His Life Points were at fourteen percent, bleeding from gunshot wounds, his Stamina Points were at rock bottom, and his Sorcery System was blocked. This was Feng Bujue's current condition and also the best evidence that the scenario was coming to an end.
Billy's situation was worse than Brother Jue's. Even though he was not in physical pain, he had to use everything he had to stabilize the disintegrating sequence of truth in his body. If he could not come up with a solution in fifteen minutes, he might really 'die' together with this wooden body and disappear from this universe forever.
In other words, from the moment Feng Bujue and Billy encountered SCP-055, there were only two paths left before them.
One, Brother Jue would fail the scenario and leave the scenario; Billy's wooden body would be destroyed, and he would go dormant as a parasite, waiting for the next chance to leave this universe.
The other was to find and use the only item that could turn the situation around in a short amount of time.
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"Project Code: SCP-914
"Project Type: Safe
"Special Containment Measures: Only workers who have submitted an official application and received approval from the base commander are allowed to operate SCP-914. SCP-914 should be kept in Research Unit [DATA MASKED] -B and guarded by at least two security guards around the clock.
Any researcher who enters the containment measures must be accompanied by at least one security guard throughout the entire testing process. The complete test list should be given to all personnel on duty before the experiment. If there is any test content that does not conform to the list, the experiment will be stopped immediately, and all researchers will be forced to evacuate from [DATA MASKED] -B and receive official punishment from the base commander.
"Warning: Currently, no experiments related to biological substances are allowed. It is not recommended to use the 'rough processing' option for explosive substances.
"Description: SCP-914 is a giant clockwork device that weighs several tons and occupies an area of eighteen square meters. It is made up of a propeller engine, a conveyor belt, a heavy hammer, gears, springs, and other clockwork devices. It has an extremely complicated structure that includes more than eight million moving parts. Most of these parts are made from copper and zinc, but some of them are made from wood and cloth.
Observations and probing showed that there were no electronic components or other forms of power other than clockwork under the "Selection Control Panel." Two large compartments (3m * 2.1m * 2.1m) were connected to the main body of SCP-914 through a copper tube. They were labeled "input" and "output". Between them was a copper dial and a large knob with a small arrowhead. Around the knob were the words "rough", "semi-rough", "1: 1", "fine" and "super fine". Below the knob was a huge "key" that was used to wind up the "mainspring".
When an object was placed in the input compartment, the side door of the compartment would be closed, and a small bell would ring. At this time, if the knob was turned to any position and the spring was wound up, SCP-914 would begin to 'refine' the object in the compartment. There was no energy loss during this process. SCP-914 appeared to be in a stationary state until the door of the output room was opened. His observations and tests had yet to reveal how SCP-914 was able to do this, and no objects were observed in SCP-914 during the refining process. Depending on the size of the object being refined, the entire process will take about 5 to 10 minutes.]
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"Phew … I've lost too much blood … I'm a bit dizzy …" When Feng Bujue arrived at the corridor near Room 914, he was staggering, but his tone of voice was still languid and casual.
"Turn the corner up ahead. Room 914 is ten meters away. The security personnel should be standing at the door." At this time, Billy lowered his voice and said, "With your physical condition … Do you want to consider putting me down on your shoulders and launching a surprise attack?"
"Ah … That's exactly what I was thinking." Brother Jue suddenly showed a strange smile, then … grabbed Billy's left leg with one hand.
"What are you doing?" At this moment, Billy had a strong, ominous feeling in his heart.
And Feng Bujue … immediately used action to answer Billy's question.
Whoosh!
Following the sound of wind breaking, Billy was tossed out by Brother Jue. He flew into the corner and landed with a thud on the ground.
The two security personnel guarding in front of Room 914 were shocked by this sudden scene. The two nervously raised their guns and looked at the unknown object on the ground.
"What is that?"
"It looks like … a puppet?"
"Hey! Who's there? Who threw this thing here? Come out! "
After they saw the object on the ground, they quickly turned their attention to the corner in front of them and cautiously moved forward with their guns raised.
"Damn guy …" But two seconds later, Billy turned over and sat up from the ground. He said a few words in his terrifying low voice.
At this time, the two security personnel just happened to pass by. When they heard this voice, they immediately exploded.
