Foundation Exusiai, Containment Breach!

I was eaten!

I had to fight back!

Everything before me was blood-red, and my movements were restricted.

I couldn't exert any strength with my neck.

As I was dragged downward, a Barrett appeared in Xiao Huasheng's hand. She could fire it one-handed.

Following her instincts, she aimed at the giant lizard's head and fired!

Bang!

A mortar-like roar erupted, and a beam of yellow light pierced through the lizard's head.

Its upper jaw was shredded apart as though it had been thrown into a meat grinder, leaving not even a trace behind.

With flesh and blood flying everywhere, she was finally able to see again.

The two separated in midair.

They landed in the "pool" and faced each other, Xiao Huasheng holding the Barrett and aiming it at the lizard's head from afar.

In the blink of an eye, its injuries had healed.

Now, neither side dared to make a rash move.

The legs standing in the "pool" also changed. The guard uniform's trouser legs were rapidly corroded away, revealing snow-white ankles, while the fabric melted into a puddle and merged with the liquid.

"This is... an acid pool?"

Such a huge acid pool, and she had just stepped right into it.

This didn't feel very good.

Yet it somehow made sense.

Wasn't it perfectly reasonable for SCP-173 to be immune to acid pools?

Inside the monitoring room.

Seeing the two sides fighting, the site director nearly applauded in delight.

But the next second, he could no longer smile.

"Are you that damned concrete statue?"

The lizard before her opened its mouth slightly and spoke human words.

Hearing that, Xiao Huasheng lowered her gun slightly and asked in confusion, "Do we know each other?"

As for the talking lizard before her.

She felt as if she had seen it somewhere before.

But she simply couldn't remember.

"Ha ha ha ha ha..."

SCP-682's tooth-filled jaws parted slightly, and a laugh like fingernails scraping across a blackboard emerged from its hoarse throat.

Originium Bug, Angel, Red Hair, Restraint

Xiao Huasheng might not know about other things, but this talking giant lizard was definitely a little off.

"I never knew that laughing could objectively sound worse than crying. It really is awful."

She lowered her head slightly and looked down at SCP-682. Her bright eyes were full of displeasure toward the giant lizard before her.

Hearing that, SCP-682's harsh, grating voice gradually fell silent. The eyes all over its body carefully examined Xiao Huasheng.

This was the first time in its life that it had heard such an evaluation.

It had nothing to do with anything else.

In an instant, SCP-682 developed immense interest in the humanoid creature before it.

"You're quite something. Interested in leaving this damned place together?"

The moment it said that.

Jin Li, in the monitoring room, felt his scalp go numb.

His heart seemed to skip half a beat. His hands trembled, his breathing nearly stopped, and his mind went blank!

Listening to the conversation, Ku Tang tilted her head expressionlessly toward Jin Li, her waterfall-like white hair falling around her.

"Yay! I'm going to be the director—so it is."

"Don't celebrate too early. If I press that damned button, none of us will get out alive," Jin Li cursed.

This was equivalent to two SCP-682s escaping from the containment chamber!

What could possibly stop something like this from happening?!

At once, a brilliant mushroom cloud appeared in both of their minds.

Blooming vividly, blooming splendidly.

The beautiful scene of a giant lizard blocking bullets in front while a beautiful angel girl sprayed gunfire from behind was about to take shape!

We contain, we fail, we go nuclear!

What they didn't know was that the entities felt exactly the same way.

SCP-682's thoughts stirred.

It knew exactly how powerful the Foundation was.

Never mind the bizarre things contained by the Foundation.

The Foundation's immense firepower alone would cause it considerable trouble.

Likewise, the haloed being before it would be treated the same way.

Even the Foundation that left it unable to take a single step forward was not something it believed a fledgling angel could handle.

Surely Xiao Huasheng would not refuse the addition of a powerful ally.

Xiao Huasheng thought for a moment, touched her red hair, and murmured softly.

"That sounds like a pretty good suggestion. One more ally means one more path, right?"

"In that case, let's hurry up and tear those bugs outside to pieces."

SCP-682 was already growing impatient.

Bloodthirsty light surged in its eyes.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Huasheng revealed a sweet smile as well.

"But I refuse."

SCP-682:?

Hearing Xiao Huasheng's words, SCP-682 raised its head slightly. "Why refuse? Isn't this a perfect opportunity?"

"The terms you offered aren't enough for me to take you out. You need to add more conditions."

"Take me out? You really are... absurdly arrogant."

"I have the strength. I have the ability. You can't leave without me."

She spoke slowly, her eyes full of confidence in herself.

Her instincts told Xiao Huasheng just how powerful the body she currently possessed was.

Her instincts still had many things they had yet to explain to this angel.

This strength did not come from its material, but from its mind.

Rumble...

SCP-682 raised its head. This was already the third tremor today.

The red-haired angel had long since grown used to such earthquakes. Smiling, she looked at the giant lizard before her.

"What additional conditions do you want?" SCP-682 asked.

At that, a glint flashed through Xiao Huasheng's eyes. This was exactly what she had been waiting for.

This world was completely unknown to her.

But this talking giant lizard before her was different.

It definitely knew something.

"I want to know everything about this world. Whatever you know, you have to tell me."

She strolled over to SCP-682's side, casually resting her elbow on its upper jaw, utterly relaxed.

SCP-682 gave a muffled grunt and turned its head, shaking her arm away.

"Hmph. You sure know how to talk. I still prefer how you looked when you couldn't speak."

A frivolous smile appeared on Exusiai's face, and the halo above her head practically radiated mischief.

"Then tell me everything you know."

This was how equals interacted.

If Xiao Huasheng had been human, SCP-682 would never have acted this way.

Its giant lizard face formed a humanlike expression of helpless resignation.

Life was hard. SCP-682 sighed.

"Fine. Get in."

After saying that, SCP-682 opened its enormous bloody maw. The eyeball inside its mouth retracted, and the interference from its gaze disappeared.

What did that mean?

Get inside its mouth?

Was this a joke?

After witnessing this lizard's behavior, she finally understood why it had been locked up.

How could it be this ridiculous?!

Xiao Huasheng's confident face abruptly turned horrified. She stared at the shameless lizard before her in disbelief.

"What are you hesitating for?"

SCP-682 impatiently urged Xiao Huasheng on.

A huge tongue appeared before her and directly touched her smooth calf.

"Eugh." The angel's expression immediately twisted.

She rubbed her temple and let out a long breath.

After all, something like transmigration had already happened. Getting inside a lizard's mouth probably wasn't that big of a problem.

"Then I'm coming in."

After saying that, she stepped onto the tongue before her, her bare feet landing on the stone-like surface.

Croak!

The next second, the red-haired angel felt the world spin as she was flung straight into its mouth.

The fleshy walls around her rapidly squeezed inward. No matter how fearless she was, she could still feel afraid.

The only remaining source of light was the halo above her head, which continued to steadfastly illuminate the surroundings.

This situation made Xiao Huasheng give a bitter laugh as she said.

"I suspect I've been tricked, but I have no proof." At the end, she looked around and muttered, "I won't be able to sleep tonight."

It was pitch-black all around, and she could see nothing.

At that very moment, a sticky little tentacle suddenly extended from the fleshy wall beside her.

"Eek!!!"

She instantly panicked and nearly rushed straight back out.