SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 234 - 234 234 The Terrifying First Stop_1

Chapter 234: Chapter 234 The Terrifying First Stop_1 Chapter 234: Chapter 234 The Terrifying First Stop_1 “It should be safe now.”

Hu Zheng, acting as the “commentator,” explained the recent scene—those things originally wanted to take action, but backed off as soon as Colin drew his gun.

After hearing his words, Qin Chuan and the others didn’t speak; they just felt that Colin’s identity had become even more mysterious.

He seemed to be a senior employee who had joined Bonfire Company for many years, and they didn’t know why he had infiltrated them—no, on second thought, it seemed it was him and Xia Liuying who had brought him in together.

At this moment, watching the flames burn fiercely on Colin’s body, he looked like a Flame Dominator.

Qin Chuan suddenly remembered the time before when they were recruiting people and he had demonstrated “superhuman abilities” in front of the other party. He had held a fire charm, created a small flame, and tried to shock the other party…

That small flame was ridiculous compared to what Colin controlled.

Thinking of this, a strong, indescribable embarrassment exploded in the pit of his stomach, and his toes involuntarily curled.

On the other side, Xia Liufang also thought of something, her gaze retracted and her cheeks slightly reddened as she, too, remembered the same thing, feeling a bit embarrassed.

As of now, the strength Colin had displayed was at least level seven; in official terms, he was already a figure at the provincial level. Their past behaviors were indeed like swinging a large blade before Guan Gong.

“Alright, the problem has been solved,” said Hu Zheng, who didn’t notice the emotions of his colleagues and was unaware of the efforts they had made to attract Colin to join the official side.

At this moment, seeing the light restored and everything calmed down, he knew the issue had been resolved.

Compared to the others, Hu Zheng had a slightly better impression of Colin; after all, he had jumped two ranks by clinging to Colin’s coattails.

However, before they could think further, a whistle suddenly blew on the train.

For those riding the train for the first time, confusion appeared in their eyes, unsure of what the sound indicated would happen next…

“We’re going to make a stop.”

Colin’s calm voice came from behind, revolver in hand, “Get ready to get off the train, and prepare for the possibility of encountering something.”

While he was speaking, the sound of the train turning was gradually slowing down.

Colin inexplicably felt a sense of alarm, as if he was worried that something might happen again, yet he couldn’t quite put his finger on what he was worried about…

“Strange, I remember the Mist Train wasn’t that dangerous, it seems you just don’t have to get off…”

Colin was baffled and didn’t understand where this instinctual fear came from.

In the midst of inexplicable unease, three minutes quickly passed, and the speed of the train approached a halt…

“Click!”

The train doors slowly opened, revealing the first stop to everyone.

When the bustling noise from outside came in…

Qin Chuan and the others’ eyes brightened; outside was a city, with a spacious road not far from a school gate. It seemed to be just after midday when classes ended, and a large number of students were walking out of the gate, either going home or looking for a place to eat…

Lively students, a sweeper, a waiter attending to guests, an old man with a cane, and children clamoring to buy something, as well as the vehicles coming and going—everywhere was bustling with modern life.

At a glance, it was obviously a safe and good place!

“Do you have any understanding of this place?”

Colin looked for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at Qin Chuan and the others.

“No, but from what we see now, there doesn’t seem to be a problem…” Hu Zheng sensed around, not feeling anything out of the ordinary.

As a person on the path of Fate Propeller, he was quite confident in his instincts…

His instincts told him that going down would probably mean returning to Earth.

“Indeed, I don’t feel anything strange, should we get off here?”

Qin Chuan unbuckled his seatbelt and then added, “The place seems to be some first-tier city, but that’s not a big issue. I’m not worried that our appearance will cause a stir, and once we contact the Special Operations Department, there will be someone to clean up after us…”

Seeing him start to move, others also seemed a little tempted…

However, as soon as those words left their lips, they realized that Colin not only had no intention of getting off the train but was actually becoming more and more somber.

Just as he was about to inquire, Colin withdrew his gaze from outside and looked at them:

“Get off? Do you want to die?”

This outright stunned a few who were preparing to get off.

“This… seems like there isn’t any problem, right?” Hu Zheng said uncertainly.

‘If I could sense a problem, I might consider getting off, but what scares me is the complete absence of one…’

Colin’s heart was pounding, and to tell the truth, he could not detect any abnormality in the city outside; every sense told him it was a normal city, a city full of vitality.

Yet the more it seemed so, the more he worried…

Having learned his lesson once, Colin was very well aware that the “Mist Train” would only make stops at enclosed abnormal locations.

Without exception…

“That’s not right, I remember Qin Chuan and the others knew information about this train, didn’t they?”

Colin suddenly realized something was wrong.

At that moment, he continued to hear Qin Chuan’s voice. This time, although it sounded normal, it somehow carried an unsettling sense of eeriness:

“But the outside smells just like a normal city…”

Qin Chuan lifted his foot, intending to head towards the door. Having spent such a long time in that bizarre world, he was now eager to return to normal society.

Yet at that very moment, his eyelid twitched, and he saw Colin suddenly raise his handgun, its dark muzzle aimed at him.

A second later, a flash of light.

“Fuck…”

Qin Chuan’s breath hitched, and his mind went blank.

After two or three seconds, it seemed he finally came to his senses, realizing he wasn’t dead.

“You could have just said not to get off, was shooting necessary… No, wait!!!”

Qin Chuan suddenly snapped out of it, his complexion turning ashen with terror as he looked towards the “perfectly normal” human city outside…

In that instant, he had forgotten the special nature of the “Death Herald Train”—

It always only stopped at places where there was an issue.

And it was at that moment, when everyone finally came to their senses, that all the people in the “perfectly normal” city suddenly stopped in their tracks, whether they were the elderly, office workers, students, cleaners, or children…

All of them froze in place, halting their actions as if in a paused photograph.

A putrid, rotten smell began to seep in from outside the train doors, smelling like decaying protein, revolting and foul.

Upon smelling it, some people couldn’t help but retch…

Right then and there, when Colin noticed something off with the city, it seemed that the city had also become aware of them in the train.

But before they could further ponder, a sudden shiver ran through everyone’s scalps and a wave of terror exploded in their hearts—

The “paused photograph” began to come alive as all the people jerkily twisted their necks mechanically, stiff as puppets, and looked towards the people inside the carriage.

Their eyes were pitch-black, with not a trace of human emotion, just a sinister and cold strangeness.

The creepy and chilling gazes made them feel as if their very blood had begun to freeze.