Super God: Building the Foundation, One SCP at a Time
Chapter 18

Super God: The Foundation, Starting with the Creation of SCPs

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At the thought, Jiang Chen activated the Heavenly Principle Consciousness Communicator, connecting to the Heavenly Principle Consciousness of the Giant Wolf Civilization in the River Styx Galaxy. Then his vision went dark...

His consciousness arrived in a vast, empty space.

Before him floated an immense sphere made of countless dazzling threads of light. It was so enormous that it seemed to stretch without end...

On closer inspection, each thread was pieced together from countless images, all depicting a life from infancy to death.

In other words, each thread represented the life of a Giant Wolf Warrior.

"What do you want?"

As Jiang Chen stared in amazement, a voice seemingly woven from countless others thundered in his ears.

"Nothing! I just wanted to show you a picture!"

Jiang Chen smiled and sent SCP-096's photograph to the Heavenly Principle Consciousness of the Giant Wolf Civilization. Then he added:

"Enjoy!"

With that, Jiang Chen promptly withdrew from the strange space.

The moment he transmitted SCP-096's photograph to the Heavenly Principle Consciousness of the Giant Wolf Civilization, every member of that civilization, wherever they were...

...felt an indescribable terror burst from the depths of their soul.

They had no idea where the feeling came from.

But some mysterious sixth sense told them disaster was about to strike!

Meanwhile, in the SCP Foundation livestream, Doctor Kuroto cleared his throat and addressed the camera. "Everyone, preparations for the SCP-096 interaction experiment are complete."

"Now my colleague, Doctor Bai Ting, will explain the details..."

"...of the SCP-096 interaction experiment we're about to conduct."

Doctor Kuroto vanished from the livestream. In his place appeared a tall female researcher with an icy expression and an air of commanding elegance.

The moment she appeared, her profile came up on-screen!

[Name]: Bai Ting! [Position]: Head of the SCP-096 project at an SCP Foundation facility! [Security clearance]: Level Four! [Research responsibilities]: SCP-096 containment, monitoring, destruction... and other related studies. [Profile]: Bai Ting was the Doctor's final disciple. She had previously led interaction experiments between SCP-096, Shy Guy, and anomalies including SCP-682, SCP-, and SCP-...!

Bai Ting immediately drew everyone's attention. They desperately wanted to know what this so-called interaction experiment was.

And why was the SCP Foundation determined to carry it out now, knowing full well how dangerous SCP-096 was?

Weren't they afraid of countless lives being lost?

Under the viewers' watchful eyes, Bai Ting took out a letter of authorization bearing the SCP Foundation's seal and spoke in an icy voice:

"The Gluttonous Civilization invaded the Red Crow Star System without authorization, causing SCP-173 to escape."

"During its escape, it inflicted severe losses on our Foundation facility!"

"Therefore, after deliberation, the Foundation granted special approval to my proposal for an interaction experiment between SCP-096 and a Civilization Heavenly Principle Consciousness!"

She paused, then continued, "Put simply, a Heavenly Principle Consciousness is the collective consciousness of a world's intelligent life."

"The subject of this experiment is the Giant Wolf Civilization, a subordinate species of the Gluttonous Civilization."

"Just now, the Doctor used the communicator to transmit SCP-096's photograph to the Giant Wolf Civilization's Heavenly Principle Consciousness!"

"Therefore, every intelligent being of the Giant Wolf Civilization will become a target of SCP-096's pursuit!"

"The experiment aims to determine SCP-096's maximum pursuit speed, whether a Heavenly Principle Consciousness has a concept of self-preservation, and what effect the destruction of a Heavenly Principle Consciousness has on its planet..."

"Once the experiment concludes, I will announce the detailed results here on behalf of the SCP Foundation!"

"Oh, and one more thing!"

"The pursuit will be broadcast live from start to finish! We've already used processing technology on the footage!"

"So please watch without worry!"

The viewers from the indigenous worlds went cold at Bai Ting's words. Sweat streamed down their backs...

Even with all their composure, they couldn't stop trembling.

How could they?

Bai Ting's voice had been soft, but every word struck their souls like a hammer.

What the hell kind of interaction experiment was this?

This was plainly a plan to use SCP-096 to exterminate the Giant Wolf Civilization!

They had known the SCP Foundation would never ignore the Gluttonous army's invasion of the Red Crow Star System.

