But only a little thick blood appeared. Then, the cut started to heal. The skin closed up right in front of their eyes. The thick blood returned to the healed skin as if it got reversed. All the men stopped laughing. They stared with wide eyes. They were shocked.
The T-800 did not waste time. He immediately grabbed the leader's neck with both hands and smashed his knee into the leader's groin.
CRUNCH. POP.
A wet, squelching pop and bone breaking sound everyone heard. The leader's eyes went wide with pain. It was too much, too sudden. He did not even get to scream out as he fell to the ground, unconscious.
The other men were shocked earlier but now froze with fear. Their powerful leader was defeated in one hit.
The T-800 did not wait. He bent down and started to take the leader's clothes. The clothes were the right size.
Suddenly, the other men moved. There were six of them. They understood the situation. This was their chance to attack.
All six men pulled out their daggers. They lunged at the T-800. They aimed for his head, neck, and heart.
The T-800 was still taking the clothes. He raised his left hand without looking. He grabbed the blade of an incoming dagger. The blade did not cut his hand. He swung his right fist toward the other men.
The fist moved like an iron hammer. It hit the head of the nearest man. The man's head exploded like fruit. The fist did not lose speed. It hit the chest of the second man. His chest caved in like wet paper. He flew backward.
The third and fourth men were a little slower. They saw what happened. They twisted their bodies in the air to avoid the fist. They landed a few feet away. They looked at their dead friends. They were terrified.
But they were now at his back, both took the opportunity and attacked with their daggers.
The T-800 moved his right arm back without looking back. He blocked the daggers of the last two attackers. The tips of the daggers hit the T-800's arm.
CLINK! CLINK!
A metal sound was heard. The daggers did not go in. They bounced off. Both of them were equally shocked and terrified.
The T-800 stood up. He was much taller, much muscular, much more menacing than them. He looked at them with no emotion. His emotionless eyes made them very afraid.
A faint glow in his eyes made him look like a demon to them.
One of the men turned and ran toward the cave exit. The others tried to move away from this sudden, out of nowhere, golden-haired monster.
The T-800 still held the dagger in his left hand. He threw the dagger. The dagger flew through the air with perfect aim. It hit the running man in the back of the neck. He fell face-first into the mud. He was dead.
The other three men froze.
"Please, senior! Have mercy!" one of them begged.
[Language Analysis: New phrase acquired.]
"Please, senior! Have mercy!" the T-800 repeated in his flat voice.
This made the two men even more terrified. Their lowers became wet. They understood. This thing could not be reasoned with. It was fight or die.
The two men looked at each other. Then they ran in opposite directions.
But the T-800 is a killing machine. He is designed to terminate humans. He knows all the tactics of men. The two men forgot one important thing.
There is only one exit.
The T-800 moved. Despite his larger build and heavy stature, he was faster than them. He ran toward the man who was closer to the exit. He blocked his path and grabbed him by the neck.
"Help me, Wang Yu! Attack him!" the man screamed. His neck was in a death grip.
"Help me, Wang Yu! Attack him!" the T-800 mimicked. He squeezed his hand. The man's eyes bulged out of his head. They popped like seeds from a fruit. He went limp.
Wang Yu saw this. All the strength left his body. He was filled with pure terror.
The T-800 dropped the dead body. He moved toward Wang Yu. Wang Yu was trapped. A cornered animal will fight back. Wang Yu screamed and slashed his dagger at the T-800's neck.
It was useless. The T-800's other hand shot out. He grabbed Wang Yu's wrist. He squeezed hard. The bones in Wang Yu's wrist cracked to pieces.
Before Wang Yu could scream in pain, a hand grabbed his neck. No sound came out of his throat after that. But his eyes did.
"Help Wang Yu. Help Wang Yu," the T-800 practiced his new words. Wang Yu's life ended.
The T-800 stood alone in the silent cave. He looked at the dead bodies.
[Analysis…10%...40%...76%... complete.]
[Multiple unknown variables detected during combat.]
[Unknown energy signatures detected from targets.]
[Energy absorbed during termination.]
[Running system diagnostics.]
The T-800 stood perfectly still. His internal systems ran a full check. He had data on his own limits. But during the fight, his speed and power had increased.
His efficiency suddenly boosted because of unknown reasons and factors. This needed to be analyzed.
[Analysing…]
After a few minutes, the report was ready.
[Diagnostic Report]
[Power Core: New atomic-level interference detected, unknown energy is stabilizing the core. Output efficiency increased by 200%.]
[Data Processing Core: Unknown Energy is increasing logical computation speed. Efficiency increased by 50%.]
[Endoskeleton: Unknown Energy is reinforcing the hyper-alloy structure. Durability and movement speed increased.]
[Sensors: Unknown Energy is enhancing sensor range and accuracy.]
[Living Tissue: Nanobots are using the new Unknown energy. Repair speed and durability increased.]
[New Anomaly: Nanobots are integrating the living tissue more deeply with the metal skeleton. Filling the gaps in between more tightly. This enhances touch, temperature, and pain simulation sensors.]
[Scanning for this new unknown variable and energy.]
His scanners quickly noticed several hints and patterns.
[Multiple sources of energy, the concentrated sources discovered among these humans.]
[Hypothesis: Terminating these humans transfers their energy to my systems.]
[New Directive: Acquire more of this energy.]
The T-800 moved his head. The movement was smoother now. Less mechanical due to living tissue filling the gaps in between the metal endoskeleton. He looked at the unconscious body of the leader. He walked over to finish taking his clothes.