Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 179 - 177: The Clockwork Virus (SCP-217)

A sharp, piercing screech echoed through the air.

It was almost impossible to imagine that such a sound could co from a human throat. The next mont, it began tearing at its own skin.

The flesh peeled away like a thin mbrane, effortlessly stripped and shredded into fragnts.

There was no blood.

Only more tal, exposed to the air.

"This is evolution! The machine is eternal and immortal! Join the evolution! Join the evolution!"

The chanical synthesized voice rang out like a broadcast, devoid of any emotion.

Eriri could no longer withstand the pressure. She turned and rushed into the abandoned warehouse.

And it attempted to follow.

Just then, a deep gunshot resounded.

A large-caliber bullet struck it precisely in the forehead, right above the eye sockets.

A bullet of this caliber should have caused flesh and blood to splatter, leaving a gaping hole in an ordinary human body. However, when it hit this creature, it rely bent its upper body backward by more than 150 degrees.

Click-clack...

The sound of gears turning could be heard.

Then, with a motion that defied human anatomy, it straightened itself upright once again.

The bullet embedded in its forehead was lodged in tal, unable to penetrate further.

The next second, the bullet lted into its head, assimilating, becoming part of it.

"Obstruction of evolution detected. Terminate!"

The chanical voice rang out again.

It swung its arm, and the remaining flesh on it shattered and crumbled away, revealing what lay beneath.

Its entire arm was constructed of tal.

Where joints and muscles should have been, there were only interlocking gears. Its bones had been replaced with a single solid tal column. Its fingers had transford into sharp tallic spikes.

Then, it lunged straight toward the source of the gunshot.

It no longer moved with human legs.

Its lower limbs had turned into a mass of gears and tal tracks.

It now advanced like a tank or a heavily armored vehicle.

And it was fast, faster than a sports car.

A barrage of gunfire erupted instantly.

The Foundation operatives, lying in ambush, stepped out and unleashed their firepower.

Bullets rained down like a storm of steel, engulfing the chanized entity. The sheer kinetic force hindered its movent, even forcing it to a temporary stop.

But the bullets failed to deal any lethal damage. Instead, they were swiftly assimilated into its body, becoming part of it.

Its fra grew larger. Its height increased.

From its back, razor-sharp tallic wings sprouted.

"Cease fire! Full retreat! This site is now under the jurisdiction of Mobile Task Force, Black Sphere!"

Suddenly, a commanding voice rang out across the battlefield.

The steel storm ca to an abrupt halt.

The Foundation's ard personnel began an orderly withdrawal.

Several figures in tight-fitting suits arrived at the scene, elite operatives handpicked from the Black Sphere Task Force.

Among them was Suu. She raised her weapon and pulled the trigger.

A newly developed gravity gun lit up.

The next mont, a terrifying gravitational shockwave descended from above, slamming directly onto the creature's head.

A series of tallic creaks and groans followed.

The ground beneath it instantly collapsed.

The shockwave blasted it straight into the earth, sending countless gears and tal pipes scattering in all directions.

The power of the new gravity gun was simply overwhelming.

The impact was significant, but Suu remained highly vigilant, keeping her finger firmly on the trigger. anwhile, under her suppression, the other Black Sphere mbers, wielding specialized weapons, cautiously closed in.

Peering through the gaps in the warehouse, Eriri watched the scene unfold, eyes wide with shock.

Despite being part of the Multiversal Chat Group, this was the first ti she had personally witnessed an anomaly, let alone seen one being fought.

The sci-fi-like battle before her was utterly mind-blowing.

Blonde Defeated Dog: So strong! Suu is so strong! That thing was immune to bullets, yet she suppressed it so easily!

Blonde Defeated Dog: But... why is Suu the one who showed up? @Big Sister is Supre, where are you?

Big Sister is Supre: Look behind you.

Blonde Defeated Dog: Ah... this...

Big Sister is Supre: Given that this anomaly absorbs tal and currently lacks long-range attack capabilities, the Foundation has decided that the Black Sphere Task Force, specializing in energy-based assaults, will handle this containnt mission. The Demon Slayer Task Force is on standby nearby... Understood?

Pain Magnet: Terrifying... trembling.jpg

Portal Daddy: A wise decision. If soone like Shinobu handled the containnt, it would be far more difficult.

Portal Daddy: Though I'm curious, what exactly is this anomaly? It really seems to be evolving.

Hall Master of Wangsheng: It no longer has a soul, has it? The most important thing about being human, emotion, is completely gone.

Portal Daddy: That's true... It seems to have fully transford into a tallic entity now.

At that mont, in the center of the battlefield, the creature suddenly spread its tallic wings. Even under the crushing force of the gravity gun, it still had the strength to resist.

However, the other Black Sphere mbers imdiately reacted.

