American Comics: Trading Tom Cat

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A tremendous tremor resounded as the entire wall was violently smashed through, revealing a cold, tall, and familiar figure once again before them.

As soon as they appeared, they opened fire on them relentlessly, with countless bullets raining down.

After a series of counterattacks, Kyle Reese, with Sarah Connor, managed to escape the pursuit once again.

After a long while, they finally found a safe place and rested for a while.

As soon as they stopped, Kyle Reese, his face ashen, cried out, "Water! I need water!"

"Water, yes, yes, just wait a moment."

Sarah Connor began searching frantically. Finding nothing nearby, she began looking around. At this moment, she didn't notice that Kyle Reese, watching her retreating figure, gave a strained laugh.

A hidden hand quietly released its grip, and Kyle Reese shook his head helplessly as he looked at the blood-soaked hand.

"John, I tried my best!"

As an elite soldier, he was well aware of his situation. The bullet had pierced his heart, and even if he was rushed to the hospital immediately, his chances of survival were slim; he was beyond saving.

When Sarah Connor returned with the water, she saw Kyle Reese smiling at her.

Sarah Connor suddenly felt a chill in her heart, and inexplicably felt that Kyle Reese's current state was very strange. How could he have been seriously injured before, but now he had suddenly become better?

Back to the light!

The moment those words appeared, Sarah Connor's face turned deathly pale.

Noticing Sarah Connor's change in expression, Kyle Reese shook his head with a wry smile, not expecting her to react so quickly.

"Sarah Connor, listen to me, I don't have much time left. I can only tell you all that I know. Remember as much as you can."

“No, shut up!” Sarah Connor suddenly yelled.

Sarah Connor stopped looking at Kyle Reese, and instead clasped her hands together, praying sincerely.

"God, if you truly exist, if this isn't my illusion, please, appear! Please, I'll agree to any deal!"

"If only you had been this quick earlier~" A soft voice entered Sarah Connor's eyes. Sarah Connor was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with joy.

"Mr. God, you've finally contacted me again!"

"Alright, enough talk. Now, listen to me. Pick up anything around you—a rock, clothes, or a gun—and say the words 'Start the transaction.'"

Sarah Connor acted swiftly, snatching the gun from Kyle Reese and saying with utmost seriousness, "Begin the deal!"

In an instant, the world became quiet.

A black hole appeared out of nowhere, and at the same time, a terrifying aura poured out from it.

In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, pressing down on the city and giving people a terrifying feeling as if the end of the world had arrived.

Thunder roared and lightning flashed, terrifying bolts of lightning weaving through the dark clouds, a gloomy and oppressive feeling hanging over one's heart, as if even breathing had become incredibly difficult.

Suddenly, a single word was uttered from within the black hole.

"roll!!"

In an instant, the dark clouds were shattered, the clouds dispersed, and the sky suddenly turned a clear blue, with a rainbow stretching across the heavens.

Sarah Connor's eyes widened in shock at the sight.

This scene, this scene, was completely beyond her comprehension!

She called the other person a god, which was not without a hint of flattery, but now it seems that she may have underestimated the other person. The other person is probably more than just a god.

Anyway, the gods recorded in mythology don't seem to be that scary.

Let alone Sarah Connor, an ordinary woman, even Kyle Reese, who had been through many battles, fought against Terminators, and even experienced a time machine, was dumbfounded, his mouth agape.

Wotfuck, he always thought Sarah Connor was hallucinating, and now you're telling me it's for real!

Do gods really exist?!

My worldview has completely collapsed!

Regardless of their reactions, within the black hole, an extremely faint wisp of energy slowly floated out, eventually converging into an extremely faint phantom, standing in the void.

As this phantom appeared, for some reason, Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese felt a sudden surge of awe, an instinctive awe that comes from looking directly at a higher deity.

Locke's phantom frowned: "When has it ever been this weak?"

This phantom was even somewhat weaker than the Father of the Underworld. Apart from the first time he used projection to sneak into other worlds, Locke couldn't remember ever being this weak again.

"Such a weak world carrying capacity!" Locke glanced at the sky, full of disdain.

It's not that he doesn't want to bring more power, it's that he can't. This world could collapse if not for his true form descending, or even if a slightly larger power were to infiltrate it.

This faint, almost vanishing phantom was the weakest phantom Locke could conjure; in fact, he couldn't conjure any weaker one. The world almost couldn't withstand the arrival of his projection.

"Sir God."

Locke's phantom finally had time to notice himself, this new trader. He was really ordinary, very ordinary, the most ordinary of all traders, without exception.

Sarah Connor, unaware of Locke's opinion of her, cautiously and with a hint of reverence said, "My God, could you please save Kyle Reese? He's dying, all because of me. It's all my fault..."

Locke's gaze shifted and landed on Kyle Reese, giving him a once-over.

"His heart was completely broken; it was a final burst of energy before death."

Sarah Connor's face turned deathly pale. Even the most naive person would know that this was a certain death situation, and there was no way to save her.

"It's just a minor fatal wound, nothing serious."

"???" Sarah Connor was completely confused.

The next moment, they were completely dumbfounded.

Locke's eyes flashed with light as he scanned Kyle Reese from head to toe. Then, as if time had reversed, Kyle Reese quickly returned to his peak condition. Not only that, but even his clothes were completely restored, as if he had never been in battle.

Kyle Reese stared blankly at his body, touched his wounds, then touched his undamaged clothes, his expression becoming incredibly interesting.

