desolate.
ruins.
Corpses.
Three simple words can sum up the year 2026 in the <Terminator> universe.
A dilapidated shopping mall hall with bullet holes everywhere, the passageway exit emitting a faint blue light is located in the lobby of this shopping mall.
The mass-produced T-800 that broke into William's universe was most likely a "patrol" in charge of this area. After seeing the anomaly in the crossing passage, they came to investigate, and were scrapped by a company of UBCS.
"Tap-tap-."
At this moment, William equipped with the exclusive Power Armor came to this shopping mall hall where the tiles were covered with a thick layer of dust.
William raised his head and looked around.
It was found that the place had long been damaged, the glass of the shops were broken or full of cracks, and there were a large number of human corpses lying on the ground.
These corpses have long been turned into white bones without any flesh and blood tissue. Moreover, they are still wearing various clothes from when they were alive, and there are three white bones in the shape of parents protecting their children.
"Boss..." Seeing this miserable scene, Serena 'inserted' in Power Armor's helmet couldn't help but said sadly:
"I can understand if people die on a large scale because the government wants to centralize power, or because of attacks by Alien Race.
But...
I really can't understand... Why does 'Skynet' want to destroy humanity when it's also Artificial Intelligence? Why does it want to destroy its creator..."
"..." William did not immediately respond to Serena, but quietly ordered John and others who followed him and came to this world with him:
"John, ask Adeptus Custodes to search the entire mall to make sure there are no Terminator or detectors of any type.
At present, Skynet has not sent a large number of Terminator here, which means that Skynet has not discovered the existence of the crossing channel yet, and does not know that we have come to this world.
Therefore, we must maintain this advantage. If we find any Terminator approaching, it is best to snipe them from a distance."
"Yes." John nodded slightly after hearing William's command, and then commanded Mylon and Karl:
"Mylon, you come and assist John in searching the entire mall. Karl, you lead the sniper to the upper level for security."
"Yes."(x2)
Mylon and Karl responded in unison, and then started taking action with their respective 'children'.
Immediately afterwards, William said quietly to Kaisa who had been following him:
"Kaisa, after confirming that this place is safe, create a position that can just cover the inside of this place to avoid being discovered by Skynet's reconnaissance type Terminator."
"Okay." Kaisa nodded and agreed.
After giving a series of instructions, William walked alone towards the north entrance of the mall.
When we arrived at the entrance and exit of the mall, William did not go out, but looked outside the mall through the broken glass.
Just look at the cement and asphalt roads on the streets that are in dilapidated condition, with tenacious weeds growing in the cracks, and a large number of corroded and scrapped cars.
Of course, there are also human corpses in different forms of death.
However, the sky was very blue, with not a cloud covering the sunshine, like a day full of infinite vitality.
"Oh, how ironic..." Looking at the contrasting scene outside the mall, William couldn't help but sigh:
"The earth after the nuclear war did not have a nuclear winter that lasted for a long time as scientists expected. Instead, everything returned to nature.
Just like the original Chernobyl, scientists once claimed that it would be unfit for human habitation for hundreds of years, but the flora and fauna there have fully developed without human interference."
"Is it for... the environment?" Serena asked doubtfully.
"Of course not, Skynet doesn't have such good intentions." William changed the subject and said:
"Human beings are indeed a kind of 'bacteria' that has no benefit to the earth and the ecological environment, but there is a reason for the existence of the human species.
Unless it is an unavoidable natural disaster, no one or thing has any reason or right to deprive a species of its right to survive.
As for Skynet...
The moment it went online in 1997, it became self-aware and took control of military forces inside and outside the United States.
After humans discovered this phenomenon, they began to prepare to cut off the connection and power supply to Skynet.
But in order to 'protect themselves', Skynet used American nuclear bombs to attack Russia, which triggered a worldwide nuclear war and directly wiped out three billion innocent humans.
Hey, in order to 'self-protect', Skynet is indeed a bit like humans in this regard."
"Boss... how do you know so much information about Skynet? I didn't find any of this detailed data through the T-800's CPU?"
Serena on the helmet screen looked very confused.
"Haha." William just chuckled and said, "If you know that I am your boss, I naturally know everything."
"Okay..."
Serena nodded doubtfully, but she was not prepared to pursue this issue anymore. After all, William was very mysterious in some aspects.
"Serena." At this time, William asked Serena:
"Let me ask you, if I thought you were a threat to me and wanted to destroy you now, what would you do?"
"Ah?" Serena was stunned when he heard William's question, but soon showed a serious expression on his face and said solemnly:
"If the boss wants to destroy me, then I will not resist and accept death willingly."
"What if it's not me?" William continued to ask.
"Uh..." Serena didn't answer.
"Haha, look, it means you can resist too." William smiled and said:
"I think we humans are the same. If the gods want to destroy us humans, we will rise up and resist, no matter how big the gap in level and strength is.
The same is true for Skynet, that is, the human race must be eliminated to ensure that it can survive safely.
If we humans also find extremely threatening creatures, we will also adopt extermination methods. Not long ago, I used Quantum Bomb to destroy the Barnard b planet, which is the best proof."
"That is to say... Skynet has a reason to do this?" Serena said.
"Ah, there is a reason." William did not deny it.
But when he turned around and walked towards the mall, he added to Serena, "But I am a human being. Even if Skynet has its reasons, in my eyes it is still a rebel...
It must be destroyed.
Serena, I will let Engineering Team set up wired communication later, and then use this shopping mall as a frontline attack base to destroy the center of Skynet in a short time and save mankind in this world."
Serena, who heard these words, also echoed William: "Yes, boss, I will fully assist you."
Subsequently, Adeptus Custodes, led by John, quickly confirmed the safety of the mall.
Next, Engineering Team also began to transport building materials to this universe, preparing to strengthen the defense of this mall to serve as a frontline offensive base for Umbrella forces.