They raised their weapons, aiming for its joints and the points where its wings connected to its back.

As the gun barrels glowed with a blinding white light—

In the next instant, devastating energy explosions erupted all over its body.

The wings that had just lifted were instantly severed and fell away.

Its body sustained heavy damage, and the next mont, another gravity shockwave struck, smashing it deep into the crater.

"Cease fire! Prepare for containnt! Construct a full-carbon containnt box!"

The nearest operative, Oka Hachiro, made a decisive call.

Suu halted her attack but remained on high alert.

anwhile, the other Black Sphere mbers retrieved carbon-based containnt equipnt and began extracting the creature from the pit.

Soon, a heavily damaged yet still functional tallic body was revealed.

The gears still turning within it were proof that it had not been destroyed. It had simply lost all its tal limbs, rendering it temporarily incapable of resistance.

Before long, a fully carbon-constructed containnt box was brought in.

The Black Sphere team secured the anomaly inside and sealed the container shut.

The initial containnt was complete.

"Eliminate any remaining anomalous materials!"

Oka issued the next command.

Imdiately, several Black Sphere mbers raised their weapons, cranking up the energy output to maximum. Without hesitation, they pulled their triggers, incinerating every remaining tallic fragnt in the crater.

Afterward, they donned specialized goggles and scanned the area for any remaining anomalous residue.

Gathering up all the scattered parts, including its shed flesh, they consolidated them into one pile and subjected them to a final round of destruction.

Only then was the risk fully eradicated.

High above, observing the entire containnt operation from the sky, Haruto suddenly saw a notification pop up on his system interface.

[Anomaly: The Clockwork Virus (SCP-217). Anomaly Level 4: Destruction.]

[This anomaly manifests as a virus capable of infecting all animals, with a 100% fatality rate. Infected organisms undergo a gradual transformation into chanical constructs, a process accompanied by extre pain.]

[This virus is highly contagious and spreads through physical contact. The chanization process is irreversible. Once infected, the individual fully transforms into a chanical entity, losing all emotions and physiological responses.]

[Note: The Clockwork Virus alters the biochemical properties of organic tissue, reorganizing it into a substance known as "organic tal." The exact chanism behind this process remains unknown, though its late-stage symptoms have been docunted.]

[Infected individuals gradually beco complex entities composed of gears and clockwork chanisms, which replace their original biological functions. Reports suggest that the late-stage transformation is excruciatingly painful. However, early symptoms are subtle and often go unnoticed, presenting only as sluggishness, insomnia, and joint stiffness. The heart is replaced by gears and small pipes, joints function via a gear-driven system, and the eyes beco primitive "handheld" caras, among other changes.]

[Anomaly: The Clockwork Virus (SCP-217) successfully contained.]

[Containnt Level: 4 - Destruction. Containnt Status: Stable.]

[Reward: One Level-4 Lottery Draw.]

Staring at the anomaly report, Haruto furrowed his brows.

He had already suspected that the infected female student was not the true form of the anomaly, but rather an extension of it.

However, this virus was far more dangerous than he had anticipated.

It spread through simple contact, had a 100% infection rate, and affected all living organisms.

Moreover, the transformation was irreversible.

Co to think of it... this aligned perfectly with what the infected girl had claid.

She had "evolved" into "it," and since her body had been converted into machinery, she was indeed immortal. Freed from the limitations of biological life, she had beco stronger and more resilient than humans, one could even call it a form of evolution.

So... was the "god" she spoke of real after all?

Haruto made a ntal note to conduct extensive experints on the The Clockwork Virus (SCP-217) in the future to test this hypothesis.

But for now...

He imdiately issued a directive to all Foundation personnel: under no circumstances were they to make direct contact with the anomaly.

With that done, he descended from the sky.

From the mont Eriri joined the Multiversal Chat Group, Haruto had known that she would eventually learn about anomalies.

He just hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

anwhile, Suu had already departed with the containnt convoy.

Shinobu Kocho, seemingly sensing what was coming, had made an early exit as well.

By the ti Haruto landed, only Eriri and the Foundation's cleanup crew remained.

"I don't want my mory erased! Can I join the SCP Foundation?"

Eriri was adamantly arguing her case.

The Foundation personnel looked troubled.

He wasn't in charge of recruitnt and had no authority to approve such requests. Moreover, the SCP Foundation had a rigorous selection process.

Just then, the staff mber's gaze shifted past Eriri, and his tense expression relaxed.

Noticing this, Eriri imdiately turned around—

Only to find Haruto standing right behind her.

"President, this lady refuses mory erasure and wishes to join the SCP Foundation. I'll leave this to you."

Having said his piece, the staff mber turned and swiftly made his escape.

Eriri, now facing Haruto, put on a look of exaggerated shock.

Unfortunately... her acting was utterly terrible.