Rampage Through The Walls

With the private passage established, Luo Shu's efficiency skyrocketed.

On the sixt

With his private passage now operational, Luo Shu's efficiency more than doubled.

On the sixth night, he activated Open Sesame again, the TV screen showing the back of the oil painting hiding the portal.

Pressing his ear to the screen, he listened—no one in the restroom stall. Safe to proceed.

At 2 AM, Site-CN-02 was mostly deserted, save for a few nocturnal researchers. The odds of someone using this exact stall were lottery-tier low.

Stepping out, he recognized the area—B1 Research, just above the Safe Containment Zone.

This shortcut saved him over 15 minutes.

Now, with nearly a full hour, he could go wild.

No pickiness—he'd sweep through every Safe-class Unit he could find!

Five targets tonight.

Starting from SCP-CN-1976 (Little Red Book), he moved forward.

1. SCP-CN-503 ("Atonement")

The first was another book—Site-CN-02 really had a literary theme.

A warm-red thread-bound volume, older than the Little Red Book, its pages utterly blank.

[Page 53]

[Item #: SCP-CN-503]

[Designation: Atonement]

[Object Class: Safe]

[Anomalous Property: "Atonement." Confess, sinner! Write how you wish to punish yourself, and it shall be done. Then you'll become… a better person. (P.S. Masochists love this.)"]

Huh.

Would this work on The Administrator or Barbie?

Worth a try later.

2. SCP-CN-602 ("Carter's Heart")

The next Unit held a still-beating skeleton.

At 3 meters, Luo Shu's body revolted.

Bloodflow spiked erratically.

His bladder nearly gave out.

A crushing wave of despair and grief hit him.

And this was with the Anomaly Buster Milestone's 10% resistance. A normal person would've pissed themselves and passed out.

Backing off, he spotted a 3m mechanical arm in the corner—special handling equipment.

Using it, he safely contained the skeleton.

[Page 54]

[Item #: SCP-CN-602]

[Designation: Carter's Heart]

[Object Class: Safe]

[Anomalous Property: "Sorrow Flows Upstream." 'I love you, I'm sorry!' —Kelly Carter. Don't ask why. It's just… really sad. Sad enough to wreck your endocrine system."]

What kind of description is this?!

But hey, Safe-class filler. Potential uses? Figure that out later.

3. SCP-CN-761 ("Learning to Walk")

After CN-602, Luo Shu approached the next Unit cautiously.

Inside: a reinforced safe, its door labeled:

"DO NOT VIEW THE PORTRAIT SIDE! STORE FACE-DOWN!"

No other warnings.

Using SCP-005, he opened the safe—revealing an aged blue brick on velvet padding.

The back looked ordinary. The front? No idea, and no intention to check.

He lifted and replaced it, completing the failure/containment cycle.

[Page 55]

[Item #: SCP-CN-761]

[Designation: Learning to Walk]

[Object Class: Safe]

[Anomalous Property: "Handan's Gait." Follow my steps—1, 2, 3, 4! Change positions, repeat! Three stages, and soon… you'll walk others' paths so well, you'll have none left!"]

Yeah, no.

This sounded like a trap. No further investigation.

4. SCP-CN-1925 ("The Epitaph")

The fourth Unit was horrifying.

Stepping inside, Luo Shu thought he'd been teleported.

It was a dug-up grave, holding a mutilated corpse.

Desiccated.

Eviscerated—organs missing.

Ribs snapped and removed.

What kind of grudge does this?

A 10,000-lux floodlight on the ceiling bathed the room in blinding daylight—the opposite of SCP-012's pitch-black chamber.

Unnerved, Luo Shu activated Enhanced Memory, digging for intel.

SCP-CN-1925—"The Epitaph."

The file was long-winded, but he recalled the key detail:

Lights off = Breach.

Lights on = Contained.

Simple enough.

Using Vertical Climbing, he scaled the ceiling and yanked the floodlight's plug.

Darkness fell.

His phone's flashlight revealed the corpse sitting up, staring at him.

Now came the awkward part.

