“S-rank phenomenon detected, highest priority precautionary alarms triggered, relaying to the E5 council, request permission to activate S-2-5” the director of Site S2 immediately picked up his communicator and frantically contacted every appropriate department.
Each S-rank containment sites usually only contained at most 5 anomalies at once, so compared to other containment sites, there wasn’t much work to be done at these sites; but whenever there was actual work, it could only be a huge event.
S-2-3: Phenomenon Precaution Device had a total of five levels of alarm, ranging from D-rank to S-rank. Under normal circumstances, a D-rank anomaly being involved in a containment breach wasn’t only common, but also insignificant, so there was no need to sound any alarms for them. Due to this, Site S2 was only responsible for sending out personnel to counteract containment breaches of C-rank or above.
Among them, S-rank phenomena leading to containment breaches were calamities of the worst kind, usually capable of affecting the entirety of humanity, highly probable to cause either complete destruction or greatly warp human society.
After the Foundation obtained the Phenomenon Precaution Device, an S-rank alarm had only ever been raised a total of three times, each of which was a calamity of astronomical proportions: Timeline alteration, Ancient lizardmen’s resurgence, and Worldwide cognitive dissonance. If they had failed to counteract any of the calamities in any way, shape, or form, human society would have collapsed or looked completely different from its current form.
For this reason, as soon as the Phenomenon Precaution Device sounded its alarm, the 24/7 monitoring staff immediately reported this to the Site S2’s director, the highest authority within Site S2, who then instantly reported it through a unique relay system to the highest authority of the SCR Foundation: the E5 council.
The E5 council consisted of individuals who held absolute authority over certain portions of the SCR Foundation, all of whom combined to form the organization as a whole. The identity of each member of the council was top-secret, every member knew of other members only through their seat numbers, which ranged from E5-1 to E5-10; the ‘E’ in their name referring to the planet Earth.
Very quickly, Site S2’s director picked up another communicator, through which came a voice that had been electronically altered several times, responding to the Site Director’s hurried report and request of permission to use S-2-5 – the 5th anomaly contained within Site S2.
[Permission granted, the password is ███, the E5 council will maintain constant interest over this matter]
The communicator then shut off.
Under the escort of several guards, the site director then arrived in front of a certain containment chamber and unlocked it using the password he was granted. After going through several rounds of identity verification, he finally stood directly in front of S-2-5.
S-2-5 was a stone statue depicting a single large closed eyeball; several tentacles were reaching out into space from behind the eyeball. Seemingly realizing that someone had arrived, the stone eyelid of this large eyeball slightly opened, one of the tentacles also reached forward, forming a mouth on it that spoke in a voice of vicissitudes: 「 I know why you’re here… 」
…
〖 Hm? 〗sitting in the archives, Negary suddenly looked up while in the middle of reading the reports of various anomalies. Earlier, he sensed something touching him, but since he had only just arrived in this world and wasn’t yet familiar with its rules, he couldn’t find who or what had touched him.
However, just now, something had once again touched his existence, attempting to collect his information.
〖 A precognition-type anomaly? 〗Negary didn’t find that surprising. With the countless strange and unusual anomalies there were in this world, one of them being able to recognize his existence wasn’t out of the question.
〖 However, sometimes ignorance is bliss 〗Negary chuckled.
In a place beyond human surveillance, a large volume of golden particles was actively moving about, countless webs of feelers were continuously reaching outward to find and collect the residual information of this world.
…
“Please tell me all the details about the upcoming phenomenon that will trigger an S-rank containment breach” Site S2’s director stood directly in front of the stone eyeball and asked in a way that would grant the most accurate and relevant information possible.
S-2-5 was called the Omniscient Eye, said to know everything currently occurring in the world as well as every last bit of details about it. However, according to their tests so far, following each time that the Omniscient Eye relayed its information to them, it would cause a worldwide memetic event, which was essentially an information plague.
This memetic event could be either big or small; a small event would be something like a song or trend going viral, like a certain horse-dance song and dance from a few years ago; while a big event could potentially cause social upheaval.
For this reason, the SCR Foundation would restrain themselves from using S-2-5 most of the time.
Various kinds of information surged, the resulting aftermath caused an information shock, then the Omniscient Eye slowly spoke: 「 It is a kind of super virus called Negary, he is currently attempting to infect the entire planet. Once he succeeds, he will take the entire world for himself 」
「 This virus is… 」the Omniscient Eye suddenly stopped speaking, the tentacles reaching into space behind it started to glow golden, then the entire stone eyeball became covered in golden patterns. The originally silent stone eyeball now appeared a bit mocking and sarcastic.
〖 So this was the thing attempting to spy on me? 〗golden particles began to appear in front of the eyeball, manifesting into Negary’s form.
Negary glanced at the site director, who didn’t try to retreat, then looked up at a surveillance camera at the corner of the room, smiling amicably: 〖 Greetings, gentlemen. You may call me Negary 〗
So even S-2-5 had been seized?
Site S2’s director quickly thought through his many countermeasures and contingencies, then maintained a relatively respectful tone as he asked Negary: “Then, Mister Negary, why have you come to this place?”
〖 Like it explained, I’m going to infect this world, then take control of it 〗Negary glanced at the Omniscient Eye right next to him. Even now, he couldn’t take full control over this item, as it held the authority of this world’s Akashic Records. If not for the fact that it’s protocols were rigid, Negary wouldn’t have been able to invade it this way.
…
In another hidden base, a D-class personnel was led in front of a black notebook with the words ‘Death Note’ embossed on the cover.
Then, a picture taken from the surveillance footage was put in front of him, followed by a cold order transmitted through his earpiece:
[Remember this face clearly, then write these words onto the notebook in front of you: Negary, died from exhaustion]
The D-class personnel was fearful, but under long-term psychological conditioning, he still quickly followed the orders. After taking a close look at the picture, he picked up the pen and prepared to write.
…
〖 I suggest you don’t attempt any meaningless ploys, the D-class personnel called Brewer has already fallen under my control. If he truly wrote my name into that notebook, even though I shall be affected somewhat, that notebook will then also fall into my grasp 〗Negary’s smile remained unchanged as he slowly continued: 〖 In that case, your chances of winning would only plummet 〗
The site director’s pupils constricted, at the same time, the D-class’ earpiece also gave him an order to halt his current actions.
〖 Now that’s much better. I am a lover of peace, so unless it is necessary, I do not want to harm any life 〗Negary stated with a bright smile and narrowed eyes.
It might look like the face of sunshine itself, but the site director felt nothing but a cold chill running down his back.
〖 Now, I shall state my intentions very clearly 〗Negary’s tone was indifferent: 〖 My subordinate will first take over site C4, after which I shall begin to modify it. After around 10 days, it shall be turned into a super information dispersal machine 〗
〖 My information shall then be spread to the entire world, thoroughly infecting it. I welcome you all to stop me 〗
