Mass Death Event

Late at night.

Halifax City was brightly lit, with snow reaching knee-high along the streets in the city center.

But the cold weather and the night couldn't stop the nightlife of tourists and citizens.

The current Halifax City was no longer the small provincial capital that was once like a 'fishing village'.

Due to the massive capital injection from Umbrella, various buildings sprang up like bamboo shoots, and culture and entertainment reached unprecedented prosperity.

And the red and white umbrella logo was visible everywhere, along with Umbrella's corporate slogan on the billboards:

"Our Business Is Life Itself."

From this, it was evident that Umbrella's influence in the area had long surpassed that of the government.

However, compared to the joyful atmosphere...

A convoy of ten black SUVs and heavy trucks seemed somewhat out of place.

But no one paid much attention, as enjoying the beautiful nightlife was the priority.

This convoy had just departed from Umbrella General Hospital in the city center and was heading towards a private military base in the suburbs.

William, the owner of the company, was sitting in one of the SUVs driven by Hunk.

Since the USS expanded, Hunk had established a small team called Alpha.

He recruited thirty of the most elite USS members to serve as William's personal guard, ensuring William's safety from morning till night.

Moreover, each SUV had been modified by Halsey with the latest titanium alloy armor, offering defensive capabilities far exceeding any existing armor.

When the top hatch of the SUV opened, a six-barreled Gatling gun could be deployed, providing absolute firepower.

The trunk was equipped with optical camouflage suits, bulletproof vests, riot shields, firearms, ammunition, and more.

Unless there were thousands of highly armed individuals, and in an ambush, it would be possible to annihilate the Alpha team.

However, within Nova Scotia, which was completely under Umbrella's control, the probability of such a situation occurring was lower than winning the lottery.

As for the heavy truck, it carried three Tyrant T-103s prepared by Halsey, which could obey the commands of Umbrella employees of A-rank or higher.

At this moment, William, in the back seat of the SUV, had a grim expression. He looked at the street scene outside through the one-way bulletproof car window.

He wasn't surprised that SCPs would appear in this world.

But what worried him now was which SCP he would have to face this time.

After all, among the Foundation's special containment items, there were many...

No, there were a lot of containment items that couldn't be dealt with through normal means.

According to the official website's settings, some were simply unkillable.

But if it were like the settings in games such as SCP: Secret Laboratory, some SCPs could indeed be killed.

However, even with games, he only understood them by watching streamers on YouTube, so his knowledge wasn't very deep.

William hadn't thoroughly researched the SCP website either.

He only knew of a few famous SCPs.

For example, SCP-096 the Shy Guy, SCP-682 the Immortal Lizard, and... SCP-166 the succubus girl.

Each of them was difficult to handle.

Just as William was lost in thought, Hunk, sitting in the front, reminded him, "Boss, we're almost there."

Snapping back to reality, William composed his anxious feelings and replied calmly, "Okay, I know."

The scene shifted from William to above the convoy.

Ahead of the convoy was a large military base covering nearly twenty square kilometers.

It had everything: an airport runway, hangars, helicopter landing pads, and a control tower.

Inside the hangars were An-124s purchased from Ukraine, as well as C-130 Hercules multi-purpose turboprop transports, and more.

The helicopters included UH-1E Hueys, UH-60A Black Hawks, OH-6 Little Birds, CH-53E Super Stallions, and others.

Small, medium, and large transport helicopters were neatly arranged next to the airport, numbering more than the Canadian military's entire fleet.

Furthermore, each vehicle had been repainted black and bore Umbrella's red and white umbrella logo.

At the same time, the barracks, armories, training grounds, and other facilities had also expanded dozens of times over compared to six months ago.

This was the main base of Umbrella's armed forces, codenamed Troy.

The convoy, weaving through the woods, slowed down upon entering the base and finally stopped in front of a hangar.

William and Hunk's Alpha team disembarked and entered the hangar.

The heavy truck also opened its cargo bay doors. With the cooperation of technicians and the base's stationed UBCS, three Tyrant T-103s, clad in green leather suits, emerged and stood by, awaiting orders.

Inside the hangar, converted into a temporary operations briefing room, over a dozen folding chairs were arranged in the center.

The chairs were occupied by UBCS lieutenants and sergeants, all clad in dark green combat pants and light gray combat uniforms.

Standing before the officers was Andre, along with a drawing board and projection equipment.

Upon seeing William enter with Hunk and Alpha Squad, the group rose and saluted, saying, "Boss!"

William, still smiling, nodded slightly. "At ease, everyone."

"Yes!"

As the officers returned to their seats, William approached Andre and asked, "Colonel, what's the situation?"

"Unclear."

Andre shook his head slightly, turned on the projector, and displayed a map of Alberta Province. He explained to William:

"The location where our contact was lost is a hundred kilometers north of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta Province, in an industrial town called Athabasca.

The agent's cover identity was a local police officer. After reporting a large number of civilian deaths in Athabasca, he lost contact with us.

The town has now been sealed off by the Canadian Army, and their commanding officer has contacted Toroi.

They require us to dispatch troops to investigate the town."

Two months prior, William had signed a secret contract with the Canadian Army.

It stipulated that if any abnormal phenomena caused civilian casualties, Umbrella's armed forces would assist the army in suppressing them free of charge.

High-ranking military officials naturally wouldn't refuse such a lucrative offer.

After all, the death of a single soldier would cost the army and government a significant amount in compensation and benefits...

This was essentially free money.

Furthermore, whether an 'abnormal phenomenon' even existed was questionable. Since there was no loss involved, the Canadian Army happily signed the contract.

This was why the Canadian Army's commanding officer had contacted Toroi first.

"Hmm..."

William hummed after hearing Andre's report and inquired, "How will your UBCS handle this?"

In response, Andre pointed to a rough schematic on the drawing board and said gravely:

"The town is not large. It's bordered by a river to the north, and all other access points are heavily blockaded by Canadian forces.

Moreover, surrounding villages have not reported any casualties.

This suggests the abnormal entity cannot swim, or there's another reason it cannot cross the river.

I plan to dispatch a company of UBCS to air-drop into the area to locate the anomaly, attempting to contain or eliminate it.

Following that, a company of transport helicopters, carrying a large number of technical personnel, will be responsible for the cleanup operation."