Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 15: Conquering the Laboratory – A Time-Jumping Abili

In Tomori Nao's astonished gaze,

Haruto pried open a several-centiter-thick alloy door with his bare hands.

There was no other choice—this entrance required three layers of authentication: password, fingerprint, and retinal scan.

The password had been extracted from soone's mories.

A fingerprint could be obtained from a severed hand.

But the retina—once a person died, it underwent irreversible changes.

So brute force will do the trick her.

Tomori Nao watched Haruto's actions in disbelief.

"Wow, big brother, you're practically not human."

She sighed in amazent. Black lines appeared on Haruto's forehead. But there was no ti to correct this kid's choice of words.

The entire underground laboratory erupted with alarm sirens.

Like an arrow leaving the bowstring, Haruto shot through the broken entrance.

"Hurry, we have an intruder! The main gate has been breached!"

"Move, move! It's likely an attack from another organization!"

"Weapons ready, all units equip semi-automatic rifles! Shoot on sight—no hesitation!"

Shouts echoed throughout the underground lab.

The sci-fi-styled facility, surrounded by alloy walls, was bathed in flashing red lights.

The alarm was deafening.

Children who had been outside for a al were now being roughly shoved back into their cells.

Taking advantage of the chaos, a boy nad Takehito Kumagami rushed into the deepest part of the underground lab—a specially reinforced alloy prison cell.

With the help of a companion's phase-through ability, Takehito successfully entered the cell.

"Shun-ei!"

Takehito called out.

Inside the cell, a person was tightly restrained.

Their hands and feet were locked onto a tal bed, their limbs tightly bound, unable to move in the slightest.

Have you ever heard of an Elizabethan collar?

This person had sothing similar on them.

Bound up like a dumpling.

Even when Haruto tied up Annie back then, it wasn't this ridiculous.

Additionally, the person's face was covered by a half-mask helt, and beneath it was a thick blindfold.

This was Shunsuke Otosaka, a victim of Adolescence Syndro.

The most terrifying ability user in this underground lab—without question.

Shunsuke Otosaka's ability was ti-space leap.

The activation condition: as long as he could see an object and focus on a point, he could distort space-ti and jump back into the past.

The side effect: the more he used his power, the closer he edged toward blindness.

Takehito removed Shunsuke Otosaka's helt and yanked off the blindfold.

"Hurry, Shun-ei! Use your ability!"

Takehito urged anxiously.

He had co to free Shunsuke amid the chaos.

If Shunsuke used his power, this tragic reality could be rewritten.

However, instead of imdiately activating his ability, Shunsuke asked:

"What's happening outside?"

Takehito froze, then explained:

"I'm not sure, only that the lab is under attack—maybe it's a battle between different organizations."

Shunsuke nodded.

"Release first. We need more intel to properly alter the future."

Takehito suddenly realized:

"As expected of Shun-ei. If we don't know the enemy's details, jumping back recklessly won't change anything."

"I was thinking too shallowly."

Then, Takehito freed Shunsuke.

Just as they were about to sneak out and assess the situation—

The alarms stopped.

The shouting, gunfire, and explosions outside—everything fell silent.

Takehito looked at Shunsuke in fear.

Shunsuke also frowned.

That was too fast.

"Did the attack fail?" Takehito guessed.

After all, it shouldn't be possible to breach this facility in such a short ti.

This underground lab had imnse firepower.

After all, it was built to suppress ability users like them.

Shunsuke thought the sa.

Cautiously, the two stepped out of the underground prison.

If the facility hadn't fallen, they could at least gather more intel.

Shunsuke's ability was almost instantaneous. As long as he could see, he could activate it anyti, anywhere.

So even if the lab personnel spotted them, it wouldn't matter—he'd just use his power.

However—

The once heavily guarded underground sector was now empty.

The ard personnel, who were everywhere just monts ago, had all vanished.

Takehito stared at the empty hallway, confused.

Shunsuke scanned the surroundings, deep in thought.

"It seems... the lab wasn't victorious after all. To have conquered this facility in such a short ti..."

Shunsuke grew wary of the intruder's strength.

Just then, footsteps echoed from the end of the alloy hallway.

Shunsuke and Takehito tensed up and looked over.

Then, they saw a blood-soaked youth walking toward them, dragging several high-ranking lab officials in his hands.

"Shun-ei, activate your ability! This guy is dangerous!"

Takehito shouted, fearlessly charging forward to buy ti.

But Shunsuke grabbed his arm.

"Who are you?"

The newcor was, of course, Haruto.

He gazed at Shunsuke, pondering for a mont before deciding to stabilize him with words first.

From the high-ranking officials' mories, Haruto had already learned about Shunsuke Otosokas ability and activation conditions.

It was, admittedly, difficult to counter.

However, if the other party was stubborn and refused containnt or cooperation—

Haruto had a solution.

By exerting his full strength, he could throw a hidden barbed ring concealed in his palm.

Before Shunsuke could activate his ability, he'd disable one of his eyes.

Of course, that was the last resort. For now, diplomacy ca first.

"You're Shunsuke Otosaka, right? I was entrusted by a girl nad Nao Tomori to rescue you all."

Haruto stated a half-truth.

Hearing Nao Tomori's na, both Shunsuke and Takehito relaxed slightly.

"This facility has been completely overrun. The high-ranking officials are captured. Please, don't be alard—you won't suffer inhuman abuse anymore."

Haruto assured them.

Shunsuke observed Haruto for a long mont before finally stepping forward.

Takehito tried to hold him back, but Shunsuke refused.

"May I ask for your na?"

Shunsuke asked respectfully.

"Takamine Haruto. Nice to et you."

Haruto smiled harmlessly.

Takehito followed cautiously, still on guard against Haruto.

Hruto, however, didn't mind in the slightest.