"What the hell?"
"He's … alive?"
"Is he an escaped project …"
"Who knows … But we'd better be careful."
While they were talking, the two retreated to the wall and lowered their muzzles, pointing at Billy.
It was also at this time that Feng Bujue suddenly appeared from the corner of the corridor, raised his gun, and fired …
At that moment, even though Brother Jue wanted to be like the main characters in the 90's Hong Kong movies … flying through the air with multiple gunshot wounds, firing two guns in midair, and then completing the whole set with a beautiful roll, Brother Jue felt that it was too late.
But he understood … the current situation did not allow him to do this.
In reality, if an ordinary person without a bulletproof vest was shot, they would immediately lose their ability to move. Forget about jumping in the air, it would be a miracle if they could stand up and walk … This was under the premise that the bullet did not hit their vitals.
But in the game world, under the protection of the system, players could not feel 100% of the real pain. Coupled with the fact that their physical injuries were digitalized, it allowed them to do things that were beyond the limits of ordinary people …
But … it was limited to this. In a role-playing scenario, the system would not allow Brother Jue to do things that were far beyond the basic ability of the character. If he really did jump and shoot, not only would he miss, he might even exhaust his Life Points during the fall … and he would fall to his death.
Bang bang bang bang!
Here, Brother Jue chose to kneel on one knee and raise the gun with both hands. This was a shooting method that focused on accuracy and stability.
This was a reasonable choice, and it gave him a good result … One of the two security guards was killed on the spot, and the other collapsed to the ground with heavy injuries. Just as the injured tried to call for backup, Billy walked before him and decisively used his small hands to tear open the man's throat.
Seeing that the guard was dead, Feng Bujue walked forward and carried Billy on his shoulder again. "Wow … You can kill people with your bare hands even in the body of a puppet?"
"Don't underestimate me …" Billy replied. "Even if I can't reach the level of Chucky, my strength is at least slightly higher than you human teenagers."
"Is that so?" Feng Bujue opened the door of the containment room and chatted with Billy. "I always thought Chucky's strength was about the same as an adult's."
"When he first entered the doll's body, that was probably the case …" Billy replied casually. "Then it became more and more ridiculous." At this point, he paused for two seconds and said thoughtfully, "I remember one time... I saw Chachi and a Dead End Predator in a bar, and then the two of them went to the toilet to have a gay fight... I heard that the two of them later became good friends and would go to play Texas Hold 'em with Freddy twice a month."
"Hey hey … Are those weird things in your main universe as well?" Feng Bujue realized that he had accidentally obtained some shocking information, and he immediately raised his voice.
"Most of the time, they are not here …" Billy replied. "But the main universe is like the game center in Invincible Vandal, so they can come here if they want."
The man and the doll chatted as they walked into the room of Containment 914.
"Okay, let's not waste any more time." After Billy saw the [Universal Converter] in front of him, he said, "Let's get down to business first."
"Ah … You're right." Feng Bujue could not afford to delay any longer. If this continued, he would bleed to death. "Then let's get started."
After that, Brother Jue took Billy off his shoulder and placed him in the "input room" of SCP-914.
"Let's hope this works …" Billy said before the side door of the input room closed.
Feng Bujue did not respond. He silently walked to the control panel of SCP-914, turned the knob to "ultra-precision processing", grabbed the key, and tightened the spring …
In order to explain the specific effects of SCP-914, here are a few examples.
Take steel as an example. According to the experimental report, when one kilogram of steel was input into this machine, the output results were …
[Rough processing: A pile of steel pieces of different sizes. It looks like they were cut by a laser.]
[1: 1: One kilogram of steel screws.]
[Precision processing: One kilogram of steel carpet nails.]
[Ultra precision processing: Some gas that quickly dissipates in the air and one gram of unknown metal. It can withstand 50,000 degrees of heat and will not be bent or damaged by any force. It has near-perfect conductivity.]
The above data specifically reflected that SCP-914 had the ability to "remodel and transform" objects beyond the laws of physics.
Take beef as an example … Input a pound of minced raw beef, the experimental results were …
[Rough processing: One pound of beef pulp.]
[Precision processing: One pound of medium-rare steak.]
