Chapter 1 Flashing Lights

Fang Senyan maintained his seated posture, but after the countdown to return to the space ended, his eyes flashed, and he completely lost his sight, not knowing what was happening. His body experienced a very strange feeling of weightlessness, and his ears were buzzing slightly.

Then, gradually, specks of light appeared. When Fang Senyan's vision gradually returned, he realized that they were actually stars! He looked around in astonishment and found that he seemed to be in an infinite universe. Darkness and depth were the background colors, the only embellishment being the surrounding shining stars, full of mystery, grandeur, and an inviolable majesty. He seemed to be standing on a completely transparent floor, looking as if he was floating in the cosmos.

Immediately afterward, a full 3D miniature projection began to appear in front of Fang Senyan. The scenes of his battles with Bloody Jack/Quest/Los Angeles police flashed one by one, followed by the killing of the two Terminator T-750s. Finally, there was a slow-motion shot of Fang Senyan grabbing the neck of the FBI agent with one hand, ruthlessly smashing him against the iron pole of the light box, and then freezing on that image.

The following information then floated in the air:

"Scene: Terminator"

"Difficulty: Extremely Easy (E-grade)"

"Pain Reduction: 70%"

"Personal Ability Extra Enhancement: 50%"

"Current Scene Exploration: 12.31%"

"Title Completion Progress: Friend of Sin 10/50, Enemy of Machines 2/3"

"Additional Note: This scene is a peaceful scene. Contractors will not drop any items upon death. The digitized character information module is also activated. Contractors can check their personal attributes at any time through the Nightmare Imprint on their chest."

"Mission Completion: 53%"

"Mission Completion Evaluation: C-, Note: The lowest grade is: E, the highest grade is perfect SSS."

"Scene Completion Rewards: 1 free attribute point, 100 general points, 2 potential points"

"Character's current remaining free attribute points: 1 point."

"You can allocate this free point to your basic attribute points (strength/agility, etc.) at any time to strengthen your body."

"You have completed the first main quest: The storage ability of the Nightmare Imprint is activated. Your current storage space is 0.5 cubic meters. The weight of stored items cannot exceed ten kilograms."

"Reminder: Some of the equipment/weapons you are carrying cannot be taken out of the Terminator world. You have the following options:"

"A: Sell them now to get a certain amount of general points."

"B: Store them here, and you can retrieve them next time you enter the Terminator world. (Performing this operation will cost a certain amount of general points as a storage fee, otherwise, there will be unpredictable consequences such as loss/damage/rust.)"

Fang Senyan sold the valuables he was carrying, "US dollars," and had a total of only 283 general points. Although he didn't quite understand the function of general points, he knew that this thing was similar to cash, and the more the better. The M500 revolver and shotgun, although quite rare, could only be considered barely usable and had no value in keeping. Fang Senyan sold them as well, and his total general points increased to 340.

Fang Senyan then carefully read the description of potential points and was not in a hurry to allocate that one point. He was also very surprised by his mission completion rate of 53%. After all, doing those two terrifying Terminator T-750s was an all-out effort. He believed that if someone with the same conditions came, they wouldn't be able to do better! Such performance actually only got a 53% completion rating... Using a percentage system, it didn't even reach the passing line! In other words, what kind of performance would be required to get a 100% rating? Fang Senyan pondered, but he couldn't figure it out.

The vast starry sky in front of him began to blur gradually and became dark again. When Fang Senyan regained his sight, he was in a small room. The style of the room was simple and unadorned, and it was made entirely of metal, like the layout of a modern warship: concise, bright, and efficient. The room had only one wall cabinet and a metal stool fixed to the ground. Soon, the Nightmare Imprint gave a prompt:

"This is your exclusive room in the Nightmare Space. Outsiders cannot enter without your permission. Items you cannot bring back to the real world will be stored here. If your body is injured, it can be quickly restored here, while deducting a certain number of currency points. The key to entering and exiting this room is the Nightmare Imprint. In the Nightmare Space, your appearance will be blurred, so when communicating with others, do not reveal your identity in reality to avoid unnecessary serious consequences. Any needs can be requested and queried through the Nightmare Imprint, but it may consume a certain number of general points."

Fang Senyan pondered the meaning of these words, but soon, he said:

"Explain the use of potential points."

