I'm afraid of non-human beings

……really.

Holding this light but weighty card in a certain sense, rather than joy, Lin You's heart was actually a kind of "no wonder this is so" for granted.

The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and she was not in a hurry to put the card into the illustration book, and looked at the SSR that she had finally gotten in her hand again.

It's just that the tight time situation doesn't allow her to be happy for too long, Geng Qinghe is still looking at her nervously,

"Sister You..." He whispered worriedly, "Is this okay?"

The evil god hasn't done what they originally wanted to achieve.

"It's okay." Lin You didn't care at all, she smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry."

The card has changed, which means that he bowed his head first this time, and he was afraid that he would go back on his word.

All is well.

...however, there is something strange about it.

She had been wondering who occupied the position of "001". After all, after a little observation, she could see that the numbers of the cards were basically in the order of the levels, and because of this, she once wondered if she was in the first level. A card was missed.

Unexpectedly, it was Nyarlathotep.

pity--

It was too late to think about it now, Lin You was still holding the card, and raised her head hastily.

Or how to say that the way of heaven is reincarnation, a certain evil god hid in the illustrated book, and the predicament he faced just now fell back on them in a blink of an eye.

After Naia disappeared, SCP-096 whimpered for a while, then looked around and found no one, and found a tree to squat in a daze. Most of its body was hidden in the shadow under the tree. Others cannot see themselves.

Don't worry too much about this, the only thing left to worry about is the statue waiting for an opportunity by the tree.

While motioning Geng Qinghe to stare at its body with her, Lin You quickly winked to the side.

While SCP-049-J is an out-and-out quack, it's surprisingly reliable at times like this.He tiptoedly used a tree trunk to block his view, walked around behind the statue in a big circle, and tiptoed to grab the snow-capped mountain photo pasted on its "face" in his usual exaggerated and comical posture——

Geng Qinghe: "..."

He understands the truth, why do you have to raise your orchid fingers when you reveal a photo? !

Sao is still you.

After removing this photo, SCP-049-J came back happily,

"Doctor," Lin You said sincerely after taking the photo, "You really helped me a lot today."

Fortunately, SCP-049-J doesn't have a tail, otherwise it would be flying up into the sky.

"Yeah, it's not a big deal," he waved his hands again and again, pretending to be modest, but his chin was almost ninety degrees up, "It's all just a little effort, kind lady, if you still need it, I will help you with the rest." also--"

"Ah, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," Lin You said immediately, "You two just keep an eye on that statue, and leave the rest to me."

With the experience of last time, when staring at SCP-173 and blinking in turn, at least he won't be as at a loss as when he first encountered it.

In addition, 049-J claimed that he could go on for several minutes without blinking. Facts have proved that what he said was true. Geng Qinghe even managed to sneak a glance over there. He held his breath and watched Sister Yu slowly. Approaching SCP-096 squatting on the root of the tree, my heart also lifted.

Lin You took a deep breath and unfolded the kraft paper bag in her hand.

The original one was drenched by its tears, and it was already limp and rotten.Fortunately, when Ren Yueyu dug out the paper bag, she also took an extra one just in case.

What if it doesn't come now?

She moved over little by little, and stretched forward the hands that opened the kraft paper bag, seeing that there was only one last step left to "catch" it.

But at this moment, perhaps hearing the barely audible footsteps, SCP-096 suddenly moved.

...? ! !

Just before it really turned its head back, Lin You suddenly closed his eyes.There was a safe darkness before her eyes, but the movement of SCP-096, whose minimum speed was ten meters per second, was too fast. Its shocking outline can be clearly outlined in my mind at a glance.

She must have seen it, she thought, but if she did see it, why didn't she react at all?

After a few seconds of fighting between heaven and man, the curiosity and excitement in my heart were always ready to move. Lin You took a deep breath and was mentally prepared to face anything.

— She wants to gamble on it.

Lin You slowly opened a slit, facing SCP-096's pale eyes lacking pigment.

Four eyes facing each other.

Nothing really happened.

Lin You: "...???"

Huh? ?

The SCP-096 in front of her was still covering the lower half of her face with ten disproportionately long fingers, and she still sobbed occasionally, but she didn't show any overreaction to being seen—at least when she This is the case in front of you.

...It can't be a broken jar, can it?

