Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle

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Saen vanished silently into the shadows. Almost simultaneously, the sniper who had just fired the specially crafted pure plutonium bullet was pierced through the heart by a slender right hand emerging from his own shadow.

The Mobile Task Force members lurking in the darkness rushed toward Saen. Unlike the Fifth Jue and Irina, who could afford to observe and wait, these operatives, under the command of the SCP Foundation, had long sworn an oath: they were humanity’s bulwark against darkness, the piercing light that shattered the long night. In this world, there had to be those who faced the unknown and death head-on. Compared to their inner fears, they valued their mission more.

This world did not become better because of the number of brilliant minds; on the contrary, quite the opposite.

The dagger in Saen’s hand moved like a nimble dancer, gliding through the air with exquisite skill. If it were only this, the battle against the well-trained Mobile Task Force would not have become a one-sided massacre.

According to records found in the ruins of the Cretan civilization on Santorini Island, the half-human, half-serpent girl was known as the Whisperer, the Twisted Shadow, the Faceless, and the Judgment of Yaan.

She had once been a young servant, silently enduring the abuse of the Daeva clan. When her patience ran out, she coldly used poison, a noose, and a dagger to kill the entire household. After being captured, she was imprisoned in the fortress city of Kurst.

While awaiting execution, Saen first saw Yaan “like mist melting in summer snow” pass through the dungeon walls. Yaan said, “The wind whispers your actions. There is no evil in judgment. You did not choose to be the vessel of our will. Many wills die today, but you must survive.” It was recorded that the prophet’s hand transformed into a “wolf’s open maw,” tearing through the prison walls to free Saen.

Using her powers, Saen eventually established a network of spies and assassins. Daeva inscriptions described her deeds with pictograms, depicting men and women dismembered on the streets, and Daeva infants strangled in their cradles by “traitorous servants.”

Supernatural historians had long been puzzled by these accounts, as no other texts mentioned the spy and assassin network Saen created. None of the operatives who served as nodes in this network left behind names, a stark contrast to the Flesh Cult’s historical records, renowned for their meticulous documentation.

Now, after a millennium and Saen’s personal combat, a mystery troubling the supernatural history community for half a century was finally settled.

The records in the Cretan ruins were accurate. The spy and assassin network was indeed established by Saen. The reason no names were recorded was simple: the network was built solely by Saen.

She possessed a peculiar ability — she could split herself into every shadow.

The enemy of the Mobile Task Force was Saen, but also tens of thousands of Saens.

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