Chapter 128

Meanwhile, the energy that had been almost depleted due to the Time Reversal was being continuously restored thanks to the Fatigue Ring.

This can be considered Lobotomy Corporation's true backup hidden energy source.

Within site19.

In this facility where Xiao Huasheng once stayed, a pair of Foundation negotiation experts were walking towards a containment room.

Gada.

The leaden-gray corridor echoed with the hum of mechanical doors unlocking.

Two negotiation experts in standard uniforms, escorted by armed agents, stopped in front of containment room 682.

"Hello, 682, long time no see." The expert's tone was extremely cold, devoid of any emotion.

Through the 30-centimeter-thick tempered glass, you could see the creature, which was lying in the acid tank and constantly being melted, suddenly tense its spinal plates.

"Hehehe... You still dare to come over?" 682's vocal cords continued to burst during the regeneration process, accompanied by the roar of a flesh-and-blood pulverizer.

Its golden, vertical pupils narrowed to slits, reflecting the expert's expressionless face.

The male expert opened the briefcase.

I showed it some of the Foundation's documents.

"Passed unanimously by the O5 Council." The expert slid the tablet. "You will have complete freedom of action upon release, in exchange for the complete eradication of human civilization on the surface. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, 682 realized something was amiss. "So you mean I'm going to slaughter all of you monkeys? That's interesting!"

Please answer me.

The experts narrowed their eyes slightly as they assessed whether 682 had the potential to empathize with humans.

If 682 shows such intention, he will be executed immediately.

Even if it can't be executed, the Foundation has ways to render it immobile during the apocalypse.

"Um..."

682 raised its head in the pool filled with acid, as if sensing something.

It quickly grinned and chuckled in its dry voice, "Looks like you've finally taken that step, haven't you?"

"So what do you mean?" one of the negotiation experts asked, looking at 682 with a blank expression.

"Take me out of here, hahaha."

Excitement shone in 682's eyes.

"I want that damn concrete statue to feel what it's like to have something she's been protecting destroyed," 682 said through gritted teeth.

Clearly, it still couldn't forget the time Xiao Huasheng fired a shot at it directly for the sake of humanity.

When it was launched into space, it simply assumed that Xiao Huasheng wanted to help it.

However, that malicious shot was something 682 could never forget.

Splash!

The acid in the container is being pumped out at an extremely rapid rate.

The moment the acid receded, 682's body began to writhe, and corrosive viscous liquid seeped from the gaps in its scales, dripping onto the alloy floor of the containment chamber and instantly scorching out hissing craters.

Its muscle fibers are taut like hydraulic cables, and its vertebral plates rise segment by segment, their sharp edges tearing through the air with a sickening metallic scraping sound.

Boom!!!

The explosion-proof glass shattered into countless fragments upon its first impact, and the flying debris was evaporated into mist-like crystals by its body heat before it even hit the ground.

682's claws dug deep into the bulkhead, tearing the alloy apart like soft wax. Its massive body broke free from its restraints, each step causing the entire foundation of Site-19 to tremble.

Its body continued to expand after it was released from containment, its muscle tissue proliferated wildly, and scorching steam seeped from the gaps in its scales.

682 took a deep breath, the sound of his lungs expanding like the roar of some ancient beast.

It finally, once again, felt free.

It grinned, revealing layers upon layers of sharp teeth, and a low laugh came from deep within its throat.

"Very good..."

"Now... let's begin," 682 said.

Even with 682 right in front of them, the two negotiation experts remained completely expressionless.

Death was no longer something to fear for the Foundation at this point.

"Once the pain is removed from you, you'll look more and more pleasing to the eye," 682 said.

"Plz follow me."

The two experts didn't say much, but simply led 682 outside, where they were outside the facility.

A transport plane is preparing to directly airdrop 682 into a human city.

Upon seeing that all the containment chamber doors were open, 682 realized that this was not a deception, but rather that the Foundation was truly serious.

"Just as you said, damn concrete statue, who's on my side now?"

It spoke slowly, its eyes already filled with the fury of revenge.

