61. The dark side of the program is revealed: Related 231, the budget association enters the abyss of morality! (Ch 61)

These broken messages,

Like a red-hot dagger, it stabbed fiercely into the hearts of all the audience!

If the previous SCP-2317 “Girl Gaia” represented a macro, world-level countdown to destruction.

Then this fleeting fragment of SCP-231 document points to a more specific, darker, and more…

Sickening horror!

Connecting these two pieces of information,

A horrifying speculation is spreading uncontrollably in the minds of countless people!

Could it be that…

The so-called “Montauk Procedure” is… is…

Many people don’t even dare to think further!

That possibility has already exceeded their moral bottom line!

[Executing the Montauk Procedure means maintaining the cornerstone of the Foundation’s existence, but it also means… the executors and decision makers will permanently bear heavy moral shackles.]

[The process may be accompanied by immeasurable and lasting psychological trauma, not only to the target but also to the executor himself.]

[Under some extreme interpretations, continuing to execute this program may even… violate the bottom line of anti-human behavior defined by certain civilizations.]

【but……】

[Failure to execute means allowing at least one, or even multiple, XK-class end-of-the-world scenarios to occur immediately or in a very short period of time.]

[The seventh chain completely breaks, and…the disaster related to SCP-231 comes.]

[This is one of the cruelest and ultimate choices faced by the Foundation, and even the world it protects:]

[It is to choose to bear the sin that cannot be washed away and live in the darkness…]

[Or will you choose to maintain your so-called moral purity and perish completely in the light of honor? ]

“boom!!!”

These last two sentences,

It was like two thunders containing the power of annihilation, striking heavily on the hearts of all civilizations and wise men in the heavens and myriad worlds!

Living in sin?

To perish in purity?

This is no longer a multiple-choice question; it is simply an unsolvable desperate situation!

A suffocating, bone-chilling despair spread instantly.

The world under one person. The headquarters of Nadutong Company, the highest level secret board meeting room.

The directors who used to be accustomed to planning and chatting cheerfully, now all had gloomy faces and were silent.

The air seemed to freeze, making it hard to breathe.

“……”

An old director with gray hair, who had been in a high position for many years and had seen a lot of ups and downs, now had trembling lips but could not utter a word.

He wanted to denounce, to curse, to criticize this so-called “Foundation” and “Montauk Procedure” to pieces.

But…977…the option of “pure destruction” was like a huge stone weighing thousands of pounds, blocking his throat.

“This… this is simply… the devil’s deal!”

Another director slammed the table and growled hoarsely.

“Use…use that kind of…that kind of unimaginable sin to buy time to survive?!”

“What’s the difference between this and the… those crazy aliens we’ve been fighting against?!”

“Even… scarier than them! Because this is organized! Systematic! Continuous!”

“the difference?”

A gloomy voice sounded in a corner.

“The difference is, they seem to have… succeeded. At least, they have temporarily delayed the destruction.”

“And if we are faced with the same choice, what can we do?”

This question made everyone silent.

yes,

If destruction is imminent, if there is only one path, stained with filth and sin, that leads to survival, what will they choose?

For the survival of the entire world, for billions of lives not to be instantly wiped out…

Zhao Fangxu,

The actual helmsman of the Nadutong company has his eyes tightly closed at this moment.

His face, which always wore a gentle smile, was now tense and expressionless.

But the knuckles of the hands under the conference table turned white from being pinched so hard, and they even trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He didn’t speak.

Because he knew that no matter what he said, it would seem so pale and powerless.

This “Montauk Procedure” is like a distorted mirror, reflecting the darkest and most helpless corners of human nature.

What it questions is not strength, not wisdom, but… the weight of the soul.

To survive in sin…is that kind of “existence” still “living” in the true sense?

Could it be that the world that has been maintained has already been polluted and distorted by this sin from the root?

He doesn’t know.

He only felt a chill and exhaustion from the depths of his soul.

Super Seminary World.

City of Angels, Merlot Heaven.

In the sacred and solemn hall, the atmosphere was also extremely solemn.

Even the angels who were accustomed to interstellar wars and witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations were deeply shocked by the tip of the iceberg of the “Montauk Procedure” revealed by the sky.

Holy Kesha sat on the throne, her face, which always showed confidence and majesty, was now tightly furrowed with brows, and a rare cold light flashed in her deep blue eyes.

