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"I need you to contact the Minister of Asian Art Department, or the Deputy Minister. I need to go to the storage room to have a look. You tell him that Flamemoth may have found a 'mysterious item', and he should understand."

Honkai can corrode not only living things, but also inorganic objects and objects.

Estherine, who has stayed in Firemoth, knows that Firemoth once established a special department, just like an SCP, used to store special items that can be eroded by the Houkai, giving people a very novel feeling .

But Estherine had no chance to visit and study, at least not yet.

Seeing Yiselin's inscrutable look, Kojima Ayase felt that he could not refuse Yiselin's request.

"OK, just a second!"

Watching Kojima Ayase go away, a lot of questions that had accumulated in Kishibe Rohan's heart were finally able to be asked.

"Dr. Etherine, what are the 'mysterious items' you mentioned, and what was that blank piece of paper you mentioned earlier?"

Hearing Kishibe Rohan's question, Estherine said in a complacent tone like a child showing off: "A simple blank piece of spiritual hint, it can make people who see it see what they want. The documents I saw, by the way, added a little spiritual hint, another 'mysterious item' is an item with a mysterious nature, which is essentially inseparable from the collapse."

"It's really... amazing..."

If Iselin hadn't made a 'please praise me' expression on her face, maybe Kishibe Rohan wouldn't have said this.

But this can be regarded as Yiselin's behavior of always maintaining a childlike innocence?

This kind of action, this way of speaking, always makes people feel that Estherine is an ordinary little girl, so that she can't raise her guard.

"Well, Dr. Levi Hughes, your application has been approved. Minister George said that he will bring five guards to assist you in your work."

"Wait, isn't the director of your Asian art department called Guo Shui?"

Kishibe Rohan clearly remembered that when she came to the Louvre not long ago, the head of the Asian Art Department should be named 'Guo Shui'.

"I see, it seems that one of our ministers has been sacrificed, and the 'mysterious object' has overwritten our memory in some form, and it seems reasonable to correct it. It seems that Mr. Kishibe Rohan, you must be You know the details of what happened, right?"

Suddenly the door opened, and George came out in a light gray suit.

It can be seen that his usual work is a meticulous type, but at this time George has a serious face, as if he is afraid of this 'mysterious item'.

"Due to the possibility of rising water levels in the Seine, storage room Z-13 was abandoned 30 years ago, and the date of entry of this painting was 20 years ago. You probably know what I mean."

Israel understood what the minister said, and there seemed to be more and more problems inside.

"That's why I came here, Flame Chasing Moth SCP Department, Dr. Etherine Livesius, this is my assistant, and Mr. Kishibe Rohan is an insider, the information he knows should be very it works."

Kishibe Rohan nodded. In fact, Minister George also understood that those who can return in the face of some dangerous "mysterious items" are probably the kind of people with special abilities.

So if Kishibe Rohan wants to follow, he will not refuse.

The underground of the Louvre has undergone many major renovations. If someone is locked here, it may take a lot of effort to escape.

The underground tunnels are intricate, and the means of moving inside actually requires a scooter, and each door requires a corresponding level of door card and iris verification.

I really don't know how Kishibe Rohan came out at that time.

After turning a few corners, Iselin and her party finally came to a place similar to a dead end in a maze.

In front of him, there was a heavy metal gate.

"Actually, if you are ordinary tourists, I will temporarily take away all the items you carry with you, but considering that it is a 'mysterious item', I think I should not take away your equipment, so please try to minimize the damage. .”

As he spoke, Minister George took out a long bunch of keys, inserted them into the keyhole of the safe door, and began to enter the password.

This kind of old-fashioned security door does not have any traces of electronic equipment. It is difficult for Estherine to imagine why these people would forget the existence of this place.

The safety door slowly opened, and what was seen inside was unfathomable darkness.

"Go inside. Below is the Z-series storage room. For Z-13, just follow the first door and count slowly. Please be alert next time."

Containment of No.176 begins

I don't know how many meters of underground space there are. The gloomy basement and the spider webs that appear from time to time make people feel creepy.