Soon, he received a response:

"Potential points are used to upgrade basic abilities and combat abilities."

"In the Nightmare World and even the Space, the Nightmare Space provides Contractors with various strange abilities to learn. But a tall building starts from the ground. The more powerful and strange the ability, the more it needs to have a broad and solid foundation to complement and lay the foundation."

"There are seven basic abilities, covering various elements in combat, and they correspond to the seven basic attributes of strength, agility, physique, perception, charm, spirit, and intelligence. The effects of basic abilities are all passive special effects, as follows."

"Basic Melee: Trains your various abilities in close combat, increasing your close combat lethality. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Strength."

"Basic Footwork: Trains your ability to evade enemy attacks and also slightly increases your movement speed. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Agility."

"Basic Ranged Combat: Trains your ability to use ranged weapons, increasing your ranged attack damage. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Perception."

"Basic Endurance: Trains your ability to withstand attacks, allowing you to live longer. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Physique."

"Basic Eloquence: Trains your persuasiveness, allowing you to integrate into strangers more quickly and win their favor. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Charm."

"Basic Meditation: Trains your will, making your spirit more resilient. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Spirit."

"Basic Prayer: Trains your brain, expanding its upper limit. The corresponding attribute point for this basic ability is: Intelligence."

"Some advanced equipment/advanced abilities also require certain combat abilities or basic abilities to advance before they can be equipped. The higher the ability level, the more potential points it costs to upgrade. Abilities can also be improved through hard training, and potential points are usually only used when learning new abilities or encountering bottlenecks. For example, a world Sanda champion in the real world may have a higher level of basic boxing skills when he first enters the world."

"Basic abilities and some combat abilities can be purchased with currency in the Nightmare Space and then upgraded with potential points. Advanced abilities must be learned through self-understanding or interaction with characters in the Nightmare World."

Seeing this, Fang Senyan thought of the scroll that dropped when he did the Terminator T-750 with shooting expertise: Lightweight Firearm Proficiency. This thing should be a derivative/advanced ability of Basic Ranged Combat. Now in a completely safe environment, he took out the white key dropped by the drunken-nosed FBI agent, summoned the treasure chest to open it, obtained 80 general points and a white equipment: FBI Special Trench Coat, and took out the upgraded cobalt steel alloy exoskeleton to play with, and carefully studied its specific attributes.

"FBI Special Trench Coat" (Condition: Very Good)

"Origin: Los Angeles. New Gence Clothing Factory"

"Equipment Rarity: White"

"Equipment Part: Upper Body"

"Equipment Requirements: None"

"Trench Coat Armor Additional Effect: Charm +1 (More chic and elegant? So increase charm)

"Trench Coat Armor Additional Effect: Reduces the chance of you being hit by an enemy by 1%" (Probably because the trench coat is loose and can block the enemy's line of sight)

"Evaluation: This armor is more decorative than protective... Yes, it looks like Versace's classic 1982 trench coat, but only like it."

"Equipment Combat Power Score: 6"

"Cobalt Steel Alloy Exoskeleton (Left Hand Part)" (Condition: Very Good)

"Origin: Michigan Skynet No. 71 Workshop Ninth Assembly Line."

"Equipment Rarity: Light Blue"

"Equipment Effect: Increases your unarmed attack power by 18~19 points."

"Equipment Effect: All your basic attributes +1 (Rare Special Effect)"

"Equipment Requirements: Strength 9 points, Life 11 points."

"Equipment Position: Hand"

"Material: Cobalt steel alloy and quenched."

"Attachable Device: Flesh Plastic Skin Layer (Function has been lost). Magnetic Weapon Detection Adsorption System (Cannot be attached) (Your crude repair has damaged the interface of the attached device)"

"Weight: 7.8 kg."

"Length: 352 mm"

"This type of weapon comes with a special effect (removed): Has a certain chance to ignore the enemy's defense when attacking. (You have mixed impurities into this weapon, this special effect cannot take effect)"

"This type of weapon comes with a new special effect: Has a 50% chance to deal extra damage to the enemy when attacking, damage value = the holder's strength value."

"Evaluation: Short-sighted guy! You will regret this hasty repair!"

"Equipment Combat Power Score: 14"

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Let me explain, because of my misoperation this morning, the updated Chapter 29 was an unedited draft, so I re-uploaded it. Please forgive me.