“Using continuous and extreme forms of suffering to maintain the balance of a world on the verge of collapse?”

Kesha’s voice was cold and clear, carrying an unquestionable tone of judgment.

“This is the most ruthless trampling on life itself! It is the most thorough blasphemy against the known order of the universe!”

It’s not that she doesn’t understand the logic of “preventing a greater disaster.”

The angel civilization also carried out the cruel “Heavenly Blade Trial” for the sake of justice and order.

But…that is completely different from the nature implied by the “Montauk Procedure”!

“means!”

Kesha emphasized her tone, her eyes as sharp as a sword.

“When the means of maintaining survival itself has degenerated into a sin uglier than destruction, the so-called survival has lost all its value!”

“This is not a choice, this is complete sinking!”

“This kind of existence based on endless pain and extreme evil is itself an ultimate insult to the concept of life!”

“What it guards is by no means justice, nor order, but an empty shell that has long been eroded by darkness!”

Her words echoed in the hall with great force.

The angel guards around, such as He Xi, Yan, etc., also had solemn expressions, and their eyes were full of rejection and disgust towards this “procedure”.

In the just order they believe in, such dark means that trample on the dignity of life will never be allowed to exist, even if it is to fight against the so-called “doomsday.”

Using evil to fight destruction? This is a paradox in itself, a wrong path towards ultimate darkness.

The world of Qin’s Moon.

The land of Qi and Lu is the home of Confucian sages.

In the elegant academy,

The usual sounds of reading aloud seem to have disappeared.

Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang, the three leaders of Confucianism, were standing side by side in the courtyard, looking up at the sky. Their expressions were different, but all of them were filled with a deep heaviness.

“well……”

Fu Nian, the steady senior brother, let out a long sigh.

His face, which always looked meticulous, was now filled with mixed emotions. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

“At a time when life and death are at stake, there are indeed difficulties that ordinary people cannot imagine, and there are also… extraordinary measures that must be taken as a last resort.”

He could understand the despair before doomsday, the feeling of grasping at the last straw at all costs.

“Yes…”

Fu Nian changed the subject and frowned even deeper.

“The Montauk procedure…if it is what Skyrim suggests, is the infliction of extreme pain on a specific target over a sustained period of time, even at the expense of ethical standards…”[]

His voice became low and serious.

“Even if this method can prolong life for a while and postpone the end of the world, can the peaceful and prosperous world achieved by such evil means still be called the Good Land?”

The shadow of the “Montauk Procedure” has not yet dissipated, and the moral dilemma and soul-searching it caused are still like a tangible lead block pressing on the hearts of all viewers.

Live in sin or die in purity?

This unsolvable problem has plunged the strong and wise men of countless worlds into unprecedented silence and struggle.

However, the horrors unleashed by the Foundation seem to have no end in sight.

Just when everyone was agitated and overwhelmed by the heavy decision, the picture on the sky screen switched again without warning.

This time, the camera focuses on a containment area labeled SCP-2317 “Girl Gaia”, but is not directly focused on the chained girl.

Rather…her surroundings.

As the screen swept across, the scene was so strange that it was creepy.

The alloy wall, which should have been solid and cold, now seemed to have life.

They were “wriggling” slightly, and a sticky, dark red, blood-like liquid oozed from their surface.

The liquid dripped slowly, gathering on the ground in irregular, disturbing shapes.

The camera zooms in and you can see that the moss or microorganisms that should have existed on the ground near the wall have now turned into charred and withered things.

Several pots of forgotten experimental plants had twisted leaves that quickly turned yellow and rotted, emitting a strange smell that was a mixture of corruption and… sweetness.

Yes, it’s sweet.

A sickening sweet scent, like that of overripe fruit that has rotted excessively, mixed with some kind of chemical agent, permeated the air silently.

Just by looking through the picture, one can seem to smell the ominous odor, which makes the viewer’s stomach churn.

But this is not the scariest thing.

The changes in the environment are certainly strange, but what is truly chilling is the invisible erosion of the spiritual level by SCP-2317.

The sky screen began to switch rapidly, playing surveillance video clips of personnel stationed in the area for a long time.

These clips have been sped up and edited to make them even more crazy and chaotic.

A man in standard D-class personnel clothing, with his back to the surveillance camera, faced an empty corner, muttering to himself constantly, occasionally letting out meaningless giggles.

