Chapter 816 The Ultimate Rescue (VIII)

"You mean... there is a project in B3 that can achieve space transfer?" Gore asked.

"Yes." Feng Bujue replied, "If you still want to live, I suggest... you come with me to find that thing and leave this base."

"Huh... joke..." Gore sneered, "Just based on your few words, you want us to disobey orders and help you, a D-level personnel, escape together?"

"It's just that we encountered an out-of-control 106. We are not scared by it." Dan also said, "Even if we can't contact the command center for the time being, it doesn't mean anything."

After these two people expressed their opinions, the other five team members also agreed. It seems that... Brother Jue's rebellion did not work.

"Is that so... Then I have nothing to say." Feng Bujue was not flustered. He stood up and patted the dust off his body. "Do whatever you want."

"You don't have to tell me, I can do it too." Gore replied, then turned around and said, "Everyone pay attention, move towards the freight channel."

"Freight channel?" Feng Bujue asked suspiciously, "So there is such a thing?"

"Hehe... What do you think..." Gore looked at Brother Jue and smiled, "You said you would come to B3? Of course, I came in only after ensuring that there is a way out."

"Tsk..." Feng Bujue thought in his heart, "After all, it is nightmare difficulty. These NPCs are not easy to deal with..."

Brother Jue's original idea was... No matter what, he would first trick these people into entering the containment measures of the anomalous project with him. At that time, he would just act according to the situation and find some excuses to overturn the statement such as "space transfer".

Unexpectedly, these guys can still stick to the bottom line in this situation and just not be fooled...

"Boy, I warn you." After the team got back on the road, Gore said to Brother Jue again, "The order we received did not say that we must bring back living people. If you want to play any tricks again..."

"You are going to turn me into a corpse and carry me back, right?" Feng Bujue continued, "Okay, I understand..." He was still pretending to be calm, "Since you are so stubborn, I can't do anything. I can only wish you good luck."

Although he said "good luck to you", Brother Jue was actually praying that they would encounter something like 106 again soon. Only that kind of real and deadly threat can change the current situation.

Clang clang clang clang clang... Clang clang clang...

I don't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate, Brother Jue's wish was soon realized.

Just as the group was running towards the freight channel, a sound of bells came into their ears.

This was not the crisp sound of a small bell. It was a more dull and thick sound quality.

"What's going on..." Gore, who was walking in the front, froze. He muttered to himself, his tone showing unprecedented panic and fear.

"Hey... did you see it..." Another team member not far from him said immediately.

"Of course I saw it..." Another person stammered, "What on earth is this..."

"It should be SCP-513-1." At this time, Feng Bujue also added a sentence.

Only Jue's tone was normal. Unlike others... who all showed a certain degree of fear.

"What is that thing?" Dan asked loudly.

"Didn't you all see 'him'?" Feng Bujue replied calmly, "It's just this thing."

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[Item Number: SCP-513]

[Item Level: Euclid]

[Special Containment Procedures: SCP-513 should be suspended in one cubic meter of gelatin, and the whole should be placed in a soundproof, environmentally controlled containment room. The degree of damage to the gelatin or its quality loss must be checked every day. After any earthquake, explosion, or ultrasonic event of magnitude 2 or higher, the gelatin is to be inspected immediately. Personnel performing this inspection are to wear earplugs and earmuffs at all times while in SCP-513's containment chamber.

If any damage is observed to the gelatin (ripped, torn, shredded, melted, moldy, etc.), SCP-513 is to be removed and placed in a replacement gelatin block by a team of surgically deafened D-class personnel. No other personnel are to enter the containment chamber during this process.

Any sentient organism exposed to SCP-513 is to be monitored by at least two security personnel at all times. Under no circumstances are victims to be sedated or rendered unconscious. Any victims who become unconscious are to be terminated immediately.

D-class personnel are to be terminated at the onset of initial psychological damage. Other exposed victims may be terminated at their request.

If possible, SCP-513-1 is to be captured the moment it comes into view. ]

[Description: Physical. SCP-513 is a nondescript, heavily corroded cowbell. Due to the heavy corrosion, no markings or engravings can be found. All attempts to remove the corrosion chemically or physically have failed.

SCP-513 was discovered by Agent [DATA EXPUNGED] during the re-establishment of Containment Procedure MU at Site [DATA EXPUNGED]. The clapper of SCP-513 was secured with several strips of tape. A fragment of paper was found with SCP-513 (see Addendum).

Any sound produced by SCP-513 immediately causes panic in all sentient beings who hear it, regardless of their prior mental state.

