early morning.
The magnificent sea, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the sea surface is as calm as a huge blue gem.
Standing on the deck of the cruise ship, a trace of the salty sea breeze blew on Zhang Heng's face, bringing a touch of coolness.
However, Zhang Heng was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful weather at this time. He raised his head slightly and stared slightly at the east. At the edge of the sky under the rising sun, traces of bloody fire clouds appeared in the sky, and at the end of the fire clouds was a dark, ink-like thread, carrying a faint ominousness.
"The weather at sea always changes at a moment's notice." Zhang Heng said calmly, turning to look at the two field agents, "Mr. Joey, how long does it take for us to reach the base?"
"Very soon, an hour at most." The man named Joey is a blond and blue-eyed young man. He looks sunny and handsome, with a typical European appearance. If he didn't know the identity of the other person, it would be difficult for Zhang Heng to identify him. This man is equated with an SCP field agent who is comparable to an ace special forces soldier.
"But, in my opinion, we will experience a storm in half an hour at most." Zhang Heng shrugged, took a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray next to him, and motioned to the two of them, "These days are troublesome. Two people.”
"It's just work." Joey shrugged and held up a glass of wine in reply to Zhang Heng, "We don't have much knowledge and can't be researchers. If Mr. Stephen becomes a senior researcher in the future, don't forget to support the two of us."
"Both each other." Zhang Heng smiled. Who said that foreigners are not as sophisticated as Chinese people? In Zhang Heng's opinion, Joey's communication skills were no worse than those of any Chinese.
After chatting with the two of them, there were more and more people on the deck, and many people were looking at the dark clouds in the distance. At this time, the black line has occupied half of the sky. Looking at the whole sky, half of the sky has turned into a scene as dark as ink. From time to time, thousands of thunders collide violently in the black clouds. Comparing the location of my cruise ship, It's like two opposite worlds.
"Rumble, rumble..."
There was a faint sound of thunder, and the uneasiness in Zhang Heng's heart became more intense. Many people walked back to the deck. At the end, only Zhang Heng was left standing on the bow of the ship, staring at the black clouds that were already close at hand, and the wind was hunting.
"Mr. Stephen..." Behind him, Joey tentatively asked. Zhang Heng immediately waved his hand, "It's okay. I like the strong wind very much. It gives me a feeling of soaring in the sky."
The two looked at each other immediately, and finally had no choice but to return to the cabin, leaving the entire deck to Zhang Heng.
Gradually, black clouds have completely enveloped the cruise ship, and the sea water is no longer calm, but has become undulating. Large waves several meters high hit the hull. The 100-meter-long cruise ship suddenly started to rumble and shake. As the waves continued to rise and fall, it was no different from a small boat at this time. Under the power of nature, it was extremely small and could capsize at any time!
Fortunately, at this time, Zhang Heng had already seen the island not far away. The visibility was not high in the storm. Now that they have seen the island, it means that they are only two or three kilometers away from the island at most. The cruise ship only cost In ten minutes, they successfully arrived at the base's port.
Zhang Heng's whole body was almost soaked, but at this moment, he discovered that for some reason, this island, which was originally relatively familiar, had a faintly disturbing aura.
It seems a little quiet on the island.
The island itself is just a small isolated island about 500 meters long and 300 meters wide. There are only a few palm trees on the island and a 100-meter-long beach. Apart from this, there is usually not even a bird. He couldn't see it, but at this moment, this island gave Zhang Heng a great sense of uneasiness.
However, the other passengers on the cruise ship were not aware of it. Each of these people complained about the terrible weather, while using their leather bags and umbrellas to block the heavy rain in the sky, they quickly arrived in front of a metal disk in the center of the island, and followed a wave of A researcher in his fifties fiddled with a string of numbers, and the metal disc suddenly opened, revealing a dark passage.
"No one is on duty today?"
"What happened? Where is the security guard?"
A trace of doubt flashed in people's minds, but they didn't think much about it. After all, the base on this island can be said to be the world's top site facility. Since the day it was built, no serious containment has occurred. Failure event.
However, some people also noticed that something was wrong, but in this horrible weather, even if they felt something was wrong, they had to bite the bullet and get in. As for returning to the cruise ship? That was impossible, and the cruise ship would not allow these people to come back, because returning privately without the permission of the supervisor would be punishable by death for treason.
A crowd of people bustled into the gate of the base. The gate immediately closed and was completely locked from the outside world. The gate will never be opened without the order of Level 4 security personnel.
"What's going on? There's no one here?" There was a complaint from the crowd. At this time, everyone was in the hall on the top floor of the base. At the end of the hall was a row of elevators. Through these elevators, they would completely enter Thousands of meters deep underground is the official base. Now it is just an outpost at most.
"Maybe everyone went to the base party." A young man in the crowd shrugged, but everyone ignored his words completely. After all, unless the Level 4 Site Director who manages this base wants to be executed by the O5 Council, otherwise , it is impossible to make such a major mistake on the security issue of the base.
