Omega-7, "Pandora's Box", a mobile task force that only the O5 Council at the top of the Foundation had the right to know about.
Captain Abel is the core of the entire task force, including another humanoid SCP, and each team member is an agent carefully selected by him. Due to the outstanding combat power of him and his team members, "Pandora's Box" has been active in extremely dangerous accidents many times and has achieved good results.
And yet Abe is the perfect sociopath, prone to rage. In order to stabilize his emotions, a bomb was installed around his neck. Once he behaved too outrageously, the bomb would destroy his trachea, blood vessels and even his spinal cord.
But even so, they still failed to stop Abel.
The world is still peaceful most of the time, and it is impossible for him to enjoy high-intensity battles all the time. When the Foundation couldn't find anything to delegate to him, Abe started to get bored.
He tries to have fun with himself—say, by beating up his players. The situation spiraled out of control, and by the time the Foundation found out that they couldn't really manipulate Abe, the latter had gone berserk.
He destroys the explosive collar, causing massacres throughout the site. In the end, the site was forced to detonate the built-in nuclear bomb, and the people present dragged Abel to die.
"Pandora's Box" was thus abolished, and the Foundation, realizing their mistake, disclosed the existence of this task force to a certain extent, so as to draw this incident as a warning.
Of course, none of this has happened yet, and Lin You knows that they are still in the active period of "Pandora's Box". But no matter what, the bloodlust engraved in Abel's bones will not change.
But then again, the reason why Omega-7 was once organized was thanks to another characteristic of Abel.
He respects the strong.
If you defeat him and gain his approval, he will respect him as a true enemy.
And now—
Abel's expression was unclear.
His eyes were still on his grasped wrist, and he couldn't break free with his strength. On the other hand, Naia easily pushed away the murderer's hand with a gesture of four or two.
"Oh," he glanced at those mysterious and delicate tattoos, and laughed mockingly, "I see."
"—Semites?"
The moment his voice fell, Abel exploded in an instant.
It's hard to tell if he was irritated by the contemptuous tone, but the rage on the face of the task force captain was mixed with excitement. The frenzy brought about by the battle swept through his body - he was genuinely happy to kill, but it was a pity that the people blocking the front were not mortals.
"If it's normal, I'm not interested in dealing with you."
Nyarlathotep blocked the opponent's arm almost lazily. Even in human form, his speed is really not inferior to Abel, "But you should never do it at this time."
"It's rare to meet a human being with such an appetite..."
Naia smiled freely, but her tone contained murderous intent, "Wouldn't it be too boring if you messed up the situation?"
Lin You said "ah".
Dare to feel that Naia has such a high opinion of her.
His movements of dodging Abel's attack were enough to be said to be with ease, which also made the eyes of Lin You with the gold-rimmed glasses look more and more suspicious.
This guy who suddenly appeared in front of her is 100% inseparable from her, and he is just as good as Abel—no, this is not an accurate description, the scene in front of him is like a mouse playing lazily cat.
- What's the origin? !
The gravel was flying, and Lin You had the foresight to pull a distance away. For her, such a battle situation is completely reasonable.
No matter how Abel is a human being and a creation of God, there will still be a certain gap compared with evil gods.
It's not that there are existences in the foundation who may be on the same level as Nyarlathotep—some of them may be even higher. But now it seems that those few are probably not on this site.
… that's too regretful.
"Abel!"
The shout from mid-air made Lin You thankful that she escaped in time, the voice of the agent standing by the hatch was blurred by the strong wind, "Are you—"
Even Lin You couldn't hear what he was saying, let alone Abel who was fighting and fighting. His receiving headset had been knocked aside long ago, otherwise the agent wouldn't have used the way of shouting.
Only a "dang clang" was heard.
The dagger flew out, but it dissipated into ashes before rolling on the ruined wall. The weapon manifested by Abel will dissipate when he leaves him. He is used to this, and only reaches out to the space crack that is torn open again—
Nyarlathotep sneered suddenly.