Victims exposed to this effect report being stared at by an unseen entity and have shown elevated heart rate and blood pressure.

One hour after exposure to SCP-513, victims will catch a glimpse of SCP-513-1 when opening a door, passing a mirror, turning their head, or performing any other action that would cause their vision to suddenly shift.

Victims have consistently reported that SCP-513-1 will turn and flee once it is seen, leaving no trace before vanishing. Interviews with nearby personnel have revealed that SCP-513-1 is invisible to those not exposed to SCP-513.

"Glimpses" of SCP-513-1 will occur repeatedly after 14-237 minutes. SCP-513-1's "stalking" behavior causes severe sleep loss in the victim, as the sleeper is constantly disturbed by SCP-513-1 during sleep. Victims who are able to fall asleep before SCP-513-1 appears report being physically assaulted by SCP-513-1.

When the victim awakens, SCP-513-1 flees as normal. This sleep loss, along with the psychological stress induced by SCP-513-1's behavior, usually results in paranoia, hostility, hypervigilance, and depression. All tests, with the exception of one, have ended in the victim's suicide.

Descriptions of SCP-513-1's appearance are highly unreliable. Victims are unable to give full visual descriptions due to exhaustion, impaired mental state, and confusional hypervigilance. However, all interrogations to date have indicated that SCP-513-1 is an emaciated humanoid with abnormally large hands. 】

【Appendix: Text on the scraps of paper——

You have seen it, now he can hear you.

You have touched it, now he can see you.

Never ring it, if you hear it, he can touch you】

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"Cowbell" (a_cowbell) is the name of this SCP.

This is a very scary project. Although it cannot be said that it has any malice towards humans, the effect it induces is enough to be taken out and filmed in a horror film series.

Just now, Feng Bujue and the seven security guards around him heard the ringing sound of the cow bell at the same time. So, these eight people were all inevitably affected by the project.

However...for Feng Bujue, who has lost his fear, "panic" does not exist. Although he also saw 513-1, he did not feel scared at all.

"Don't worry, that thing will not appear again in a short time." Brother Jue said to the security guards in a very relaxed tone, "Keep on going."

"You are talking nonsense!" At this moment. Dan's voice was shaking as he spoke, "Why do I feel... he... he is 'staring' at me..."

"Yeah... I feel that way too."

"Me too..."

Several other team members responded one after another.

"What about 'staring'?" Feng Bujue said, "Everyone who hears the bell will be stared at by him. I can also feel his gaze, but that's no big deal..." He was definitely talking without any pain in his waist, "513-1 can't cause us any harm on the physical level. To put it bluntly... he exists in the 'conscious world'. As long as we stay awake, all he can do... is keep flashing in our sight to scare us."

"You kid..." At this time, it was Gore who calmed down first. "Why do you know all this?" He had felt something was wrong when he heard Brother Jue talk about the files of 106 before, and this time he felt that something was wrong. "You keep saying that you are a D-level personnel, but you seem to know the project information of the foundation very well... No matter what abnormality appears in front of you, you can immediately tell which project it is..." He raised the gun, "Tell me! Who are you?"

"Heh..." Feng Bujue acted mysterious again, "Since you don't trust me at all, why bother asking me again and again? Even if I answer this question, you may not believe it, right?"

"Hmph..." Gore snorted and didn't ask any more questions, because Brother Jue was right.

"By the way..." Two seconds later, Feng Bujue spoke again, "Compared to my identity, don't you think... there is another thing that is more worth thinking about?"

"Oh? What is it?" Gore continued.

"Don't you think it's strange?" Brother Jue's face sank, "Who rang SCP-513?"

As soon as this was said, the seven security personnel were collectively stunned.

"And the timing of ringing the bell is just right..." Feng Bujue said, turning his head and looking at a fork in the road beside him. The sign at the fork was "SCP-513 Containment Room". "There is no doubt... the soundproofing equipment of this containment room has been damaged or turned off, and... the cowbell happened to be rung when we passed by here... hehe... I always feel that it was a premeditated attack..."

"Don't worry about him!" Gore ignored Brother Jue's sarcastic words, and he ordered stubbornly, "No matter what happened in the containment room, it has nothing to do with our mission, keep moving forward!"

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At the same time. Command center.

"Still can't get the picture?" Chief Cozmo asked the staff next to him again.

"No." The staff replied.

"How is the communication..."

"The other party keeps sending communication requests, but every time we connect, we can only hear a burst of noisy sound waves."

"Hmm..." Cozmo fell into deep thought after hearing this.