After a moment, Kyle Reese cautiously asked, "Excuse me, are you God?"

"God? I'm not Him, but I have seen quite a few Gods, some very powerful, some..." Locke didn't comment, but the disdain and contempt in his words were undisguised.

I don't know what Sarah Connor was thinking, but at this moment Kyle Reese understood. Although he didn't understand what "many gods" meant, one thing was certain: the one in front of him was definitely a great being no less than God.

After a moment's hesitation, Kyle Reese gritted his teeth and said, "...I have a question, and please forgive my bluntness, but why has an existence like yours only arrived now? We have so earnestly pleaded for the arrival of the gods to save everything..."

He knew his words were offensive, but he couldn't help it; he had to ask. They had so fervently pleaded for the gods to descend and save humanity, yet all they ever received in return was despair.

Locke looked at the man in front of him with a half-smile.

"There are no true gods in your world."

"Or rather, even if there is a God, he is completely different from what you imagine."

Kyle Riston looked bewildered. What did he mean by the absence of gods in this world? And who was this person in front of him?

At that moment, Sarah Connor suddenly realized something.

"So, this is what dimensional trading means? You are not a god belonging to our world, are you?"

Locke nodded: "You can understand it that way."

"But what do you mean by the God you're talking about being different from what we imagine?"

Locke's expression turned somewhat amused.

What do you think humans are?

Both of them immediately fell into deep thought.

"Humans, the most numerous species?"

"It must be the most intelligent and emotional life form."

"It's a very modest way of putting it. However, in reality, for most people, the more accurate definition of humanity is that of the master of the world, the owner of everything."

Both of them fell silent, having to admit that these were indeed the thoughts hidden deep within their hearts, though few would be so arrogant as to say such things out loud.

Whether this statement is arrogant or not is another matter, but who gets to judge all of this?

"Or to put it another way, will humanity, the dominant force in this world, one day be abandoned and replaced?"

Kyle Riston's eyes widened immediately: "You mean, you mean...?"

He had a terrible idea (the king's), so terrible that he couldn't accept it at all!

Kyle Reese trembled slightly, his lips quivering as he said, "You mean, we humans have been replaced, replaced by the Terminators?"

"The deity you mentioned earlier is the Heavenly Net!"

Locke smiled and said, "Good reaction, and good comprehension."

"How could this be, how could this be, how could this happen! Why, why did this happen!!" Kyle Reese trembled violently, large drops of sweat dripping from his head, his face even paler than when he was on the verge of death.

Sarah Connor was in a slightly better situation than him, since she hadn't experienced the Skynet era, so although her face was also pale, she was able to maintain her composure.

"My Lord, why is this happening?"

"Why would robots replace us humans?"

"Human beings are naturally wonderful, but life forms other than humans probably don't think so. More importantly, it's the world itself."

"Humans are intelligent and creative, but they also possess extreme destructive power, recklessly destroying everything, even the world itself."

"In comparison, robots, and even Skynet, are more rational and have greater potential for growth. Most importantly, robots do not wantonly ravage the world or other creatures. The only enemy of robots has always been humanity itself."

"So, this world chose robots and abandoned humanity."

"That Skynet is the god of the new era, the sole ruler recognized by this world."

Silence fell between the two people present for a long time.

Until Locke's voice rang out again.

"So, Kyle Reese, it's no use. Even if you go back to the present and destroy everything, you can't stop Skynet, you can't stop Skynet's birth, you can't stop Skynet's growth."

"Because that is the future chosen by the entire world, the new master of this world~".

Chapter 201 Timeline Unification

Suddenly, with a loud bang, a tall figure descended once again from the shattered wall.

"Sarah Connor!"

The Terminator's mechanized eyes glowed crimson, instantly locking onto Sarah Connor.

However, before the Terminator could make any move, Locke swept his gaze across the entire Terminator, causing it to instantly disintegrate as he scanned each of its components.

"An ordinary robot, yet burdened with a unique destiny, possessing considerable potential for growth—a very interesting work."

Another gaze fell upon it, and the Terminator quickly completed its reconfiguration, not only that, it was also directly upgraded from Terminator T800 to Terminator T850.

The upgraded Terminator knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Master!"

Seeing this, Kyle Reese was speechless. Although he had already believed in the identity of this god, the way he subdued the Terminator with just one glance was still incredibly shocking.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Kyle Reese abruptly raised his head and looked expectantly and eagerly at the phantom of the god in mid-air.

"My lord, may I ask, is it possible to change all of that?"

Locke lowered his gaze and looked at Kyle Reese with a half-smile.

"Change is not out of the question."

"But are you sure you want to change?"

Kyle Reese was overjoyed and was about to answer when Sarah Connor stomped on his foot, turning his face pale.

With a woman's strange intuition, Sarah Connor had a vague feeling that there was a trap here, a big trap.

"My lord, what consequences will this have?"

Locke, however, did not speak directly. Instead, he casually waved his hand, and an illusory scene appeared before the two of them.

"Time, destiny—everything has its own vessel; this is time as you can understand it with your mindset."

The two looked up and saw that the manifested timeline was divided into two ends: one end was the future, symbolizing the birth of Skynet, and the other end was the past, where the birth of John Connor could be seen.

Between the two beginnings and the future lie complex and chaotic timelines.

“Every timeline was created because of you, all of you, by arbitrarily touching time. It already exists now, and there are six of them.”