Chapter 249: Operation Blackout

Chapter 249: Operation Blackout

A nearby farmhouse served as the gathering place for Will Smith and his small entourage. The city of Arcadia has been abandoned for a long time because a gang of flesh and blood monsters have been living there. Smith will be the location of this gathering.

When Zhang Jue reminded him, he later understood that the monastery was actually the manifestation of a huge monster that he had encountered in Romania. South Siberia was visited by the other team.

"Hayden, how are things on your side?" Smith enquired after the two teams had convened.

Hayden, the temporary squad leader, had previously informed Smith of their predicament over the phone, but Smith still desired to speak with him in person.

Hayden said, "We did encounter a one-eyed monster after entering the mountain, specifically a Cyclops. My eye judgment places its height at or above 100 meters, and it was brandishing a spear in its right hand and a double-headed axe in its left, but the Foundation and GOC members had removed the perimeter. We were unable to approach too closely. The giant has thick skin and is encased in thick boulders, so using missile bombardment by the Foundation and GOC is ineffective. I suppose there is nothing to be done about it for the foreseeable future."

Smith slowly nodded. Zhang Jue had provided Smith with the science behind what they had faced over the previous two days in order to shield them from being struck. Advisor Zhang had mentioned Orok as one of the Four Saints of the Sarkic Cults, and the Cyclops in Hayden's mouth looked exactly like Orok from that description.

It's probably not a smart idea to have the enormous heavenly beast that resides beneath the Balkan Peninsula either. The Foundation appeared to be in serious jeopardy this time around. He had been here for two days at this point.

He had followed Zhang Jue's instructions over the previous two days to learn as much as he could about the area without informing the SCP Foundation or the GOC.

The expedition, however, was not going well. In order to keep outsiders out, the Foundation had erected a number of cordons nearby. Second, a group of flesh-and-blood monsters had taken control of and lived in the city of Arcadia.

He and a handful of his team members entered yesterday in the dark and circled. He discovered that many others were reciting strange incantations he could not understand and appeared to have been brainwashed, in addition to those flesh and blood monsters.

They entirely gave up on their jobs and daily activities and spent the entire day submitting to the city's church. It had been demonized, in the words of Advisor Zhang.

On this particular day, another squad arrived at the rendezvous point, and Advisor Zhang was about to follow. Smith made the decision to enter the city in order to retrieve a person or, at the very least, ascertain what was going on inside.

Otherwise, he will punish them if the adviser arrived but there was no information. I have to admit that having such subordinates makes Zhang Jue very fortunate. They might not be able to make the final decision, but Zhang Jue would feel confident in their ability to handle the situation.

These flesh and blood monsters are tremendously strong, despite the fact that their entire bodies are deformed. They are also incredibly swift and have no fear of guns; when a bullet enters their bodies, it leaves merely a bloody hole and cannot harm their internal organs.

Two members of the MTF squad soon died. Smith made the decision to stop hiding, and he and his squad mates arrived right away to join the counterattack.

"Who are you?!" That MTF squad's commander yelled.

"Forget about that, let's leave the city first!" Smith retorted.

The two squads simultaneously fled, but the flesh and blood monsters continued to grow. The MTF squad was quickly reduced to three, and the squad headed by Smith had also sustained two injuries, thus if they remained entangled, they would only be destroyed.

"You guys go first, we'll break the back!" shouted the MTF squad commander.

After saying that, he gave Smith the lost girl who was riding on his back. Strangely enough, despite the circumstances, the girl did not display any signs of panic; instead, she silently gazed at Smith.

We shouldn't stay any longer; Smith will be the girl wrapped up in the body and will welcome his colleagues with, "We should go!"

A booming noise appeared after Smith and the others had moved back a few dozen meters. It appeared as though something had exploded. Smith shifted slightly in his motions but did not turn around. Instead, he and a few of his own team members departed from Arcadia.

They didn't dare to waste time, and they moved quickly, getting to the farmhouse where they had landed an hour ago. After they departed the city, those flesh and blood monsters appeared to have received instructions to stop pursuing them. In exchange for saving this lost girl, it was a tiny price to pay.

Despite the fact that their own team members were only slightly hurt, Smith is unsure of how to face their inner selves if they do not receive helpful hints. Smith had some difficulties looking at the young girl because he is not skilled at questioning people about such matters.

Considering his predicament. Smith unexpectedly got a call from the group. His teammate seemed a little giddy on the other end of the phone.

"Advisor Zhang has arrived, Chief!"