LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 3 - The Twisted Neck -
Chapter 3: The Twisted Neck –
The handwriting gradually faded away, replaced by a peculiarly shaped sculpture with an unusual head, seemingly constructed of concrete and steel, with traces of black residue remaining.
“Shit! Shet! You scared the hell out of me! I almost dropped my phone when this damn thing suddenly appeared!”
“Top ten countdown? Are you saying there are nine more of these things?”
“Wasn’t it labeled as 173? There must be hundreds of them!”
“Are you kidding me? Is this some movie studio’s work? It looks too realistic!”
…
The appearance of the statue sent shivers down the spines of people worldwide. It indeed had a rather eerie look.
[Containment Item: Statue].
[Item Number: Anomalous-173].
[Item Class: Euclid].
[Description: Origin unknown. Constructed of concrete and steel, with traces of Krylon brand spray paint.].
[Anomalous-173 is mobile and highly hostile. It cannot move while within direct line of sight.].
[Eye contact with Anomalous-173 must not be broken at any time, or the subject’s neck will be snapped at the base of the skull or choked.].
Lines of explanatory text appeared. The statue silently appeared in a dense forest in the footage. An open space was not far from the forest, with towering walls, barbed wire fences, and fluttering red flags. And beside this sculpture were dozens of soldiers clad in black armor, engrossed in some sort of plotting.
“General! It’s the Yunshan Base! The area where the statue appeared is outside the perimeter of Yunshan Base. These guys are the Demon Squad! They plan to attack Yunshan Base!” Exclaimed a commander in shock.
“Rose! Support them immediately! Damn it, I didn’t expect the demons to arrive so quickly. Our Deno satellites didn’t even detect them!” He ordered General Duo, his complexion changing slightly.
A young woman with waist-length wine-red hair, perfect curves, and a lovely face sneered, revealing a trace of coldness in her beautiful eyes. The space in front of her rippled like water, and the stunning woman stepped forward, disappearing into the void.
Super Soldier – Du Qiangwei!
She was General Duo’s greatest trump card at present. Ever since her arrival on Earth, he had known that his time was running out, but he didn’t expect it to happen so soon.
These demons possessed technology that far surpassed Deno. Otherwise, he would have been aware of their presence. But fortunately, thanks to the appearance of the Foundation’s projection, he discovered the Demon Squad’s plan to attack Yunshan Base in advance.
He informed the Yunshan Base. He could only pray that Super Soldier Du Qiangwei could intercept and neutralize this Demon Squad!
But General Duo’s face instantly turned pale when he lifted his head. Not just he but all the officers in the command center of the South Sea Fleet stared wide-eyed, showing expressions of shock and terror.
In the projection footage, the members of the Demon Squad paid no attention to the suddenly appearing statue, thinking it was just abandoned debris left behind. They continued preparing to attack Yunshan Base according to their plan.
But the statue suddenly moved in the next second among countless horrified gazes. Its arms extended, and with a crisp sound, it snapped the neck of the last member of the Demon Squad. Their demonic armor provided no protection whatsoever!
“What the… Did I just imagine it? Did the statue move?!”
“Hiss… The guy in the back had his neck twisted?!”
“This is too damn terrifying! Why didn’t those guys in front react?!”
“These guys must be spies. They deserve to die!!”
The crowd erupted. The statue followed the Demon Squad like a ghost, and this cunning “bastard” started twisting their necks from behind incredibly fast and without any sound.
Only a few Elite Demon Squad members remained at the front in just a few minutes. Finally, the few demon warriors at the front sensed something amiss when they turned around, horrified to see their comrades dead on the ground and the statue appearing abruptly not far away. It was creepy!
Hair-raisingly creepy.
They attacked and destroyed the statue, then surveyed their surroundings but found nothing. In that moment alone, the sound of necks being twisted echoed.
The ghostly statue annihilated them all!
Demon Fortress.
“Bichi!!! Find out what the hell this SCP-173 statue is! How dare it ruin my plans, the Queen?!!!” Demon Queen Morgana was infuriated, and the voluptuous headlights in front of her shook violently. She had invested a lot of effort in training these elite demons. But now, they were all wiped out in just a few minutes? All because of this bizarre statue?!
On board the Colossus-class vessel, General Duo, who witnessed this scene, had a complexion as pale as paper. The strength of those elite demons was not weaker than that of the first-generation super soldier. Yet they had no resistance at all! The crucial point was that the statue’s method of killing was too uncanny. It was a statue when you could see it, but when you couldn’t… it meant you were already dead!
“Immediately inform Qiangwei to come back!! Damn it! This thing is too dangerous!!” General Duo almost roared in anger.
“General! Sergeant Qiangwei used a micro-wormhole teleportation. Communication cannot reach her..,” a trembling officer spoke up.
At this moment, outside Yunshan Base, the space rippled like water, and a graceful figure quietly emerged. It was none other than Qiangwei, the super soldier dressed in leather armor, exuding a heroic aura!