"If I ask you," he said, "you're not too good at this."
The methods of manipulating space always have something in common. Although he is not omniscient like Yog-Sothoth, he also has his own experience in spells.
Abel froze for a rare moment.
God knows what kind of trick Naia used. The hand he drew the long sword from was stuck there, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't advance or retreat. In a dilemma, Abel used his greatest strength again like a furious cheetah, and it was at this moment that the evil god snapped his fingers lightly.
The strength of the restraint was exhausted suddenly, and Abel, who was suddenly released, almost stumbled like this. The laughing Nyarlathotep easily avoided his next round of offensive. It was just a moment of turning around in his spare time. Seeing Lin You's eyes, he snorted coldly, and disappeared in front of their eyes.
But this does not disappear in place. To be precise, apart from Lin You, who knew what he was going to do, only Abel's dynamic vision kept up with his movements. Without any hesitation, the enthusiastic Abel jumped down from the big hole right after him.
-Yes.
She asked him to distract Abel.
It was at this moment that the escalator fully unfolded, and the first agent climbed down first.
"What the hell is he doing?!" he yelled, breaking down, and then he seemed to be yelling at someone on the other end of the headset, "No! Trust me I don't have to activate the bomb at this point, we just need to find him as soon as possible Where—are you sure SCP-682 was last seen around here?"
Other agents landed next to him in quick succession, all in uniform except for one—a blond-haired, blue-eyed girl who didn't look more than twenty, dressed as if she was out on a picnic. She was wearing a leather jacket full of pockets, and she had a sizable Polaroid camera hanging around her neck.
"Looks like we have to find our captain before going into action," the girl said, "isn't it?"
"Maybe I still need your help, Iris."
The girl named Iris was silent for a few seconds.
"I'll try."
As she spoke, she took a few snaps with that camera, and then put the photos developed from the bottom into her pockets. After hanging the camera back around her neck, she walked to the elevator and tried to press the button, "... hope it still works."
Thanks to the time lag between when Abel jumped down and when they climbed down, the players had time to hide, but it would be wise not to provoke a dozen agents with live ammunition at this time. What's more, even if they are far stronger than Abel in physical strength, they are the elites he has carefully selected from among the elite combat agents, and it is safest to hide for now.
Lin You and the others, who had already used it once, knew that the elevator pipe didn't work. The helicopter hovering above the head circled away, and the elevator door closed behind it. The square-faced man who was relieved immediately wanted to stand up when he was pulled by the man with glasses.
"Don't worry!" he snapped. "That little girl is also an SCP."
The square face was startled, "What?!"
"Abel is in charge of fighting and attacking fortifications, while Iris prefers to investigate intelligence."
Lin You whispered.
"She can use the photos taken by that camera to observe the real-time situation of the shooting location at that time, and she can simply put her hand in to manipulate the things in the range." She said, "Come with me, I will write down what she took. There are several directions, and if you don’t want to be discovered by them, you have to go around as much as possible.”
The surviving researchers were all rescued, and they lost their original purpose of coming to the top floor, not to mention that the scope of action was limited by Iris's photos, so it was meaningless to stay here any longer. But following the path Lin You pointed out, they couldn't take the elevator or take the stairs. The only possible path made people frown.
"Go down from here?" The man with glasses sighed, "I fell to my death if I was not careful."
This is the hole that SCP-682 knocked open, and it goes straight down from the top floor. If there is no rope to assist, a slippery foot may really fall.
Fang Lian hesitated for a few seconds before reaching for his backpack.
"I have it."
He said briefly: "Use this."
He tied one end of the rope he took out to the raised steel bar, and let them tie the other end around his waist. It looks like an ordinary hemp rope, but the material is very strong, giving people the feeling that they are constantly being pulled. Lin Youxin said that maybe it was a special prop, but she never bothered to ask about it, she just threw the piece of rope up after she went down, so that the next person could use it.
When Fang Lian finally came down, and somehow loosened the end tied to the steel bar, Lin You thought about it and opened her mouth.
