Beep! Beep!
When the steel plate cracked, the containment breach alarm sounded. Immediately after, the emergency steel plates around room 096 popped up and covered the cube.
However, this only delayed it for less than two seconds.
Two seconds later, 096 smashed through the second layer of steel and tore "Dr. Jonathan" into pieces at lightning speed.
"Oh! God! " The security personnel in room B7 saw this horrifying scene through the surveillance feed. Their faces were filled with fear.
"Damn it! Don't look! "In the next second, Steven yelled.
Unfortunately, his warning was too late. Other than him, all the security personnel in B7's surveillance room saw SCP-096's face without exception.
Even though Steven reacted in time, averted his gaze and issued a warning, it didn't change anything …
In contrast to SCP-173, 096's habit was … as long as you saw its face, even if it was just a glance, it would chase you to the ends of the earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Soon, the sound of metal walls breaking through could be heard from afar.
"Deputy Captain Gore!" Steven immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, "SCP-096 has broken through containment! I repeat … SCP-096 has broken through containment! It is moving toward room B7! Please bring reinforcements immediately! "When he gave the order, his eyes were lowered. He purposely avoided looking at all the surveillance feeds around him.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang. The thick wall of the control room was smashed open.
What appeared behind the hole in the wall … was SCP-096.
"It's over …" At that moment, this was the thought that flashed through Steven's mind.
When the two-meter-tall, strange-looking monster appeared, the security personnel all turned to look at it. In less than two seconds, someone opened fire. After 096 broke through, it directly attacked the target closest to it.
The large control room was soon plunged into chaos. A bloody one-sided massacre had begun.
096's fighting style was extremely cruel. It was different from 173's (teleportation + neck twisting) efficient killing method. Its attack was "wild". Its shocking speed and unparalleled strength allowed it to easily tear humans apart with its bare hands. It also destroyed its target until nothing was left.
In addition, 096's defense was also extremely shocking. According to the previous incident report, no matter if it was heavy machine gun fire or anti-tank weapons … none of them could stop it. 096 seemed to be unaware of its own injuries. Even if its body was shot to pieces, or if it was in negative temperature, it could still continue to kill as if nothing had happened.
"Ah! God! My leg! "
"Help! Someone save me! "
Not long after, the sound of gunshots and screams intertwined. Fear and despair quickly spread through the room.
And in the midst of this chaos … there was a man who had always remained calm.
Almost at the same time when the wall was broken, he quietly and quickly started to move … First, he rolled on the ground, bent his body and moved his handcuffed hands from behind to in front of him. Then, he quickly got up, lowered his head and ran to the metal platform where the puppet was placed. Then, he picked up the puppet and ran toward the hole created by 096 …
The whole process took less than ten seconds. There wasn't the slightest bit of unnecessary movement, nor was there the slightest bit of hesitation or procrastination … It was as if this person had already practiced this series of actions thousands of times.
"Stop! Austin! " In the crowd, only Steven noticed Brother Jue's actions, but he was powerless to stop him. Everything happened too fast. When Steven realized what was happening, Brother Jue had already run to the back of Room 096. If the former insisted on aiming, then his line of sight would very likely sweep across 096's face. If that happened … it would be tantamount to sentencing himself to death.
At this point, the show completed by Feng Bujue and Billy could be considered a "basic success".
The reason he said it was' basically a success' was because this result did not meet Brother Jue's expectations. He had originally come up with two plans. If what had happened was called 'Plan A', then 'Plan B' would be to use the emergency exit to get close to Room 096 and have Billy block off the nearby surveillance. Then they would walk out of the exit and kill the security guard at the door. After that, they would remove the shield and have Billy stand before the camera to use his X-ray power to lure Room 096 out of the containment chamber.
The problem with Plan B was that … when it was actually carried out, it could not ensure that everyone in B7 looked at the screen at the "right time". If the shield was removed too late, it was very likely that only a few people would see 096's face; if the shield was removed too early, Steven would be able to react in time and warn the others.
Therefore, Brother Jue chose the more complicated Plan A.