Especially since that invasion had caused SCP-173's escape and inflicted heavy losses on the Foundation.

But who could have expected it?

The SCP Foundation's response was beyond belief.

It exceeded anything they could have imagined.

Before Bai Ting announced the "interaction experiment," the harshest retaliation anyone had imagined was using anomalies to defeat the Gluttonous army.

Perhaps even pushing into the River Styx Galaxy and forcing Death God Karl to surrender!

But they had never imagined the SCP Foundation's first move would be to wipe out every intelligent being in an entire civilization.

And it planned to do so through a Heavenly Principle Consciousness—something none of them had ever heard of.

This unheard-of method made everyone's scalp crawl!

Madmen!

The SCP Foundation is full of absolute madmen.

We must never provoke them!

Otherwise, we won't even know what killed us.

Leina's Request to Visit Earth. Jiang Chen Plans to Establish the Men in Black Organization to Manage Aliens! ### At Demon Castle, Morgana stood frozen, staring at the livestream in disbelief. It took her a long time to recover from the shock.

She couldn't help it!

Bai Ting's words had shaken her entire understanding of the universe.

Morgana had roamed the universe for tens of thousands of years, since the Heavenly Palace era. Yet she had never heard of a "Heavenly Principle Consciousness."

Much less had she heard of using an anomaly to commit genocide against a civilization through one, as the SCP Foundation proposed.

That kind of attack was inconceivable.

It was beyond anything she knew.

"Ato, pass on my order: no demon is to enter Earth!"

Morgana finally recovered. Drawing a deep breath, she ordered, "If that bit—Doctor Bai Ting was telling the truth..."

"...then the SCP Foundation is far more powerful than we imagined!"

"I only wanted somewhere to lie low..."

"...and I stumbled right into a nightmare!"

Morgana already regretted coming to Earth. She wanted to go back and slap her past self.

What the hell was I thinking?

Why did I come to Earth?

And the SCP Foundation's methods were more demonic than the demons' own.

They opened with genocide.

Unbelievable!

Demon Ato bowed respectfully at Morgana's words and went to pass on the order. Of course, even without it...

...none of the demon warriors would have dared enter Earth.

They sought indulgence and corruption.

But they weren't stupid!

Going to Earth now would probably make them an example at the SCP Foundation's hands. The Foundation was announcing its plan to exterminate the Giant Wolf Civilization to the whole universe...

...for all to hear.

It was making a show of its power!

Morgana wasn't the only one frightened out of entering Earth by Bai Ting's words. Holy Kesha issued the same order.

No Angel was permitted to enter Earth without authorization.

The two really were sisters. Their beliefs differed, but their ways of doing things were much the same.

Death God Karl, meanwhile, remained as silent as ever.

He stayed in Death Castle, using the Great Clock to study the so-called "Ultimate Fear."

At Liyang Celestial Palace on Liyang Star!

"Leina, you watched the livestream too! You should understand how the SCP Foundation operates!"

General Pan Zhen blocked Leina as she prepared to leave for Earth and pleaded with her. "If you go to Earth now, they may see you as a 'threat.'"

"Even if Liyang Star throws everything it has into protecting you, it might not be enough!"

"Please don't be stubborn, all right?"

Pan Zhen had originally agreed to let Leina go. She was right that Earth was now the safest place in the universe.

Earth was the SCP Foundation's base of operations.

Surely the Foundation would never let anomalies run wild there.

But after Bai Ting's livestream, Pan Zhen suddenly understood the true meaning of the SCP Foundation's motto: "We control, we contain, we protect!"

It meant: we control anything that threatens humanity, we contain anything that threatens humanity, and we protect humanity from every threat.

If Leina went to Earth now, the SCP Foundation might well deem her a "threat."

Given the Foundation's methods, she would be in grave danger.

Leina blinked at Pan Zhen's words. Her eyes darted, and she said, "General Pan, we could ask the SCP Foundation first."

"Even if the SCP Foundation is overbearing..."

"...it can't possibly forbid every alien from entering Earth in an age when civilizations span the universe."

She paused, then continued, "If the SCP Foundation gives me permission, Liyang Star will be the first world to establish contact with it."

"That would be a tremendous benefit to Liyang Star."

Leina had learned exactly how to deal with Pan Zhen: frame the matter as something that would benefit Liyang Star.

Then he would probably agree!

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