Previously, Xiao Huasheng was working for the Foundation's power, but now it's 682 Grandpa's turn to work for him.

A thick barrier now separates it from the Angel.

Chapter 9: Looks like he's not the kind of guy who'd waste my bullets [2 updates]

At Iris's place.

She was fiddling with the photograph in her hand, pulling the lead rod out of the pool as requested by the Foundation.

It is said that the lead rods need to be removed in order to prevent a nuclear power plant leak.

A specialist will then come to replace the lead rod with a new one.

After remotely removing numerous lead rods from nuclear power plants, Iris was astonished.

"Why haven't I seen anyone replenishing these lead rods?"

Iris asked curiously.

After all, the image in the photograph is the actual image of the location where the photograph was taken.

If, in this real footage, no one changes the lead rod for a long time, and even the red warning light comes on...

She really had to wonder what the reason was.

However, deep down she still believed that the Foundation had its own plans.

Therefore, she only asked the question without having too many doubts.

But that's enough.

Upon hearing her say this, the Foundation personnel behind her, ostensibly for protection but actually for surveillance, immediately took action.

"Um, can someone explain what's going on?"

Sensing that something was off, Iris immediately asked a question.

She secretly replaced the photo with one of this room.

But only before she completes this operation.

At that moment, a pistol was pressed against the back of her head.

"?!?!"

Iris felt the cold touch and hurriedly tried to turn around.

Bang!

But after a gunshot, her head exploded, her brain was shattered, and she collapsed into a pool of blood.

Her plump body twitched twice on the ground before dying there, mixed with various bodily fluids.

All that remained on the ground was Iris's headless body, which was gradually cooling, and her heartbeat, which was gradually ceasing.

"SCP-105, target has been executed."

"That's what the task force member who fired the shot said."

"Ah."

Xiao Huasheng suddenly looked up. She paused for a moment, then tentatively asked a question.

"Angela, can you feel it?"

A temporary worker has arrived; no, she's become one of our employees.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Huasheng no longer hesitated.

I entered Lobotomy Corporation once again.

Makuku was also in the central monitoring room at that time, and he was smoking, making the place very smoky.

Angela stood silently to the side.

After Makuku's reminder, Angela decided to stay at Lobotomy Corporation throughout the entire incident.

In the future timeline.

Angela's cause of death was also very simple.

Using the pretext of the final mission, the Foundation directly dispatched the entire Pandora's Box Squad to Yellowstone Park to meet with O5.

Angela therefore stayed by Xiao Huasheng's side at all times.

But after they entered Yellowstone Park and arrived at the location of SCP-2000...

The Foundation detonated a nuclear bomb and deployed Reality Stabilization Anchor there.

Xiao Huasheng survived the nuclear explosion, but Angela died beneath Xiao Huasheng.

Everything happened too fast. Even though she consciously used her Reality-Warping Ability to defend herself, Angela still died from the effects of the Reality-Bending Anchor and the nuclear bomb.

He turned into a pile of flesh beneath Xiao Huasheng, at that time when the Phoenix Project was not yet completed.

Angela could not be resurrected; she simply died.

For the next two years, Xiao Huasheng relied on himself and the contingency plans left by Angela to resist the enemy.

He was eventually trapped underground by the Foundation and died.

The outcome for the two was by no means amicable.

Out of caution, both of them believed Makuku's words.

Therefore, Angela, who should have been by Xiao Huasheng's side, appeared in the monitoring room.

She appeared here with him.

There was also a blonde beauty who looked around in bewilderment.

Where is this place? Who are you?

Iris raised her head and looked at Xiao Huasheng, her eyes filled with confusion.

The moment they saw her, both Angel understood one thing at the same time.

The Foundation has targeted entities capable of empathizing with humans.

She was also quite shocked that the girl had been killed by the Foundation.

"You're dead..."

Iris touched her temples blankly, her fingertips trembling as they touched her skin.

There should have been a gruesome bullet hole there.

She looked down at her palms, her pale golden hair slipping from her shoulders, gleaming in the pale light of the monitoring room.