Etherine didn't expect that behind the safety door, there was actually a spiral staircase!

This kind of stairs is the most likely to cause people to lose their direction, because when you go down the stairs, you can easily forget which direction you are facing.

Of course, people like to act like this in haunted houses, after all, it is easy to cause panic in a small and dark space.

"By the way, Kishibe Rohan, was it that dark when you came here?"

Israelin asked Kishibe Rohan curiously. After all, electricity should have been available here 30 years ago. There should not be no light bulbs.

"No, the underground passage should have lights... Wait, the light of this passage is actually blocked by spider webs!"

Kishibe Rohan stretched out his hand and grabbed the light bulb under the spider's web.

There is no sticky feeling on the hand as expected, but more like a cotton or tape-like material.

"Now, by the way, George, the people you brought here are wearing special equipment for dealing with SCP incidents?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

George looked at the five people behind him. They were fully armed and couldn't even see their expressions, as if they were working in a place full of radiation.

Many mysterious items are accessed by soldiers equipped with this equipment before they know the triggering conditions.

"I think from now on, you should let the five people around you start to clear the way, because I found that the components of the spider webs here include more than just protein."

With that said, Estherine scanned it with her sonic screwdriver smoke gun.

As expected, normal spider silk doesn't have things like calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, and iron added to it.

In other words, the components of spider silk can even be the remains of some kind of organism.

"I understand."

With a look, the five guards immediately understood what George meant, and walked in the front with the P90 in their hands.

They can also be regarded as half of the members of Chasing Moths, and they have undergone formal and arduous training.

When dealing with the Honkai Beast, at least you won't be sat down to death by the Chariot-level Honkai Beast.

Of course, in such a narrow basement, the chariot-level Honkai Beast wouldn't appear.

Gradually, several people arrived at the end of the spiral staircase, but the light in the corridor was also blocked by a lot of dust and spider webs, and a large shadow fell in the corridor.

Almost all the rooms have been opened, and the collections that should have been inside have been moved out long ago.

Only one room is closed.

That is the Z-13.

However, the door of the room was not locked, it was just quietly hidden there, and there were messy footprints and bloodstains everywhere.

The guard's eyepiece naturally saw all this clearly, so after discovering the abnormality, he released the safety of the gun in his hand.

"That's right, it's here. When I came here, there was an old lock. Two guards broke the lock violently. After seeing the paintings inside, it seemed that I saw my dead relatives. , or the most guilty person in my heart, and then die."

"Is there some way to read memory?"

"Yes, I considered this problem at the time, so I cleared my memory and left here, and then when I came out, I recovered my memory."

This information really helped Israel to a great extent, and she learned the triggering mechanism of this 'mysterious item'.

"It's 'seeing' right, as long as anyone who sees that painting will be attacked within a certain distance, and not only mentally, but also physically."

Etherine quickly guessed the mechanism of this thing triggering the special ability, based on the combination of Kishibe Rohan's own abilities, and the way Kishibe Rohan escaped from here before.

"Yes, it is said that the author of the painting extracted the blackest pigment in the world from a tree in a certain area in the Far East, but at that time that tree was an important thing for a big family living nearby. tree, so in order to punish the painter, the painter was executed."

After all, in that era, there were still many people who were superstitious about certain things, especially in the big families in the Far East, they occasionally encountered some small collapses, but they just regarded such things as supernatural.

"Before the execution, the artist painted a painting and conveyed resentment into it. That's what you want to say, right?"

"Yes, and the painter should have married his wife before he died..."

"Ah, that's really pitiful..."

Makise Kurisu found that she couldn't speak at all, even though she was also a researcher, why was Dr. Iseline discussing some supernatural topics and resentment there?

Listening to the words of the two, Makise Kurisu felt that her skin was about to get goosebumps, but as a determined researcher, Makise Kurisu wanted to prove that all of this had a scientific basis.

So, she took a risk and moved forward a little bit.

As long as you take a look at the gap revealed by the guard...

Suddenly, Makise Kurisu's ears were covered by Iselin, and at the same time, a strong light shone out.