[Second precision processing: One pound of beef jerky.]
[Ultra precision processing: Two exquisite ribs, half a pound each, poured with gravy.]
From this set of data … Even if the same object was processed in the same way, the transformed object might not be the same.
Then, look at some weapon experiment records. Here, only the "ultra-precision processing" cases were listed …
Input: A Colt Python revolver.
Output: [Data deleted]. It can completely pulverize everything in its firing line. The object contains high-density gamma rays.
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Input: A 1999 M1911 pistol.
Output: It looks like a 1911 pistol plated with pure silver. It is extremely intimidating. It is no longer a bullet but a compressed high-temperature substance. After hitting the target, it will explode and produce a temperature of several thousand degrees. The damage range of one shot is about 120 square meters. Almost all the objects in the area will be vaporized. (Currently, the gun is privately owned by [Data Masked].)
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Input: Two Shock Grenades.
Output: A large aerodynamic sphere, white in color. Its volume and mass is 99.9% similar to the original product — the sum of two Shock Grenades. There is a double-linked ring on the top of the sphere. Dr. Iceberg named the product 'Holy Grenade' and took it for his own research.
To be honest … if the conditions allowed it, Feng Bujue would definitely put all the items in his inventory into it to play with it. After he was done, he might even lie in it to play with it.
Unfortunately, this was a role-playing scenario, and his inventory was completely sealed … This made him quite depressed.
Finally, let's take a look at a set of 914's biological experiment records …
Input: A white mouse (1: 1 file)
Output: A brown mouse
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Input: A chimpanzee (rough processing file)
Output: A severely mutilated dead body with signs of being squeezed and cut by high heat.
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Input: D-grade Worker No. 186, White male, 42 years old, 108 kilograms, 185 centimeters tall (1: 1 file)
Output: Latino male, 42 years old, 100 kilograms, 188 centimeters tall The target was very confused and excited. The target attacked the security personnel … and the target was eliminated.
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Input: D-grade Worker No. 187, White male, 28 years old, 63 kilograms, 173 centimeters tall (super precision processing file)
Output: [Data deleted]. The target escaped from the testing room and killed Dr. [Data Masked], Dr. [Data Masked], and eight guards. After the first-level lockdown measures were activated, the target's continuous attempts to escape caused the control of three SCP areas to fail. After the special response team came into contact with the target, the target was heavily injured, and part of the special response team's memory was damaged. The target finally died several hours later. He disintegrated into blue powder and blinded the nearby research team.
After this experiment, the application for biological experiments on SCP-914 was banned …
In conclusion, it was not hard to see that this [Universal Converter] had a high degree of randomness when it came to refining objects, but its effect was generally not disappointing.
If not for that, Feng Bujue would not have seen this as the only life-saving straw in this scenario.
…
Ten minutes passed without him noticing.
But Billy's reconstruction process … was not over.
At this time, Feng Bujue was leaning weakly on the edge of 914, watching his Life Points drop to two percent, but the only thing he could do … was wait.
But … what he waited for … was …
Buzz buzz buzz!
Following a buzzing sound, the room's electronic door was opened from the outside. Steven, Gore, and dozens of fully-armed security personnel appeared outside the door.
"Ha … They came faster than I thought …" Seeing this, Feng Bujue laughed bitterly.
He understood that the chaos in the base's surveillance and command system had ended, and SCP-096 must have been put in a bag. (Actually, it was not that hard to put 096 in a bag. After it killed all the people it wanted to kill, it would calm down on its own. At that time, one only needed to put a bag over its head to cover its face.) Therefore … the group of NPCs' attention returned to him and Billy.
"It's over … Austin." Steven looked at his dying Brother Jue and said in a chilling tone, "Pay for everything you've done …"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a "chi" sound.
At the same second, SCP-914's output room … opened.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Billy's voice immediately came from behind Brother Jue.
But Feng Bujue did not even have the energy to turn around to look at him. He only smiled and said, "I hope you've brought me good news."
The reason he said that was because he was not sure what kind of changes would happen to Billy after the refinement.
"Humph … Of course," Billy replied with a smile.
The next second, Rudy Austin stopped breathing, and the puppet sitting in the output room disappeared without a trace …
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