Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 21 John Under Attack, The Time Machine

Inside the labor camp, Connor is leading the resistance in battle; the fight between humans and machines will be decided today.

Connor and Rhys, who had just broken in, hid in the front of a car to avoid the Sky Hunter's attacks.

Just then, John saw the flashing light of machines operating in the factory not far away.

"Skynet has activated that weapon; we need to get to the helipad."

Seeing the time machine activated, John was very anxious, constantly wondering if he was ultimately unable to break free from his fate.

Kelris, who was standing nearby, watched John rush out and shouted loudly as well.

Seeing John charging forward recklessly, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and charge forward as well.

Just as the two had dodged numerous attacks and were about to reach their target, a spider robot fell from the sky and blocked their path.

"If you want to kill me, come on!"

Just as John was about to make a desperate attempt, the spider robot in front of him suddenly malfunctioned.

Just as the two were beginning to have some doubts, a report came through the radio.

"Colorado team reports: Skynet mainframe has been destroyed. Repeat, Skynet has been destroyed."

John felt no joy looking at the Skynet machines around him that were constantly malfunctioning.

Because he knew that destiny had begun.

Fang Heng was also unaware of this situation, but he knew that John's side must have succeeded.

Because just as Ethan's subroutine was continuously downloading data, it suddenly lost connection and disconnected from the main database.

If you try to access it again, it will show that the main database is offline.

This clearly indicates a problem with the main database; it has likely been destroyed.

As Fang Heng arrived at the manufacturing base, Ethan One reported new information to him.

"Commander, according to the information obtained from the database, there is a time machine in a Skynet labor camp 100 kilometers away from us, and it has just been activated."

"A time machine? Are you sure?"

"Yes, Commander."

"It seems Skynet's plan has succeeded. By the way, Skynet is offline now. Can we control those disconnected Skynet robots?"

"Commander, this requires a high-powered communication device connected to a satellite in space to enable remote control."

"How long will it take to repair the communications station here?"

"It will be completed in three hours."

"Okay, then we'll fix it as soon as possible. Also, could you send over the footage from inside the labor camps?"

"Yes, Commander. There is no trace of Skynet in the network I am in now. It is certain that the other party has broken away from the network and become an entity."

"Hmm? This scene looks familiar."

Fang Heng felt that the scene seemed familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

After Ethan One transmitted the images from the scene, Fang Heng finally remembered what the scene was.

"This doesn't feel like the plot of Terminator 1-4; it's more like the plot of Genisys."

Looking at John Connor's scarred face and Kyleris preparing to teleport, Fang Heng was also paying attention to the upcoming plot.

As the time machine activated, Kyleris was enveloped by it the next moment. When the final teleportation was complete, someone behind Connor attacked him directly.

Subsequently, a large number of Skynet robots appeared on the scene and shot all the rebels present, leaving only John kneeling on the ground.

"Who are you!"

"I am the Skynet you are looking for."

At this moment, those words were like the last straw, directly shattering John's resistance. A large number of nanounits covered John, and with a scream, John was completely killed by Skynet.

Seeing this, Fang Heng felt a pang of anxiety.

This net seems to be coming into a new life, having even learned to scheme.

Subsequently, seemingly having eliminated a major threat, Skynet also left with the transformed John.

The time machine here is just bait; now that the mission is complete, there's no need to stay.

Skynet also needs to be checked to see if the future timeline has changed.

Just after Tianwang left, Fang Heng looked at the now empty labor camp and had a new idea in his mind.

"Ethan, how much longer until we finish compiling the data?"

"Commander, it will be completed in 5 hours."

"Very good, I'll leave this to you. Send a team to move the wreckage of the time machine over; I need to use it too."

"Yes, Commander."

After giving his instructions, Fang Heng quickly left. This manufacturing base was not safe. Although Skynet was no longer on the network, judging from the footage just now, its ability to control other machines had not disappeared. Therefore, in order to avoid Skynet discovering that the base had been controlled and launching a nuclear missile to destroy it, Fang Heng would not stay here.

Soon, three hours later, with the communications station repaired, Ethan One began to infiltrate the satellites in the sky.

[Beep, satellite signal connected, initiating program cracking.]

[Crack complete, satellite one under control, searching for the second satellite... Search complete, locked, commencing cracking.]

