Chapter 72
The power of that shot... exceeded everyone's imagination.
Xiao Huasheng himself was shocked by the power. The Barrett was Distortion and deformed due to overload, its barrel glowing red and emitting white smoke.
"It has that kind of power? How did you do that?"
She herself never imagined she could cause such horrific damage to the world, even under the influence of Reality Stabilization Anchor.
Two hundred units of energy are incorporated into a single bullet; this single shot is enough to paralyze a mobile city-state.
If there were a little more energy, who knows what the effect would be.
Angela's words, however, dispelled her dangerous idea of unleashing a devastating bullet.
[You can only incorporate a maximum of 10% of your total energy into a single bullet; any more and it will explode on the spot. Lobotomy Corporation's systems cannot withstand such a concentration of energy.]
[If you want more energy to enter the bullet, then develop properly and let me upgrade Lobotomy Corporation's energy system.]
[For example, you can come to the Silent Orchestra for classes when you have free time, and contribute some positive energy to our company.]
Angela simply pulled out a map of the Yan Kingdom, no longer bothering to pretend.
Xiao Huasheng's eyelids twitched violently. She retorted to Angela, "You should know that if I sing the wrong note, the conductor of the Silent Orchestra really will slap my hand with his baton, right?"
Of course, it didn't matter if the baton was slapped on Xiao Huasheng's palm; she didn't feel any pain at all.
But faced with the orchestra's strict attitude, she was just like a student afraid of their homeroom teacher, always looking gloomy and distressed whenever she went in.
[A strict teacher produces outstanding students!] Angela said with a smile, clearly aware of Xiao Huasheng's situation after he went in; the footage was all there.
While Angela was trying to persuade Xiao Huasheng, the supervisor, to work for the company and supplement his family's income,
The task force in the distance finally came to their senses, and the commander immediately gave the order:
"Quick! Take it in now!!"
Several heavy containment teams rushed forward and used specially designed restraint devices to seal the wreckage of 682 before placing it into a containment box made of lead alloy.
The task force reacted swiftly after it was confirmed that only 1% of the wreckage of 682 remained.
They knew all too well what this meant.
Even if only a drop of blood or a piece of flesh remains, 682 can make a comeback.
Now that it has been rendered unable to regenerate, this is undoubtedly the best opportunity.
This is the best opportunity to put it directly into a container filled with hydrochloric acid.
If we can invalidate 682, it will all be worth it!
We must contain it completely now!
Several MTF teams clad in heavy protective suits quickly surrounded the scene. Their weapons were not ordinary firearms, but specially made syringes containing a highly toxic substance.
As they pricked the piece of meat with needles, they gathered it up completely, leaving not a single piece behind.
"Target status confirmed!" a commander shouted sternly.
"Target activity has dropped to an all-time low, and the regeneration rate has been suppressed, but a weak regeneration reaction still exists!" The task force member stared at the scanner, his voice tense.
"Put on the restraints! Quickly!"
Several task force members pushed forward a metal box that was about half a person's height. The box was filled with a high concentration of acid, specifically designed to inhibit the cell activity of 682.
Click!
The moment the box opened, the internal robotic arm swiftly clamped down on the wriggling piece of meat and forcibly stuffed it into the box.
The chunk of meat struggled, its scales writhing in an attempt to resist, but its strength had waned to its limit.
682 was completely soaked in acid.
The acid continued to corrode its flesh, a much more severe treatment than the previous method of simply throwing it into a semi-open acid containment chamber.
This is the safest containment method the Foundation can use in this temporary situation.
The task force acted swiftly, loading the containment containers onto an armored personnel carrier, and the convoy sped away under the escort of armed helicopters.
Xiao Huasheng waved goodbye to 682 from below.
She glanced to the side and saw Foundation personnel lying in disarray, all of them injured in some way during the containment breach.
Xiao Huasheng was also moved by some pity.
After learning of the Foundation's personnel casualties from the task force commander, Xiao Huasheng proposed the idea of treating them.
This statement drew great attention from the Foundation.
After all, it was an act of kindness from Angel towards them, and they had no reason not to accept it.
Of course, this group of people should not be treated by Quack Doctor.
Unlike when he encounters the Terra, when Quack Doctor meets this group of people, he can't help but turn them into 'zombies'.
According to the Quack Doctor, he merely eliminated the disease from these people; it was nothing special.
Xiao Huasheng was speechless at this.
The Healing Foundation staff, including Xiao Huasheng, use their Reality-Warping Ability to heal, but this is not done free of charge.
She also made a offer to the Foundation: an extremely large amount of sweets, enough to replenish her energy for 25 servings, in exchange for completely healing one person.
The Foundation readily agreed to the request and was even curious as to why she could eat so much.
During this period, Xiao Huasheng also tried eating explosives, but the result was the same as with metal—what he swallowed came out the same way.
It doesn't become their energy; it's completely different from the food.
It seems that only 'human food' has this characteristic to enter the energy cycle.
"This is getting weirder and weirder," Xiao Huasheng muttered as he ate his cake.