Because she was still unable to separate her from the doppelgänger, why did she simply abandon her and leave it alone?

At first glance, Lin You felt that her guess was quite reasonable, but in the dark, she somehow felt that things were not that simple.

Anyway, SCP-096 didn't seem to be planning to attack her for the time being, but in order to ensure the safety of other people's lives, she still put the paper bag on its head - the other party just sat there in a daze, letting She does.

Get it done.

After confirming that the corners of the paper bag were tightly pulled, Lin You clapped her hands, and as soon as she turned her head, she saw Geng Qinghe who was about to die of fright.

"...Sister You..." He held back for a long time, but he couldn't hold back a word, "You...I..."

Although he was lucky enough not to see 096's face, it didn't affect him to figure out what happened just now based on his every move and clues - a really stupid person can't live until now.

Lin You just waved over there, signaling that everything is fine.Of course she knew how much risk she had taken just now, but in terms of the result, everything was worth it.

Turning around again, without saying anything, she seemed to feel that this was the right time for what she wanted to say before. There was a white light flashing in the dark night, and there was only one card left on the ground.

Lin You leaned over and picked up the card.

On the card, SCP-096, which is crouching obediently in a corner, is drawn in a somewhat abstract way. It is wearing a kraft paper bag and a small bag around its neck, revealing a white hole full of holes inside. corner of the mask.

... I don't know if Jason will vomit blood.

[Name: SCP-096 "Shy" Person]

[Card number: 016]

【Level: SR】

[Remarks: Extremely repelling being seen by others. Although I have been obsessed with collecting all kinds of paper bags and masks recently, I don’t know why I have serious difficulty in choosing, but once anyone sees its face, it will still be the first time. Screaming and rushing to tear that guy to shreds... But, maybe there are exceptions? 】

Lin You: "..."

Don't know, don't know, don't ask her, she doesn't know what's going on.

Geng Qinghe, who was so shocked that he lost his voice, "uh" for a long time, and finally called out to her weakly, pointing to SCP-173, "Then it..."

Looking at this unresponsive statue, Lin You also had a headache.

...or it's better to close it first.

The corridor just now was completely destroyed by Nyarlathotep who showed his real body, and the rubble was almost piled up to form a small slope connecting the ground and the underground—this is how they climbed up.

Fortunately, the locker was not too close, and it hadn't deformed much. Geng Qinghe was sweating profusely, wondering why he felt heavier than before, and when he looked up, he saw SCP-049-J grunting. , The hand is just lightly resting on the statue.

"...Are you being lazy?" He asked suspiciously.

SCP-049-J: "Sir, I'm a doctor after all—"

A roar from far and near interrupted his words.

The small black dots in the night sky are enlarged one by one, until their shapes can be vaguely discerned——

—It’s a helicopter.

"Quick," Lin You suddenly realized, "Go in first!"

The quack doctors no longer dared to touch the fish, and after resisting SCP-173 with difficulty, they locked it back in the cabinet as it was.

The broken ceiling blocked the sweeping searchlight, and they hid here. Even if the outside world noticed the gap, they would have enough time to rush over to take action.

The louder sound of the turbines shook the eardrums. Although the helicopters did not make an emergency landing here, the sound of landing one after another reminded them that the other party landed not far away in the woods.

The fact that the visitors didn't come directly here is enough to prove that they and the "black screen" of this sacrifice should not be the same group.Lin You could almost feel the bright white lights sweeping overhead—they hadn't noticed the hole that was split here yet, and it didn't mean they wouldn't notice it later.

Slapping away Geng Qinghe's obstruction, Lin You gave him a "shh", and carefully poked out half of his head under the cover of a cement board.

There were a few figures standing at the other end of the forest, and one could tell at a glance that they were all heavily armed agents.

The weapons and equipment worn on the body are much more advanced, and every move is well-trained.Compared with these people, the base guards I have seen before are like rushing ducks to the shelves.

As if to be inconspicuous, the helicopter next to them was pitch black, devoid of any memorable features.

But when the bright light shone through and Lin You finally saw the pattern on the chest of one person's clothes clearly, things became different.

There are three arrows inserted in a circle, the arrows point directly to the middle, and the outermost circle surrounds them.

"I know who it is," she said softly.

That's the logo of the SCP Foundation.

——The owner of the "lost objects" has come to the door.