Inside Dr. Cyril's office, the only sound was the faint hum of the computer's cooling fan.
Ren Yi stared fixedly at the file that had popped up on the screen through his sensory perception.
S-003. This designation was terrifyingly high, meaning it was undoubtedly one of the strongest or most unique Anomalies in existence.
However, what truly caught Ren Yi's attention was its brief two-word alias: "God's Corpse."
This alias naturally triggered a flood of associations in Ren Yi's mind.
Especially since, before entering this world, he had been briefed on the world-building of another realm...
He held his breath as Dr. Cyril scrolled the mouse, and a top-secret file filled with black borders and ■■■ markers slowly unfolded.
【Anomaly File: S-003】
【Alias: God's Corpse】
【Hazard Level】: S-rank
【Physical Appearance Description】
S-003 manifests as the headless torso of an adult male human. The portion above the lower jaw is completely missing, with the edges of the neck showing irregular tearing.
Based on morphological topology analysis, the possibility of cutting by sharp instruments has been excluded. It is preliminarily determined that the head was "forcibly torn off" by some kind of power.
Anatomical structures such as the spine, esophagus, trachea, and soft tissues are visible from the tear.
Although the object exhibits no vital signs—such as a heartbeat, pulse, or brainwaves—it still retains basic human physiological reflexes under specific stimuli.
For instance, if a foreign object is placed at the esophageal opening of S-003's neck, the esophageal muscles will produce peristalsis, inducing a powerful swallowing action.
【Durability Test Report】
S-003's body exhibits "indestructibility."
No known physical means can cause trauma to it.
Any attempt to probe its internal structure has ended in failure.
Endoscopes, miniature probe robots, and even radio tomography lose communication the moment they cross the tear into the body cavity, and the probe equipment itself vanishes completely.
【Containment Behavior and Anomalous Properties】:
1. Under normal conditions, S-003 possesses overwhelming suppression capabilities against the vast majority of Anomalies.
A spherical region with a radius of 167.4 meters centered on it is defined as the "Silent Zone."
Within this area, all Anomalies below B-rank will completely lose activity; 84% of A-rank Anomalies show a significant reduction in activity; and even some S-rank Anomalies will have their unique properties severely weakened.
Note: This property becomes extremely unstable, decaying or even failing, during the occurrence of "■■ Month" or "■■■■."
2. When a suppressed Anomaly is placed facing S-003's throat, a spatial "proportional collapse" occurs.
The Anomaly will shrink to a size small enough to be accommodated by the esophagus, followed by S-003 swallowing it.
For targets that cannot be contained through conventional means and possess an extremely high risk of going out of control, S-003 can serve as the final disposal unit.
Note: This action does not violate the law that 【Anomalies cannot be completely destroyed】.
Swallowed Anomalies will temporarily disappear. After an unpredictable interval of time (the shortest recorded being 1 month, the longest being 56 years), the Anomaly will randomly reappear in any corner of the world.
3. ■■■■ (This regulation is locked by maximum authority): ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.
【Containment Method】: Permanently sealed within the Core Chamber at the heart of the main base.
【Utility Potential Assessment】: High
After reading this file, Ren Yi felt that instead of having his doubts cleared, he had even more questions.
Putting aside that entirely redacted property for now...
The main takeaway from this file was:
This Anomaly, S-003, known as the God's Corpse, appeared to be something capable of suppressing the unique properties of other Anomalies.
One could even say it was likely the most core containment item of this organization, and the entire headquarters might have been built around it.
Furthermore, Ren Yi finally understood why this organization linked the Alliance's Beacons to this "God's Corpse."
The God's Corpse's swallowing nature indeed appeared very similar to the Beacon's "devour everything" behavior on the surface.
"But these lab coats definitely misjudged it," Ren Yi thought, shaking his head inwardly.
The reason the Beacon exhibited "devouring" behavior was that its mission was to collect world samples and transmit them back to the Alliance.
The things swallowed by the Beacon actually crossed dimensions and were sent back to the Alliance's hands.
But the swallowing of S-003, the "God's Corpse," was more like a temporary cold storage on a space-time level.
It threw Anomalies into an unobservable black box, and after a few decades, it released them back into some corner of the world.
This brought up another question, which was also one of the most important pieces of information Ren Yi had gathered from this file.
A law existed in this world.
【Anomalies cannot be completely destroyed】.
This surely didn't mean Anomalies couldn't be broken, but rather that even if destroyed, they would reappear.
Speaking of which, Ren Yi didn't believe for a second that this organization hadn't tried throwing some lower-ranked Anomalies into the Beacon to see what happened.
So, what would happen to those Anomalies collected and transmitted back to the Alliance by the Beacon?
"Can the Alliance actually 'receive the goods'?"
No, if the Alliance truly gained access to these special items, they should have shared some information with him.
Ren Yi thought back to the file content he just saw.
If "cannot be destroyed" referred to a conservation of existence within this world, then perhaps the Anomalies sent away didn't actually reach the Alliance's warehouse.
Instead, did they simply... vanish during the transmission process?
Or rather, the moment they left this world's logic, did they trigger some kind of return mechanism and respawn in some corner of the world?
Following this logic, the functions of the Beacon and S-003 were indeed similar in performance—both swallowed things, and then the Anomalies reappeared after a period of time.
At this moment, Dr. Cyril stared at the "swallowing" entry on the screen, her right hand unconsciously gripping the armrest.
Through his sensory synchronization, Ren Yi could clearly feel that this doctor was far from calm deep down.
He made a rough guess.
Although he didn't know why S-099 was contained in this base under Dr. Cyril's responsibility, it was clear that this place didn't have the unique containment conditions provided by S-003 at the headquarters.
But it hadn't been destroyed either, perhaps because it still held high value.
Or maybe the consequences of a brief containment breach after its "revival" were far more severe than this temporary peace?
Dr. Cyril's act of checking the file just now wasn't to study Ren Yi, but to confirm one thing:
Since B-013, which shared similar properties, had shown abnormal activity...
Could she replicate S-003's suppression of other Anomalies to more effectively suppress S-099?
"I see. You want to use me as a substitute for the 'God's Corpse'," Ren Yi sneered.
But he had to admit, this was an excellent opportunity for him.
He had been worrying about how to come into contact with the more core Anomalies of this base given his current restricted situation.
Now, it seemed the Doctor was taking the initiative to feed the big fish right to him.
The focus now fell on that headless body, S-003.
Could this so-called "God's Corpse" actually be related to his mission?
Ren Yi's suspicion wasn't baseless. After all, his second mission to hunt down the "Fugitive" required him to find the target, dead or alive.
And based on the typical scenario of a powerhouse from another world coming to a low-magic world...
If they lived, they would invariably use their power to become "gods," "demon kings," or "supreme leaders."
But looking at it now, this world didn't have a widespread religious faith or any absolute power unifying it.
Then he had to consider the "dead" scenario.
In that case, S-003 would likely become the number one suspect... corpse in Ren Yi's mind.
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