At this time, Estherine was holding a sonic screwdriver smoke gun, and her other hand was covering one of her ears.

"I don't believe in supernatural events, but they did happen, so don't be brave enough to investigate. Look at your ear, what is this?"

Under the strong light, a pitch-black spider that could only be seen in outline appeared in Estherine's hands.

Without the cover of darkness, this unknown creature was exposed to light and slowly dissolved as if it had encountered concentrated sulfuric acid.

But the whole body of the spider is pitch black, so dark that no one can see any color, as if it is a spider made of shadow.

"what--"

Makise Kurisu backed away quickly, and if it wasn't for Kishibe Rohan's help, she would even accidentally fall to the ground.

"Well, I can't tell what material it is made of, but from the way it wants to drill into the ear, you can guess the way the 'mysterious item' reads memory, right?"

Iseline watched the black spider in her hand turn into ashes with a very calm gaze, and Kishibe Rohan heard Iseline's words, and unconsciously touched his ears.

Could it be that there is such a creature in his own ear?

"Dr. Levi Hughes, as long as you don't see it, it won't trigger, right?"

George also took a step back and looked at the guard who was on guard at the gate.

"In theory it does."

"Then let's start the blindfolded operation, just like playing with a wooden man, and contain the painting without seeing it!"

No.177 awkward comfort

Dealing with 'mysterious items' is actually like playing a galgame, you need to match the heroine to your liking.

As long as all the characteristics of the 'mysterious item' are found, it is generally not difficult to contain it.

Unless you encounter that kind of extreme danger, if you don't pay attention, you will break someone's neck.

Each 'mysterious item' is a very valuable material for the study of Honkai, because the special properties of Honkai energy contained in these items will allow humans to further understand Honkai.

Although I don’t know much about it now.

Under the careful handling of the five guards, Estherine saw a tightly wrapped picture frame.

Then Estherine stepped forward to pick up the portrait, and then said: "Sometimes, the Houkai energy with special attributes will be formed under the strong emotions of some people, and then operate according to the attributes of this Houkai energy, so the Houkai energy Energy is always closely related to the human heart, although most of them have negative emotions, but for people with certain special spirits, they will get some nice special abilities."

Yisselin looked at Kishibe Rohan, who was still wondering whether there was a spider in her ear. It seemed that Kishibe Rohan had noticed Yiselin's gaze, but from Yiselin's gaze, Kishibe Rohan felt that she was watching. When something bad happened, following his heart, Kishibe Rohan averted his eyes.

"Then the 'mysterious object' will be left to you to deal with. It is best to imprison it in an SCP asylum and never let it see the light of day again, Dr. Levi Hughes."

George was relieved to see that things were going well.

You know, things that can touch memories may not sound like a big accident, but if this thing spreads, it may cause a big collapse.

I heard that there are more and more Houkai energy on the earth recently. Although there are certain countermeasures, it sounds unreliable to use the spacecraft to tour the world and collect the Houkai energy and pack it into the quantum sea.

"Don't worry, we will take care of it!"

Estherine vowed, and at the same time, she took out a card and put the painting away.

Seeing that Iselin had so much equipment, George's last doubt was finally dispelled.

Because of Iseline's appearance, George always felt that the doctor from SCP was not reliable at all, but seeing her professional skills and keen observation skills made George trust Iseline.

Of course, the military storage card also saved Iselin a lot of trouble.

"Then what will happen to this storage room?"

Makise Kurisu finally recovered from her fear and calmed down her too fast heartbeat.

"This underground spider web is probably made from the remains of previous victims. If it is not processed, it will probably evolve into the material of the dead after being exposed to Honkai energy, so the subsequent aftermath work will be left to you. , Minister George.”

"No problem, leave it to us!"

At George's glance, the five guards began a new round of work, which was to clean up the cobwebs.

I didn’t know until I turned on the lights. I was startled when I turned on the lights. Almost all the rooms were full of cobwebs and there were some undigested remains.

These things seemed to melt into the darkness, and it seemed that the darkness was slowly swallowing them.