Per documentation, SCP-CN-1925-2 (the corpse) would chase SCP-CN-OBJ-1 (Luo Shu).

If caught, he'd become the next corpse, his life story etched into SCP-CN-1925-1 (the epitaph).

But Luo Shu was upside-down on the ceiling.

The corpse couldn't climb.

It just stood there, glaring.

Love how you hate me but can't touch me.

[Page 56]

[Item #: SCP-CN-1925]

[Designation: The Epitaph]

[Object Class: Safe]

[Anomalous Property: "Gravekeeper's Lament." The dead write no epitaphs—the living do. And you're next."]

He plugged the light back in. The corpse collapsed, re-contained.

5. SCP-CN-████ ("██████")

Time running low, Luo Shu rushed to the fifth Unit.

Inside: a single chess piece—a white king.

No label, no warnings.

He picked it up.

[Page 57]

[Item #: SCP-CN-████]

[Designation: ██████]

[Object Class: Safe]

[Anomalous Property: "Checkmate." When held, the holder becomes acutely aware of all surveillance targeting them. Duration: 5 minutes.]

Huh. Handy.

Just as he noted this, his Unobservable State expired.

Time to go.

h midnight, he activated the "Open Sesame" portal and stepped through—emerging in the B1 research restroom, now concealed behind an oil painting.

The Safe Containment Zone awaited.

SCP-CN-503: "Atonement"

The first target: A blank, thread-bound red book.

[Page: 53]

[SCP-CN-503 "Atonement"]

[Class: Safe]

[Ability: "Confess your sins. Write how you'll punish yourself—I'll make it happen. (Note: Masochists love this.)"]

Luo Shu smirked.

Could this work on "God" or Barbie?

Worth a try later.

SCP-CN-602: "Carter's Heart"

Next: A still-beating skeleton.

Approaching within 3 meters, Luo Shu's body rebelled:

Blood rushed erratically.

Bladder spasmed (thankfully, he held it).

Despair crushed his mind.

10% resistance from Anomaly Buster saved him.

Using a 3m mechanical arm from the unit, he contained it:

[Page: 54]

[SCP-CN-602 "Carter's Heart"]

[Class: Safe]

[Ability: "I love you, I'm sorry." —K. Carter. Sadness so profound it disrupts endocrine function.]

Weird, but logged.

SCP-CN-761: "Learning to Walk"

Third target: A vintage brick (face-down in a safe).

[Page: 55]

[SCP-CN-761 "Learning to Walk"]

[Class: Safe]

[Ability: "Follow my steps! 1-2-3-4! After three phases, you'll walk others' paths… and lose your own."]

Hard pass.

SCP-CN-1925: "Gravestone"

Fourth target: An excavated grave in the unit.

Desiccated corpse (gutted, ribs missing).

10,000-lux overhead light (keeps it contained).

Luo Shu recalled:

"Lights off = breach. Lights on = recontain."

He scaled the ceiling (thanks to Vertical Traversal) and yanked the power cord.

Darkness.

The corpse sat up, glaring at him.

But it couldn't climb.

Luo Shu, upside-down on the ceiling, grinned.

"Try catching me now."

The corpse hissed, trapped.

He restored power, recontaining it.

No page added—already cataloged from files.

Time left: 15 minutes.

The Final Target

Fifth stop: A jade seal in a shockproof case.

[Page: 56]

[SCP-CN-███ "Imperial Edict Seal"]

[Class: Safe (Provisional)]

[Ability: "Stamps 'legitimacy' onto documents. Fake news? Not anymore."]

As he pocketed it—

Alarms blared.

Zhujian's voice boomed:

"INTRUDER IN SAFE ZONE. LOCKDOWN INITIATED."

Luo Shu dashed for the restroom portal—

But the "ghost wall" corridor reactivated, blocking his path.

Think!

He teleported past it, reaching the oil painting-covered stall just as MTF boots echoed outside.

One leap through the portal—

And he was back in his hotel room, panting.

The TV screen showed:

"Connection terminated by remote host."

Zhujian had severed the link.

But he'd gotten five new entries.

27 anomalies left.

And now?

The Foundation knew someone was here.