Does that mean the food of Astartes falls under the category of human food?
Thinking of those super-powerful energy bars, Xiao Huasheng couldn't help but think.
At that moment, Klaus, the Foundation staff member responsible for liaising with her, also arrived at the scene by helicopter.
Klaus breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Xiao Huasheng.
"You're back. Perfect timing, we have a mission for you."
"Is it appropriate to make me a 007 as soon as I get back?" Xiao Huasheng pouted slightly, but continued eating her cake. "I've been fighting and rescuing people since I got back."
Klaus gave an awkward smile and said...
"The situation is urgent. A high-risk entity has escaped and needs your assistance... It's a young girl, SCP-053..."
Chapter 32: The Foundation's Myriad Schemes [1 Update]
"Is this kind of task absolutely indispensable to me?" Xiao Huasheng couldn't help but bargain, looking at Klaus in front of her with a slight pout.
He looked very angry.
But she also wanted to use this opportunity to find out the Foundation's attitude.
If even the Foundation deems it dangerous, then isn't this a different kind of execution?
She just wanted to know whether the Foundation would harm her.
It's not surprising that she was so suspicious, mainly because in the memories that Grandpa 682 had previously sent her, such scenes were commonplace.
Seeing her like this, Klaus said very sincerely:
"You should be able to grasp something too, right, Angel?"
"What?" Xiao Huasheng asked, puzzled.
"In my short life, I realized that humanity ultimately has its limits... so..."
Xiao Huasheng craned his neck, afraid that he would shout out a famous joke at any moment.
"Therefore, we need to seek the help of a physical entity to better accomplish the containment."
"I thought you were going to say you didn't want to be human anymore," Xiao Huasheng said disappointedly.
Why?
Now it was Klaus's turn to be confused, but this was ultimately a conversation that yielded no results.
Finally, Klaus turned around and said, "If you don't want to go, we don't want to force you."
Just as he took out his phone, preparing to request permission from higher-ups to send a human task force to formally contain SCP-053.
From behind him, Xiao Huasheng spoke up:
"Since you've put it that way, I guess I have no choice but to accept it, right?"
"Huh... what?"
Klaus turned around blankly and looked at Xiao Huasheng.
"Since you've paid me this salary, I should do my job well." The red-haired Angel looked away, avoiding his gaze as she spoke slowly.
In fact, the Foundation has not paid Xiao Huasheng any salary so far; she is working for free.
However, even if she paid humans, it wouldn't make much difference to her; she could have wealth that ordinary people couldn't even imagine if she wanted to.
[You just want to help them, right, you stubborn tsundere...]
Angela didn't hesitate to expose her.
Xiao Huasheng's cheeks immediately turned bright red, and he frantically waved his hands at the air, saying, "Who wants to help them? I'm only doing this for myself!"
[The arrogant/tsundere attitude has become obsolete.]
Angela continued to silently complain.
This provoked an even stronger reaction from Xiao Huasheng.
Klaus, observing her like this, realized that she was communicating with another will within her.
Klaus looked at her and smiled:
"I thank you on my own behalf."
"It's just my duty," Xiao Huasheng replied reluctantly, twisting her ankle and putting her hands behind her back, her cheeks slightly flushed.
She really likes the Quiz Foundation.
This was the only thought in Klaus's mind.
On the other side...
The Queen of Hatred, who had been sleeping on the ground for a while, woke up when the surrounding medical staff lifted her onto a stretcher.
This scene terrified the medical staff; how could someone whose heart had stopped beating be brought back to life?
"Everyone, I apologize for keeping you waiting. I will eliminate the monster for you now..." the Queen of Hatred said weakly, clearly indicating that 682 had also inflicted considerable damage on her.
But the medical staff quickly told her that it was all over and that another red-haired girl had taken the large lizard into custody.
The Queen of Hatred blinked her gleaming eyes and tilted her head to look at the medical staff.
"Huh? It's already... over?"
Her tone was somewhat bewildered, as if she hadn't yet recovered from the aftermath of the battle.
But soon, her gaze swept past the crowd and landed on the red-haired figure not far away.
"Ah! It's you!" The Queen of Hatred's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had discovered some treasure. She jumped off the stretcher, and all her previous weakness vanished in an instant.
The scene was so startling that the medical staff almost fell over.
Xiao Huasheng was talking to Klaus when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
She slowly turned around and saw a blood-covered but spirited girl running towards her, a strange, radiant smile on her face?
"Wait, what are you going to do--"
Before Xiao Huasheng could finish speaking, the Queen of Hatred pounced and hugged her waist, rubbing against her like an excited puppy.
"As expected! As expected, you're a magical girl too!" The Queen of Hatred tilted her head back, her eyes sparkling. "I knew something was off about you! How could an ordinary person be so strong!"
Xiao Huasheng: "... Huh?"
She looked down at the girl clinging to her, unsure whether to criticize the term "magical girl" or try to pull her off first.
"Let me go." Xiao Huasheng looked at the Queen of Hatred and couldn't stop himself from prying at her small hands.