In another picture, a woman who looks like a researcher, with fanatical and empty eyes, is frantically carving twisted, chaotic, and unreadable symbols on the metal wall with her fingernails and even teeth, and she is unaware of the blood on her fingertips.

Then, the scene cuts to a lounge. A security guard, with dull eyes and expressionless face, picks up the table knife and slowly cuts his arm with it, one by one, without feeling any pain.

The most shocking scene occurred: two security guards who were originally talking, one of them suddenly pounced on his companion without warning, his eyes full of beast-like madness and violence, trying to bite the other’s neck!

The surveillance footage ends here, leaving the audience with endless horror imagination.

[The very existence of SCP-2317 is a continuous passive distortion of the fabric of reality.]

[Its existence will continuously pollute the surrounding environment and cause abnormal phenomena at the physical level. ]

[More seriously, personnel who are exposed to SCP-2317’s range of influence for a long time will inevitably suffer negative mental effects no matter how strong their willpower is.]

[These effects include, but are not limited to: mental breakdown, cognitive impairment, persistent hallucinations, strong self-destructive tendencies, and extreme violent behavior without warning. ]

[According to the Foundation’s internal assessment, the mental pollution index generated by SCP-2317 is…extremely high.]

[This kind of pollution is silent and hard to prevent. ]

These last few words were like ice water poured over their heads, causing countless beings in the heavens and myriad worlds who boasted of their strong wills and spirits to feel a chill running down their spines straight to the top of their heads!

No direct contact required!

You don’t even need to know it exists!

Just by “existing” nearby, it can distort reality and pollute the mind!

This kind of power is beyond the understanding of many people!

One Piece world. Judicial Island, CP9 base.

Rob Lucci, who always wore a cold mask in the past, now had a frown on his face, and his eyes were filled with unprecedented solemnity.

“Mind pollution… and reality distortion?”

His voice was low and contained a hint of disbelief.

“Without any active behavior, just existence can affect the environment and even directly interfere with the minds of intelligent creatures?”

“This ability…”

Lucci paused, as if searching for the right words.

“It’s more bizarre and more…unpredictable than any devil fruit ability I know of!”

Kaku, who was standing next to him, crossed his arms over his chest, his long nose twitching slightly, as if he was sniffing the non-existent sweet smell.

“Hey, this is not good.”

Kaku’s tone had a bit of his characteristic accent, but the seriousness in it was undisguised.

“In this environment, even a person with a strong willpower probably won’t be able to hold on for long, right?”

“The mind will be driven mad first, and then the body…will either self-destruct or turn into a beast that only knows how to attack.”

“It really makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it.”

Other CP9 members, such as Gabra, Uedori, and others, also looked horrified.

They are battle-hardened agents, skilled in assassination and physical skills, and have willpower far beyond that of ordinary people.

But in the face of this strange power that directly acts on the mind and reality, the “Six Styles” and physical strength that they are proud of seem… useless.

Naruto world.

Konoha Village,

Torture and interrogation department.

Morino Ibiki, the ninja famous for torturing and digging out the inner fears of others, had an extremely ugly look on his face at this moment.

There were even beads of sweat on his forehead.

“This… this is…”

Ibiki’s voice was a little dry.

“This has completely surpassed the scope of illusion!”

“Illusions also require a medium, they need to invade the opponent’s chakra system, and they also need a caster to maintain them.”

“And this SCP-2317… its effects are passive! Constant! Inescapable!”

“It doesn’t create illusions to make you believe, but directly distorts your cognition! It makes you crazy from the bottom of your heart!”

“This kind of attack… is simply… impossible to defend against!”

The ninjas from the torture department nearby were all terrified and sweating profusely.

They had seen all kinds of prisoners with mental breakdowns, but they had never seen such a weird and overbearing way of mental pollution.

Hokage’s office.

Tsunade slammed the table hard, her face showing anger, but more of it was solemnity.

“You must have extremely powerful mental energy, or some extremely special means that can isolate the distortion of reality, to be able to stay awake in this environment!”

She thought that her “Hundred Healing Techniques” might be able to resist the erosion of the physical level, but she was not absolutely sure about this kind of spiritual pollution.

“This existence itself is a disaster!”

“The Foundation…what kind of monsters are they facing?!”

Shizune and Kakashi stood aside, also with heavy expressions.

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