Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

The picture of 049 was taken by me from the Encyclopedia of Mengniang, and I am interested to take a look.

Chapter [-] The beginning of everything, the statue of silence in the old building

The podium of the airport is a small four-story building with an ordinary shape. From the little green moss that climbs up the bricks, it can be judged that this building is at least ten years old.In other words, this building existed before Wingate Pisley took office as the regional director here.

But now, the old building is half destroyed.

The wreckage of the plane was slanted on the roof, the flames had already been extinguished by the heavy rain, but the air still had a burning smell.

- very quiet.

It was so silent that only the sound of raindrops and whistling winds could be heard.

Rope, a member of the C7 team who was supposed to be responsible for the containment here, didn't see a single one.At the entrance, only a small metal door swayed in the wind, and a steady stream of blood flowed out from the crack of the door, infiltrating the ground outside the building.The blood and muddy water mixed together, dyeing the ground a reddish brown.

The strange and huge abnormal atmosphere, the haunted house in the horror story is no more than that.

Rope picked up the walkie-talkie and said.

"It seems to be completely destroyed, I don't feel the breath of living "human beings" in this building. "

"I was so lucky to let "that thing" enter the confined space, I suddenly realized God's malice..."

Wingate's lament came from the walkie-talkie, and it gave the old man a heartfelt headache.

Rope didn't want to talk nonsense with Wingate.

"Send your people to bring containment over here, and I'll bring it out in twenty minutes."

"In fact, I still insist on using the Mobile Task Force, Your Excellency Rope. If it is in a confined space, as long as it is not careful..." Wingate suggested slightly uneasy.

He didn't want Rope to have any accidents, it was a century-long wish and the source of redemption for this world.

Compared with "Savior", the precious mobile task force of the SCP Foundation, in Wingate Pisley's eyes, is no different from garbage, and they are all renewable consumables.

"That would be a waste of time, and it's enough that you do your own thing."

Crushing the walkie-talkie, Rope stepped into the gloomy dilapidated building.

Existing here is SCP-173, codenamed "Statue" and graded "Euclid", these young black-haired youths were informed by conversations with Wingate on the road.

The number SCP-173 is very special.

Not referring to its ability and power.As the containment of SCP, SCP-173 was the first to be set up in the data in Rope's mind.After that, through its good start, the SCP Foundation setting gradually emerged, and slowly multiplied into a complete HTC world.

——The prototype, the first work, the starting point of everything, the Foundation Kanban.

This is something only Rope knows in this world, a title attached to SCP-173's head.

But unfortunately, no matter how famous and curious this containment object is, it is synonymous with trouble at this moment.Wingate's allies, the mother of time machines on the island, Makise Kurisu, Rope couldn't just let it run wild on the island just because he was "interested".

On the flickering corridor, the black-haired youth walked forward.

The ground was dyed red, and it was only the first floor, and soldiers in full armor were everywhere.Their methods of death were very uniform, and their heads were all twisted and broken by a huge external force.Some corpses even had a faint surprise on their faces, as if they couldn't believe they died like this.

SCP-173's abilities are simple and terrifying.

When someone looks at it, 173 is just an ordinary statue.

However, as long as someone looked away, even for a moment, in a blink of an eye, 173 would move behind the other party at an incredible speed, and then quickly began to hang their heads.

Of course, this ability is not without limitations. There are many limitations. For example, SCP-173 cannot move in an open environment. When there are more than two people, as long as one person stares at SCP-173 and the other person blinks, it will be fine... If If these soldiers knew this, I'm afraid they wouldn't need Rope to deal with 173.

- But this is the SCP Foundation.

In a place where confidentiality is more important than human life, the authority is divided layer by layer. Without the authority, it is impossible to know the details of the SCP containment.Makise Kurisu knew about "Anomalous-023" and a lot of information about the SCP Foundation just after she joined the company because of Rope's reasons. It's hard to know what the containment is.

In this dangerous world, not everyone has the same cheating device as Rope.

So, these soldiers died worthless.

"At least, you can think that you are fighting to death while protecting the world..."

Ropey murmured, he kicked away a soldier blocking the stairs, and strode to the second floor.

In the sound of electric sparks, his footsteps were very clear, echoing in this haunted house-like building.

On the second floor, there were more corpses, not only soldiers, but also the original staff at the console.

Every door and room were open, and the black-haired young man did not slow down, just wandered one by one to find his target.

No, no, no, no—

In the last room at the end of the corridor on the second floor, Ropey glanced habitually and prepared to turn around and walk to the third floor.

Suddenly, the black-haired youth who turned his head reacted, his blue eyes widened.

The image that remains in the vision, there is a statue standing quietly beside the table in the room.

It is about two meters high, seems to be constructed of concrete and steel, and contains traces of Krylon brand spray paint. Although the pale green eyes cannot be moved, it still gives a feeling of being watched.

—SCP-173.

It's there.

The black-haired youth wanted to take back the action of turning his head, but his attention was still caught by 173.

Like a bloodthirsty wolf, SCP-173 moved behind Rope at the speed of space jump at the moment when the conditions for its ability to activate.