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Chapter 332: The Time Passage and the First Round of Confrontation with Skynet
Chapter 332: The Time Passage and the First Round of Confrontation with Skynet
"Qin Muye, how is the data collection going?" Qin Muye asked, looking at the massive rift projected on the screen.
"Master, the results are not satisfactory. Their technology far surpasses ours, and we cannot yet collect specific data on their time passage," a spirit quickly replied.
Qin Muye narrowed his eyes and said, "Level 2 firepower, let's test if we can destroy that time passage."
Since there was no way to collect the necessary data, he decided to launch an attack first. What else could he do, especially with Skynet's Terminators about to emerge.
The Terminators were unreliable, mere mechanical constructs, but the problem was that these Terminators could manipulate magnetic fields, making them quite difficult to handle.
So, he had to act first.
His thoughts aligned with those of his spirit hero, the strategist. The enemy should be struck down as soon as possible. However, since Qin Muye was still collecting data, he did not dare to defy his plan.
Now that Qin Muye had spoken, it meant the war had officially begun, and command was transferred to his spirit heroes.
Above the Endless Abyss, a large number of weapons activated. In an instant, countless beams of light and explosions erupted.
Cannonballs, lasers, clouds, and force fields all aimed at the time passage in the sky, which looked like a crack.
Just as a figure darted out of the time passage, it spread its hands to form a massive energy canopy that enveloped the entire time passage. However, Qin Muye's weapons were not ordinary; they were enhanced with divine artifacts.
Titan's Arrow, Cursed Armor, and other divine artifacts had been integrated into the corresponding divine devices, providing temporary domain traits to the firepower being launched.
This so-called canopy was powerless against the attack, and the figure was instantly torn into pieces.
"Seventh Rank, the opponent is Seventh Rank. It seems that Eighth Rank isn't as common as cabbage and can't be summoned so easily."
"The previous Eighth Rank was mainly to serve as a beacon. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to send out an Eighth Rank."
Upon seeing the Terminator torn apart, Qin Muye deduced the opponent's rank.
As long as it wasn't Eighth Rank, the Endless Abyss had nothing to fear, and even a massacre was possible.
The cost was significant, though. Eighteen years of preparation were not for nothing, but the saying "a single cannon shot costs a fortune" was not an exaggeration. Just that one round of simultaneous fire would be an astronomical sum for other factions, but for Qin Muye, it was just a test attack.
Skynet's Terminators had a magnetic field manipulation ability that could be cultivated and upgraded, but Qin Muye had an endless supply of money to support his actions.
This first round of simultaneous fire gave him the upper hand. After eighteen years of development, Level 2 firepower could now kill Seventh Rank.
Otherwise, what was the point of eighteen years of development? Back then, he could kill Sixth Rank after just over two years of development. After eighteen years, even if the gap between Sixth and Seventh Rank was significant, Qin Muye, with his various unscientific knowledge, could still manage a strong kill.
When the first Seventh Rank Terminator emerged and failed to block the attack, a massive iron curtain appeared, this time successfully blocking the remaining artillery. However, the iron curtain was also severely damaged and would have exploded without the repair by various grayish nanobots.
"It seems they are transporting a large number of war machines; otherwise, it wouldn't be so slow. Even a Sixth Rank Terminator would have emerged by now," Black Hand relayed the words of a strategic spirit hero.
"Let them handle it; I can't understand the situation," Qin Muye said directly.
Qin Muye did not interfere much with the command, as he lacked deep insights in this area.
Everyone has their specialty, and professional matters should be left to professionals.
Soon, the next round of simultaneous fire erupted, but this time it was the highest level, Level 3 firepower.
When a magnetic interference shell first landed on the iron curtain, both the curtain and the nanobots repairing it were simultaneously invaded by the magnetic field and shut down.
If it were a regular magnetic interference, it would have no effect on the iron curtain or the nanobots. However, Qin Muye's magnetic interference shell was not ordinary; it was enhanced with Abyssal power and combined with strong and weak nuclear forces, forming a highly potent contamination.
Bang!
The iron curtain exploded, exposing the entire time passage. Countless rounds of firepower poured into the rift, and this time, no one could stop them.
A lot of commotion spread from the time passage, and it was clear to the naked eye that the entire crack-like time passage was warping, as if it couldn't withstand the previous round of firepower.
However, it was quickly stabilized. Clearly, Skynet was not to be underestimated. While the previous round of firepower might have been fatal to a 7th Rank and even threatening to an 8th Rank, Skynet clearly did not fall into that category.
The time passage stabilized much faster than Qin Muye had imagined. The technology used was definitely not the nanobots that repaired the iron curtain but something far more advanced.
"Something's not right, the time passage has changed its connection time," Qin Muye's expression suddenly changed.
He saw a dense swarm of Terminators rush out of the time passage, completely unafraid of the massive firepower. They used their magnetic field manipulation to tear through space and directly teleported to the outer layers of the Endless Abyss's maze.
A large number of spirits immediately engaged them in battle.
Qin Muye immediately spotted the problem. Just now, the time passage had switched its connection time three times.
The first time was when the 7th Rank Terminator used magnetic field manipulation to form an energy canopy. The second time was the use of nanobots and the physical iron curtain.
The Terminators that just rushed out represented the third switch in connection time.
Each switch connected to a more distant future.
Technology requires time to mature. With its timeline constrained, Skynet naturally pushed its technological development to the peak. Therefore, the farther into the future the time passage connected, the more disadvantageous it was for Qin Muye.
However, Qin Muye also discovered the enemy's weakness: they couldn't directly connect to a future that could crush him; they could only gradually increase the future time.
Otherwise, they could have directly connected to a future where Skynet had advanced all its technology to a formidable level, and they could have easily wiped him out through the time passage. Why would they take it slowly?
This was not a game but a life-and-death battle. No one would be foolish enough to play a cat-and-mouse game, especially not a powerful AI. They would definitely aim to eliminate the threat with the optimal solution.
More importantly, it seemed they also had limitations, only targeting the current him. Otherwise, they could have opened the time passage at the moment he first arrived in this service world, leaving him with no chance to fight back.
Even more drastically, they could have connected the time passage to the very beginning of this world, solving everything at its root.
From these actions, it was clear that Skynet was under some kind of restriction.
Qin Muye speculated that perhaps Lord Era had helped, fixing everything to the present. Otherwise, he would have had no chance of winning.
'Lord Era might be a bit of a pain, but at least it leaves some room for maneuver.'
No matter what event Lord Era hosted, it never issued conditions that guaranteed death. Even the awakening of the ancient gods was no exception. The lords just didn't realize the true intentions of the ancient gods, leading to their defeat.
Even if the ancient gods' awakening event failed, the limited-time event Doomsday Bell allowed the purchase of server transfer vouchers to prevent a total wipeout.
As for the world's ascension, the room for maneuver was even greater. Killing the lords from other servers was a viable option, as all six servers were at the same stage.
'So, I need to resolve the issue of the constrained timeline before the time passage connects to a future that can wipe me out. This is no small problem.'
He knew he still had a chance, but he didn't know where it was or if he could seize it. After all, the current situation was already in turmoil.
Even Golem-class mechs had been deployed, and the Terminators were being suppressed. The Terminators, despite their magnetic field manipulation abilities, were mostly 6th Rank with a few 7th Ranks.
The spirits, wearing Gargoyle-class armor, found it effortless to kill 6th Ranks, and with the domain traits granted by the divine devices, they could even engage 7th Ranks and overwhelm them with sheer numbers.
As for the Golem-class mechs, they were heading toward the time passage to conduct further reconnaissance and attacks.
(End of Chapter)
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