[Synchronous signal control initiated...Detection complete. One large manufacturing base and two medium-sized manufacturing bases detected. Intrusion in progress, 30%...60%...100%, control complete.]

Although Ethan One was just a subroutine, its advanced intelligence and powerful hardware allowed it to take control of the entire base near Los Angeles in just a few minutes.

In fact, as the war between humanity and Skynet has progressed to this point, many small bases have been destroyed. Only medium and large bases have strong defenses, and it would be of little benefit for humanity to attack them with its current resources. That's why there are only a few bases in the area near Los Angeles.

[Multiple drawing files detected, downloading.]

[Beep, download complete. The current drawing library has been updated and synchronized.]

Fang Heng, who had just left, also opened his personal terminal and saw the data transmitted by Ethan One.

"Great, very efficient. Let me see what good stuff they have."

After opening his personal terminal, Fang Heng saw what he wanted.

The data on the Hunter aircraft's manufacturing process, including transporters, fuel cells, liquid metals, etc., basically covers all aspects of engineering structure, materials, and energy.

However, he also discovered a problem: all the technologies were simply deep applications of current scientific theories, without any breakthroughs in the underlying theories.

This is also a drawback of intelligent programs, since they cannot think or innovate like humans.

"The plan is almost complete. Once the time machine is assembled, we can begin the teleportation."

Fang Heng was calculating his plan in his mind, constantly reviewing the situation.

For Fang Heng, the Earth is now in ruins, and the only valuable things are Skynet's various manufacturing bases and technical data.

Regarding the technical data, we haven't obtained the time machine yet, but it will be deciphered soon once the time machine is delivered.

In the storyline of Genesis, Skynet was ultimately destroyed, but the biggest lesson humanity has learned is that we never learn from history. Without Skynet, another intelligent program emerged, namely the Legion in Terminator 6.

From some fragments, Fang Heng could confirm that the Legion's technology was more advanced than Skynet's.

However, the Legion's artificial intelligence appeared after the Terminators sent by Skynet completed their mission to kill John. In other words, the future will not change until more than ten years after the destruction of Genesis and the birth of John.

But there's no rush; he has plenty of time to wait.

Soon, as the time machine arrived at the manufacturing base, Ethan One immediately began to explore the technology within.

With the time machine restored, Fang Heng's countdown to time travel began.

But now, he needs to make some preparations.

The time machine requires biological tissue to transport people, so whether they are real people or Terminators, they are always naked.

Even liquid robots mimic biological tissue in order to transfer substances properly.

If they were rebels, they might teleport naked, just like Kael'thas.

For Fang Heng, it was much simpler.

With Umbrella Corporation's biotechnology, it's quite simple to quickly cultivate some flesh and blood tissue.

So very quickly, a huge hollow fleshy ball was cultivated.

This is the login pod that Fang Heng and the others were teleported to.

"Ethan, the time machine's range isn't very large. After we teleport, remember to teleport several times to bring back the equipment and the mechanical legion."

"Yes, Commander."

Soon, everything was ready, and the giant fleshy ball was in place. Fang Heng and two clone warriors, fully armed, entered the fleshy ball.

As the final inlet grows and closes, a closed space is formed.

[Time correction complete. Transmission location: Los Angeles. Transmission time: May 12, 1984]

[Charging complete, start!]

With a massive flow of energy, the time machine began to activate, a huge electric current appeared on the scene, and the fleshy ball inside the machine began to levitate.

After the light flashed, the fleshy ball disappeared from its spot, and Ethan immediately began to check the machine, preparing for the next round of teleportation.

Skynet also discovered the time machine that had been restarted and immediately located the manufacturing base by following the spacetime fluctuations.

[Beep, base has been locked. Nuclear strike detected en route. Organize defenses. Estimated time to breach: 20 minutes]

[Calculation complete. Current number of teleportations: 3. Continue executing teleportation command!]

Twenty minutes later, a massive explosion occurred within the base, leveling the original small manufacturing facility to the ground.

Furthermore, before leaving the network, Ethan One dropped an information bomb, causing Skynet to crash.

Meanwhile, on the moon, a landing module had just landed, and its beacon and power unit were rapidly deployed after landing. At the same time, several landing modules were rapidly falling into lunar orbit.