Chapter 21: All We Want Are These Eyes
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"Aim and hit."
"It's not easy to determine the target in motion, so increase the range of the refining array, and the attack range will naturally increase."
"To deal with opponents with higher defense, you have to concentrate one point, then let the refining array be as small as possible."
Xu Laidun on the side taught.
Vincent was a quick learner.
So the three containment fighters were beaten up very quickly.
"Didn't you say it's a psychopath?"
"Didn't you say schizophrenia at most?"
"Why is this guy still an alchemist?"
"Don't forget, you only have partial permissions. Maybe this ability is in another part! β
Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The refining array of the five attributes, Vincent took turns to use it.
At first, it looks like an attack.
At the end of it, it looks like an experiment.
What he was experimenting with was the power of alchemy, which he had just mastered.
And they were the subjects.
Three containment team members, usually dealing with E-class anomalies.
Where would you encounter an existence of the level of an alchemist?
"Judge the level of this alchemist?"
"Target Searching...... The retrieval is over, and the target Alchemist is E-class. Please contain it as soon as possible. β
"E-class? Can this have an E-class? β
Accompanied by Vincent's experiments again and again.
He seems to have the hang of it.
Then he drew a larger, more rounded formation array, which was very easy for Vincent.
Next is the equivalent exchange......
There are ready-made materials under your feet, so use these.
He concentrated the wine all over the ground in the refining array, and accompanied the activation of the refining array.
A huge pillar of fire erupted from his side, instantly enveloping the entire back alley.
If there is an experienced alchemist watching from the side at this moment, you will inevitably find that this novice alchemist's control over the effects of refining attacks has reached the expert level.
It's like something you were born with.
Attack only the target, but not any surrounding residents' property, and keep the force so that it only knocks the target down.
His mastery of every detail is nothing short of perfect.
This is thanks to his own excellent talent for painting.
After all, there are not many painters who can compare with Vincent van Gogh throughout the ages.
The man who blends grief and love in his paintings may not have mastered these things by nature, but in his short years, torture has given him more control over these details than anyone else.
He scored a crushing victory.
But there was no killer.
He was always a soft man at heart.
If you can't kill someone, Xu Lai has known this for a long time.
By the time the three containment members really don't want to continue fighting.
"Stop! Stop! Stop! We're also paid dead wages, so let's get to this point! β
With a hint of luck, they shouted that the battle was stopped.
Vincent agreed, but he still asked Xu Lai: "Can you believe it?" β
Sensitive in his heart, he also understands that the sinister world is more than just two sentences.
Xu Lai nodded:
"The principle of the SCP Foundation has always been this, run if you can't beat it, and run faster than anyone else, they will only regret not running a little faster, not that they didn't make a backhand slash."
I don't know if this is a compliment or a mockery.
Anyway, the battle is over.
The three looked at Vincent van Gogh strangely.
Helpless.
The prey that I thought was within reach was right in front of me.
They couldn't beat it.
"Let's go!"
Xu Lai suddenly spoke:
"For the sake of an old relationship with a high-ranking official of your SCP, I invite you to have a supper, after all, your salary is indeed pitiful."
The three of them were stunned.
Faced with this, they don't know what to call it.
Presumably he didn't know what they were called.
Will they say yes or not?
What an embarrassing scene.
Go ahead! I always feel awkward in my heart.
Don't go! I'm really hungry at this point.
"My name is Zhao Dabao."
"My name is Qiao Xiaozhu."
"My name is Zhang Tiantian."
They are the new D-class personnel of the SCP.
It was a purely coincidental chance that he went from an E-class temporary worker to a D-class sequence.
However, even D-class personnel are still expendable personnel in the SCP Foundation, and are responsible for directly handling extremely dangerous anomalies and are not allowed to come into contact with A-class and B-class personnel. D-class personnel are typically drawn from prisons around the world with violent criminal backgrounds, particularly those sentenced to death. In the event of an emergency, Protocol 12 may be activated, allowing alternatives to be sought from other sourcesβsuch as political criminals, refugees, or other civilian sourcesβthat can be reasonably denied after being sent to the Foundation. D-class personnel are to undergo routine mandatory psychiatric evaluations under the direction of on-site security or medical personnel, and administer a minimum of Class-B amnestics or terminate at the end of each month. In the event of a catastrophic event on site, site security personnel may terminate D-class personnel as soon as deemed necessary.
It was originally thought that D was used because "D stands for Disposable", and D-class personnel are one of the Foundation's longest and most controversial traditions. When first conceived, D-class personnel were recommended to be terminated on the last day of the month; However, it is hard to imagine that even if all the death row inmates from all over the world were collected and numbered as D-class personnel, it would not be enough for the Foundation to waste such human lives.
Since then, many have believed that the monthly forced terminations are a form of disinformation in order to reduce the amount of affection between researchers and D-class personnel; Many believe that D-class personnel are simply amnesticized at the end of each month and sent to other sites. The new setting goes a step further, suggesting that after routine amnestics, D-class personnel should only be terminated if they are unable to maintain their health or are too insane to work (or if they have been contaminated by anomalous phenomena).
Protocol 12 is a rarely mentioned policy whereby those who are not normally qualified as D-class personnel are arrested when the Foundation lacks resources. The extreme practices of Protocol 12 are clearly detrimental to the Foundation's overall story; The Foundation may take certain extremes or cross certain boundaries in order to protect humanity, but they will not waste human lives - especially innocent lives - needlessly.
This last point was determined by Xu Lai.
This is also the reason why Xu Lai is quite appreciative of some of the SCP Foundation's practices.
Especially if you can't beat it, run this one.
"I've invited you to dinner, can you tell me why you want to contain this guy?"
Xu Lai asked.
It stands to reason that it is impossible for three people to say the content of the task.
But the mouth just said every word uncontrollably:
"Received information that there are aliens who want his eyes. A few of our squads were sent out to get the alien out of his eyes before they do. β
They added:
"Just take it away, and we will compensate for him with an extra healthy eye, which will not affect his life."