From the moment he entered the control room, he and Billy had been constantly hypnotizing everyone in the room. They made full use of Steven's understanding of the various projects and made a big deal out of SCP-1998. Later, they used the broadcast, the puppet, and Brother Jue himself to continuously guide the attention of the people in the control room.
According to Feng Bujue's initial plan, this Plan A should have been able to trick everyone in B7's control room, causing the entire base to fall into a state of semi-paralysis. Unexpectedly … Steven managed to escape this disaster in the end.
Of course … even if the plan did not completely succeed, B7, the control center, had already suffered enough damage. On the other hand … the workers in B9 were very unfortunate to have seen 096's face, and they would probably be in trouble in a while. Therefore, for the next period of time, Steven obviously did not have the time to keep an eye on Brother Jue's movements.
…
"Woah, this is really bad …" Seven minutes later, Feng Bujue arrived at the entrance of 096's containment room. At this time, he had already used the tool that he had hidden on the puppet to unlock his handcuffs.
"Don't tell me you're already dead?" Brother Jue squatted next to Dr. Jonathan's body and muttered.
Although it was called a "body", there was actually not much left of it. There was only some flesh and blood left in the white coat.
As he spoke, Brother Jue quickly placed the wooden doll on top of the doctor's coat. Then, he waited quietly …
Twelve seconds of waiting … felt like twelve minutes.
After twelve seconds, "Billy the puppet" opened his eyes again.
"I hate this universe …" This was the first line he said after returning to his body.
"Ah …" Brother Jue saw that the other person was still alive and sighed in relief. "How do you feel?"
"How do I feel?" Billy laughed coldly. "In terms that you can understand … I have less than twenty percent of my life points left, and it's still decreasing …"
"Haha … the same goes for you." Feng Bujue laughed.
"Hmm?" At this time, Billy realized something. "You … You were shot?"
"There was a hail of bullets in the house. It's not surprising that I was hit by a stray bullet …" Feng Bujue glanced at the wound on his waist and laughed nonchalantly. "Don't worry … There's enough time, I can hold on!"
After saying that, he grabbed Billy and ran for more than ten meters. Then, he opened a secret door with his access card.
"Are you sure you have the ability to break through the next obstacle?" After entering the safety corridor again, Billy looked at the pale-faced Brother Jue and asked him a question with concern.
"More than enough." Feng Bujue said as he took out a handgun from his pocket and waved it before Billy. "I picked this up from the bodies of the two men that you stabbed to death. I have enough bullets."
"Just a pistol?" Billy asked again.
"I said … it's more than enough." Brother Jue was still full of confidence. "On the way to find you, I released SCP-625 (Ankle Sniper). I estimate … that group of kids is already dealing with the security personnel of B6." He paused for half a second. "I think … it won't be long before those dying injured people lure 106 out of the nest …"
"Hmm …" Hearing that, Billy said thoughtfully, "The surveillance and command systems are down, and many containment systems have broken through … Everything is ready."
"Not bad, the only obstacle that stands in our way is …" Feng Bujue said, "… and that is the two guards guarding the door of SCP-914."
"Sorry, I don't think you should use 'we', you should use 'I'." Billy added, "Now … I can no longer help you. It's already good enough that I can maintain this' active 'state. In another ten minutes, if I'm still in this body, my consciousness will start to collapse … "
"I don't need your help." Brother Jue shrugged. "I was planning to do it myself."
"Hmm …" Billy hesitated for two seconds and said, "Feng Bujue, there's still something I don't understand …"
"What is it?" Brother Jue asked.
"You should have guessed it already … At this moment, I've returned to my body and met the criteria of an 'Anomalous Project'." Billy said in a complicated tone, "Now, if you don't care about me and leave the base through this tunnel, you can complete the main mission, right?"
"Yes." Feng Bujue answered casually. From his expression, it was not hard to see that he had already thought of this.
"Uh … with your unfathomable moral bottom line and your usual style of doing things …" Billy asked with some hesitation, "Why didn't you sacrifice me in exchange for clearing the mission?"
"Ha! Hahahaha … "When Feng Bujue heard that, he laughed out loud. Then he turned to look at Billy and revealed a dark expression." What I'm thinking, what I'm going to say, what I'm going to do … If you can guess these things … then am I still Feng Bujue? "
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