[GOC, an enemy organization with ideals opposed to the Foundation's, would destroy the Foundation and take its place if given the chance.]
She still did not know why so many traps had failed, so she could only investigate while issuing orders.
No matter what, they could not let SCP-682 escape!
"Notify all armed personnel. Hold the Foundation at all costs!"
Just as she shouted those words, a large group of guards rushed into the monitoring room.
"Doctors, Supervisor, we need to evacuate."
The lead guard spoke, and the doctors in the monitoring room rose to their feet, along with the observation personnel.
They were only responsible for issuing orders. When an accident occurred, personnel below would naturally take over. There was no need for them to worry.
"Supervisor Ku Tang?"
The guard looked at the white-haired girl, whose eyes were fixed firmly on the screen.
"Leave me alone. No matter what, SCP-682 cannot be allowed to escape! I'll assist with the command!"
Anyone selected as A-class personnel was bound to possess formidable abilities, even if she herself had rejected that honor.
But her abilities were still here.
The guard opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
After silently saluting Ku Tang, he quickly left the monitoring room.
Only Ku Tang remained in the room. She picked up the microphone and pressed the communications button.
"All Mobile Task Force personnel, attention. Entity-682 has breached containment. Proceed to positions A-45, A-78, and C-7 for tactical ambushes."
The captain of the Mobile Task Force, who had been searching for Xiao Huasheng, froze for a moment and hesitated as he listened to the voice in his earpiece.
"Supervisor Ku Tang? Why hasn't she left?"
"Captain! We need command!"
The captain reacted quickly as well. He removed his helmet and shouted into his earpiece.
"Alpha Squad! Head to A-45 for a tactical ambush! Deploy the P78-Series Electromagnetic Cannon! Heavy fire cover! Do not get spotted!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
Following the captain's roar, Alpha Squad abruptly changed direction and rushed toward SCP-682 in the heavy containment zone. The entire process took less than ten seconds.
It was only because they were in such a hurry.
Humanity was behind them.
They were destined to become sacrifices.
There was no other possibility.
According to the rumors,
whenever a containment breach occurred,
the first Mobile Task Force to engage Entity-682 was always the team that inflicted the greatest damage.
This was a consensus acknowledged by nearly everyone, because it was indeed true.
That was only the first half of it.
Within the Mobile Task Force, there was a second half to that saying.
While inflicting the greatest damage upon Entity-682, the first team to come into contact with it would inevitably be wiped out to the last man.
They were also known as "the eager idiots rushing off to die."
Now, they were about to become those eager idiots rushing off to die.
While advancing, the captain pulled an electromagnetic rifle from behind his back and roared at the top of his lungs.
"All personnel! Inject adrenaline! Entity-682 must be executed!!!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
Syringes pierced soft flesh one after another, and the liquid within rapidly drained away.
The syringes scattered across the floor.
The squad's advancing speed increased once more.
They arrived just in time before the door to SCP-682's containment chamber.
With a thunderous boom, the grotesque door was blasted away, and an enormous, terrifying lizard crawled out from within.
Dense teeth filled its blood-red maw, and an unbearably foul stench of blood spread out.
"Humans!"
It let out a wild roar. Countless streams of fire crossed through the air, forming a Barrage that hammered into SCP-682's body with a crackling rattle.
Amid the storm of bullets, a figure shot forward.
The captain lifted the electromagnetic cannon and leaped toward Entity-682, pulling the trigger without the slightest fear.
"Die! Monster!!"
The electromagnetic cannon could only hit its target from this close!
But approaching Entity-682 at close range was undoubtedly courting death!
Crack!
Powerful electromagnetic force drove away evil, drove away the monster.
Thor roared. In an instant, lightning flashed, and the electric light merged into one blazing field!
SCP-682 let out a scream.
With one shot, over 56% of Entity-682's body parts had vanished.
It would require 0.6 seconds to regenerate.
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Only moments later, Alpha Squad lost contact.
