"This..." Natasha Romanoff was shocked: "Is this the photo Iris took of Leon Lake and the others? But, all the people are gone?"
"The timeline correction... is terrible." Nick Fury swallowed hard, then smiled bitterly:
"It seems that Leon Lake was rescued by Iris at the last minute."
Upon hearing this, Natasha Romanoff was stunned for a moment, then said in astonishment:
"You mean, the hands?"
"Ah, since you are interested in 105, here is a message. Please bring it to her for me." Dr. Kondraki's voice finally sounded.
The scene changed and Leon Lake arrived at the door of SCP-105's containment room.
The guard at the door searched him and emphasized: "You are not allowed to bring any device that can take photos, or any form of photos!"
Bang~
The gas valve opened and Leon Lake walked into containment room 105.
The girl curled up into a ball and sat at the head of the bed in a daze.
The moment she saw Leon Lake, her eyes instantly became wet: "Low-level researcher..."
"You are now a Level 2 researcher." Leon Lake placed an empty silver pistol box in front of her: "I haven't thanked you yet..."
Iris's hands trembled slightly, and then she asked anxiously: "Where are Adrian and Beatrice? I asked the security guards, and they told me that these two people are not there..."
Leon Lake avoided Iris's inquiring gaze, turned his head, and said in a deep voice: "They...died in the accident, and there is not even any trace of their existence left..."
Iris's eyes dimmed little by little.
"The Pandora's Box Project has failed, and all MTF Omega-7 teams have been disbanded..." Leon Lake's voice trembled slightly:
"You don't have to perform tasks you don't like anymore."
Iris seemed to have lost all her strength. She knelt on the ground bit by bit, tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
Seeing this, the audience in the live broadcast room were all silent.
The picture suddenly went dark again at this point.
At the same time, a message similar to a report appeared on the screen.
"…One month after the Zero Hour Incident, Level 2 Researcher Leon Lake took the initiative to apply for a Keter-level containment project and requested to participate in the research of extremely terrifying and unspeakable projects."
"It is preliminarily determined that Leon Lake has a certain degree of self-destructive tendencies, and schizophrenia and other mental disorders are ruled out. It is speculated that it is a memory disorder caused by reality repair.
Currently under observation.
The final signature is Dr. Kondraki.
Seeing this, the audience in the live broadcast room were all stunned.
Self-destructive tendencies?
Making trouble!
After watching for so long, the audience already knows that Leon Lake is not a person who is content with peace.
In other words, beneath his seemingly calm appearance, there is a hint of madness!
Who the hell dares to go to hell as a normal researcher?
Leon Lake dare!
Before anyone could discuss this for long, Leon Lake appeared on the screen again.
"I heard that you seem to be involved in a Keter-level project recently?" Lois, who hadn't been seen for many days, asked right away.
Zyn adjusted his glasses and looked at Leon Lake with great concern.
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, they both became anxious.
As a colleague of the same period, and one of the few friends in the Foundation, Lois asked in confusion: "What do you think? Do you really want to contribute to the Foundation with your life?"
"If it was just to make money, there would be no need for me to join the Foundation." Leon Lake looked at the two of them and said calmly:
"Like you, Lois, don't you also happily follow the footsteps of the abnormal?"
Lois avoided Leon Lake's deep gaze like a secluded spring.
"And you, Zyn, researching 408 has become your obsession."
Zyn lowered his head unnaturally.
This was the first time Leon Lake spoke so much.
"I hate all respectability in the world equally, and I think it is meaningless to use the excuse of being sociable to cover up what is going on in my heart.
"I joined the Foundation for only one reason!"
"Contact the anomaly, then..."
"Eliminate the anomaly!"
Leon Lake's tone was calm, but his words were so inspiring!
It was not until this moment that everyone realized that in just a few memories, two Keter-level containment objects had been neutralized by Leon Lake...
In the picture, Lois suddenly asked a strange question.
"Why are we investigating the UIU?"
Zyn was stunned: "Perhaps, we suspect that they have anomalous weapons that are capable of causing an XK-class doomsday scenario."
Lois looked at Leon Lake again: "Then why don't we investigate the GOC?"
Leon Lake looked at him, his lips curled up: "Because they really have anomalous weapons that are capable of causing an XK-class doomsday scenario."
Then the two of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.
This was a tacit understanding among the Foundation employees, and the depressing atmosphere just now was swept away.
Seeing this, the audience in the live broadcast room also smiled knowingly.
This is the friendship between men!
At this moment, the screen went dark, and when it reappeared, Leon Lake had already arrived in Dr. Kondraki's office.
"Honestly, you should be on vacation right now."
Leon Lake looked at him, raised his lips and said: "You know, some people are born to be restless. Is there any work for me?"
Dr. Kondraki stared at Leon Lake for a long time before shrugging: "You win, researcher! I have an anomalous item here that has troubled many doctors."
Leon Lake looked around but found no files.
Dr. Kondraki continued: "This project has dragons, monsters..."
Dragon?
Monsters?
The breathing of the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly became rapid.
Only Leon Lake frowned slightly.
He realized something was wrong.
Sure enough, Dr. Kondraki pulled out a file from a dusty box with great effort and threw it to Leon Lake.
Without waiting for Leon Lake to open it, Dr. Kondraki stood up, dressed, and came to the door.
Turning back, he said, "Well, I have something else to do so I'll leave first. It's up to you whether you want to join this project or not."