"It's not suitable to act together now."
She said, "Let's part ways."
"That's the way it is," the teammate rubbed his hair irritably, "there are four people who are too noisy."
Knowing that there are more than a dozen special agents searching the surrounding areas, if they were to walk together, there would not be a big enough place to hide if they met head-on. But having said that, if you want to split into two groups, wouldn't it be the safest—
The three of them looked at Lin You eagerly, and then found that others had the same thoughts as themselves, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. To cover up the embarrassment, they all turned their heads and coughed again.
Lin You: "..."
Did they misunderstand her, let alone safety, she still wanted to find something by herself.
… suddenly.
She always felt that she heard a rustling sound, but when she heard it again, it was still. Looking at the expressions of her teammates, she obviously didn't notice the movement. Although she didn't think it was her hallucination, she could only let go of her doubts.
"I want to go alone."
Lin You said, "You can discuss the rest."
She waved her hand without nostalgia, and the three people who were left in the same place looked at me and I looked at you. Although they were all clear that they were unlikely to follow the boss, they couldn't help but feel a little downcast when they were grouped into rock-paper-scissors groups.
Turning a corner, Lin You walked far away in the corridor alone.
She heard the somewhat familiar voice again.
This time it was closer, as if it was coming from below, but it only rang for two seconds before disappearing again.
She looked around suspiciously.
The butler hasn't come back yet, and both skills are still on CD, but Lin You is also used to it, so she won't get creeped out by such small movements.
This trip with teammates is not without gain.
Knowing in advance that the dispatch of Omega-7 was one, and the other, she knew that the old man had captured a certain doctor.
When the cooling time is up, she can call out the old man and ask about the doctor—
"Where is that guy?"
The voice from behind made Lin You's eyelids twitch.
She turned sharply.
The black-haired man stepped out of the darkness. He was just like a feline who was good at hiding his footsteps, and there was a warlike edge in his gray pupils.
Compared with the bloodthirsty before, this makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
"Where's that guy?" Abel, who obviously didn't play enough, asked again.
Lin You: "..."
It's not like I searched around and didn't find it, but came back to find her again.
According to her understanding of Nyarlathotep's bad personality, she probably felt that the goal had been achieved anyway, and it was meaningless to continue fighting, so she went back directly.
To tell the truth, I'm afraid it will explode.
"If I do it again," Abel narrowed his eyes, "will that guy come out?"
... ? ? ? ?
Young man, your thinking is very problematic.
"Don't, don't, don't."
Lin You quickly waved her hand, "Calm down."
That is, like a flash of light and flint.
She suddenly remembered where she had heard that vague voice.
At that time, she was hiding with the butler who was still holding a statue in his arms, listening to the sound of footsteps approaching outside the door. Although it is not the same as the heavy and muffled sound at that time, if you think it is too damaged and made a certain camouflage——
Lin You didn't deliberately hide the sound of her footsteps before, but now she took two steps back silently.
Noticing her movement, Abel immediately moved forward.
"I have a way to find him."
Lin You pretended to be scared, and said in a low voice: "—The condition is that you just stand there and don't...don't come over."
Abel narrowed his eyes, but really didn't move another step.
If it's what she thinks, I'm afraid it's already—
Before even having time to count three, two, and one, the floor suddenly cracked.
Baihui briefly blurred his vision, but even so, he could still vaguely see the monster sticking out its head from below. Following the smell and the sound of footsteps, the Immortal Lizard who had come to seek revenge raised its head and let out a roar, looking viciously at the woman who had caused him to be torn into pieces.
good.
it wants to.
There is a slight deviation, but this distance-enough for it to be pressed under the claws at once.
However, to SCP-682's surprise, there was no panic on the other's face, but he pointed to the ceiling sympathetically.
… look up
At the same time, a gravel fell on its forehead.
The Immortal Lizard looked up.
And Abel, who was pushed half of his body into the ceiling by its head, was so angry that his red eyes widened and narrowed.