

The steel tombstones stood amidst the radioactive dust of Los Angeles. Tang Tian, ​​after ordering the underground city's Yog to produce biological weapons at full capacity, was able to leave this wasteland and radioactive wasteland with his heavy spoils.

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On the top floor of the Empire State Building in Steel City, Colony 2, Tang Tian arrived at the core laboratory of the Steel Empire, carrying bags full of Terminator machine energy samples and technical data from his wrist computer. Scientists from Colony 2, who had been moving around, including top scientists such as Dr. Nikola Tesla, Dr. Zola, Dr. Dyson, and Dr. Lanning, were all looking at the new gadgets Tang Tian had brought.

Looking at these scientists staring at him with such eager eyes, Tang Tian couldn't help but feel a chill and mentally complain, wondering if they would all be considered mentally unstable gay if no one else was watching.