Foundation Exusiai, Containment Breach!

The tremor came from overhead.

She raised her head to look up, somewhat stunned.

"What now?"

The heavy containment sector had been badly damaged by SCP-682, and now it could not even sound a containment breach alarm.

As a result, Xiao Huasheng had no idea what was happening.

"I should stay out of this. Leaving feels like the right choice."

She murmured to herself. She had no desire to watch the commotion.

At least, she did not want to watch it right now.

"I need to find that Terra portal the computer mentioned and escape the Foundation as soon as possible."

Maybe this "commotion" would even give her a chance to get away.

The Foundation surely would not notice her teleporting away.

Just as Xiao Huasheng lifted one foot—

Beep.

A soft sound rang out.

Her gaze followed it.

"Huh?"

Had she been discovered?

Xiao Huasheng stiffly turned her head.

At the doorway, a Class-D personnel holding a Level 5 keycard looked over at her, his face equally stunned.

A Class-D holding a Level 5 keycard?

What was going on?

Forget it. It had nothing to do with her.

Click.

She pulled out her submachine gun and aimed it at the Class-D threateningly.

"Turn around, or I'll blow your head off."

Threats like that had always worked easily before.

This time, however, was completely different.

Not only did the Class-D fail to run away, he actually kowtowed to Xiao Huasheng.

Then he shouted.

"I voluntarily join Lobotomy Corporation!!"

That was what he said.

"What?!"

Xiao Huasheng raised a brow. What was this about?

She only had a vague understanding of containment breaches.

Why did this person know about Lobotomy Corporation?!

The red-haired angel's gaze turned dangerous. Lobotomy Corporation was her greatest secret, so why did the person before her know about it?

Could it be that she had already been exposed somewhere?

She pressed the barrel to his head and demanded threateningly, "How do you know about it?!"

Yet this Class-D's behavior completely defied common sense.

Normally, when an entity pointed a gun at someone, they obediently listened.

But he seemed to have foreseen something.

He wanted to join Lobotomy Corporation right away.

This was practically gambling with his life.

The Class-D's expression changed as well, as though he realized something.

After pursing his lips and hesitating for a while, he said—

"I actually have the ability to save and load. I only learned about you after dying many times..."

That setting—

"Save... load?" Xiao Huasheng stared at the Class-D before her, eyes widening.

Could this guy also be an abnormality?!

Why did he look like a Class-D?

Angela's voice came through.

[The TT2 Protocol within our Lobotomy Corporation has failed. The initial installation did not include the TT2 Protocol, and we have currently lost the ability to load saves. Welcome—we need someone with your talents!]

Can You Run Lobotomy Corporation for a Lifetime?

"Then sign this contract first, and we can talk about joining Lobotomy Corporation."

Xiao Huasheng took out the outrageously unfair terms that were practically a slave contract.

She placed it directly in front of the Class-D.

As long as he became a temporary employee of Lobotomy Corporation and still followed the terms of this contract, he could not do anything harmful to Xiao Huasheng.

Angela had meticulously included every possible action detrimental to Lobotomy Corporation.

As for becoming a full employee?

What a joke. Full employees had it even worse.

"Th-this, this..."

The Class-D merely picked up the contract and glanced over it, but his eyes immediately widened.

"Hmph. If you don't want it, forget it. Goodbye."

Seeing that he was still hesitating, Xiao Huasheng pouted, snatched the contract from his hand, and turned to leave.

She could barely protect herself right now. Having the time to take anyone else along was already a miracle. As for his loading ability—

Though Xiao Huasheng was tempted, she was not the sort of person who forced others. If he did not want to, then he did not want to.

It was all written in black and white. Sign it or don't.

"Wait! I'll sign!" the Class-D said. Then, still shaken, he added, "It was never this smooth in the previous attempts. I was just surprised that it went so smoothly this time."

After he signed the contract, Xiao Huasheng, having read many stories about time loops—

did not find the Class-D before her particularly remarkable.

Her eyelid twitched as she said to him, "Anyway, since you can load saves and reset, you must have seen me... If there's anything I need to watch out for later, you have to tell me."

"Before that, tell me about the human side of the Foundation's world."

SCP-682 had very few memories concerning humanity.

Aside from knowing it could swat a human to death with one slap, most of its information stopped at their artillery.

Honestly, when Xiao Huasheng saw the exoskeletons worn by the Mobile Task Force—

she understood that the Foundation's world differed from the modern world.

She simply did not know how extensive those differences were.

And there just happened to be a walking database delivered right to her doorstep.

Wasn't that perfect?

"Before that, could you help me deal with the pursuer behind me?"

"Pursuer? What pursuer?"

The Class-D shrank back and hid behind Xiao Huasheng, clearly terrified.

Following his gaze, she saw a plague doctor slowly approaching from the end of the dim corridor with one arm raised. In a magnetic voice, he said—

"Come, child. Let me cure your pestilence."

"Isn't that guy...?"

Xiao Huasheng was confused. Why was the Quack Doctor chasing a Class-D?

The Class-D explained.

"If he touches me, I'll die. Then I'll turn into a zombie, and I'll have to load a save and come back again."

Then this would be easy.

That plague doctor looked pretty easy to fool.

Xiao Huasheng patted her chest, signaling that she had it handled.

She swaggered down the corridor toward the Quack Doctor. When he saw her, he stopped as well.

"Miss Angel, why are you here?"

Her appearance apparently caught him by surprise as well.

He had only come to treat an ill person.

Yet he had encountered an angel. What an incredible coincidence.

Xiao Huasheng's expression immediately turned holy, and the wings of light behind her rapidly spread.

Unlike before, these wings stretched a full three meters wide this time! They even filled the entire corridor.

They transformed into remarkably beautiful angel wings!

The halo above her head also radiated a brilliance bright enough to blind.

It enveloped her whole body in light.

"The Lord has commanded me to bring this plague-stricken believer to Heaven. This place is the anchor point of Heaven."

Her expression was calm, serene, and sacred.

Though she appeared so tranquil, turmoil raged within her heart.

She had only wanted to look a little more holy, so what was with this all-angle, shadowless lighting?!

Even the Quack Doctor, an entity himself, could not help narrowing his eyes. The light was simply too dazzling, so bright that he could barely keep his eyes open.

This clearly was not an ordinary light source.

It carried a soothing sensation. Shining upon him, it made him feel purified, with effects similar to One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds.

Meanwhile, Xiao Huasheng watched helplessly as her energy rapidly drained away.

Realizing this action consumed energy, Xiao Huasheng hurriedly said—

"Lamb, do you have any objections?"

This was completely different from the first time he had met the angel before him.

"I understand, Miss Angel. Please take this pitiful person to Heaven and cure his pestilence."

The Quack Doctor spoke to Xiao Huasheng with utmost respect.

Then he asked the angel, "May I also go to Heaven? I have already linked that contract..."

"You signed that contract?" Xiao Huasheng was startled. She had merely tossed it aside casually back then; she had never expected the Quack Doctor to actually sign it.

Then, realizing she had misspoken, she immediately resumed her calm and peaceful demeanor and began chanting to the Quack Doctor.

"Lost lamb, Heaven's light will guide you toward the correct path. Now, extend your hand."

Xiao Huasheng held out her fair palm to the Quack Doctor, who stepped forward and grasped that small hand.

The next second, the Quack Doctor directly entered Lobotomy Corporation.