Having said that, he left as if escaping.
Seeing this, the audience in the live broadcast room were confused.
But their attention was soon drawn to the archives, and they became excited!
Here it comes!
[Project Name: Dragon is Here]
Good!
There's a dragon in the name, Dr. Kondraki isn't lying!
[Item #: SCP-1762]
[Object Class: Safe]
Um?
Wait!
Something is wrong!
Why is it Safe?
The audience suddenly realized the problem.
[Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1762-1 is to be kept in a standard containment unit at Site-17.
The process of SCP-1762-1 releasing SCP-1762-2 is to be recorded on video for further study.
Although instances of SCP-1762-2 have been determined to be harmless, they are not to be allowed to leave their containment room.]
Seeing this, the audience became increasingly aware that something was wrong.
Are you sure it's harmless?
Is this still a dragon?
[Description: SCP-1762-1 is a flat cardboard box, file size is 32cmx20cmx26cm.]
[The box is painted silver both inside and out, and the words "Here Comes the Dragon" are written on the lid in indelible black marker. The interior of SCP-1762-1 is empty when not in the release phase.]
[SCP-1762-1 will occasionally open automatically and begin to release SCP-1762-2. During this time, a large amount of black smoke will briefly appear in the box, which will quickly dissipate: SCP-1762-2 will appear within an average of 20 seconds after the smoke dissipates.]
[SCP-1762-2 is an entity that emerged from SCP-1762-1. All instances of SCP-1762-2 appear to be origami models. Its appearance is similar to various types of dragons, including Eastern dragons and Western dragons.]
"..."
Extraordinary chat group: "..."
The entire Marvel world suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Immediately, the live broadcast room exploded.
"WTF? Can an origami dragon be called a dragon?"
"Damn! I feel like my intelligence has been insulted!"
"I now understand why Dr. Kondraki ran so fast. If he ran slower, I'm afraid Leon Lake would take action."
"Beware of telecommunications fraud!"
"..."
S.H.I.E.L.D.
All the agents and senior executives looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Origami dragon, haha, I'm dying of laughter." Natasha Romanoff held her waist and looked at the screen with gloating:
"It depends on what Leon Lake chooses now."
Nick Fury's dark face also rarely showed a smile:
"Leon Lake is currently under observation, and Dr. Kondraki definitely won't allow him to come into contact with Keter-level items. However, I didn't expect it to be this...
He was also very curious about what choice Leon Lake would make.
The file was not finished yet, Leon Lake kept reading.
Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be affected too much.
[After emerging from SCP-1762-1, SCP-1762-2 instances will fly in groups and engage in playful interactions with nearby personnel, as well as with each other.]
[SCP-1762-2 varies in length from 9cm to 30cm; all instances have the ability to continue flight after leaving SCP-1762-1, with the fastest speed reaching 15km/h.]
This is the end of the archive.
Leon Lake put down the file, not as angry as the audience in the live broadcast room imagined.
Instead, after thinking for a moment, he dialed the phone.
"I accept this mission."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Immediately, there was a moment of disbelief.
No one expected that Leon Lake would join this childlike project.
But in addition to being surprised, everyone also became curious about this project.
Is it really just an origami dragon?
Or is there another mystery?
The screen went dark.
When the light came on again, Leon Lake had arrived in a regular containment room.
There were three young people wearing white coats around him, two men and one woman, all of whom looked relatively young. Their badges said "Technician."
At the moment, the four people were staring at a silver cardboard box in the middle of the containment room.
The carton was about the size of a shoe box, with the words "Here is the Dragon" written on it in black marker.
"Dr. Lake, our site has kept it here untouched since it was taken into custody," said a fat researcher among the technicians.
As soon as the voice fell, the female technician added: "It's better to say it's sheltering than taking it in.
Seeing Leon Lake looking over, she quickly explained:
"This collection was sent by an elderly man. He said it was a toy made by his grandson before he died in an accident, and the box was put aside.
"By chance, he discovered something was wrong with the box and got scared, so he immediately sent it over."
A child made it himself?
Hearing this, the audience in the live broadcast room was a little surprised.
Can things made by humans also become abnormal?
After hearing this, Leon Lake silently came to the side of SCP-1762-1 and looked at the box quietly.
If the Foundation hadn't recorded it, ordinary people would never associate this thing with anything abnormal.
Unexpectedly, just as Leon Lake was observing, something strange happened suddenly.
The closed paper box suddenly opened slowly, and at the same time, bursts of smoke emanated from the stool.
The sudden change startled everyone!
Unexpectedly, before everyone could press the alarm, several figures slowly flew out of the cardboard box.
After seeing these figures, everyone inside and outside the screen was stunned.
Because those fluttering wings are actually origami dragons of different colors and shapes!
One of the red origami dragons even flew slowly around Leon Lake a few times.
Leon Lake noticed a yellow stain on the dragon's wings...
From a distance, it looks like tape!
"Don't worry!"
Leon Lake calmed the three nervous technicians, then slowly extended his hand toward the red origami dragon.
Something unexpected happened.
After circling a few times, the origami dragon actually landed on Leon Lake's arm.
It is about twenty centimeters long, and its body is made of origami paper, which looks very lifelike.
It even twisted its neck and made eye contact with Leon Lake for a brief moment.
Then, it took out a piece of paper from its wing and put it in Leon Lake's hand.
"You found us."