Generally speaking, the foundation itself has two sets of grading systems. One of them is like the five levels A, B, C, D, and E that Zhang Heng knows. In addition, there is also a confidentiality level divided into 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Among them, level 0 personnel are only allowed to disclose information, and level 0 security permissions are granted to non-core personnel who do not need to know about the foundation's projects, such as personnel in logistics and cleaning positions.
Level 1 security clearance is granted to personnel who work in close proximity to containment items, but do not have direct contact with them. For example, those in clerical, logistics, or cleaning positions in facilities that have containment capabilities or must handle sensitive information.
Level 2 security clearances are granted to security guards and researchers who need direct contact with relevant containment projects. Most researchers and field agents hold Level 2 security clearances. For example, Zhang Heng currently holds Level 2 security clearances.
Level 3 security clearance is granted to senior security and researchers who require in-depth contact with containment projects, recovery and long-term planning. Most senior researchers, program directors, security officers, response team members, and mobile task force operators hold Level 3 security clearance. level security clearance, such as Professor David and Professor Anderson in front of me.
Level 4 security clearance is granted to senior management personnel who require access to Foundation operations and research programs. Level 4 security clearance is usually held by the site director, security director, or mobile task force commander. Such personnel are usually the top management of a containment project base.
As for the final Level 5, only the thirteen members of the O5 Council in the world have this highest level of authority. They can access all strategic data and other sensitive data at will, and after consultation, they can decide on any projects and experiments of the Foundation, just like the British Congress is ordinary and its power is supreme.
But at this time, everyone also realized that something was wrong. They stood in the center of the hall one by one, not daring to walk towards the elevator.
"Don't panic, everyone. I'm here to contact Mr. Director Max." Among the crowd, the only one with level 3 authority, the old man who opened the base gate before, walked out of the crowd. At this time, because he was the highest in the county, he automatically acted as a comforter. The role of everyone working together.
Everyone immediately became quiet and looked at the old man. Zhang Heng knew this old man. His name was Anderson. Like Professor David, he was one of the most senior researchers in the foundation. At this time, he took out a communicator like a mobile phone from his arms.
Of course, using a mobile phone to communicate is not possible in the base. Not to mention that no electronic devices are allowed before entering the base. Even if you use some means to bring your mobile phone into the base, you will find that there is no contact signal at all. The meter-deep underground is not a vegetarian. It is enough to withstand the world's most advanced communication tools. Only the communication devices issued by the foundation can be used.
"Hello, this is Anderson, a level 3 security clearance officer. We are now in the entrance hall of the base. What happened in the base? Why didn't we see the security personnel?" Anderson tried to keep his tone calmer so as not to sound like he was in trouble. He asked the other party, but there was only a rustling sound in the communicator, as if there was some kind of signal interference.
Anderson frowned. He fiddled with the communicator, increased the volume, trying to make it easier for the communicator to receive the signal, and then repeated the previous words again.
But at this moment, the rustling sound suddenly disappeared...
"Hello? Hello, may I ask..." Anderson frowned and was about to say something else, but suddenly, a strange roar came from the communicator!
What kind of sound was that? It was as if countless people were screaming and moaning, suffering inhuman torture like hell, full of malice and resentment. After hearing this sound, Professor Anderson's whole body trembled, and the hand in his hand The contactor couldn't be grasped directly, and it fell to the ground with a clang!
Everyone was stunned when they heard this weird roar and howl. They seemed to have thought of something. The expressions of everyone present changed, as if they had encountered something terrifying. Everyone retreated with a buzz. In the blink of an eye, , a vacuum formed in the crowd, and in the center of the circle, only Anderson and the communicator at his feet were left!
This weird roar continued, and I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the sound in the communicator became louder and louder, as if something was about to rush out of the communicator! Everyone's faces were pale, and the timid ones even had their legs trembling and completely collapsed to the ground!
Tap tap tap…
But at this moment, a pair of feet wearing white sneakers appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The owner of these feet walked to the communicator, bent slightly, picked up the communicator unhurriedly, and pressed the button heavily at the same time. After pressing the close button, the sound finally disappeared.
"Everyone, it seems we are in trouble." Zhang Heng played with the communicator in his hand and said calmly, but his eyes were already serious.
"This is a meme..." Professor Anderson's face turned pale, and the muscles on his face twitched unnaturally due to too much fear, "A meme, if the cursed meme is leaked, we will all die!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed drastically!
"Snapped!"
However, just before the crowd was about to erupt, Zhang Heng suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped Anderson hard in front of him. In the empty corridor, the sound was so harsh that Anderson and all the foundation staff were stunned. .
"Your mood swings are too high." Zhang Heng looked at the stunned old man in front of him coldly and said sternly, "Now is not the time to spread panic. Besides, it is still unknown whether the curse meme was leaked. If you spread panic like this, Do you want to be executed, Professor Anderson?"