C.C.U.O 5

## Overview

C.C.U.O. 5 Is a spider-like creature with a pair of glowing eyes. It is the size of a fully-grown male human. It grows stronger every time living matter comes into contact with it. The living matter gets destroyed after contact with C.C.U.O. 5, being converted into energy and fuel for the creature to use. This creature cannot destroy steel and glass, as such materials seem to blister its skin. Flamethowers are proven to do some effect on this creature, although minor. It is speculated that C.C.U.O. 5 is from the same habitat as C.C.U.O. 10.

## History

In 2003, near a city named ████████ in Russia, C.C.U.O. 5 seemingly emerged from a burrow near a tree, which locals reported had been there for decades prior. It stole away locals in the night, poisoning the local water supply to cause widespread fatigue. After numerous reports, E.C.R.O. sent a few agents to investigate the reports and they found C.C.U.O 5 now tearing apart the structures in the village, collecting certain items and materials. It was contained using a specially-designed containment cell with steel walls. After being transported to the KROT-2 facility, it was studied by Professor █████ and Doctor ██████. Only one week after being transported, it breached containment and killed Profesor  █████ and Doctor  ██████, seemingly liquifying their insides with a proboscis and draining them. After the Security Department reviewed the footage, they found that it escaped to the KROT-3 facility, where C.C.U.O 10 is held in containment. After C.C.U.O 10 also broke the containment, they found each other and started destroying everything that they saw, massacring a total of 4█ people, most notably ██████, the daughter of Sgt. █████. After 1 month they were tracked down and put back to the containment in the KROT-3 facility, at opposite ends of the facility.

## Containment Information

Subject to be held in a specially reinforced container at temperatures of -11°C (~12°F). It will enter hibernation at such low temperatures, forming an intricate, web-like cocoon around itself. All personnel are advised to wear noise-canceling headgear and are advised to not make direct eye-contact with the subject.

**No organic contact is permitted. Any contact of the sort will result in prosecution and/or inevitable death.**

**Do not make prolonged, direct eye-contact with the subject. Serious bodily harm and potential death may follow.**

**The increasing of the containment area's temperature is strictly prohibited. Any attempts to do so will result in prosecution.**

## Notes

* August 23rd, 2003: Subject was moved to the KROT-2 Facility.
* August 30th, 2003: Research conducted by Profesor  █████ and Doctor  ██████ found that subject has an exoskeletal material that does not behave as normal, terrestrial organic matter. Subject's epidermis seems to adapt to its conditions, becoming tough and scaly when harmful force is applied, and becoming stretchy and moist in high-temperature conditions. Tragically, Profesor  █████ and Doctor  ██████ were killed by the subject, which escaped the KROT-2 Facility soon after.
* October 2nd, 2003: Subject was moved to the KROT-3 facility. Further research is scheduled for Doctor ████.
* October 15th, 2003: Aquatic testing has revealed that the subject further adapts to subaquatic conditions. Its epidermis produces spikes and various crab-like protrusions for better tactile grip and defense, and a large pocket of air forms across its neck and torso. This pocket of air is estimated to last approximately 6 hours.
* October 31st, 2003: Doctor ████ reported terrible migraines and constant tinnitus. She also reported strange visions, nightmares, and hallucinations that she cannot properly recount or describe. Psychological evaluation has been scheduled, and connections to the subject have been considered.
* November 18th, 2003: Research concludes that subject's eyes seem to produce light waves unfamiliar to the human brain, and that the subject can therefore inhibit certain cognitive functions and stimulate certain portions of the brain. Subject also emits high-pitched and low-pitched sound waves, lowest being approximately 19Hz, and the highest being approximately 15kHz. This, strangely, can seemingly induce certain hallucinations or visions in nearby persons, even after said persons are no longer within range of the subject. Containment and security guidelines have been updated accordingly.
* November 29th, 2003: Subject has cocooned itself overnight, resting high up in its cylindrical containment hole, accessed via the ceiling. Thermal readings indicate its body has moved all of its warmth into its torso, likely to preserve its internal functions. No further research will be conducted.
* July 17th, 20██: Subject is no longer in its cocoon. Surveillance and thermal imaging shows that it is still contained. Security has been reinforced as a precaution.