It turned out that since the moment Jue Ge and the seven members of the security team escaped into B3, all the video and audio signals of the entire underground third floor were interrupted...

From the results of the computer test, those lines are normal, not like mechanical failure. It is also impossible to have a power supply problem...because the underground third floor and the command center both have dedicated power generation devices. Even if 106 has destroyed the motor room, it will not have any impact on these two places.

"Sir." After a moment, Agent Steven, who was standing not far away, saw Cosmo's face. He stepped forward and reminded him at the right time, "Could it be...a certain project that caused the monitoring equipment to not work properly?"

Cosmo looked back at him and said, "Before you speak, I was thinking...which project has this characteristic."

As the person in charge of this base, Cosmo can basically recite the names, codes and corresponding characteristics of all the projects in the facility.

"Oh? Do you have a clue? Sir." Steven asked.

"Yes." Cozmo replied calmly, "As far as I know, no SCP in B3 can do this."

"Uh... this..." Steven didn't seem to understand what the commander meant.

After a two-second pause, Cozmo said again: "Then there is only one possibility left..." He paused, "It's the Anomalous project that has not yet established data."

Steven's expression changed suddenly when he heard this: "Sir. That project is..."

"You can see for yourself." Cozmo said, and picked up a document on the operating table in front of him and handed it to Steven.

Steven took the document and looked at it carefully...

[Project to be evaluated: Anomalous-01]

[Project level:? ]

[Special containment procedures: Anomalous-01 should be stored in a 1.5 cubic meter cube alloy container. The container is cast with [DATA EXPUNGED] as the main material. The container is placed in a 5*5 meter standard containment unit. The room must be under surveillance at all times.

Before the evaluation is completed, except for the test personnel, no personnel below level 5 may communicate or contact with anomalous-01. All personnel who communicate with the item must undergo a psychological evaluation immediately after leaving the containment. If abnormal words and behaviors are observed. It is recommended to be terminated on the spot. 】

【Description: anomalous-01 is a humanoid puppet about one meter tall who calls himself "Billy". Its body shape is close to that of a human child, wearing a set of black suit trousers with a white shirt inside. It has a red bow tie. It wears a pair of red children's shoes on its feet and white gloves on its hands.

anomalous-01's head is significantly larger than its body, and it has black hair "growing" behind its head. Its face is like a white mask, with red spiral patterns on its high and protruding cheekbones, and black eye sockets; it has red irises and black pupils.

anomalous-01's mouth is painted with red lipstick, has a chin that can move up and down, and always shows a smile.

anomalous-01 has a hoarse voice like a voice changer.

Anomalous-01 is not a static object, and is fully aware of the fact that it is a "living thing".

The results of the X-ray examination show that the structure of Anomalous-01 is no different from that of an ordinary puppet, but the clothes, hair, shoes and other items on his body are inseparable.

It has been proven that conventional weapons have almost no effect on Anomalous-01, and the application for the use of chemical weapons has not yet been approved.

On the 148th day after the disappearance of SCP-079, Anomalous-01 suddenly appeared in the past containment measures of SCP-079. The monitoring showed that he appeared from a crack like a "space-time crack".

The MTF team near the facility immediately dispatched to capture it.

During the capture process, Anomalous-01 put up a very fierce resistance and used a powerful, suspected telekinetic ability to cause [DATA EXPUNGED] to the relevant facilities.

After being contained, Anomalous-01 tried to escape many times and showed a considerable understanding of other SCP projects. In a total of [DATA EXPUNGED] escape incidents, Anomalous-01 caused considerable damage.

In his communication with Dr. [DATA EXPUNGED] and several researchers, anomalous-01 showed extremely high IQ and EQ. He usually dominated the conversation with his polite attitude and profound knowledge of psychology. Multiple recordings show that his favorite phrase is "I want to play a game with you."

It will undoubtedly take a long time to evaluate anomalous-01, and this document is still being improved. Considering the special nature of the project, it is recommended to give priority to establishing a "disguise file." 】

After reading this document, Steven broke out in a cold sweat.

"Sir..." He looked at Cosmo, "Do you mean... Is it possible that this project has escaped?"

"Heh... What 'possible'?" Cosmo replied, "I'm sure Billy has 'already' escaped." He paused, "I also participated in the capture operation a few months ago, and I still remember it vividly... The puppet is no less dangerous than any Keter-level project, but he doesn't have that obvious hostility towards humans." He muttered, "I personally feel... Billy is more like a highly intelligent life form that came here from other dimensions with some purpose..." (To be continued...)