T-800's large muscular stature, white skin, dark brown hair and a faint, piercing red glow in the eyes.
"A northerner?"
One of the disgraced Elders, still kneeling, saw an opening. Desperate against the sudden punishment he spoke up loudly.
"Great Elder! I have committed a grave mistake, Allow me to prove myself! Let me test this newcomer! If I win, spare me from the mines!"
Elder Jin's chain of thought got interrupted, then he grinned coldly. "Are you instructing me?"
"I…I do not dare…I am just fighting for my life."
"Fighting for life? Are you willing to take his 20 stroke Penance Mark upon you?"
"I am willing."
"Fine. Then fight for your life. Kill him and you will be spared but If you lose, your death will be his test."
The man gritted his death at the prospect of death if he loses but then its a chance against dying in the mines. He jumped to his feet, eyes burning. "I accept!"
He drew his sword again, his Qi blazing blue white this time. "You, newcomer, let's see if you have earned that mark or not."
Lin Feng stumbled back. "Master Tie Yuan, wait, he's a Core Formation expert."
Too late.
T-800 still short on rules, still short on Data. No idea about why the sword is glowing, what is this new tech.
What science it is based on, what is the difference, the power levels. The reaction from Lin Feng and others means that this Elder is a significant increase in threat level compared to the bandits.
"...He's finished! That's a Core Formation master!..."
"...I also didn't sense any Qi fluctuation, is he truly a Foundation Realm expert?..."
"...Foundation Realm or not, he is dead the moment that Qi enhanced sword touches him…"
"...He has no weapon of his own…"
"...Should we toss him a weapon?..."
"...Are you a fool? And risk offending Elder Feng by helping his opponent? He will kill you later!..."
"...What is he doing? He isn't even trying to dodge!..."
"...He's paralyzed! The spiritual pressure from a Core Formation expert is too much for a brute!..."
Elder Feng lunged, his blade glowing blue-white aimed straight for the T-800's throat. "Die, barbarian!" he screamed on top of his lungs for everyone to see, his life is at stake here, his face twisted and showing his full desperation.
One strike was all it would take. He wants to end this in a blink.
Lin Feng already ran away and hiding behind a large stone to protect himself. His eyes closed as he could not see it, deep inside he knew that Master Tie Yuan would not survive this.
There is no way a Foundation Realm could defeat an early stage Core Formation.
SWISH!
T-800, however, his vision, his sensors were all running at hyperdrive. Even if he has no data on what is what but he is from the future.
The glow on the sword, the energy signature, the reading and all was equal to energy based weapons they used against The Resistance, against the humans.
He is aware of how much damage it could cause and even if he survives the fight, his secret will be revealed to all that he is not a human but a Terminator.
He cannot risk revealing his secrets at any cost and cannot employ anything which will raise the suspicion.
Meaning, he cannot use his bare hands to fight a naked weapon glowing with dangerous energy discharge.
Qi Imbued Sword was already at his neck. Elder Feng's eyes wide open, already seeing the victory when suddenly T-800 tilted his head unnaturally and dodged the strike, bending downwards and rolling away from it.
SWISH!
The glowing blade sliced through the air, missing by a millimeter and struck the ground. A puff of dust and steam rose from the impact point.
"...What?He... he dodged it? Just like that?..."
"...Does Qi pressure not affect him at all?..."
"...Now that you mention it, he didn't even flinch at Elder Jin's Qi Pressure…"
Elder Feng's face pure rage because of desperation.
"You moved! How dare you move! You will stand and take your death like a man you…" Before he could finish his words T-800 lunged.
The sword is still in the ground. Seeing the muscle of man Elder Feng pulled it out, ready to strike again as he raised the sword up high, glowing it with Qi.
As he swung downwards, aimed at the dead center of the head. He saw the victory again, the target is coming to die.
CLAMP!
Suddenly, everyone paused. The sword stayed up high as if it got stuck by something. Because in his narrow focus, Elder Feng only saw the head and wide shoulder coming to ram him but didn't see the long arms out of his peripheral vision.
"...WHAT!?..." Everyone collectively blurted out loud.
Lin Feng's eyes were closed and thought it was over and opened to see the end of Master Tie Yuan.
He saw terror in Elder Feng eyes as the sword up high in his hands and his hands is in Tie Yuan's hands.
CRUNCH!
Before anyone could react, the T-800 applied pressure, squeezed his grip, and crushed both wrists into pieces.
"GGGGGAAAAHHH! My… my… hands…!!!" Elder Feng screamed in pure agony.
The blue-white Qi covering his sword flickered like a loosely connected tubelight as his concentration broke.
The sword fell to the ground.
Seeing the situation fully in his control, the T-800 stood up straight to his full height, keeping his grip tight, not letting go, towered over the struggling Elder, holding him up like a child's toy, like a fish in a hook.
The Elder's face drained of all blood.
SMASH!
Before he could do anything to escape, T-800 drove his knee hard into the Elder's stomach.
KRAK!
A spray of spit and air flew out from the Elder's mouth as his body violently folded around the T-800's knee.
Everyone felt that hit in their stomach as they gasped.
The T-800 didn't stop. As the Elder's body recoiled from the first blow, the knee came up again, slamming into his solar plexus.