SCP Foundation: Exusiai, Containment Breach! (Volumes 1-8, Chapter 16)
Chapter 25

Foundation Angel, Containment Breach! Chapter 25

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The other party's footsteps were light and slow, yet every step sounded as though he deliberately wanted Xiao Huasheng to hear it.

They were so heavy and forceful.

It seemed the other party was quite obedient?

Beyond the three-foot radius of light cast by the angelic halo, a black boot stepped in first, followed by a beak-shaped mask.

He wore a long black robe and looked solemn from head to toe. His face could not be seen beneath the crow mask.

Entity-049.

Plague Doctor.

An entity devoted to curing humanity. Unfortunately, his treatments always took lives, so he could only be captured and locked in a containment chamber.

In short, a quack.

Or perhaps a little angel?

Just kidding. Xiao Huasheng herself was an angel, so she could toss that title aside.

The quack's memories had not appeared in Xiao Huasheng's mind. It seemed Uncle 682 did not know much about the other entities either.

Still, in her previous life, she had watched an introduction video about the entities, and it happened to include Plague Doctor's file.

She did not know much about entities.

She had only found them rather interesting.

Thinking about it now, it seemed she had missed out on an entirely new world.

"As you can see, I am a doctor, Miss Angel."

The quack gave Xiao Huasheng a slight bow, every movement filled with devotion.

This seemed like serious trouble.

How was she supposed to leave if this guy latched onto her?

Kill him?

That did not seem appropriate.

It looked like she needed to find a way to make this guy turn around.

Her thoughts raced as Xiao Huasheng put on an act and spoke.

"Then, devout believer, what troubles do you wish to tell the Lord? I will convey them on your behalf."

She clasped her hands before her chest and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Her expression instantly became sacred.

Who would have thought the Lord of their angels was actually a computer? In any case, the man before her did not know that.

She just had to keep pretending!

Seeing this, the quack prayed devoutly as well. In a sorrowful tone, he said,

"Oh Lord, why is my treatment not understood by the world? My methods are absolutely correct, so why can the world not understand?"

Though she really wanted to answer, How should I know?

She still maintained an angel's professional ethics and said,

"Gold will always shine... Ah!"

Xiao Huasheng suddenly pulled out a contract. "I will have many patients here in the future. Are you interested in learning more?"

"A contract? I have never heard of one."

"An ancient angelic covenant."

Xiao Huasheng changed her wording.

At once, the quack understood. He nodded and looked at the contract.

"If it is truly as you say..."

"Capture her!"

Before the quack could finish, the Mobile Task Force's voices came from outside the door.

Xiao Huasheng was so frightened that she immediately put away the contract like a shady merchant, twisting her body to make the quack turn around.

The next moment, once he reacted—

Xiao Huasheng took off running.

Only a contract remained on the ground.

The quack looked over the contract's contents. After studying it for a moment, he signed his name without hesitation.

For the sake of saving people, he was willing to endure any kind of suffering.

He believed in his own judgment of people.

Thus—

The covenant was formed, but Xiao Huasheng had no way to bring him into her spiritual space.

The runaway little angel princess.

After shaking off the quack, the scene before her changed once more.

A dim corridor, with blood-red lights flickering.

The silent yet horrifying sound of running water continued without end.

It made one's nerves tighten involuntarily.

Fear.

"Please... I just want to get out."

Standing in this corridor, she fell completely silent.

She could ignore that strange bird-beaked freak she had just met for now, but no matter how she looked at it, she was still inside the Foundation.

Since when had the Foundation been decorated so terrifyingly?

Her teleportation was not yet very skilled, causing Xiao Huasheng to end up in the heavy containment zone.

Unlike the light containment zone, the entities here were extremely dangerous.

Even the number of cameras in this area had to be kept low. Otherwise, who knew whether some entity capable of attacking through cameras would cause trouble?

Uncle 682 was among them as well.

Back then, Xiao Huasheng had fought in too much of a rush and accidentally charged into the heavy containment zone without paying much attention to her surroundings.

Now that she had returned, she could feel that the atmosphere here was different.

"Teleport once more."

Her mind settled slightly. The scene shifted, and her vision flowed.

The dark corridor before her, flashing with red light, transformed in an instant.

It became a bright, spacious room. The only thing inside was a rusty bell placed in gelatin.

The surveillance cameras were constantly watching the situation inside the containment chamber.

Her sudden appearance made the guard's eyes widen. He pressed the intercom button and shouted,

"Entity-173-1 has appeared in Room 75! I repeat! Entity-173-1 has appeared in Room 75!"

Ku Tang on the other end of the intercom was startled as well.

She would never slack off at work.

"What? Begin the capture immediately!"

The containment breach alarm sounded at once. Beneath the flashing red lights, nearly all the researchers silently sighed.

The white-coated researchers followed the guards outside to take shelter while chatting.

"That angel has breached containment again."

"Exactly. How many times has this been now?"

"The third time?"

"Oh... What should we eat tonight?"

"Steak?"

"I'm getting a little tired of black pepper."

"I think it's fine."

Clearly—

The recent string of containment breaches had made the researchers numb to them.

They truly felt nothing.

The Mobile Task Force was also the same squad that had watched Xiao Huasheng and 096 engage in an unrestricted brawl.

They exchanged looks, gave bitter smiles, adjusted their gear, and slowly jogged over.

The capture operation for Entity-173-1 began as well.

It was truly very serious.

Containment breach!

Inside the containment chamber, Xiao Huasheng stared at the cowbell before her and fell into deep thought.

Honestly, she inexplicably felt an urge to shake it.

"Such a big bell must have a wonderful tone."

Her hands itched.

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Her hand swayed back and forth beside the bell.

She hesitated greatly.

During her hesitation, the broadcast sounded.

"Angel, please stop what you are doing immediately. If this entity is rung, strange events will occur."

The Foundation was saying something like that?

She could not believe it.

They must have said it because ringing it would cause trouble for the Foundation, right?

If that was the case—

Ringing it would definitely benefit her!

096 had not been terminated anyway.

Then she might as well act as though she had no freedom at all.

If she was going to escape, she might as well do it openly.

With a dissatisfied snort, she grabbed the bell before her and shook it twice with all her strength.

Ding-dong!!

The melodious sound reached Xiao Huasheng's ears.

After shaking it, she quickly shot and destroyed the camera with her pistol.

Once the feed vanished—

Ku Tang was dumbfounded.

Item Number: Entity-513 Object Class: Euclid Description: Any sound produced by Entity-513 would immediately cause panic in all sentient creatures that heard it, regardless of their prior psychological state.
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