Ku Tang stared at the screen, where the scene had been dyed red with blood, and determination flashed through her eyes.
She raised the earpiece and resumed giving orders, coordinating with the Mobile Task Force commander.
"B Squad, Alpha Squad has been completely wiped out. Based on past experience, Entity-682 has expended roughly 12% of its stamina. Move to position A-76 and wait."
"Understood. En route."
"B Squad, use E-tactics to wear it down!"
The Mobile Task Force commander gave the order.
Compared to Ku Tang's powerful command abilities, he was far inferior.
Those capable should bear more responsibility. This was not the time to worry about such things.
And just then,
Bzzzt!
The monitoring room was suddenly plunged into darkness.
The flashing red lights in the heavy containment chambers vanished for an instant, and several containment chamber doors opened in succession.
The backup power activated, and light returned to the monitoring room.
Ku Tang froze for only an instant before reacting. Staring at the monitor feed, she cried out wildly.
"All units, attention! Evacuate the Foundation! Evacuate the Foundation! High-risk containment objects—Entity-049! Entity-106! Entity-939! Entity-966—are believed to have escaped. A severe accident has occurred!"
"Activate the Purge Protocol. The heavy containment zone will be sealed in five minutes. All living beings must leave the heavy containment zone. In fifteen minutes, all life forms will be purged."
As Ku Tang spoke, she directly began operating everything manually, entering commands into the console using her own authorization.
The voice over the broadcast sounded extremely agitated.
Everyone in the Foundation was on edge. No one knew when this disaster would finally end.
In the past, only Entity-682 had escaped. This time, so many containment objects had broken out at once.
And all of them were dangerous containment objects of various kinds.
This facility was in trouble.
The room with the old computer where Xiao Huasheng had stayed earlier.
A face appeared on the computer screen, wearing an animated grin.
It was finally going to gain freedom.
Inside the containment chamber.
Xiao Huasheng climbed up from the floor, her mind exceptionally clear.
Even though she was wearing the Fatigue Ring.
"It feels like my energy has been fully restored? Uh, no, not completely."
Angela informed Xiao Huasheng from within.
[Current energy reserves have reached 91%. This ring replenished a total of 550 units of energy. I don't know whether it can recover, but keep wearing it.]
Hearing Angela's words, Xiao Huasheng raised her hand.
The ring in her hand no longer gleamed like before. It looked more as though its energy had been drained away.
"Since when did I have this ability?" Xiao Huasheng said in surprise, but regardless,
there was no doubt that the current result was quite good.
It not only blocked most of the memetics, but could also replenish energy.
This ring was absolutely a divine artifact.
Xiao Huasheng lightly removed the ring from her hand, and it immediately slipped off, no longer clinging to her hand like it had at the beginning.
At that moment, Angela's voice continued.
[Supervisor, place your right hand on this ring and bring it into Lobotomy Corporation for research. I am going to establish an Anti-Memetic Module. I need to study this kind of item.]
"These things can be brought in too?" Xiao Huasheng suddenly felt that this was far too useful. Wouldn't she become invincible if she shoved a pile of resources into her Lobotomy Corporation?
A mobile base?
Naturally, this thought could not be hidden from Angela. She merely spoke slowly to Xiao Huasheng.
[Anything brought into Lobotomy Corporation will consume its energy. The greater the energy contained within an object, the more energy it will consume. Please place objects with discretion.]
Clearly, Angela had only suggested bringing the ring in for research because Xiao Huasheng had drained it of energy.
So she did not hesitate and placed her hand on the ring.
With a single thought, the ring vanished from Xiao Huasheng's hand.
At the same time, a new project began to take shape.
Anti-Memetic Module: (0%) (Angela is researching...)
Since there was no Research Department, not a single available hand,
and the red-haired Angel's mental capacity was only 9%, the research work naturally fell upon the only two living people in Lobotomy Corporation.
At that moment, Xiao Huasheng suddenly felt the ground tremble slightly, and she looked around.
Then,
Rumble!!!
A powerful vibration came from nearby.
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